| H1 Washington Post Alliance Invites In Croatia, Albania Bush Is Rebuffed In Bid for Support Of Ex-Soviet States Guardian Europe owes a huge thank you to skilful, patient President George Bush Timothy Garton Ash: His diplomacy helped to reunite Europe. But as Nato meets in Bucharest, his son is completing two terms of global failure IHT A new phase By JAAP DE HOOP SCHEFFER Things are looking up in Afghanistan, but that does not alter the need for NATO allies to do more CSIS Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050 Two plausible ways in which the globe's sources and uses of energy may evolve over the next half-century. Watch the Video | Listen | Energy Iran's influence evident in Basra
GulfNews - By Amir Taheri Washington Post Editorial Battle for Basra The Iraqi government uses its own army to fight Shiite militias. Is that bad news? Perils in The Price Of Rice By David Ignatius, What do truck drivers in New Jersey, soybean buyers in Indonesia and pasta aficionados in Italy have in common? More than you think. It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Bernanke, Using a Word Rarely Uttered by Top Officials, Lays Out a Litany of Economic Problems Financial Times False ideology at the heart of the financial crisis New thinking is needed, writes George Soros Why the euro is unlikely to eclipse the dollar Reports of the dollar’s death are exaggerated Hillary Clinton cannot let go of her dream Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination are now anywhere from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. By rights she should be flat on her back, declared the loser by technical knockout, writes Sally Bedell Smith Bush signals softening on EU defence The US president signalled a softening of long-standing US resistance to stronger European Union defence capabilities, suggesting this could help rather than weaken Nato New York Times U.S. Cites Planning Gaps in Iraqi Assault on Basra Interviews suggest that Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki overestimated his military’s abilities and underestimated the scale of the resistance in Basra. NATO Allies Oppose Bush on Georgia and Ukraine Iraq’s Sunni Time Bomb By MATT SHERMAN Failure to find a new role for the Sons of Iraq will result in the deterioration of government authority and a return to militia rule for much of Iraq. Editorial Adrift in the Middle East If Washington doesn’t make clear its commitment to peace in the Middle East, it cannot expect weak Israeli and Palestinian leaders to reach a realistic compromise NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF A Not-So-Fine Romance China and the United States clash partly because of competing interests, but mostly because of competing narratives. McClatchy Against McCain, Clinton bests Obama in swing-state polls Hillary Clinton is stronger than Barack Obama when pitted against John McCain, according to new polls of three major states that tend to swing between Democrats and Republicans in November elections Los Angeles Times Can Iraq's soldiers fight? The recent battle between Iraqi troops and militias provides a sort of progress report on the nation's army. • 'Is Global Jihad a Fading Phenomenon?' by Michael Scheuer, Jamestown Foundation Phillippe Sands / Vanity Fair: The Green Light — As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guantánamo detainee wouldn't talk, the Bush administration's highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the army's own Field Manual New polls show Obama surge in Pa. Asia Times Iran torpedoes US plans for Iraqi oil With the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps showing how much control it has over the killing fields of Iraq, by stopping the fighting in the southern city of Basra, Iran has made both the Iraqi and United States governments look very foolish. Far beyond that, Iran has frustrated the joint US-British objective of gaining control of Basra, without which their strategy for establishing control over the fabulous oil wealth of southern Iraq will not work. - M K Bhadrakumar The other Iraqi civil war The battle of Basra may be virtually over. But nobody's talking about the invisible Battle of Mosul. Even by George W Bush logic, "the terrorists" and Iran won the battle of Basra. In the north of Iraq, though, the pieces are falling into place for an alliance between the United States, Israel and a "greater Kurdistan". If only the pesky Iraqi nationalist Sunnis and Shi'ites don't get in the way. - Pepe Escobar The Pentagon's battle bugs
The Pentagon's blue-skies outfit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, celebrates its 50th birthday this year with a program to create cyborg insects - actual moths, June bugs and other creatures that could be developed and programmed to conduct surveillance (or worse). As part of the US's war-fighting future, researchers are already growing insects with electronics inside them - on-board audio, video and chemical sensors. - Nick Turse Little more love Why the US is gaining some ground in the eyes of the world Maliki's Missteps Max Boot Anatomy of the Surge Peter D. Feaver How and why the troop surge has worked, why a military presence in Iraq is sustainable, and why rapid troop drawdowns would guarantee defeat Joe Klein Too Many Kagans, Too Little Knowledge CSIS The Future of NATO through the ISAF PrismRead More Wall Street Journal The Second Iran-Iraq War
By Kimberly Kagan Congress wanted Prime Minister Maliki to confront the militias. Now it needs to support him. The Times No wonder Russia is paranoid The West finds it hard to understand, but Nato's expansion is provocative to Russian eyes Anatole Kaletsky Nato allies desert Bush over expansion plan George Bush appeal for Ukraine and Georgia to be earmarked for Nato membership opposed by Britain, France and Germany John McCain's new test: find a running mate The Republican presidential candidate is mapping out a strategy to appeal to independents and his fractious party Foreign Policy Seven Questions: Waiting for a Cyber Pearl Harbor
Ha’aretz – Al Qaida's no. 2 vows to strike Jews worldwide Ayman Al-Zawahri: Jihad will 'spread towards Jerusalem' after U.S. forces exit Iraq Israel fears Syrian army moves are preamble for Hezbollah op Defense sources: Syrians preparing for severe Israeli response to a Hezbollah attack over Mughniyah killing Christian Science Monitor Don't 'pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan Massive state-building efforts are not a good use of tax dollars. By Benjamin H. Friedman Some signs of optimism on economy Banks raise capital; senators look at a bipartisan mortgage-rescue package. Guardian Muslim 'separatists' protest as unrest spreads in China Muslim Uighurs have held anti-government protests in the far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese officials have acknowledged, blaming separatists inspired by the unrest in Tibet. Daily TelegraphIran's nuclear secrets revealed China provides UN with information on Iran's nuclear plan • 'Jordan: Preserving Domestic Order in a Setting of Regional Turmoil' by Asher Susser, Crown Center, Brandeis Hudson Putin to Split NATO Alliance? Managing Sino-US Relations: The Chinese Way ‘Culture and Conflict in the Middle East’ Has Bush stiffed Israel?
