| H1 Washington Post The Three Revolutions By Henry A. Kissinger How can we form a national security policy when the global order is changing three ways at once United States Institute of Peace Iraq Report (pdf) Iraq After the Surge: Options and Questions By Daniel Serwer and Sam Parker Senate FRC Hearings on Iraq “Iraq 2012: The Regional Context” F. Gregory Gause, III University of Vermont Washington Post Iraq Report Details Political Hurdles and Future Options Bush Listens Closely To His Man in Iraq In White House Deliberations on War, Gen. Petraeus Has a Privileged Voice Editorial NATO's Fudges Compromises on Afghanistan and expansion of the alliance avoid a rupture but won't win any wars. Three Faces of Infantilism: NATO's Bucharest Summit
by Anatol Lieven New York Times Generally Speaking Iraq may be President Bush’s war, but Gen. David H. Petraeus has become its front man. Now some pundits suggest the general might have a political future of his own. Sunday Times Iran joined militias in battle for Basra Iranian forces were involved in recent battle for Basra, the US commander in Iraq is expected to tell Congress next week Iraqi Leaders Call for Militias to Disband Ha’aretz – Israel concerned N. Korean nuclear know-how, material has reached Iran Israel, U.S. plan to release details on Sept. 2007 Syria attack Bar’el Ready for everything but peace If Syria is really a threat and is planning war, what is the meaning of the panic that miscalculation may lead to war? Eldar The time has come for Bush to intervene Nixon wrote in his memoirs that the key to resolving the Israeli-Arab conflict is a forced settlement that is not referred to as such Oren Damascus, Ramallah or Tehran This season's tension between Israel and Syria serves to bring home the extent of the missed opportunity of those years, as of subsequent decades, following the American display of prowess in Iraq in 1991 and 2003 Debka Exclusive: Iran, Syria, Lebanon on military alert over US Gulf movements and Israel’s home defense drill National Interest Bucharest on My Mind: Experts React to the NATO Summit Iraq Is a Mess. But Germany Was, Too. - David Stafford, Washington Post McClatchy Bush-Putin summit does little to relieve U.S.-Russia strains President Bush made little, if any, progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a hastily arranged summit Sunday, dashing any near-term hopes of mending the strained relations between the two nuclear powers From the Archive Zbigniew Brzezinski (01/02/08) McClatchy Is Hillary Clinton dishonest? A lot of Americans think so GOP strategist: Rice 'actively campaigning' to be VP Washington Times Hayden aims for 'a more cohesive CIA' CIA Director Michael V. Hayden says the agency needs to get "back to what the nation needs it to be doing — its espionage function, its analytic function and its covert-action function." RFE/RL A Winner At The NATO Summit? A report from Bucharest takes a look at the winners and losers at the NATO Summit The Observer We provoke Russian paranoia at our peril Robert Service: By agreeing to place an American defence system in Eastern Europe, Nato has given the Kremlin the perfect excuse to further cement its autocratic rule Democratic battle hands McCain lead Republican presidential nominee surges ahead in polls as his Democratic rivals fight a bitter battle Food riots fear after rice price hits a high Shortages of the staple crop of half the world's people could bring unrest across Asia and Africa, reports foreign affairs editor Peter Beaumont Los Angeles Times Officials foresee no ebb in Iraq violence Americans and Iraqis agree that the enmity ignited by a government crackdown on Shiite militias remains, setting the stage for 'a hot summer in Iraq.' Petraeus returns to a shifting political battleground The commander in Iraq, due to address Congress, will try not to alienate Democrats. One may soon be his boss Analysis: Iraqi PM wins rare support Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's faltering crackdown on Shiite militants has won the backing of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties that fear both the powerful sectarian militias and the effects of failure on Iraq's fragile government. US forces clash with Iraq militia Twenty people are reported killed in clashes in Baghdad between US forces and a Shia militia. New Intel Report Claims Iraq Progress... Gates Says Diplomacy the Plan for Iran Officials Confirm Iran's Role in Truce Iran loses ground in Iraq Financial Times IMF head calls for global action on turmoil Government intervention at a global level is required to tackle the credit crisis, according to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, who has warned that market turmoil will take a serious toll on world growth The Fed is blameless on the property bubble The core of the problem lies with the investment community. It is not credible that regulators could have prevented it, writes Alan Greenspan Putin still against US-run missile shield US president George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin said they were interested in creating a joint defence system with Europe against missile threats - although Russia warned it still opposed plans for a US-run missile shield in central Europe US-Russia optimism on missile shield deal Washington and Moscow yesterday held out the -prospect of an eventual agreement over US plans for a missile shield in eastern Europe, and said they would work towards Petraeus to defend Iraq strategy General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq who hinted months ago that he wanted to halt troop reductions after the “surge” was unwound this summer, will be under pressure to provide details about the “pause” in congressional testimony Sunday Telegraph British troops go back into Basra Months after control of Basra was placed in the hands of the Iraqis, British troops have been sent back into the southern city, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. George Bush rules out further Iraq troop cuts McClatchy Iraq testimony will be test for Clinton, McCain and Obama Each of the leading presidential candidates will question Army Gen. David Petraeus when he testifies this week at Senate hearings on the Iraq war. What they ask and how they respond to his answers may say a lot about how each