| H1 Gen. McCaffrey Briefs the Future - Tom Ricks, Washington Post Newsweek Crisis of Confidence How American leadership failed the global markets. Teheran made it clear it would initially counter strike nearby Arab states Peres warns against returning Golan Says Iran, Syria will take control of Heights; Cheney: US will do all it can to deal with nuke threat Zawahiri calls for attacks on Israel Bin Laden's deputy demands battle against Jews, says Jordan, Egypt, Saudis "part of a satanic pact." 'Fatah-Hamas talks moving forward' Sides accept Yemeni initiative "as framework for resuming dialogue," agree to resume talks in April The Circus Is in Tehran - American Enterprise Institute The Islamic Republic operates in a sort of code, and the cypher is closely guarded by the small handful of grim-faced mullahs and ayatollahs who surround the Supreme Leader. By Michael A. Ledeen
Fewer Iraqis Want Coalition Troops to Leave Now
NYT Why Radical Islam Just Won’t Die By PAUL BERMAN Extremist movements have been growing bigger for more than three decades now, during which time America has tried almost everything from a policy point of view. Fact Sheet: Five Years Later: New Strategy Improving Security In Iraq Ha’aretz – Hezbollah: We have proof Israel killed Mughniyah Gideon Levy: Blind int'l friendship enables Israel to kill, settle The mix of Sderot and the Holocaust, international Islamophobia and Hamas rule in Gaza do the trick. Israel hasn't scored this kind of foreign-policy success since the days of the Oslo Accords Bar’el We've already won in Iraq Washington may be punishing Syria for not keeping its border with Iraq sealed, but its tactical conduct with Damascus is strategically punishing the whole Middle East. New Guest, Daniel Kurtzer: since '93 U.S. didn't help peace process succeed ANALYSIS: Unofficial Gaza cease-fire benefits everybody The Observer Echoes of 1968 haunt split Democrats Democrats head for convention beset by splits and overshadowed by war, just as they did 40 years ago Charlie Rose: Discussions on Iraq and Tibet Current Trends in Islamist Ideology Issue theme: Muslim Brotherhood (pdf). Think tanks lose share...
of MSM citations. FAIR. Sunday Times Father of Iran’s drive for nuclear warhead namedPhysics lecturer emerges as the father of a nuclear programme that the West believe is aimed at producing a warhead The West can hurt China If the Tibet situation deteriorates, pressure will grow to use the Olympics as a weapon against Beijing Michael Portillo Financial Times Sarkozy’s bold defence initiative There is a real prospect of a deal that puts France back into Nato and strengthens the EU’s defence capabilities, write Charles Grant and Tomas Valasek Bush seeks diplomatic pact with Putin The Bush administration is seeking to persuade the Russian president to sign up to a long-term agreement on Moscow-Washington relations before the US president steps down Campaign silence over Wall St woesThe separation of presidential politics from the troubles assailing the US economy is now verging on the surreal, writes Clive Crook Crisis could boost the euroA simulation shows that the euro could replace the dollar as the world’s largest reserve currency within 10 or 15 years, writes Wolfgang Münchau NewsweekWashington Cries Wolf Andrew Moravcsik Don't believe the hype: Beijing's military buildup isn't as scary as it seems. Washington Post Can China Change? By Robert Kagan The richer a country gets, the easier it seems to be for autocrats to hold on to power 8 Questions That Will Shape Where the Race for the Democratic Presidential Nominaton Goes From Here By Dan Balz Administration Puts Its Best Spin on Iran Report The Next President's Plan . . .Advisers to Sens. Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama Detail the Candidates' Ideas for Turning Around the Economy Where Europe Draws the Line By Jackson Diehl Demons On Wall Street By Sebastian Mallaby U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes Chilean Envoy to U.N. Recounts Threats of Retaliation in Run-Up to Invasion Its Global Impact By Jim Hoagland, Obama's speech had worldwide appeal, but one man cannot reshape America's reputation. Independent on Sunday Robert Fisk: How Ireland exorcised the ghost of empire On the 92nd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, our Middle East correspondent sees numerous parallels between the bloody, intractable conflicts in Ireland and Israel – and says that the war in Iraq has shown us the true value of neutrality SPIEGEL Interview with Iraq WMD Sleuth David Kay: German Intelligence Was 'Dishonest, Unprofessional and Irresponsible' RFE/RL Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources Christian Science Monitor Musharraf is quickly losing his grip on Pakistan Parliament is expected to confirm a new prime minister on Monday, further isolating Musharraf. The Security Council must act preemptively – on climate change This global threat requires a war-room mentality The Euro May over the Next 15 Years Surpass the Dollar as Leading International Currency
Source: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Research Working Paper Series Full Paper (PDF; 443 KB) OPEC chief sees oil at $80-$110 for rest of 2008... Yedioth Ahronoth 'Hit Jews and Americans'
In new audiotape, al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri calls for attacks on Israeli, Western targets to avenge IDF's raids on Gaza: 'Let them know that they would bleed for every dollar they spend on killing Muslims' Egyptian reactor by 2017 Mubarak in Moscow to sign nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia despite Washington ire Guardian Ministers back radical plan for voting reform Electorate to name two choices while participation could be compulsory Constanze Stelzenmüller's GMF briefing paper, "Transatlantic Power Failures." Kosovo: Recognition Without Power - Stephen Schwartz, Weekly Standard Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck German leaders talk up EU goals on climate and other issues, but their actions tell a different story. Heritage China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools The Times Un Bon Ami Nicolas Sarkozy’s State visit confirms a revival of the Anglo-French relationship John McCain is betting big on Iraq His long-sought 'surge' is working now, but he's been wrong too. Inside Afghanistan: US Ambassador William Wood Wall Street Journal Saddam's Terror Links
New evidence from Iraq's files. The Democrats' Super Disaster
