| H1 New York Times Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line Hillary Rodham Clinton struck a publicly defiant posture, while some of her advisers acknowledged privately that they remained unsure about the future of her candidacy Washington Post Where The Wild Cards Are By David Ignatius, How would a U.S.-Iran confrontation play out in the campaign? Editorial Mr. Obama Moves On The next task: strategy and substance for the general election Editorial Mr. Medvedev's Rule Is Russia's new president serious about ending 'legal nihilism'?
Asia Times Yes, the Pentagon did want to hit Iran Since soon after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, it has been an open secret that the George W Bush administration wanted to attack Iran. Now comes further confirmation from a document quoted in then-under secretary of defense for policy Douglas Feith's recently published account of Iraq war decisions. It is confirmed, too, that this was part of a broader plan, explicitly supported by the US's top military leaders, to also take out Syria, Libya, Sudan and Somalia. - Gareth Porter. Lobe Pressure to Cut Costs, Troops Strains 'Surge' Guardian This tale of two revolutions and two anniversaries may yet have a twist Timothy Garton Ash: The very different events of 1968 and 1989 left a reformed, stronger, more socially liberal capitalism - but now it's in trouble A human rights crime Jimmy Carter: The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty Iran offers partial nuclear deal New proposals deemed unlikely to break diplomatic deadlock because of refusal to tackle uranium issue 'It is time to unite around Obama' George McGovern calls on Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic race after her disappointing performance Suicide bomber was in Guantánamo Pentagon confirms Kuwaiti released from the camp carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq last month Is the Middle East State System About to Disintegrate? By: Joschka Fischer | The Daily Star
President George W. Bush's Middle East policy undeniably managed to achieve one thing: It has thoroughly destabilized the region. Otherwise, the results are not at all what the United States had hoped to accomplish. A democratic, pro-Western Middle East is not in the cards NPQ Zalmay Khalilzad: IF ARABS ISOLATE IRAQI SHIA, THEY WILL PUSH THEM CLOSER TO IRAN
U.S. PREPARED TO AID MYANMAR AFTER CYCLONE; REGIME MUST ACCEPT U.N. CONDITIONS OR CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM WILL LACK CREDIBILITY IHT U.S. could look beyond Poland for a missile-shield base
A senior American official said Wednesday that Washington was prepared to seek a different location for part of its planned antiballistic missile shield if the Polish government could not agree on the terms Financial Times Europe and US unite on stronger dollar The US and Europe now have a united desire to see the dollar strengthen against the euro, senior officials have told the Financial Times Los Angeles Times A 'one-state solution' for Israel? After years of failed peace talks, some Palestinians push for a single shared state with equal rights for all. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says meetings cannot take place while the nation's two key allies are engaged in the 'exchange of attacks and accusations.' Sunni and Shiite Muslims target each other with rocks and gunfire in Lebanon's capital. Many roads are closed Sixty and Beyond by Alon Ben-Meir McClatchy At 60, Israel's future remains in doubt Thhe Economist Survey The next generation Israel at 60 is as prosperous and secure as it has ever been, but its future looks increasingly uncertain, says Gideon Lichfield. Can it resolve its problems in time? Independent Israel: From independence to intifada It was created from the ashes of the Holocaust, and grew into one of the most confident (and controversial) nations in history. Today, as Israel turns 60, its people's hopes for a peaceful future are as delicately poised as ever Robert Fisk: Lebanon descends into chaos as rival leaders order general strike Ha’aretz Bradley Burston: Sixty years of Nakba, sixty years of nothing CSM Israel at 60: So vilified, yet so deserving of praise The world should appreciate what it has accomplished. By Alan M. Dershowitz
Wall Street Journal Israel Is Now America's Closest Ally By: Michael B. Oren President George W. Bush will soon make his second visit to Israel in less than six months, this time to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary. The candidates for the presidency, Republican and Democratic alike, have all traveled to Israel and affirmed their commitment to its security William Arkin The Iran Consensus Grows More Dangerous It's Obama, Warts and AllBy Karl Rove By my count, Hillary Clinton would now win more electoral college votes.
Daily Telegraph 'More Muslims than Christians by 2035' Practising Muslims will outnumber worshipping Christians in Britain within 30 years, according to new research. Iran's wild east is on the boil By Amir Taheri, The Prospects of a Palestinian State and National Interests of the United States US and NATO Battle on Uneven Afghan Patchwork – Reuters IHT Japan's balancing act By MICHAEL AUSLIN Japan's role as a democratic bulwark in Asia is more important than ever before Daily Star Heading toward a Lebanese divorce
By Michael Young Mideast change is coming, and may not be pretty By Rami G. Khouri Don't overstate the Syrian-Israeli track By Mahdi Abdul Hadi Getting personal Jason Burke: Governments are now less interested in the structure of terrorist groups. Instead they're looking at what turns individuals into radicals Document Lists 6,000 al-Qaeda Suicide Bombers in Iraq A War of Words with Iran - Council on Foreign Relations EU report charts the collapse of family life Report unveiled by the European Parliament says there is one marital breakdown and one abortion in Europe every 30 seconds Return of the right Soumaya Ghannoushi Europe is moving to the right. The question is whether this shift is unavoidable and irreversible | H2 The US may lose Turkey forever by GÖKHAN BACIK* Military incursion complements diplomatic initiative Der Spiegel Political Tremors in Istanbul: The Rise of Turkey's New Left
Turkey plans to buy U.S. heavy lift helicopters TÜSİAD Türkiye'de Tarım ve Gıda: Gelişmeleler, Politikalar ve Öneriler TÜSİAD: Structrual problems lie behind ongoing agricultural crisis The National Turks Attack Rebels With Double Intent TURKEY CONSIDERS SEVERAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS [NEWS ANALYSIS] Manipulation in defense industry irks industrialists Türk milliyetçiliği her kılıfa sığıyor Turkey Goes Shopping For the Big Ship - Galrahn, Information Dissemination "Türkiye, İran olabilir" Religio-Secular Metamorphoses: The Re-Making of Turkish Alevism Turkey's Opposition Seeks No-Confidence Vote Against PM Turkish energy bill jumps 56 percent in first quarter Sabancı AKP'ye kapatma davasını FT'ye değerlendirdi 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 M Ali BirandAskerin K.Irak tutumu esniyor… Dün Barzani düşman idi Cevdet Aşkın Ankara'dan Erbil'e tatbikatla gözdağı Büyükanıt: Barzani'nin üslubunda değişiklik var Karayılan Roj TV'de Kuzey Irak zımnen tanındı Kandil provası Tatbikattan Kandil mesajı PKK’ya aşiret tokadı
Barzani'den sıcak mesaj, Kürt sorununa 'PKK'sız çözüm' çağrısı yapılacak
Suriye’de Kürt-PKK çatışması: 2 ölü Barzani signals new phase in Turk-Iraqi Kurd relations Erdoğan, Esad ile bölge barışını görüştü Kurdistan Busy Building 'Dream City' - Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor Hizbullah’ın gözü yerel seçimlerde KCK: A new US bomb has been used in Qendil against Kurds US, TURKEY, IRAN, AND IRAQ JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS Iraqi President Says Peshmerga Forces "Not Militias" - Al-Iraqiyah Turks Attack Rebels With Double Intent Exactly whom do Turkey's latest bombardments intend to signal?
