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| H1 Financial Times Oil prices are set to tell us what to do Oil is a finite resource; it drives global transport; and if emerging economies consumed it as Europeans do, world consumption would jump by 150 per cent. Don’t blame the high price on speculators and big bad oil companies, says Martin Wolf. The reality is different
The case for a league of democracies Ideological competition on the idea of a new international organisation is already under way, writes Robert Kagan
Candidates converge on Middle East policy For all the difference in temperament and outlook between them, many analysts and insiders say there are important points of continuity between the three main US presidential campaigns’ policies on the Middle East, despite the many controversies in the region
Saudis blame Iran for Lebanon ‘coup’ The kingdom described Hizbollah’s military actions in the country as a coup backed by Tehran, illustrating the regional tensions the crisis threatens to exacerbate
Iran's role rises as Iraq peace broker Details from a secret meeting between top Iranian and Iraqi officials signal Iran's aim to 'stop arming' militias.
Ahmadinejad versus the Technocrats Source: Middle Eastern Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)
Public Intellectuals 2.0 Daniel W. Drezner
Forecast for the next decade Ron Ben-Yishai
Washington Post Truth Serum on The Trail By Robert J. Samuelson, What a stump speech might sound like if the candidates were truthful.
Defense Secretary Urges Military to Mold Itself to Fight Iraq-Style Wars
U.S. Colonel Says Iran Is Assassinating Iraqi Officials
Washington Times A plan for Iran (By Harlan Ullman)
Wall Street Journal Maliki's Victory
Bullies of the Caucasus
Our Friends in Riyadh
The Serbian Civil War
Guardian Can Obama reshape foreign policy? Jonathan Steele: The presidential hopeful opposed the Iraq war and spoke sense about Iran, but expect business as usual on the Middle East
US pledges to support Lebanese army Bolstered Lebanese army to disarm Hizbullah fighters and resist Iranian and Syrian influence in the region
Courage of the mad Samir El-youssef: For Palestinians to forgive Israel would be risky, irrational even, but it could be the only hope
A Deadly Miscalculation in Lebanon By: Sami Moubayed | Asia Times As a test of strength, the Lebanese government and its Saudi Arabian backers received a bloody nose in the confrontation with Hezbollah in Beirut. The government woefully underestimated Hezbollah's reaction to having its communications -- spy -- system interfered with
The End of History By: Reuben F. Johnson | The Weekly Standard
Ahmadinejad versus the Technocrats Source: Middle Eastern Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)
New York Times Thomas l. friedmanThe New Cold War The right question for the next U.S. president isn’t whether we talk or don’t talk with Iran. It’s whether we have leverage or don’t have leverage
Aid at the Point of a Gun By ROBERT D. KAPLAN A humanitarian invasion of Myanmar is militarily doable, but we would have to accept significant responsibility for the aftermath.
Gates Says New Arms Must Play Role Now
‘Prolonged Crisis’ in Lebanon Reflects ‘Cold War’ in Region - Council on Foreign Relations
The General's Chain of Blame in Iraq - Council on Foreign Relations
Asia Times US misses Iran opportunity
West Must Learn to Manage China's Growing Middle East Influence By: Peter Kiernan | World Politics Review Given the projected robust growth in China's oil consumption over the next few decades, it will increasingly view the Middle East as a cornerstone of its energy security interests
Shifting Cash Away From U.S. Towards China By: Sharon Deghedy | The Media Line Major Arab Gulf investors are shifting towards Asian markets, and to China in particular. This trend is considered a slight move away from the United States and Europe, where both economic and political considerations are entangled, including strains in relations with the U.S. since 9/11
China and Japan The Economist
Robert Gates Remarks to the Heritage Foundation
Gates Urges Military to Focus on Current Wars - Josh White, Washington Post
BRIEFING: Who's next as Saudi king (By John R. Bradley)
'20th hijacker' Why We Need Nukes and Gitmo By: Jonah Goldberg | Los Angeles Times Gitmo is routinely lumped in with the more legitimate outrage over mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib and the more complicated controversies about renditions and CIA black sites. In reality, argues Andrew McCarthy in the current National Review, Gitmo "is probably the most scrutinized prison in modern history."
