| H1 New York Times Bush Given Iraq War Plan With a Steady Troop Level Troop levels in Iraq would remain nearly the same through 2008 as at any time during five years of war, senior officials said. Anatol Lieven / Financial Times: Why we should fear a McCain presidency McClatchy Is 'success' of U.S. surge in Iraq about to unravel? A critical cease-fire broke down Monday as Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army militia began shutting down neighborhoods in Baghdad and the Iraqi government moved against it in Basra. Meanwhile, U.S. officials counted their 4,000th troop death and warned that withdrawing too soon would trigger collapse Spencer Ackerman / American Prospect: The Obama Doctrine — Barack Obama is offering the most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique we've heard from a serious presidential contender in decades. But will voters buy it? Christian Science Monitor Should the world talk to Hamas? A consensus to isolate the group is fraying due to the lack of political results. Is democracy a natural state of mankind? Maybe Alexander Hamilton, not Thomas Jefferson, was right after all. Guardian Just like America, China is building a multi-ethnic empire in the west Parag Khanna: Tibet and Xinjiang have the misfortune of having resources the Asian giant wants, and being on the path to resources it needs How Hillary can still win Michael Tomasky: US elections 2008: A huge win in next month's Pennsylvania primary is Clinton's best remaining hope of beating Obama Poll boost for Obama after race speech Obama gains poll boost after make-or-break speech last week on race put him back ahead of Hillary Clinton With Bush and Cheney having lost nearly all credence with their "macho militarism", Kissinger's realism may be the only alternative in a very desperate situation, says Immanuel Wallerstein. J'lem officials say probe may have revealed information very embarrassing to Damascus; Nasrallah: Prisoner swap talks continuing Afghan War Trend Worsening - Mark Trevelyan, Reuters
Talk of a Troop Surge for Afghanistan - Anna Mulrine, US News and World Report
Washington Post Bush: War's Outcome 'Will Merit the Sacrifice' Gen. Petraeus plans to tell Congress in April that the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq that began late last year will continue until the end of July Sadr Followers Shutter Stores, Plan Rallies: Strike Launched in Protest of Targeted Raids, Arrests by Iraqi Security Forces Los Angeles Times Iraq cracks down in Basra The Shiite city has been torn by fighting among parties and militias that are competing to control the south's oil reserves. A security plan includes a curfew and ban on incoming cars. Walker's World: Farewell free markets By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- After nearly 30 years of intellectual and policy dominance, the apostles of free markets and free trade are giving way to the new high priests of regulation, protection and state intervention U.S. Needs a New Bargain With Big Oil By: Joseph P. Kennedy II | The Moscow Times Al Hayat Ayoon wa Azan (McCain's Ignorance Means the Catastrophe Will Continue) Jihad el-Khazen - If John McCain becomes the president of the United States, God forbid, America and the world will be facing a third term of George Bush. Iran, Terrorism, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Source: The Brookings Institution Full Paper (PDF; 99 KB) ABCNews Iraqi Defector 'Curveball' Denies Blame for War Study's rankings indicate a more-stable Iraq Iraq does not even crack the top 20 in an authoritative new ranking of the world's most unstable places, to be released today by the London-based private intelligence firm Jane's Information Group. Words Over Weapons - Joanna Chen, Newsweek A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber explains why she has changed her mind about violence against Israelis DAVID BROOKS The Long Defeat Hillary Clinton’s presidential prospects continue to dim. The door is closing. Night is coming. The end, however, is not near Guardian US deaths in Iraq reach 4,000 Milestone likely to refocus election on exit strategy as Bush looks to order pause on troop withdrawals Serbia asks UN for partitioning of Kosovo Serbia formally proposes partitioning Kosovo along ethnic lines for the first time The Naive Armchair Warriors Are Fighting a Delusional War By: Alastair Crooke | The Guardian
Calls for the west to use force to restore its values in the face of radical Islam reveal a profound detachment from reality Wall Street Journal How al Qaeda Will Perish By Bret Stephens Global View: There is a broad rethink sweeping the Muslim world about the practical utility -- and moral defensibility -- of terrorism. The Inkblot
By James Taranto Where does Obama stand on Israel? As usual, it's anyone's guess. Iraq Militias May Step Up Attacks Residents in two Shiite-controlled neighborhoods in Baghdad said armed militias have taken over rooms in several schools and stocked them with rockets, in a sign they could be gearing up for more attacks against the U.S.-backed government Ha’aretz – Nasrallah: The Zionist entity can be wiped out of existence Hezbollah chief tells rally for Mughniyah that IDF power exaggerated by 'Zionist-American propaganda.' ANALYSIS: Nasrallah threatened punishment not revenge The Hezbollah leader's ability to exact revenge is limited by need to consider the regional implications Marcus Go to Damascus The time is ripe for Israel to invite Syria to join the good guys Half of Arab League leaders plan to skip Damascus summit Sources say progress on Arab Peace plan not likely to occur, Lebanese political crisis led to abstentions How the Olympic games became an extension of politics If all states named by Amnesty as rights violators are banned, there'll be an Olympics with just 4 nations Foreign Policy The List: Who’s Left in Afghanistan?