would proceed as commander in chief Daily Star Has the moment come to replace the US dollar? By Kenneth Rogoff Sunday Times Force China through a tunnel of shame The London torch procession shows how craven Britain has become: ignore it or protest Simon Jenkins NYT Indecisive Moments By NOAH FELDMAN What crackdowns and elections in Iraq never quite achieve U.S. and Iraqis Battle Militias to End Attacks At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 wounded and at least 20 Iraqis were killed in a failed operation to stop militia attacks on Baghdad’s Green Zone Paul Krugman Grains Gone Wild How did the food crisis happen? The answer is a combination of long-term trends, bad luck — and bad policy. WILLIAM KRISTOL The Shape of the Race to Come In politics, as in life, the grass is always greener on the other side. Many Republicans see the weaknesses of the John McCain campaign, and assume Barack Obama will prevail ROGER COHEN A Passage to Tibet Playing in the major leagues is no breeze and China can no longer pretend to be the unobtrusive power par excellence. Basra Fiasco Showed Iran's Power in Iraq - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer Iran to OPEC: Stop Oil Sales in Dollars Rise and Fall of Nations - Ben Wattenberg, Washington Times Weekly Standard What Happened in Basra The Maliki-Sadr showdown. by Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan Guardian Climate target is not radical enough - study Nasa scientist says scale of problem grossly underestimated and urges huge CO2 reductions It's another winter of discontent. This time the villain is big finance Larry Elliott: Economies in crisis The banks can't ignore parallels with the 1970s; they've gained unfettered power and acted with supreme recklessness Russia’s view of US missiles
Le Monde Diplomatique Washington Post Repairing America's Spy Shop By David Ignatius, If only it were just about destroyed interrogation videotapes No Cushion Against Hubris By Jim Hoagland, But not for long, because the era of hubris is fading. Any lingering assumptions about the ability of a single superpower to manage "the end of history" for the good of mankind are evaporating abroad as the Federal Reserve rushes through emergency measures and slashes interest rates to guard against a collapse of U.S. and European financial markets. Double Bubble Trouble? By Sebastian Mallaby, Two reforms to shorten America's debt hangover. Road Map to a Gaza War By Jackson Diehl, Bush's last minute peace push will lead to another Israeli-Palestinian war. Between Iraqi Shiites, a Deepening Animosity Basra Offensive Inflamed Long-Standing Rivalry, Redefining Nature of Conflict No Pact, but Bush, Putin Leave a Map Contentious Issues to Await Successors Winging It: European Summit, Russia Trip Take Unexpected Turns Irregular Warfare, Both Future and Present The Next Campaign Stop: Iraq Hearings At Tuesday's Sessions, Candidates Can Ask Questions, Try to Score Points Clinton's Chief Strategist Steps Down US Deployment of Ballistic Missile Defenses in Eastern Europe: Should Russia Worry? Christian Science Monitor Iraq's Shiite power vacuum Sistani's clout is diminishing. Sadr is eyeing his spot. By Mohamad Bazzi Why Iraq troop drawdown is likely to stop in July Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will describe Iraq's fragile state this week on Capitol Hill. Sadr City assault strains cease-fire A week after a truce calmed clashes between Moqtada al-Sadr's militia and Iraqi forces, fighting resumed in his Baghdad stronghold Sunday U.S.-Russia row over Kosovo escalates with Moscow aid shipments Russia is sending humanitarian supplies worth $1.7 million directly to Kosovo Serbs, challenging the authority of the US-backed government in Pristina. Newsweek Storm Warning George Wehrfritz and Jason Overdorf The world could be one crop failure away from an actual food crisis. Market panic has already started. What Power Looks Like They ride on Gulfstreams, set the global agenda, and manage the credit crunch in their spare time. They have more in common with each other than their countrymen. Meet the Superclass. Syria wants U.S. to facilitate 'billions' in business Also want to be primary American ally as region goes on war alert Caveat Emptor: Buy McCain, Get Kagan and Woolsey by John Taylor | H2 Newsweek Turkey's Judicial Coup D'etat Morton Abramowitz and Henri J. Barkey This battle could last for months longer, and whether the AKP wins or loses, the consequences are bad. Türkiye'nin darmadağın olmasına izin veremeyiz
Morton AbramowItz Attack of the Judges In the battle for the heart and soul of Turkey, the lines are now being drawn by the judiciary Kadri Gürsel NATO zirvesinin gizli galibi Türkiye’dir Osman Ulagay Türkiye’nin yükseliş öyküsünü kim yazacak? Author of book on PKK says Turkey’s fears not unfounded ‘US should reassure its allies to prevent nuclear weapons ambitions in region’ AKP'nin ılımlılığı zoraki
CarolIne Fourest Yedioth Ahronoth Fitting diplomatic price Israel has Jewish obligation to recognize Armenian genocide, MK Reuven Rivlin says Guardian The road to reunification? Helena Smith The elation over the reopening of the roadblock on Nicosia's Ledra Street may be over, but the political signs are still hopeful Kapatma davası Kıbrıs'ı da etkiliyor – PKK’ya can simidi AB’den Mensur Akgün Okunan haber ve yorum her zaman en önemli olan değildir Rusya'nın enerji atağında Türkiye kilit ülke oldu
Türkiye asla silah tüccarı olmayacak Ferai Tınç Zirvelerin ardından [AK Parti kapatılırsa] AB-Türkiye ilişkilerinde ne olur? The Observer Zico still a man of style Uydu ihalesinde mesaj yarışı Kapatma davası AB'yle ilişkileri derinden etkileyecek MUHAMMED EL ŞEVAHİN Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter – national K.Irak'a ikinci Kara Harekatı kapıda Author of book on PKK says Turkey’s fears not unfounded Barzani’den bağımsız Kürdistan hayaline son Mahir Kaynak Kürtler ne diyor? Yıldız: Kürtler özerk Kürdistan istiyor Türk ve Kürt milliyetçilerinin kesiştiği nokta... Ardan Zentürk K.Irak petrolünde bir Teksaslı... Ömer Lütfi Mete Hancı kim, yolcu kim? Semih İdiz Kuzey Irak’ta tansiyon artıyor Amed’teki STK temsilcileri Gül’le görüşecek
Al birini vur ötekine Mehmet Metiner Türk Baasçılığı Sınırda askeri hareketlilik DTP’li Yıldız: Dağdakileri değil, bizi bombalayın!
