| H1 New York Times Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead Nervousness pervaded Wall Street despite the efforts by the Federal Reserve to restore order within the financial system. U.S. Adapts Cold-War Idea to Fight Terrorists Officials believe that a combination of efforts could establish something akin to a posture of deterrence adapted to the global jihadi FT Editorial Time to renew the financial toolbox The credit squeeze shows every sign that it can get worse. The disease need not be fatal but it does need aggressive treatment American Conservative Obama’s Israel Test by Scott McConnell For the first time since 1940, a Democratic frontrunner hints at even-handedness. The Right Choice? Barack Obama is no conservative. He’s still the best hope for getting out of Iraq. by Andrew J. Bacevich Oil for War By Robert Bryce Why does Iraq need to import oil? To fuel the U.S. war machine.After invading one of the most petroleum-rich countries on earth, the U.S. military is running on empty Washington Post How This Crisis Is Different By Robert J. Samuelson, It's not necessarily worse, but it's more mystifying than its predecessors. Editorial Mr. Bernanke's Bet Applying his own theories, the Fed chairman bails out Wall Street in the hope of easing the pain on Main Street The Fed Can't Do It Alone By Alan S. Blinder How to restore confidence to the confidence game Bush's War, Five Years On By Dan Froomkin CSM How will the Iraq war end? On the fifth anniversary of the US invasion, a look at what the endgame might look like. Daily Telegraph Britain to get US-style security council A United States-style national security council will be given responsibility for protecting Britain from threats, ranging from terrorism to climate change, Gordon Brown will disclose this week. The much-delayed security strategy is due to be unveiled on Wednesday, and is understood to identify a series of threats to the UK including water and energy shortages, cyber-terrorism and natural disasters. CNAS Middle East Policy: Thinking Strategically About Iraq: Report from a Symposium How Will the IDF Confront Regional Threats? - A Strategic Overview - Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Clinton's Speech on Iraq, March 2008
CEPS Caucasian Future 2008: Transformation and Integration for Caucasian Stability and Development • 'How to Talk to Iran' by Dennis Ross, The New Republic Incentives package prepared for Iran The United States and four other veto-wielding states on the U.N. Security Council are preparing a package of incentives aimed at Iran's newly elected parliament in hopes of ending the country's uranium-enrichment program — the main impediment to improved ties between Iran and the West Lowy Institute The emerging global order Download item (590KB PDF) Guardian The US economy is about to suffer a painful dose of reality. About time, too Bill Emmott: The Bear Stearns collapse heralds the end of the culture of easy lending - and it won't be just America feeling the heat Putin softens opposition to US plan US hope to strike deal with Moscow as Putin responds positively to offer from Bush Asia Times A new political space opens As widely expected, "principalists" - conservatives - have taken the majority of seats in Iran's parliamentary elections, although reformists have fared better than anticipated. With some seats going to a second round of polling over the next few weeks, the United States' anti-Iran rhetoric will further strengthen the hands of the conservatives. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi 'Smart power,' the only path to effective leadership By Joseph S. Nye Iraq Question McCain Must Answer – Peter IHT China and its minorities By PHILIP BOWRING China's rising nationalism will meet its match in the determination of ethnic minorities. IHT From the shores of Tripoli to the Tigris By MICHAEL B. OREN To accomplish their goals in the Middle East, Americans must return to the traditions established by their forebears. Christian Science Monitor For Iran, Iraq is a two-edged sword Many call the Islamic Republic the 'winner' in Iraq, but it faces the prospect of a long-term US presence next door French elections a blow for Sarkozy's conservatives The opposition Socialists beat out the ruling UMP in many cities, prompting calls for the French president to modify his ambitious plans | H2 MESH • COMMENT: Michael Reynolds on Turkish generals CSM Turkey wrestles with Islam's place Turkey's prime minister must build trust in issues of mosque and state. Guardian Turkish court to consider call to ban ruling party Sami Kohen AKP davasına dış bakış CEPS Just how revolutionary is Turkeys hadith project? Turkish PKK Leader Murat Karaiylan Interviewed By Iraqi Kurdish Paper Political Crisis in Turkey Deepens
Voice of America "Afganistan'a ilave asker göndermeyiz" Türkiye'ye de füze savunma sistemi Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national PKK: SİLAHLARI BIRAKIRIZ Kürt sorunu için çözüm desteği [Yorum - Bejan Matur] Dağın ardına bakma hikâyesi Paşa'nın etkilendiği olay Nevruz resmi tatil oldu!