RFE/RL The Future Medvedev Team Putin's Choice: A Profile of Dmitry Medvedev EDM RUSSIA’S THREATS TO UKRAINE, GEORGIA ARE CHALLENGES TO U.S., NATO
- IT TAKES TWO RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS TO TANGO WITH U.S.
Gen. Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack Iraq Seen as More Stable Than Afghanistan: Report Civilian Casualties Up in Iraq, but Trends Are Mixed: US Military Official Washington Post Righting the Right E. J. Dionne Jr. | If ever there was a moment for change agents within the nation's conservative party, this is it Daily Telegraph Why we all must stand up for the Union Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, believes the Union is a multiplier for good that too often and for too long has been taken for granted. It is time now, he argues, to explain how the Union can benefit all of us 'More muslims than churchgoers' Muslims to outstrip Catholic Sunday worshippers by 2020 Yedioth Ahronoth Report: Israel's Next War Will Involved Syria, Iran Financial Times Why we should fear a McCain presidency Anatol Lieven on the candidate’s foreign policy Bush to reconsider Iraq troop drawdown pace President George W. Bush is likely to accept recommendations for a pause in the drawdown of US troops from Iraq when the current round of withdrawals ends in July UAE sets out become first Arab nuclear state The move confirms the intention of the oil-rich federation to press ahead with a domestic programme separate from the Gulf Co-operation Council’s plans for a joint scheme Greater discipline required on defence spending The US presidential candidates should be strong on disciplining military budgets and force a strategic rethink, writes Gordon Adams Laying down the law ANALYSIS: Lawyer with a new brief Putin’s successor Dmitry Medvedev puts the accent on tackling corruption and the pursuit of an assertive foreign policy The Times If you think it’s bad here,... PAPER: Revealed: 21 countries more stable, prosperous than USA... Palestinian factions dismiss unity pact Fatah admits signing Yemen peace deal only because of a mix-up, while support for Hamas increases in the Gaza Strip Armenian leader stands firm after poll deaths After eight die in protests against electoral fraud President-elect Serzh Sargsian insists that his victory is legitimate China: Fragile Superpower Russia Present and Future What Makes a MiracleSome myths about the rise of China and India Pranab Bardhan When China sees Tibet, it thinks of the Kosovo precedent By Wen Liao Time running out
Is it too late for India and US to tie up nuclear deal? China’s new intelligensia. Despite the global interest in the rise of China, no one is paying much attention to its ideas and who produces them... more» The Bombers Who Weren't As counterterrorism officials have worked hard to understand the process of radicalization that turns ordinary people into killers, too little attention has been paid to learning what leads some committed terrorists to abandon radical comrades and walk away from deadly attacks • 'Not an Island: Europe and the Middle East' by Joschka Fischer, Eurozine
• 'Iraq: Winners and Losers at Five Years' by Bruce Riedel, Brookings The Next President and the Middle East The next chief executive will face an economic crisis unlike any since 1933 "Moderate" Palestinians of Fatah Undergoing Radicalization - Barry Rubin (Jerusalem Post) Tom Barnett Want democracy in the ME? Embrace Shia Salon The fine art of battling oil addiction
YaleGlobal Oil May Not Grease Friendship Countries with less oil and more entrepreneurship tend to align with the US | H2 Umduğunu değil bulduğunu aldı Cheney’den talep gelmedi Turkish leaders tells Cheney no Afghan help for now Cheney, İran ve Afganistan için destek bulamadı Büyükanıt: Karar devletin "Bush'un talimatıyla geldim" "Talat ile sınav veriyoruz" Hristofyas ilk kez CNN TÜRK'e konuştu Haber Videosu için tıklayınız 'Teröre Karşı Ortak Mücadele' 2 numara'nın Ankara ordusu Cheney: 'Ankara'ya Bush'un talimatıyla geldim' 'Ergenekon, Türk demokrasisi için büyük bir sınav' EDM CYPRUS: TOWARD REUNIFICATION OR A MORE CORDIAL SEPARATION? Türkmen gazında yine somut adım yok Turkey tells Cheney won't send troops or money to Afghanistan Cheney Backs Turkey's Fight Against Kurdish Rebels 6 yıl sonra 6 saat US supports Turkey's fight against PKK-official LA Times For the good of Turkey A member of the Justice and Development Party says his country deserves advanced democracy. Discuss Turkey Wants Bids on First Nuclear Plant Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national Kurds and police clash for 5th day in Turkey Can Dündar Güneydoğu yeniden PKK’ya mı dönüyor? Cevdet Aşkın Kürt sorununun açmazı, Cheney'nin Çankaya mesajı Basra gergin
Irak'ın ikinci büyük kentinde gece sokağa çıkma yasağı neden gerekli görülüyor? Deniz Gökçe Irak’ta beş yıl bitti! Hüsnü Mahalli İlginç bir ülke Karayılan: Kürt halkına saldırılar derhal durdurulsun! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık "Talat ile sınav veriyoruz" Hristofyas ilk kez CNN TÜRK'e konuştu Haber Videosu için tıklayınız
Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi’nin yeni lideri Hristofyas’ın CNN Türk’te Annan Planı, siyasi eşitlik, izolasyonlar ve Kıbrıs’ta yeni bir ortak devletin kurulması konularında verdiği muğlak mesajlar müzakerelerin zorlu geçeceğini gösterdi Mehmet Hasgüler Kıbrıs görüşmelerinde neyi görüşmek gerek Sami Kohen Kıbrıs’ta yeni dönemeç 'Eşit siyasi haklı federasyon olsun' Yine bir dejavu yaşanır mı?.. NATO heyeti: AB reformları askıda mı? BM: Lokmacı Kapısı bu ay içinde açılsın Türkmen lider: İşbirliğinin altın harflerini yazıyoruz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İki bölgeli, iki toplumlu federasyon peşinde Hasan Kanbolat Prime Minister Erdoğan’s visit to Bulgaria Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. BM, Lokmacı'nın ay sonunda açılmasını istiyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. EuroNewsEuroNews : Cyprus reunification back on table 4 years on Israelis warned against travelling to Cyprus Gila Benmayor 12 milyon genci hangi siyasi parti düşünüyor Turkey blocks Web site over insults to Ataturk 60,000 computers in village schools to be replaced Turkish university setting down roots at Ohio's Kent State University - International Herald Tribune 'Ergenekon' dizi film oldu
'Cehennem diye bir şey yoktur' Sulukule'den Başbakan'a mektup Serdar Turgut Deve kulübü Büyük insan Churchill Günay kadeh tokuşturdu ama şarabı içmedi Gökçek, Hazine'ye 4 milyar YTL borcunu ödemedi Bidding date set for Akkuyu nuclear plant 25 Mart 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 Ergenekon'da 3 kritik soru Vahim iddialar Taşlar yerine oturuyor Terör örgütünün bilinen en üst düzey yöneticisi 'Üst düzey yetkili' olmaktan tutuklandı Zanlılar Ergenekon'u kabul etmedi Cumhuriyet bombalarını 'Veli Paşa'dan aldık' iddiası "Başsavcının kaprisi mi?.." Cumhuriyet bombacısından şok iddia: bombaları Veli Küçük verdi İşçi Partisi'nde Yargıtay krokisi çıktı, polis alarmda Ergenekon'a derin inceleme AKP: Referanduma hazırız
TÜSİAD: Hukukla oynamayın Başsavcı: Gözaltıların 'kapatma'yla ilgisi yok "Yeni bir hükümet kurulsun" AKP referanduma gitmeyi düşünüyor Gerekçe: Üst düzey yönetici Bilgi sızdırma çetesi mi var? Hükümet 7 bin 200 güne razı oldu, 65 yaşta direndi MHP’den AKP’ye sürpriz öneri MHP de gözaltında Fehmi Koru’dan üç isim daha
MHP'nin teklifinde de kapatma kriteri; terör ve şiddet Milliyet Son Dakika Cengiz Çandar Esası kaçırmayalım Ahmet Taşgetiren• Ergenekon’un derinliği ( 25.03.2008 ) Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol ‘Çağdaşlık’ hukuku zorluyor Fikret Bila Türk-ABD ilişkilerinin kilit noktası Murat Yetkin Siyaset yeni sıkışmaya gebe Mustafa Karaalioğlu AK Parti ne yapmalı? Birand AKP, mağduriyet zırhını kaptırdı... Hasan Cemal Darbecilikten, cuntacılıktan demokrasi kahramanlığına... Eyüp Can Kazan-Kazan'dan Kaybet-Kaybet'e Seyfettin Gürsel Acilen yeni anayasa 'Türkiye'nin Uzlaşmaya İhtiyacı Var' Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Homeland security falls victim to rivalry Fehmi Koru'dan iddialara net cevap Fehmi Koru: Üzülürken sevinmek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ali Bayramoğlu: Türkiye'yi doğru okumak: Neyin eşiğindeyiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: 'Denizli'nin horozları bellidir' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taha Kıvanç: Süfelâ ve cühelâ takımına dair Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: “Büyük Resim” ortaya çıkacak diye korkuyorlar! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İbrahim Karagül: İncirlik Afyon'a mı taşınacak? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakan Albayrak: Günlük ortalama ölü sayısı 200'ü bulunca… Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Fatma K. Barbarosoğlu: Kapanan partiler değil basiretimiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Akif Emre: İşte böyle bir şey 'Türk Baasçılığı' Perihan Mağden - Küçük Gözaltı'dan Polaroidler Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Müslümanlar laik olamaz mı? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsmet Berkan - Yaradandan ötürü sevmek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - Ergenekon, AK Parti ve çifte standart Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Nuray Mert - Sözde değil özde demokratlar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Yetkin - Siyaset yeni sıkışmaya gebe Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakkı Devrim - «Voltaire hapsedilmez!» Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Namık Kemal Zeybek - Kürtlerin bayramı Demokratın demokratlığı
Murat Belge Operation Ergenekon: What comes next? by Emre Uslu & Önder Aytaç* EKREM DUMANLI - Vahim suçlamalar AK Party closure defeat of democracy in Islamic world Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. ŞAHİN ALPAY - Çınarcık depremi neyin habercisi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İHSAN DAĞI - Oyun büyük, Türkiye'yi bölecekler Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - 'Kardeş kavgası' kime yarar? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. LEYLA İPEKÇİ - Taraf gazetesi nasıl 'İslamcı ve AKP yanlısı' oldu? Kerim Balcı Is this all they have? Ertuğrul Özkök O evde neler gördüm Ahmet Hakan Cüneyt ÜlseverBindik bir alamete gidiyoruz kıyamete! Enis BerberoğluEkipler amiri ruhu Oktay Ekşi Özdemir İnce Dura lex, sed lex: Katı olsa da yasa yasadır Mehmet Y YılmazYalancılık ’siyasal İslam’ın temel ilkesi Bekir Coşkun İktidar macunu... Yalçın Doğan O benim canım İlhan Abim Oray Eğin
Parti bülteni mi gazete mi? Yılmaz Özdil Aman ha! Yalçın Bayer Emmiyet Genel Müdürü Başbakanlığa çağrılırsa önemli bir olaydır Doğan Hızlan Aydınlığı hiç kararmadı MUHARREM SARIKAYA"Şeker hastası demokrasi ERDAL ŞAFAK Bilmece gibi bir ziyaret ENGİN ARDIÇ ERGUN BABAHANEğreti demokratlar
EMRE AKÖZ 'Emniyet'in cinliği Umur TaluÖrtülü savaş muhabiri, muharriri HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAK Kontrgerilla, Susurluk, Ergenekon MEHMET BARLASDenizi bilmeyen balıklar yerel kavgaları uluslararası zemine taşıyabilir MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti ne yapmalı?
