| H1 Weekly Standard The New Deterrence Overwhelming and searching retaliation. by Elbridge Colby Washington Post The Holocaust Declaration By Charles Krauthammer Thirty-seven words that this president, and every future president, should say to deter Iran. Bush Backs Petraeus on Indefinite Suspension of Troop Pullout in Iraq EVOLVING FRAMEWORK U.S., Iraq Negotiating Security Agreements Editorial Adrift on Iran Washington needs to make Iran a serious offer to talk about everything if it is willing to give up its nuclear fuel program and cooperate fully with inspectors Ten Reasons Why China Matters To You - Thomas Barnett, GOOD Magazine White House: Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq Time Petraeus Meets His Match.
The general has made real progress in Iraq. But he doesn't have an answer for Barack Obama By JOE KLEIN The Times Spy images reveal Iran's 'secret missile site' Analysis of satellite images reveals a substantial facility for developing ballistic missiles with range of about 6,000km Bush: Iran is one of two greatest threats to US President warns Iran that America will protect its interests and troops and ordered halt to Iraq troop withdrawals Forward Israel May Reveal Details of Attack on Alleged Syrian Nuclear Program BloggingHeads Daniel Levy & Shmuel Rosner: The Intra-Israeli Mideast Peace Debate The Facts of the Syrian-Israeli Flirtation By: Michael Young | The Daily Star Amid rumors that the political furniture is being moved around in Damascus, perhaps the strangest thing is how Syria has organically lodged itself between Iran and Israel, states that are otherwise mortal foes. Syria will only sever ties with Iran, as Israel demands, if it can re-establish its control of Hezbollah and hegemony in Lebanon. Until and unless that happens, Israeli-Syrian peace talks will remain at the level of rumors and fruitless contacts. Iran's Busted Iraq Bid By: Amir Taheri | New York Post A gamble that proved too costly. That's how analysts in Tehran describe events last month in Basra. US Shifts Enemy in Iraq From al-Qaeda to Shi'ites Petraeus Points to War With Iran by Patrick Buchanan McClatchy All the talk is about Iraq, but concern about Iran is mounting Iraqi Shi'ites: Calm on the Surface, Simmering Beneath As Iraq Violence Swells, All Eyes on al-Sadr "My Answer Is No"
A conversation with President Bush.
by William Kristol American Interest May/June 2008 Zbigniew Brzezinski: “I’d Do It Again” People who think that the rise of the Taliban is the result of U.S. anti-Soviet policy in Afghanistan need to learn some history. William Arkin The Military Commands Bush
The National Interest Disadvantage: Realism by Nikolas Gvosdev Pragmatic foreign-policy voices are always being upstaged by grandiloquent pronouncements from those promising to stand up to dictators and spread democracy. Too bad that what realists have to say is usually more sensible. Daily Telegraph The Iraqis don't want us - it's time to go Britain has done as much as it can to help with the post-Saddam reconstruction of Iraq, says Con Coughlin. We now risk over-staying our welcome. Russian Army Fails to Impress Americans By: Dmitry Sidorov | Kommersant Yesterday an influential brain trust Heritage, Washington D.C. hosted a conference on the reform of the Russian armed forces. It took the participants two hours to unanimously acknowledge that there was no revival of Russia’s military might to be observed, and there was hardly any hope for Russia to create a modern and effective army by 2020 Iraq: The Tangled Web of Shia Politics By: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch The recent six-day war exposes fractures at the heart of the Iraqi political process and sheds light on Iran's role in Iraq. The Economist The world economy The great American slowdown America's recession may not be as severe as many fear, but the recovery could take longer—and that is dangerous The American economy The long hangover America's economy is in recession. Don't expect a quick recovery From The American Interest, John Mueller on on Terrorphobia and our false sense of insecurity. A Discussion on America & Iraq - J. Burns & D. Filkins, Charlie Rose Show MESH Who does speak for Islam? Christian Science Monitor Iraq's realities (whoever is president) This week saw a serious inquiry in the US on which barriers remain to a withdrawal. Inflation hits consumers worldwide The rising prices complicate policy efforts to battle recession. • 'Who Won the Battle for Basra?' by Nazar Janabi, The Washington Institute 'CIA Infiltration' Charges Prompt Shakeup in Ecuador's Army Nine Propositions on the U.S. Air War for Terror by Tom Engelhardt Patience Is Not a Policy by Steve Chapman Guardian Ministers under pressure to reopen BAE investigation Landmark high court ruling says decision to drop inquiry into secret payments was unlawful Poor go hungry as rich fill their tanks Fight against world poverty set back by seven years as World Bank condemns global dash to biofuels Financial Times The fight that demands something other than a war Terrorists are not all the same. A gripping account of the talks that brought peace to Northern Ireland begins with a useful caution: the experience gained in persuading the IRA