Kurds say ready for ceasefire if Turkey negotiates "Nevruz'da izin" maddesi işçilerin sözleşmesinde Scheffer: "Türkiye PKK ile çok iyi başa çıkıyor" Operasyonların tarihine net bakış "Türkiye Kürdistanı" ifadesi incelenecek Opposition to Kurdish move to annex Kirkuk grows Humanitarian org. invited to Kurdistan's border with Turkey Abant Platformu’na PKK tehdidi Herekol ve Kato’da operasyon Kurdistan corruption Iraqi ambassador: Further steps to follow President Talabani’s visit Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 17 Mar 2008 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 15 Mar 08 PKK, Nevruz'u kana bulamak istiyor Kurdish PKK Official Says Turkey Cannot Defeat Guerrillas FT WORLD NEWS - IRAQ FIVE YEARS ON: Investors quick to grab slice of oil-rich region Cevdet Aşkın Hüsnü Mahalli 5 yıl önce özgürlük! Turkey Risks Reforming Islam’s Holy Texts Human Events Almanya'da PKK üyesi 3 kişi tutuklandı Blair, IRA ile görüşmek istemiş Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık İngiltere: Kapatma demokrasiye aykırı Alman basını: Bu girişim Cumhuriyetin köküne dinamit koyuyor [NEWS ANALYSIS]
Turkish Cypriots set one-year deadline for Cyprus solution Dava anlamsız, kaygıyla izliyoruz Kapatma davası Avrupa Konseyi'ni endişelendirdi Almanya Büyükelçiliği: Vizede değişiklik yok Germany Criticizes Turkish Party Ban as Undemocratic Açılan dava çok anlamsız İsveçli bakan: Son derece tuhaf [NEWS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC CIRCUIT] Germany lends support to vocational training in Turkey Wilders aynı filmi Yahudiler için yapsa şimdi hapisteydi Almanya'ya gitmek için ısrar gerekiyormuş The Times Germany's first suicide bomber Cueneyt Ciftci, born in Bavaria to a family of Turkish immigrants, is blamed for the deaths of two US soldiers in Afghanistan Ariana FERENTINOU "Kıbrıs'ta çözüm için ivme yakalanmalı" 52 Türk belediyelerde Dava anlamsız, kaygıyla izliyoruz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Alman basını: Bu girişim Cumhuriyetin köküne dinamit koyuyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kapatma davası Avrupa Konseyi'ni endişelendirdi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kosova, ilk millî maçını Türkiye ile yapacak
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Sayın Başbakanım..... senin için Fikret Ertan İnsansız araçlarda yeni aşama | H3 Kapatma senaryoları Parti kapatmaya karşı formül enflasyonu İlginç ima: Davayı 'Ergenekon' açtırdı! Büyükanıt: Siyasilerle polemiğe girmek istemiyorum Milliyet Son Dakika Haşim Kılıç: "Karar 6 ayı bulur" Cengiz Çandar Demokrasiye ve Türkiye’nin istikrarına kast ve Yargı’nın harakirisi... Ahmet Taşgetiren • Asıl odak! ( 18.03.2008 ) Ruşen - Çakır “Tayyip Erdoğan olmadıktan sonra artacak oyu ben ne yapayım!” Taha Akyol Parti kapatmak Fikret Bila Baykal: Üzüntü verici Murat Yetkin Ankara'da kafalar da ortam da karışık MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti parçalanır mı? Hasan Cemal Bu ülkede hukuk diye diye hukuk ve demokrasi katledildi! Erdoğan: Erken seçim yok normal süreç işleyecek AKP’den parti kapatmayı zorlastıran paket hazırlığı Baykal: İddianame husumet duygusuyla yazılmış değildir "Kaygı verici bir durum" Parti kapatmaya Özbudun kriteri Haksızlığa 1 milyon isyan Ertuğrul Özkök Kim mağdur, kim mağrur M Ali Birand Yeni bir 28 Şubat süreci yaşıyoruz Cüneyt ÜlseverParti kapatma: Erdoğan’a bir öneri! Enis BerberoğluKamu adına soruyor Yalçın Bayer Demokrasi tramvayı ile nereye? Oktay Ekşi Bu telaş niye? İlter Türkmen Yargıçlar cumhuriyeti olmayalım Fehmi Koru: Velev ki kapatılsın Ak Parti... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ali Bayramoğlu: Yargıtay Başsavcısı'nın kapatma davası bir atımlık kurşun mudur? İsmet Berkan - Demokrasi ipine sarılmak... Türkiye’nin kıyaslanacağı tek ülke Mısır Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - Demokrasiyi sıfırlayan hukuk rezaleti EKREM DUMANLI - Yazık oluyor... ŞAHİN ALPAY - Laiklik değil iktidar kavgası Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: Davanın reddedilmesini bekliyoruz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taha Kıvanç: İnadım inat Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: 'Şahane' bağlantılar! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İbrahim Karagül: Ergenekon-devlet iktidarı: “Milletin canı cehenneme!” Nuray Mert - Siyasetin sonu AK Parti dosyası Osman Can'da Ertuğrul Günay 'Ergenekon' dedi Mehmet Y Yılmaz Gazete haberinden iddianame olmaz Yalçın Doğan Hukuk değil de ordu mu çıksın MUHARREM SARIKAYA Hukuk mücadelesi ERDAL ŞAFAK Siyasilere, hukukçulara, herkese