YAVUZ DONATKomutan... İçimizden biri
Mehmet Altan Gündem ne zaman kaydı? Ahmet Kekeç Latif abi formülünü açıklıyorum... Berat Özipek Yargı reformu olmadan olmaz Eser Karakaş Toplumsal hafıza ve ekonomi Mahir Kaynak Strateji belirleyicidir Sami Selçuk Düşündürücü bir yapıt Murat Yılmaz Ergenekon'dan demokratik, sivil ve özgürlükçü reformlarla çıkılır... Güneri Civaoğlu Sorgulanırken sorguladım Abdullatif Şener Rotary Kulübü ödülü aldı Güler Kömürcü Omlet nasıl yapılır? Önce yumurtaları birbirine vurarak... Sebahattin Önkibar AKP bilançosu: Türkiye fiilen üçe bölündü! Derya Sazak Yarılma Melih Aşık Darbeciler... Toktamış Ateş Ergenekon Nuray Başaran Lider olabilmenin yolu ve Cheney ziyareti Nuh Gönültaş Gözaltının iyileştirici yan etkisi Hakan Aygün Savcılar için Doğu Perinçek rehberi... Erhan Çelik Ergenekon’dan aldığımız ders, Şemdinli'den ders Baykal'dan muhaliflere kongre çelmesi Yargıtay üyelerini tek tek fişlemişler! Ergenekon savcısına baskı yapmayı aklınızdan bile geçirmeyin Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yargı üzerinde o kadar muktedir olsaydım partimle ilgili kapatma davasını önlerdim CHP'in baraj korkusu MHP’ye hasmane bir yaklaşımı var Köşk'e CHP'den transfer Neden 04.30'da basıldı? Neyle suçlanıyor? Perinçek'ten savcı tedbiri Kapatmayı bitirecek teklif Polis, Selçuk'u şaşırttı Gazeteciler kapatma davasını ve Ergenekon'u tartışıyor Radikal'in 'ılımlı İslam' haberine 3 yalanlama Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Çetelerin MHP'ye sızmasını önledik Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Derin soruşturma CHP'yi rahatsız etti Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İddianamenin İşçi Partisi'nde çıkması hukuk skandalı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Parti kapatmayı zorlaştıran teklif hafta sonu Meclis'te Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MHP'nin teklifinde de kapatma kriteri; terör ve şiddet ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ekonomi 'rejim krizini' kaldırır mı?
