| H1 Washington Post Deterring the Undeterrable By Charles Krauthammer There are four ways to deal with rogue states going nuclear. In the long run, only one works The Economist Food The silent tsunami Food prices are causing misery and strife around the world. Radical solutions are needed CFR Piontkovsky: Russia Nearing End of ‘Confrontational Cycle’ with West The BRIC Globalizers By: Harold James | The Moscow Times
The winners of the great globalization push of the 1990s were small states, such as New Zealand, Chile, Dubai, Finland, Ireland, the Baltic countries, Slovenia and Slovakia. The East Asian tigers that pushed themselves onto the world economy's center stage were small units, and in some cases -- Singapore, Taiwan, or Hong Kong -- were not even treated as states Guardian In praise of ... Jimmy Carter Leader: He says Middle East peace will eventually require talks with Syria and talks with Hamas. That is no more than the truth Oil prices 'headed toward $125/barrel'... Daily Star Financial innovation: a case of aspirin or amphetamines?
By Dani Rodrik Ha’aretz – Report: Assad says Syria preparing for possible war with Israel Rice: Syria 'most certainly an issue in nuclear proliferation' The Times Medvedev's votes 'were rigged' Up to a third of votes cast for Dmitri Medvedev to be Russia's next President were likely to have been rigged, a study finds Asia Times My militia is more untouchable than yours Iraq, transfixed by no less than 28 militias, is burning - again. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has made a lot of noise about an ongoing government crackdown on these groups. But some militias are more untouchable than others: the Kurdish Peshmergas fall under the radar, while Muqtada al-Sadr's are bang in the line of fire. - Pepe Escobar A diplomatic shuffle on Iran
The meeting of heavyweight nations in China over Iran's nuclear program, while not surprisingly failing to produce any startling breakthrough, has set the stage for a mini-breakthrough on the chessboard of this international crisis. This game is inextricably linked to a bigger chessboard, the one involving Iraq, over which the United States and Iran - despite their rhetoric - share the common interest of the country's stabilization. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Arab Opinion: A wide-ranging poll conducted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings examined Arab opinion on a number of pressing political issues. The results are available here (PDF). The Economist Muslim opinion Just what do they dislike, and why? Christian Science Monitor How to ease the squeeze on food access Rich nations must act to ensure supply, experts say. Financial Times Self-styled saviour is symptom of Italy’s ills Silvio Berlusconi owns three TV stations, two newspapers and a publishing empire. Try to imagine Angela Merkel or Gordon Brown doubling as media tycoons: impossible. It should be impossible in Italy, writes Philip Stephens Echoes of 1930s in Russia’s sweeping annexation The west’s political autism is irresponsible. It must awake and unite, not to oppose Russia or support Georgia, but to stand up for its ideals, writes Mart Laar FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Determined to flex muscles Balkan blackspots Prime responsibility for cleaning up Romania and Bulgaria rests not with Brussels but with Bucharest and Sofia The Problems with 'Strategic Patience' - Abu Aardvark Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton’s Attacks | H2 AB, Nabucco'da Türkiye'nin geçiş ücretiyle yetinmesini istiyor Ali H Aslan Turkey’s American prosecutors The Economist Iraq and the United Nations A Kurdish conundrum Can the United Nations help solve a perennially bitter territorial dispute? ISN Turkey's secular-democratic tightrope Nagehan Alçı Şahinlerin Türkiye planı gerçekleşiyor mu? Toward a New Era in Turkish-Iraqi Relations Regarding the PKK