Peşmergeler, bu kez de Mehdi Ordusu’na karşı düzenlenecek operasyonlara katılacak. Nevruz bombardımanı Vekillere saygısızlık Molotoflu eyleme tutuklama "TSK hakkında suç duyurusunda bulunacağız" Cevdet Aşkın AKP Nevruz olaylarını sorguluyor PKK'dan bombalı tuzak: Bir korucu şehit Kaide'nin İstanbul sorumlusu tutuklandı Belgian Police Raid PKK Offices Kürtlerle Araplar Musul savaşında Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Atatürk, Amed’te Kürdçe şarkılarla anıldı Article 140 committee tells deportees to get compensation receipts Yöneticiler de koroyu alkışladı
Askeri konvoya bombalı tuzak Kumandalı mayın 3 korucu yaraladı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bu harekat, bölgenin başkenti Erbil'de öfke uyandırdı Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Eser Karakaş AB ve anayasa değişiklikleri ‘Kapatmada 3 Ekim’i unutuyoruz’ Yedioth Ahronoth Fitting diplomatic price Israel has Jewish obligation to recognize Armenian genocide, MK Reuven Rivlin says What an EU court’s ruling means in Brussels, in Ankara Guardian The road to reunification? Helena Smith The elation over the reopening of the roadblock on Nicosia's Ledra Street may be over, but the political signs are still hopeful Türkiye-AB ilişkilerinde "kritik" hafta Kıbrıs'ta umut hâkim
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cafebabel.com KKTC'den Rum lidere 'Lokmacı' tepkisi Türkiye'nin riskleri, Avrupa'nın rolü Top UN diplomat to arrive in Turkey on Tuesday US gov’t agency concerned over Sulukule project UNIW’s Sadıkoğlu: European states must not tolerate anti-Islam activities İstanbul'un kalbi Brüksel'de atacak 24 ülkenin düşünce kuruluşları, Barış Medeniyeti'ni Türkiye'de tartışacak BM misyonu, üç ay içinde Kosova'dan ayrılıyor Vural Öger: AB'ye göre demokrasi ayıbı var Fikret Ertan Bucharest summit, Ukraine and Georgia Yunan damat, nikáhta Türklere hakaret etti Emniyet’te ’kadrolaşma’ istifaları 'Büyük Abi' Aral'ın üzerinde durulmadı Fenerbahçe AB yolunda Türkiye'den daha ileride F-16'lara optik sensör takılacak Başbakan ısrarlı: En az 3 çocuk doğurun The awful truth: Turks are leaving the books on the shelves
Türkiye asla silah tüccarı olmayacak İşte ilk yerli uçağımız Demirel: Sıkıntıların nedeni nüfus artışı Göktürk için geri sayım Hani Garip'in rızkı? Ahlat'ta öğretmen ve veliler bir okulu yeni baştan yarattı TRT’de türban üstü peruk 'İsmet çaya çağırıyor' sözü bizim evde korku demekti Hangi ülke, hangi ilden mülk alıyor? Psikolojik operasyon Offbeat Lodging Options: A Treetop in Turkey, a Drainpipe on the Danube Matricide: the ultimate taboo Davaya 'Küçük' bir destek Haluk Şahin - Steinbeck'in topraklarında Üç operasyonda 593 kilo eroin ele geçirildi Seçim döneminde 17 yayın kuruluşu tarafsız kalamadı İlker Paşa’ya selam söyleyin 163. yıl yürüyüşünde ’Alo Kanka’ tanıtımı Eğitim kanalı Z TV, bugün merhaba diyor Futbol dünyasını ayağa kaldıran haber Laik-İslamcı çatışması ırkçı
Meclis, Albay Öz'ü dinlemekte ısrarlı Polis 48 evrakı yok etti DEM TV'nin yayını durduruldu İddia: Devlet içinde İP karşıtı çete var Çeteyi arayanlar emri veren merkeze gitsin Bakanlığı kaldırın eğitim düzelsin Üçüncü köprü projesi DPT’ye gidiyor Atatürk'e hakaret gerekçesiyle 15 sitenin erişimi durduruldu Âşık Veysel, gitar devi Satriani'nin albümünde AKP’den ABD’ye ‘Sulukule’ yanıtı
Bakan, oğlunun şirketini açtı İnternet kullanıcıları için tarihi karar Kamu yöneticilerinin yüzde 18’i kadın Cambridge to scrutinize “Persian Presence in Ottoman Empire” Zico still a man of style Halk-polis el ele yürüdü 6 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti 7 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 İsmet Berkan - Ergenekon'un yakın tarihi (3) Serdar Akinan Ergenekon [Röportaj] Tehdit alıyorum, koruma talep ettim Üniversiteler 12 Eylül öncesine mi dönüyor? İlan edilen nüfus ve seçmen sayısı yanlış! Bombalar arasında ilginç bağlantılar... Kapatma davasında yol haritası belli oluyor
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İlhan Selçuk’a Ergenekon gözaltısında, soruşturmayla ilgisi olmayan konuların sorulması tartışma yarattı • İlhan Selçuk fena yakalandı Akdeniz Üniversitesi'nde kavga MHP'ye Antalya İl Başkanlığı'na baskın Sosyal güvenlik yasasına protesto ‘Oylarını farklı görmek isteyen çevreler var’ Rektörlük önünde tabanca Üniversitede öğrenci kavgası: 6 yaralı Elekdağ: Parti mahremiyetiydi Paşa'dan hükümete övgü Farklı bir sorgulama! AKP’de kritik karar haftası Ak Parti'de gözler MKYK'da AKP iddianamesinde Ergenekon zanlısı Yüksek Mahkeme sivil anayasayı tartışacak Komisyon yine askerleri çağırdı Kapatmaya karşı AB kriteri Ankara'dan korku senaryoları üreterek bir yere varamazsınız Daha çok işsiz mi daha çok refah mı İddianamelerin yarısı sonuçsuz Şener’den son dakika uyarısı
Türkiye bu kaostan yeni bir anayasa ile çıkabilir 301'in kör noktası Elekdağ: CHP’ye ters düşen görüşüm yok Bilirkişi, Cerrah’ı akladı Milliyet Son Dakika Ahmet Hakan Tehditçi avukat Fethullah Gülen’in amcaoğlu çıktı Eski dostum Akif Beki’ye Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Ruşen - Çakır Şamil Tayyar AK Parti’nin yol haritası Taha Akyol Marksizmi özlemek! Fikret Bila Şener: Toplumsal talebe bakarım Fehmi Koru Fehmi Koru: Son gülen European diplomats are European, I presume Taha Kıvanç: Bir takıntılı adam portresi Tamer Korkmaz: “Bir an evvel uzlaşın” da, kurtaralım şu Erge-Neo-Kon'u! Murat Yetkin Genel istek üzerine, Ergenekon ve darbe girişimleri Mustafa Akyol AK Parti’yi kapatan ‘Kürdistan’ yolunu açar Eser Karakaş Devlet diye diye devleti batırmak Mustafa Karaalioğlu Yeni marjinaller İsmail Küçükkaya Bundan sonra neler olur? Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Fatih Çekirge Erbakan’ı da uyarmıştık Serdar Turgut Baykal-Erdoğan uzlaşması Bir asır sonra aynı tartışma AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Hasan Cemal Önceden Haber Verilmiş Bir Cinayetin Güncesi! Cüneyt Ülsever Aklıma takılan sorular Enis Berberoğlu AKP’yi kurtarmak için (2) Soner Yalçın Kurtarıcı Subaylar Grubu Sol hâlâ kıymetli Sebahattin Önkibar Sadece AKP değil, yerine kurulacak olan da kapatılır! Durmuş Hocaoğlu Demokrasi ve Seçkinlerin Siyâsî Zorbalığı Hasan Ersel Çoğunluğu oluşturma aracı olarak ' korku' İhsan Dağı Political crisis and business: who will be the loser? Şahin Alpay AKP is not even ‘mildly’ Islamist Emin Pazarcı Toptan’ın 'kurucu meclis' formülü TÜSİAD: Muhalefet boşluğu yüzünden 'siyasi' damgası yiyoruz İlan edilen nüfus ve seçmen sayısı yanlış! Tam saha savunma Yine bomba yine çocuk