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Namık Kemal Zeybek Can Dündar Partiler mezarlığında bir gezinti Güneri Civaoğlu Eksik Anayasa Kapatma davası henüz açılmadı! VAHİT BIÇAK – Furkan Aydıner Darbe virüsü ülkeyi geriletiyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Çarpıcı iddia: Dava Başsavcı'ya zorla açtırıldı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Dava, ulusalcı darbesi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Turgut Özal Demokrasi Ödülü Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'e verildi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yargıtay: Hakaret etmemek şartıyla eleştiri yapılabilir Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Cumhurbaşkanı suçlanamaz, dava reddedilmeli Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal, 3 gün sonra konuştu: İddianameyi beğendim, çok objektif AKP'li Cüneyd Zapsu'dan 'don' açıklaması Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kapatma gerekçesi olan projeyi, TOBB teklif etmiş Abdullah Gül: Sorunlar dondurularak çözülemez ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Sıra kimde korkusu Ercan Kumcu Sallantıyı yine vergi verenler durduracak Bundan sonrası daha zor!
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| H4 New York Times Plunge Averted, Markets Look Ahead Nervousness pervaded Wall Street despite the efforts by the Federal Reserve to restore order within the financial system. China Premier Blames Dalai Lama for ‘Appalling’ Violence in Tibet Editorial China Terrorizes Tibet Whatever gain China may have gotten from being elevated above the likes of North Korea, Myanmar, Iran and Sudan was lost by the crackdown on Tibet. Home Sweet Investment By ALEX TABARROK The strength of an economy comes, fundamentally, from what it can produce. Can America still produce homes? Yes | H5 Washington Post How This Crisis Is Different By Robert J. Samuelson, It's not necessarily worse, but it's more mystifying than its predecessors. Editorial Mr. Bernanke's Bet Applying his own theories, the Fed chairman bails out Wall Street in the hope of easing the pain on Main Street William Arkin McCain's Iraq Dilemma
The Fed Can't Do It Alone By Alan S. Blinder How to restore confidence to the confidence game Bush's War, Five Years On By Dan Froomkin Crises of Confidence in the Markets Federal Reserve's Rescue of Bear Stearns Exposes Cracks in Financial System Cheney Visits Baghdad and Praises War Effort; Bomb Kills 40 in Karbala New Pakistani Parliament Set to Challenge President Cellphone Pictures In Lhasa By Anne Applebaum, Could Tibet bring down modern China? The Street on Welfare By E. J. Dionne Jr The titans want to be bailed out from the deregulatory regime they lobbied for. Wall Street Crisis Forces Candidates to Shift Their Focus Obama's Pastor Problem By Richard Cohen Why did it take him so long to denounce his minister's statements? The Wright Question Sen. Barack Obama's teachable moment. | H6 Guardian The US economy is about to suffer a painful dose of reality. About time, too Bill Emmott: The Bear Stearns collapse heralds the end of the culture of easy lending - and it won't be just America feeling the heat Putin softens opposition to US plan US hope to strike deal with Moscow as Putin responds positively to offer from Bush Obama speech to defuse race issue Democratic frontrunner describes remarks by preacher at his church as 'stupid' and a 'distraction' Economic fears drive Labour to 24-year low Tories 13% ahead and winning fight over financial trust in the wake of Alistair Darling's budget, latest Guardian/ICM poll shows Markets slump after US bank rescue Financial markets fear collapse of Bear Stearns could trigger global financial and economic meltdown Shaky banking and housing sectors fuel City gloom Worst crisis since Great Depression, say analysts Extent of secret IRA links revealed Tony Blair's former chief of staff reveals full extent of secret 20-year link between government and IRA The secret intermediaries who contacted the IRA Former IRA link reveals his risky contacts Closer ties as Knesset invites Merkel Israel and Germany strengthen relations with agreements on business and defence cooperation