| H1 Daily Telegraph British fear US want Iran strikes British officials have warned that America's commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against Baghdad's government Los Angeles Times A battle for land in northern Iraq A struggle between Sunni Arabs and Kurds has torn apart the city of Mosul and could play a crucial role in drawing the region's boundaries. Washington Times Intelligence Officials Downplay Iran Report By: Rowan Scarborough The contested U.S. intelligence conclusion that Iran stopped work on its nuclear weapons program in 2003 is now being downplayed by the same officials who wrote the much-publicized report in November Asia Times Muqtada out of step in Shi'ite dance The attempted crackdown by the Nuri al-Maliki government on Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army vividly illustrates how politics in Iraq have slipped into a Shi'ite vs Shi'ite battle. The Muslim sect can no longer be viewed as one big family - thanks to the preferences of Iran, and the ambitious Muqtada. - Sami Moubayed Los Angeles Times Keep your enemies closer By Melvyn P. Leffler In public Reagan reviled them, but in private he sought to talk to our foes Daily Star Let's consider it's time to blow up the CIA and start over By David Ignatius Congressional Maneuvers Ahead of Iraq Hearings Financial Times The rebalance of power The west is approaching Asia’s return to economic pre-eminence with cautious optimism, writes Victor Mallet Governments can no longer ignore the hungry It takes a mounting sense of crisis to get politicians to focus on letting markets deliver cheaper food, writes Alan Beattie Bernanke hopes for hopefulness The Fed chairman knows that there is always a chance that the light at the end of the tunnel is in fact an onrushing train Nato closes ranks Nato has ended its summit more united than might have been expected even a few days ago. For that the alliance members have to thank Putin Commentary: Boom to bust By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- Borrowing $2 billion to $3 billion a day from other countries to maintain the world's highest standard of living, based on conspicuous consumption, in an age of growing world shortages, while fighting two wars whose costs will soon ring up a $1 trillion tab, is tantamount to living on borrowed time. Washington Post Putin Edges In on NATO Talks While not an alliance member, Russia looms large at summit after its leader shows up unexpectedly Al-Sadr militia prep for new U.S., Iraqi offensive (By Sharon Behn ) Weekly Standard I and My Brother Against My Cousin Is Islam the best way to understand the war on terror? Tribalism may offer a clearer view of our enemies' motivations.
by Stanley Kurtz Guardian Israel's Tehran connection Richard Silverstein Israel, while supposedly observing an ironclad boycott of all things Iranian, is happily buying Iranian oil Quiet death in Xingjiang Charles Cumming: Tibet is not the only Chinese province to suffer barbaric treatment from its Beijing masters Nuclear Spring by J. Peter Scoblic
New Republic Botching Basra By: Max Boot | New York Post Critics of the Iraqi army's recent assault on militias in Basra have focused on the Maliki government's motives. But the real concern should be the competence -- or lack thereof -- it displayed. Feith: We invaded Iraq because we feared they'd attack us New On MEMRI: "Open Meeting with Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri"
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| H2 Talabani’yi davetiniz cesaret verici Terör örgütü El Kaide'ye yönelik yapılan operasyondan 24 kişi tutuklandı Referansları 15-20 Kasım patlamaları! İstanbul'da El-Kaide baskını: 35 gözaltı BBC In the slow lane
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BAHADIR KALEAĞASI İlnur Çevik Yes Turkey delayed reforms, but did EU help?
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| Congressional Maneuvers Ahead of Iraq Hearings Editorial Unemployment Rising With rising unemployment, Congress needs to quit dithering and take bold action to prevent the worsening of all of the expected problems of a downturn. | H5 Washington Post Putin Edges In on NATO Talks While not an alliance member, Russia looms large at summit after its leader shows up unexpectedly Clintons Earned $109M During Eight Year Period Bowing to pressure to release tax returns, Clintons detail income from books, speaking engagements; duo paid $33M in taxes during time frame. Bush Vows to NATO: U.S. Will Add Troops IRAQI PREMIER SHIFTS GEARS Planned Raids of Shiite Districts Called Off The Missile Defense Obsession Payrolls Fell The Most In 5 Years Last Month Housing, Financial Problems Took a Toll on Employment In Egypt, Upper Crust Gets the Bread Shortage Exposes Inequities
Tortured Logic An infamous memo gets a public vetting -- five years too late.