By John Yoo The Founders believed that letting Congress choose the president was a dreadful idea. After Putin
By Joseph R. Biden Jr. It is legitimate to be concerned about Russia's 'internal' affairs | The petition with the constitutional court for the closure of the ruling AKP reopens the question of whether the government or its opponents wields the more legitimate power Semih İdiz Cheney’in ziyareti görüş ayrılıklarını ortaya çıkaracak Erdal Şafak Cheney'in listesi Cheney’s bag: heavy or light for Turkey? Serdar Turgut O bize değer veremez 6 yıl sonra Ankara’da Ferai Tınç Toz duman arasında pazarlık sürüyor Soner Yalçın AKP davasına yabancılar niye bu kadar tepkili TURKEY NEEDS TO ACT BEFORE THE ‘WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY’ CLOSES FT Damming the Tigris Video and slideshow: Damming the Tigris will give Turkey renewable energy – and flood 200 villages and archaeological sites in the Kurdish heartland Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national Erbil üzerinden Ankara’ya mesaj DTP Batman Milletvekili Bengi Yıldız: Ellerimizi geri çevirirseniz sizleri oraya sokmayız MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Dil ile din arasında..." 'Kürtler kendilerini yeni anayasada görmek istiyor' Turkish, Iranian forces attack PKK bases in Iraq Durmuş Hocaoğlu Kuzey Irak Harekâtı ve "Siyâsî Çözüm" Üzerine: III DTP’liler 2 ayrı adres gösterdi 10000 Syrian troops deploy in Kurdish region
ABD'nin Kürt lider Mesut Barzani'nin partisi KDP’ye ‘terörist’ nitelemesi şok etkisi yarattı
DTP Şırnak Milletvekili Hasip Kaplan, Başbakan Erdoğan’a seslendi Hakkari'de olaylı Nevruz kutlaması Sınıra taze kan Avrupa, PKK'yı gözden çıkarıyor mu? DTP'lilere fezleke DTP Malatya İl Başkanı tutuklandı Two die in Turkey Kurdish clashes Profile: The PKK KYB: Türk topçusu bazı hedefleri vurdu Nevruz ateşi her yeri yaktı
Belgium arrests member of PKK, prosecutor seeks extradition to Turkey Turkish American Groups Speak Out Against PKK Terror at The Wilson Center Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Barzani'den Suriye'ye Nevruz olayları tepkisi
Kurdish protester killed in Turkey Terör bizi de vurdu
Yüksekova'daki Nevruz kutlama-larında 1 kişi öldü. Olaylar yatış-tırılmaya çalışırken, bölgede bir patlama meydana geldi 6,5 kg C-4 patlayıcı ele geçirildi Nevruz savaşı Yöresel kıyafetli Diyarbakır'daki Nevruz'a MHP'den tepki PKK'ya Heron destekli operasyonlar sürüyor Cevdet Aşkın
Iraq's Kurds flock to parks to mark Persian New Year Armed with picnic baskets and dressed in their brightest holiday finery, Iraqi Kurds headed into the hills here Friday to celebrate a cherished holiday that marks the beginning of spring. Türk ve İran ordusunun saldırıları devam ediyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Wan’da öldürülen Zeki Erinç, 'Katil Erdoğan' sloganlarıyla defnedildi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Öcalan: Kürt sorunu Kosova sorunu gibi ele alınacaktır! Almanya'dan PKK'ya ağır darbe Mahkeme sicilindeki PKK gerçeği Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İran, PJAK'ı yine vuruyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Belçika'da 1 PKK'lı tutuklandı Türkiye'nin Orta Asya açılımı meyvesini veriyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türkmenistan ile ticaretin önü açılıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Filistin'de barış umudu; Hamas ve El Fetih görüşmelere başlıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Cheney, altı yıl sonra yeniden Ankara'da Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Rusya, Mısır'da nükleer santral kuracak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İran, PJAK'ı bombalıyor
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Avrupa başkanını seçiyor, Ankara'nın gözü adaylarda Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kıbrıs'ta yeni süreç yarın başlıyor Rauf Denktaş Başlıklara bakalım Dost Yunanistan! Şahin Alpay Future scenarios for Cyprus [ANALYSIS] A tale of two unıons [MONDAY TALK] ‘Turkey sides with EU on most foreign policy issues’ Cyprus meeting opens new period of ‘cautious optimism’ Kıbrıs'a erken bahar gelmesi özellikle Rumları memnun etti Lokmacı kapısında incelemeler yapıldı A Turkish perspective on why the OECD still matters(1)by Mehmet Öğütçü*
Berdimuhammedov ile yeniden yapılanan Türkmenistan
Turkey and the Transatlantic Bargain: Time to Renegotiate? Gulnur Aybet Newsweek Germany's New True Believers Officials in Berlin want to mainstream the Muslims. Their method: taxpayer-funded Islamic education. 'Gerilimin sonucu kötü' Cypriots are offered a chance to grieve for victims of conflict Kıbrıs’tan herkes memnun Kıbrıs'ta yeni süreç bugün resmen başlıyor Will Turkey tolerate... a church in Tarsus? Fikret Ertan NATO ve Gürcistan 15-24 yaş arası gençlerimiz BM'ye dert oldu Terakkiperver Parti neden kapatılmıştı? Bürokratların ’Nur’ kuyruğu [Vefatının 48.yılında] Keşfedilmeyi bekleyen Kaşif: Bediüzzaman Increase in religious themes in Turkish cinema: birth of contemporary Muslim cinema? Turkey and climate change: bracing for an arid future Uzman komandoluk için rekor başvuru yapıldı Yeni öğretim yılında 163 milyon kitap ücretsiz dağıtılacak İnternet yasakları Türkiye'ye zarar veriyor Yükselen nağmeler Bir ülke düşünün. 4 milyon mandolin satılsın. 40 yıl boyunca zorunlu ders olarak eğitimi verilsin ve bir tane dâhi mandolinci çıkmasın.... Simsar’da şifre ‘tapu’ ‘Çanakkale Ruhu’ harem-selamlık İllerin en genci Şırnak, en yaşlısı Çanakkale Instant weekend ... Istanbul
Ankara-Sivas arasını 3 saate indirecek demiryolu projesinde verilen karar tartışma yarattı
Müslüman aleminin tartıştığı bu konuyu Süleyman Ateş, enine boyuna kaleme aldı... University students worried about Turkey’s future The reality of Turkish universities and ideologically formatted university youth Strategy report ready for bridge, highway privatization Harem-selamlık oturdular ama vali fark etmedi 23 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti 24 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 Fikri lidermişim! Kapatılma davası yeni oluşum senaryolarını tetikledi A’dan Z’ye Ergenekon Siyasette yeni oluşum senaryoları Doğu Perinçek tutuklandı
Cumhuriyet’in bir kalesini aldılar, şimdi hedef diğer iki kale Ergenekon’a 3 ayrı suçtan müebbet hapis istenecek Darbelerin yerini günümüzde yargı müdahaleleri aldı Çetenin hedefi Yargıtay binası Milliyet Son Dakika Selçuk’a Yargıtay’la bağlantıları soruldu
Bu gidişata dikkat!