China sends in troops to seal off Tibet Foreign media expelled from region as midnight deadline passes for protesters to hand themselves in Beijing's hammer blows Leader: Beijing's authoritarian instinct is to throw out foreign journalists, and bring the hammer down on Tibet. It should do neither Seeking shelter from the storm Leader: Today's Guardian-ICM poll suggests that Labour is coming to be seen as part of the wider economic problem Moral hazard Richard Adams: With untold billions to be spent nationalising the debts of Bear Stearns, the US taxpayer is footing the bill for the failures of Wall Street and its regulators Is death the end? Inayat Bunglawala: One of the biggest challenges the Prophet encountered was trying to convince his fellow Arabs that there is life after death Carry on banking Phillip Inman When Japan baled out its banks in the late 1980s, it was berated by western governments. We, of course, would never do anything so stupid The Iraq legacy: paying the price Lawrence Korb The Bush administration's belief that it could fight the war on the cheap has forced the US to pay dearly in blood, treasure and international reputation The Iraq legacy: financial cost Richard Norton-Taylor The total costs will be virtually incalculable, but even the sums officially spent are enormous and ballooning Israel needs change, too Hillel Schenker US elections 2008: The next US administration will be pro-Israel. But will it proactively seek peace in the Middle East? Kosovo clashes force UN to withdraw Worst unrest since independence as Serbs go on warpath against western peacekeepers Vatican-Saudi talks on building churches Pope's spokesman hopeful of 'historic' agreement after secret negotiations with King Abdullah We won't be next to fall, says Lehman Lehman Brothers try to reassure customers about its financial stability amid fears it could follow Bear Stearns Opposition MPs put on new pressure for Iraq war inquiry Commons motion calls for public inquiry into the conduct of the war in Iraq and the level of pre-war planning 39 die in bomb attack on Shias Seven Iranians among the dead killed by female suicide bomber in Iraqi city of Kerbala Chaos in Iraq sparks surge in EU asylum applications |
| H7 Asia Times A new political space opens As widely expected, "principalists" - conservatives - have taken the majority of seats in Iran's parliamentary elections, although reformists have fared better than anticipated. With some seats going to a second round of polling over the next few weeks, the United States' anti-Iran rhetoric will further strengthen the hands of the conservatives. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi 'Smart power,' the only path to effective leadership By Joseph S. Nye Iraq Question McCain Must Answer - Peter Feaver, Weekly Standard The Perplexing Politics of Misstating Oil Reserves By: Giacomo Luciani | The Daily Star Do Arab governments deliberately announce misleading information about petroleum reserves, for political or economic reasons? One can only estimate, not truly measure, oil reserves in the ground, and reserve estimates can vary depending on the criteria adopted Ahmadinejad's Nuclear Mandate Strengthened After Iran Election By: Mark Bentley and Nadane Nasseri | Bloomberg News Defenders of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nuclear policy won parliamentary elections in Iran, strengthening his hand as he pursues a program of uranium enrichment in defiance of the United Nations Iran's checkmate (By Ali Safavi) Iran's Islamic Outrage - Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, New York Post Iraq's 100-Year Mortgage By: Linda J. Blimes | Foreign Policy
March 19 marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The American death toll—nearly 4,000 soldiers in Iraq and almost 500 in Afghanistan—is well known. Much less attention has been paid to the enormous number of troops who have survived and returned home with serious injuries The New Dhimmi Times? By Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Totalitarians have an uncanny appreciation for the subversive effect of foreign propagandists. Now, our time's totalitarian ideologues — the Islamofascists — have the New York Times Iran’s election signals, Nasrin Alavi Columbia Journalism Review cover story on American press coverage of the Iran nuclear issue The "Gates Commitment" on Missile Defense?