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| H7 Arab Reform Bulletin: April 2008 Bulletin looks at upcoming local elections in Egypt and says the country could be experiencing an end to its “democratic Spring.” Encouraging Pragmatic Reforms in the Middle East Botching Basra By: Max Boot | New York Post Critics of the Iraqi army's recent assault on militias in Basra have focused on the Maliki government's motives. But the real concern should be the competence -- or lack thereof -- it displayed. Feith: We invaded Iraq because we feared they'd attack us New On MEMRI: "Open Meeting with Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri"
The Iranian Model, Mexico and Kangaroo By: Amir Taheri | Asharq Alawsat Baffled by the Iranian political system? Looking for clues to the message of the latest "general election" in the Islamic Republic? Here are two clues: Mexico and kangaroo Middle East Times In an editorial, the paper says that behind the headlines there are trends and portents that suggest NATO is becoming steadily more integrated into the security architecture of the Middle East. Al Hayat NATO needs an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan Patrick Seale - What most Afghans have in common is pride and a fierce attachment to their country -- as well as a visceral hatred of foreign domination. This was a lesson the British learned to their cost in the 19th century and the Soviets in the 1980s. It is a lesson the United States and its NATO allies are painfully learning in their turn. Daily Star The costs just keep growing in Iraq By Rami G. Khouri A regional solution in Iraq would help contain Iran By Mohammad K. Shiyyab On the Breadline By: Sasha Simic | The Guardian The IMF seem to think that life in Egypt is getting better. It's a shame that isn't true for the millions of Egyptians who are struggling to survive. Iraqi Army Assault Seen as Mixed Bag - USA Today editorial summary Whittling at al-Sadr - Austin Bay, Washington Times In Egypt, Islamist Runs Against Odds - Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Intelligence Failure – Why America Can’t Think Its Way Out of Iraq by Nikolas Gvosdev | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Al-Sadr militia prep for new U.S., Iraqi offensive (By Sharon Behn ) Iraq PM halts battle with militia
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki orders a stop to operations against "people who carry weapons" in the country Iraq PM Reversal: Freezes Raids, Offers Amnesty Basra battle Government and militia versions conflict as the dust settles
Only two cheers Nato decisions get cautious welcome in Afghanistan US Soldiers Move Into Sadr City Future Of Awakening Councils In Limbo The councils have proven to be particularly effective in fighting the insurgency. But some members have voiced displeasure over how they are treated by the U.S. military and the Iraqi government Iran Helped End Iraq Fighting: Iraq Party Adviser Putin: 'No One Can Seriously Think That Iran Would Dare Attack the US' UN Says 700 Killed in Iraq Shi'ite Clashes Massive Shi'ite Protest Planned in Iraq, More Battles Possible German police scandal over Libya Eight elite German police commandos are under investigation for allegedly training Libyan police. Sen. Levin: NIE on Iraq 'Too Rosy' Al Hayat The Mediterranean Union: a Substitute for the Arab Maghreb Union? Mohammad El-Ashab - It is almost incredible that both the Moroccans and the Algerians are more interested in the future of the Mediterranean Union than French President Nicolas Sarkozy. | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel and U.S. to coordinate on boycott of anti-racism meet Putin: Moscow is committed to hosting Mideast peace meet Poll: Nearly half of Israeli Arabs say let Iran develop nukes Syria: We choose peace, but we're ready for Israeli attack Government trying to block witness in AIPAC trial (WTR) Jerusalem Post Yedioth Ahronoth Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Don't expect a Bush miracle in the Promised Land By Michael Young 'Low risk' Israel calms fears of possible conflict with Syria and Hezbollah Debka Exclusive: Egypt’s gas contracts with Israel at stake as Mubarak seeks to cool peace relations US-Israeli Relations and the Middle East Peace Process
Peace in the Hands of Friends By: Uri Dromi | Miami Herald Precisely when the prospect of peace between Israelis and Palestinians never seemed more remote, I received a call from my friend Walid Salem, a Palestinian peace activist Security minister's aide shot near Gaza Strip Israel boosts aviation security |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor ASIA CFR Should the Next US President Adopt a Tougher Stance on Trade Policy with China? Border Complicates War in Afghanistan By: Ann Scott Tyson | The Washington Post
Over the past 18 months, Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters have exploited peace deals by Pakistan's government to create an unprecedented haven in the region, U.S. officials said. From there, insurgents have escalated attacks in Pakistan and in eastern Afghanistan, leading the United States last year to double its troop presence along more than 600 miles of frontier.
