| H1 Dennis Ross Choices and Strategies for Dealing with Iran Electoral map favors a Democrat, has McCain playing defense Time Iraq's Dance: Maliki, Sadr and Sunnis Boston Globe Rearming the world Why nations are suddenly locked in an arms race unseen since the early days of the Cold War How We'll Know When We've Won - Frederick Kagan, Weekly Standard opinion Washington Post Two Wars, Same Worries By David Ignatius, Afghanistan and Iraq are more similar than most Americans realize. Editorial Belated Disclosure The Bush administration releases evidence regarding Syria's nuclear reactor, eight months after it was destroyed. Try 'Pakistan First' By Jim Hoagland, Two words that should be the basis of of the Democrats' terrorism strategy. GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS The New Economics of Hunger A brutal convergence of events has hit an unprepared global market, and grain prices are sky high. The world's poor suffer most. In the End, Every President Talks to the Bad Guys By Leslie H. Gelb A primer on confronting evil dictators. Comment on U.S.-Syria: Who’s converting whom? by Itamar Rabinovich, MESH Comment on Jordanian option by Shmuel Bar, MESH Comment on U.S.-Syria: Who’s converting whom? by Eyal Zisser, MESH Who's Converting Whom? by Tony Badran Comment on U.S.-Syria: Who’s converting whom? by Michael Young, MESH Newsweek The French Revolution Christopher Dickey Sarkozy attempts to transform the West's military alliances. New York Times Books About Middle Eastern Politics Reviewed by DEXTER FILKINS How to end the chaos in the Middle East? Olivier Roy and Noah Feldman respond. Sunday Times Lakshmi Mittal remains Europe's richest man Mittal has seen his family’s fortune rise by almost 44% in a year to £27.7bn and tops The Sunday Times RIch List 2008 Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’ Sources suggest five Britons who were kidnapped in Iraq a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards By JIMMY CARTER It is counterproductive for Washington to isolate governments that refuse its mandate, as exemplified by recent events in Nepal and the Middle East Los Angeles Times The IMF's dwindling fortunes By Mark Weisbrot Thanks to disasters of its own making, the agency is losing money and influence. The U.S. and China are over a barrel By Michael T. Klare In the costly competition for oil, cooperation is the wisest course Syrian President Interviewed on Israeli Raid, Iran Nuclear Issue, Lebanon Assad Says Facility Israel Bombed Not Nuclear: Paper Iraqi Prime Minister Interviewed on Security, Political Situation The Observer Blair told aide 'Gordon will lose to Cameron' Brown leadership in turmoil after claims Tony Blair does not believe he is capable of beating Cameron Why French lost their faith in the people's President Even Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters are disillusioned. Jason Burke journeys through France's heartland to chart the end of an infatuation Hizbollah builds up covert army for a new assault against Israel Villages empty as Shia militia sends recruits to tough training camps in Bekaa Valley, Syria and Iran Sunday Times US Warns Iran of Retaliation Over Iraq Action From the Archive Syria's Strategic Weapons Programs Wall Street Journal Nationalism Frays Global Ties The global economy appears to be entering an epoch in which governments are reasserting their role in the lives of individuals and businesses. Once again, barriers are rising. Call it the new nationalism. The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change
By Steven F. Hayward
There's no way we can reduce emissions 80% by 2050. Here's the math. CJCS Briefing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen Undressing Difference: the Hijab in the West Source: Scholarship at Penn Law Full Paper (PDF; 88 KB) Financial Times Europe’s CAP the ‘answer’ to food crisis Africa and Latin America should adopt their own versions of the Common Agricultural Policy as a response to the rising demand for food, according to France’s farm minister COMMENT: America needs to make a new case for trade By Lawrence Summers A painful global adjustment Beware multiple crises could easily return like a bloodstained villain in a horror movie who rises to fight his last battle, writes Wolfgang Münchau Self-destructive DemocratsThere is one way to redeem this hash of an electoral system – at the party’s urging, Obama and Clinton could run on the same ticket, says Clive Crook Guardian A failing mission Leader: Mr Karzai lives to fight another day but the battle for Afghanistan is no nearer being won Christian Science Monitor Uighurs struggle in world reshaped by Chinese influx In China's far west, the Muslim ethnic group finds itself relegated to menial jobs. Chinese officials also restrict religious practice and use of their language in schools. U.s. pushes utilities to counter sadr US general in Baghdad says bringing basic services to Sadr City to weaken Sadr and his militia can work this time. Newsweek Cover Story: Obama's 'Bubba Gap'Barack Obama is a Niebuhr-reading ESPN watcher. The origins of his troubles with the 'other' tag by Fareed Zakaria Questions for Obama - George Will, Newsweek Is Obama Carter's Heir? - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard New Yorker Benny Morris’s Israeli history. David Remnick Russia's richest man sees Putin in charge to 2020 Washington Times Stand up for Georgia By Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar Earlier this month at the NATO summit, the United States sought to win support for the extension of Membership Action Plans (MAPs) to Ukraine and the Republic of Georgia. These plans are the final preparatory