Washington Institute for Near East Policy Turkey: The Defence Industry IHT Tremors in Turkey Turkey's national interest lies in compromise between the country's governing Islamists and its secular elite. Iraq oil list disappoints Turks Mustafa AKYOL Washington'da Kapatma Davası Tartışıldı Turkey to purchase US helicopters and air defense systems Turkey: Discovery of 12,000-year-old Temple Complex Could Alter Theory of Human Development Condoleeza Rice delivered remarks during the American-Turkish Council’s annual conference click here. Video Savaş Süzal Rice, AKP'yi üzdü Türkiye'den ABD'ye silah ambargosu 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 Cevdet Aşkın ABD'den Erbil'e PKK'ya çözümde merkezi rol DTP içinde çatlak mı yaşanıyor? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürt devleti oluşumunun Türkiye'deki Kürtler açısından yararlı olmayacağını düşünmekteyim Kandil'in karşısına büyük sevkiyat
PKK clashes leave 1 soldier dead, 13 more wounded Iran, Turkey sign memorandum to deepen cooperation against terror Iran: Turkey’s next door, but far-away, neighbor (2) by MEHMET ÖĞÜTÇÜ* PKK'ya karşı 6 ilde 'Kılıç' operasyonu Güler Kömürcü Hangi gündem sizi cezbediyor? Kürtçe yayına çok dilli formül Becoming stronger and stronger
Kurdish Globe Kerkük'te 51 kişi öldü "Terörist diye TSK arıcıları vurdu"
Türk: DTP’nin Kürt partisi kimliğinden sıyrılması gerek
Şırnak şehidine Kürtçe ağıt Dağdaki fotoğraf davasını kaybetti
Makyajlı bombacıya 22 yıl Forty-five people were killed in bomb attacks on a funeral procession (al-Jazeera) in northern Iraq, the latest in a spate of attacks in the northern part of the country. Türkmen bölgesinde intihar saldırısı: 50 ölü Hakan Aygün DTP, CHP'nin çatısına girmeli... The Yezidis of Iraq say Kurds oppressing them and forcing them to flee ‘Nevruz komisyonu’ tansiyonu yükseltti Kurds Undermining Assyrian National Interests in Iraq Baydemir'e 1.5 ay hapis DTP'den Dağlıca için yazılı savunma Iraqi MP's call for disbanding of Peshmerga MOSSAD'ın ağındaki nükleerci Yüksek yargının DTP'lileri kızdıran vetosu - Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık TULû GÜMÜŞTEKİN AB hedef olmaktan çıkmıştır Rauf Denktaş Çözümsüzlük çözüm mü?
Cengiz Aktar Az laf çok iş Denktaş, Perinçek'e kefil Ferai Tınç AKP Avrupa’da CHP nerede? Zeynel Lüle Brüksel'de bıyık ve aşk sohbeti Avrupa Konseyi bildiri kararı aldığında biz Türkiye'deydik
A criticism of Elekdağ, who berated Barroso Fatih Karaosmanoğlu ABD'nin güvenlik partneri olarak Türkiye Turkish Defense Minister Addresses Meeting On Turkey-US Relations PACE report on party closure case stirs debate Almanya’da bir Türkün evinde yangın: 2 ölü US official issues call for Turkish investment
Karar dünyaya yanıt olacak "Bildiri kabul edilemez" Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Çavuşoğlu: "Bildiri talep etmedik"
Egemenlik devrine hazır mıyız? AKP'li Ergün: Avrupa'da bizi gammazlayanlar var Kapatma davası AKPM gündeminde AB�ye girdiğimiz gün bıyığımı keseceğim Talat ve Hristofyas 7 Mayıs’ta bir araya gelecek TURKS RECEIVE A GEOGRAPHY LESSON AS AKP SCRAMBLES FOR SUPPORT IN THE UN
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Kıbrıs Görüşmeleri İçin Hazırlıklar Başladı Türkiye bastırdı Glock'lar iptal Rumlar'dan Alman heyete 'gelmeyin' resti Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop Türban tribünü Türklerin yüzde 40'ı obez çıktı General Staff applies for national radio station President Turgut Özal remembered on 15th anniversary of his death Commission on Dink case to hear from gendarmerie officers Turkey: Discovery of 12,000-year-old Temple Complex Could Alter Theory of Human Development BY NICHOLAS BIRCH As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his native Germany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty years later, representing the German Archaeological Institute, he found something infinitely more important -- a temple complex almost twice as old as anything comparable on the planet Hikmet Kıvılcımlı'nın arşivi kurtuldu Küçük'ün inkar ettiği foto gerçekmiş 18 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 B planı: Erken seçim 'Sosyal Güvenlik Reformu' tamam Anayasa Mahkemesi üyelerini Oramiral Karahanoğlu mu etkiledi?