Kurdish Globe Türkiye ile İran, ticareti YTL üzerinden yapacak Türkiye ile aramızda artık soğuk rüzgârlar esmiyor DTP to urge Talabani toward ‘democratic solution of Kurdish issue' US battles Mahdi Army —PKK next? Report: President Assad discussed Mideast peace with Turkish PM in ... One country’s independence is another one’s catastrophe Abdullah Öcalan posterli mitingden ADD konserine Trade Minister Tüzmen pitches Turkish bank idea to Iran Talabani'den söz aldılar Tüzmen and delegation visit Iran to boost bilateral trade, relations Turkey to increase commercial ties with Iran Gül, Kral'la görüştü berbere af göründü Başbakan Erdoğan'dan Esad'a su ricası Neçirvan Barzani: "PKK kontrolümüzde değil" FİKRET ERTAN - İran, Clinton; Obama ve diğerleri IRAQ: Kurdistan bracing for possible cholera outbreak PKK clashes with Kurdish clans in Syria 'Psikolojik engel kalktı' ROJ TV�de Karayılan bandı Barış Meclisi:”Kürt Sorununa çözüm İçin simdi eylem zamanı” Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
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France probes 14 Kurds for anti-Turkish attacks Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Rehn’in laiklik ombudsmanlığı fikri iki ‘Hakan’dan çıktı
FUNDA ÖZKAN Semih İdiz Olli Rehn’in ardından Cengiz Çandar AB’nin Türkiye’de “demokrasi denetimi” yanlış mı? AB'nin taleplerine yanıt
Rehn: İstiklal Marşı beni duygulandırıyor SOLİ ÖZEL Rusya'da hangi tas? [HABER ANALİZ] Medvedev muktedir olabilir mi?
AB�ye yargıda radikal değişim taahhüdü Ömer Lütfi Mete Ras-Putin'liğe ne hacet? Hasan Kanbolat Is Georgia being dragged into war? Türk mahkemelerine saygılı olun İçimizde Sarkozy’ler var Meclis onayı alınmaksızın Türkiye korundu Türban sözleri Almanya içindi
Polisten sonra askere orantısız güç uyarısı Trabzon’da Ermenistan ekibine alkış France Pledges Not to Hinder Turkey's EU Accession Process By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer
France – one of staunchest opponents of Turkey's EU membership bid – has said it will not hinder the country's accession process during its time at the head of the 27-nation bloc, starting in July Diplomats from Turkish and Greek foreign ministries will meet Thursday in Istanbul to hold the 39th round of explanatory talks to seek Kıbrıs görüşmesi
Görüşme öncesi liderler arasındaki mesaj gerginliği Alman askerine anayasal engel
AP'den Erdoğan'a Sulukule mektubu Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop Byzantium: always an Empire, never a Nation, Tom Nairn Yalçın Bayer Türkiye ’kara para’ trafiğinin göbeğinde Kızılay, 1 milyon ’iyi insan’ arıyor
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Küresel ısınma birlikle çözülür Bana Etiler Ulus’taki bu evi alın TMSF ile probleminizi çözeyim AK Parti İletişim Merkezi'nden öğrenci affı yorumu Tekin ordudan ‘darbe yapabilir’ diye atılmış! Tequila and Turkish nationalism
Turkey celebrates Children's Day and National Sovereignty Day on the same date, and that's just how founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk wanted it. The day celebrates youth and serves as a reminder that today's boys and girls must protect the future of the republic. But for some parents, perhaps Armenian or Kurdish, the jingoistic flavor of the raucous celebration can be most disquieting. - Fazile Zahir Serdar Turgut Mumyanın laneti İSLAMİ SECRET
Çankaya Camii’ne mühür tutanağı Sokak isimleri tarzı yansıtıyormuş! Bakan Eker tarımdaki şehir efsanesini açıkladı 8 Mayıs 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 BM, Türk gençleri için alarm verdi Erdoğan'dan vekillere: Teslim olmayacağız Erdoğan'dan geniş kapsamlı anayasa değişikliği sinyali
‘Ergenekon’ yazarını vurdu! “Ergenekon” adlı kitabın yazarı Şamil Tayyar’ın TV progra-mına son verildiği,köşe yazısı yazdırılmadığı öne sürüldü Teslim olmak yok yola devam ederiz "Emekli olduktan sonra konuşacağım" Yol haritamı gazetecilerle belirlemem