Cemaatler siyasete neden bulaştı? 'Sol kendi Tayyip'ini yaratmalı' Umut Oran: CHP yönetimi iktidara gelmeyi istemiyor! Yaman Törüner Başımıza gelecekleri açıkça yazmış Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: Şehsuvaroğlu hâkimliği neden bıraktı? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: 'Hayırlı' No! Perihan Mağden - Rezaletçilerin rezil olma korkusu ya da kayıp trençkotun esrarı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Komplo Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - 'Heykellerini dikelim' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Belge - Dünya bilgisinin 'biraz'ına razıyım MUSTAFA ÜNAL - En güzel köprü Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - Bizim lise HİLMİ YAVUZ - 'Bürokratik ve Laik Devlet' Kürşat Bumin: Nası yani? Bülent Keneş Meet Ergenekon Yusuf Ziya Cömert: Bazıları partilerin 'kapatılabilme' ihtimalini sever Hakan Albayrak: 'Bize benzemezseniz canınız cehenneme!' Yusuf Kaplan: “Şebeke”nin hedefi: Türkiye'yi bitirmek Koray Düzgören: Darbeler parti içi despotizmden güç alıyor EKREM DUMANLI - Yayın yönetmenine 1 Nisan şakası ALİ BULAÇ - Karamsarlığa gerek yok! SELÇUK GÜLTAŞLI - [BRÜKSEL] Rehn de "Fethullahçıymış"(!) Gülay Göktürk Zorlama bir benzetme Ömer Lütfi Mete ‘Bırak şu komplo teorilerini’ Nasuhi Güngör AK Parti neyi savunacak? Hakan Aygün AKP-B partisi... Yavuz Baydar Next exit İhsan Yılmaz Understanding Islams in Turkey Doğu Ergil Ideologies and the politics of polarization Andrew Finkel Politics: a game of two halves What lies beneath?by Eser Karakaş*
Arslan Bulut Mahir Kaynak'ın MHP ile ilgili operasyon iddiası! Türkiye bu kaostan yeni bir anayasa ile çıkabilir M Ali Birand Siyasiler AB konusunda kıpkırmızı olmalılar... Oktay Ekşi Hasan Paşa kafasıyla Tufan Türenç Acaba Kadir Topbaş ne yapar Özdemir İnce Bir üniversite profesörüne öğrencilerinden açık mektup Yalçın Bayer ’Fon demokratları’ demokrasiyi nasıl yozlaştırıyor Mehmet Y Yılmaz
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NAZLI ILICAK Erken seçim kozu 9 Mart öncesi gibi MEHMET BARLAS Bizim senaristlerimiz hiç grev yapmayacak mı? "Yaprak Dökümü süreci" bir yerde durdurulmalıdır... MAHMUT ÖVÜR Cizreli çocuktan demokrasi dersi... YAVUZ DONAT Yuvarlak masada 'neler' konuşuldu? Mehmet Altan Bir Türkiye klasiği... Possible developments in event of AK Party closureby BEKİR ÇINAR* Derya Sazak Akleden kalp [CAFE CAPITAL]Absence of a judiciary everybody can trust Can Dündar Erdoğan, Mao’nun izinde... Nabi Yağcı Türkiye, öngörülebilir ülke olmaktan çıkıyor Elekdağ: Parti mahremiyetiydi "Aramıza fitne sokmak isteyen varsa şerefsizdir" Köşk, yargıya müdahaleye ses çıkarmıyor 'AKP iddianamesi özgürlük savunması' "Aramıza fitne sokmak isteyen şerefsizdir" Pis emellere yine çocuklar alet oldu Gerilimle bir yere varamayız Sahte belgelerle partiyi suçladılar Alevilerden kapatma davasına destek Ankara'dan korku senaryoları üreterek bir yere varamazsınız Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Erbakan'ın 'ev hapsi'ne sessiz kalanları tarih yargılayacak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP'li Elekdağ'dan geri adım: Partimle aynı görüşteyim Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Soylu'ya göre ülkenin ilerlemesini istemeyenler var TOBB kızgın: Art niyetliler Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yüksek Mahkeme sivil anayasayı tartışacak Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Savcıların hazırladığı iddianamelerin yarısı sonuçsuz kalıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İddianameye İngilizce gazete kupürleri de girmiş ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Karakışın ardından bahar gelir mi? Ercan Kumcu Otoriteler piyasalardan daha kaygılı görünüyor Perşembenin gelişi Erdal Sağlam IMF’siz ekonomik istikrar artık çok zor [NEWS ANALYSIS]
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Felçli tavır sürerse 2008, kayıp yıl 2007'yi de aratacak Fatih Özatay Hükümet böyle gitmeyeceğini anlamış gözüküyor Baran Tuncer Deniz Gökçe ABD’de resesyon! OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU Memur 2008'e enflasyonla yenik başladı Merkez Bankası, 5. mektubu yazıyor Talihsizlik! Michael Kuser Finding excuses for higher inflation Deniz Gökçe Ham petrol fiyatı gelecekte ne olur? Şimşek'e göre S&P'nin kararı siyasi İBRAHİM KAHVECİ Türkiye bağımsız kurullar ülkesi Ertuğ Yaşar Krizde sonun başlangıcı Enflasyon hedefi değişmeli mi? |
H4 New York Times Generally Speaking Iraq may be President Bush’s war, but Gen. David H. Petraeus has become its front man. Now some pundits suggest the general might have a political future of his own. Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers who would be sent on multiple deployments to Iraq under current plans Editorial Some Truth About Trade Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can offer policies that will help American workers embrace rather than fear a globalized world. Indecisive Moments By NOAH FELDMAN What crackdowns and elections in Iraq never quite achieve U.S. and Iraqis Battle Militias to End Attacks At least three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 wounded and at least 20 Iraqis were killed in a failed operation to stop militia attacks on Baghdad’s Green Zone Paul Krugman Grains Gone Wild How did the food crisis happen? The answer is a combination of long-term trends, bad luck — and bad policy. WILLIAM KRISTOL The Shape of the Race to Come In politics, as in life, the grass is always greener on the other side. Many Republicans see the weaknesses of the John McCain campaign, and assume Barack Obama will prevail ROGER COHEN A Passage to Tibet Playing in the major leagues is no breeze and China can no longer pretend to be the unobtrusive power par excellence. America for Sale When Foreigners Buy Factories: 2 Towns, 2 Outcomes The consequences of foreigners buying U.S. companies offer competing narratives for a nation still uneasy about being on the selling end of the global economy The Last Wish of Martin Luther King Dr. King challenges everyone to find a Lazarus somewhere. That quest in common becomes the spark of social movements, and is therefore the engine of hope. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFOur Racist, Sexist Selves The unconscious is playing a political role this year, with evidence showing that most Americans have unconscious biases against blacks and women in executive roles. MAUREEN DOWD The Vodka Chronicles Maybe now that John McCain is the presumptive Republican nominee, his campaign wants to put his vices in a vise and sanitize the wild side of the man. McCain Is Vocal on War, but Silent on Son’s Service Senator John McCain has staked his candidacy on the promise that U.S. troops can stabilize Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son. Another Test for Habeas Corpus Supreme Court justices should rule that two American civilians held in Iraq have a right to review by a United States court. The Vatican and Globalization: Tinkering With Sin It’s hard to rejigger the rules when truth is meant to be fixed forever Tet Happened, and No One Cared - Frank Rich, New York Times Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 83 | H5 Washington Post The Three Revolutions By Henry A. Kissinger How can we form a national security policy when the global order is changing three ways at once Bush Listens Closely To His Man in Iraq In White House Deliberations on War, Gen. Petraeus Has a Privileged Voice Iraq Report Details Political Hurdles and Future Options Editorial NATO's Fudges Compromises on Afghanistan and expansion of the alliance avoid a rupture but won't win any wars. Between Iraqi Shiites, a Deepening Animosity Basra Offensive Inflamed Long-Standing Rivalry, Redefining Nature of Conflict No Pact, but Bush, Putin Leave a Map Contentious Issues to Await Successors Winging It: European Summit, Russia Trip Take Unexpected Turns Irregular Warfare, Both Future and Present The Next Campaign Stop: Iraq Hearings At Tuesday's Sessions, Candidates Can Ask Questions, Try to Score Points Clinton's Chief Strategist Steps Down Repairing America's Spy Shop By David Ignatius, If only it were just about destroyed interrogation videotapes No Cushion Against Hubris By Jim Hoagland, But not for long, because the era of hubris is fading. Any lingering assumptions about the ability of a single superpower to manage "the end of history" for the good of mankind are evaporating abroad as the Federal Reserve rushes through emergency measures and slashes interest rates to guard against a collapse of U.S. and European financial markets. Double Bubble Trouble? By Sebastian Mallaby, Two reforms to shorten America's debt hangover. Road Map to a Gaza War By Jackson Diehl, Bush's last minute peace push will lead to another Israeli-Palestinian war. Presidents and Their Generals The Loneliest Call In the end, only the candidate can know when it's time to fold 'em. By John Dickerson The trickiest part of the campaign is knowing when to quit. The Big Brokers Blew It. They Should Bear the Cost. Once upon a time on Wall Street, actions had consequences. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS Iraq Is a Mess. But Germany Was, Too.By David Stafford, Those behind the reconstruction of Iraq could benefit from a history lesson. Trying to Waterboard Mideast Peace Ali Ettefagh | The administration wants to "waterboard" Mideast talks that exclude Hamas, but don't expect success. Lisa Schirch: The Two Wars in Iraq 2003 MEMO ON INTERROGATION Permissible Assaults Cited in Graphic Detail Drugging Detainees Is Among Techniques Aiming to Ease Tensions, Without U.S.-Russia Pact 5 Myths About NAFTA - Philippe Legrain Clinton and Obama might want to update their stump speeches. Genocide by Attrition in Sudan By Eric Reeves, Grimly repetitive news reports from Darfur obscure the grimmer reality of the human destruction Rocket Attacks Kill 2 Soldiers In Green Zone, 1 on U.S. Base | H6 Guardian Climate target is not radical enough - study Nasa scientist says scale of problem grossly underestimated and urges huge CO2 reductions It's another winter of discontent. This time the villain is big finance Larry Elliott: Economies in crisis The banks can't ignore parallels with the 1970s; they've gained unfettered power and acted with supreme recklessness Former KGB defector claims he was poisoned by Russians Police investigating alleged attempt to kill Oleg Gordievsky who spied on Russia for British intelligence Rivers of blood? No. Just a divided idea of what Britishness means Madeleine Bunting: Britain has a vibrant tradition of racism, and the quest to define our nationality is beginning to go seriously awry Thou shalt not do irony Peter Preston: If a man can move from Moses to the head of the gun lobby, God must have a terrific sense of humour How to save the world Harvard prodigy Jeffrey Sachs helped take capitalism to Russia. Now he's tackling Africa and climate change, he tells Ed Pilkington, and 'negativism' is all that stands in his way The Observer We provoke Russian paranoia at our peril Robert Service: By agreeing to place an American defence system in Eastern Europe, Nato has given the Kremlin the perfect excuse to further cement its autocratic rule Democratic battle hands McCain lead Republican presidential nominee surges ahead in polls as his Democratic rivals fight a bitter battle Food riots fear after rice price hits a high Shortages of the staple crop of half the world's people could bring unrest across Asia and Africa, reports foreign affairs editor Peter Beaumont $3 trillion may be too low Joseph Stiglitz and Linda Bilmes Notwithstanding President Bush's response, our original estimate of the cost of the Iraq war was too conservative: in reality, it will be much higher Let's not fear public ownership Will Hutton: The credit crisis is forcing mainstream opinion to think the unthinkable. Even 12 months ago nationalisation seemed a quaint notion from yesteryear - as remote from today's concerns as big band music, ration coupons and nylons A healthy economy is impossible with closed borders Leader: Anxiety about the sheer scale of population flows has entered the political mainstream and started to dictate government policy Brown backs army cadet corps plan for schools Plans for comprehensive school pupils to sign up for military drills and weapons training backed by PM Mugabe 'prepares for war' Opposition leader says Zanu-PF reviving war veterans to terrorise voters before run-off ballot |
| H7 McClatchy Iraq testimony will be test for Clinton, McCain and Obama Each of the leading presidential candidates will question Army Gen. David Petraeus when he testifies this week at Senate hearings on the Iraq war. What they ask and how they respond to his answers may say a lot about how each would proceed as commander in chief Petraeus Testimony May Signal Iran Attack by Paul Craig Roberts Conversation on Iraq Shifts Again As Petraeus, Crocker Head to Capitol Hill Daily Star Ignore Al-Jazeera at your own peril By Lawrence Pintak Has the moment come to replace the US dollar? By Kenneth Rogoff Helena Cobban Who is the greatest strategist of them all? MESH No peace without victory The Nation Chalabi's Lobby Israel and Syria Flirt With Détente Basra: Fact and Fiction - Oliver North, Washington Times
Basra Fiasco Showed Iran's Power in Iraq - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer
Afghanistan Strategies - Ronald Neumann, Washington Times
Pakistan Coalition Divided on Khan - Bruce Loudon, The Australian
Revenge of Young Muslims - Yasmin Hai, London Times
Relocation of Envoys Draws Kudos, Criticism - Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times
Validating Foreign Policy Folly - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
Obama's Illusions on Foreign Policy - Joseph Wilson IV, Philadelphia Inquirer
Do We Care What They Think of America? - Mona Charen, National Review
Rise and Fall of Nations - Ben Wattenberg, Washington Times
OPEC: Market supplied with enough oil...