to swap the Armalite for the ballot box should not be applied indiscriminately to other conflicts. Philip Stephens on the lessons for the west’s confrontation with violent Islamism Bush to maintain Iraq troop numbers President George W. Bush said the US would halt troop reductions in Iraq this summer, but that deployments would be shorter to ease stress on the military Damning verdict on Saudi arms case The craven attitude of the UK government – it conveyed the Saudi threats to the SFO rather than rebuff Riyadh – seemed to send a message to strategic allies: you will get your way if you scream loudly enough US Troop Levels Up in Afghanistan | H2 Turkey: master of the straits, master of its destiny by JOSE MANUEL DURAO BARROSO* An American alliance with the Kurds Insight on the News FT Barroso urges Turkey to speed up reform Barroso has called on Ankara to hasten changes on matters including free speech to show it is serious about joining the European Union Ali H Aslan Don’t be afraid, US: Talk Köşk'te 'NATO füze sistemi' pazarlığı ‘Heron’un kardeşi ‘Aerostar’ geldi İşte yeni casus uçağımız Başbakanlık’tan tartışmalı bir Cheney açıklaması Turkey: A Tale of Two Unions Barroso sees Turkey tied to Europe as 'alternative' to radical Islam EU calls on Turkey to meet Cyprus obligations | World | Reuters EurasiaNet AZERBAIJAN: BAKU HESITATES ON NABUCCO PIPELINE PROJECT A recent decision by the Russian energy giant Gazprom to increase prices for Central Asian natural gas will damage construction prospects for the Nabucco pipeline, some Azerbaijani analysts believe. Even prior to the Gazprom move, support in Azerbaijan for the Nabucco route seemed lackluster Ha'aretz Turkey seeks to block Knesset debate on Armenian genocide Turkish official asks PMO to cancel discussion, warns issue could damage Ankara-Jerusalem relations EDM POLL SUGGESTS AKP CLOSURE CASE HAS BOOSTED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR EU MEMBERSHIP Turkey, Iran move forward with common plans on energy
Dünya, Barroso'nun Türkiye ziyaretini konuşuyor Turkey for Expansion of Trilateral Cooperation with Azerbaijan and Israel. Turkey’s “undemocratic” constitution Kıbrıs’a yeni BM özel temsilcisi İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national Terör örgütüne gece baskını Turkey court convicts Kurdish politician for speech Leyla Zana'ya iki yıl hapis Tunceli'de operasyon: 11 PKK'lı öldürüldü Bu defa da haraç parası ikiye böldü
PKK, ABD’nin listesinde Dokunulmazlığımı kaldırın Zana’ya 2 yıl hapis
CHP, Güneydoğu’da işsizlik, Hizbullah, PKK ve tarikat baskısı olduğu tespiti yaptı PKK ve DHKP/C yine ABD'nin terör listesinde DTP`den, AB'ye, Türkiye'yi sürekli izleyin çağrısı... Cevdet Aşkın Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Barroso urges gov’t for more democratic reforms Barroso Türkiye'de
Cengiz Aktar ve Haluk Nuray'ın gözüyle Barroso'nun mesajları MUHARREM SARIKAYA AB bakanlığı.. Ferai Tınç Sol muhalefet ve Avrupa süreci Gila Benmayor Brüksel bize gelmeden biz Brüksel’e gittik ERDAL ŞAFAK Kuyruğun sonu
Orhan KİLERCİOĞLU
Zeynel Lüle Bugün ben bir AB diplomatıyım Meclis'te değil dışarıda mesaj
Türkiye referandumu için geri adım atılıyor
Gerçekten AB’yi istiyor musunuz Gül'den koşar adım reform tavsiyesi Stalin, Boğazlar için Hitler'e gizli anlaşma önermiş
İşte “aptal yerine konduğumuz” AB süreci... EU warns Turkey not to prosecute AKP By Andrew Borowiec Turkish Revisionist Claims on Thrace Greece is back in the great game Turkey’s EU bid hurt by turmoil, says Polish president Din değiştirmek kişisel bir tercih Nagehan Alçı Bilgi’nin Mütevelli Heyeti’nde iki sürpriz isim Mahkemeden Albay Öz'e: Biz karışmayız Google’a yasak
Camili amblem gidiyor Ankara, Hitit'e dönüyor Kemalettin Gülen gözaltına alındı Turkish Immersion in 'The Bastard of Istanbul' : NPR Diktatörlerin Boğaz planı Büyük skandal: Ulusal marker kopyalanmış Charitable mathematician ‘punished for headscarf stance’
Kıbrıs'taki Sözcü gazetesi Chelsea-Fenerbahçe maçından sonra, “Hakemsiz bu kadar” başlığını kullanınca ülke karıştı. Şok iddia! Birand MİT için mi çalışıyor?
Öğrenci affına YÖK'den geçit yok 11 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 Hani verdiğin sözler, AB yasaların nerde? Türkiye’de olan her şey AB’yi ilgilendirir! AKP kapatılırsa ne olur? 'Anayasa değişirse hemen uygulanır' Baykal: Beğenmeyen parti kursun! Ergenekon’un sekiz bin bombası var Gönül: El bombaları MKE'den kaçırılmadı Zülfikarlı provokatör yakalandı Ekşi: Ergenekon’daki bilgi kirliliği rezalet Başbakanlık’tan tartışmalı bir Cheney açıklaması Milliyet Son Dakika Cengiz Çandar Barroso Türkiye'de; demokrasiye 'en ciddi' ve 'en yakın' tehdit Ahmet Taşgetiren Üç generale çağrı Ruşen - Çakır AKP’liler şimdiden “post-AKP” döneme yatırım yapıyor Taha Akyol ‘Demokratik laiklik’ Fikret Bila Barroso’nun laiklik çelişkisi MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti hangi yolu seçecek? Hasan Cemal Barroso’yla Olli Rehn’e açık mektup! Murat Yetkin Barroso, ince ayarı buldu İsmet Berkan Ergenekon'un yakın tarihi... Son! Fehmi Koru Güle güle ölmek Taha Kıvanç Olur böyle vak'alar Şamil Tayyar Haşim Kılıç’tan önemli açıklamalar Ali Bayramoğlu İktidardaki siyasi hastalık… Yasemin Çongar Şok iddia! Birand MİT için mi çalışıyor?