Kutuplaşma var Siyasette yeni oluşumlar ANKETi 2. 'AKP polisle ordu kuruyor' AKP ordu kuruyor Köşk'ten iki yasaya onay, bir veto AK Parti'nin gizli ajandası olmadığını sağır sultan biliyor Büyükanıt'tan Rehn'e sert yanıt 'Artık sağır sultan bile biliyor' AKP, görüşlerinde ısrarcı Paşa, kapatma davası ile ilgili ilk kez konuştu Çiçek’in “cevap yok” dediği soru… Başbakan demek ki bütün ihalelere müdahale ediyor
Tekzip savaşları! Başbakanlık Ertuğrul Özkök ve Birand'ı hedef alan yeni bir açıklama yayınladı Milliyet Son Dakika Cengiz Çandar AB’nin Türkiye’de “demokrasi denetimi” yanlış mı? Ahmet Taşgetirenİddianame - Cevap - Laiklik Farkı Ruşen - Çakır Türkiye’nin yeni tartışma konusu: Laiklik ombudsmanlığı Taha Akyol CHP ve emperyalizm Fikret Bila Polis kardeşlerimiz niye böyle davrandı? Hasan Cemal Gezmiş’lerin idamındaki sorumluluk payım... Rehn’in laiklik ombudsmanlığı fikri iki ‘Hakan’dan çıktı
FUNDA ÖZKAN Murat YetkinKapatma davası üzerine kritik sorular İsmet Berkan AKP paradoksu Fehmi KoruSessizlik ürkütücü Not-so-vicious circle [Yorum - Prof. Dr. Ergun Özbudun] Anayasa değişikliklerinin yargısal denetimi Taha Kıvanç Şamil Tayyar AK Parti’nin savunması ve yargının sefaleti HASAN CELAL GÜZEL Muhafazakarlık NURAY MERT Ali BayramoğluAkıl tutulması… Mustafa Karaalioğlu O yemekte ne konuşulmadı Şahin Alpay MHP neden bocalıyor? İsmail Küçükkaya
Baykal’la dava ve sonrası üzerine... Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul ÖzkökSayın yer gösterici, gösterin Şükrü Küçükşahin AKP’nin içi Ahmet Hakanİslamcı aydın heyhat! M Ali BirandAskerin K.Irak tutumu esniyor… Cüneyt ÜlseverYol haritası! Burak BEKDİL Enis Berberoğlu EKREM DUMANLI - Ne hakkınız var? Bilgiler geçici olarak kullanılabilir değil.
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İbrahim Karagül: Beş yıl sonra nasıl bir dünyada yaşayacağız! MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAKFelakete endeksli araçlar! ENGİN ARDIÇŞecaat arzederken merd-i Kıpti sirkatin söyler ERGUN BABAHANAbdüllatif Bey gaza dikkat et Şener: AK Party closure is part of a greater conspiracy EMRE AKÖZNiye saldırıyorlar? Umur TaluKüresel ikiyüzlülük ve suç ortaklığı HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN NAZLI ILICAKRubin, Akademi'de konuşacak mı?
İbrahim Kalın Turkey’s smart power Metin Münir Ankara: Her problem daha büyüğüyle çözülür Meral Tamer Belediyelere para, AKP’ye oy lazım Gül�den 301�e onay CHP�de yeni yönetim görev dağılımı yaptı Tekzipler havada uçuşuyor Serdar Turgut Davetten dedikodular Güler Kömürcü Otağtepe toplantıları... MEHMET BARLASAvrupa'nın sesi Türkiye'de her zaman duyulmalıdır
MAHMUT ÖVÜRMuhafazakâr kesimin 'Mümtaz Soysal'ı kim? YAVUZ DONAT Kutuplaşma olduğu zaman çatışma ortamı çıkar Türkiye bundan kaçınmalı Eyüp Can Mahcup kapitalizmle vahşi kapitalizm arasına sıkışan Türk burjuvazisi Can Paker 'yeni partiyi' anlattı... Yalanladıkça batıyorlar; Sabah- atv satışındaki vahim durumu itiraf etti 'Asıl gol Köksal Toptan'dan' iddiası Wilson Demirel ile görüştü Hedef gösterme davasında para cezası Hukukçulardan AK Parti'nin ön savunmasına tam not Beki'den gazetecilere sansür suçlaması CHP'nin '4 trilyonluk' belgeseli yapımcı ve yönetmenlere sorulacak ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Dünyada enflasyon dalgası, bizde tsunami mi? Ercan KumcuZamanlama da strateji de yanlış Erdal SağlamEkonomiyi dava değil FDF bozuyor Mali gevşeme: Zamanı mı?
FATİH ÖZATAY 'Yabancı Yatırımların Türkiye’de Kalması Şart' Hurşit Güneş Hükümetin tek tutar tarafı da kalmıyor! Çelişkili politikalar
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ABD galiba toparlanıyor! Kemal Derviş: Tsunami'ye dikkat Kemal Derviş Türkiye'yi uyarmış! OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Bankacı, vapur kaptanı ve özel okul öğretmeni artık greve çıkabilecek ‘Düşük kur-yüksek faiz’e mi doğru?