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Incentives package prepared for Iran The United States and four other veto-wielding states on the U.N. Security Council are preparing a package of incentives aimed at Iran's newly elected parliament in hopes of ending the country's uranium-enrichment program — the main impediment to improved ties between Iran and the West Cheney cites 'phenomenal' Iraqi security progress as bombing kills 40 Iran Says Not Insisting on Talks With US on Iraq Syrian Foreign Minister Interviewed on Arab Summit, Lebanon, Iraq, Ties With Saudis Switzerland to sign $28 billion gas deal with Iran ... BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 17 March 08 BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 17 Mar 08 Saudi Editorial Says Annapolis Failed; Urges Palestinian Unity, Moscow Meeting What is Behind Israeli Offers of Peace Negotiations? Iran Vote Favors Ahmadinejad Camp – Families under fire
Ordinary life amid the guns, bombs and anarchy of Iraq Out of Iraq
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Wall Street Journal | H9 Ha’aretz – Marcus In war as in warIsrael's minister of defense has become a minister of war, says my colleague Gideon Levy. He condemns Ehud Barak's actions and expresses his bitter disappointment in the man. Sadly, Israel is not Switzerland The best of all possible presidents When their helicopter takes off tomorrow for a tour of Israel from the sky, Senator John McCain and Defense Minister Ehud Barak will hope it is a rerun of the 1998 precedent: a flight over Israel by then-governor George W. Bush, who later went on to win the presidency McCain rep to Jews: Christian right a 'serious problem' ANALYSIS: U.S. economy in crisis as it pays price for greed Slain Jihad operative's son: 'Our whole family has turned Hezbollah' Merkel offers 'tough, decisive' language on Iran nuke program Jerusalem Post PA urges Palestinians to 'return' to Israel on 60th anniversary Plan drawn by senior PA official states that the Palestinians have decided to implement UN Resolution 194 regarding refugees. McCain's challenge America is not currently winning against Iran, and cannot win unless there is more Western unity. The power of temptation By EMANUEL FELDMAN The Talmud says thatthe greater the person, the stronger is their evil inclination. Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine How Will the IDF Confront Regional Threats? - A Strategic Overview - Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Hamas gaining public support (By Joshua Mitnick) Why Don't Jews Like the Christians Who Like Them? - American Enterprise Institute Experts divided on negotiating with Hamas Israel: We Will Hold Damascus Accountable If Hizbullah Attacks Wait for a new US administration before panicking By Yossi Beilin Israel to hold its largest-ever war drill... BBC Monitoring Quotes From Israel's Hebrew Press 17 Mar 08 Diplomatic 'Surge' to Boost Middle East Peace By: James Hider | The London Times With the Middle East peace process at its lowest ebb since being revived last year, a diplomatic “surge” is to take place in the coming months, culminating in President Bush's return for a second visit to join the May celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Israel Undermines Palestinian Authority, Works to Boost Hamas - Paper Israel Air Force may buy vertical-takeoff planes to dodge Hizballah-Hamas rockets A Moral Outrage - Mortimer Zuckerman (U.S. News) Arab Policy Created the Gaza Prison Camp - Nonie Darwish Jerusalem diary
The multiple identities of Palestinian citizens of Israel
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor For Iran, Iraq is a two-edged sword Many call the Islamic Republic the 'winner' in Iraq, but it faces the prospect of a long-term US presence next door French elections a blow for Sarkozy's conservatives The opposition Socialists beat out the ruling UMP in many cities, prompting calls for the French president to modify his ambitious plans On U.S.-Mexican border, new deterrent is jail time Along a 12-mile stretch, border patrol agents say a zero-tolerance plan has resulted in a 78 percent decrease in arrests. After Kosovo violence, NATO vows to restore orderThe clash between UN peacekeepers and Serb protesters at a Mitrovica courthouse could bolster hard-liners in Belgrade ahead of May Pakistan's new leaders face tough choices Will parliament oust President Musharraf and negotiate with the Taliban? Legislators convened Monday for the first time ASIA IHT China and its minorities By PHILIP BOWRING China's rising nationalism will meet its match in the determination of ethnic minorities. No time to close our eyes By WEI JINGSHENG Only international pressure coupled with internal pressure will yield solid results on democracy and human rights in China China Requires Close Eye as It Expands Influence, Capability
Source: U.S. Department of Defense Biography: Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN + U.S. Pacific Command + Prepared testimony (PDF; 93 KB) Asia Times India wakes to a Tibetan headache The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan government in exile based in India, is reveling in all the attention from the hordes of Western media people who have descended on his Himalayan township. For now, Beijing's crackdown on protesters in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, plays into his hands as a fierce critic of China. But a delicate three-way diplomatic tango is commencing, involving the United States and China, with India providing the turf - which can only turn out messy for India, as well as for the Dalai Lama. - M K Bhadrakumar Olympic flame burns ominously