Hükümet 7 bin 200 güne razı oldu, 65 yaşta direndi Küresel Ekonomiye Entegrasyon Sürecinde Büyüme Dizisi No:2 "Türkiye'de Hanehalkı: İşgücü, Gelir, Harcama ve Yoksulluk Açısından Analizi" Devamı için tıklayınız Ercan KumcuBankacılıkta rekabet ve esneklik kaybolmamalı Erdal SağlamTÜSİAD’ın rejim krizi kaygısı Hurşit Güneş TÜSİAD araştırması: 1) İşsizlik azalmıyor, hatta artıyor İşte Türkiye’nin gerçek fotoğrafı Güven Sak Neden işimiz zordur Güngör Uras ‘İşyeri devredilir’ (...veya sessizce kapatılır!) Yaman Törüner Geleceğin işadamı nasıl yetiştirilir? TÜSİAD sağduyu çağrısı yaptı Sıra Avrupa'ya geliyor
Mahfi Eğilmez Krizi nasıl karşılıyoruz? (1)
Korkmaz İlkorur İlter Türkmen Ekonomi ve nüfus politikası
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Make Sudan an Offer It Can’t Refuse By MARK HELPRIN As Sudan brazenly defies the world’s wishes, and the death toll closes upon half a million, the pity is that the people of Darfur can in fact be saved Editorial Pain at the Pump and Beyond The Bush administration’s energy policies means the country is too dependent on oil that is both ruinously expensive and ruinous for the environment. BOB HERBERT With a Powerful Speech, Obama Offers a Challenge The essence of the speech will likely be lost in the din that inevitably erupts when there is a racial controversy in the United States A Vote for the Economy Who would be better equipped to handle the economic crisis, Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? On Carbon, Tax and Don’t Spend Carbon tax discussions always seem to devolve into gleeful suggestions for ways to spend the revenue, but policymakers must be prevented from turning the tax into a cash cow. | H5 Washington Post Bush: War's Outcome 'Will Merit the Sacrifice' Gen. Petraeus plans to tell Congress in April that the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq that began late last year will continue until the end of July Sadr Followers Shutter Stores, Plan Rallies: Strike Launched in Protest of Targeted Raids, Arrests by Iraqi Security Forces Righting the Right E. J. Dionne Jr. | If ever there was a moment for change agents within the nation's conservative party, this is it After A Nuclear 9/11 Jay Davis | If the unthinkable happens, we need better nuclear forensics at the ready. 4,000 Dead for What? Eugene Robinson| A grim milestone comes and goes, and to what end? The Ultimate Casualty Richard Cohen| The good name of the United States is a sad casualty of this war. Olympic Fallacies Anne Applebaum Why should we believe that the Beijing Games will be an innocent display of sporting prowess, bearing no relation to Chinese politics? Pakistan Premier Frees Judges Leader's First Step Defies Musharraf How Hillary Can Still Win Stumped| Plus: Superdelegates are both more and less important than you think. Test in Taiwan (Editorial Democracy has produced a government more favorable to Beijing -- which now must deliver on the promise of better relations Another Bleak Milestone By Dan Froomkin Cheney on the Iraq War -- and Nixon's Pardon | H6 Guardian Just like America, China is building a multi-ethnic empire in the west Parag Khanna: Tibet and Xinjiang have the misfortune of having resources the Asian giant wants, and being on the path to resources it needs How Hillary can still win Michael Tomasky: US elections 2008: A huge win in next month's Pennsylvania primary is Clinton's best remaining hope of beating Obama Poll boost for Obama after race speech Obama gains poll boost after make-or-break speech last week on race put him back ahead of Hillary Clinton US deaths in Iraq reach 4,000 Milestone likely to refocus election on exit strategy as Bush looks to order pause on troop withdrawals Serbia asks UN for partitioning of Kosovo Serbia formally proposes partitioning Kosovo along ethnic lines for the first time The Naive Armchair Warriors Are Fighting a Delusional War By: Alastair Crooke | The Guardian
Calls for the west to use force to restore its values in the face of radical Islam reveal a profound detachment from reality An Unlikely Refuge By: Seth Freedman | The Guardian
"Even though we're Muslim, the Islamic world has done nothing to protect us", said Yassin, a refugee whose tortured flight from Darfur finally brought him to Israel three years ago Pro-Tibet protesters strike as the Olympic flame is lit Embarrassed Greek authorities denounce actions as having 'nothing to do with the Olympic spirit' Crony capitalism Thomas Palley In the face of Wall Street panic, the Fed is subsidising the biggest and most powerful investment banks Imperial earth Ian Williams The British science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke knew that what was true for rockets was also true for empires: what goes up will certainly come down Price and perception Leader: Perceptions about prices have important political consequences Religion doesn't rule in this clash of moral universes Polly Toynbee: Clerics cannot randomly intervene in contentious bills, nor should the church take priority over ministers' consciences |
| H7 With Bush and Cheney having lost nearly all credence with their "macho militarism", Kissinger's realism may be the only alternative in a very desperate situation, says Immanuel Wallerstein. Afghan War Trend Worsening - Mark Trevelyan, Reuters
Talk of a Troop Surge for Afghanistan - Anna Mulrine, US News and World Report