KORKMAZ İLKORUR IMF yarın Türkiye'yi görüşecek |
| H4 New York Times Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line Hillary Rodham Clinton struck a publicly defiant posture, while some of her advisers acknowledged privately that they remained unsure about the future of her candidacy NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Too-Long Goodbye Should Hillary Clinton soldier on if continued campaigning is 10 times more likely to benefit John McCain than herself? GAIL COLLINS The Torch en Route Has anyone noticed how much the presidential campaign and the Olympics are starting to resemble one another? The 18-Cent Solution By BRYAN CAPLAN Most economists oppose the Clinton-McCain gas tax holiday. Nevertheless, I think it’s an idea worth supporting. Foreign Policy
| H5 Washington Post Where The Wild Cards Are By David Ignatius, How would a U.S.-Iran confrontation play out in the campaign? Editorial Mr. Obama Moves On The next task: strategy and substance for the general election Editorial Mr. Medvedev's Rule Is Russia's new president serious about ending 'legal nihilism'? For Russia, a Second Center of Power Medvedev Takes Oath as President and Chooses His Mentor, Putin, to Be Premier ISRAEL'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY Born at the Dawn of a New State Two Men's Lives Reflect Divergent Fortunes of Jewish, Palestinian Peoples Scant Aid Reaching Burma's Delta Diplomat Says Toll Could Hit 100,000 Clinton Spurns Calls to Quit Race Odds and Allegiances Shift Further to Obama Violence Flares in Beirut Amid Opposition Protests Hezbollah Angered by Land-Line Decision Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Joined Iraq Suicide Attack Bush Comment on Food Crisis Brings Anger, Ridicule in India Two Weeks of Trivia By David S. Broder, The endless Democratic presidential campaign has lurched from irrelevance to trivia. Yankee Fan Go Home By George F. Will, As the Clinton campaign is finding, math can be very inconvenient when you're losing. Tests Ahead for Obama By Robert D. Novak, Questions about Obama's friendship with and support from William Ayers will need to be answered. Titans on the Mat By Harold Meyerson, The Clintons prevail only by eating the Democratic young, by crippling the party, by damning themselves. Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana? Conservative Host Urged 'Chaos' Votes | H6 Guardian This tale of two revolutions and two anniversaries may yet have a twist Timothy Garton Ash: The very different events of 1968 and 1989 left a reformed, stronger, more socially liberal capitalism - but now it's in trouble A human rights crime Jimmy Carter: The world must stop standing idle while the people of Gaza are treated with such cruelty Iran offers partial nuclear deal New proposals deemed unlikely to break diplomatic deadlock because of refusal to tackle uranium issue 'It is time to unite around Obama' George McGovern calls on Hillary Clinton to quit the Democratic race after her disappointing performance Suicide bomber was in Guantánamo Pentagon confirms Kuwaiti released from the camp carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq last month Olmert under pressure to quit News of PM's link to millionaire in bribery probe overshadows Israel's 60th birthday celebrations Putin present as Medvedev takes charge Russia's new president nominate outgoing leader as PM and gets endorsement from the state duma Minister loses fight to retain ban on Iranian dissident group Appeal court rules that Iranian opposition group must be struck off the government's list of proscribed terrorist organisations Seumas Milne New Labour is finished. The fight is over what replaces it Scottish referendum call rocks Brown Gordon Brown struggling to contain a row over UK's future after Wendy Alexander's call for referendum Constitutional confusion Leader: While Labour is squabbling over strategy about a referendum on Scottish independence, the SNP is advancing its case |
H7 Bomber in Iraq tied to Gitmo By Bill Gertz A detainee released from the prison at Guantanamo Bay three years ago is blamed for a deadly suicide bombing in Iraq, highlighting the danger of releasing hard-bitten terrorists from the U.S. facility in Cuba. Slate What Does It Mean To Be "Pro-Israel"? The election, and the creation of a new dovish Jewish lobby group, brings the question to the fore. Shmuel Rosner Daily Star Heading toward a Lebanese divorce
By Michael Young Mideast change is coming, and may not be pretty By Rami G. Khouri Don't overstate the Syrian-Israeli track By Mahdi Abdul Hadi What's a Democratic Vote Worth in Theocratic Iran? By: Ahmad Sadri | The Daily Star Real change can result from elections in Iran as long as there is a homegrown democratic heart beating within the theocratic republic. Is the Middle East State System About to Disintegrate? By: Joschka Fischer | The Daily Star
President George W. Bush's Middle East policy undeniably managed to achieve one thing: It has thoroughly destabilized the region. Otherwise, the results are not at all what the United States had hoped to accomplish. A democratic, pro-Western Middle East is not in the cards Anti-Government Protests Paralyse Beirut By: Ferry Biedermann | Financial Times
Supporters of Lebanon’s Hezbollah-led opposition blocked main roads in Beirut on Wednesday with burning barricades, paralysing the city and deepening a political conflict with the pro western government Bolton: US Should Bomb Iranian Camps The US should have invaded Saudi Arabia, not Iraq. Al Awsat Lebanon: Before it Disappears : Hussein Shobokshi Survey Lists World's Most Repressive Regimes Al-Qaeda on Slippery Base in Lebanon 'Open Markets, Open Societies,' Conference on Building Relations With the Arab World and the United States, in Washington D.C. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq Urges Iran and US to Talk – Reuters Iran Unimpressed by Latest Nuclear Offer Document Lists 6,000 al-Qaeda Suicide Bombers in Iraq Exclusive: Lebanon slides towards new civil conflict US Shelling of "Peaceful" Areas Must Not Recur - Iranian Envoy in Baghdad ElBaradei: 'Good Progress' in Iran Talks Strike Brings Lebanon to Brink of Conflict Iran's Influence in Latin America Worries US White House: Time Not Right for Three-way Mideast Meeting - Associated Press
Spectre of War Returns to Haunt Lebanon - Nicholas Blanford, London Times
Clashes as Strike Grips Lebanon - BBC News
Lebanon Political Conflict Turns Violent - Reuters
Clashes Erupt in Lebanon as Hezbollah Stages Labor Strike - Associated Press Iranian resistance group wins repeal of British ban After a seven-year legal battle, the Court of Appeal here ruled Wednesday that the British government was wrong to include an Iranian resistance group, the People's Mujahedeen, on its list of banned terrorist groups. Hezbollah-backed strike turns violent The Lebanese political crisis took a violent turn yesterday as supporters of the pro-Western government and the Hezbollah-led opposition exchanged gunfire, barricaded roads with burning tires and forced the suspension of air traffic.