Ertuğrul Özkök Haksız mı Allah aşkına AK Parti, Güneydoğu ve oligarşik despotizm Hasan Celal Güzel Mehmet Altan Ergenekon mu, kontrgerilla mı? Eser Karakaş Çongar’ın yazısı ve sonrası Ahmet Hakan Gül’ün dramı M Ali Birand AKP oy kaybediyor, AB projesi kazanıyor MUSTAFA ÜNAL - AB rüzgârı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - AB usulü pırasa yemeği Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Demek bir de demokratik laiklik varmış... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
İHSAN DAĞI - Demokrasiden yana taraf olmasınlar mı? Fehmi Koru: Güle güle ölmek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Ali Bayramoğlu: İktidardaki siyasi hastalık… Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Taha Kıvanç: Olur böyle vak'alar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Tamer Korkmaz: “Mister Ergenekon” ya da “Bombalardan endişe etmeyi bırakıp, onları nasıl sevdim?” Türker Alkan - Seks ve siyaset Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
H. Gökhan Özgün - Sevgili Gandi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Haluk Şahin - Askerler nasıl geri gelecek? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Murat Yetkin - Barroso, ince ayarı buldu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Namık Kemal Zeybek - Günün bazı gelişmelerinin sırları yakın geçmişin kuytularında
Gülen’e Rusya’dan şok darbe Rus haber ajansı yanlışından döndü; davanın Gülen'le ilgisi yok [NEWS ANALYSIS]
Turkish Legislation filled with anti- democratic pitfalls Etyen Mahcupyan Who will stop the coup? Gül değil ekibi karşı Provokatör 4 gün sonra teslim oldu Serdar Turgut AB yeniden gündemde Kapatma davası bir işe yaradı
Bir reklam ve siyaset
Mustafa AKYOL
Bilal Çetin Ürküten senaryo... Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Oktay EkşiBarroso’dan birkaç izlenim Tufan Türenç 47’nin ters sihri Yalçın Doğan ’Laiklik yoksa AB de yok’ Özdemir İnce Laiklik günü ve 10 Nisan 1928 Mehmet Y Yılmaz ENGİN ARDIÇ Ruh hastalarına ölüm tehlikesi ERGUN BABAHAN Müzakere
[Yorum - Dr. Bekir Çınar] Provokasyonlarla nasıl mücadele edilmeli? EMRE AKÖZ Vicdan sahipleri: Bu vakfa yardım edin Umur Talu HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN 'Yedi dağın efesi' NAZLI ILICAK Batı'nın laiklik anlayışı
MEHMET BARLAS Her şey gibi bu da geçer ama mutlaka iz de bırakır
MAHMUT ÖVÜR AK Parti hangi yolu seçecek? YAVUZ DONATMuhalefet üzerine Derya Sazak 301, Mumcu, Hrant Güler Kömürcü Korku kültürü Bülent Keneş Who owns this country? Çakıcı'ya, Ergenekon sorusu
Aydın Ayaydın CHP kongresine doğru demokrasi sesleri Vali Yüksel Rektörü suçladı: Bu olaylardan ders çıkarsın Barroso'dan net mesaj: Kapatmaya kayıtsız kalamayız Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
'Provokatörlere karşı müteyakkız olalım' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
[Haber İnceleme] Türkiye'de parti kapatmak dernek kapatmaktan kolay Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Erdoğan, Rehn'in kravatına takıldı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Türkiye'nin üyeliğinin önünde kimse duramaz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Kaboğlu'ndan ilginç çıkış: AK Parti'yi kapatmayın, iyi bir gerekçeyle aklayın Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Avrupalı sosyalistler CHP'ye ateş püskürdü Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
Baykal, Genelkurmay andıcını yine savundu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
CHP yönetiminden ağır cevap: Haddini bil, otur oturduğun yerde ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Sonunda dünya faiz rekortmenliğinden kurtulduk OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
YTL'den zarar yazdı, kâr 261 milyon YTL'ye indi Ercan KumcuSanayi üretimi artıyor ama... Erdal Sağlam ‘Kapatma’ davasına piyasa tepkisini verdi IMF predicts Turkey to become world's 15th largest economy Dillerde kapatma davası, mutfakta yangın
Güngör Uras Bazıları için otomobil, bazıları için mercimek fiyatı önemlidir Gıdada fiyatlar çıldırdı tabildotlardan tatlı çıktı Turkey mulls post-program monitoring with IMF Amele Mehmet’e yüzde 19 Fatih Terim’e yüzde 5 vergi Hasan Ersel Şaşkınlık yaratan şaşkınlıktan kurtulmak Hurşit Güneş 2008 dalgası 2006 dalgasından ne denli farklı? |
| By ALICE M. RIVLIN In the end, the Federal Reserve’s rescue of Bear Stearns was aimed at protecting the country from the possibly devastating consequences of a financial meltdown. | H5 Washington Post The Holocaust Declaration By Charles Krauthammer Thirty-seven words that this president, and every future president, should say to deter Iran. Bush Backs Petraeus on Indefinite Suspension of Troop Pullout in Iraq EVOLVING FRAMEWORK U.S., Iraq Negotiating Security Agreements Sadr City Fighting Leaves 10 Dead Violence in Area Appears to Wane Finance Ministers Meet Facing Multiple Crises From breakdown in financial markets to food inflation threatening world's poorest, Group of Seven, IMF and World Bank see host of issues Turning No Corners By E. J. Dionne Jr., Iraq has become everything for Bush. That is no reason why it should be everything for the rest of us White House Torture Advisers By Dan Froomkin The Surge Turns Into the Stall By Eugene Robinson It's time to