Norman Podhoretz, Commentary. | H2 CSIS The JDP Faces the Threat of Closure: Erdogan's Toughest Test? Bulent Aliriza Guardian Kemalism loses its grip Nicholas Blincoe: The ideology of Ataturk is fading and Turkey's Justice and Development party is building a more multi-ethnic country MELİHA OKUR Neçirvan niye geliyor?
Turkey’s risk, Europe’s role, openDemocracy A court hearing over the legality of Turkey's ruling party could imperil the country's progress towards European Union membership, says a group of leading European observers A New Pakistan? By: Tony Blankley | The Washington Times Let's talk Turkey, first. CSIS'ten kapatılma davasına ilişkin rapor BASBUG IN INDIA World Politics Review | Turkey's AKP: Toward Liberal Reform or Islamization? Report: Turkish president says no plans to send combat troops to Afghanistan - International Herald Tribune Kadri Gürsel Afganistan kâbusu Turkish military advisors work in southern Afghanistan - Turkish Daily News Apr 02, 2008 ‘KKTC’den asker çekilebilir’ Erdoğan: Ada'dan asker çekmek en son mesele Report: New Nuclear Arms Race Possible 'Türkiye nükleer yarışa girebilir' iddiası Satterfield urges socio-economic measures against PKK Ambassador David Satterfield, Coordinator for Iraq, Interview with Murat Celik, Star TV, Ankara (March 31, 2008) Senior Advisor on Iraq, Ambassador David Satterfield Roundtable Interview, Ankara, Turkey (March 31, 2008) CSM Divided Cypriots unite to preserve ancient Famagusta The history of the storied port is reflected in its French Gothic cathedral, Italian Renaissance palace, Byzantine church, and Ottoman madrassah-turned-restaurant. Stephen Kinzer Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national Iraqi Kurds working on new cabinet Ardan Zentürk Korkular ve ‘komplo teorileri...’ Turkish delegation meets Duhok governor Cevdet Aşkın Assyrians Demonstrate Against Turkish Prime Minister's Arrival in Stockholm Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türkiye nükleer silaha hazırlanıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Avrupa - Kürdistan arası uçak seferleri başlıyor
Türkiye’nin kimyasal silah kullandığından şüpheleniliyor DTP: Yeni silah Van'da denendi
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık ERDAL ŞAFAKBükreş Zirvesi Kamil Pasha » The End of the EU Road for Turkey? Erdoğan İsveç’te açıkladı: 301 yakında Brussels maintains pressure on Turkey AP Raportörü, AK Parti davasından umutlu CSM Divided Cypriots unite to preserve ancient Famagusta The history of the storied port is reflected in its French Gothic cathedral, Italian Renaissance palace, Byzantine church, and Ottoman madrassah-turned-restaurant. Türkiye'nin garantörlüğünü kim tartışabilir
ABD basını 1915'i Türkler'in gözüyle yansıttı Lokmacı Geçidi açıldı Arrest of One Turk in Germany Brings New Scrutiny to a Society of 2.7 Million - New York Times Semih İdiz Expo macerasından çıkan Türkiye mesajı Serpil Yılmaz TÜSİAD Brüksel: AKP mesajları yarım alıyor Sedat Sertoğlu
Ortaya karışık NATO salatası FİKRET ERTAN - Zor zirve... Mehmet Hasgüler NATO'nun Bükreş Zirvesi Dava için bir uyarıda Almanya ve Fransa'dan
Can Dündar Hangi Avrupa? Afganistan'a muharip güç gönderme niyetimiz yok Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Brüksel, dava sürecini takipte Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ada'da çözüme ilk adım: Lokmacı bugün açılıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Sınırötesi harekât, ABD'nin imajını olumlu yönde etkiledi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'Türkiye, İran nükleer krizinde devreye girsin' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Can Ataklı AKP olmasa da Türkiye Avrupa Birliği’ne girer Öğretmen nasıl öğrenir! Komisyon bekledi komutanlar gelmedi Mülteci dosyası: Acı ve işkence