Hezbollah Piles Pressure on Lebanese Government - Reuters
Beirut on the Brink - Noah Pollak, Contentions
Hitting the Streets in Jenin (and Nablus) - Noah Pollak, Contentions Ethiopian Troops Killing Somalis 'Like Goats' Kuwait: Amending the Constitution Averts Conflict By: Huda al Husseini | Asharq Alawsat
It almost seems as though the Kuwaitis enjoy the electoral process more than focusing on what is required of MPs following their victory. Iraq Sunnis Urge Arabs to Act Against 'Iranian Occupation' Iraqi Ambassador to US: Iraqi Shi'ites Strongly Nationalistic, a Threat to Iran | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel is stronger than its ills The 60th anniversary celebrations are accompanied by a bad taste, and it is no coincidence that they are being held under a media blackout stemming from the needs of the investigation of the prime minister Obama and the Jews: is 61% enough? Bradley Burston: Sixty years of Nakba, sixty years of nothing After 60 years, population hits 7.3 million Why not Judea? Zion? State of the Hebrews? Independence Day special / Days of Our Lives: 1948-2008 IAEA chief hopes to shed light on alleged Syrian reactor soon Jerusalem Post'There is no nation in the world like the State of Israel' United at 60 By ZEEV BIELSKI Let's accomplish as much in the next 60 years as we did in the last Timing of this revelation makes it problematic for the gov't. How to survive in a sea of rejection? [ AMNON RUBINSTEIN , A country of immigrants [ DANNY AYALON No Alternative to Jewish Sovereignty - Gerald M. Steinberg New Assessment: Iran Could Have Bomb by Mid-2009 - Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post Yedioth Ahronoth 'No 3-way Mideast meeting' US says upcoming Bush visit will not see him hosting joint session with Israeli, PA leaders 'Jewish first, Israeli second' New survey says 94% of Israeli Jews believe they are part of worldwide Jewish community The IDF’s new face/ Eitan HaberToday, army’s combat troops dominated by names like Oleg and Muhammad Bush extends Syria sanctions Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Survey: Israelis Expecting War - Ephraim Yaar and Tamar Hermann (Tel Aviv University) Sixty and Beyond by Alon Ben-Meir McClatchy At 60, Israel's future remains in doubt Israel Is Now America's Closest Ally By: Michael B. Oren | The Wall Street Journal President George W. Bush will soon make his second visit to Israel in less than six months, this time to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary. The candidates for the presidency, Republican and Democratic alike, have all traveled to Israel and affirmed their commitment to its security Land Without Regret - Hillel Halkin (National Post-Canada) The Prospects of a Palestinian State and National Interests of the United States
Israelis Expect Another War With Arabs in Next Five Years Gallup: Obama Beats McCain Among Jewish Voters Israel begins 60th celebrations Israel begins events to mark 60 years since it was founded, as leaders say they are willing to compromise for peace. Joy and sorrow in Jerusalem Sixty years of division In depth: Israel at 60 Legacy of 1948
How the first Arab-Israeli war still shapes a troubled region
Condi, George Marshall and Israel THE WASHINGTON TIMES EDITORIAL Sixty years ago this month, the state of Israel was founded, a nation born with a knife at its throat. ‘Messianic’ Teen Has Israeli Bible Quiz Asking ‘Who Is a Jew?’ |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Clinton now closer to endgame Her best hope is for something to occur that makes Obama appear unelectable. Endless but revealing primaries The long Democratic race may have fatigued American voters, but it has had its benefits. Israel at 60: So vilified, yet so deserving of praise The world should appreciate what it has accomplished. By Alan M. Dershowitz Hey, Democrats – nominate faster The August convention should be moved up to June. In Japan, mounting anger over bread-and-butter issues Rising prices, shortages of food items, and political gridlock spur calls for a quick election. Disaster may loosen junta's grip in Burma (Myanmar) A May 10 poll could underscore how unpopular the regime is, as it slowly opens to foreign aid. ASIA US and NATO Battle on Uneven Afghan Patchwork – Reuters IHT Japan's balancing act By MICHAEL AUSLIN Japan's role as a democratic bulwark in Asia is more important than ever before. US trains Pakistani killing machine United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, drawing on his experience in the Philippines and Nicaragua, is behind an initiative for the US to train up special Pakistani forces to go after high-level al-Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan's tribal areas. The move is an admission that operations by massed Pakistani troops have failed, but it gives the US further inroads into Pakistan. - Syed Saleem Shahzad A Chinese Definition of Partnership
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China's Rise Doesn't Equal a Threat
China-Japan: China and Japan inked a historic agreement and a “new starting point” for bilateral relations. The pledge, which comes after years of tense relations over wartime history and off-shore natural resources, establishes an annual summit between the nations (BBC). China's Hu Hails Diplomatic Thaw on Japan Visit By: Justin McCurry | The Guardian
East Asia's biggest rivals yesterday welcomed a "warm spring" to replace the winter chill that has long cut through their relationship, as Hu Jintao arrived in Tokyo on the first visit to Japan by a Chinese president for a decade. India Worried About China's Growing N-Sub Prowess India: A 15-minute test of India ’s longest range ballistic missile, the Agni-III, was deemed a success Wednesday. The Times of India reports that the missile, capable of reaching mainland China, is considered integral to India ’s regional defenses. India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable, Surface-to-Surface Missile By: Bibhudatta Pradhan | Bloomberg News India test-fired a surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable missile from a range off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, putting the South Asian country in the group of nations with intermediate-range ballistic capabilities Beijing treads a Tibetan tightrope China's state-run media are gushing over the government's first face-to-face talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama since the March 14 riots in Lhasa, painting a rosy picture of rapprochement and progress. What is not mentioned is Beijing's dilemma, caught between Western pressure, Olympic apprehension and internal hawks who have branded the Dalai Lama "a wolf in monk's robes". - Fong Tak-ho Taleban Return to Attacking Girls' Schools in Afghanistan By: Nick Meo | The London Times The security situation is now so bad in Kandahar province that nearly half of all schools are closed some or all of the time A Pushover for Pyongyang By: Danielle Pletka | The Washington Post The evolution of the Bush administration's approach to North Korea has been an object lesson in muddled diplomacy. Intel Brief: China in Sri Lanka By: Kirk M. Shoemaker | ISN Security Watch India's renewed focus on relations with Sri Lanka is intended to counter the expanding Chinese presence in the South Asia region | H11 IHT U.S. could look beyond Poland for a missile-shield base