23 Nisan protestosu Bildiriyi yayımlama düsüncesi bana ait İşte Danıştay bağlantısı Bildiri savunması Türban raporu 50 gündür yok
AK Partili Kapusuz: 29 Haziran'da erken seçime gidelim Atabeyler davası, Ergenekon Askerden ince ayar Milliyet Son Dakika Trabzon’daki jandarmadan sonra İstanbul polisinin Dink raporu da düzmece çıktı
Komutanlar da katılmayacak Köşk'ün 23 Nisan yemeğine Baykal dışında Komutanlar da katılmayacak Atabey dosyası Ergenekon'da Albay Öz komisyona ifade vermeyi kabul etti Başbakan'a rest: Getirirlerse imzalamam Komisyona konuşacak
Antalya’yı ‘temizlik’ kararı karıştırmış AKP'nin 1 Mayıs teklifi: Bırak Taksim'i, al tatili AKP Milli Görüş gömleğini çıkaramaz Show TV'nin yüzde 17'si TMSF'ye geçti TMSF Çağlar’ın izini sürdü, altından Karamehmet çıktı
Aydın Ayaydın Karamehmet: Karar ile ilgili detaylı bilgim yok Cengiz Çandar 20.Yüzyıl’ın “put kırıcısı”; 21.Yüzyıl’ın “özgür bireyi”... Ahmet Taşgetiren Abukluklar süreci Ruşen - Çakır DTP’liler neyi paylaşamıyor? Erdoğan’ın medya orucu daha ne kadar sürecek? Taha Akyol Özal devrimi Fikret Bila Rahşan Ecevit: Laiklikten vurulursa Türkiye çöker Hasan Cemal 301’ciler özgürlüğe de, demokrasiye de yakışmıyor! Murat Yetkin Murat Yetkin - Erdoğan pabuç bırakır mı? İsmet Berkan İsmet Berkan - Ne olacak Türkiye'de? Fehmi Koru Uzaktan bakınca görünen Taha KıvançBaşarının adı Şamil Tayyar Savcıdan hukuk dersi Ali Bayramoğlu301'de son perde ve ilk demokratik hamle Hasan Celal Güzel - Sabih Kanadoğlu'nun Ergenekon Çetesi'yle ilişkisi mi var? Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul ÖzkökBu ne şiddet ne celal Ahmet Hakanİmamın gaybubeti M Ali BirandTürkiye, kendini imhaya hazırlanıyor.. Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Gülay Göktürk “Devletin ortak aklı” ne zaman başına gelecek? Eser Karakaş Üç Türkiye Mustafa Karaalioğlu Ergenekon kafası değil de ne? Nuraya Başaran Dengir Mir Fırat: Cumhurbaşkanını yargılamak devleti yargılamaktır Prosecutor probes PM assassination plotters' links to Ergenekon Fehmi Koru: Uzaktan bakınca görünen Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ali Bayramoğlu: 301'de son perde ve ilk demokratik hamle Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Taha Kıvanç: Başarının adı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: Körfez sermayesi Türkiye'ye yöneliyor diye çıldırıyorlar… Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İbrahim Karagül: Altmış yılın trajedisi değişmeyen şarkılar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Karışım var, henüz alaşım yok Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Haluk Şahin - Elitizm ve halk dalkavukluğu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. H. Gökhan Özgün - Sevgili Pippa Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. M.Ali Kışlalı - AB'den savaş ilanı
BÜLENT KORUCU - Şiştt! Akıllı olun Nokta'yı unutmayın Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İHSAN DAĞI - Özal'ın mirası Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - "Eyvah! İktidar olduk..." Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. HÜSEYİN GÜLERCE - Özal'ın bıraktığı yerin gerisine düştük Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MUSTAFA ÜNAL - Özal sevgisi neden devam ediyor?
Bilal Çetin Rüzgar terse dönerse ne yaparlar? Oktay Ekşiİdrak meselesi Güneri Civaoğlu AB sopası, AK lobisi Mehmet Altan Suni vitrini kıran adam... Bekir Coşkun Kafa çalışıyor akıl yok... Tufan Türenç Yeniden AB’ye sarıldılar Özdemir İnce Parti kapatmak kolaylaştırılmalıdır Mehmet Y YılmazBaşbakan, Katar’da ’maden’ bulmuş! Yalçın Doğan Şaşkın muhalefetle tüzük kurtuldu MUHARREM SARIKAYASeçimin tarihi... ERDAL ŞAFAKBildiri polemiğindeki ipucu ENGİN ARDIÇDeniz Gezmiş modası ERGUN BABAHAN EMRE AKÖZKeşke Avrupa bir değil, bin bildiri hazırlasa Umur TaluHak yok, lütuf var! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN CHP oyunu oynamak NAZLI ILICAKSezer ve ekonomik kriz MEHMET BARLASHizmet edenin hizmeti ölmeden evvel görülemez mi? MAHMUT ÖVÜRÖzal'ın gizlenen raporları ne zaman açıklanacak? YAVUZ DONAT Nasuhi Güngör Erdoğan’ın gücü kimleri rahatsız ediyor? Emin Pazarcı İşte 301 gerçeği Mehmet Metiner 301'deki ayrımcı ayıp! Bengü gündem Namık Kemal Zeybek Bildiri siparişiMurat Belge Milletvekillerine konuşma yasağı ve milli irade fetişizmi
ALİ HAYDAR FIRAT 367 karşıtı yeni raportör Baykal 23 Nisan’da Köşk’e çıkmıyor
Türban raporu 50 gündür yok Selçuk uyandırılıyor Küçük’e kötü haber 305’inci madde değisirse laiklik tehlikeye girebilir Kamer Genç'e tekme-tokat! Dink ailesinden Cerrah itirazı Ergenekon’la Atabey arasında dosya gerginliği Atabeyler davası, Ergenekon Erdoğan, Abant'ta dinleniyor Taksim’de 1 Mayıs’a izin yok Avukat Gülen’e 2 yıla kadar hapis istemi Denktaş: Ergenekon işi ciddi değil Savcılık, Atabeyler dosyasını istedi Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP'li muhaliflerden yargıya ağır suçlama Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Saadet'e göre Baykal Erbakan'dan özür diledi, özeleştiri yaptı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Anayasa Mahkemesi üyelerini Oramiral Karahanoğlu mu etkiledi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. AK Partili Kapusuz: 29 Haziran'da erken seçime gidelim Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Cumhurbaşkanı ve Başbakan'a hakaret eden Kamer Genç, Meclis'i karıştırdı Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. CHP'den AK Parti'ye '1 Mayıs' desteği Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Baykal, 'ulusal egemenlik' yemeğine soğuk bakıyor Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MHP'den Tarım Bakanı hakkında gersoru önergesi Ergenekon soruşturması: 1 kişi daha tutuklandı Show Tv'ye el konuldu Selçuk'a yeni soruşturma 301’de at pazarlığı yapmayız Oran'ın AK Parti planı Genel Kurul'da gergin dakikalar Baykal, Köşk'e çıkmıyor CHP'li muhalifler üzüldü 367’yi yerden yere vuran Doçenti raportör yaptı ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ekonomide üç riskin baskısı artıyor Ercan Kumcu Uluslararası sermaye akımları kurur mu Erdal Sağlam Hasan Ersel Dünya ekonomisi ve ihracatımız Sosyal güvenlik yasası tamam