step for states seeking to join the Alliance Do you remember John McCain? The Republican presidential candidate has his work cut out in winning support for his policies. Before much longer, he had better make a start Putin to remain ‘Number 1’ for some time Russia’s president will hand over real power to his successor Dmitry Medvedev but will take his time, the head of a new Kremlin-backed think-tank has told the FT WORLD NEWS: Iran's conservatives win run-off , Putin's Main Squeeze By Fred Hiatt, He squashed rumors of a new girlfriend the way Russia stifles dissent and autonomy. SyriaComment News Round Up (27 April 2008) City Journal: An Anatomy of Surrender — Islam divides the world into two parts. | H2 FT Don’t dash Turkey’s EU dream For the moment, it would be much better to travel together hopefully than to stop and squabble about the final destination, writes John Thornhill Ha’aretz Jerusalem source: Turkey looking for ways kick-start Israel-Syria talks Turkish PM to send high-ranking emissary to J'lem; Israel awaits update on Erdogan's Damascus trip Turkish mediator on his way: Focus on bridging Syrian preconditions to talks
Turkish, US militaries enjoy honeymoon, but military procurement ... Gov’t goes on public diplomacy offensive Türkiye, Şam'a su verirse İsrail'in Golan'dan çekilmesini kolaylaştırır Ferai Tınç Ankara, Neçirvan Barzani’ye hazırlanıyor Meeting with Barzani set to happen before summer PKK'yı asker değil siyaset yok eder
Hiwa Osman Kürt bölgesiyle ilk temas yakında Semih İdiz ABD’den kapatma davası konusunda ince ayar 'AKP'nin Kapatılması Radikallere Yarar' Alman Şark Enstitüsü’nün kurucusu Profesör Udo Steinbach, AKP’nin yasaklanmasının Türkiye’nin AB üyelik sürecini olumsuz etkileyeceğini söyledi
İsrail-Suriye barışı sağlanırsa Erdoğan Nobel'i alır Palestinian president supports Turkish mediation of Israeli-Syrian ... Türkiye sınır ötesine karadan tekrar girecek Turkish Soldiers Fight PKK In 2 Operations - Sources ABD: Anayasal laik çözümden yanayız Bucharest Summit and the Way Forward for NATO Hearing Notice, The Honorable Robert Wexler, The Honorable Elton Gallegly, The Honorable Daniel Fried, Mr. Daniel P. Fata Minds confused over int’l liabilities vis-à-vis national sovereignty Kadri Gürsel Mağduriyet, Avrupa’da AKP’nin işine yaramaz
Independent Hamis McRae So would Turkey vote for Brussels? Turkey’s Turning Point: Could There Be an Islamic Revolution in Turkey? Source: On the Issues (American Enterprise Institute) (repeat) 'Turkish diplomacy will push ME peace' | Jerusalem Post Turkish PM: Country Mediating Israel, Syria Talks Türkiye'nin arabuluculuğuna Filistin de destek verdi [MONDAY TALK]
Kaleağası: Demagogues in EU and Turkey are playing with fire AB'nin Türkiye tavrı çelişkili Thomas Ferenczi Aşırı laikler demokrasinin içini boşaltmak istiyor
ABDULLAH ALİ ULYAN 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 ERDAL ŞAFAK Gölge boksu Öcalan'dan yeni iftira mı? ‘Closure of AK Party and DTP will serve separatism and violence’ Soner Çağaptay Kuzey Irak'ta artık yeni dönem başlıyor
Who should the Kurds vote for?by BEJAN MATUR* CHP'nin bildirgesinde "Kürt sorunu" demokasi sorunu Kürt açılımı Kürtçe şarkı ve halaylarla geldi
DTP'nin 'kardeşlik gecesi'nde gerginlik, 1 kişi kalp krizinden öldü Hem karadan hem havadan Bingöl'de çatışma: 2 er şehit oldu Sınırda sıcak takip Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights (in Arabic) 26 Apr 08 Iraqi Kurdistan Region President, UK Foreign Secretary Hold News Conference Iraqi Kurdistan Region Oil Sold to Iran Adapazarı'nda gerginlik İsrail: "Türkiye sayesinde görüşmeler başlayabilir" DTP'nin ''Barış ve Kardeşlik'' gecesinde gerginlik DTP gecesi basılmak istendi
Cevdet Aşkın Erbil'de Özçelik beklentisi, PKK'da katılım sıkıntısı Mensur Akgün Çözmek kadar çözüme katkıda bulunmak da önemli Ferai Tınç Babacan ile Oman yolunda Erdoğan pushes for Israeli-Syrian talks in peacemaking bid Turkmens, Turkmeneli and the Musul Region, by Orhan Ketene Kerkuk sorununun gidişatına seyirci kalınmamalı Washington: Türk demokrasisine güveniyoruz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İsrail-Suriye barışı sağlanırsa Erdoğan Nobel'i alır Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Ankara, Körfez açılımına Umman'ı da ekledi
Britain’s Miliband rejects foreign ‘imposition’ of Kirkuk solution Sunnis End Boycott in Iraq, Time for a Kurdish Boycott? Esad ile Erdoğan Golan Zirvesi yaptı Ortadoğu zirvesi yapacağız Şu an mevzideyim teröristler duymasın 'Kürt sorunu, kalkınma ve demokrasi sorunu' İşte şehit babası, Tezkeresine 15 gün vardı
Teröre 3 fidan daha Turkish PM Visits Syria in Push for Israel Peace Deal Türkiye - Suriye sınırını kaldıralım Kürd sorunu ülke içinde ve dışında alevleniyor
BM'nin Kerkük planı hazır Can the UN avert a Kirkuk border war? Christian Science Monitor
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık [MONDAY TALK] Kaleağasi: Demagogues in EU and Turkey are playing with fire Joint Turkish-Russian-Romanian Military Exercises Begin
Euro-Türklerin birlikte yaşam tecrübeleri Democratization once again? Limits of Europeanizationby ŞABAN KARDAŞ*
Ali H Aslan [WASHINGTON] Amerika siyah başkan seçebilir mi? Fransızların soykırım dayatması Türk masonları sıkıntıya soktu Turkey’s Judicial Coup D’etat Could Be Untasty for U.S? « Red Telephone Turkish - German Cooperation Council To Convene In Ankara Sudan ucuza Telekom Türkeş için şok iddia Vakit yazarı tecavüzden cezaevinde Derin ‘kaçak’ infazı Facianın nedeni sabıkalı raylar
Hâlâ görmüyor hâlâ duymuyorlar Vatan’ın çarpıtma haberleri deşifre oldu Soner Yalçın İlk 1 Mayıs gösterisi işgal güçlerine rağmen yapıldı Taht ve baht: Millet seni azletti!