acknowledge that Bush has run out the clock. The nation's only recourse is the ballot box. Strains to Remain Despite Shorter Tours, Say Gates, Mullen Editorial What's a Secret? The attorney general balks at a reasonable check on a power of the executive branch. Pomfret's China: Is China Really Working? NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT Agencies Use Contradictory Rules for Classifying Information Bush Under More Pressure to Skip at Least the Olympic Opening in Beijing U.S. Ready to Ease Sanctions on N. Korea Pyongyang Would Have to Acknowledge Evidence About Nuclear Activities | H6 Guardian Ministers under pressure to reopen BAE investigation Landmark high court ruling says decision to drop inquiry into secret payments was unlawful Poor go hungry as rich fill their tanks Fight against world poverty set back by seven years as World Bank condemns global dash to biofuels The long war Peter Beaumont Petraeus's surge may have dampened violence in Iraq in the short term, but the conflict has been frozen rather than ended Arms and the man Richard Norton-Taylor: Tony Blair caved in to the Saudis' demand to halt the BAE inquiry. Today's court ruling shows just how groundless his excuse was In Basra without a paddle Robert Fox: The Americans have lost patience with British tactics in southern Iraq, taking relations between the coalition partners to a new low Cash, contracts and crown princes Timeline: How the inquiry unfolded Explainer: The key players Leader: The law triumphs Analysis: Courts and government collide Profile: Lord Justice Moses Full text: the high court's judgment (pdf) The BAE files: full coverage Asia is not immune to financial woe Bill Emmott: Wobbles this week in Shanghai and Mumbai show their markets face familiar problems Here's to the mob, for its humiliation of dictators and hypocrites alike Simon Jenkins: The hubris of China and the IOC's torch relay have given protesters a golden chance to derail a grossly tainted Olympics Cast off the cloak Eric Avebury and Susan Hawley: The BAE ruling will check the government's ruse of invoking national security to avoid scrutiny Between a rock and a hard place Sasha Abramsky Apr 10 08, 08:00pm: Economies in crisis: Are the Fed's actions helping to stabilise the US economy or simply making things worse? |
| H7 The Facts of the Syrian-Israeli Flirtation By: Michael Young | The Daily Star
Amid rumors that the political furniture is being moved around in Damascus, perhaps the strangest thing is how Syria has organically lodged itself between Iran and Israel, states that are otherwise mortal foes Asia Times US sanctions send
Iran into Asia's arms
Efforts by the United States to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear policy have effectively removed the Middle East country from the US dollar-based financial networks. That, however, does not mean that Iran has run out of options, or friends WINEP Who Won the Battle for Basra? In Search of a Cover for al Sadr By: Tariq Alhomayed | Asharq Alawsat Sayyid Muqtada al Sadr's Mehdi army was not formed through a fatwa issued by Shia maraji' [highest echelons of Shia clergy] for him to declare that he is willing to dismantle the group only if ordered to do so by top Shia clerics. Understanding Middle East Terror: Islam or Tribalism? - Stanley Kurtz "Get me a terrorist and some WMD, because that's what the Bush administration wants!" Francis Brooke cited in the latest excerpt of Aram Roston's Chalabi book posted by MSNBC. Diplomatic dance The latest push to move the UN on from WWII Daily Star Ignorance is reinforcing America's failed project in Iraq Nothing new in Obama's amoral advice
By Hussain Abdul-Hussain Lieberman, Bennett, And Kristol See Petraeus Hearing As ‘An Argument’ For ‘Going Into Iran’ Joe Klein / Time:
Petraeus Meets His Match Phillip Carter / Intel Dump:
Bush's Stubborn Strategy White House: Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq
President Bush Discusses Iraq
Harlan Ullman says that there are two irreconcileable realities concerning Iraq: the determination of the Bush administration to will a successful outcome; and the contradictions in American policy that make success an illusive and very distant goal. Middle East Times In an editorial the paper discusses the vulnerability of United States troops in Iraq and their reliance on supply lines controlled by Shiite militias sympathetic to Iran. It wonders whether Iran might actually want to provoke an air attack on its nuclear facilities in order to motivate the militias to rise up. The Next President and the ‘Surge’
Council on Foreign Relations Tell Me How This Ends By: Jacob Heilbrunn | The National Interest
En route to Baghdad in 2003, General David Petraeus asked a reporter to “tell me how this ends.” Five years later, that’s still up in the air. A Superman Approach to Foreign Policy By: Ezra Klein | The American Prospect
Those who would promote liberal values need also submit to them. This means, at times, restraining your power, and even accepting that your agenda can be impeded by the intransigence of your allies and, occasionally, your adversaries. New Republic Why Rogue States Love Global Warming
It's the development of nuclear capability, stupid.