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Uğur Gürses Türkiye geçen yıl petrole 11.8 milyar dolar ödedi Sosyal Güvenlik Yasası Meclis’ten geçti "IMF'ye borcumuz birkaç yıl içinde bitecek"
Emeklilik artık daha zor olacak Güngör Uras GAP’ta domates üretmek doğru bir iştir |
| Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton’s Attacks PAUL KRUGMAN Clinging to a Stereotype Barack Obama’s “bitter” comments combined assertions about economics, sociology and voting behavior. In each case, his assertion was mostly if not entirely wrong. DAVID BROOKS How Obama Fell to Earth Furiously courting Democratic primary voters and apparently exhausted, Barack Obama has emerged as a more conventional politician and a more orthodox liberal. No Clear Advantage By ANDREW KOHUT In national polls, John McCain is matching up surprisingly well against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Al - Qaida leader: 5 years of US in Iraq brought 'failure' | H5 Washington Post Deterring the Undeterrable By Charles Krauthammer There are four ways to deal with rogue states going nuclear. In the long run, only one works U.S. Effort To Rebuild From War Criticized Oversight of Teams In Iraq, Afghanistan Faulted in Hill Report U.S. Lacks Plan to Operate in Pakistani Tribal Areas, GAO Says The Counterculture Pope By E. J. Dionne Jr., Pope Benedict XVI makes American liberals and conservatives equally uncomfortable. Since 2001, a Dramatic Increase in Suicide Bombings PostGlobal Both Bush and Greens Fuel Food Shortage Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Cut Out the Farm Subsidies Cancer Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Diet -- or Treat Food Shortages Like Global Warming Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Dependence on Food Imports Doesn't Help Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Stop Wasting Corn on Ethanol Editorial Anguish and Hope Benedict XVI offers Americans encouragement -- and welcome words on the clerical abuse scandal Bombing Kills 55 at Funeral in IraqAttack at funeral appears to be part of campaign of violence against the Sunni Awakening fighters and Iraq's Shiite-led government Britain's Brown Gets Feel for Future of Alliance With U.S. A Deal With Pyongyang? Once again, North Korea may gain concessions from the Bush administration while evading its own commitments. Who's the Moral Relativist? By Dan Froomkin Pontiff Prays With Sex Abuse Victims The Indispensable Church By Michael Gerson, An institution accused of superstition is now a steadfast defender of rationality. South Korean Leader Plans New Outreach To the North | H6 Guardian In praise of ... Jimmy Carter Leader: He says Middle East peace will eventually require talks with Syria and talks with Hamas. That is no more than the truth Two worlds collide Simon Tisdall The visit of Israel's foreign minister to Qatar shows there is much to be gained by human contact Suicide bomber kills 50 at Iraqi funeral Attack strikes funeral of Sunni militia members fighting al-Qaida in northern Iraq I underestimated the threat, says Stern New scientific findings show greenhouse gas emissions causing more damage than previously thought Greenland's disappearing lakes leave giant ice sheets largely unmoved US and UK reignite special relationship Brown and Bush stand shoulder to shoulder on economy and battle against terrorism Brown meets US presidential hopefuls Journalist killed by Israeli shell in Gaza Thousands gather for funeral of Reuters cameraman hit by metal darts from Israeli shell Invest in Iraq and you repeat past mistakes, investors tell BP board Board comes under fire from shareholders at the annual meeting in London West's policies 'hurting Middle East Christians' Christians in the Middle East are suffering from being associated with British and US foreign policy, says Dr Rowan Williams Carter cold-shouldered Benjamin Pogrund: The former US president hasn't been given a warm welcome in Israel this week. He might be well-meaning, but his timing is terrible Chinese ship carries arms cargo to Mugabe regime Cargo ship's 77-tonne load includes mortars, rockets and millions of ammunition rounds A climate anticlimax Tony Juniper: George Bush has finally woken up to the reality of climate change. But is his modest target now too little, too late? Bush's climate change sideshow David Roberts The president's insistence on taking a 'balanced' approach to energy policy is merely an attempt to protect the fossil-fuel industry |