Türkiye raporu Ahmet Çalık parayı buldu, ATV-Sabah için imzaya hazır Şükrü Küçükşahin Yeniden YÖK Başkanı’nın maaşı Deivid strike sends Chelsea home with a headache
Adnan Hoca, kendisine açılan davada Ergenekon'un olduğunu iddia etti Engels on the Ottomans
Şişli eski Belediye Başkanı Gülay Aslıtürk'ün eşi kırmızı bültenle aranıyordu
Menfaat karşılığı iş takibi yapan gruba yönelik Simsar operasyonu dosyasına, eski bakan Eyüp Aşık’ın telefondaki rüşvet pazarlığı da girdi. Olay 30 milyon YTL’lik vergi borcunun silinmesi 3 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 Ruşen - Çakır AKP’yi bekleyen altı gelecek alternatifi AKP'den 4 aşamalı dava stratejisi İşte olası kararlar ve AKP için sonuçları AKP, üç sacayaklı savunma hazırlıyor AKP dört koldan... Rota AB’ye döndü Üç koldan mücadele AK Parti strateji değiştirdi öncelik AB reformlarında Milliyet Son Dakika SOLİ ÖZEL Zamanın gereği Cengiz Çandar Ya 'yargı-hukuk darbesi'; Ya 'daha fazla demokrasi' Ahmet Taşgetiren İddianame ve savunma Taha Akyol Senaryo 2: AKP nereye? Fikret Bila Baykal: Sorun Erdoğan-Baykal ilişkisi değil Murat Yetkin Murat Yetkin - Baykal kapıyı araladı Hasan Cemal Briç kulübünde pişpirik oynanmaz! Mehmet Altan Yargı darbesi mi Kemalist darbe mi? Mustafa Karaalioğlu AK Parti’nin hiç mi hatası yok! Zekeriya Öz’ün şifreleri Sebahattin Önkibar AKP militanlığı yapan 17 seçkin gazetecinin gerekçeleri! Komisyon bekledi komutanlar gelmedi Serdar Turgut Aranan devlet adamı
Erdoğan'dan üç önemli mesaj Erdoğan 301 için tarih verdi Excerpts from CHP publications make their way into prosecutor’s indictment Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ali Bayramoğlu: Kafa temizliği ve yol ayırımı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: Sahi, o yerli filmin adı neydi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hayrettin Karaman: Bankaların promosyonu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İbrahim Karagül: Bir intihar bombacısı, bir de nükleer çanta! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Akif Emre: NATO zirvesinden Türkiye yansımalar Perihan Mağden - AK Demokrat/Kara Jakoben Bejj Herrşeyibilen Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsmet Berkan - 'Yargı darbesi' oldu mu? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Bir düşün sonu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - MHP'li dostlar, sakın yanlış yapmayınız! Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Nuray Mert - Yine AB ipine sarılmak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Yetkin - Baykal kapıyı araladı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hakkı Devrim - Başbakan'a basını kim anlatır? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tarhan Erdem - Kaygı ŞAHİN ALPAY - Halkı demokrasiden soğutmayın Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Ak ile kara Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Seyredilirse, AK Parti kapatılacak...
YASİN DOĞAN Zümre demokrasisi… Ertuğrul Özkök ’Son savaş' çığırtkanları Ahmet Hakan Evet, AKP odaktır M Ali Birand Güzel bir rüya’yı el birliğiyle yok ediyoruz Cüneyt Ülsever Devlet adamı duruşuyla Köksal Toptan Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Öneriler Bekir Coşkun Tutanak... Özdemir İnce Mehmet Y Yılmaz Yalçın Doğan Bir YÖK Başkanı eksikti İsmail Küçükkaya
Nasıl bir Türkiye? MUHARREM SARIKAYA ENGİN ARDIÇ Sıyırırsa ne halt edeceksiniz?
ŞELALE KADAK
Yalçındağ: Henüz vahim bir durum görmüyorum ERGUN BABAHANDarbeden demokrasi çıkarmak EMRE AKÖZŞu sihirli kelime Umur TaluYok artık! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAKÖzdil ve Özkök yanılıyor MEHMET BARLASTellakların değişmesi hamamın değiştiğini göstermez... MAHMUT ÖVÜR'Umut'u, CHP 'Deniz'ine kim itti? YAVUZ DONATDP... DYP... Ve Kırat'ın yönü Hurşit Güneş Yaşasın, meğer AKP kapatılmıyormuş! Hadi Uluengin Statüko hukuku Mustafa Erdoğan Şaka gibi ama gerçek!