Forward Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Belongs on the Ballot, Not Behind Bars
Essam El Erian Tom Barnett KnoxNews. Remember when America wasn't so democratic? Iraq spending hasn't helped Question: "Military spending helped bring the nation out of the Great Depression. Why hasn't the current spending on Iraq had an equivalent effect?" Answer: "Several reasons. First, the money goes largely to . . . sub-contractors from the Phillipines, Nepal and other countries. Second, . . . we have borrowed . . . largely from abroad . . . Third, the war has contributed to the increase in oil prices." Ask Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda Bilmes about their new book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War." | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Quick U.S. withdrawal in Iraq could lead to massive chaos Between Iraqi Shiites, a Deepening Animosity
Petraeus Expected to Tell Congress Iranian Forces Fought in Basra Analysis: Iraqi PM wins rare support Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's faltering crackdown on Shiite militants has won the backing of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties that fear both the powerful sectarian militias and the effects of failure on Iraq's fragile government. US forces clash with Iraq militia Twenty people are reported killed in clashes in Baghdad between US forces and a Shia militia. Iraqi Leaders Call for Militias to Disband Iran to OPEC: Stop Oil Sales in Dollars US soldiers killed in Green Zone New Intel Report Claims Iraq Progress... Gates Says Diplomacy the Plan for Iran Officials Confirm Iran's Role in Truce Congressional Democrats Warn Petraeus... BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 6 Apr 08 Syria Accused of "Hindering" Arab Solutions Iraqi Sadrist MP Says Al-Sadr City Demonstrations Against Government "Siege" Reconciliation in Iraq 'Isn't Happening' “Damascus Summit Attendance was Close to Average Despite US Pressure,” by Gary Gambill
Iraqis Angered by Renewal of Blackwater Contract Pentagon Caught Between Exhaustion, Security Sadr Militia Prepares for Major Battle in Sadr City Syrian Paper Calls for Arab Unity Against Israel's "Language of War" Talks Between Iraqi Government, Al-Tawafuq to Resume Soon; Security Update OPEC Not to Increase or Decrease Production - Iran's Oil Minister Sen. Biden: Troop buildup is failure Assyrian Orthodox Priest Fatally Shot in Baghdad, Alarming Christians Stymied in quest to bolster small businesses in Iraq | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel, U.S. plan to release details on Sept. 2007 Syria attack Israel concerned N. Korean nuclear know-how, material has reached Iran Bar’el Ready for everything but peace If Syria is really a threat and is planning war, what is the meaning of the panic that miscalculation may lead to war? Eldar The time has come for Bush to intervene Nixon wrote in his memoirs that the key to resolving the Israeli-Arab conflict is a forced settlement that is not referred to as such Oren Damascus, Ramallah or Tehran This season's tension between Israel and Syria serves to bring home the extent of the missed opportunity of those years, as of subsequent decades, following the American display of prowess in Iraq in 1991 and 2003 Hezbollah No. 2: IDF drills are preparation for war on Lebanon Olmert: Nationwide civil defense drill not driven by Syria tension, meant to test emergency preparation U.S., Israel to pressure N.Korea on nuclear deals with Iran As tactic, U.S. officials could reveal details of North Korea's cooperation with Syria to Congress Hamas official: Israel refused offers for temporary cease-fire 'Barak is wrong, Olmert is right' IDF razes 10 more roadblocks in bid to ease West Bank mobility U.S. supervising training of elite PA unit in Jordan Gov't study: Water usage from natural sources down since 1967 Jerusalem Post Hizbullah: IDF preparing for new war on Lebanon Vilnai: Military drill is meant to help Israel apply lessons from Second Lebanon War, not related to friction on northern border PM allays Syrian fears over drills Olmert: "We have an interest in peace with Syria - we know each other's expectations." Hamas issues threat to kill Schalit Damascus-based official says if group's demands aren't met, "we'll negotiate over Schalit's bones." Yedioth Ahronoth Fitting diplomatic price Israel has Jewish obligation to recognize Armenian genocide, MK Reuven Rivlin says 'Israel must care for its own' Charles Bronfman says State cannot rely on wealthy Diaspora Jews to provide for its needy 'Fence must come first'
Shin Bet chief warns cabinet against easing restrictions on Palestinians while separation fence remains breached. Barak aide says he is working to locate budget for fence's completion, taking diplomatic considerations into account
Full Story . . . Rejoicing for a bargain price We have every reason to celebrate the existence of a thriving Jewish state, Sever Plocker writes Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Internal security minister cautions against West Bank roadblocks’ removal Forward There’s No Good Way Out of Gaza
Yossi Alpher Israel must deal with Hamas, via Mahmoud Abbas By Nimrod Novik Don't expect a Bush miracle in the Promised Land By Michael Young |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Iraq's Shiite power vacuum Sistani's clout is diminishing. Sadr is eyeing his spot. By Mohamad Bazzi Why Iraq troop drawdown is likely to stop in July Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker will describe Iraq's fragile state this week on Capitol Hill. Sadr City assault strains cease-fire A week after a truce calmed clashes between Moqtada al-Sadr's militia and Iraqi forces, fighting resumed in his Baghdad stronghold Sunday U.S.-Russia row over Kosovo escalates with Moscow aid shipments Russia is sending humanitarian supplies worth $1.7 million directly to Kosovo Serbs, challenging the authority of the US-backed government in Pristina. Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology? Should the world put less focus on emissions caps and more on spurring clean technologies? How voters may react to the Clintons' $109 million income Few will begrudge the couple its wealth, experts say, unless business ties raise red flags The real issue behind saving Bear Stearns: size A way out of the bailout dilemma? Prevent corporate giantism. ASIA As Uighurs Get Restive, China Takes a Tough Line Severe Punishments Are Promised in Tibet Paris braced for torch protests
Hundreds of French police will be deployed to protect the Olympic torch from protesters angry at China's role in Tibet. WSJ Reforming Delhi
Will the latest "wise men" report on economic reform make a difference? Review & Outlook In Tibetan Monasteries, The Party's Heavy Hand "Patriotic education" campaigns, consisting of instruction in the Chinese version of history and a requirement that monks sign a document rejecting the Dalai Lama as a "separatist," are now standard in Tibetan monasteries, nunneries U.S. presidential hopefuls seek closer ties with Asia Afghan Women Battle Drug Addiction With opium production reaching an all-time high last year, dependence rates soar. Among country's addicts, about 13 percent are women and 7 percent are children, officials say. Tibetan Unrest puts China in a Tight Spot - Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times 'Reconciliation' By BENAZIR BHUTTO Reviewed by FAREED ZAKARIA In this posthumous book, Benazir Bhutto denounces extremism while presenting a modern interpretation of the Muslim world. First Chapter More than half the world’s building cranes are at present in China. Robert Macfarlane can count 34 of them from his apartment windows... more» UK Military Chief on Afghanistan | H11 IHT In last meeting, Putin and Bush agree to disagree But President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin did declare that the United States and Russia would seek to cooperate on a variety of other security and economic issues. EUROPE European press review NATO's Fudges - Washington Post editorial
Holes Appearing in NATO Alliance - Toronto Star editorial
Brown Must Not Undermine NATO - Liam Fox, London Daily Telegraph