| H7 Asia Times My militia is more untouchable than yours Iraq, transfixed by no less than 28 militias, is burning - again. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has made a lot of noise about an ongoing government crackdown on these groups. But some militias are more untouchable than others: the Kurdish Peshmergas fall under the radar, while Muqtada al-Sadr's are bang in the line of fire. - Pepe Escobar A diplomatic shuffle on Iran
The meeting of heavyweight nations in China over Iran's nuclear program, while not surprisingly failing to produce any startling breakthrough, has set the stage for a mini-breakthrough on the chessboard of this international crisis. This game is inextricably linked to a bigger chessboard, the one involving Iraq, over which the United States and Iran - despite their rhetoric - share the common interest of the country's stabilization. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Arab Opinion: A wide-ranging poll conducted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings examined Arab opinion on a number of pressing political issues. The results are available here (PDF). The Economist Muslim opinion Just what do they dislike, and why? Iran's Sly Games in Iraq - Fouad Ajami (U.S. News) Iran's Quds Force - Dan Diker (ICA/JCPA) USIP Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq -- Part I Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Fixing the Interior Ministry and Police in Iraq -- Part II The Economist Food The silent tsunami Food prices are causing misery and strife around the world. Radical solutions are needed Food and the poor The new face of hunger How countries cope Reviving the ration card Analysis: Food insecurity will grow By SHAUN WATERMAN (UPI) -- The decision to up U.S. food aid by $200 million and the U.N. call for greater grain productivity highlight long-term food insecurity among the poor. Food lessons THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL The food riots in the Caribbean and parts of Africa and Asia in recent weeks would not have happened but for a confluence of pressures on food supply that sent prices spiraling upward and inventories plummeting. Food crisis maze By Austin BayThe "world food crisis" sprouting bold headlines this week isn't so much sudden as it is vexingly systemic A Superman approach to foreign policy: Our nation's favorite comic book hero might have had the right idea: Use power sparingly and judiciously. The BRIC Globalizers By: Harold James | The Moscow Times
The winners of the great globalization push of the 1990s were small states, such as New Zealand, Chile, Dubai, Finland, Ireland, the Baltic countries, Slovenia and Slovakia. The East Asian tigers that pushed themselves onto the world economy's center stage were small units, and in some cases -- Singapore, Taiwan, or Hong Kong -- were not even treated as states | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iran Spinning out nuclear talks Is there still time for a miracle? Iran shows off its military might
Iran parades its military might, as President Ahmadinejad says his country is now the world's most powerful. Syria, US at Odds Over Hariri Probe SYRIA: Widening deficit forces subsidy reform
NATO Promises Iraq More Army Training, Equipment - Associated Press
U.S. Begins Erecting Wall in Sadr City - New York Times
Rice Says Arabs Must Shield Iraq from Iran's Sway - Reuters Iraq Security Summit Round Up U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Declared Ready, With Nudge by Rockets BBC Monitoring Quotes From Middle East Arabic Press for 17 April 08 BBC Monitoring Headlines, Quotes From Iraqi Press 17 Apr 08 Iran Paper Criticizes Qatar for "Normalizing Relations" With Israel NATO: Iraq Asks Alliance For Greater Assistance Egypt Looks Forward to New Positions From Syria &the Lebanese Parties to Achieve Tangible &Prompt Progress in Lebanon Suicide bomb kills Iraqi mourners At least 30 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a crowd of mourners in Baquba, north of Baghdad Daily Star Welch bathes in a pool of hypocrisy - and he has plenty of company Which path will the Brotherhood choose? By Amr Hamzawy | H9 Ha’aretz – Report: Assad says Syria preparing for possible war with Israel Rice: Syria 'most certainly an issue in nuclear proliferation' All of Gaza can't be razed The IDF operation after Wednesday's fatal ambush left the impression that once again, Israel acts only out of revenge. Hosting Mughniyah in Tehran Zahar: Gazans can do 'no less' than rise up like Warsaw Ghetto Jews Poll: What is Carter doing in the Middle East? Carter calls Gaza blockade a 'crime and atrocity' Senior officials to 'Post': Teheran using floatable devices to drop arms near Gaza coast; say rockets, other arms getting through Yedioth Ahronoth 'Gazans starving to death' Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Jimmy Carter: Granting Legitimacy to Rejection of the Entire Oslo Process - Michael Young CFR - the history and complex political dynamics surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Click. Tony KaronRosner, Haaretz’s Itchy Beard Forward Carter’s Mideast Mission Sparks Campaign Jitters For Democrats Jimmy Carter calls Gaza blockade a crime and atrocity Carter Lifts Terrorists, Undercuts Peace - Michael B. Kraft Jimmy Carter, Hamas, and the Media Harper's The Palestinian territories On a wheel and a prayer Hospital shelled
Gaza medical director describes getting caught in the crossfire