Al Awsat Inside Afghanistan: Afghan VP Abdul Karim Khalili U.S. Needs a New Bargain With Big Oil By: Joseph P. Kennedy II | The Moscow Times Al Hayat Ayoon wa Azan (McCain's Ignorance Means the Catastrophe Will Continue) Jihad el-Khazen - If John McCain becomes the president of the United States, God forbid, America and the world will be facing a third term of George Bush. Daily Star Lebanon's power struggle: One good turn deserves another Some ideas to exit from the peace process labyrinth By Jonathan Freedland Iraq: No Light at the End of the Tunnel By: Carl Hiaasen | Miami Herald On the five-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, President Bush declared that the United States is on the way to winning the war. He made this stupefying pronouncement in the safe confines of the Pentagon Gulf Times Ali Marzook of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting writes that five years after the U.S. invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussain, it's hard to see any progress in areas critical to the development of the country THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL Newly declassified documents captured in Iraq show that Saddam Hussein's regime had extensive ties with a variety of Islamist and other terrorist groups, in some cases dating back to the early 1990s. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US military Iraq toll hits 4,000 Gen. Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack Iraq Seen as More Stable Than Afghanistan: Report Civilian Casualties Up in Iraq, but Trends Are Mixed: US Military Official Basra Awaits More Troops; British Forces Ready to Help Quell Unrest Civilian Deaths in Iraq May Have Topped a Million Green Zone Shelling Mirrors Militia Ire U.S. officials offer Iraq assessment U.S. senators offered varied assessments of the situation in Iraq as the president spoke with top military advisers ahead of an April progress report. Cheney on Iraq: 'It's Important to Win' Hamas 'wrecking Mid-East peace' US Vice-President Dick Cheney says Hamas, along with Iran and Syria, is trying to torpedo Middle East peace 97 Percent of US Death Toll Came After 'Mission Accomplished' US Official Says Cheney Unlikely to Have Pressured Saudi Over Oil Maliki visits Basra over security concerns Syria Now Home to a Million Iraqi 'Pillow Drivers' McCain: Bin Laden and I Agree on Iraq Pentagon Report Finds No Evidence Saddam Planned to Assassinate Bush Putin calls on Iraq to support Russian investment in oil sector | H9 Ha’aretz – Nasrallah: The Zionist entity can be wiped out of existence Hezbollah chief tells rally for Mughniyah that IDF power exaggerated by 'Zionist-American propaganda.' ANALYSIS: Nasrallah threatened punishment not revenge The Hezbollah leader's ability to exact revenge is limited by need to consider the regional implications Marcus Go to Damascus The time is ripe for Israel to invite Syria to join the good guys Half of Arab League leaders plan to skip Damascus summit Sources say progress on Arab Peace plan not likely to occur, Lebanese political crisis led to abstentions How the Olympic games became an extension of politics If all states named by Amnesty as rights violators are banned, there'll be an Olympics with just 4 nations Defense sources: Hamas wants Gaza lull to go on J'lem officials say probe may have revealed information very embarrassing to Damascus; Nasrallah: Prisoner swap talks continuing The Cheney model The essential question is whether conflict is about borders or existence. Encountering Peace: A long way from the Three Noes [ GERSHON BASKIN Our World: The new Guardians of Israel [ CAROLINE GLICK Yedioth Ahronoth Report: Israel's Next War Will Involved Syria, Iran 'IDF soldier aided Hizbullah'
Non-commissioned officer suspected of disclosing sensitive information to Hizbullah terrorists positioned in south Lebanon as part of drug smuggling operation; two northern Israel residents indicted in the affair 'Zionists control media' 'People should be free to question Holocaust,' Nasrallah tells rally honoring Imad Mugniyah The fear factor/ Yaron London Hamas, unlike post-Lebanon War Hizbullah, is not scared to fire at us Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine AIPAC Trial Postponed, Again Words Over Weapons - Joanna Chen, Newsweek A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber explains why she has changed her mind about violence against Israelis Survey: Israel Strengthens Hamas Yet Again FT Palestinian fund breaks the mould The Palestinian Invesment Fund may be the world’s most unusual sovereign wealth fund but it is seeking to engender a viable, private sector-driven economy in the territories |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Should the world talk to Hamas? A consensus to isolate the group is fraying due to the lack of political results. Is democracy a natural state of mankind? Maybe Alexander Hamilton, not Thomas Jefferson, was right after all. Germans sour on capitalism amid corporate scandals The massive tax-evasion probe has netted more than 300 suspects, including top executive Klaus Zumwinkel of Deutsche Post. U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000, but rate is slowing The pace of attacks – and US fatalities – has dropped since last June In Europe, widening probe targets tax haven Some 10 countries are investigating suspects, including the US, which estimates that it loses up to $100 billion a year in unpaid taxes As dollar sinks, Thais struggle to keep economy afloat Thailand boomed on exports to the US. Now it's looking at populist incentives to stimulate growth. At Supreme Court: Americans accused in Iraq want U.S. judge Key issue: Do citizens held by the US military in a foreign war have constitutional protections? ASIA China: Fragile Superpower What Makes a MiracleSome myths about the rise of China and India
Pranab Bardhan When China sees Tibet, it thinks of the Kosovo precedent By Wen Liao Time running out
Is it too late for India and US to tie up nuclear deal? China’s new intelligensia. Despite the global interest in the rise of China, no one is paying much attention to its ideas and who produces them... more» Final countdown?