NATO's Unending Crisis of Purpose - Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star Bush Sees NATO Future for Macedonia, All Balkans The Atheist Urging Italy to Get Religion In the coming Italian elections, the most gripping personality isn’t a front-runner. Meet Giuliano Ferrara, Italy’s most operatic and most mercurial intellectual provocateur. French Muslim war graves defaced Vandals use a pig's head and anti-Muslim slogans to deface the graves of Muslim soldiers in a French WWI cemetery. | H12 RFE/RL A Winner At The NATO Summit? A report from Bucharest takes a look at the winners and losers at the NATO Summit Russia: Friendly Words, But Bush And Putin Fail To Resolve Disputes Russia in the midst of a baby boom Kremlin incentives and better prospects for the future are helping to stem the nation's population decline. BBC 'Some progress' in Russia-US ties George Bush and Vladimir Putin sign a basic agreement on bilateral ties, without a breakthrough on differences. US Deployment of Ballistic Missile Defenses in Eastern Europe: Should Russia Worry? McClatchy Bush-Putin summit does little to relieve U.S.-Russia strains President Bush made little, if any, progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a hastily arranged summit Sunday, dashing any near-term hopes of mending the strained relations between the two nuclear powers BBC Monitoring Quotes From Russian Press Monday 7 April 2008 Google News Azerbaijan NATO: Putin Is Congenial As He Strives to Keep the Atlantic Alliance At Bay 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, The Upcoming Parliamentary Elections in Georgia: Problems and Prospects
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| H13 The Times Bush and Putin hold farewell meeting The outgoing US and Russian Presidents agreed to disagree on missile defence at their last meeting, but tone warmer Sustaining troop numbers in Iraq General David Petraeus, US commander in Iraq, will face questions on Capitol Hill from all three presidential candidates Moqtada's men feel the heat after raid American and Iraqi forces kill 22 in a raid on the Baghdad stronghold of Moqtada al-Sadr's Shia militia as battle rages on Brain behind Clinton campaign resigns Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, has resigned from her presidential campaign over a trade disagreement Olympic harmony hit by protests and violence The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay was reduced to farce and ignominy as ugly scenes of protest engulfed London Sunday Times Iran joined militias in battle for Basra Iranian forces were involved in recent battle for Basra, the US commander in Iraq is expected to tell Congress next week Force China through a tunnel of shame The London torch procession shows how craven Britain has become: ignore it or protest Simon Jenkins Rapid rise of Hillary's fortune The Clintons left the White House burdened by debt but have earned $109m (£55m) in the past eight years, putting them among the 14,500 richest families in the country and presenting a stark contrast to the impoverished families championed by her campaign. Wall Street Journal Iraq and Its Costs
By Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham Antiwar politicians now have a new argument: No price is worth paying to assure the survival of liberty Clinton Tax Lessons
Eight years, $109 million. No wonder it took so long for the senator to release her returns. | H14 Financial Times IMF head calls for global action on turmoil Government intervention at a global level is required to tackle the credit crisis, according to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, who has warned that market turmoil will take a serious toll on world growth The Fed is blameless on the property bubble The core of the problem lies with the investment community. It is not credible that regulators could have prevented it, writes Alan Greenspan Putin still against US-run missile shield US president George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin said they were interested in creating a joint defence system with Europe against missile threats - although Russia warned it still opposed plans for a US-run missile shield in central Europe US-Russia optimism on missile shield deal Washington and Moscow yesterday held out the -prospect of an eventual agreement over US plans for a missile shield in eastern Europe, and said they would work towards Petraeus to defend Iraq strategy General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq who hinted months ago that he wanted to halt troop reductions after the “surge” was unwound this summer, will be under pressure to provide details about the “pause” in congressional testimony Egyptian authorities thwart strike action Plans for a general strike in Egypt collapsed after the authorities sent hundreds of policemen onto the streets and warned that those who incited stoppages or took part in them faced prison Bear Stearns rescue a 'turning point' The US Federal Reserve's intervention in the fate of Bear Stearns, the Wall Street investment bank, might have marked a "turning point" in the latest financial market... A foolish overreaction to climate change The EU will severely damage its own economy by deciding to set an example to the world on global warming, writes Nigel Lawson Why Clinton should battle on While the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is still close enough for her to win, let her do what she does best and fight on - Central banks must care about house pricesThe International Monetary Fund’s analysis is correct. The residential property market drives the business cycle, writes Wolfgang Münchau Regulation needs more than tuningUnless you argue that banks should face no capital adequacy regulation, the spread of securitisation demands new liquidity standards and higher capital ratios. Whether you call that ‘stricter regulation’ or ‘keeping regulation up to date’ is semantic, writes Clive Crook Dallas Fed chief rejects Japan analogy Comparisons between the US today and Japan in the 1990s are misleading and could lead to the wrong conclusions for economic policy, said Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Greenspan hits at critics over housing crisis Alan Greenspan has hit back at critics who blame the Federal Reserve under his leadership for causing the US housing bubble, saying any link between monetary policy and the bubble was “statistically very fragile” Data back US recession view Jobs losses are accelerating in the US and spreading to a growing number of industry sectors, reinforcing a widely-held view that the economy is in recession Clinton strategist quits over Colombia row Mark Penn, who also serves as chief of a lobbying firm, leaves campaign after it was revelead he met the Colombian envoy to discuss a trade deal opposed by Hillary Clinton MBA turns 100 with much still to proveThe Harvard qualification is prized as the surest route to the boardroom. So why do so many doubt its value UK backs Japan-Europe trade deal Under the plan, Japanese manufacturers would gain better access to European markets in return for liberalising financial services, airline and pharmaceutical industries - Battle for London The mayoral candidate who can best represent the capital’s contrasts and effectively respond to its common concerns will deserve to win A French vision for a nuclear future Whatever British Energy’s fate, investors and the public need to hear the full commercial and strategic logic for it | Bush and Putin find limits to personal diplomacy The two presidents know that, in a crunch, national interests are paramount As many as 20 Iraqis killed in clashes between Sadr's militia and U.S. Editorial 5 Americans killed in Iraq violence Scattered strikes are the most vicious since Shiite cleric Sadr called on followers a week ago to silence their weapons. In the name of Allah Using English to separate the Muslim deity from 'God' has become a dangerous practice Memo to the next president Tim Rutten In all the tangled wreckage George W. Bush will hand off to his successor, there's nothing quite as perilously convoluted as the questions surrounding torture and the fate of the Al Qaeda terrorists currently in U.S. hands. Reagan was a big talker By Melvyn P. LefflerThe Great Communicator bent over backward to speak with the nation's enemies. Popularizing Islam through TV Egyptian Ahmed abu Haiba symbolizes a struggle in the Middle East with the influx of Western culture. He aims to give a voice to moderate Islam |
| H16 American Politics Clinton's chief strategist quits Controversial strategist Penn leaves Clinton campaign McClatchy Is Hillary Clinton dishonest? A lot of Americans think so No Really, You Should Go
Demolishing the wretched rationalizations for Hillary Clinton's continuing campaign.