AVNİ ÖZGÜREL 'İslam masaya vurarak sevdirilmez' Ergenekon savcısına ‘falso verme’ tavsiyesi Sinop, Çernobil olmasın Turkey to spend USD 826 million on exploration 9 ilin valisi merkeze çekildi
Asker taşıyan minibüs devrildi: 12 yaralı Psikologa 'Bilgileri sızdırdın' davası... Perinçek: Ergenekon'la ilgim yok 'Siyaset din işlerine karışmasın' Kimlik numarası artık mecburi Maliye Bakanlığı maaşları açıkladı 'Heaven,' an Ascendant Moment for German Director Fatih Akin
Washington Post Dink Murder Trial: The investigation leaves Istanbul, but the trial is still local The demise of Turkey's pork butchers ‘Babam orduda kalsaydı birkaç darbe yapardı’ İsmet Berkan - Yeni pazar bilmecesi Ayda 29 YTL’ye sınırsız ‘görüntülü alo’ geliyor Turkey call: Brain drain passed, next stop technocities TDK'dan "Verinti Sözlüğü" Paşa'yı Ermeniler öldürdü En zenginler listesinde bir Türk 27 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti 28 Nisan 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 �Laiklik kaygısı ve türbanı çözelim� MUHARREM SARIKAYA Meclis'e girmeme nedenleri 'zorunlu ikamet' tehdidi mi? Kurultaydaki kanıksama... Sabah'tan bir skandal daha Öcalan'dan ilginç iddia: Kıvrıkoğlu ve Yalman paşalarla temas kurduk Ongoing saga of coups: from e-memo to judicial intervention DTP gecesi gerginliği
Fatih Çekirge Peki, Güneydoğu kime oy verecek ECEVİT KILIÇ İtalyan Gladiosu'nu çözen savcı: En etkili Gladio sizde CHP, Parti Meclisi’nde ‘Sav’ hakimiyeti
AKP'nin savunma kriteri ’Anayasa’dan vazgeçme sinyali Yeni parti için uygun ortamı hazırlıyorum Demokrasi için parti kapatma zorlaştırılmalı 'Meclis, mahkemeye üye seçmeli' önerisine hukukçulardan destek Sudan ucuza Telekom İşte yarısı değişen CHP’nin yeni vitrini 'Başörtüsü er geç gündeme gelecekti' ECEVİT KILIÇ İtalyan Gladiosu'nu çözen savcı: En etkili Gladio sizde Felice Casson’dan savcı Öz’e: Hiç falso verme Baykal, isyancıları partiden yolladı
Bahçeli'ye yeşil ışık Bahçeli’nin ‘23 Nisan formülü’ bu süreçte doğru olmayabilir Baykal, ulusalcıları yönetime aldı, muhalifleri tasfiye etti
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‘Closure case is revenge for government motion of March 1’ CHP, MSP kapatılmasın diye dava sürecinde kanun değiştirmiş Büyük abi, ‘Muhsin Başkan’ı tanıyormuş Dava sürerken anayasa değişmez Milliyet Son Dakika Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Osman Ulagay Türkiye için iyimser olmak mümkün mü? Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol İki konu Fikret Bila Baykal’ın görevi umut yaratmak olmalı ‘Güven artırıcı adımlar’ Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin İsmet Berkan Korumalar kimden koruyor? SOLİ ÖZEL Hazin bir yıldönümü Muharrem Sarıkaya Vekillerden Erdoğan'a: Başımızda kalmalısınız
Fehmi Koru Fehmi Koru: Körfez'in bir ucundan bakınca görülen Taha KıvançBir günde neler gördüm Şamil Tayyar Ali Bayramoğlu Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Erdal Şafak "Büyük Oyun" kızışıyor Serpil Yılmaz Gül’ün, Çalık’ı Katar Emiri ile tanıştırmasına kim tanık oldu? Fatih Çekirge Kendisini hep yabancı hissetti Perihan Mağden - Disiplin Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Türker Alkan - Evlilik, fuhuş, zina... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Hasan Celal Güzel - 24 Nisan'da Ermeni yalanları Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Haluk Şahin - Şarap bölgesinde güzel bir pazar günü Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Murat Belge - Gözden düşen siyaset EKREM DUMANLI - Medya din düşmanı mı? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: CHP niçin iktidar olmaktan söz etmiyor? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Yıldırım Türker - Gene Muhsin başkan... Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Fehmi Koru: Körfez'in bir ucundan bakınca görülen Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Kürşat Bumin: Malum afiş (devam) Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tamer Korkmaz: Birinci yılında 27 Nisan 'Sanal' Muhtırası… HAMDULLAH ÖZTÜRK - Beş buçuk trilyonluk belgesel ve örgütlenmeler Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MÜMTAZ'ER TÜRKÖNE - CHP'de yeni bir şey yok Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. MUSTAFA ÜNAL - Kazanan Sadece Baykal
CHP leader vows to stay in power indefinitely Mustafa Akyol ‘Dünya işleri’ ve laiklik klişeleri Ahmet HakanKirli zihinli adam Müstahaksınız M Ali Birand Serdar Akinan Süreç neye gebe? Serdar Turgut Rehavete kapılınmasın İsmail Küçükkaya CHP tarihsel misyonuna nasıl dönebilir? İlnur Çevik …and Baykal remains main opposition leader
Muhalif isimleri PM’den de sildi
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[CAFE CAPITAL] ‘Closure case is revenge for government motion of March 1’ Eser Karakaş AKP neden tökezledi? Nasuhi Güngör ‘Derin’ pozlu ‘serin’ adamlar Cüneyt ÜlseverKim demiş tarih tekerrür etmez diye? Enis BerberoğluBaykal asıl ne demedi? Parti kapatma davasına bireysel katılım
VAHİT BIÇAK Tesettürlü azalacak Medyada yeni bir savaş başlıyor Menderes'ten Erdoğan'a değişim Eski AKP’liler alternatif arayışında Yılmaz Özdil CHP’ye öneri... Yalçın Bayer CHP Kurultayı’nda ezber bozulmadı Tufan Türenç Gül’den Erdoğan’a ondan da Suna Kan’a Şükrü Küçükşahin Ya izole adacık ya çatı Yaman Törüner Para ödendi ama sorun bitmedi Oktay Ekşi Vahit Erdem olayı Özdemir İnce Ezbere şiir Mehmet Y Yılmaz Seçim kaybeder ama kurultay kazanır! Ömer Lütfi Mete ‘Hukuk Devleti’ adına teselli İktidar denen vehim Hakan Aygün MHP, AKP'yi oyuna getirdi mi? Nuh Gönültaş Biz oltaya geldik, siz gelmeyin! Sarp Kuray, Perinçek'i '40 yıl önceki metotları kullanma' diye uyarmış Zamanaşımı iki yıl öne çekildi, Yüksekova Çetesi kurtuldu
Emin Pazarcı Baykal şimdilik kurtardı! Mehmet Metiner Korku ve güvensizlik Nuran Yıldız Baykal yaşlı görünüp genç düşünmeliydi, tersini yaptı! Vakit’e Ergenekon davası
Fındık mitinginin valisi merkeze alındı Made in Baykal Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. İstanbul’da sıkıntı olabilir! Denizli'de Başbakan Erdoğan'a çiftçi protestosu Arınç: "AK Parti'nin kapatılması mümkün değil" Atadığı 22 rektör ağustosta gidiyor Baykal 10’da 10 yaptı Kayıp 4 trilyon çiziği Doğu Perinçek'ten medyaya mektup Derya Sazak Milli Güvenlik dersi gibi Ece Temelkuran Şehrin sahipleri Taksim’de Yavuz Baydar Misery of the ‘left’ İhsan Yılmaz The only game in town Doğu Ergil Cornered Mustafa Akyol The Trouble With The Theophobes Mehmet Altan e-muhtıradan darbeye... Mustafa Karaalioğlu Medya... Temiz bir maç olsun Eser Karakaş Baykal ‘milli’ ne demek, bilmiyor. Mahir Kaynak CHP’nin rolü Baykal, muhalifleri partiden tasfiye etti Nabi Yağcı Alternatifsiz alternatif parti: CHP Mustafa Akyol The Trouble With The Theophobes
’Ayak takımı Taksim’e çıkacak’ Yeniden Başkan
ENGİN ARDIÇ Merak ettim Bakâne Hanım ERGUN BABAHAN Medya terörü
EMRE AKÖZ Tarafsız yargıç mı bağımsız yargıç mı? Umur Talu Belki de budur! HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN CHP'yi içinden görmek Liberal soldan ulusalcı sola
MUHARREM SARIKAYA
Vekillerden Erdoğan'a: Başımızda kalmalısınız NAZLI ILICAK Baykal ve laiklik istismarı Azgın teke