In just a few months, the Olympic torch is due to pass through Lhasa, the Tibetan capital that has erupted in anti-Chinese violence. Officials in Beijing are adamant that nothing will stop the torch's progress on its way to the opening of the Games in August. Which means that whatever it takes, the protests will be silenced. - Situ Feng and John Ng Rubber chicken for China's sick soul In China, despite all the hype about greater press freedom and political reform, maintaining the supreme power of the Communist Party is still national priority number one. All the new acronyms and "mega-ministries" unveiled by Beijing last week should not be misconstrued as a grand plan to tackle the country's challenges. In the end, it is all pretty simple: bureaucratic restructuring is what masquerades as reform. - Kent Ewing Tibet witnesses describe 'mayhem everywhere' Pakistan's new leaders declare 'last day of dictatorship' Wei Jingsheng: TIBET AND OLYMPICS ARE TURNING POINT FOR CHINA China premier attacks Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama's claim of 'cultural genocide' in Tibet is nothing but lies, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Asian markets rally after turmoil Asian markets steady after Monday's global market turmoil sparked by the emergency sale of Bear Stearns. Asian Currency: A new working paper from an Indian economic research institute examines the feasibility of establishing a pan-Asian currency. Boston Globe Seeds of a resistance remain in Tibet Assassination, Pakistan's Bad Habit By: Irfan Husain | The Daily Star When Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27 last year, a wave of horror and revulsion swept the world. Even her many detractors were angered and appalled. But her murder was only one of many acts of political violence that have scarred Pakistan's history and altered the course of its development. Bull in the China Shop
By Eamonn Fingleton
The U.S. believes that freedom will follow money. Beijing may have other ideas. | H11 IHT From the shores of Tripoli to the Tigris By MICHAEL B. OREN To accomplish their goals in the Middle East, Americans must return to the traditions established by their forebears. EUROPE European press review Rubbish poses health threat as Greeks strike over pensions Strikes by millions of workers throw Greece into chaos, with rolling blackouts and piles of rotting rubbish posing health risks nationwide Bucharest Offers an Opportunity to Begin Reparing NATO's Warfighting Capacity By: Alan W. Dowd | World Politics Review In many ways, NATO's necessary but nettlesome mission in Afghanistan is a microcosm of its post-Cold War shortcomings: Every member recognizes the challenge and is eager to help. Europe can't stay idle and just wish the falling dollar away
By Martin Feldstein After Kosovo, the Deluge By: Ian Bancroft | The Guardian The decision to recognise Kosovo's independence has come at a price -- its aftereffects are being felt across the former Soviet Union Mardell's Europe
Can President Sarkozy ditch the bling and recoup his popularity? NATO Troops Under Fire in Clash With Serb Protesters By: Peter Walker | The Guardian Nato troops came under automatic gunfire in northern Kosovo today as they clashed with Serb demonstrators in the worst unrest since the former Yugoslav province declared independence last month Searching for Constructive and Realistic Solutions of Kosovo Status: Theoretical Aspects
IFIMES A Slovene article offering a range of possible solutions to the Kosovo conflict NATO: Enlargement and Effectiveness Brookings Institution | H12 RFE/RL CEPS Caucasian Future 2008: Transformation and Integration for Caucasian Stability and Development Google News Azerbaijan 'Positive' Russia-US meeting held Senior political figures from Russia and the US, meeting in Moscow, say they are hopeful relations can be improved. Dancing With Bears in Putin's Shadow By: Yu Bin | The Japan Times Beijing's view is that Putinism works for a nation like Russia and that Moscow seems to have finally figured out its approach to modernity -- the Russian way. Pentagon Chief Talks Tough on Russia By: Peter Spiegel | Los Angeles Times U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Sunday expressed frustration with Russian leaders about the pace of talks over a new U.S. missile defense site in Eastern Europe The Game Is Over By: Alex Yearsley | The Moscow Times
The game is over" were the first words uttered by Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout when he was arrested by Thai police on March 6 after the nearly 10-year "game" came to a dramatic end. Moving Forward in Armenia By: Serzh Sargsyan and Arthur Baghdasaryan | The Washington Post Armenia's reputation as a stable, democratic country in a troubled region has taken a battering recently. Although international observers gave an overall positive rating to the conduct of last month's presidential election, opposition forces took to the streets, seeking to overturn the people's will. Central Asia-Russia: EurasiaNet reports on Central Asian energy interests and Russia’s efforts to bolster its power in the region. |
| H13 The Times Serbia - it's their choice Belgrade must be encouraged to ease the tensions in Kosovo UN Kosovo forces under Serbian grenade attacks Nato vowed to respond firmly to the violence, while Russia demanded renewed talks on the status of Kosovo Germany's first suicide bomber Cueneyt Ciftci, born in Bavaria to a family of Turkish immigrants, is blamed for the deaths of two US soldiers in Afghanistan China parades Tibetan prisoners on streets Handcuffed Tibetans are driven round Lhasa on military trucks as Chinese troops conduct house-to-house searches for rioters Crush Tibet: China's only path The Dalai Lama's spiritual power terrifies Beijing. Might, not persuasion, is its only response Rosemary Righter Radicals left frustrated by Dalai Lama’s tactics Tibetan protesters contrasted the Dalai Lama's approach it with the successful drives for independence in East Timor and Kosovo Victims and survivors of the Whitehall warriors The Iraq war changed the fortunes of all in Whitehall who were most closely involved. Most have seen their reputations suffer Peter Riddell Hillary Clinton warns of 100-year Iraq war Washington speech attacks Obama and John McCain as war re-emerges as a central issue in presidential race Wall Street Journal Bear Naked Lenders