Author James Carroll on the pope and the Jews |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor How to ease the squeeze on food access Rich nations must act to ensure supply, experts say. Iraq bombings target US-allied, anti-Al Qaeda groups Bombings this week in Sunni areas of Iraqi have killed more than 100 people. Bush's climate goals vague – but a start His call for US emissions to stabilize by 2025 marks a policy change, but is still behind other nations. Bush's legacy on global warming His emissions goal may help loop China and India into setting goals. Will his strategy work? The rising impact of high oil prices Americans now spend a larger share of their income on energy than at any time since 1986. ASIA New Partnership Paradoxes in U.S.-China Relations China confronts its Uyghur threat With international media fixated on riots in Tibet and the Olympic torch relay, Beijing is braced for another potential menace: ethnic Uyghur militants from the far western province of Xinjiang. Four recent incidents highlight a small but determined group of well-funded and well-schooled separatists seeping into China from training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan How Many Nukes to Deter China? In an editorial on comments by the head of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, on the global food situation, the paper says his emphasis on this issue reinforces the view that food inflation is perhaps the most significant threat to the global economy today, even more than the financial crisis in the United States. Engaging ASEAN, One Step at a Time By: Brian Harding | World Politics Review The United States has paid little notice to Southeast Asia in recent years due to more pressing concerns in the Middle East and South Asia, and with its scant attention to East Asia focused on China. During this time, the United States has gradually ceded its predominant influence in Southeast Asia as a rising China, reassertive Japan, and emerging India have moved in to become major regional players alongside it US lacks counterterror plan in Pakistan, report says Al Qaeda still in Pakistan tribal areas, report says Heritage The War in Afghanistan: More Help Needed
Rory Stewart: Stabilizing Afghanistan China’s Currency: An excerpt from a new book by two experts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics looks at the main policy issues dominating discussion of China’s exchange rate (PDF). UN warns Pakistan on refugee plan A UN official says Pakistan should revise a plan to return 2.4m refugees to Afghanistan by the end of 2009. Eye on China, India safeguards Olympic torch 15,000 security personnel shielded the Olympic torch on its truncated tour in New Delhi Thursday. Thousands of pro-Tibet protesters were kept from the route. | H11 IHT The pope's global reach By PHILLIP BLOND The challenge for Benedict XVI is to balance the universal Roman Catholic Church and local conditions. Bush and Brown voice growing impatience with Iran President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain expressed impatience with Iran for proceeding with its nuclear enrichment work in defiance of the international community. SERBIA AND THE EUA chance we can't miss By VUK JEREMIC There can be no stability and security for the western Balkans without the cooperation of a democratic Serbia EUROPE European press review EU to Sign Energy Security Pact With Iraq By: Leigh Phillips | EU Observer
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki announced on Wednesday (16 April) their intention to develop an energy security partnership between Iraq and the European Union The Economist The return of Silvio Berlusconi Mamma mia Italians may come to regret electing Silvio Berlusconi once again Charlemagne The other presidential race If the European Union wants a big hitter as president, it should go for Tony Blair Italy's election Italy embraces Silvio, again and again Russia's leadership A double-headed eagle Bulgaria Dirty politics Ireland's EU migrants to be given vote Ireland is to allow tens of thousands of EU migrant workers to vote in national elections New war crimes chief in Belgrade The UN's new war crimes chief presses Serbia on suspects and queries the acquittal of a Kosovo Albanian leader Nicolas Sarkozy’s Foreign Policy: Gaullist by Any Other Name | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan Georgia demands Russia reversal Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili tells Russia to revoke decisions which he says breach Georgian sovereignty. Atlantic Eye: Tbilisi's European yearnings (UPI) -- Arriving in Tbilisi's modern airport still has some feel of arriving behind the Iron Curtain. The drive to the British ambassador's residence reminded me of driving in Azerbaijan -- large monuments line the wide boulevard into Georgia's capital. There the world begins to look different. Armenia’s Government: What Chance for Change? As Armenia’s new government takes shape, domestic attention is focusing on how the administration headed by newly inaugurated President Serzh Sarkisian will put to rest lingering tension from the March 1 clash between police and opposition supporters. For now, no clear policy trends have emerged. Armenia: New Government Takes Shape, Faces Big Challenges Georgia Holds Steady as Moscow Inches Closer to Abkhazia, South Ossetia Georgian officials are weighing a response to an April 16 edict from the Kremlin, under which Russia can establish official cooperation with the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. While Tbilisi has termed the move an attempt at "annexation," some local analysts question the actual impact of Moscow’s actions. EDM ANOTHER PRECONDITION SET FOR POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS ON TRANSNISTRIA