MEHMET BARLASOrtak tarih ulusları da toplumları da düşman kılabilir Küçük mahalle zaferleri bize hep global yenilgiyi getirdi MAHMUT ÖVÜR CHP kurultayından akılda kalanlar... YAVUZ DONAT One man show(Tek kişilik şov) Baykal Kesici'yi yönetime almadı CHP, MSP kapatılmasın diye dava sürecinde kanun değiştirmiş Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. 'Meclis, mahkemeye üye seçmeli' önerisine hukukçulardan destek Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Tek aday, net mesaj: Allah sağlık verdikçe beraberiz Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. [HABER İZLENİM] 'Sayamadık kaç yıl oldu iktidar olamayalı...' Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Memur-Sen'in genel kuruluna kapatma davası damga vurdu Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Gül'ün törenden ayrılmak için ayağa kalkmasını bile farklı yorumladılar Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Bahçeli'nin kapatma davasıyla ilgili yaklaşımını olumlu buluyorum ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Kısa vadeli toparlanmadan yeni yol ayrımına doğru mu? OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Nazım Hoca'nın gizli buluşması Ercan Kumcuİşsizlik sigortası da sosyal güvenlik sistemine benzemesin Bir balon patlarken diğeri şişiyor Erdal Sağlam Döviz riski kurlara rağmen büyüyor Güngör Uras Türk ekonomisinde beklentiler kötüleşiyor, güven yok oluyor Salih Neftçi Krizde mesafe alındığını gösteren gelişme Deniz Gökçe En keskin dönemeçte biziz! Hasan Ersel Greenspan'a göre piyasanın üstünlüğü OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Patron krize girerse 3 aylık maaş devletten Dışişleri Bakanı Babacan, küresel ekonomik dalgalanma nedeniyle yabancı sermaye girişinin olumsuz etkileneceğini söyledi Deniz Gökçe Bahçeye dönme zamanı geliyor! Bakan Babacan: 'Sermaye akışı maalesef gerileyecek'
'Bankacılıkla ilgili yazacaklarım iftihar edilecek şeyler olmaz' Mahfi Eğilmez - Türkiye birinci lige çıkabilir mi? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. Fatih Özatay - Kamu bankaları nasıl zarar eder? Fatih Özatay - Krediler nasıl artıyor? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil. |
| H4 New York Times Books About Middle Eastern Politics Reviewed by DEXTER FILKINS How to end the chaos in the Middle East? Olivier Roy and Noah Feldman respond. By JIMMY CARTER It is counterproductive for Washington to isolate governments that refuse its mandate, as exemplified by recent events in Nepal and the Middle East. Iraq Struggle Unfolds in Peaceful Protest and Violent Attacks in Sadr City Editorial Making Their Own Mistakes Pakistan’s new leaders will need to do a better job than Pervez Musharraf in monitoring developments along the border. Editorial Is Trade the Problem? Blaming Nafta and other trade agreements for American workers’ pain may play well on the campaign stump. But it will not solve the country’s economic problems Letters Give C.I.A. Tactics a Legal Rationale The Justice Department has told Congress that U.S. operatives trying to thwart terrorist attacks may use interrogation methods that might otherwise be barred under international law. 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WILLIAM KRISTOL Hillary Gets No Respect Since we conservatives believe in giving credit where credit is due, it falls to us to praise Hillary Clinton. Rifts Mend, Unless Identity Politics Is a Different Stripe Blacks or women might balk if their candidate loses. Then again, they might reconsider McCain Frequently Used Wife’s Jet for Little Cost FRANK RICH How McCain Lost in Pennsylvania John McCain is not only burdened with the most despised president in his own 71-year lifetime, but he’s getting none of the seasoning that he needs to compete in the fall. When the Times Make the Man By SAM TANENHAUS John McCain is the latest — and almost certainly the last — hope for Americans born in the 1930s to send one of their own to the White House. Questions for Ted Sorensen The Speechwriter The Kennedy adviser talks about why he doesn’t want to take credit for what J.F.K. said, whether the comparison of Obama to Kennedy holds and what he’d like his obituary to say. How to Show a Dictator the Door What lessons can be learned from past attempts to oust seemingly immovable oppressors? Do the lessons apply in the case of Robert Mugabe? By ROGER LOWENSTEIN How Moody’s and other credit-rating agencies licensed the abuses that created the housing bubble — and bust. Signs of Attacks on the Opposition Rise in Zimbabwe | H5 Washington Post Two Wars, Same Worries By David Ignatius, Afghanistan and Iraq are more similar than most Americans realize. Editorial Belated Disclosure The Bush administration releases evidence regarding Syria's nuclear reactor, eight months after it was destroyed. Try 'Pakistan First' By Jim Hoagland, Two words that should be the basis of of the Democrats' terrorism strategy. GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS The New Economics of Hunger A brutal convergence of events has hit an unprepared global market, and grain prices are sky high. The world's poor suffer most. In the End, Every President Talks to the Bad Guys By Leslie H. Gelb A primer on confronting evil dictators. U.S., Allies See Progress in Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim World The Not-So-Solid South By David S. Broder, Republicans may not be able to take the region for granted in November. Changing World, Unchanging Worldview A critical look at the roots of George W. Bush's foreign policy Flying (and Bidding) Solo By Dov S. Zakheim and Ronald T. Kadish Competition barely exists in the defense industry -- and is growing weaker by the day THE SELLING OF AMERICA What Can They Buy? A Good Bit of Us. By Moisés NaímAt the start, they came for the iPods. Then they came for condos in Manhattan and Miami. Now they're coming for the companies. A Storm of Sand and Shelling Heavy Fire Aimed at Green Zone as Ground Forces Continue Push Into Sadr City The Dollar's Down. But We're Not Out. By Diane Johnson A Full Plate Today, Uncertainty Tomorrow By Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel, Scenes from the ground in the global fight to feed a family GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Where Every Meal Is a Sacrifice Mauritania, and much of Africa, relies on imported food. As trade breaks down, destitute people face tough choices. Democrats Registering In Record Numbers 1 Million New Voters For Last 7 Primaries Putin's Main Squeeze By Fred Hiatt, He squashed rumors of a new girlfriend the way Russia stifles dissent and autonomy. Somebody's Gotta Do the Job. But Just What Is It? By Joel Achenbach, A simple and deceptively tricky question: What does a president do? This Time We Mean It: The Youth Vote Matters Administration Says Particulars May Trump Geneva Protections Aftermath of a Soviet Famine Ukraine's Pursuit of Genocide Designation Upsets Russians Who Say Others Died, Too Pakistan Is at an Impasse Over Reinstating Judges Betraying Benedict By Robert D. Novak, How two American bishops disobeyed the pope at his own Mass. Obama Links Broad Ideas to Economic Specifics Islam's Advance: Iraq: Clerics or Commerce? Energy Wire: The Games Oil Prices Play | H6 Guardian A failing mission Leader: Mr Karzai lives to fight another day but the battle for Afghanistan is no nearer being won We should stop fooling ourselves. Our armed forces are no longer world class Max Hastings: Public distaste for Blair's unpopular wars has left Britain woefully short of soldiers Karzai survives assassination bid Afghan president survives assassination attempt after Taliban militants attack in Kabul In weary Baghdad, reopening of bridge would mean peace had come to stay The Americans' new