A liquidation sale, not a bailout, but more Fed risk. Military Reviews Troop Levels U.S. commanders are assessing whether security gains in Iraq can be maintained with fewer American forces. The war has re-emerged as a political flash point as the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion approaches. Patriot Tanker Games
The Pentagon is supposed to protect taxpayers, not Boeing. The Obama Bargain
By Shelby Steele
Nothing could be more dangerous to his aspirations than the revelation that he sat Sunday after Sunday in an Afrocentric, black nationalist church. Dollar Bears
By Reuven Brenner
There's an obvious link between the weak currency and the credit crisis. Sovereign Funds
By Yousef Al Otaiba
'Abu Dhabi has never and will never use its investments as a foreign-policy tool.' God and Man in ChinaBy Bret Stephens
Global View: The current crisis is neither ethnic nor territorial. It's religious. Inside Bear Stearns's Demise The past six days have shaken American capitalism. Bear Stearns was whipsawed by the rapidly unfolding financial-markets crisis. In the end, Washington threw out its rule book and Bear disappeared into the arms of J.P. Morgan. U.S. Mulls Its Next Steps The U.S. is likely to respond to the unfolding crisis with a heavier hand, in the form of corporate bailouts, fiscal incentives and regulation. The Fed is expected Tuesday to cut its key rate by a half to a full point. McClatchy Big rate cut expected from Fed, but will it stem the tide? All eyes are on the Federal Reserve Tuesday as its policy-making committee tries to spark the sick U.S. economy back to health, slashing short-term interest rates by what Wall Street believes may be a full percentage point. CHAN AKYA Trust goes down the drain The acquisition of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase at a knock-down price of $2 per share means investors cannot trust the reported book value of US financial firms any more. And if they cannot trust investment banks, can the trust of commercial banks be really all that higher? The Fed and other central banks should now understand that the bailers themselves may need to be bailed out in time. BBC Markets rattled by bank worries Stock markets across the globe slump in reaction to the emergency rescue of Bear Stearns. Analysis: Crisis affects us all Q&A: Bear Stearns banking crisis | H14 Financial Times Scramble to calm markets Bankers and regulators scrambled to shore up confidence in financial markets as the sudden collapse of Bear Stearns heightened fears that the credit crunch would claim more victims Pressure on Fed to slash rates The Federal Reserve faces pressure to cut interest rates by as much as a full percentage point or more at its scheduled policy meeting Spain, Italy and identity politics The fact that Zapatero has now won re-election may force the conservatives to recognise the government’s legitimacy without further equivocation. That, in turn, could help drain some of the bitterness from Spanish politics, writes Gideon Rachman Sarkozy’s slump is of his own making Too much of the French president’s political capital has been frittered away on half-baked reforms and publicity stunts. It is time to get serious Time to renew the financial toolbox The credit squeeze shows every sign that it can get worse. The disease need not be fatal but it does need aggressive treatment Sarkozy tests European consensusThe Franco-German relationship is under its worst strain in a decade as a clash of visions takes its toll The battle for global business is not yet won Michael Skapinker on protectionist pressure WORLD NEWS - IRAQ FIVE YEARS ON: Body count estimates fuel political debate WORLD NEWS - IRAQ FIVE YEARS ON: Investors quick to grab slice of oil-rich region WORLD NEWS - IRAQ FIVE YEARS ON: War's spiralling cost inspires shock and awe UN force storms Kosovo courthouse Nato troops came under fire during Serb riots in the northern Kosovo flashpoint of Mitrovica, in the worst violence in the territory since the Albanian majority declared independence last month Sarkozy moves to regain initiative President Nicolas Sarkozy will seek to regain the political initiative after a heavy defeat in France’s local elections by stepping up his economic reform programme and signalling a more discreet style of leadership ANALYSIS: Expensive tastes : Rising costs force food up the political agenda Brown’s chance to build European bridges The PM must not hesitate, says Philip Stephens Why the Fed must act in unfamiliar ways Traditional instruments are too blunt. To get to the root of the problem, the US central bank must be supported by fiscal measures that target housing directly, writes Mohamed El-Erian Iraq war costs inspire shock and awe The Iraq conflict will be five years old on Tuesday, and serious estimates suggest it will be, with the exception of the second world war, the most costly in US history McCain and Cheney hold steady on Iraq Top politicians promise that Washington’s commitment will not waver despite signs of a recent resurgence in violence, which has brought the number of US military personnel killed close to 4,000 Cabinet resignation sparks crisis in Kuwait Company lessons in reaching the world’s poorest Christian Seelos on offering a bigger market BOOK REVIEW: The passing of a pragmatic idealist | Stocks tumble globally in wake of Fed action Worried investors wonder if U.S. moves can avert a worldwide financial collapse. • Q&A: What should an individual investor do? The politics of defense Should Congress keep its nose out of military business in most cases, or exercise stronger oversight? Florida Democrats abandon mail-in vote A state-administered, privately funded do-over primary is being considered. Calm descends after Tibet 'mayhem' Shaken witnesses emerge with reports of bloody rioting in the capital of Lhasa Cheney, McCain visit Iraq on deadly day Editorial |