by J. Peter Scoblic A war of decades, Paul Rogers The Price of the Surge By: Steven Simon | Foreign Affairs
The Bush administration's new approach to the war in Iraq has bought a short-term reduction in violence at the cost of the country's long-term political stability. It is a formula for endless conflict rather than victory. Qaddafi undercuts Libya's turnaround A little respect for human rights can take Libya a long way toward normalized relations with the United States. Rising Food Prices Risk African 'Humanitarian Tsunami' By: Leigh Phillips | EU Observer
As food riots sweep the developing world, the EU's foreign aid chief has warned that sky-rocketing food price rises threaten a "humanitarian tsunami" in Africa, and has promised a boost in aid to support food security. The Times In an editorial on the food crisis the paper says no amount of investment in irrigation or high-yield crops will ease the current crisis unless developed as well as developing economies can agree to lift trade barriers instead of impose them. Arab News In an editorial noting the interconnection of food riots in Egypt and Haiti, the paper calls for a global response now. It says that if there have to be subsidies for the world’s poorest, it may be that a special international fund needs to be set up. CLIFFORD D. MAY: I'd rather fight in Iraq for a century than declare defeat to the Islamists. “A Hundred Years of War?” | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Attacks Spiral Despite Clampdown 18 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq Since Sunday Gen.: Iran-Backed Groups Greatest Threat to Iraq Bush 'is avoiding Iraq decisions' Democratic opponents of President George W Bush accuse him of leaving decisions on Iraq to his successor. Gates: US Troops Won't Drop to 100000 US Skeptical About Iranian Nuclear Advances Crocker: Room at the Table for Iran Iran's Engineered Elections Reelect Sanctions-Fed Regime British Relations With Baghdad Suffer 'Catastrophic Failure' Maliki's Basra Operation Will Take Months: Petraeus Iraq's Talabani hopes to reshape government within one week Saudis to phase out wheat production In a decision to protect the kingdom’s water supply, the government will reduce the cereal’s production by 12.5% annually to 2016 with imports making up the shortfall McCain Won't Rule Out More Preemptive Wars Petraeus Works to Halt Foreign Fighters UN Mission in Iraq - 12th report (PDF; 337 KB) Source: UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Maliki Disagrees With Petraeus's ‘Pause,’ Says ‘U.S. Troops Should Be Pulled Out’ Iraqi Air Force Lifted by Support Missions Violence Explodes on Multiple Fronts in Yemen By: Jane Novak | The Long War Journal Twenty-one people died in political violence across Yemen over the weekend, including southern protesters, northern rebels, tribal paramilitary fighters, and Yemeni soldiers. A mortar attack by Al Qaeda in the capital heightened tensions Sacrificed to the Surge - Spring and Kaplow, Newsweek Saudi-Hezbollah: Lebanon’s Daily Star reports on claims that the Saudi government might have played a role in the assassination of Hezbollah commander Imad Mugniyeh. U.S. Troops' Assessment Of Mission Fluctuates Lost in the shuffle of U.S. General David Petraeus's testimony to Congress on the security situation in Iraq are the voices of the troops on the ground. Some are positive about their role, but others are disheartened | H9 Ha’aretz – PM to IDF commanders: Think of Palestinian pain at roadblocks Olmert calls checkpoints 'boiling pot', tells brigade commanders Palestinian needs must be appreciated Israel having hard time establishing effective deterrent against terror Israel plans diplomatic offensive to show Hamas behind deadly border raid Israel Harel: Peace Now sinned by blaming absence of peace on Israel US State Department urges Carter not to contact Hamas leader; but Peres, Barak, Yishai and Lieberman will see him here next week Arab scholar Uriya Shavit's take on the clash of civilizations. Ethnic Cleansing of Jews Yedioth Ahronoth U.S. Proposes Temporary Israel-PA Agreement that Postpones Issues of Jerusalem, Refugees Restraint on Syria vital Syrian threat to Israeli civilians much greater than our leaders believe Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Hamas in Largest Arms Buildup Yet - Read the Report (Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center) Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Council on Foreign Relations, Hamas: A Silent Partner for Peace? The Trouble with Talking to Hamas - Lee Smith (Power Line) Beyond the call of duty By MARK BRZEZINSKI My grandfather's legacy is most vividly seen through the memories of those the Jews he rescued as a diplomat during World War II Is The 'Two-State-Solution' Realistic?--4/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
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| H10 Christian Science Monitor Iraq's realities (whoever is president) This week saw a serious inquiry in the US on which barriers remain to a withdrawal. Inflation hits consumers worldwide The rising prices complicate policy efforts to battle recession. Stresses still high on U.S. military Bush announced Thursday that Army tours will be cut to 12 months. Sadr City clashes hit Iraqi civilians hard US and Iraqi forces have been battling Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army there since March 25. U.S. military expands role in West Africa In Italian elections, Berlusconi's charisma is winning Voters, who head to the polls Sunday, see the flamboyant former leader as the man to lift Italy out of its malaise. ASIA Fragile China By: Gordon G. Chang | The Weekly Standard