A senior American official said Wednesday that Washington was prepared to seek a different location for part of its planned antiballistic missile shield if the Polish government could not agree on the terms Putin passes power to protégé, or does he? Dmitri Medvedev was sworn in as Russia's president, succeeding Vladimir Putin. The ceremony served as an official tribute to the powerful and popular Putin, who is expected to be confirmed as prime minister on Thursday. EUROPE European press review EU report charts the collapse of family life Report unveiled by the European Parliament says there is one marital breakdown and one abortion in Europe every 30 seconds Return of the right Soumaya Ghannoushi Europe is moving to the right. The question is whether this shift is unavoidable and irreversible Walker's World: The EU's euro power-grab By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- The European Union's commission is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the euro currency with a bid to control the wages and economic strategy of the 27-nation bloc. False Promises, Sound Principles: The Way Forward in EU-Russian Relations
FIIA What is to be Done with Serbia?
ISS-EU Kosovo: The View from Serbia
ISS-EU Road to Nowhere By: David Cronin | The Guardian
Europe's leaders cannot talk the talk on climate change whilst bowing to the automotive industry's demands. A tougher line is needed. Boris Johnson Shakes Up Britain By: John O'Sullivan | The Globe and Mail
Conjure up in your mind someone who's a blend of rising politician Barack Obama, serial philanderer Eliot Spitzer and roly-poly comedian Drew Carey. Next, factor in the information that this multifaceted personality is also an Englishman of a slightly old-fashioned "jolly good show, chaps" type. Finally, imagine he's just been elected mayor of New York. You reply that this is impossible. Bad News for NATO from Germany | H12 RFE/RLIs The USSR Back In Vogue? Russia is busy dusting off its heavy weapons for what will be the biggest military extravaganza seen on Red Square since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The message? No apologies.
War With Russia 'Very Close' Tbilisi is warning Western governments that Moscow is trying to provoke a conflict and is asking the EU and NATO to pressure Russia into reversing its decisions to forge closer ties with its separatist regions. Analysis: How Does Medvedev's Inauguration Stack Up? US Urges Russia to Back Down in Georgia Clash – Reuters
Georgia Seeks EU Police for Breakaway Region - Reuters
Bait and switch in Russia?
As a loyal and longtime friend, there are suspicions Dmitry Medvedev, who becomes president of Russia on Wednesday, will be a puppet while outgoing Vladimir Putin continues to pull the strings. Medvedev may even stand aside early to allow Putin to return to the presidency. Abkhazia Says It is Bound for Independence Google News Azerbaijan International Organizations Passive as Russia Moves Troops Into Abkhazia By: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor Focusing on humanitarian peacekeeping on three continents, the UN has failed to use any of its vast resources for peacekeeping in post-Soviet conflicts THE WEST RESPONDS WEAKLY TO RUSSIAN CHALLENGES IN GEORGIA: PART I
- EXPERTS PONDER THE FUTURE OF THE NEW RULING DIARCHY
- RACISM IS ON THE UPSWING IN UKRAINE Bad neighbours Lionel Beehner The acrimony between Russia and Georgia is threatening to boil over again, and this time the stakes have risen Medvedev's first steps David Hearst The new Russian president could prove a force for reform, but his hand will only be weakened by western criticism and Nato expansion Gorbachev: U.S. Could Start New Cold War By: Adrian Bloomfield and Mike Smith | The Telegraph
Mikhail Gorbachev has accused the United States of mounting an imperialist conspiracy against Russia that could push the world into a new Cold War Protégé in Russia Is Sworn In By: C.J. Chivers | The New York Times Dmitri A. Medvedev, a soft-spoken lawyer and Kremlin insider who had never held elected office before, was sworn in as Russia’s president at noon Wednesday inside the Grand Kremlin Palace No Softer Than Putin By: Rose Gottemoeller | The Moscow Times
Dmitry Medvedev is being inaugurated as president at a fascinating time. For one thing, so many of his colleagues in the world leadership are moving up, down or out. Among the Group of Eight countries alone, the trend is remarkable Medvedev will have a foreign policy crisis on his hands as he takes office – that of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He will need to make a strong show of force and prove that he can defend Russia’s interests and lives no less forcefully than his predecessor did, it says Kazakhstan seeks identity on the big screen The Central Asian nation throws Borat a counterpunch. Azerbaijan: State Media Embroiled in Gay Bashing Controversy Controversy is enveloping state-controlled media outlets in Azerbaijan after the broadcast of a television program that alleges Ali Karimli, one of the government’s most vocal critics, is a homosexual. Karimli supporters maintain that the broadcast is designed to discredit him as a potential presidential candidate in the autumn election. Dmitri Medvedev’s challenge , Richard Sakwa
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| H13 The Times Clinton and Brown: dreams that died The misfortunes of Hillary Clinton and Gordon Brown have some striking parallels Anatole Kaletsky Hillary Clinton: it's over Even this leading Democrat must learn when to quit Spectre of war returns to haunt Lebanon Gunbattles erupt in Beirut as strike turns into confrontation between Government and opposition led by Hezbollah Democrats say end is nigh for Hillary Former Democratic presidential candidate calls on Clinton to drop out of a race that is now virtually impossible to win Scandal in Baghdad Harassment charges in the British Embassy must be independently investigated Iraqis allege sex abuse at the British Embassy Iraqi cleaner and two cooks claim a culture of sexual harassment, abuse and bullying exists at the British Embassy in Baghdad Killer Wiliam Earl Lynd is executed Seven month moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty has come to an end after lethal injection ends stay in US executions Would Hillary want to be rival's No 2? As the primary campaign winds down, should Hillary Clinton actively seek to be Barack Obama's vice-presidential nominee? Analysis: an end in sight, at last The arithmetic is now so firmly against Mrs Clinton that it would take a miracle for her to win the nomination Israelis honour dead before birthday party begins Israel remembered its fallen soldiers at the Armoured Corps Memorial after a ceremony marking the country's Memorial Day Wall Street Journal Israel Is Now America's Closest Ally By: Michael B. Oren President George W. Bush will soon make his second visit to Israel in less than six months, this time to celebrate the country's 60th anniversary. The candidates for the presidency, Republican and Democratic alike, have all traveled to Israel and affirmed their commitment to its security Why I Left Israel, and Why I'm Going Home