The 'Long War' Fallacy - Andrew Bacevich, Los Angeles Times opinion Iraq has shown the limits of U.S. power. We must change America, not the world
Newsweek Dickey: Why Iraq Will End Up Like Lebanon
Asia Times A deadly miscalculation in Lebanon As a test of strength, the Lebanese government and its Saudi Arabian backers received a bloody nose in the confrontation with Hezbollah in Beirut. The government woefully underestimated Hezbollah's reaction to having its communications - spy - system interfered with. And the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, with its convincing display of military superiority, made another clear statement: leave our arms alone. - Sami Moubayed
LA Times Worker struggle points up Egypt's problems Labor groups have found support among Egyptians angry over rising food prices, low salaries, political repression and a government that often appears detached from its people
Latest scandal could topple Olmert With Bush to visit Israel this week, the prime minister seems hemmed in by allegations of corruption that have rivals jockeying
Lebanon reaches out for international help Pro-Western parties seek diplomatic or even military intervention amid Hezbollah's military onslaught, but the West appears unwilling to respond
A new poll finds only 19% of consumers see an upturn within the next six months.
Washington Times Malaysia's democratic movement The next president of the United States must determine how best to support the reformers in the third world -- especially the Muslim world -- which will require new approaches, a combination of both hard and soft U.S. power, and most importantly, strong, reliable allies.,
BUSH SAYS NEW ATTACK ON USA HIS WORST WORRY
Bush Promises Support that Analysts Say He Cannot Give
Rising Food Prices and Global Unrest by Ian Bremmer
Time Hizballah's Toughest Foe in Lebanon
Guardian Shaken and stirred Simon Tisdall The Chinese earthquake will add to social strains caused by inflated prices, corrupt land grabs and ethnic differences
Dilip Hiro The Lebanese army has remained scrupulously neutral during clashes between government and opposition. But can it last?
Khaled Diab Ukraine is undergoing profound change and is grappling with the challenge of finding its place, and identity, in Europe
Gaza won't go away Ian Black: On any clear-eyed, practical view the continuing blockade can only contribute to more suffering, desperation and hatred
| H2 ANALYSIS-Turkey deals blow to PKK, faces non-military battle
Turkish Islamic Preacher - Threat or Benefactor? - Reuters FT Markets fear rift between bank and Erdogan Turkey’s prime minister has denied talk of deteriorating relations with the central bank that fuelled concerns about economic policy ahead of an expected rate increase See the video interview of Jean Lemierre, president of the EBRD, at www.ft.com/vieweurope LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Do not undermine Turkey's most precious principle
Assessing risks of Turkish raids in N.Iraq Middle East Times
The future of the PKK: Can it target US interests? EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ
The Times A sober affair as Turkey welcomes Queen Ankara hopes the state visit by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will give its EU application a discreet and timely boost
Welcome to Turkey, Your Majesty Özdem SANBERK The National Arrests Weaken Turkish 'Deep State' BBC Royal diplomacy
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
Temsilciden Bağdat’a kritik ziyaret
Writer Says Kurdish Relations With Turkey Should Not Focus on PKK
Iraqi Kurdistan PM's Statement Creates PUK-KDP Tension
İBRAHİM KARAGÜL PKK Karabağ'a taşınıyor, Türkiye orayı vuracak mı?
Ali Bayramoğlu Dağılan PKK, vuran PKK…
KÖYDES’te aslan payı yine doğunun
Kerkük’te PKK’nın izine rastlamadık
We should not blame the UN for what it is doing in Kirkuk
Turkish military intensifies air raids on PKK camps
US colonel: no PKK impact in Kirkuk
Ankara ‘normalizing’ relations with Iraq via continuous contact
Iran hitting PKK-affiliated PJAK members in northern Iraq
PKK, vurulan teröristlerin cesedini dereye atıyor
ABD itirafı: PKK’yı görmezden geldik
Kürt sorununa yeni bir bakış..