Three weeks after the outbreak of violence in southwest China, Beijing's officials have apparently restored order. Before they were able to do so, they often spoke in grim terms. Tibet Communist party chief Zhang Qingli, for instance, stated that the country was locked in "a life or death struggle." Ten Reasons Why China Matters To You - Thomas Barnett, GOOD Magazine Pomfret's China: Is China Really Working? US Ready to Ease Sanctions on North Korea Japan-U.S.: A new paper from the Center for Strategic and International Studies examines U.S.-Japanese relations (PDF) in the context of East Asian security and examines ways the countries can expand bilateral relations. India-Africa: Britain’s Chatham House think tank examines India’s recent push to bolster trade relations with African countries on the Indian Ocean The Taliban talk the talk Another spring, another promised Taliban offensive in Afghanistan. This time it will be different, claim the Taliban, bolstered by hard-nosed tacticians and seasoned fighters who have honed their skills in Kashmir and the Pakistani tribal areas. Coalition forces in Afghanistan, while concerned over disruptions to their supply lines, are unmoved: bring them on, they say. - Syed Saleem Shahzad Carryings on up the Khyber
The Taliban have identified the town of Torkham, at the Afghanistan end of the fabled Khyber Pass, as a crucial weak point in the supply lines that maintain the international military presence in Afghanistan. Significantly, the first in a planned series of six joint intelligence centers along the border has been opened at Torkham, in what the US describes as "a giant step forward". If only Pakistan would play along Tibet a defining issue for China
The uprising in Lhasa and the ensuing demonstrations in areas of China populated by ethnic Tibetans created a series of issues for the future of the country. These challenges go beyond the simple scope of the protests and far beyond the pressing issue of assuring the peaceful completion of the Beijing Olympic Games in August. The issues are radical - those of history, geography and the role of China in the world. - Francesco Sisci India: Rebels use Pakistan mobile network
-- Indian security forces say militants are using services provided by Pakistani mobile networks to communicate. India, Pakistan talks to resume in May South Korean president keeps focus on mending U.S. ties Not Enough to Change China's Tune - William Pfaff, The Australian Dalai Lama’s Speech on the 49th Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day
China Must Face Consequences - Greg Sheridan, The Australian
Treading Carefully with China - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe Afghans Hold Secret Trials - Golden and Rohde, New York Times
Pakistan: Lawyers Clash With Opponents - Ashraf Khan, Associated Press
Pakistan's Unruly Lawyers - Los Angeles Times editorial NATO Cancels Local Afghan Police Program Amid Sedition Fears By: David Axe | World Politics Review
NATO commanders in Afghanistan have decided to end local police training, fearing that cops in remote areas -- most of who once fought for tribal warlords -- might one day turn their weapons against Kabul and the U.S.-led coalition Kevin Drum China Bashing The Economist China and Taiwan All quiet on the eastern front? India and Africa When trade winds smell sweet CFR Seoul's Conservative Swing China's Great Migration When human smugglers were local heroes. Patrick Radden Keefe | H11 IHT Energy, growth and food shortages Developed countries need to step up to the plate to help solve the problem of rising food prices. Court reprimands British government for dropping Saudi arms deal inquiry Parliament urges EU leaders to boycott Olympic opening ceremony EUROPE European press review The Economist European security and Russia Think pipes not rockets The European Union should worry about gas, not just missile defences European security Redrawing the MAP in Europe Germany is up, and Russia in. What will America do in eastern Europe? Balkan politics All at sea The troubles of European integration Charlemagne Danger ahead for the mighty euro Euro-zone economies face external woes and internal tensions Two Dangerous Signals From the Bucharest NATO Summit By: Uffe Elleman-Jensen | The Daily Star
The first was that Russia has reestablished a "sphere of interest" in Europe, where countries are no longer allowed to pursue their own goals without Moscow accepting them. The other was that all NATO member states are free to blackmail their partners into supporting their own narrow goals Need More Soft Power By: Mikhail Margelov | The Moscow Times
Following the NATO summit in Bucharest and the Bush-Putin talks in Sochi, Russia's relations with the alliance and the United States remain about the same as they were prior to those meetings Sarkozy's Mediterranean Union
GulfNews Kosovo: Envoy Says New Constitution For All Communities Serbia: So Close, Yet So Far For Belgrade's EU Dreams Italy's Obama takes on Berlusconi The leader of the Centre Left claims he has caught up with his right-wing rival as election campaign nears its end Northern Ireland Marks 10 Years Since Belfast Agreement | H12 RFE/RL EDM KREMLIN USES NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL AS A PLATFORM FOR ANTI-NATO POLEMICS
- PUTIN’S “NEAR ABROAD” IS “NATO’S EAST” AS DISAGREEMENTS CONTINUE
- PUTIN AND BUSH IRON OUT DIFFERENCES OVER MISSILE DEFENSE Central Asia: US Diplomat Claims Democratization Success for American Policy BY JOSHUA KUCERA Washington’s deliberate approach on encouraging democratization in Central Asian states is bearing some fruit, a senior US diplomat contended during an April 8 congressional hearing New President Sarkisian Promises an "Armenia of Dreams"
The April 9 inauguration of Serzh Sarkisian as Armenia’s third president was meant to seem like a party, complete with balloons, a laser show, and a huge cake. But, amid the tight security and heavy police presence, the attempt to create a festive atmosphere couldn’t conceal Armenia’s ongoing political crisis Battle of the bulge Russian army has too much stomach to march properly Google News Azerbaijan AZERBAIJAN: BAKU HESITATES ON NABUCCO PIPELINE PROJECT