Cengiz AKTAR
İbrahim Kalın Turkey needs democratic resolve now Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yargıtay, 21 yıl önce 'Köşk yargılanamaz' demiş Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Gül ile görüşen DİSK Başkanı, kapsamlı değişiklik istedi: 12 Eylül hukukunu ortadan kaldıralım Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Anayasa değişikliği uzlaşma ile yapılmalı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. DP, kongreyi geciktirdiği için kapatılırken, CHP 4 yıl kongre yapmamış Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AK Parti, Basın Konseyi Başkanı'nı yalanladı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Muhalefet, 'Ecevit-Bahçeli formülü'nü tartışıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kapatma davası EXPO oylamasında Türkiye'nin aleyhine kullanılmış Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal, Özkan ve Batum'u veto etmiş
ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Reel kesimin dış borcu 100 milyar dolar Ercan Kumcu Büyüme ve enflasyon arasında bocalıyoruz Erdal Sağlam Bu ortamda bile reformlar yapılabilir Mahfi Eğilmez - Dış krizden iç krize Deniz Gökçe Özel yatırım ve tüketim artmıyor... Seyfettin Gürsel Büyümenin dünü, bugünü ve geleceği İBRAHİM ÖZTÜRK - Hükümete ve işadamına 'çıkış' yolu önerileri Turkish markets recoup losses on global rally | Reuters Güngör Uras Nasıl oldu da dolarla % 25, YTL ile % 4.5 zenginleştik? Kur ve faiz nereye? Fatih Özatay Finans sektörü yeniden düzenlenir mi? Korkmaz İlkorur OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Krizle 6 milyar dolar evine döndü! |
| H4 New York Times U.S. Cites Planning Gaps in Iraqi Assault on Basra Interviews suggest that Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki overestimated his military’s abilities and underestimated the scale of the resistance in Basra. NATO Allies Oppose Bush on Georgia and Ukraine Iraq’s Sunni Time Bomb By MATT SHERMAN Failure to find a new role for the Sons of Iraq will result in the deterioration of government authority and a return to militia rule for much of Iraq. Editorial Adrift in the Middle East If Washington doesn’t make clear its commitment to peace in the Middle East, it cannot expect weak Israeli and Palestinian leaders to reach a realistic compromise NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF A Not-So-Fine Romance China and the United States clash partly because of competing interests, but mostly because of competing narratives. ROGER COHEN The Politics of the Shoe Shine So, do I prefer shoe-shine or no-shine societies? I favor the former because they give freer rein to the human spirit Is Xinjiang the Next Tibet? By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The region has never received nearly the attention of Tibet, but if I were Hu Jintao I’d be very nervous about the situation there. Bloggingheads: Did We Win in Basra? China Confirms Protests Staged by Uighur Muslims House Approves Anti-H.I.V. Funds Normal Life Starts to Return as Iraqi Forces Regain Control in Basra World Bank Calls on Sovereign Funds to Invest in Africa Report Says Israel Slow to Admit Patients from Gaza Pakistan’s Disgraced A-Bomb Creator Hopes to be Freed In Economic Drama, Bush Is Largely Offstage President Bush is appearing more detached from the nation’s economic reality, focusing on foreign affairs as others speak for his administration | H5 Washington Post Alliance Invites In Croatia, Albania Bush Is Rebuffed In Bid for Support Of Ex-Soviet States Editorial Battle for Basra The Iraqi government uses its own army to fight Shiite militias. Is that bad news? Perils in The Price Of Rice By David Ignatius, What do truck drivers in New Jersey, soybean buyers in Indonesia and pasta aficionados in Italy have in common? More than you think. It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress Bernanke, Using a Word Rarely Uttered by Top Officials, Lays Out a Litany of Economic Problems Call It the Abu Ghraib Memo By Dan Froomkin Chinese Spying Grows, U.S. Says Nation has deployed a network of spies, students and scientists to steal U.S. secrets, officials say Chinese Spy 'Slept' In U.S. for 2 Decades Espionage Network Said to Be Growing Ex-Envoy Details Hussein Meeting By Glenn Kessler Nearly two decades ago, April C. Glaspie was the face of American incompetence in Iraq. King and Kerner: An Unfinished Agenda By Edward W. Brooke, On the eve of the 40th anniversary of his death, Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream is still deferred. Bush Delivers Remarks at NATO Summit Memo to Tyranny Precinct | The Justice Department memo went too far in granting the president ultimate authority. Do you agree? | H6 Guardian Europe owes a huge thank you to skilful, patient President George Bush Timothy Garton Ash: His diplomacy helped to reunite Europe. But as Nato meets in Bucharest, his son is completing two terms of global failure Karzai seeks bigger role for army Afghan president's plan for troops to take over security responsibilities in Kabul set to cheer Nato Solzhenitsyn attacks Bush over Ukraine The summit of Nato's ambitions? Daniel Korski: This week's meeting is a chance to set out what the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation stands for in the 21st century All eyes on Murdoch as daughter hosts fundraiser for Obama Claims that Murdoch clan favours Clinton thrown off course by news of Elisabeth's fundraiser for Obama Muslim 'separatists' protest as unrest spreads in China Muslim Uighurs have held anti-government protests in the far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese officials have acknowledged, blaming separatists inspired by the unrest in Tibet. Angst around the Nato table Mark Tran, Mugabe loses control of parliament Speculation rife about likelihood of second round in presidential vote as opposition claims victory Bad foundations Seth Freedman: Video: The Israeli government made a promise to freeze all settlement construction - but a new report shows it hasn't kept its word Surging from the sky James Denselow The increasing use of air power in Iraq has been little reported, but it's a worrying trend |