Türkiye Denizli olmasın Eruygur da dinlemede
Alemdaroğlu susma hakkını kullandı Doğu Perinçek tutuklandı Savcıya 'Ergenekon soruşturmasını bitir' baskısı ‘Ergenekon’un 3. hücresi’ Perinçek’i gözaltına aldıran ifade Erbil üzerinden Ankara’ya mesaj Bizzat kendisi Türkiye mozaiği Erdoğan'dan Baykal'a: Derin devletin mimarı sizsiniz Bahçeli'den buraya kadar
TÜYLER ÜRPERTEN İDDİA AK Parti harekete geçiyor CHP Ergenekon soruşturmasını Meclis'e getiriyor İşte derin davanın 'Öz'el savcısı İP: Savcı Gülen’e yakın
'Davayı açtırıyoruz: AKP'nin sonu geldi' Sabaha karşı gözaltıya Köşk de tepki gösterdi 'Cumhurbaşkanı bırakmak zorunda kalabilir' Mustafa Karaalioğlu Ergenekon neyin adı? ‘Sızma’dan kasıt kafanın içine sızma Mehmet Altan Bu iddia doğru mu? Serdar Akinan Senaryo Melih Aşık İlhan Selçuk’un evinde... Şener’den yeni parti sinyali Şamil Tayyar Krizden çıkış formülüm Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol İtidal zamanı Fikret Bila Yapılan temel yanlışlardan biri Murat Yetkin Umduğu Türkiye'yi bulamayacak Ankara'da iktidar kavgası Enis Berberoğlu Her nabza şerbet Cüneyt Ülsever Ne kadar ekmek o kadar köfte liberalleri Soli Özel| İç savaş AKP kapatılacak Kadri Gürsel İran neden Türkiye olamadı? Ece Temelkuran Türkiye’nin kırıntıları Kapatma davası ve mevzuat VAHİT BIÇAK The Cemaat ve The Hocaefendi MHP, AKP’nin önerisini dikkate almadı Kapatma davası ile ilgili ilginç iddia Hasan Cemal İlhan Selçuk için bir pazar yazısı... Şener parti kuruyor Ergenekon'dan şok edecek tarih Vakit ne demek istedi? Sorgulamalar sürüyor Sebahattin Önkibar Ergenekon hikâyesi ile kapatılmanın önüne geçilebilir mi? Yoksa AK Parti birilerinin atlama taşı mıydı? / Serdar Özmen Beki: 'Başbakanın savcıyla görüştüğü iddiası uydurma' Nerelerle paslaşıyordun? Columnist released but questions remain in investigation Kemal Alemdaroğlu'na, adliyede Ergenekon sorgusu Adım adım Ergenekon operasyonu... Perinçek ve Alemdaroğlu adliyeye sevkedildi Cumhurbaşkanı Gül'e İlhan Selçuk ricası CHP’de vitrin değişikliği Hasan Ersel Reform süreci için bir siyasal çözüm önerisi Mustafa Akyol Türkiye’yi dindarsızlaştırma projesi HASAN ÜNAL Faşizme adım adım Bilgisayarlardaki şifreler çözülüyor
Yeni Şafak'ın, Recep Özcan ile Aydın Doğan arasında geçtiğini iddia ettiği görüşmelerin hepsi yalan çıktı! Fatih Çekirge Zihin yarasaları Ömer Taşpınar What keeps radical Islam away? Fehmi Koru: Yanlış yanlış içinde No more accidents, please Oray Eğin Fişlemeler üst katta, Fehmi Bey bakıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: Üniversitede iki olay Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: Turpun büyüğü heybede, farkında mısınız? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hayrettin Karaman: İddianame kusurludur Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Nazif Gürdoğan: Ekonomik ve kültürel güç koridorları Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Cevdet Akçalı: Enteller oligarşisi Altan Öymen - Halktan ve üniversiteden sonra, Yargı'yı da ikiye bölmenin sorumluluğu... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - Gel de bu iddianameyi eleştirme! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Meşruluk yitip giderken Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsmet Berkan - Çoğunlukçuluk ve çoğulculuk Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Perihan Mağden - Fikri (kurdu) takip Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. H. Gökhan Özgün - İlhan Selçuk ve hukuk Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakkı Devrim - Hafta sıkıntılı geçti. Bu pazar da biraz dereden tepeden laf edelim mi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Yetkin - Ankara'da iktidar kavgası Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Haluk Şahin - Bizde ve onlarda eşitlik ve adalet Kör döğüşü ortamı
Murat Belge Asırlar çete kovalamakla geçti
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL İhsan Dağı Grand plan: disconnect Turkey from West Ömer Lütfi Mete ‘Gece Korkut’ Erdoğan’... EKREM DUMANLI - 'Fakat'sız demokrasi mi; takatsiz demokrasi mi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. ALİ BULAÇ - Aydınlara gözaltı! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Dikkat! Bir darbe önleniyor... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. A. TURAN ALKAN - Bir uzaylının Türkiye analizi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. SELÇUK GÜLTAŞLI - [BRÜKSEL] İttihatçılara ve Ergenekonculara dair Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MEHMET YILMAZ - Mehmetçik, Taliban'la Kore'de olduğu gibi savaşır mı? Yükleniyor... Kürşat Bumin: Notlar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yusuf Ziya Cömert: Herkes kendisine yakışanı yapıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taha Kıvanç: Huzurum kaçmaya görsün Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: İlhan Bey'in cevabını vermek zorunda olduğu soru… Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakan Albayrak: Yemişim Büyük Ortadoğu Projesi'ni!
Yıldırım Türker - Hakemlik etmeyelim Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsmet Berkan - Anayasa ve savunma... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Yetkin - Umduğu Türkiye'yi bulamayacak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tarhan Erdem - Gözaltılar ve Başbakan Siyasi Partiler Kanunu, İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi'ne aykırı, değişmeli HAMDULLAH ÖZTÜRK - 'Görünen, bilinmesi istenendir' (Girdap ve Tuncay Güney) Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MUSTAFA ÜNAL - 51 yılda ne değişti? Hilmi Yavuz Laiklik bir 'Yaşam Tarzı' mıdır? Ertuğrul Özkök Ahmet Hakan İki aradan bildiriyorum Adolf ile Tayyip M Ali Birand Tufan Türenç Yelkenini rüzgára çevirenler ve rüzgára karşı gidenler Oktay Ekşi Referandum iyi mi? Ferai Tınç Dikkat edin elleriniz kirlenmesin [CAFE CAPITAL] An important opportunity for the nation Özdemir İnce Şeref getirmez getirmemeli Bay Arınç! Mehmet Y Yılmaz Yalan rüzgárları esmeye başladı! Bekir Coşkun Ulu çınar... Yalçın Bayer Milli ve vicdani ses Yılmaz Özdil Sınır 80... Can Dündar İlhan Selçuk’tan yeni akrostişler gelir mi? Başka kapıya! Emin Pazarcı Diz boyu standartsızlık Melih Aşık İlhan Selçuk’un evinde...
Herkes ayıpladı OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ
Silaha dönüşen basın Fatih Altaylı Başbakan'a rağmen mi? Nasuhi Güngör Kalemle çete kurulamaz mı? Güneri Civaoğlu Topluma hipnoz MUHARREM SARIKAYA "Dil ile din arasında..." ERDAL ŞAFAK Mesleğimiz, meslektaşlarımız ENGİN ARDIÇ Kaçlı standart? Kulakların çınlasın İttihat ve Terakki ERGUN BABAHAN Avrupa'dan kopma kararı
EMRE AKÖZ Ergenekon'un dava açısından önemi Umur Talu Canın çekerse oportünizm... Bu mevsim, en iyi mevsim! Devrim ile karşı devrim HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Cuntalardan çetelere NAZLI ILICAK Neden erken seçim? Özbudun ne diyor?