Rand Center Addresses Critical Issues Facing Asia Chatham House China's 2008 National People's Congress and its Impact Building a New Afghanistan: The Role of the Media In an op-ed on relations between India and China, strategic affairs analyst Brahma Chellaney accuses Beijing of provocations and says it is past time India got its act together to deal with them deftly. A Divided Diet By: Tobias Harris | The Wall Street Journal
Dire as the situation may seem, however, the conflicts in Japan's political system are actually a sign of improvement. For the first time since the LDP began its nearly uninterrupted hold on government in 1955, it is facing an institutional check on its power Pakistan Major Reform Aimed At Tribal Areas The new coalition government says the abolition of the century-old Frontier Crimes Regulations in the troubled tribal areas along the Afghan border is among its major reform inititiatives Strategic Chaos and Taliban Resurgence in Afghanistan, Mark L. Schneider
Ethnic Unrest Continues in China FRONT PAGE - FIRST SECTION: Fears of social unrest as rice prices surge by 10% to hit a fresh high Posturing and More The Economist The increase in North Korean belligerence is, in part, just the latest move in Pyongyang's well-rehearsed routine of periodically ratcheting up tensions with its neighbour. As such, its antics have not caused undue alarm in South Korea Can South Korea’s Lee Complete His Revolution? By: A. Lin Neumann | Asia Sentinel Against a backdrop of worsening political tensions on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean voters go to the polls for general elections April 9. President Lee Myung-bak hopes that the polls will allow his conservative Grand National Party to complete the revolution from the right that he began with his sweeping presidential victory in December Renewed urgency to rein in North Korea In a firestorm of the stormiest rhetoric to emanate from North Korea in more than 10 years, neither the United States nor South Korea is giving up on bringing the North to terms over its nuclear program. Yet behind Washington's and Seoul's elusive quest for a breakthrough with Pyongyang, the sense is growing that time is running out and some kind of crisis is inevitable. - Donald Kirk | H11 IHT Confront the Kremlin By OKSANA CHELYSHEVA President Bush, do not avert your eyes to the injustices of those who act in Putin's name Putin criticizes NATO but has praise for Bush President Vladimir Putin complained that NATO was not taking Russia's security concerns into account, but he also said that President Bush was listening to Moscow's criticisms of a planned missile-shield for Europe. EUROPE European press review "Which Macedonia?",Donald Steinberg in The Guardian Eurozone economic outlook: Too much complacency From Eurozine, An article on Rowan Williams and the Sharia controversy. Balkan backlash
Veto of Macedonia's Nato membership stokes tension
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Mixed bag for George W Bush at his farewell Nato summit
Le Monde La France et l'OTAN Does NATO Want Out of Afghanistan? NATO Summit Generates 2,000 Extra Troops for Afghanistan Der Spiegel Trans-Atlantic Identity Crisis: NATO Summit Fails to Heal Deep Divisions
| H12 RFE/RLIn With The 'New' Georgia's and Ukraine's NATO bids have shed light on NATO's "Old Europe" and "New Europe" camps. Did the summit's strong show of support for the two post-Soviet hopefuls bridge the gap? McClatchy Bush-Putin meeting unlikely to boost U.S.-Russia relations EurasiaNet Armenia: Yerevan Rolls Out Its Rhetorical Guns, As Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process Stumbles BY HAROUTIUN KHACHATRIAN
The Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is passing through a rough patch. Armenia has vowed to recognize the breakaway region if Azerbaijan tries to make a break with the current negotiating format. Some local analysts, however, see powerful checks on Armenia’s ability to take such unilateral action Armenia: Yerevan Braces for Presidential Inauguration, Protests With less than a week to go before Armenia’s presidential inauguration, attention is riveted on whether a new administration will be able to foster a truce in the ongoing political battle between the country’s opposition and government. NATO: Putin Is Congenial As He Strives to Keep the Atlantic Alliance At Bay BY DEBORAH B. WILD Russian leader Vladimir Putin tried his best to sound disarming during his April 4 talks in Bucharest for discussions with NATO summiteers. Putin’s restrained approach, however, couldn’t conceal a determined effort to enhance Russia’s veto power over Atlantic alliance enlargement Google News Azerbaijan NATO Bows to Russia By: Matthew Kaminski | The Wall Street Journal The cause of freedom and security for Eastern Europe was dealt a blow at this week's NATO summit. INTERNATIONAL: NATO summit From Russia with love? Vladimir Putin's pragmatic approach Membership fight