Sunni allies are restoring confidence, but for now a vital link remains shut Gaza's economic growth has halted Economy will continue to shrink unless Israel lifts its economic blockade according to World Bank report Giving up Golan Richard Silverstein Apr 26 08, 06:00pm: If the Bush administration won't grasp the latest overtures for peace between Syria and Israel then the presidential candidates must do so Blair thought Brown a liar, says Levy Former Labour party fundraiser Lord Levy claims that Tony Blair regarded Gordon Brown as a liar Obama to woo white working class Democrat denies race will determine outcome as poll shows 19% not ready to elect African American A country without petrol offers a flavour of what's to come Brian Morton: It would be political suicide for a government to bring in petrol rationing, but soon it will make sense US air force calls for mission to combat climate change World's top scientists to come together in programme to develop greener fuels and tackle global warming As the world begins to starve it's time to take GM seriously Robin McKie: With the Earth's population continuing to soar, it will be the poor who go hungry, not the eco-warriors destroying modified crops Hillary has cynically turned to the one argument she has left: race Gary Younge: She failed to convince the electorate of her own viability. Now her team claims that voters won't back a black candidate US economy awaits stimulation from Bush's tax rebate Americans urged to spend $168bn cash injection to provide 'bridge' until rate cuts have impact The Observer Blair told aide 'Gordon will lose to Cameron' Brown leadership in turmoil after claims Tony Blair does not believe he is capable of beating Cameron Why French lost their faith in the people's President Even Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters are disillusioned. Jason Burke journeys through France's heartland to chart the end of an infatuation Hizbollah builds up covert army for a new assault against Israel Villages empty as Shia militia sends recruits to tough training camps in Bekaa Valley, Syria and Iran Mugabe fails in bid to switch poll First defeat in 28 years for ruling Zanu-PF party after partial recount fails to overturn original result Leave Taliban alone, Afghan president tells West Karzai says US and British troops undermine his authority and stop insurgents laying down their arms Obama pastor: I had death threats Jeremiah Wright re-emerges to say his church has been threatened with attack just as the Democratic race heads for its last big contest Fuel crisis threatens Gaza food aid More than a million people in the Gaza Strip have begun a fourth day with no deliveries of food by the UN Why it's time to take GM seriously As Earth's population continues to soar, it will be the poor who go hungry, writes Robin McKie Chinese seek talks to stop Tibet protests Dalai Lama welcomes Beijing's offer to meet his envoy, buy says he wants a serious dialogue |
| H7 Syrian Alleged and North Korean Reactors US Warns Iran of Retaliation - Sarah Baxter, London Times
Kidnapped Britons ‘Held by Iran’ - Mahnaimi and Smith, London Times
Hoekstra: ‘Iran Is Not Iraq’ And Military Action Would Be A ‘Huge Mistake’
Tom Barnett The next religious awakening KnoxNews. Sunni VP Wants Return to Government -
Bomb Tagets Sons of Iraq –
How We'll Know When We've Won - Frederick Kagan, Weekly Standard opinion
New Kagan... Same Old Kagan - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
War, What’s it Good For? Maliki Now Knows - Westhawk, Westhawk
Very Sensible Scales on Iraq - Tom Barnett, Thomas PM Barnett
McCain on Basra and Maliki - Abe Greenwald, Contentions
‘What’s Happening In Basra?’ Al Awsat Syria and Israel: Paradox and Danger : Tariq Alhomayed Pyongyang and Damascus (THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL) Daily Star Ignoring the madness in Gaza is no different from approving it Test Hamas' offer of a 10-year truce By Rami G. Khouri Hunger affects us all OF ALL the marks of difference that separate humans, none is so drastic as hunger. Not only does the physical sensation of being famished set a person off from those who are sated, but the well-fed are hard put even to imagine the desperation that goes with an empty stomach. Among the relatively well-off, hunger is like a vague rumor, ... (By James Carroll, Boston Globe) Scenes from the world food crisis THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL In the United States, spiraling food and energy prices mean shock at the gas pump and a per-customer cap on Sam's Club rice purchases. But food-price hikes in Haiti, Egypt, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Yemen and Mexico, to name a few nations, mean hunger, rioting or even death. Rice Rationing -- Food for Thought By Mona Charen The inflation in food prices worldwide — prices have soared 83 percent in the last three years, according to the World Bank — has a number of causes. We in the United States and the European Union are not blameless. In our search for cleaner energy we jumped aboard the "biofuels" bandwagon. THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL The nomination of Gen. David Petraeus to head U.S. Central Command has put the Democratic Party leadership in a difficult situation, as they try to find a way to sound respectful about the general's work while signalling to MoveOn.org and the rest of the kook fringe their disdain for the war effort. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Syrian President Interviewed on Israeli Raid, Iran Nuclear Issue, Lebanon Assad Says Facility Israel Bombed Not Nuclear: Paper Debka Analysis: Assad’s one half-truth and three lies to al Watan Exclusive: First frank talk of potential war on Iran from top US soldier Have Americans and Sadrists Reached a Deal? Iran's Conservatives Win Parliament: Final Results Iraqi Prime Minister Interviewed on Security, Political Situation US: Iranian Arms Aid 'Visible' in Iraq's Basra Is Al-Qaeda Back in Baghdad? Investigators: Millions in Iraq contracts never finished Al-Maliki discusses Sunni role Iraq's prime minister met today with the Sunni Arab vice president to discuss reintegrating Sunni political parties into the Shi'ite-dominated government as police said five people died in violence Hundreds of Iraq schemes 'failed' An audit of US-funded reconstruction for Iraq finds millions of dollars were wasted on incomplete projects. Syrian Writer Says Israel's Peace Overtures "Raise Many Questions" Syrian MP Questions Israeli Moves on Golan, Rejects US Nuclear Accusations Al-Maliki Benefits From Hard Line Against Mahdi Army Iran Says Iraq Situation Makes U.S. Attack Unlikely Mosul Hit by Multiple Suicide Bombs Sunday: 136 Iraqis Killed, 101 Wounded Iran conservatives bolster power Conservatives consolidated control of Iran's legislature in runoff elections, but opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also gained strength, according to final results released Saturday Smuggling Across the Syrian-Lebanese Border In Cairo Slum, the Poor Spark Environmental Change | H9 Ha’aretz – Assad: Facility Israel bombed in September was not nuclear Syrian President to Al Watan: It's illogical for Syria to seek nukes; if we bomb Israel we'll kill Palestinians Bar’el Assad will tell you what's happening Why did Israelis need to hear about their prime minister's intentions to relinquish the Golan Heights from the