| H16 American Politics USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Clinton up 5 points on McCain; Obama up 2 — Poll: Majority of Democrats prefer Obama Gallup Daily: Clinton Now at 47%, Obama at 45% Poll: 74 percent think U.S. in recession Obama plans major race speech tomorrow McClatchy Why won't Clinton, McCain make tax returns public? Boston Globe: Many voting Clinton 'to boost GOP' Seek to prolong bitter battle Liberalism is gone – don't let tolerance pass with it It may be a lifeless ideology, but even conservatives enjoy better lives because of the programs it spawned. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Hillary Clinton: Ready to End the War in Iraq Historic case may decide U.S. gun rights Hearings on the constitutionality of a D.C. gun ban begin Tuesday. The Supreme Court is looking at the Second Amendment for the first time since 1939. Florida ditches new primary plan Democrats in Florida decide not to hold a fresh primary by postal vote after party leaders express concern. Intrigue: Novak hints GOP operative behind Spitzer sting SPENGLER The peculiar theology of black liberation
US presidential nominee candidate Barack Obama belongs to a Christian church whose doctrine casts Jesus Christ as a "black messiah" and blacks as "the chosen people". At best, this is a radically different kind of Christianity than most Americans acknowledge; at worst it is an ethnocentric heresy | H17 Daily Telegraph Britain to get US-style security council A pragmatic approach to the war on terror National security is a battle to keep control of disruptive forces for Gordon Brown, unlike Tony Blair's ideological struggle against evil ideas, says Rachel Sylvester. Worst financial crisis 'in decades' looms The financial crisis engulfing the British economy has lurched to a new low as £51 billion was wiped off the value of the country's top companies. Clinton under siege over Iraq Hillary Clinton was under attack from two fronts as John McCain and Barack Obama lambasted her Iraq policy on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the invasion. UK heads into an economic hurricane The rise in personal borrowing and credit was never going to be sustainable and now Britons must brace themselves for two years of misery, writes Howard Flight UN forces attacked in Kosovo riots Worst violence since independence as Serbs rage. Tony Blair popular choice as EU president Tony Blair is a popular choice to become the first president of the European Union, according to a pan-Europe opinion poll. We share Iran fear, Merkel to tell Israel | H18 Independent Iran poll delivers challenger to president President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran has suffered a setback with the election to parliament of the former nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, a personal enemy who challenged him in 2005's presidential election. |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Daily Telegraph Britain to get US-style security council I Love It. But I Have to Leave It. By: John Rogers | The Washington Post I'm a captain in the U.S. Army, an institution I love and respect, and one that has made me a better man. But after four years, I've decided to resign my commission and leave the Army. And I'm not alone. Many other captains I know are making the same decision, or considering it. First 'snoop blog' launched by Israeli intelligence agency
From National Journal, the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is limiting the Air Force and Navy from replacing planes and ships that are becoming outdated Twilight War: The Folly of US Space Dominance Aloft, With a Silent Companion By: Alissa J. Rubin | The New York Times On my plane there was one other: a coffin draped in a pristine American flag. A soldier going home. It was a riveting sight. The flag so perfectly clean in this country of dust. The stripes of white, pure as farmer’s cream; the blue, a brilliant navy; and the red, true and strong. Strapped at its base, like the luggage, the coffin moved not an inch the entire flight Mag: Military held women, children at Abu Ghraib 'as pawns' My Lai to Haditha: war, massacre and justice, Martin Shaw A Review of the FBI’s Use of National Security Letters: Assessment of Corrective Actions and Examination of NSL Usage in 2006, Special Report, March 2008 (PDF; 4.1 MB) Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General | H20 Slate Why Did We Get It Wrong? Five years on, "liberal hawks" consider their support for the Iraq war. How Did I Get Iraq Wrong? I trusted Colin Powell and his circumstantial evidence—for a little while. Fred Kaplan "How Did I Get Iraq Wrong? I underestimated the self-centeredness and sectarianism of the ruling elite and the social impact of 30 years of extreme dictatorship," by Kanan Makiya. Posted March 17, 2008. "How Did I Get Iraq Wrong? I didn't," by Christopher Hitchens. Posted March 17, 2008. The Democrats' Pain Threshold How much danger is the party really in?
John Dickerson Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects Peterson Institute Nuclear Power in a Warming World: Solution or Illusion? | H21 Kevin Drum on the Economist State of the News Media 2008 Now Online |