| H7 Asia Times Iran torpedoes US plans for Iraqi oil With the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps showing how much control it has over the killing fields of Iraq, by stopping the fighting in the southern city of Basra, Iran has made both the Iraqi and United States governments look very foolish. Far beyond that, Iran has frustrated the joint US-British objective of gaining control of Basra, without which their strategy for establishing control over the fabulous oil wealth of southern Iraq will not work. - M K Bhadrakumar The other Iraqi civil war The battle of Basra may be virtually over. But nobody's talking about the invisible Battle of Mosul. Even by George W Bush logic, "the terrorists" and Iran won the battle of Basra. In the north of Iraq, though, the pieces are falling into place for an alliance between the United States, Israel and a "greater Kurdistan". If only the pesky Iraqi nationalist Sunnis and Shi'ites don't get in the way. - Pepe Escobar The Pentagon's battle bugs
The Pentagon's blue-skies outfit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, celebrates its 50th birthday this year with a program to create cyborg insects - actual moths, June bugs and other creatures that could be developed and programmed to conduct surveillance (or worse). As part of the US's war-fighting future, researchers are already growing insects with electronics inside them - on-board audio, video and chemical sensors. - Nick Turse Little more love Why the US is gaining some ground in the eyes of the world Not so free in Libya THE LIBYAN government of Moammar Khadafy has been working toward normalized relations with the United States, a turnaround that stands to benefit both countries. Unfortunately, that progress is in danger of being derailed because of Khadafy's hesitation to free an ailing critic of the regime whom Libyan authorities had promised to release from incarceration in a psychiatric hospital. (Boston Globe) Maliki's Missteps Max Boot Anatomy of the Surge Peter D. Feaver How and why the troop surge has worked, why a military presence in Iraq is sustainable, and why rapid troop drawdowns would guarantee defeat Joe Klein Too Many Kagans, Too Little Knowledge Washington Times Prioritizing NATO The war in Afghanistan against the Taliban and Al Qaeda is, has been, and will continue to be the existential test of NATO's relevance. US set to spend $50bn against HIV The US House of Representatives passes a bill to spend $50bn on the global fight against Aids. In Basra, Another Victory for Moqtada al-Sadr By: Sam Brannen | World Politics Review
The unnerving footage of the black-turbaned, hirsute, pudgy-faced, snarling, 30-something Moqtada al-Sadr has reappeared on television screens across the world
BOLD: Argentine president lays 'inalienable' claim to Falklands...
| H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq China gives data on Iran's nuclear program to watchdog group Iraq army flexes muscles in Basra Insurgents prepare for suicide attacks Afghan assistance Could Nato's summit be the key to Afghanistan? 'US allies' killed in Iraq ambush Gunmen kill four people, believed to be members of a US-allied Sunni militia, at a fake checkpoint in Iraq. “Syrian Economy in Downturn,” by Ehsani
Iraq's Fate Lies in the American Election: ; Iraqis Are Fearful of the Consequences of U.S. Withdrawal | H9 Ha’aretz – Al Qaida's no. 2 vows to strike Jews worldwide Ayman Al-Zawahri: Jihad will 'spread towards Jerusalem' after U.S. forces exit Iraq Israel fears Syrian army moves are preamble for Hezbollah op Defense sources: Syrians preparing for severe Israeli response to a Hezbollah attack over Mughniyah killing U.S. Reform head: Allying with Christian Zionists 'bad for Israel' U.S. diplomats: Saudi Arabia likely to join nuclear arms race Report to U.S. Senate also says Turkey would be pressured to follow suit if Iran achieved nuclear arms Rosner What is worth fighting for? The debate raised by the book is one of the possible dangers that came out of the Iraq war: In the continuous seesaw between resoluteness and fatigue, the world now finds itself dependent on a superpower that is sick of war Bradley Burston: The jihad against the Jews Will the real Barak please stand up? IDF Intelligence: Hizbullah Is Growing Stronger Jerusalem Post Syria boosts forces near border Analysis: Return of the 'miscalculation' By YAAKOV KATZ With tension running high in the North, there's concern a wrong move will lead to a full-fledged war . Rattling The Cage: If Obama were White [ LARRY DERFNER A movie and a conversion: Europe begins to resist? [ DANIEL PIPES We're alright, Professor Wistrich [ HENRY GRUNWALD Positive or negative Israel? Which image presents Israel's case to the world more effectively? Poll: Americans View Iran, Hamas, PA, and Hizbullah as Extremists Al-Qaida No. 2 vows group will attack Jews across world Yedioth Ahronoth 'We don't kill innocents'
Al-Qaeda No. 2 al-Zawahri answers questions online, says enemy using civilians as human shields. Also - Bin Laden is alive and well, the UN is an 'enemy to Muslims' and a pledge to strike all Jews, whether in Israel or abroad Iran trying to divide Arabs/ Andreus Iranian president's fiery statements aimed at causing rift in Arab nation 'Evangelists are extremists' Reform Judaism's leader in US says Zionist Christians 'extremists' on Israeli-PA politics Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Iran listening to Israeli army from Syria posts?