Syrian media, Syrian cabinet ministers and the Syrian President? Gideon Levy Peace or real estate For the first time in its history, Israel must face the fateful, clear and unambiguous choice - peace or real estate Peace or the nuclear option If Iran should suddenly announce it is ready for peace talks with Israel, then Jerusalem would face a dilemma. Above all, Olmert must want peace If achieving peace with Syria is one of Olmert?s burning ambitions, he is capable of getting the public backing that is needed Israeli PM Hints at IAF Strike in Syria Israel: Gaza truce hinges on Hamas control over Jihad Report: Hezbollah man says new attack on Israel is question of 'when, not if' Syria said demanding Israeli guarantee on Golan pullout Netanyahu: PM promised Golan to Syria before talks ever began Likud Chair: Olmert is irresponsible; PMO: Netanyahu offered to hand over territory when he was PM Israel: UNIFIL hiding info about Hezbollah from Security Council Instead of doing nothingThose who drag their feet in peace talks must make do with a fragile cease-fire. Barak defers U.S. trip in wake of CIA briefing over Syrian strike Avraham Burg: Jonathan Pollard is America's Vanunu U.S. irate after Israeli envoy to UN brands Carter 'a bigot' Minister heads to Washington for talks within the framework of the Israel-US Strategic Dialogue. [ BARRY RUBIN , Diplomacy: Is this any way to treat friends? Report: Hizbullah beefs up forces Observer investigation in Lebanon reveals group has upped training to prepare for war with Israel. Scholars run down more clues to a Holocaust mystery Was Raoul Wallenberg working for a US intelligence agency and alive in the 1960s gulag? Yedioth Ahronoth PRC says may accept truce
Popular Resistance Committees threaten terror group will continue to attack Israel until ceasefire agreed upon, but pledge PRC will not interfere in Egyptian efforts to secure such a deal. 'We won't beg for a truce,' say spokesmen Is Israel really that bad? 'Warfare to stay conventional' Syria's Assad denies bombed facility a nuclear reactor, says Damascus opposes WMDs Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine New Yorker Benny Morris’s Israeli history. David Remnick As a student, Tony Judt was an ardent backer of Labor Zionism, worked on a kibbutz and volunteered in the 1967 war. But times change, and so did he... more» Harel, leader of Israel's new exodus, dies at 90 Yossi Harel, leader of the Exodus, ship that carried Jews to Palestine a year before the state of Israel was established, has died Palestinian Front Leader Discusses Fatah-Hamas Conflict, Peace Process Al-Jazeera TV Interviews Hamas's Mish'Al on Truce, Negotiations With Israel Bush Tries to Reassure Palestinians But Critics Assail Planned Israel Visit Israel open to meeting with Syrians: officials Jerusalem's Wailing Wall at risk of collapse For thousands of years it has withstood fires, floods and earthquakes. But now a portion of one of Judaism's holiest sites is crumbling. US Congress: Israel Homeland for Jewish People Hamas Says Cease-fire is a 'Tactic' Israeli MP jailed for corruption
A court in Israel sentences an MP, Shlomo Benizri, to 18 months in jail on charges of bribery and corruption. |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Uighurs struggle in world reshaped by Chinese influx In China's far west, the Muslim ethnic group finds itself relegated to menial jobs. Chinese officials also restrict religious practice and use of their language in schools. U.s. pushes utilities to counter sadr US general in Baghdad says bringing basic services to Sadr City to weaken Sadr and his militia can work this time. Gates pushes for drones – and change The services aren't delivering enough unmanned planes to war zones, the Defense secretary charges. new ways to quell al Qaeda? Pakistan's new leaders go soft with jihadists. But that takes hard tactics to pull off. McCain fleshes out his economic plan His challenge is to appeal both to the GOP's tax-cutting faithful and to independents and moderates. For Iraqi Christian refugees, US lawyer a blessing Robert DeKelaita, himself from Iraq, has helped hundreds gain asylum in the US. Popular Saudi blogger released from jail ASIA Boston Globe Editorial Bush gets real on North Korea Time Pakistan's Cease-fire: Who Wins? Newsweek Chinese Nationalism and Tibet China's leaders exploit the nationalism of their people, one reason the country is so sensitive when it comes to issues like Tibet Kishore Mahbubani Most Chinese think the West's real aim is to deny them the triumph they deserve for their success. China Relents; Will Dalai Lama? John Pomfret | China agrees to talk with the Tibetan leader. Don't expect that to go anywhere. Afghan president safe after suspected Taliban attack in Kabul
North Korea's tremors (By James G. Zumwalt) Pakistan's pleasant surprise (By Thomas Houlahan) | H11 IHT Compromise proposed on step toward EU membership for Serbia The European Union may promise this week to sign a long-delayed pact with Belgrade in June, after the Netherlands and Belgium offered to drop their opposition to the move under certain conditions. Blaming trade is not the right way to go While trade can hurt some workers, most economists believe it plays a modest role compared with other forces in the economy. Olympic flames, then and now By SERGE SCHMEMANN The 1980 Games revealed a lot about the paranoia of the Soviet state. Now, in the same way, we're learning a lot about China. EUROPE European press review Europe's crude reality High gas prices have long been a fact of life in Europe, but with crude-oil prices skyrocketing, European motorists are beginning to feel a pain similar to that afflicting American drivers. To avoid a food disaster By Romano Prodi After all the talk about the energy crisis and the financial crisis we have finally become aware of an even more dire drama that already is having repercussions on humanity: the food crisis. Is Silvio's Italy turning into the most rightwing country in Europe? John Hooper: The success of the anti-immigrant Northern League is one reason for thinking Italy has just become Europe's most rightwing country EU launches Galileo satellite | H12 RFE/RL Russia's richest man sees Putin in charge to 2020 Washington Times Stand up for Georgia By Joseph Biden and Richard Lugar Earlier this month at the NATO summit, the United States sought to win support for the extension of Membership Action Plans (MAPs) to Ukraine and the Republic of Georgia. These plans are the final preparatory step for states seeking to join the Alliance Google News Azerbaijan Russian Foreign Minister Interviewed on Abkhaz Issue, ABM Talks With USA Azeri Ambassador Summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry Georgia Steps Up Diplomacy on NATO Officials Fear Russia Will Disrupt Efforts Lawless region Lawless region
Chechnya may be at peace, but chaos is not far from the surface Political Power and Property Rights in Russia`s Regions Chechen Rival on the Run - Mark Franchetti, London Times Kremlin wary of soaring food prices With a 6 percent increase in food costs since January 1, concern among Russian government officials is warranted, analysts say Georgia accuses Russia of promoting war in Abkhazia |