Neçirvan Barzani hafta sonu ABD'ye gidiyor
Iraqi Minister Reinstates 150 "Ba'Thist" Officers in Kirkuk - Kurdish Website
Committee decision might allow trial of DTP deputies
Türk to Erdoğan: PKK not cause, but effect of Kurdish problem
Iraqi Kurdish Figures Unhappy About UN Proposal for Further Delay in Article 140
DTP'li Yıldız'a telekulak cevabı: Mahkeme kararı ile herkes dinlenebilir
Kurdistan Issues in Press Interviews: Ali Bapir
Kuzey Irak açılımına DTP'den destek
Zehirlenme açıklaması Fransızca!
Rum işadamından Talat'ın onuruna yemek
Hani Hizbullah'ın işini bitireceklerdi? Afrika zirvesinde hedef 3 milyar dolarlık iş hacmi
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Welcome to Turkey, Your Majesty Özdem SANBERK
Queen Elizabeth underlines British support for Turkey's EU bid
Yavuz Baydar The unbearable lightenss of ‘strategic relations’
Nasuhi Güngör Kraliçenin kodları
Mensur Akgün Avrupalılar Ay'dan Amerikalılar Mars'tan
Laiklik ülkenize referandum yapılarak mı getirildi
Baykal'a göre Batılıların en büyük yanlışı
'Exploratory talks with Greece intensifying in recent years'
Türkiye referandumundan vazgeçmiyor
Amanda Akçakoca Would the EU really suspend negotiations with Turkey?
Özdemir Kapatma Davasını Değerlendirdi
Babacan meets with Estonian delegation, French MP
Royal visit is key to strengthening EU links with Turkey
CHP considers Lagendijk persona non grata
Bahçeli de AB'ye rest çekti: Küstah Brüksel
İşte Türkiye’nin merak ettiği yemek
Yusuf KANLI Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
Hasan Kanbolat The queen should have worn ‘erguvan’ but not green on Bursa visit
Marmara Group shed light on the future Eurasia Niki GAMM
Classified document comes to light
STELYO BERBERAKİS
Aralarında Türkiye’nin de bulunduğu 19 ülkede yapılan kamuoyu araştırması halkların demokrasiyi halka hizmet etmesi gereken bir rejim olarak gördüğünü ortaya koydu
Nagehan Alçı Kıbrıslı kadınlar bizden daha şanslı
AİHM'den 'gözaltında bekaret kontrolü' için Türkiye'ye ceza
Hadi Uluengin İki halk tek korku
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Prof. Buğra: "Sosyal yardım hak temelli olmalı"
İsmailağa cemaati üyelerinin saldırı görüntüleri
Sancak, Star Gazetesi ve Kanal 24'ün tek patronu oldu
A bill introducing new rules for acquiring Turkish citizenship ...
UNESCO listesinde İstanbul'un geleceği
Eşini döven eski vekil Ürün’e af çıktı
Kızıldere’nin tümgenerali öldü
‘Damatlara’ sahip çıktıVATAN’ın gündeme getirdiği “Eniştelere kıyak terfi” AKP MYK toplantısında konuşuldu
3. Canlı yayında sert tartışma
Kuryenin güzergáhı çete çökertti
Askerleri üzen maaş maddesinde müjde
Erdoğan ısrarlı: Keşke 5-6 çocuğum olsaydı
TRT ve RTÜK’te ilginç atamalarTürkiye’nİn iki güzide kurumu olan TRT ve RTÜK’te yapılan atamalar ve uygulamalar tartışma yarattı
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Paksüt'ün şüphesi narkotik takibi açığa çıkardı
Başbakan geçmişe sünger için AKP’nin kapatılmasını istiyor
Hisarcıklıoğlu'ndan sert uyarı: Anadolu S.O.S veriyor
Yayınevi cinayetinde çarpıcı iddialar
Jandarmaların Dink itirafı, ana dosyaya girdi
6. Ankara’yı karıştıran TAKİP!
İlginç bir tesadüften başka ne olabilir ki?