What does a new PM in Pakistan mean for President Musharraf? IHT Taiwan's chance to expand its vision By PHILIP BOWRING Taiwan's new president is more internationally minded than his inward-looking predecessor. Ma's Taiwan Peace Bid Hinges on China Forgoing Union By: Tim Culpan | Bloomberg News
Now that Taiwan's voters have overwhelmingly accepted Ma Ying-jeou's call for cross-strait peace, China will have to decide whether it's willing to abandon its insistence on unification. That isn't likely any time soon Speak Out on Tibet - New York Times editorial
Tibet is China's Olympic Challenge - The Australian editorial
Atheists in Religious Raiment - Boston Globe editorial
Dalai Lama's Moment of Truth - Follath and Wagner, Der Spiegel
Tibet Uprising is Dilemma for China - Richard Halloran, Real Clear Politics
A Monk's Struggle - Pico Iyer, Time
The Very Model for a Modern China - Christian Science Monitor editorial
Taiwan's Poll Shows a True Democracy - Bruce Jacobs, The Australian M.K. Bhadrakumar, a former ambassador, wonders if India is playing to the gallery in Washington over China and Tibet. Donors accused of failing Afghans Some $10bn in aid promised to Afghanistan has still to be delivered, the aid organisation Oxfam says. | H11 IHT The meaning of assurances given to Israel by European leaders EUROPE European press review Christian Democrat Casini May Be Italy Post-Election Kingmaker By: Flavia Krause-Jackson | Bloomberg News
Pier Ferdinando Casini is the only candidate for Italian prime minister campaigning on religious values. Unlikely to prevail himself, his views may allow him to anoint the winner Perils from Across the Pond - Peter Brookes, New York Post
US Should Not Fiddle with NATO - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial
Given the urgency of the situation in Middle East, can Europeans afford the luxury of being against Europe? Berlusconi boosted by pessimism of young The youth of Italy are increasingly gloomy about the future, according to a newspaper poll, and their despondency is helping Silvio Berlusconi consolidate his grip on the general election, due in less than three weeks. | H12 RFE/RL The Future Medvedev Team Putin's Choice: A Profile of Dmitry Medvedev Google News Azerbaijan Medvedev warns on Nato expansion Russia's new leader says Moscow is not happy about the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining Nato. Will power shift from the Kremlin? World watching for any change Profile: Dmitry Medvedev EDM RUSSIA’S THREATS TO UKRAINE, GEORGIA ARE CHALLENGES TO U.S., NATO
- IT TAKES TWO RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS TO TANGO WITH U.S.
- KREMLIN MOVES AGAINST U.K. INTERESTS IN RUSSIA Bush Seeks Diplomatic Pact With Putin By: Stephen Fidler, Daniel Dombey, and Neil Buckley | Financial Times
The Bush administration is seeking to persuade President Vladimir Putin of Russia to sign up to a long-term agreement on Moscow-Washington relations, arguing that it will be harder for Russia to agree such a deal with the next occupant of the White House After Putin By: U.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden | The Wall Street Journal
In six weeks, Dmitry Medvedev will take over Russia's presidency. His ascension comes at a critical moment. Relations between the United States and Russia are at their lowest ebb since the end of the Cold War. Hand Missile Defense to Medvedev's Kremlin By: Vladimir Frolov | The Moscow Times
George W. Bush is trying to engage Vladimir Putin in a round of lame duck diplomacy before both of them step down as president, as implied by a trip by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to Moscow last week Uzbekistan: Amid Thaw with West, Debate over Sanctions IntensifiesAmid a thaw in relations with the United States and European Union, Uzbek authorities are striving to improve the Central Asian country's human rights image. Civil society activists remain cautious about Tashkent's commitment to curbing rights abuses, however |
| H13 The Times No way to combat terrorism The Government have some dangerous bedfellows in its attempt to prevent violent extremism Dean Godson 4,000 dead — the cost to the US after roadside bomb kills soldiers If you think it’s bad here,... PAPER: Revealed: 21 countries more stable, prosperous than USA... Palestinian factions dismiss unity pact Fatah admits signing Yemen peace deal only because of a mix-up, while support for Hamas increases in the Gaza Strip Armenian leader stands firm after poll deaths After eight die in protests against electoral fraud President-elect Serzh Sargsian insists that his victory is legitimate Economy replaces Iraq in US election fight As support for and opposition to the war moves closer to parity there is a sense of stalemate on the subject Judges freed as Pakistan embraces democracy Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, detained by President Musharraf, is released from house arrest by new PM Yousuf Raza Gilani Paramilitary police shoot monks and nuns Demonstation results in fatalities as hundreds march on government office to demand the return of the Dalai Lama Wall Street Journal How al Qaeda Will Perish By Bret Stephens Global View: There is a broad rethink sweeping the Muslim world about the practical utility -- and moral defensibility -- of terrorism. The Inkblot
By James Taranto Where does Obama stand on Israel? As usual, it's anyone's guess. Iraq Militias May Step Up Attacks Residents in two Shiite-controlled neighborhoods in Baghdad said armed militias have taken over rooms in several schools and stocked them with rockets, in a sign they could be gearing up for more attacks against the U.S.-backed government U.S. Government translation of al Qaeda video. Democrats and the Economy
By Stephen J. Rose and Anne Kim The party would be foolish to assume Americans think like the French. Mr. Ma and China
Even his mandate for small steps could vanish if Beijing misbehaves. Review & Outlook The No-Name Generation
By Benjamin Manaster
Why John McCain's age is an advantage. Report to Congress on Financial Implications of U.S. Participation in the International Monetary Fund (PDF; 34 KB)