Mehmet Barlas "Öfke"yi "hitabet"in uzantısı olmaktan çıkarmanın zamanı geldi...
Gülay Göktürk Daha çok çalkantı yaşayacağız Nuh Gönültaş Bilmeyenler için 9 Mart Cuntası ve İlhan Selçuk... Mustafa Akyol The ‘Crimes’ of Tayyip Erdoğan
Velev ki darbe oldu
Sosyolog Ferhat Kentel, "Türkiye'de neden darbeler oluyor?" sorusuna yeni kitabında yanıt arıyor: "AKP'yi kapatma... MEHMET BARLAS Pirincin taşını mı, hukukun siyasetini mi ayıklamak daha kolay? MAHMUT ÖVÜR Peki ya devlet içindeki Ergenekon? YAVUZ DONAT Ahmet Özal: 'Babam dedi ki...' [Yorum - Dr. Bekir Çınar] Kadim bir iktidar mücadelesi Sebahattin Önkibar Ergenekon hikâyesi ile kapatılmanın önüne geçilebilir mi? Kapatmayı zorlaştırıcı düzenlemeler yapılıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP’nin büyük çelişkisi
Erdoğan’ın demokrat olmasına genleri izin vermiyor ki.. KORAY DÜZGÖREN Şükrü Küçükşahin Youtube’u izleyin
Baykal'a kadrolaşma cevabı: Derin devletin mimarı sizsiniz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP liderliğine soyunan Süheyl Batum'dan tuhaf çıkış, 3 aylık siyasete dönme takvimi Alemdaroğlu tutuksuz yargılanmak üzere serbest bırakıldı
Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türk Ocakları: AK Parti davası talihsizlik Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Parti kapatmada Türkiye açık ara önde CHP'li Koç: Sürprize hazır olun Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AK Parti harekete geçiyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'Müebbet muhalefet mahkûmu CHP' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AİHM'i dikkate almadılar
Zeki Sezer: AK Parti darbe yapacak ! Vatanseverler’e Ergenekon sorgusu ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Sorun nerede Artık bankacılık eskisi gibi olmayacak Erdal Sağlam Bu anlayışla İstanbul finans merkezi olmaz Osman Ulagay 11 Nisan’da, 21 Nisan’da, 12 Mayıs’ta acaba neler yaşanacak? İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Kriz bitti mi? Deniz Gökçe ABD tablosu netleşirken... Güngör Uras Yardım üstüne yardım yetmiyor, üzerine banka kredisi ekleniyor Yaman Törüner Ekonomide bozulma sinyalleri Asım Erdilek Does Turkey still need the IMF?
Merkez Bankası ne söylüyor? Yoksulluk yardımla azaldı
Mali kriz gözlemleri Uzlaşmadan 'adam' olunur mu?
Fatih Özatay İstikrara neden ihtiyacımız var?
Uğur Gürses Hafta iyi bitti aslında Mahfi Eğilmez Salih Neftçi Üçüncü ‘bitti-bitmedi’ tartışması OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
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| H4 New York Times Why Radical Islam Just Won’t Die By PAUL BERMAN Extremist movements have been growing bigger for more than three decades now, during which time America has tried almost everything from a policy point of view. Editorial For the Fed’s Next Act ... The question now is whether the Federal Reserve will devise regulation for a financial system that, on its own, does not control ruinous excesses NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Iraq, $5,000 Per Second? The improvement in Iraq amounts to casualty rates that have decreased to the unacceptable levels of 2005, no exit plan for years and a bill accumulating at almost $5,000 per second MAUREEN DOWD Haunting Obama’s Dreams If Jimmy Carter, Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi are the dealmakers, it won’t take Hercule Poirot to figure out who had knives out for Hillary Clinton PAUL KRUGMAN Taming the Beast Both Democratic candidates have been disappointingly quiet about the need to reform our out-of-control financial system. William Kristol Let’s Not, and Say We Did Ambitious men sometimes do a disservice to the best in their own communities. And Barack Obama is an ambitious man Stop Those Checks By BRUCE BARTLETT If we can cleanse the financial system of at least some bad debts, it will do far more to restore the economy than anything that could be accomplished by a tax rebate. Battlegrounds Five writers report on how the presidential campaign has been playing out in their part of the country. | H5 Washington Post Can China Change? By Robert Kagan The richer a country gets, the easier it seems to be for autocrats to hold on to power 8 Questions That Will Shape Where the Race for the Democratic Presidential Nominaton Goes From Here By Dan Balz Administration Puts Its Best Spin on Iran Report The Next President's Plan . . .Advisers to Sens. Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Barack Obama Detail the Candidates' Ideas for Turning Around the Economy U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes Chilean Envoy to U.N. Recounts Threats of Retaliation in Run-Up to Invasion U.S. Deaths in Iraq War Reach 4,000; Green Zone Is Shelled U.S. Urged to Push Hamas-Israel Truce Fatah's Abbas, Cheney Meet in West Bank Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line Dialogue Over Tibet Grievances Seems Increasingly Less Likely, Analysts Say Where Europe Draws the Line By Jackson Diehl Demons On Wall Street By Sebastian Mallaby Democrats' Obama Dilemma By Robert D. Novak, Barack Obama's speech last week, hastily prepared to extinguish the firestorm over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, won critical praise for style and substance but failed politically. By elevating the question of race in America, the front-running Democratic presidential candidate has deepened the dilem... Its Global Impact By Jim Hoagland, Obama's speech had worldwide appeal, but one man cannot reshape America's reputation. Its Political Impact By David S. Broder Obama's speech was admirably honest, but it may fail to achieve its political objectives. A Ticking Clock on N. Korea By David Ignatius A nuclear deal with Pyongyang is tantalizingly close, but time is running out. For the President, A Matter of Principle Bush's Relative Inactivity on Economy Reflects His Conservative Philosophy Cheney Focuses on Mideast Talks Meetings With Olmert, Abbas Aimed at Reinvigorating Process U.S. Strike Kills 6 Iraqi Sunni Volunteers Military Says Attack Is Under Investigation; Former Insurgents Express Frustration In Fallujah, Peace Through Brute Strength Iraqi City's Fragile Security Flows From Hussein-Era Tactics Editorial Keep Talking The discussion Barack Obama began about race should remain a part of the presidential campaign In China, An Appeal For Change On Tibet 30 Intellectuals Urge Government to Rethink Its Response to Protests Taiwan Voters Elect New President Nationalist Ma Ying-jeou's Win Likely to Ease Tensions With China, Pleasing U.S. McCain, Traveling Along a Tightrope Bush Policy Is A Presence as He Meets With Leaders New president-elect optimistic about improved economic and security relations with China, aiming ultimately for peace accord Bhutto's Party Names Pick for Pakistani Premier Former Assembly Speaker Expected to Easily Defeat Pro-Musharraf Nominee in Monday Vote Okay, Barack. Now Show 'Em Your White Side. By Bomani Armah, Yes, that's right: Barack Obama is as white as he is black Stalwart Service for U.S. in Iraq Is Not Enough to Gain Green Card Iraq Detention Case Heads to High Court Jailed American Citizens Say They Have Right to Access U.S. Legal System | H6 Guardian Ministers back radical plan for voting reform Electorate to name two choices while participation could be compulsory Democrats want clarity, and Clinton's time is running out Michael Tomasky: Breaking up is hard to do, but unless Obama is beaten soundly three times before May 7, it has to be the end of the affair The naive armchair warriors are fighting a delusional war Alastair Crooke: Calls for the west to use force to restore its values in the face of radical Islam reveal a profound detachment from reality Iraq's most worrying legacy Michael Boyle In making the case for war Bush and Blair may not have knowingly lied, but they were certainly ambivalent to the truth Bomb fears as Eta steps up attacks Spanish