Esrarengiz araç Paksüt’ü izledi
Başbakan içinden kapatma istiyor Anayasa Mahkemesi hepimize ‘oh’ dedirtsin
Ergenekoncular’a bir darbe de Özkan vurdu
Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman
Cengiz Çandar Kıbrıs'ta bardağın dolu yanı, boş yanı
Ahmet Taşgetiren Kraliçe bilecek mi?
İçkisiz lokanta bulmak... Ya da Anadolu'da dindarlaşma
Ruşen - Çakır Kapatma davasının sonucu üzerine 5 spekülasyon
Taha Akyol Danıştay Başkanı’ndan bir rica
Fikret Bila
Hasan Cemal Erdoğan’ın ekonomideki tehlikeli oyunu mu?..
Fehmi Koru Yargılama süreci uzar mı?
Taha Kıvanç Gönlüm müsterih değil, Hürriyet!
Şamil Tayyar Dehşet senaryo ve kritik sorular
Ali Bayramoğlu Bir gün gerçekten mümkün olacak mı? Dağılan PKK, vuran PKK…
Ertuğrul Özkök Üç harekát sırasında dört cephenin durumu
İsmail Küçükkaya
Serdar Turgut Babacan'ı üzen nokta Ali Bulaç Türkiye muhafazakârlaşıyor mu?
Mustafa Ünal Kulislerde konuşulanlar
Malatya katliamı davasında yeni iddia
Bilal Çetin Papatya falında son durum...
Sabahattin Önkibar Tayyip Bey'deki yargılama süresi telaşının 5 nedeni!
Hakan Aygün Abdüllatif Şener’in gizli kodları...
Ahmet Hakan Alan memnun satan memnun
M Ali Birand Erdoğan, tarihi kararlar alacak...
Cüneyt Ülsever Dünyadaki devinimler ve kapatma davası (II)
Eser Karakaş AK Parti ne zaman kapanır?
Tufan Türenç AKP’nin 5752 No’lu yasası
Özdemir İnce Sorunlu komiser Olli Rehn
Mehmet Y Yılmaz Fotoğraf tamam da hediyeler ne oldu?
Yalçın Doğan Tek tip düzene yeni kural
Mustafa Akyol Türk okullarının Türk düşmanları
Eksik tamamlandı: Metafizik taraftarlığı!
MUHARREM SARIKAYA Ziyaretçi patlaması...
ERDAL ŞAFAK Korkmayın; hayat IMF'siz de güzel...
ENGİN ARDIÇ Adi yazılar yazan kalitesiz yazar
ERGUN BABAHAN Refah ile AK Parti davası arasındaki 4 önemli fark
EMRE AKÖZ Yalan haber Hürriyeti
Umur Talu Haksevmez hayırsever piyasa!
HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Yeni partiyi aramak
NAZLI ILICAK Amiral atmasın da, batmasın da
MEHMET BARLASKraliçe 2'nci Elizabeth bize "Artık değişin" diyebilir mi?
YAVUZ DONAT Hayvanları rahat bırakın
Can AtaklıKanaltürk’ün satılması iyi oldu
Mustafa MutluSeçimleri altüst edecek önemde bir dava daha Anayasa Mahkemesi’nde!
Mehmet TezkanAKP kulislerinde ne konuşuluyor!
Okay Gönensin
Ercan İnanÇalık Grubu, 200 milyon dolar borç aldığı yatırımcıları nasıl kandırdı?
Güngör Mengi
Nuray Başaran Makul devlet
Gülay Göktürk YÖK’ün ÖSS teklifi
Brown’s political life is under threat, Baykal’s is not by BEKİR ÇINAR*
İsrafil Kumbasar Savaşta silahlarını düşmanına satan bir Kuvvacı olabilir mi?
Oray Eğin İçki mi zararlıdır özgürlük mü?