Georgia's Iraq mission boosts its army - but has yet to lure Nato
Putin holds 'positive' Nato talks Russia's leader describes as positive his talks with Nato chiefs, but warns against the bloc's expansion eastwards. Inter Press Service POLITICS: Not Easy to Come in From the Cold War
NATO and Russia made little progress in settling their disputes during the alliance's summit in Bucharest this week. But the two sides insisted the Cold War is over and that they are open to compromise. EDM UKRAINIAN AND GEORGIAN MEMBERSHIP PROSPECTS INTENSELY DEBATED AT NATO SUMMIT
- NATO DEBATES ON UKRAINE AND GEORGIA ADD CLARITY ABOUT RUSSIA
- CENTRAL ASIAN LEADERS SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR NATO CORRIDOR TO AFGHANISTAN |
| H13 The Times The Olympic torch is undimmed In the frenzied debate, a few facts are forgotten. Tibet has been part of China since the 13th century Fu Ying Putin warns Nato against expansion Kremlin chief warns Nato against offering membership to Ukraine or Georgia, but plays down fears of new Cold War Bush and Putin unveil final double act Seaside summit will be the last meeting of the two giants of the international stage in almost a decade of personal diplomacy German officers accused of training Libyans Authorities investigate newspaper claims that as many as 30 elite policeman provided illegal training to Libyan security officers Torch Song The Olympic torch should be fêted as a symbol of sport; not of China's misdeeds Chinese police shoot dead eight Tibet protesters How kidnapped Iraqi official survived As the spokesman for the Iraqi Government's security crackdown Tahsin al-Sheikhly knew he would be killed... but he wasn't Wall Street Journal Taking On the World
By Michael S. Malone
The U.S. needs to take global competition seriously. Here's how Jobs Data Fuel Recession Fears Nonfarm payrolls fell 80,000 in March, keeping pressure on Fed policymakers to aggressively cut interest rates to spur the economy. The unemployment rate rose to 5.1% from 4.8%, persuasive evidence of a recession. Clintons: $109 Million Since 2000 The Clintons reported $109 million in income from early 2001 through 2007, an amount of wealth that could pose a political risk for Sen. Clinton. They paid more than $33 million in taxes and gave more than $10 million to charity in the period. • 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 Larry Kudlow / The Corner: An Economic Cleansing — Recessions are part of capitalism. They happen every so often. We've had two in the last 25 years. And it looks like we are entering a third one after today's jobs-loss report. — The unemployment rate went up to 5.1 percent. Non-farm payrolls have fallen for three straight months. Gloomy days in America More dismal jobs figures suggest a recession is upon America | H14 Financial Times The rebalance of power The west is approaching Asia’s return to economic pre-eminence with cautious optimism, writes Victor Mallet Governments can no longer ignore the hungry It takes a mounting sense of crisis to get politicians to focus on letting markets deliver cheaper food, writes Alan Beattie Bernanke hopes for hopefulness The Fed chairman knows that there is always a chance that the light at the end of the tunnel is in fact an onrushing train Nato closes ranks Nato has ended its summit more united than might have been expected even a few days ago. For that the alliance members have to thank Putin Putin criticises Russia’s ‘demonisation’ President Vladimir Putin berated Nato for what he called the “total demonisation” of his country, and criticised the alliance’s ambition to expand right up to the Russian border More than 1,000 in Iraq’s forces quit Basra More than 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen either refused to fight or simply abandoned their posts during the inconclusive assault