tourist resorts may be targeted to pressure PM Zapatero to broker a peace deal Bhutto loyalist is named Pakistan PM Yousaf Raza Gilani, a party stalwart from southern Punjab, is to become new prime minister We need more nuclear plants to avoid blackouts, say German power chiefs Energy executives warn that Europe's biggest economy faces growing blackouts Cheney tries to revive stalled peace talks US vice-president makes 10-day trip to Middle East to discuss conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan I predict an Apocacataslump Armando Iannucci: Global warming, world conflict and more expensive mortgages are all coming to a head simultaneously, creating the perfect conditions for 'a potential Apocacataslump' Making the personal political Jedediah Purdy US elections 2008: Was Barack Obama's speech on race a profile in courage, an evasive cop-out or merely a desperate horserace tactic? Losing Lhasa John Gittings Although the Dalai Lama's leadership is being questioned by young militants in Tibet, the real crisis of authority is Beijing's Why I am a Christian Theo Hobson The churches attack secular liberalism as a threat to their power, but actually it's the ally of true Christian culture The Observer Echoes of 1968 haunt split Democrats Democrats head for convention beset by splits and overshadowed by war, just as they did 40 years ago A transatlantic flight into fear Credit crisis special: Observer writers look at the states of the respective economies in the US and UK Shock jocks urge Republicans to vote for Clinton Right-wing radio hosts help Hillary to fight on as part of a strategy to keep the Democrats divided Western stance infuriates young Chinese fed on government propaganda Many Chinese who have bypassed censorship to read foreign media are baffled by the view of Tibet they see there We live in a culture of blame - but there is another way The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, tells why the Easter story can help humanity escape a lethal cycle of fear and resentment Timid Brown must catch up with reality Leader: Among Britain's three main political parties, there is near unanimity about how the economy should be run Obama's speech on race rings true for Britain, too Leader: It is a brave man who, in seeking to be elected US President, starts a speech with the idea that the nation was founded on the 'original sin' of slavery Pakistan will meet militants US fears as new coalition government plans to negotiate with its 'own people' - the extremists They led us into a disastrous war, yet still they prosper. Why? Catherine Bennett: Five years on, and Jonathan Powell is just one of Blair's inner circle who continue to rise rather than apologise |
| H7 Gen. McCaffrey Briefs the Future - Tom Ricks, Washington Post Think tanks lose share...
of MSM citations. FAIR. Newsweek The West Loses More Ground by Daniel Drezner
Hopeful Milestone in a Troubled War - The Australian editorial
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Iraq - Gregory Scoblete, Real Clear Politics
Al Hayat Between the Arab Summit and the End of the Bush Era: Prospects for a Regional Conflict Raghida Dergham - Nine months stand between the presumed Arab summit in Damascus, scheduled for the end of March, and the end of George W. Bush's term in office, as American presidential elections come to an end next fall
John B. Hess, chairman of the Hess Corporation, the oil and natural gas company, on oil prices and the future, in an interview with Newsweek Negative U.S. media linked to increased insurgent attacks Periods of intense news media coverage in the United States of criticism about the war, or of polling about public opinion on the conflict, are followed by a small but quantifiable increases in the number of attacks on civilians and U.S. forces in Iraq, according to a recent study Iraq, $5,000 Per Second? - Nicholas Kirstof, New York Times
Iraq: The Real Story - Oliver North, Washington Times
McCain's AQI Mistake - Robert Novak, Real Clear Politics
Cheney in Baghdad - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
Where Has All the Rage Gone? - Tariq Ali, The Guardian
War Dodgers - Ben Ehrenreich, New York Times
Afghanistan Progress Despite Horrors, Apathy - John Metzler, World Tribune
Evil Targets the Pope - New York Daily News editorial
Why Radical Islam Just Won’t Die - Paul Berman, New York Times
The Bombers Who Bailed - Michael Jacobson, Washington Post
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US military Iraq toll hits 4,000 The US military death toll in Iraq since 2003 reaches 4,000, the US military and independent counts say. Dozens die in attacks across Iraq Many people have died in a day of suicide attacks, shootings and rocket strikes across Iraq The Peace Canal Plan – Peace plan/water import project from Turkey to the Middle East Fewer Iraqis Want Coalition Troops to Leave Now Two-in-Three Britons Regret War in Iraq Iraq Seeks Bids to Develop Gas Field BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 23 Mar 08 Package B Jihadi Movement Calls For Efforts To Prevent Iran From 'Interfering' in Iraqi Affairs Green Zone attack originated in Sadr City, say witnesses Iraq's Presidency Denies US Interference in Provinces Law Transcript: Bush Talks to Radio Farda About Iran Hezbollah calls for Beirut rally Hezbollah is to hold a rally in Beirut to mark the end of mourning for its assassinated commander, Imad Mughniyeh Schoolgirl in Iraq
Noor, 16, describes life in Baghdad during five years of violence | H9 Ha’aretz – Hezbollah: We have proof Israel killed Mughniyah Deal still in the works despite killing of Mughniyah Gideon Levy: Blind int'l friendship enables Israel to kill, settle The mix of Sderot and the Holocaust, international Islamophobia and Hamas rule in Gaza do the trick. Israel hasn't scored this kind of foreign-policy success since the days of the Oslo Accords Bar’el We've already won in Iraq Washington may be punishing Syria for not keeping its border with Iraq sealed, but its tactical conduct with Damascus is strategically punishing the whole Middle East. New Guest, Daniel Kurtzer: since '93 U.S. didn't help peace process succeed The vision of an Arab-free Knesset ANALYSIS: Unofficial Gaza cease-fire benefits everybody Saddam collected information on dozens of potential targets in Israel Editorial: Swiss gas deal with Iran a disgrace, like WWII neutrality Barak to Cheney: Iran is a threat to the region, the world Jerusalem official denies reported truce offer to Hamas, Jihad Pan-Arab paper: Egyptian mediators tell Hamas, Jihad that Israel ready for year-long truce if Qassams stop PM aide planning Website 'to connect all Jews around the world' Proposed site would include content on Jewish history as well as official Israeli government policy Nautilus anti-missile laser fails to impress Laser is future of anti-missile technology, despite doubts Defense industry developing solid-beam electric system which will counter rockets like Qassams Israel shifts stance on reaching deal Hezbollah Al-Qaida tape calls for attacks on Jews, Israelis over Gaza Deputy chief al-Zawahri demands Muslims strike U.S. interests in revenge for early March IDF Gaza op. U.S. Jewish group reaches out to kids from mixed marriages The Singapore of the Mideast Finance Ministry chief pushes his dream to turn Israel into an international finance center. Teheran made it clear it would initially counter strike nearby Arab states Peres warns against returning Golan Says Iran, Syria will take control of Heights; Cheney: US will do all it can to deal with nuke threat Officials in Jerusalem: If they get too close, Palestinians could lose everything; Hamas and Fatah officials agree in Yemen to open talks Zawahiri calls for attacks on Israel Bin Laden's deputy demands battle against Jews, says Jordan, Egypt, Saudis "part of a satanic pact." 'Don't take any options off the table' Barak tells Cheney that while Israel supports sanctions against Iran, they may not be enough. 'Fatah-Hamas talks moving forward' Sides accept Yemeni initiative "as framework for resuming dialogue," agree to resume talks in April Barack Obama blasts pro-Hamas Op-Ed US Senator slams opinion piece first published in LA Times and later reprinted by his pastor By ANDREW SILOW-CARROL