| H13 The Times Taleban breach major security at Karzai parade Three die as gunmen attack Kabul ceremony and fourth assassination attempt is made on President Obama: 'I can win liberal and blue-collar votes' Democratic hopeful says he can appeal to the white middle-class despite defeat in Pennsylvania Sunday Times Lakshmi Mittal remains Europe's richest man Mittal has seen his family’s fortune rise by almost 44% in a year to £27.7bn and tops The Sunday Times RIch List 2008 Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’ Sources suggest five Britons who were kidnapped in Iraq a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards Hillary risks all by ‘cheating’ black voters Senior black congressman warns that Hillary Clinton's plan to woo superdelegates could force a split in the Democrats Clinton’s battering of Obama is brutal, bloody – and fair Can Hillary Clinton do it? Is it imaginable that the cup of nomination might be torn from Barack Obama’s lips? Simon Jenkins North Korea builds ‘Thunderbirds’ runway for war Airbase inside a mountain shows it is not just links with Syria that reveal Kim Jong-il is cranking up his military machine US warns Iran of retaliation over Iraq America's top military officer issued a public warning to Iran that the Pentagon is planning for potential military action Blair denies 'Gordon cannot beat Cameron' remark Karzai escapes as Taleban target military parade Afghan President bundled away by bodyguards as Taleban rocket attack sows panic at military parade in Kabul Wall Street Journal Nationalism Frays Global Ties The global economy appears to be entering an epoch in which governments are reasserting their role in the lives of individuals and businesses. Once again, barriers are rising. Call it the new nationalism. The Real Cost of Tackling Climate Change
By Steven F. Hayward
There's no way we can reduce emissions 80% by 2050. Here's the math. Trading on the Wisdom of Crowds L. Gordon Crovitz
Information Age: Who'll be the next president? Follow the money. The Fed's Bender
What Ben Bernanke needs isn't a gradual withdrawal from easy money but membership in Central Bankers Anonymous. An Ally and His Ordeals
By Rupert Darwall
Bookshelf: Tony Blair was brilliant at Question Time but failed to deliver on all sorts of promises. Transparency at the U.S. Treasury
By Joshua Treviño
Clarifying the divide between national security and protectionism. New Delhi's Food Failure
By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar It's not a market failure. Rather, it's a government failure to allow markets to work. | H14 Financial Times Europe’s CAP the ‘answer’ to food crisis Africa and Latin America should adopt their own versions of the Common Agricultural Policy as a response to the rising demand for food, according to France’s farm minister COMMENT: America needs to make a new case for trade By Lawrence Summers A painful global adjustment Beware multiple crises could easily return like a bloodstained villain in a horror movie who rises to fight his last battle, writes Wolfgang Münchau Self-destructive DemocratsThere is one way to redeem this hash of an electoral system – at the party’s urging, Obama and Clinton could run on the same ticket, says Clive Crook Do you remember John McCain? The Republican presidential candidate has his work cut out in winning support for his policies. Before much longer, he had better make a start Putin to remain ‘Number 1’ for some time Russia’s president will hand over real power to his successor Dmitry Medvedev but will take his time, the head of a new Kremlin-backed think-tank has told the FT WORLD NEWS: Iran's conservatives win run-off , WORLD NEWS - SYRIA RAID: Air attack briefings boost for Israeli deterrence EU eyes stricter standards for biofuel imports US producers could struggle to meet demands WORLD NEWS: Foreign-born dominate UK's super-rich list Last-minute deal looks slim for Serbia Prospects of an early agreement between Serbia and the EU fade as the compromise tabled by Belgium and the Netherlands would only allow the deal to be signed in June Moscow to shift SWF’s investment focus Russia gears up to invest a potential $25bn in foreign shareholdings and bonds as Vladimir Putin seeks to turn the country into a powerful sovereign wealth fund investor Obama keeps his cool over TV attack Barack Obama said that Reverend Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor, was a ‘legitimate issue’, surprising those calling on Republicans to withdraw an advert linking the two WORLD NEWS: Oil majors rebuked for lack of transparency Wall St relief unlikely to bring joyOver the past 10 days, Wall Street chiefs have been queuing to announce that the worst is over. They could well be right. But what about the rest of us? Barnier’s barriers Snatching away export markets that could reward farm productivity improvements in the developing world is perverse – and potentially lethal | H15 Los Angeles Times The IMF's dwindling fortunes By Mark Weisbrot Thanks to disasters of its own making, the agency is losing money and influence. The U.S. and China are over a barrel By Michael T. Klare In the costly competition for oil, cooperation is the wisest course Questions for the candidates Forget the gossipy stuff. Here are10 topics we'd like to hear the presidential candidates' views on. Timing of North Korea revelations questioned A key Republican says evidence alleging North Korea's link to a site in Syria is a bid to gain leverage in nuclear talks. A new style of turncoat By James Bamford These days, spying for America's enemies is less about money and more about ideology ISRAEL: A little spying between friends, Part 2 Raised in boom times, many Gen-X and Yers see their dreams go bust Few can remember a time when jobs weren't plentiful and life wasn't one big shopping trip. Now they are out of work and drowning in debt Karzai assassination attempt shakes Afghanistan Quit twisting my words By James Q. WilsonAn American government textbook author defends his work against allegations of conservative bias Bomb targets 'Sons of Iraq' security volunteers in Baghdad; 2 killed Old problems haunt new U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur By Edmund Sanders Rollout of the U.N.-African Union force has been slow, and equipment is lacking. But expectations remain high EditorialContrarian McCain Far from pandering, John McCain tells financially hard-pressed voters things they don't want to hear. |
| H16 American Politics Newsweek Cover Story: Obama's 'Bubba Gap'Barack Obama is a Niebuhr-reading ESPN watcher. The origins of his troubles with the 'other' tag The Natural No More The greatest mystery in a mystifying campaign: what happened to Bill? MAG: Bill Clinton 'doesn't like Obama'... The Not-So-Solid South By David S. Broder, Republicans may not be able to take the region for granted in November. Gallup Daily: Clinton and Obama Remain Tied at 47% Michael Hirsh / Newsweek: How the South Won (This) Civil War — Southernism is taking over our national dialogue. Maybe it's time for the North to secede from the Union. News: TRANSCRIPT: OBAMA ON ‘FNS’ Despite recent losses, Obama campaign sticks to plan realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp McCain: 'It's very clear who Hamas wants' in the White House When Candidates Can't Lose By Bruce Reed and Marc Dunkelman, Gerrymandering not only cheapens our politics, it also undermines our democracy. Salon Whose fault is the Clinton-Obama stalemate? Hillary's missteps are legion, but both candidates are flesh and blood, and their squandered opportunities have prolonged the race.