Bad foundations Seth Freedman: Video: The Israeli government made a promise to freeze all settlement construction - but a new report shows it hasn't kept its word Norman Podhoretz on Israel and the Palestinians: Has Bush reneged? a review of The Hebrew Republic: How Secular Democracy and Global Enterprise Will Bring Israel Peace at Last by Bernard Avishai. Hatred of the Jewish People - Michael Gove Ruling Palestine I: Gaza under Hamas Crisis Group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade - Council on Foreign Relations |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Don't 'pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan Massive state-building efforts are not a good use of tax dollars. By Benjamin H. Friedman Some signs of optimism on economy Banks raise capital; senators look at a bipartisan mortgage-rescue package. Afghan opposition courts Taliban Talks began in 2007, a powerful coalition revealed last week. Experts say the move, an effort to undercut the government, could draw Taliban into the political process. Mugabe era's end may be near Zimbabwe's long-time ruler may be running out of options after Saturday's vote. ASIA Muslim 'separatists' protest as unrest spreads in China Muslim Uighurs have held anti-government protests in the far western region of Xinjiang, Chinese officials have acknowledged, blaming separatists inspired by the unrest in Tibet. Badmouthing Beijing Daniel A Bell China is far from perfect, but the west is demonising it just when the country is making the most progress Chinese Ghost Story: The Quadrilateral Dialogue
\"The Diplomat\", Lowy Institute A 3-page Australian commentary on the quadrilateral dialogue among the US, Japan, Australia and India FT Good days: Australia prospers from China Subprime crisis may ‘pause’ China reforms Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, said the fall-out from the US subprime crisis had ‘no doubt’ given the Chinese ‘pause’ about the benefits of financial liberalisation India’s public sector needs decent incentives Joe Leahy on the trials of a labyrinthine bureaucracy Hindu In an editorial on what it believes was a smooth process in forming a government in Pakistan, the paper says that Washington may be reassessing its blind support to the military dictator (Pervez Musharraf) after the democratic parties showed unexpected vehemence in criticizing its flagrantly interventionist policies Q&A: China’s Uighur Protests Ahead of Olympics, Beijing Crackdown Extends to Falun Gong Followers By: Nishikia Patel | World Politics Review | H11 IHT A new phase By JAAP DE HOOP SCHEFFER Things are looking up in Afghanistan, but that does not alter the need for NATO allies to do more. Allies upset as Bush moves off NATO script
President Bush roiled the NATO summit meeting in Bucharest by his disagreement with Germany and France over how close a relationship the alliance should have with aspirant members Ukraine and Georgia A civil war Iraq can't win By ANTHONY H. CORDESMAN The current fighting is an effort by Maliki and the Shiites to establish authority over parts of the country that have eluded their grasp EUROPE European press review NATO snubs Ukraine, Georgia in diplomatic setback for Bush ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT BRIEFING Labour pains The ruling party in Britain is in trouble U.K.'s Ongoing EU Headache By: David Howell | The Japan Times
The Lisbon Treaty looks suspiciously like a repackaging of the EU constitution rejected by France and Holland two years ago, minus the offending "C" word. Scandal forces Ahern to step down More support?