EurasiaNet Russian Army Fails to Impress Americans By: Dmitry Sidorov | Kommersant Yesterday an influential brain trust Heritage, Washington D.C. hosted a conference on the reform of the Russian armed forces. It took the participants two hours to unanimously acknowledge that there was no revival of Russia’s military might to be observed, and there was hardly any hope for Russia to create a modern and effective army by 2020 Kyrgyzstan: The Challenge of Judicial Reform,* the latest report from the International Crisis Group, Despite its poverty and remoteness, Tajikistan's progress offers some hope for its neighbours this crucial region |
| H13 The Times Spy images reveal Iran's 'secret missile site' Analysis of satellite images reveals a substantial facility for developing ballistic missiles with range of about 6,000km Bush: Iran is one of two greatest threats to US President warns Iran that America will protect its interests and troops and ordered halt to Iraq troop withdrawals Senators clash with White House over Iraq plan Bush administration accused of trying to tie the hands of the next president with agreement on long term troop presence Fears for Kosovo as UN chief courts Russians Ban Ki Moon launches Moscow charm offensive after Russia threatens to block his second term as Secretary-General The flame of democracy fading Demonstrations over the Olympics remind us that freedom is losing out to authoritarianism Gerard Baker BAE bribery: justice unbound The High Court has launched a vital defence of the rule of law Wall Street Journal Japan Times Hector R. Torres of the IMF, in an op-ed, is critical of the fund’s failure to press the United States to redress the mortgage-market vulnerabilities that precipitated the current financial crisis. Taming the private equity 'locusts' Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Economies in crisis: Greater transparency in financial markets and better hedge fund regulation are needed to prevent the crisis from expanding | H14 Financial Times The fight that demands something other than a war Terrorists are not all the same. A gripping account of the talks that brought peace to Northern Ireland begins with a useful caution: the experience gained in persuading the IRA to swap the Armalite for the ballot box should not be applied indiscriminately to other conflicts. Philip Stephens on the lessons for the west’s confrontation with violent Islamism Bush to maintain Iraq troop numbers President George W. Bush said the US would halt troop reductions in Iraq this summer, but that deployments would be shorter to ease stress on the military Damning verdict on Saudi arms case The craven attitude of the UK government – it conveyed the Saudi threats to the SFO rather than rebuff Riyadh – seemed to send a message to strategic allies: you will get your way if you scream loudly enough UK ‘unlawfully’ scrapped BAE probe Top judges deliver a fierce rebuke to the government for failing to recognise the rule of law and allowing a foreign nation to pervert justice in the BAE-Saudi Arabia case MORE COMMENT ONLINE: Greenspan: trapped in ideology The case for a ‘dual mandate Both the Federal Reserve and Fed watchers still accept the idea that central banks should support the expansion of the economy and maintain price stability, writes Samuel Brittan We should act, not overeact The current downturn is to an extent natural and will align risk assessment with economic realities, writes French minister Christine Lagarde Commission ploughs a lone furrow on biofuels Brussels Blog: Despite the mounting backlash against biofuels, Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, defends the push to increase biofuels in the EU’s transport fuel mix Likeability is McCain’s aceHalf a century of presidential elections demonstrates that personality counts, says Jurek Martin. Americans simply like McCain more than either Democratic candidate New party names but few fresh choicesAs Italy’s economy sags, veteran politicians are vying to present themselves as agents of vigorous reform In spite of high costs, high living standards, and what many would regard as absurdly generous welfare systems, the Nordic world has flourished in the new competitive era Eurozone warned on impact of credit crisis The global financial turmoil could last longer and have a broader impact on the region’s economy than previously thought, the ECB warned, even as it left rates unchanged | H15 Los Angeles Times Allies of Palestinians see a friend in Barack Obama They consider him receptive despite his clear support of Israel Iraq troop cuts halted, tours are shortened By James Gerstenzang Bush's decision assures a major troop presence in Iraq when his successor takes office. The GOP, a casualty of war Rosa Brooks: Don't let the Obama-Clinton battle fool you: It's the Republicans who are hurting the most this election year When a regime came tumbling down; the fall of Baghdad Five years ago Wednesday, U.S. forces entered the heart of the Iraqi capital, and Saddam Hussein's regime fell. Senators warn Bush about Iraq security agreementsThe lawmakers, who want a say in the matter, worry that the proposed deals could put limits on the next president. The wartime economyCongress complains about the cost of war, but there better reasons than money to leave Iraq Editorial Obama collides with 'street money' politics Candidates traditionally get out the money to get out the vote. That sets up a cultural clash for this month's Pennsylvania primary. McCain must lead the charge By Wesley K. Clark and Jon Soltz A new GI Bill needs his support, yet the war-hero candidate appears reluctant. |
| H16 American Politics McCain erases Obama lead Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday. TIME Poll: Clinton 6 Points Up in Pennsylvania
Poll suggests McCain-Rice ticket could win big Polls: Clinton's lead down to 4 points in Pennsylvania Can Republicans Win On Iraq? - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Considering what passes for liberalism today, no wonder pols duck the label. “Where Have All the Liberals Gone?” Time Petraeus Meets His Match.