against Shia militias in Basra last week, a senior Iraqi government official said Jordan faces oil price bind The sharp rise in oil prices has forced the government into a delicate balancing act to preserve political and fiscal stability Iranians defy censor with bootleg DVDs Cultural repression is making life difficult for the country’s award-winning film-makers, who find themselves struggling for funding as their films are banned Despots’ boltholes Securing suitable boltholes for tyrants is a modern problem that arguably began just as Napoleon was packed off to his second exile in St Helena Economists’ Forum The prudent will have to pay for the profligate: For an entire economy, to recover from debt-addiction is hard. However loathesome the idea, a private-sector financial mania will finish up as public-sector pain EU ministers call for wage restraint Governments, employers and trade unions across the eurozone were warned not to negotiate wage deals that risk pushing inflation to ever higher record levels and punishing the poorest members of society Nato, Russia agree on transit for Afghanistan Nato and Russia have reached an agreement to allow the transport of equipment by land across Russian territory to supply the Western alliance’s peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan The perils of shaping choice Christopher Caldwell on the odd decisions humans take . People misjudge their best interest even where all the information is available, but the proposals in a brilliant new book should be treated with care, writes Christopher Caldwell The other Bin Ladens An exhaustively researched saga traces the history of the infamous Arab family Unions hit out at Clinton aide over trade talks Labour unions called for Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist to be fired after it emerged that he met this week the Colombian ambassador to discuss a trade agreement that the Democratic presidential hopeful vehemently opposes US loses jobs at fastest rate in 5 years US employers in March cut more jobs than at any time since the start of the Iraq war and the unemployment rate climbed more than expected, reinforcing fears that the economy has slipped into recession | H15 Los Angeles Times Keep your enemies closer By Melvyn P. Leffler In public Reagan reviled them, but in private he sought to talk to our foes A battle for land in northern Iraq A struggle between Sunni Arabs and Kurds has torn apart the city of Mosul and could play a crucial role in drawing the region's boundaries. EditorialThe torture memos, declassified How did we get here? Justice Department writings reveal the origins of 'enhanced' interrogation. Iraq to halt raids on Shiite Muslim gangs The announcement by Prime Minister Maliki contradicts his pledge a day earlier to take on lawless elements in parts of Baghdad controlled by Sadr. Bomb plot suspects had other targets in mind, London court told Prosecutors say eight British Muslims charged with plotting to blow up airliners also had information and photos on other potential targets in Britain and the U.S. Bush pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan At the NATO summit, Putin says nonmilitary cargo flights to Afghanistan can fly through Russian airspace |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Let's consider it's time to blow up the CIA and start over By David Ignatius CSIS National Guard and Reserves Report From Mother Jones, Blackwater, Erik Prince's expanding global private army, is at your service—and the war in Iraq was just the beginning. Heritage NATO Backs Washington’s Missile Defense Plans: A Victory for US Diplomacy Department of Justice Inspector General's Report on the FBI's Use of National Security Letters, March 2008
New On MEMRI: "Open Meeting with Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri"
We Need Light Attack Aircraft IEDs go beyond Iraq, Afghanistan From Der Spiegel, a special report on the story of Curveball and how German intelligence helped justify the US invasion of Iraq. World: RFE/RL Study Explores How Al-Qaeda Exploits Internet Torture and Democracy Terrorism-Related Cases Focus of New Publication
171 pages; PDF. Battlefield Accountability By: Geoffrey S. Corn | World Politics Review Something radical has begun in Iraq, but it has flown under the radar of the media and the public. For the first time since 1970, the U.S. Army is court-martialing a civilian; and not an American civilian, but a Canadian civilian. When Soldiers Return By: David Denby | The New Yorker