Doğu Ergil The Republican People’s Party and the problem of opposition
Nabi Yağcı Ne şeriat ne darbe
Aziz Üstel Uğur Dündar Tuncay Özkan’ı anlatıyor
’Oh’ dedirtecek bir karar lazım
1. İşte Vatan ekibine yapılan lincin görüntüleri
Official voices AK Party’s hope for quick resolution to closure case
Bahçeli: I would be pleased if AK Party not closed
Eski ANAP'lı vekile Ergenekon sorgusu
Özkan to found alternative party to CHP after Kanaltürk sale
CHP'li Önder Sav, 1 Mayıs'ta 'gaz bombası'nı savunmuş
Menderes, İnönü'den daha fazla Atatürkçüydü
[YORUM - YARD. DOÇ. DR. ADNAN KÜÇÜK] 14 Mayıs 'Hürriyet ve Demokrasi Bayramı' olsun
'Enerjini niçin partin için harcamıyorsun?' sorusu Şener'i kızdırdı
'Şantajla medya satın alındı'
Cari açık büyüyor, gelen para azalıyor
Ege Cansen Hayatın iktisadiliği işte budur
Tight monetary, expansionary fiscal policy stance?
Turkish employment reform destined to fail-employers | Reuters
Turkey's Jan-Apr budget deficit 5.4 bln YTL
TOBB head: Turkey needs $45 billion to avoid crisis
Acil 45 milyar YTL lazım
Deniz Gökçe OVMÇ ne diyor?
Ali Tezel Keyif kaçtı
İ.Hüseyin Yıldız
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| H4 New York Times Thomas l. friedmanThe New Cold War The right question for the next U.S. president isn’t whether we talk or don’t talk with Iran. It’s whether we have leverage or don’t have leverage
Aid at the Point of a Gun By ROBERT D. KAPLAN A humanitarian invasion of Myanmar is militarily doable, but we would have to accept significant responsibility for the aftermath.
Gates Says New Arms Must Play Role Now
Quake Toll Rises; China Struggles to Reach Victims Rescue workers struggled to reach the tens of thousands of people who remained buried in the aftermath of the earthquake, as the death toll climbed above 13,000.
The rescue effort playing on Chinese television is remarkable for a country that has a history of concealing the scope of natural calamities. Editorial The Post-Bush ClimateHowever this election turns out, the United States will have a president who supports mandatory cuts in greenhouse gases. Shame on the Junta China must use all its influence to press Myanmar’s generals to open up to relief efforts, before there are no more victims left to save.
Clinton Beats Obama Handily in W. Virginia Racial considerations emerged as an unusually salient factor in Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lopsided victory over Senator Barack Obama. maureen dowd Raspberry for Barry Barack Obama is acting the diffident debutante, pretending not to care that he was given a raspberry by West Virginia, a state he will need in the fall
Bloggingheads: Why Hillary Persists Factory Visit Tied to Ouster of Attachés From Russia
New Problems and Old Friction Put British Premier in Political Jeopardy
Nationalist Premier of Serbia Teams Up With Radical Party
World Briefing | Middle East: Saudi Arabia: Iran Accused of Backing Hezbollah
Blair Unveils Proposals to Improve Life on the West Bank
North Korea Documents Make Debut, at a Distance
Earthquake in China Highlights the Vulnerability of Schools in Many Countries
Libertarian JuggernautBy TOBIN HARSHAW The new Bob Barr, and his candidacy, are examined and assessed
Officers Battle Visa Hurdles for Iraq Aides Veterans have rallied to help Iraqi interpreters working for U.S. forces through the difficulties, bureaucratic and otherwise, to obtain visas to immigrate to the U.S
EXCERPT; ‘Standard Operating Procedure’
| H5 Washington Post Truth Serum on The Trail By Robert J. Samuelson, What a stump speech might sound like if the candidates were truthful.
Defense Secretary Urges Military to Mold Itself to Fight Iraq-Style Wars
U.S. Colonel Says Iran Is Assassinating Iraqi Officials
Editorial Saved by China Beijing rescues its own disaster victims -- and Burma's junta
Death Toll Rising in China Quake Fatalities Are Expected to Climb Further As Teams Search for Thousands Still Trapped
Clinton Handily Defeats Obama in West Virginia Victory Does Little to Tighten the Delegate Race
The Less the Education, the Higher the Risk of Dying Early The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider, according to new research.