- POLAND IS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON
- EU IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT COOPERATION WITH TURKMENISTAN FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: A guarantor of fiscal discipline FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Opening the gate to unlimited opportunities FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Friends in very high places FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Oil wealth secures richlist positions FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: A giant generation game FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Gone shopping with a vengeance FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Anxious to shake off end-of-line image Russian revival plagued by skills shortage Russia’s power industry is planning to pour $100bn into modernising the country’s creaking electricity network. But it may not find enough engineers for the job The National Future of Belarus |
| H13 The Times Medvedev's votes 'were rigged' Up to a third of votes cast for Dmitri Medvedev to be Russia's next President were likely to have been rigged, a study finds Pope Benedict - no Dr Strangelove His message of divine love is surprisingly eloquent and confounds the early stereotypes Gerard Baker Wall Street Journal While McCain Watches By Peggy Noonan
Declarations: Mrs. Clinton fades away, while Obama struggles to make a good impression Global Trade Boosts Natural-Gas Price Natural-gas prices in the U.S. have risen 93% since August as power-hungry nations compete in a global market that scarcely existed five years ago. The trend has profound implications for the troubled U.S. economy. U.S. to Free Captives in Iraq The military expects to free over half of the 23,000 now held, in part because the large number in custody is a source of Iraqi anger. Detainees will undergo vocational training and moderate Islamic religious education before their release | H14 Financial Times Self-styled saviour is symptom of Italy’s ills Silvio Berlusconi owns three TV stations, two newspapers and a publishing empire. Try to imagine Angela Merkel or Gordon Brown doubling as media tycoons: impossible. It should be impossible in Italy, writes Philip Stephens Echoes of 1930s in Russia’s sweeping annexation The west’s political autism is irresponsible. It must awake and unite, not to oppose Russia or support Georgia, but to stand up for its ideals, writes Mart Laar FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Determined to flex muscles FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: The trouble with reliance on oil and gas FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: The risk of mistakes in a political transition FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008 - FRONT PAGE: Medvedev inherits a tricky legacy FT REPORT - RUSSIA 2008: Riddle over who steers the tandem Balkan blackspots Prime responsibility for cleaning up Romania and Bulgaria rests not with Brussels but with Bucharest and Sofia J-Power failure Official schizophrenia about foreign investment is rampant: one minute overseas capital is essential to compete in the globalised economy, the next it is a threat to national security Gideon Rachman’s blogBooks I haven’t read: In many ways it’s a very nice aspect of my job that I keep being sent interesting new books - for free. But the pile of unread tomes on my desk is a bit lowering Business ties bind Putin to Berlusconi The Russian president is as much chief executive of Russia Inc as he is a national leader, while for Italy’s prime minister-elect, politics is about doing business Brown upbeat on US ‘special relationship’ Gordon Brown heaped praise on George W. Bush with language evoking Tony Blair, as he sought to overcome the impression that the “special relationship” had entered a cooler phase WORLD NEWS: Bush's CO2 reduction target falls flat on world stage Citigroup’s Pandit vows major cost cuts Vikram Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, has vowed to slash the beleaguered financial group’s cost base by up to 20 per cent, deepening fears that Wall Street and the City of London are about to be hit by tens of thousands of additional job losses Rice traders hit by panic as prices surge $1,000-a-tonne level reached for first time Gazprom signs fuel supply deal with Libya The Russian group took further steps to strengthen its hold on gas supplies to Europe, signing a joint venture with Libya and announcing talks on a project to pipe Nigerian gas to Europe Iranians give US Democrats their vote Tehran’s locals are fascinated with a US election contest that will have implications for the future of Iran Gazprom signs fuel supply deal with Libya Putin writes off $4.5bn debt during visit We help Darfur but do not harm the Olympics Neville Isdell responds to ‘flawed’ criticisms | H15 Los Angeles Times Abkhazia at the center of turf battle Georgia and Russia vie for the region, now a hub of post-Cold War hostilities Blast kills 50 at Iraq funeral As part of an internal war among Sunni Arabs, a suicide bomber blows himself up inside a tent full of mourners for two cousins killed fighting insurgents in Diyala province Carter calls Israel treatment of Palestinians a crime The former president speaks to students in Cairo after meeting Hamas officials Iraq restaurant's fortunes rise and fall with violence The doors are open again thanks to a tentative calm. But the owner worries about what will happen if U.S. troops leave the Baghdad neighborhood. |