The relationship between Obama and his pastor is more complex than the cable squawkers would ever admit Balanced account By BEN NAPARSTEK
Reconciling his social conscience, capitalist ideology became a career for former World Bank economist. Pilots begin cancer tests after carcinogenic material revealed IAF personnel fly to Texas for consultations concerning the recent discovery of cancer causing formaldehyde in an Israeli F-16I. 'Post' interview with John McCain in full The challenge of the would-be presidents [ DAVID HOROVITZ , Iraq, the Palestinians and political debate [ CAROLINE GLICK Yedioth Ahronoth 'Hit Jews and Americans'
In new audiotape, al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri calls for attacks on Israeli, Western targets to avenge IDF's raids on Gaza: 'Let them know that they would bleed for every dollar they spend on killing Muslims' Egyptian reactor by 2017 Mubarak in Moscow to sign nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia despite Washington ire It’s all about hatred Animosity against Jews, not economic distress is root cause of terrorism, writes Gilad Sharon Barak: All options should be weighed on Iran Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine BBC Cheney urges Mid-East concessions US Vice-President Dick Cheney says peace in the Middle East will require painful concessions on both sides. 2008: The year of Palestine? Israel attack threatens fallout Cheney affirms U.S. commitment to Israel's security Cheney urges Mid-East concessions US Vice-President Dick Cheney says peace in the Middle East will require painful concessions on both sides Cheney says an independent Palestinian state is 'long overdue' Architect of Israel's birth faces extinction The Jewish Agency, one of the pillars on which the state of Israel was born, is facing the greatest crisis of its existence Gaza: The Death of Industry HOLY LAND: DAVID PRYCE-JONES: Have Christians no place in the Muslim world? “Christians in the Holy Land” Israel & India: New Allies Developing Sino-Israel Relations |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Musharraf is quickly losing his grip on Pakistan Parliament is expected to confirm a new prime minister on Monday, further isolating Musharraf. The Security Council must act preemptively – on climate change This global threat requires a war-room mentality. It's the end of Britain as we know it The Lisbon Treaty spells the end of a sovereign Britain. The very model for a modern China While China used bullets in Tibet, Taiwan used ballots to register dissent in an election Recession is a given. Can we avoid depression? Economists wonder if the Bush administration is ideologically inclined to do what's needed to rescue economy. Green Zone attack originated in Sadr City, say witnesses Near miss of US Embassy Sunday fits pattern of conflict with Shiite militias. Clinton's road to nomination gets steeper With revote plans nixed in Florida and Michigan, pressure is on for an acceptable solution. Iraq flag debate still flutters Iraqis plan to vote on a new flag by the end of 2008. Secular vision of a prominent Iraqi family The Chadirji family – several of whose members helped shape modern Iraq – renew an uphill bid to promote their ideals Dalai Lama must balance politics, spiritual role The Tibetan leader in exile must balance his stature as a monk with the very temporal demands of politics. What economic slowdown? Some spots still boom Some states and many cities expect growth because they have the right industries or resources at the right time. Clinton's White House schedules revealing, not definitive The 11,000 pages released last week shed little light on her readiness to be president. ASIA NewsweekWashington Cries Wolf Andrew Moravcsik Don't believe the hype: Beijing's military buildup isn't as scary as it seems. Heritage China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools Inside Afghanistan: US Ambassador William Wood Tom Barnett KnoxNews. 'The Ghost War' By ALEX BERENSON Reviewed by ROBERT D. KAPLAN Alex Berenson’s new thriller forecasts dangers to come as China rises. Taiwan president-elect's bold mandate: improve ties with China, U.S. Ma Ying-jeou, a former mayor of Taipei and Harvard Law School graduate, may face resistance to his conciliatory approach. USIP Killing Friends, Making Enemies: The Impact and Avoidance of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan China: Reminder of the Worst - Miami Herald editorial
Behind the 'Modern' China - Robert Kagan, Washington Post
China's Dilemma in Tibet - Richard Halloran, Washington Times
What They're Fighting for in Tibet - Abrahm Lustgarten, Washington Post
Volcano in the Himalayas - Joshua Kurlantzick, Los Angeles Times
Tibet: New Generation of Rebels - Jane Macartney, New York Post
Tibet: West Can Use Olympics as a Weapon - Michael Portillo, London Times
China: Gold Medal in Tyranny - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
Dalai Lama's Gestures from Britain - Melanie McDonagh, London Daily Telegraph
Taiwan's New Head Seeks Change - Schuman and Tso, Time
A Ticking Clock on N. Korea - David Ignatius, Washington Post China's dilemma in Tibet (By Richard Halloran) Bhutto's party picks a consensus-builder to be Pakistan's next premier What They're Really Fighting for in Tibet By Abrahm Lustgarten, Lack of economic opportunity is fueling the riots in Tibet | H11 IHT EUROPE European press review Constanze Stelzenmüller's GMF briefing paper, "Transatlantic Power Failures." Kosovo: Recognition Without Power - Stephen Schwartz, Weekly Standard Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck German leaders talk up EU goals on climate and other issues, but their actions tell a different story. Germany's New True Believers Officials in Berlin want to mainstream the Muslims. Their method: taxpayer-funded Islamic education. | H12 RFE/RL Central Asia: Behind The Hype, Russia And China Vie For Region's Energy Resources Google News Azerbaijan Newsweek Dumbing Russia Down | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com Is Russian intellectual life thriving or dying? BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press Monday 24 March 2008 Duma wants Putin to back Georgian separatists |
| H13 The Times Un Bon Ami Nicolas Sarkozy’s State visit confirms a revival of the Anglo-French relationship Hamas and Fatah begin unity conference As rival factions begin talks, Israel warns that if Hamas rejoins a Palestinian unity government it will freeze negotiations China accuses Dalai Lama of being a terrorist China has accused Tibet's exiled god-king of colluding with Muslim terrorists to destabilise the country before the Olympics Clinton plots to win super-delegates Barack Obama granted himself a three-day Easter campaign break, secure in the belief that Hillary Clinton needs a miracle FBI told of Spitzer scandal by Republican foe Former New York Governor's rival, Roger Stone, has admitted that he tipped off the FBI about the use of 'high-priced call girls' US presidential race is like Dynasty The contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will match anything created by fiction Tim Hames Nature, nurture, the war’s over Genetic and environmental factors combine to affect people’s risk of post-traumatic stress disorder Mark Henderson Missing media tycoon may have faked death The disappearance of Leonid Rozhetskin has police wondering if they are investigating murder, abduction, or a vanishing act Sunday Times Father of