Charges Against 9/11 Suspect Dropped His Statements Were the Result of Abusive Interrogation, Officials Say
Mrs. McCain's Refusal The wife of an ethics-and-transparency crusader seeking the presidency shouldn't shield her tax filings
McCain's America By Harold Meyerson, It's John McCain's America. Barack Obama only lives in it
Phobia at the Gates By Andrew Sullivan, It seems unthinkable that the U.S. should legally ban all non-Americans who are HIV-positive. But it's true.
| H6 Guardian Can Obama reshape foreign policy? Jonathan Steele: The presidential hopeful opposed the Iraq war and spoke sense about Iran, but expect business as usual on the Middle East
US pledges to support Lebanese army Bolstered Lebanese army to disarm Hizbullah fighters and resist Iranian and Syrian influence in the region
Courage of the mad Samir El-youssef: For Palestinians to forgive Israel would be risky, irrational even, but it could be the only hope
Shaken and stirred Simon Tisdall The Chinese earthquake will add to social strains caused by inflated prices, corrupt land grabs and ethnic differences
Dilip Hiro The Lebanese army has remained scrupulously neutral during clashes between government and opposition. But can it last?
Khaled Diab Ukraine is undergoing profound change and is grappling with the challenge of finding its place, and identity, in Europe
Gaza won't go away Ian Black: On any clear-eyed, practical view the continuing blockade can only contribute to more suffering, desperation and hatred
As Burma dies, our macho invaders sit on their hands Simon Jenkins: The Chinese quake gave relief to western leaders whose hypocrisy on intervention is exposed by post-cyclone inaction
Storms hamper quake rescue efforts More than 18,000 people remain buried in one city in China, a death toll that may rise from aftershocks
No quick fixes Leader: There is a telling contrast between China's handling of a natural disaster and Burma's
Clinton easily wins West Virginia Hillary Clinton records landslide victory, renewing questions about reach of Barack Obama's appeal
Björn Lomborg If countries in Europe stick to current projections, they will postpone global warming by just days and waste billions: why not spend that on aid now?
One state, no solutions Michael Tomasky: US elections 2008: Hillary Clinton won the West Virginia primary by a big margin, yet it's unlikely to help her much
Better out now than for a generation Jonathan Freedland: Labour optimists still think they can win in 2010, but a spell in opposition could perhaps let the party redefine its purpose
Six bomb blasts kill dozens in Jaipur Explosions rip through markets and main temple complex in popular tourist destination
Patrick Collinson: Anyone who shops for food or fills their car with petrol knows that real prices are rising faster than 3% a year. But do we fear inflation too much? Matthew Harwood May 13 08, 09:30pm: The Bush administration is failing to live up to its obligations and resettle Iraqi refugees in the US
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A Deadly Miscalculation in Lebanon By: Sami Moubayed | Asia Times As a test of strength, the Lebanese government and its Saudi Arabian backers received a bloody nose in the confrontation with Hezbollah in Beirut. The government woefully underestimated Hezbollah's reaction to having its communications -- spy -- system interfered with
The End of History By: Reuben F. Johnson | The Weekly Standard
Ahmadinejad versus the Technocrats Source: Middle Eastern Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)
Hezbollah's guns trump the penLebanon is a country of contradictions where age-old myths are deconstructed in a manner similar in which one would debunk a child's fairy tale — except in Lebanon that construction is usually carried out in a manner involving utmost violence
Survey: Gulf Between Democracy in Theory and Practice
Countering Iran - Reuel Marc Gerecht
Assessing the Muslim Brotherhood "Firewall" - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark
Remember Basra? - Peter Wehner, National Review
More Gains in Iraq - New York Post editorial
Maliki Stands Firm - Max Boot, Contentions
The Iranian Connection By: Claudia Rosett | National Review
Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Saudis Send Sharp Warning to Iran Over Lebanon - Associated Press
Cease-fire Holds in Sadr City After Deadly Clashes –
Iran Hard-liners Come Out Against Iraqi-US Deal –
Lebanon's army, facing intense criticism for failing to intervene during six days of fighting between Hezbollah and pro-government militias, established a strong presence yesterday in Beirut, Tripoli and the Chouf Mountains overlooking Beirut.