“Stop-Loss” is not a great movie, but it’s forceful, effective, and alive, with the raw, mixed-up emotions produced by an endless war—a time when the patriotism of military families is in danger of being exploited beyond endurance. Pentagon Overspent Budget by $295 Billion Dogs of War: Lawyers, guns and money By DAVID ISENBERG UPI) -- The Pentagon recently issued a memorandum with the less-than-snappy title "Uniform Code of Military Justice Jurisdiction Over Department of Defense Civilian Employees, Department of Defense Contractor Personnel, and Other Persons Serving With or Accompanying the Armed Forces Overseas During Declared War and in Contingency Operations." Top Dems Demand Attorney General Explain Remarks About Pre-9/11 Phone Call Terrorism Study Drops a Bombshell on Boise By Lyndsey Layton and Ashley Surdin, Page A02 Quick: Name the Western U.S. city most vulnerable to a terrorist attack. Is it Los Angeles, with its crowded roads that make quick escape impossible? San Francisco and its iconic bridge? Or Seattle with its Space Needle and busy port? U.S. Military Investigates 3 Civilian Deaths | H20 Slate Slate's Delegate Calculator With revotes unlikely in Michigan and Florida, Hillary Clinton's hope is fading. Chadwick Matlin Bush Bungles in Basra and Bucharest The president's latest gaffes.
Fred Kaplan Words of Warcraft Fred Kaplan takes readers' questions about fixing Bush's military, U.S. national security, and foriegn policy. Shared Values Americans think Obama—not Clinton or McCain—is most in touch with their values.
Chadwick Matlin The Presidency End the war on terror as a legal paradigm, abolish military commissions, and restore FISA. Bruce Fein CIGI `07 - Conference on International Governance Innovation A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks 141 countries on economics, politics, security, and social welfare—as well as twenty other “sub-indicators”—and derives an “index of state weakness” (PDF). Carnegie International Markets and Climate Change
How Can Environmental NGOs Strengthen Cooperation with the Government? The next Kyoto? THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL Even on their own terms, the carbon-cutters are tilting at windmills. LRB Reality Check Jeremy Waldron: The One Per Cent Doctrine Worst-Case Scenarios by Cass Sunstein | H21 The perils of shaping choice Christopher Caldwell on the odd decisions humans take . People misjudge their best interest even where all the information is available, but the proposals in a brilliant new book should be treated with care, writes Christopher Caldwell Money can buy you happiness, say researchers Research by two Wharton economists suggests that richer countries are happier than poorer ones and that as countries get richer their inhabitants become happier, reports Chrystia Freeland Muppets on a mission The US is sending in a crack team of its finest furriest puppets to star in the Northern Ireland version of ‘Sesame Street’. Will Grover and his crew be able to promote cultural diversity and tolerance? The fall of the machines For all their invincibility at chess and prowess in calculus, robots using neural networks have performed miserably in duplicating the behaviour of higher organisms such as mammals Of Medicis and Mughals Salman Rushdie’s ninth novel artistically shows that there is as much unclash as clash between two 16th-century civilisations Social awareness ribbons are must-have fashion accessories. They show you care. Especially about exhibiting what a caring person you are... more» Do Prime Ministers Make a Difference? Some Historical Reflections More and more on Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear by Dan Gardner and Panicology by Simon Briscoe and Hugh Aldersey-Williams. An interview with Immanuel Wallerstein, author of European Universalism: The Rhetoric of Power. From TLS, a review of Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence Abu Ghraib’s recent fame rests on U.S. misdeeds there. But this prison has an older and more brutal history, as Lewis Alsamari explains... more» Beware the New New Thing By DAMIAN KULASH Jr. It would be absurd to let the handful of companies who connect us to the Internet determine what we can do online
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