Iran’s drive for nuclear warhead namedPhysics lecturer emerges as the father of a nuclear programme that the West believe is aimed at producing a warhead The West can hurt China If the Tibet situation deteriorates, pressure will grow to use the Olympics as a weapon against Beijing Michael Portillo The immorality of a quick buck In global terms all of us in the West are rich and each one of us has a duty to combine compassion with justice Michael Nazir-Ali Pope's baptism of outspoken Muslim risks anger Pope Benedict XVI risks Easter rift with Islam by baptising outspoken convert who says his former religion is violent Obama faces questions over political 'godfather' Barack Obama was surging ahead in the Democrat race but revelations about the men who shaped him are putting voters off Saddam son's plan for UK hit squad Pentagon says Uday Hussein hatched a plot to assassinate the leader of the Iraqi opposition in London in April 2000 Barack Obama does speaks about race Few politicians are dedicated to racial integration. To tie Obama to racial separatists is unfair Andrew Sullivan Catholic ministers to be given embryo 'opt-out'Gordon Brown to allow Catholic MPs, including three Cabinet members, to vote with their consciences to calm furious row Q&A: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill The ascent of Barack Obama, Mr Charisma He has burst out of obscurity to make a bid for the White House. David James Smith traces the roots of Barack Obama’s ambition America gets depressed by thoughts of 1929 Roosevelt’s cry that ‘there is nothing to fear but fear itself’ is still valid today Wall Street Journal Saddam's Terror Links
New evidence from Iraq's files. The Democrats' Super Disaster
By John Yoo The Founders believed that letting Congress choose the president was a dreadful idea. After Putin
By Joseph R. Biden Jr. It is legitimate to be concerned about Russia's 'internal' affairs. Pendulum Swings Toward Regulation The crisis in the U.S. housing market, turmoil on Wall Street and safety scares involving food, drugs and toys are driving both political parties to reconsider how much companies and markets should be relied upon to police themselves. New Growth Limits Revive Old Fears As the world grows more populous, it also is growing more prosperous, leading to increased demand on resources and stoking old fears that efforts to increase production won't be able to keep up Weekly Standard The Credit Crisis of 2008 As was the case a century ago, it's good to have a J.P. Morgan when you need one.
by Irwin M. Stelzer Newsweek How a Lack of Faith Pounded the Markets
| H14 Financial Times Sarkozy’s bold defence initiative There is a real prospect of a deal that puts France back into Nato and strengthens the EU’s defence capabilities, write Charles Grant and Tomas Valasek Bush seeks diplomatic pact with Putin The Bush administration is seeking to persuade the Russian president to sign up to a long-term agreement on Moscow-Washington relations before the US president steps down Campaign silence over Wall St woesThe separation of presidential politics from the troubles assailing the US economy is now verging on the surreal, writes Clive Crook Crisis could boost the euroA simulation shows that the euro could replace the dollar as the world’s largest reserve currency within 10 or 15 years, writes Wolfgang Münchau EU to consider Beijing Olympics boycott The president of the European Parliament has said that European countries should consider a boycott of the Olympics in Beijing if the Chinese government continues to take a hardline attitude to unrest in Tibet - WORLD NEWS: Hamas rides wave of support despite Gaza's economic woes Cheney calls for Arab-Israeli concessions US death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000 Iraq’s Green Zone comes under fire Baghdad’s fortified ”Green Zone” came under repeated rocket or mortar attack, and police said up to 17 people had been killed by rockets falling short outside the government and diplomatic compound Central banks float rescue ideas Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic are actively engaged in discussions about the feasibility of mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities as a possible solution to the credit crisis US can learn from Japan’s crisis The US should inject public funds into its financial system, which is undergoing a worse crisis than Japan during its loan crisis, according to Japan’s financial services minister COMMENT: A hardline approach to North Korea will not work LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: EU's dangerous decision on climate change that may lead to a trade war Tim Harford on an eternal enigma Undercover Economist: We economists know a lot about pricing, but are baffled by the way the rest of humanity thinks about it Beware a backlash against banks Proposed changes to the regulations look likely to be as harmful to Britain as was Sarbanes-Oxley to th e US, writes Karina Robinson Obama profits not from Jeremiah Mr Obama’s real problem is not with his remarkable speech, but with the fact that few Americans heard it or will ever read it in full Fear fatigueWall Street optimists say we have seen the worst of the credit crisis. Is that really plausible? Beyond ownership Old consumer mindsets around ownership have been one barrier to the creation of more stable business models in the digital media industry A Belgian utopia Dispense with central government and the impenetrable rhetoric that passes for modern political discourse would cease too France and UK to press banks over debt An Anglo-French summit on Thursday will put renewed pressure on banks to agree to “full and immediate disclosure” of the scale of their bad debts Leaders share a loss of voter confidence Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown struggle to assert themselves in the face of a sceptical public as the realities of exercising power prove more difficult than expected | Editorial The Army's manpower squeeze The service is being held together by lowered standards and bonuses. But for how much longer? Violence spikes in Iraq as 48 are killed The day is marked by bombings, gunfire. Heavily guarded Green Zone is hit. McCain's record on Iraq is mixed John McCain is betting big on Iraq His long-sought 'surge' is working now, but he's been wrong too. That dialogue on race: Let's talk or let's not? Obama called for open discussion, but not everyone is on board Cheney affirms U.S. commitment to Israel's security The vice president says the peace process requires 'painful concessions,' but that the Jewish state has a right to defend itself. Iraq's Kurds flock to parks to mark Persian New Year Armed with picnic baskets and dressed in their brightest holiday finery, Iraqi Kurds headed into the hills here Friday to celebrate a cherished holiday that marks the beginning of spring. Volcano in the Himalayas By Joshua Kurlantzick Tibetans' violent rebellion against China has been simmering for a long time Slavery's staying power By E. Benjamin Skinner It's not a relic of the past; it's here and now and ensnaring more people than ever Don't forget immigration reform Reality about immigrants differs from perception. Let's change the narrative. |
| H16 American Politics GALLUP: Obama back on top... Hagel 'not ready' to endorse McCain Obama's promise of a new majority, and the question it prompts 2 Divergent McCain Moments, Rarely Mentioned One of Instapundit's favorite blogs speaks on race McClatchy McCain on global warming: Strong warnings, few details Since his last try for the presidency in 2000, John McCain has listened closely to the evidence on global warming, agreed with scientists that pollution is much to blame and concluded that the United States must limit its emissions from fossil fuels Passport Peeping – More Than Just Curiosity? OBAMA: DON'T LABEL ME LIBERAL...