Al Qaeda reward slashed by U.S.The Bush administration has slashed its reward for the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because it feels he's lost effectiveness and is no longer worth such a steep price, officials said yesterday.
Ahmadinejad to Offer Proposals to Ease Nuclear Row - Reuters
Bush begins tour of Middle East
President Bush blames Iran for troubles
Lebanon army 'ready to use force' The Lebanese army says it is prepared to use force to disarm gunmen and restore order across the country.
Ex Officials: Bush Admin Ignored Iraq Corruption
Iran Involved in Sadr City Truce, Says Iraqi MP Civil War Fears Loom Large Over Lebanese City Arab League Travels to Beirut to Broker Peace Real Nowhere Land - Amin Abbas, The Australian opinion Lebanon Army 'Ready to Use Force' - BBC News
Interview of the President By Lukman Ahmed, BBC Arabic
| H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial Educating Hamas Israel is interested in a cease-fire with Hamas and there is no point in pretending that this is not so
Rosner A job half-done
Olmert to hand Bush a weapons wish list
Dennis Ross, Daniel Kurtzer slam Bush's Mideast policy
Police quiz U.S. tycoon Sheldon Adelson as part of Olmert probe
Israel to transfer security in Jenin area to Palestinians
Israel: Our Hope Is Not Yet Lost By: Zvi Bar'el | Haaretz
Jerusalem Post Olmert: Understandings reached in talks with Palestinians
Bush in contextOf all the US presidents over the past 60 yrs, it's hard to think of a better friend to Israel than Bush.
Yedioth Ahronoth Lebanon Turns into Iranian Colony - Alex Fishman
What to do with Hamas?/ Breiman Toppling Hamas rule bad for Israel; we should weaken it, cut off Gaza aid instead
Bush en route to Israel
PA officials react with skepticism to Olmert's remarks on 'understandings' reached in talks
Many Diaspora Jews feel alienated from Israel because of its success, Sever Plocker says
Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine
Forecast for the next decade Ron Ben-Yishai Israel: In an interview with the Atlantic published Monday, Obama said the idea of a Jewish state is "fundamentally just," and said his position on Hamas is "indistinguishable" from the positions of his opponents. The past, historians like to say, is another country. Israeli history is another galaxy, writes Carlin Romano... more»
Daily Telegraph Israel's anxiety as Jews prefer Germany Many Israelis have chosen to beat a path in the opposite direction to their ancestors, living and working in Europe and America, notes Harry de Quetteville.
Israel's Right to a State - Jeff Jacoby (Boston Globe)
Bush Heads Back to Mideast Amid Fading Peace Hopes – Reuters
Olmert Claims Progress with Abbas - BBC News Hamas Rejects Israeli Truce Terms - BBC News
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog: Israel: Writing in Slate, Christopher Hitchens questions whether Israel is likely to survive as a Jewish state for another sixty years. PostGlobal panelists examine a similar question in a new debate. Former Arab Warlord Ready for Coexistence with Israel Jihadists Unfazed By Israel's Many Attempts to Make Peace - Robert Fulford |
| Iran's role rises as Iraq peace broker Details from a secret meeting between top Iranian and Iraqi officials signal Iran's aim to 'stop arming' militias.
Low hopes for Bush Mideast trip He'll celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary, but meet with Israel's Olmert and Palestinian territories' Abbas separately.
U.S. Army to Baghdadis: Do you really live here? As Iraqis return to Baghdad neighborhoods once racked by sectarian violence, the US military wants to ensure that squatters aren't laying claim to their houses.