| H16 American Politics Philly.com: VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA — THE CHOICE in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary is not only the one between a white woman and a black man. It's a choice between the past and the future. Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Deadlocked in Pennsylvania! realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Democratic Debate in Philadelphia — The following is a transcript of the Democratic debate in Philadelphia, as provided by the Federal News Service. Thousands attend Pope's US Mass Pope Benedict XVI celebrates an open-air Mass in Washington in front of more than 40,000 people. | H17 Daily Telegraph Does America love Gordon Brown? The Prime Minister may love America and American television, but whether the feeling is reciprocated is another matter altogether, says Con Coughlin. Pope to Americans: Be genuinely Catholic Pontiff criticises the "weekend" worshippers and asks believers to stand strong in the face of society's slippery morality. Pope attacks secularisation in the US The Catholic question in the US elections Pope Benedict XVI's presence on American soil will remind the electorate of the moral dimension to their choice in November. How I would make Britain prosper David Cameron says decisive short-term action is needed to unblock the mortgage market, and a clear plan to set Britain on the path to prosperity. Bush's climate action - 25 years late President George W Bush has committed the US to halting the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 - a quarter of a century later than his father promised. Lord Stern wants 'pay the poor to eat' plan | H18 Independent A day of political speed-dating as Brown sizes up the presidential candidates There was an unmistakable twinge of envy among European diplomats yesterday as the three American presidential candidates and their secret service details made their way up Massachusetts Avenue for separate meetings with Gordon Brown. |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Documents of Note #2 - Insurgency Working Group One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression
Rice urges more ambassador powers Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is seeking greater powers for U.S. ambassadors over the "massive numbers" of government agencies at American embassies around the world, because coordination has become "an almost impossible task." John J. Kruzel / DefenseLINK:
Intercepted al-Qaida Letter Reveals Tactics, Strategy Afghanistan: New Approaches Needed to Defeat Insurgency - Experts Recent gains made by American troops in Afghanistan could easily be squandered, unless the international community redoubles its commitment to the strife-torn country’s political and economic reconstruction process. To promote success, two prominent security experts argue, counter-insurgency efforts in both Afghanistan and Pakistan should be closely coordinated. Spy Symposium A Life in Intelligence:
A Symposium on Richard Helms Harpers' interviews Jeff Morley about his new CIA book, "Our Man in Mexico." Combat Stress May Cost U.S. Up to $6 Billion NEFA Foundation: Videos of Pakistan Terror Training Camp, UK Airline Bomb Plotters | H20 Slate Obama Closes In A battle for Pennsylvania's undecided voters could end the race. A review of McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny (and more). Have We Finally Achieved Moral Progress By: Peter Singer | The Japan Times The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 60 in 2008, and recent polls would seem to indicate a perceived rise in equality for all. Concrete progress, however, especially when it comes to equal rights for women, is another thing. Bill Emmott, a former editor of the Economist, calls for a rethink on genetically modified food, saying the longer we deny ourselves this technological way to increase food output and reduce the use of fertilizer, the longer the current imbalance between food supply and demand will last. | H21 Memory in a computer is located somehwere on a chip. But we have no idea where memories in our brains are stored. Gary Marcus explains... more» Tony Judt Appraiser appraised An excerpt from God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens by John Haught Life in a hotel is bound to make you “idle and lazy, and dyspeptic from the want of exercise – a mere puppet and machine”... more» Economical with the truthiness In our Wiki-world, first-hand knowledge seems unnecessary and the story more important Ben Macintyre Privacy becoming more elusive for AmericansDespite strict laws, personal data remains vulnerable to unethical employees, human error, and cyberhackers. SHOCK: NEW YORK TIMES POSTS LOSS; worst periods 'company and newspaper industry have seen'... |