Hopes Nato summit will mean extra troops in Afghanistan New French force for Afghanistan France has agreed to send an extra battalion of troops to Afghanistan, a Nato spokesman has said. Analysis: Showdown in Bucharest
Glowing Reviews: Germany Tops International Popularity Poll
NATO: Bush’s Support for Georgia, Ukraine is No Pose
BY JOSHUA KUCERA
As NATO’s summit opened April 2 in Bucharest, the United States remained dedicated to moving Georgia and Ukraine to the next level of NATO participation, despite signs of inflexible European opposition Afghanistan: More NATO Troops and Trainers Needed to Defeat the Taliban
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Securing Afghanistan against the Taliban’s cross-border insurgency will take center stage at the NATO summit in Bucharest. United States Still Crucial to Balkan Stability By: Risto Karajkov | World Press Ahead of NATO's summit in Bucharest this week, one thing seems very clear to many in the Balkans: the United States continues to play a crucial role in the region's stability Macedonia Row Overshadows NATO Summit By: Harry de Quetteville | The Telegraph
The Nato summit in Bucharest is being overshadowed by what American officials have reportedly called "the world's stupidest major issue". Europe Waits Out the Bush Administration By: Cordula Meyer and Alexander Szandar | Der Spiegel
At their summit in Bucharest this week NATO member states are expected to squabble over Afghanistan, missile defense and eastern expansion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in particular, is playing for time -- and pinning her hopes on a new US administration. | H12 RFE/RL The Price Russia Must Pay for Being Hysterical By: Yevgeny Kiselyov | The Moscow Times
Will Russia's fierce opposition to possible NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia force the alliance to withhold its official invitation to these two current members of the Commonwealth of Independent States when the NATO summit opens in Bucharest on Wednesday? Google News Azerbaijan Russia and NATO: A Meeting of the Minds on Afghanistan?
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During the run-up to the NATO summit in Bucharest, expert attention has tended to focus on the differences between Russia and members of the Atlantic alliance, specifically on Kosovo’s independence, a Central European anti-missile shield and Georgia’s and Ukraine’s gravitation toward Brussels. But there is one important area where interests are converging -- in Afghanistan BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press Thursday 3 April 2008 Putin's 'Pacification' of Chechnya By: Simon Saradzhyan | ISN Security Watch One of the most astounding vestiges of Putin's 8-year rule is the Machiavellian 'pacification' of Chechnya, which appeared close to triggering off secession of other territories Voices from Afar: Freetocracy
Nixon Center A US comentary on the rigging of elections in the South Caucasus EDM NATO OPENS A CRISIS SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST
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| H13 The Times No wonder Russia is paranoid The West finds it hard to understand, but Nato's expansion is provocative to Russian eyes Anatole Kaletsky Nato allies desert Bush over expansion plan George Bush appeal for Ukraine and Georgia to be earmarked for Nato membership opposed by Britain, France and Germany John McCain's new test: find a running mate The Republican presidential candidate is mapping out a strategy to appeal to independents and his fractious party Key support bolsters Barack Obama The Democratic frontrunner gained two more endorsements and apparently raised more money than his rival, Hillary Clinton Nato allies' different aims in Afghanistan Western forces in Afghanistan are nominally under a single banner but at times seems to be fighting different wars Zimbabwe - the exit strategy The world must stand ready to rebuild the country's ruined economy Wall Street Journal The Second Iran-Iraq War
By Kimberly Kagan Congress wanted Prime Minister Maliki to confront the militias. Now it needs to support him. Hearts and Minds, Again By Daniel Henninger
Wonder Land: Vietnam suggests why Democrats are invested in an Iraq 'failure.' U.S. Slump Takes Global Toll Economies that bet on debt-strapped U.S. consumers aren't faring as well as some old-fashioned economies but offer important insight for finance ministers who meet in coming weeks to discuss financial regulation Nigh Times
By James Taranto
A quarter-century ago, the end of the world was coming. It still is. Hoover's Heirs
How not to avoid a Great Depression. Solving the Hillary Problem
By Richard N. Bond
Democrats should let Mrs. Clinton be Senate majority leader. Bernanke Says 'Recession' May Be Near Bernanke raised the prospect of a U.S. recession as the economy staggers under a housing crisis and tightening credit conditions. But he expects the economy to rebound slowly in the second half of the year amid the impact of lower rates and stimulus legislation Prepared statement: Text | | Economists React Eight Steps to a Trillion-Dollar Meltdown By: Charles R. Morris | Foreign Policy Who is to blame for the U.S. financial crisis? A review of the road to ruin reveals a course littered with more villains than heroes. A conspiracy against gold