by Jonathan Chait GOP strategist: Rice 'actively campaigning' to be VP Rice Eyeing Ticket? That’s News to McCain Poll: N. Carolina voters trust Obama more than Clinton Many Superdelegates in No Hurry to Pick a Candidate North Carolina Democratic Primary North Carolina: Obama 56% Clinton 33% — What Would $109 Million Buy? Clinton strategy chief resigns in row Mark Penn stands down after meeting Colombians to promote trade agreement that Clinton opposes With friends like these Michael Tomasky: Mark Penn's campaign has been disastrous for Hillary. But the Clintons won't give him the push realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Washington Monthly The Law of Rules Obscure party regulations explain the constant surprises of this year’s primaries. Will Democratic “superdelegates” follow the spirit of those rules? By Josiah Lee Auspitz If the system made sense, Clinton would be far ahead Under a winner-take-all primary system, Hillary Clinton would have a wide lead over Barack Obama -- and enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination by June.
By Sean Wilentz America, let's talk about racial and gender bias SENATOR BARACK Obama spoke courageously and thoughtfully last month about the history and legacy of race in America. It is a speech that will be remembered. Now we must start a conversation about gender in America. (By Madeleine Kunin, Boston Globe) The Fellowship: A look inside Washington's 'Christian Mafia' McCain's will overcame Hanoi brutality John McCain displayed extraordinary courage during captivity in North Vietnam - a record that makes him the right man to be the next president, his former comrades say. | H17 Daily Telegraph Do the job in Afghanistan and get out The multi-national anti-terrorist mission to Afghanistan is taking on the character of an Anglo-American occupation. Aide's resignation adds to Clinton's woes Hillary Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn resigned after embarrassing the former First Lady by privately flying to Colombia to lobby for a free trade deal that she opposes US troops killed in Iraq Shi'ite militia clashes Militants lobbed rockets into US protected Green Zone and elsewhere in Baghdad, killing three troops and wounding 31, officials said. Why Britain still needs more Thatcherism Philip Johnston says the Left, as Lady Thatcher recognised, does not understand the concept of individual freedom. Olympic torch relay nearly abandoned The Olympic torch relay through London was almost abandoned as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police amid ugly and chaotic scenes. Sunday Telegraph British troops go back into Basra Months after control of Basra was placed in the hands of the Iraqis, British troops have been sent back into the southern city, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Bush Rules Out Further Iraq Troop Cuts Brown must not undermine Nato Britain cannot have two best friends when it comes to defence - Nato and the EU, and a Conservative government would not weaken our transatlantic bonds, says Liam Fox. | H18 Independent Johann Hari: Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won't work, but here's a proposal that just might Warm words end Black Sea summit as leaders vow to bridge differences Seven years of personal summitry between George Bush and Vladimir Putin ended yesterday as it began: with much bonhomie, but deep divisions on policy. Bruce Anderson: We should applaud Russia for its successes Leading article: It's time for a more nuanced approach to the Kremlin Independent on Sunday George Soros: 'The UK happens to be as vulnerable as the US' Army faces new torture claims over arrest of Shia leader Leading article: Privacy? Yes. Secrecy? No |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Hayden aims for 'a more cohesive CIA' CIA Director Michael V. Hayden says the agency needs to get "back to what the nation needs it to be doing — its espionage function, its analytic function and its covert-action function." DNI Announces IC Information Sharing Strategy McConnell pushes new intelligence plan (UPI) -- A plan to remove barriers to communication and increase information sharing has been announced by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. NYT Army Worried by Rising Stress of Return Tours to Iraq Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers who would be sent on multiple deployments to Iraq under current plans Military Role Overseeing Contractors Tested in Iraq Military pondering rules for cyber warfare US extends Blackwater contract Tet Happened, and No One Cared John McCain’s doomed promise of military “victory” in Iraq is akin to Wile E. Coyote’s perpetual pursuit of the Road Runner, with much higher carnage. Torture: The Real Barbarians - New York Post editorial British jihad: Why our anti-terror strategy isn't working There is a deep and dangerous confusion at the heart of the government's approach to the threat posed by violent Islam Memo Regarding the Torture and Military Interrogation of Alien Unlawful Combatants Held Outside the United States (3/14/2003) Source: U.S. Department of Justice (via American Civil Liberties Union) DoD Procurement Policy for Body Armor (PDF; 4.8 MB)
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General | H20 Slate Arts debate: Perceptions and impact Source: RAND Corporation (RAND Europe) Essays on Environmental Determinants of Health Behaviors and Outcomes Source: RAND Corporation | H21 Superfast internet may replace web The internet could soon be made obsolete by a new "grid" system which is 10,000 times faster than broadband connections. Time.com's First Annual Blog Index Coming soon: superfast internet Web could collapse as video use soars The internet could grind to a halt within two years under the pressure of booming demand for online video, experts have warned. Key to unlocking the earth's secrets A landmark science experiment is attempting to recreate the conditions a fraction of a second after the Big Bang. In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop Some professional bloggers complain of physical and emotional strain created by an Internet economy that demands a constant stream of news and comment The compact between Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir was a travesty of their claims to honesty and freedom. They were glued together by their lies... more» Cheese crumbs placed in front of a pair of copulating rats may distract the female, but not the male. One more sex ’n’ science factoid... more» Wanted: Immortals to save French Académie Française dies slow death as elderly members struggle to find new blood Genomics and Intellectual Property: Life in the Information Jungle Books and mortar BOOKSTORES FACE an uncertain future. Readers love them. But trouble looms. Online booksellers are eating up the market. So are big box discount stores, where customers can buy a best-selling book with their laundry detergent. Rather than surrender, some bookstores are battling back, trying to write their own brick-and-mortar success stories. (Boston Globe) Uncommon knowledge: surprising insights from the social sciences Taller soldiers live longer, how sex makes men impatient, and more. Print and Online: Like Ham and Eggs Sir Vidia’s wife, Pat, loved him, supported him, organised and advised him, was his devoted reader. And yet... more» ... more» ... more» ... more» ... more» Charlton Heston, 84; actor played epic figures Exclusive: French luxury yacht seized by pirates spotted at small Somali port of Eyl Enthusiasts use hip-hop to populise Latin Pavarotti faked his final stage performance Disease and a failing voice led the star tenor to fake his trademark aria Nessun Dorma at the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006 Walt Whitman had imagined his poetry would be read by American workers. But his most receptive audience was the British intelligentsia... more» Like Shakespeare and Coca-Cola, Oscar Wilde is now a brand, one with brand values we respond to: fabulous and at the same time real... more» POPE: Divorce, abortion an offence to God... |