NYT: MCCAIN RARELY MENTIONS TALK OF LEAVING REPUBLICAN PARTY...
realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Newsweek When Barry Became Barack Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Wright Post 9/11 Sermon Poll may gauge Obama fallout Boston Globe The good recession As the economy enters the doldrums, there are some things you can look forward to - including better health (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) Identity check What the Obama speech taught me, the mother of two biracial children, about myself, my kids - and America. (By Francie Latour, Boston Globe) Saving Wall Street from itself THE USUAL claim from Wall Street is that government interference impedes markets, and one can indeed find examples of micromanagement that did not promote the public interest
Cruelest month for gas prices The bad news is that gasoline prices are at record levels. The worse news is that the pain at the pump will likely increase in the months ahead, thanks in part to our own government
DETAILS: Obama Has Financial Edge For Primary Endgame... Kentucky has never elected an African-American to statewide office. Now some are wondering if the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will generate enough excitement to break the state's hidebound political traditions | H17 Daily Telegraph Archbishop attacks Western 'greed' Warns against rush for oil and territory. Taliban's young, radical leaders Leadership changes hands as British attack takes its toll. Obama regains lead after race speech Barack Obama has bounced back in the opinion polls after he responded to controversial remarks by his pastor with a well-received speech on the issue of race Barack Obama and the desire to belong Barack Obama, argues Janet Daley, shares that desperate need that Americans feel to be part of a shared ethnic or cultural identity, which they hope will give them a sense of rootedness and belonging Iraq's stock exchange goes electronic Iraq's rising prosperity is to be symbolically marked this week with the inauguration of a new stock exchange system in Baghdad. Sunday Telegraph General Petraeus stays focused in Iraq The architect of the US 'surge' in Baghdad explains why he refuses to get carried away by the progress being made in Iraq Brown and Sarkozy reveal nuclear plans An Anglo-French plan for a new generation of nuclear power stations will be unveiled by Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown This is a 'strategy' to deceive us The Government's "National Security Strategy" proclaims that "threats to national security" include not just the obvious things such as terrorism, writes Alasdair Palmer. Dick Cheney Middle East peace talks Painful concessions are needed, says vice president. Barack Obama's rise highlights US racial divide Barack Obama's campaign and the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's murder are putting the issue of race back in the headlines China defies calls for Tibet talks China has ignored international calls for it to hold talks with the Dalai Lama and pledged to intensify its crackdown on Tibetans Dalai Lama's gestures from Britain When the Olympics are over, let's see whether the PM backs the Dalai Lama's bid for autonomy, and whether he ever mentions Tibet again, writes Melanie McDonagh. | H18 Independent Hamas and Fatah agree to hold talks The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah yesterday signed up to a Yemeni-brokered deal to negotiate a reconciliation, but hours after the signing an apparent dispute broke out over just what was included in the agreement. Independent on Sunday Robert Fisk: How Ireland exorcised the ghost of empire On the 92nd anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, our Middle East correspondent sees numerous parallels between the bloody, intractable conflicts in Ireland and Israel – and says that the war in Iraq has shown us the true value of neutrality White House Race: The week the colour issue finally took centre stage The rise of British sea power A strange, 122ft- long contraption will set off this week from the Belfast dock that built the Titanic to produce the first electricity ever brought ashore from British tides. Leading article: A watershed for clean energy |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Posted by Tom Ricks in today's Washington Post - Looking Toward the Future slide from a briefing presented by General Barry McCaffrey, US Army (Ret.), on 19 March 2008. Mosul a new test for Iraqi Army; What to do with SOI? The Army's Manpower Squeeze - Los Angeles Times editorial By James T. Hackett It is fitting that the 25th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's announcement of the Strategic Defense Initiative is on Easter Sunday, a day synonymous with peace. As a result of Reagan's vision, and President Bush's determination in withdrawing from the ABM treaty and fielding defenses, this Easter the world is a safer place. Light at the End of the Pipeline?: Choosing a Forum for Suspected Terrorists
Source: PENNumbra Heritage US Africa Command: Challenges and Opportunities | Prominent conservative lawyer endorses Obama on Convictions Advancements in Contemporary Islamic Finance: from practice to scholarship Can cost-benefit analysis guide education policy in developing countries?
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 172 KB) Financing lifelong learning
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers | H21 Social Interactions and Smoking
Source: Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Faculty Research Working Paper Series Are individuals more likely to smoke when they are surrounded by smokers? Full Paper (PDF; 264 KB) The Fuzzier Crystal Ball When technology evolves so rapidly that the present already feels like the future, can there be another visionary author like Arthur C. Clarke? The readers' editor on ... plagiarism and the internet Stephen Pritchard: The internet has made the recycling of other people's work all too easy but equally it has made the detection of such practices almost instantaneous Fake memoirs and real history. History matters, but the best novels boast a kind of truth that even the best history books can never claim. And when history books are wrong they can be miserably, badly, ridiculously wrong… Big classes bad for less able pupils Large class sizes are damaging the prospects of less able children, a ground-breaking study has established Google's recipe for success revealed Uncommon Knowledge: Suprising insights from the social sciences Why woman should marry someone less attractive, how the Apple logo makes people 'think different' and more. (By Kevin Lewis, Boston Globe) Radio with pictures? It'll never catch on |