By Walter Shapiro The Gilded Age, past and present The titans of Wall Street have failed us like never before. So why does no one care? By Steve Fraser | H17 Daily Telegraph Sunday Telegraph Destroy Iran's nukes to save our cities There's only way to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists and that's to keep them out of the hands of national governments who might give them to terrorists, says Alasdair Palmer. | H18 Independent Leading article: The price of our oil dependency Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Why should Muslims put up with being stereotyped? Johann Hari: Israel is suppressing a secret it must face Independent on Sunday Race for the White House: It's still a long and very winding road The IoS Happy List Today, 'The Sunday Times' produces its famous Rich List, an entire magazine devoted to the moneyed. About time, then, we thought, that someone produced an antidote. So here it is: the Happy List, celebrating those Britons who have given back, enhanced the lives of others and realised that in an acquisitive society there's a crying need for values other than mere materialism The IoS happy list - the 100 |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism U.S., Allies See Progress in Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim World NYT Allegations Lead Army to Review Arms Policy Letters Give C.I.A. Tactics a Legal Rationale Reliability, Cost of U.S. Forces' Standard Rifle Under Scrutiny Counterinsurgency and Constitutional Design - Harvard Law Review Online Islamist propaganda – which now includes thousands of al-Qaeda sites – is rife with lies, errors, and even bogus letters to embarrass rivals... more» Boston Globe Rearming the world Why nations are suddenly locked in an arms race unseen since the early days of the Cold War Recruiting the Undocumented for the Military Is Proposed A new style of turncoat By James Bamford These days, spying for America's enemies is less about money and more about ideology Recruiting the bottom of the barrel
According to the US Congress, the number of recruits requiring a waiver to join the US Army because of a criminal record has more than doubled since 2004, to one of every eight new soldiers. Ominously, a link between pre-service behavior and criminal acts while in the military has been confirmed in studies. - David Isenberg Agency Stovepipes vs. Strategic Agility: Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan.US House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. April 2008. No More Jihadists - Max Boot, Contentions Complications From the Jihad Lexicon - Jeffrey Breinholt, Counterterrorism UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' UN officials covered up claims that peacekeepers in DR Congo gave arms to militias, the BBC learns. A Roadmap for the Foreign Terrorist Organizations List A British commission has proposed several useful principles for evaluating an organization's violent past and peaceful present, based on evidence rather than prejudice or rumor, when making terrorist designations. It's an example the U.S. government should follow | H20 Slate Newsweek The New Green Leaders The eco-movement is turning governance upside down. Who's winning this brand-new game? Assessing asset indices Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 388 KB) Death Sentences and Executions in 2007 (PDF; 119 KB)
Source: Amnesty International Food Price Inflation: Causes and Impacts Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) Full Report (PDF; 72 KB) The challenge of reducing international trade and migration barriers Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Paper (PDF; 391 KB) The future of dirt Better soil could accomplish some surprising things, researchers find, but improving it is no small task. (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) | H21 A brush with extinction Around 70,000 B.C., the human population nearly disappeared. The Selfish Gene triggered new thinking about the complexity of evolutionary processes that create life forms. But however selfish their genes, human beings are a social species... more» Secret world of a gymnast: starvation, sex and fear Shocking new memoirs of top US athlete reveal dark side of struggle to win gold Lady Macbeth vs. Billy Budd
By Joseph Epstein The primaries as literary smackdown. London Journal: Shh! In British Library Reading Rooms, Flirting and Even Giggling NICE SHOT, J.R. How 'Dallas' Won the Cold War By Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch Bush tweaks candidates at correspondents' dinner... Austrian man hid daughter in cellar for 24 years The blind man who was given the gift of sight by gene therapy Gene therapy used to treat blindness The limitations of peer review It's possible that a Times article may be more credible that a learned science article Terence Kealey As a student, Tony Judt was an ardent backer of Labor Zionism, worked on a kibbutz and volunteered in the 1967 war. But times change, and so did he... more» The British love their trees, but across the land beautiful old trees are being chopped down in their thousands. The reason? Safety rules and hungry lawyers... more» Egypt cracks down on 'live in sin licence' Young, middle-class Egyptians are buying so-called "urfi", informal marriage contracts, in growing numbers to get around religious strictures against having pre-marital sex Why quit smoking? The Countertraffickers William Finnegan Saving women sold into prostitution. The NBA is the USA By Neal Gabler Every game is a bit of modern America, pitting individual desires against the needs of the community. Elite Korean Schools, Forging Ivy League Skills Two rigorous South Korean prep schools have achieved a spectacular record of admission to U.S. colleges. 'The Second Plane' By MARTIN AMIS Reviewed by LEON WIESELTIER In this collection of noisy, knowing writings about theocracy and terror, Martin Amis denounces Islamism in blunt and provocative language The 1968 Protesters, Then and Now These are some of the people involved in the 1968 takeover of buildings at Columbia University. 50 great holidays in the Med American dating – Muslim style Creative reading of Islamic tradition makes the old-fashioned 'guy meets girl' love match less of an impossibility. Wanted: 150 women to eat chocolate for science One hundred and fifty women will eat chocolate every day for a year as part of a research study into the health benefits of cocoa. The chocolate taste test The whole joy of chocolate is that it's a guilty indulgence, and you don't need a university study to tell you that. |