By Shari Motro
What does it mean to have a 'right' to the land? It's Obama, Warts and AllBy Karl Rove By my count, Hillary Clinton would now win more electoral college votes.
Obama vs. McCain: Let's Get It On By Daniel Henninger
Wonder Land: The superdelegates will be too nice to overturn voters. Now the question remains: Can John McCain find the Achilles heel in his opponent? Bush's North Korea Nuclear Abdication
By John R. Bolton
The White House is obscuring evidence of Pyongyang's proliferation activities in Syria and beyond. Robert McFarlane, national security adviser to President Reagan, writing on efforts underway in Congress to roll back goals enacted last year to encourage the development of biofuels, says this could damage – perhaps irretrievably – the substantial progress we've made toward relieving the threat posed by our reliance on foreign oil. Serbia's Choice
By Vladimir Gligorov
It's either old-style nationalism or a pro-Western course. Vetoing the Verifiers
Foggy Bottom exiles its own antinuclear inspectors. 'Strategic Corporate Philanthropy'
By Bill Gates
The value of corporate involvement lies as much in expertise as it does in monetary support. | H14 Financial Times Europe and US unite on stronger dollar The US and Europe now have a united desire to see the dollar strengthen against the euro, senior officials have told the Financial Times EU trade chief hits at Democrat hopefuls Mandelson says stance is ‘irresponsible’ Hillary for VP: A dream ticket? Gideon Rachman’s blog: Obama’s people say after a long campaign the two candidates cordially loath each other. But if Democractic grandees decide an Obama-Clinton ticket could heal the party, they might just try to twist his arm Lack of unity makes zone ‘political dwarf’ Governments in the eurozone have received a wake-up call to speak with one voice on the world stage or risk wielding less influence in international financial institutions Bolder proposals needed for euro The Commission is right to claim the euro is a success. It is also right to admit the euro has fallen short, say Jean Pisani-Ferry and André Sapir Lebanon strike ends in violence Supporters of Lebanon’s Hizbollah-led opposition blocked roads in Beirut with barricades of burning tyres and lorry-loads of dirt, in effect sealing off the airport, as a workers’ strike escalated into political conflict Khatami speech sparks debate in Iran Conservatives have attacked the former president for his interpretation of what the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini meant when he talked of ‘exporting the revolution’ Statistics and false comfort The misstatement that the US economy grew in the first quarter creates an mistakenly sanguine view of the months ahead, writes Martin Feldstein Paulson sees faint light at end of tunnel The credit crisis is entering its later stages, but the process of deleveraging in the financial system still has further to go, according to Hank Paulson, the US Treasury secretary On the pot-holed highway to hell Transport and communications infrastructure symbolises a nation’s economic development and the US is starting to look like the third world. In fact, many developing countries look and feel better. Does the US have the will to solve this challenge, asks John Gapper Independence daze diminishes debate A Scottish referendum should come only after a serious debate on the economic and constitutional ramifications. That is not the case here Obama recovers his momentum He has been severely and usefully tested against the formidable Clinton. The super-delegates should now exercise their judgment Russia’s Medvedev takes power Russia’s new president Dmitry Medvedev held out the prospect of a thaw after the democratic restrictions of the Putin era, pledging to develop civil and economic freedoms during a stately Kremlin inauguration ceremony Clinton was right about Beijing and jello The internet in China has reinforced anti-western sentiment in ways that have proved all but impossible to counteract, says Richard McGregor COMMENT: Do not let Limbaugh pick the president Clinton lends campaign further $6.4m Hillary Clinton is scrambling to raise new money to keep her presidential hopes alive amid speculation that she can not afford to continue the battle against Barack Obama Productivity rises more than expected US productivity rose at an annualised rate of 2.2 per cent in the first quarter, significantly more than expected by most economists | Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says meetings cannot take place while the nation's two key allies are engaged in the 'exchange of attacks and accusations.' Sunni and Shiite Muslims target each other with rocks and gunfire in Lebanon's capital. Many roads are closed Clinton's campaign is doomed, say media commentators Editorial |
| H16 American Politics McClatchy Out of money, Clinton's only options risk her party's unity There were no signs of money pouring into the campaign as it did after Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary two weeks ago. Then, the campaign issued bulletins boasting of $10 million in contributions coming in overnight; Wednesday, aides said they didn't even check. Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News: Ugly truth why Hillary Clinton won't quit John B. Judis / The New Republic: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue — But Barack Obama's support has narrowed dangerously—and he'll need to make critical changes to beat John McCain New York Times:
Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish How Obama Affects Down-Ticket Races Time The Five Mistakes Clinton Made Feinstein to ask Clinton for her primary game plan — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) most prominent Senate supporters, said Wednesday that she will ask the former first lady to detail her plans for the rest of the Democratic primary. End of the road
Hillary Clinton will quit within days, says pollster John Zogby
Obama maps out general election strategy... Marc Ambinder: 7 Reasons Why Clinton Should Stay In The Race** Gallup: Obama Beats McCain Among Jewish Voters Clinton vows to continue campaign realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Nuclear option James Poulos May 07 08, 10:00pm: US elections 2008: Choosing Hillary to be Obama's vice-president would hurt the Democratic party STEPHANOPOULOS: HILLARY WOULD TAKE VP SPOT... POLITICO 'PLAYBOOK'...