The global conspiracy against gold has been gathering steam, with central banks rallying around the US Federal Reserve to prevent a full-scale economic collapse. This will succeed over the near term, but as the US runs out of things to sell, so will the latest bout of risk-taking in global markets. | H14 Financial Times False ideology at the heart of the financial crisis New thinking is needed, writes George Soros Why the euro is unlikely to eclipse the dollar Reports of the dollar’s death are exaggerated Hillary Clinton cannot let go of her dream Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination are now anywhere from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. By rights she should be flat on her back, declared the loser by technical knockout, writes Sally Bedell Smith Bush signals softening on EU defence The US president signalled a softening of long-standing US resistance to stronger European Union defence capabilities, suggesting this could help rather than weaken Nato Zoellick’s blueprint for global hunger The World Bank has an unfortunate history of responding slowly to crises in the developing world. Robert Zoellick is right to focus on hunger. But though he is asking the right questions, the bank does not have all the answers Catching a US coldThe risks are finely balanced. The housing market needs to stabilise. Prices should fall. But if banks freeze out borrowers, the ensuing sell-off would be painful Bernanke warns US economy could shrink The US economy will not grow much if at all during the first half of this year and “could even contract slightly”, Ben Bernanke said, admitting for the first time that a “recession is possible” WORLD NEWS: IMF cites US crisis as it reduces global growth forecast again Teflon Bertie goes What this unhappy episode shows is that while Ireland and its economy have become thoroughly modernised, Irish politics for the most part has not – during a time when there has been a lot more money around German upturn seen as threat to reforms The strong economy is making it harder for Merkel’s government to achieve the key goal of balancing the budget, fuelling concern that this may stall its reform plans Gazprom set for move into N Africa Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned gas group, is likely to secure energy assets in Libya – alongside Eni – gaining a long-sought entry to north African oil and gas fields and tightening its grip on European markets Subprime crisis may ‘pause’ China reforms Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary, said the fall-out from the US subprime crisis had ‘no doubt’ given the Chinese ‘pause’ about the benefits of financial liberalisation WORLD NEWS: Zoellick urges sovereign wealth funds to make Africa investment | H15 Los Angeles Times Can Iraq's soldiers fight? The recent battle between Iraqi troops and militias provides a sort of progress report on the nation's army. NATO cool to ex-Soviet states' bids Opposition by allies apparently halts for now Bush's push to set Georgia and Ukraine on membership path Editorial Bin Laden's deputy fields queries Making up with Vladimir By ROSA BROOKS London car fee aims at climate change By Kim Murphy | 9:13 PM PDT The British capital's mayor has pushed the carbon emissions charge that could cost gas guzzlers in the central city $50 a day |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The Pentagon's battle bugs
The Pentagon's blue-skies outfit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, celebrates its 50th birthday this year with a program to create cyborg insects - actual moths, June bugs and other creatures that could be developed and programmed to conduct surveillance (or worse). As part of the US's war-fighting future, researchers are already growing insects with electronics inside them - on-board audio, video and chemical sensors. - Nick Turse Al-Qaeda deputy defends attacks Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri defends attacks on the UN, saying it is an enemy of Muslims. Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri 'Bin Laden' in Palestinian call Al-Qaeda resurgent six years on? American Enterprise Institute has recently posted part four of Iraq: The Way Ahead by Frederick Kagan Docs show Pentagon now using FBI to spy on Americans
Phillippe Sands / Vanity Fair: The Green Light — As the first anniversary of 9/11 approached, and a prized Guantánamo detainee wouldn't talk, the Bush administration's highest-ranking lawyers argued for extreme interrogation techniques, circumventing international law, the Geneva Conventions, and the army's own Field Manual. The age of the immigrant spy
International espionage has reacted to the new multipolar world by reinventing the rules of spying. A clear example is the recent case of Chinese-born engineer Chi Mak, who was jailed for plotting to obtain American submarine technology. China and India recruit agents from their diasporas by playing the "shared ancestry" card and tugging at the cultural and patriotic ties that bind immigrants to their homelands. - Sreeram Chaulia "Shooting for the Stars: Ballistic Missiles by the Numbers," Center for American Progress, April 1, 2008 Memo exposes US powers on interrogation 2003 brief gave the military immunity from criminal laws when questioning al-Qaida suspects Al-Qaida's No. 2 defends deadly attacks The Intelligence Consensus By: U.S. Rep. Anna G. Eshoo and U.S. Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell | The Wall Street Journal
Spies and civil libertarians can both agree that surveillance tactics must evolve with evolving threats. Hearing — Rape as a Weapon of War: Accountability for Sexual Violence in Conflict Williams College :: News & Events - Press Releases Conference at Williams College on U.S. Intelligence Studies to Address Questions Raised by Sept. 11 | H20 Slate The Grass Is Not Always Greener: A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World
Source: Cato Institute Full Document (PDF; 655 KB) An Overview of Climate Change
Global Development and Environment Institute This 37-page US paper attempts a forecast of the consequeces of climate change, focusing on the lives of people in rich countries | H21 Drinking lots of water
'has no benefit' The idea that drinking eight glasses of water a day is good for your health has been dismissed as a myth Oliver Stone rushes to finish Bush film Script asks: 'How did an alcoholic bum become most powerful leader in world?' “All human effort against me is useless,” said Napoleon, “for I succeed in all I undertake. Those who declare themselves my enemies die”... more» The poor suffer, of course. But why do some poor people act to ensure their continued indigence? Charles Karelis wonders... more» There can be a funereal boredom in some piano recitals today. 19th-century concerts were more informal and sound like a lot more fun... more» ... Piano playing in the old style. It's not easy being a billionaire By MICHAEL JOHNSON There's no such thing as having enough money. Mount Athos: Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain
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