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury | H14 Financial Times Why we should fear a McCain presidency Anatol Lieven on the candidate’s foreign policy Bush to reconsider Iraq troop drawdown pace President George W. Bush is likely to accept recommendations for a pause in the drawdown of US troops from Iraq when the current round of withdrawals ends in July UAE sets out become first Arab nuclear state The move confirms the intention of the oil-rich federation to press ahead with a domestic programme separate from the Gulf Co-operation Council’s plans for a joint scheme Greater discipline required on defence spending The US presidential candidates should be strong on disciplining military budgets and force a strategic rethink, writes Gordon Adams Laying down the law ANALYSIS: Lawyer with a new brief Putin’s successor Dmitry Medvedev puts the accent on tackling corruption and the pursuit of an assertive foreign policy Gideon Rachman’s blog Boycotting the Olympics: I think it was a mistake to give the Olympics to China. But now that the Chinese have been awarded the games, I think it would be an even bigger mistake to boycott them France softens defence line President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, will agree to strengthen European defence policy amid signs of a rapprochement on one of the most contentious issues separating the two leaders EU told to transform social security rules Failure to address labour and product market reforms could hobble Europe for years, even if it can escape the worst of the downturn, according to Angel Gurría, secretary general of the OECD Medvedev warns on expansion of Nato Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s incoming president, warned that granting Nato membership to the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia could threaten European security US home resales up but prices fall Sales of previously owned homes rose for the first time in seven months in February, while prices fell by their most in at least 40 years Business and politics are worlds apart Business structures fail in politics because a political party is a movement, at the top of which is a leader and a court. There, if the king’s eye alights on you, you are powerful. If it roams onto another, your strength ebbs away. No other power structure exists in politics, says Maurice Saatchi How the levers fell off the buyout machine Private equity will survive, says Steven Rattner The market no longer has all the answers Michael Skapinker on how to organise an economy Protecting EADS If Paris and Berlin have a strong security argument why the European aerospace group should be safeguarded from foreign takeover, they should make it Working welfare There is no magic bullet for welfare reform but the principle that companies could do more to prevent illness and intervene when people go off sick is persuasive | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq cracks down in Basra The Shiite city has been torn by fighting among parties and militias that are competing to control the south's oil reserves. A security plan includes a curfew and ban on incoming cars. Obama's brilliant
bad speech Gregory Rodriguez: His race speech was great rhetoric, but he should have kept his mouth shut. World Food Program issues 'emergency appeal' for funds If $500 million isn't raised by May 1, food rations will have to be cut, the U.N. agency warns Pakistan's fired chief justice is freed New Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani makes it his first act. The jurist had defied Musharraf Engineer sentenced to 24 years in China conspiracy case A federal judge says Chi Mak, 67, of Downey betrayed the U.S. by conspiring to export sensitive military technology |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The Bombers Who Weren't As counterterrorism officials have worked hard to understand the process of radicalization that turns ordinary people into killers, too little attention has been paid to learning what leads some committed terrorists to abandon radical comrades and walk away from deadly attacks The five dangers of a National Security Council
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh Defense Intelligence Agency Mission and Functions U.S. Captains Bear Weight of Iraq Strategy by Michael Kamber, International Herald Tribune. An Outsider's Perspective McCain as C-in-C? - Robert Maginnis, Human Events
Obama as C-in-C? - Kris Kobach, Human Events
SECDEF on Military Law Enforcement Authority Abroad A review of Patrick Sookhdeo’s Global Jihad: The Future in the Face of Militant Islam. | H20 Slate How Barack Uses Bill Turning Hillary Clinton's husband against her. John Dickerson Boycott Beijing The Olympics are the perfect place for a protest.
Anne Applebaum Blind Faith The statements of clergymen like Jeremiah Wright aren't controversial and incendiary; they're wicked and stupid.
Christopher Hitchens A World Enslaved By: E. Benjamin Skinner | Foreign Policy (subscription required) There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves. The Political Context Behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies: Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79)
The author examines the extent to which some states create the conditions for revolutionary movements to flourish. He explores how the governments in Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79) unintentionally empowered revolutionary movements, resulting in these governments’ demise.
Strategic Studies Institute | Cities declined as they emptied while the suburbs swelled. History moves on, and now it is the suburbs that are poised for decline... more» The student unrest in Paris and London 40 years ago filled Tom Stoppard with revulsion. The protesters were free: they had no idea how lucky they were... more» Protecting the Internet Without Wrecking It How to meet the security threat Internet security controls have weakened since the mid-1990s. With the expansion of the community of users, a universal ethic governing activity on the Internet has evaporated. It is easy to regard the Dalai Lama as the plaything of movie stars and millionaires. But he is a serious and formidable force... more» He sat alone in a room for 24 hours with 6 TVs, a laptop, and 2 radios watching and reading only political pundits and blogs. Yes, it can be done... more» Is the U.S. a deeply anti-intellectual land? To answer yes is a no-brainer. And that is where the problem begins... more» ... more» Sure, bubbles are imploding across the world, laying bare the fraudulence of “China,” “tech,” and “hedge funds.” But there will be no turning away from globalization... more» Okay, so half of the French don’t bathe daily. They still continue to lead Europe in the use of perfumes and cosmetics... more» It's the clever way to power: The Oxbridge elite continues to dominate Britain's political and cultural establishment; almost half of undergraduates still come from private schools, so what is keeping state-educated children out? A review of Only a Promise of Happiness: The Place of Beauty in a World of Art by Alexander Nehamas. In praise of ... service compris Leader: Gordon Brown should have a word with President Sarkozy and abolish tipping in restaurants Paradise is Hell The problem with the sort of luxurious inactivity that island holidays promote is that it doesn't refresh. It exhausts Michael Gove Free the music By ANTHONY BALDWIN Extending Europe's 50-year copyright on recordings means goodbye to vintage reissues. Google revives push to get free airwaves TIME.COM: The Internet Effect on News? |