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ABC 'NOTE... | H17 Daily Telegraph 'More Muslims than Christians by 2035' Practising Muslims will outnumber worshipping Christians in Britain within 30 years, according to new research. New Russian president but Putin stays Russia has entered an uncertain new era as Vladimir Putin stepped down and Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as president. Irrational ambition is Hillary's flaw The only real issue at stake in the US election campaign is Hillary Clinton's extraordinary, irrational, overwhelming ambition, argues Anne Applebaum. A changed landscape in Burma Sanctions imposed on Burma have failed to move the junta, but where western governments have proved powerless, nature may be more effective. | H18 Independent What a waste: Britain throws away £10bn of food every year A new study has exposed the staggering amount of food thrown away every day by the British public, calculating that the annual total of wasted products adds up to a record £10bn. Leading article: Throw-away morality Superdelegates desert her, but Clinton refuses to throw in towel Leading article: Time for the Democrats to rally around Mr Obama Solitary lives of Europeans are leading continent into old age Israel: From independence to intifada It was created from the ashes of the Holocaust, and grew into one of the most confident (and controversial) nations in history. Today, as Israel turns 60, its people's hopes for a peaceful future are as delicately poised as ever Johann Hari: The loathsome smearing of Israel's critics Medvedev sworn in, but Putin still holds power in Russia Post-Soviet Russia entered uncharted territory yesterday, as Dmitry Medvedev became President in an opulent ceremony in the Kremlin. Robert Fisk: Lebanon descends into chaos as rival leaders order general strike The Big Question: Are CCTV cameras a waste of money in the fight against crime? |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Getting personal Jason Burke: Governments are now less interested in the structure of terrorist groups. Instead they're looking at what turns individuals into radicals Document Lists 6,000 al-Qaeda Suicide Bombers in Iraq US terror report misses the point
The US State Department's annual terrorism report makes no secret of the fact that al-Qaeda is back, strong as ever. But if al-Qaeda indeed exists on such a large and influential scale in so many countries, is it not time to question the logic used by the George W Bush administration's "war on terror", which was meant to weaken and destroy al-Qaeda in the first place? - Ramzy Baroud The Big Question: Are CCTV cameras a waste of money in the fight against crime? Like Bush, I'd Like 'Guantanamo to End' By: Larry Cox | Miami Herald
Isolation. Torture. Extreme hot and cold. Sleep deprivation. No family contact. No lawyer. No charge. No timeline. No end in sight. Insurgency, Media... - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group Thousands of foreigners are being allowed to work in high security parts of Britain's airports without passing proper criminal record checks, it was disclosed last night. White House: Pre-War E-Mails Not Archived Teaching Imperialism 101: Without RAND, our military-industrial complex, as well as our democracy, would look quite different US Presidential Transition Will Create Terrorism Vulnerabilities
World Politics Review - | H20 Slate What Does It Mean To Be "Pro-Israel"? The election, and the creation of a new dovish Jewish lobby group, brings the question to the fore. Shmuel Rosner Africa Plays the Rice Card By: G. Pascal Zachary | Foreign Policy
For years, Western experts promised Africans that free-market ideology would save them from poverty and famine. Now, one African country is showing that sometimes, a little protectionism can work wonders In an editorial, the paper says by holding higher grain consumption in India and China responsible for global food crisis, U.S. President George W. Bush and his secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, have needlessly started a blame game which is so far removed from the facts as to be laughable. U.S. consumers rank last in world survey of green habits Americans rank last in a new National Geographic-sponsored survey released Wednesday that compares environmental consumption habits in 14 countries. Americans were least likely to choose the greener option in three out of four categories — housing, transportation and consumer goods. As for food, only the Japanese were less 'green.' » read more | H21 The end of time: We used to think the universe was never-ending in both age and extent, but recent research is challenging this idea — can the universe die? Making Choices Impairs Subsequent Self-Control: A Limited-Resource Account of Decision Making, Self-Regulation, and Active Initiative (PDF; 105 KB)
Source: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Totalitarian Consumerism and the Death of Citizenship Benjamin Barber Suppose we found remnants of algae or a trilobite on another planet? It might be a bad omen for the human race... more» Shopping gives our choices tangible effect. The enthusiasm with which people shop contrasts with their view of work... more» To the left, John Wayne has always been a comics version of American power in its swaggering crudeness. Oh yeah? Consider Rio Bravo... more» A review of Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation. Intellectual sneering is no joke: The low opinion academics have of the public will not change until scholars open themselves up to debate Beating gridlock
Will a hybrid plane-car be the future of transport? Manufacturers set to pass on costs In-body wi-fi will call 911 if you have heartattack... |