The general has made real progress in Iraq. But he doesn't have an answer for Barack Obama By JOE KLEIN The Story of Barack Obama's Mother Barack Obama's greatest influence was a woman most Americans know nothing about. How her uncommon life shaped his views of the world Obama Wins 'Petraeus Primary' - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp A review of A Conservative History of the American Left by Daniel J. Flynn. Big Donors Among Grass Roots Obama's record-breaking fundraising machine helped by "bundlers" tapping personal networks. McCain's Secret Weapon When two people argue, it sometimes means that a fourth person wins out. The increasingly hostile duel between the Democratic presidential contenders could present a golden opportunity for one of the great talents in US politics: Condoleezza Rice. She could very well end up becoming McCain's running mate | H17 Daily Telegraph The Iraqis don't want us - it's time to go Britain has done as much as it can to help with the post-Saddam reconstruction of Iraq, says Con Coughlin. We now risk over-staying our welcome. Saudi arms inquiry could be re-opened A bribery investigation into the biggest arms contract in British history could be reopened after the High Court condemned the Government's "abject surrender" to pressure from Saudi Arabia in blocking the inquiry. Leader: Courts offer clarity but not reality Bush freezes Iraq troop withdrawals George W Bush has ordered an indefinite freeze in US troop withdrawals from Iraq after July, prompting his critics to argue that he will hand his successor "a quagmire". Politics and the Beijing Olympic Games The Chinese have milked the political aspect of the Games for all it is worth. They should not be surprised that it has now rebounded. The EU's grand designs for new president The grandiosity of the European Union's ambitions is revealed by the grandiosity of its arrangements for its new president. Numerous 'perks' for new EU president The proposed full-time president of the European Union is to be given a jet, a palatial residence and a personal staff of up to 22, under plans being considered. Serb prisoners 'stripped of organs' Claims soldiers' organs were sold during Kosovo war. | H18 Independent Warlord: The rise of Muqtada al-Sadr Court condemns Blair for halting Saudi arms inquiry Tony Blair's government broke the law when it abandoned a fraud investigation into a multibillion-pound arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia, the High Court ruled yesterday Leading article: A damning indictment of business and government |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism From The American Interest, John Mueller on on Terrorphobia and our false sense of insecurity. Cheney, others OK'd harsh interrogations Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare - Book Review by Robert Kaplan, Wall Street Journal. Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare Edited by Daniel Marston and Carter Malkasian
(Osprey, 304 pages, $27.95) What Motivates the Terrorists?
by Jacob G. Hornberger Roadblocks Delay Tribunals at Gitmo - William Glaberson, New York Times
Jobs Don't Always Wait for Reservists - Jill Carroll, Christian Science Monitor Better Intel -- Better Results National Security Archive Fighting the War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973 Air Force Histories Reveal CIA Role in Laos, CIA Air Strike Missions, New Evidence on Nuclear Weapons, Air Force Policy Disputes, During Vietnam War Years State Department Reveals 2009 Intelligence Budget Request • 'Radicalization or Rehabilitation: Understanding the challenge of extremist and radicalized prisoners' by Greg Hannah, Lindsay Clutterbuck, Jennifer Rubin, RAND
| H20 Slate Bush's Double Talk on Iraq A close reading of the president's latest speech. By Fred Kaplan The Superdelegate Wall The math facing Clinton is even more daunting than you think. Slate's Delegate Calculator With revotes unlikely in Michigan and Florida, Hillary Clinton's hope is fading. David Willetts The Ideas that are Changing Politics Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life
Source: Pew Research Center | H21 From Sign and Sight, Tilman Nagel looks at the beginnings of Islam and the rise of Mohammed from prophet to power-conscious religious politician We need a deadly sins update. Anyway, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony are now self-esteem, relaxation, and having gourmet tastes. P.J. O’Rourke offers new sins... more» New computer memory unveiled The brain as mindless obsession: An excerpt from Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation by Charles Barber. The emerging moral psychology: Experimental results are beginning to shed light on the psychological foundations of our moral beliefs A look at why humans bother with emotions. a review of books on wife-beating in Ancient Rome. Britain is witnessing the dawn of a new era of rail travel as an unprecedented demand for environmentally friendly transport encourages people to take more train journeys than at any time since the Second World War. Against the firewall
Why Yahoo's alliance with Google won't save it from Microsoft
Poetry is essential to politics, and to us The deepest reading of a good poem isn't just a wistful hobby, it's a revolutionary act |