What Would Really Rebuild Iraq - War has totally disrupted family, education, and culture. Rodgers and Alamiri,
China: Why Did the Schools Collapse? Earthquake experts say the collapsed schools may be a sign of poor construction despite adequate building codes
Saudi Arabia's first women-only hotel: Is it progress? Some say it's a sanctuary for business women. Others see it as another sign of gender segregation in a male-dominated society
West Must Learn to Manage China's Growing Middle East Influence By: Peter Kiernan | World Politics Review Given the projected robust growth in China's oil consumption over the next few decades, it will increasingly view the Middle East as a cornerstone of its energy security interests
Shifting Cash Away From U.S. Towards China By: Sharon Deghedy | The Media Line Major Arab Gulf investors are shifting towards Asian markets, and to China in particular. This trend is considered a slight move away from the United States and Europe, where both economic and political considerations are entangled, including strains in relations with the U.S. since 9/11
Malaysia's democratic movement The next president of the United States must determine how best to support the reformers in the third world -- especially the Muslim world -- which will require new approaches, a combination of both hard and soft U.S. power, and most importantly, strong, reliable allies.
China and Japan The Economist
Medvedev's Visit to China Will Strengthen Russian-Chinese Relations - Russian Ambassador
Struggle to reach quake trapped Chinese rescuers battle rain and blocked roads as they try to reach thousands buried by a devastating earthquake.
Quake Exposes Widening Wealth Gap With the death toll from China's earthquake passing 12,000, the disaster is throwing a harsh spotlight on the gap between the nation's rich and poor. The quake inflicted the most damage on relatively poor, rural areas, which have less stringent building
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar of Lahore University of Management Sciences, writing about Pakistan, says the contradictions of a 60-year-old obsolete and oppressive political order are now becoming increasingly glaring and the possibilities of implosion are heightened with each passing day.
In an editorial on the withdrawal from the coalition government of the Pakistan Muslim League, the paper warns that Pakistan could be entering another round of politics of vendetta in which a divided nation will not even know the extent of harm its passions have done to it. This time around, interrupted democracy may actually yield even worse results than the political musical chairs of the 1990s, it believes.
In an editorial on what it calls Pakistan’s crumbling coalition, the paper says the breakdown must not become the first and the last stone to fatally divide the political community – which, it says, has come together after many years of despotic rule to defend and pursue its common goals.
China: 19,000 Buried, 13,000 Dead - Macartney and Naughton, London Times
Japan: A poll looks at U.S. opinion of Japan (Asahi) as a bilateral partner. Most still find it the most trustworthy country in Asia, but some believe the importance of the U.S.-Japanese relationship is declining. INDIA: USA SHOULD GO ON A DIET... Does China operate sweatshops? How could you know? One way to find out is to send over some inspectors. Easy... more» China's building codes not always followedEngineers say much unregulated construction had taken place over the years in areas hit hardest by Monday's quake
Rising Food Prices in East Asia: Challenges and Policy Options
Deal on Role for Islamic Law in NW Pakistan Area - Associated Press
Nuke papers 'appear to be complete,' envoy saysA U.S. envoy who brought back thousands of nuclear records from North Korea last week said yesterday that the set "appears to be complete" and that Pyongyang promised to "cooperate fully" on verifying the documents' content
Bomb Blasts Kill 60 in India –
Six Bombs in 15 Minutes Leave at Least 80 Dead - Rhys Blakely, London Times
Shipload of Chinese Arms Sheds Light on 'Noninterference' Tack By: Frank Ching | The Japan Times
The United Nations Can Save Burma By: Ivo Daadler and Paul Stares | The Boston Globe
A review of Bamboo Goalposts: One Man’s Quest to Teach the People’s Republic of China to Love Football by Rowan Simons.
| My land, my pain By DANIEL BARENBOIM Either we Israelis will find a way to live with the Palestinians or we will kill each other. What gives me hope? Music-making.
SAVING BURMA'S PEOPLE The UN's responsibility to protect By IVO DAALDER AND PAUL STARES International pressure must be increased on the Burmese junta.
A battered Gordon Brown faces more blowsA by-election may spell the end of the British leader's hold on the Labour Party, while two memoirs paint rather unflattering portraits
As French-speakers spread north in Belgium, Flemish hear a threatA dispute over what the official language should be for children in a small town north of Brussels has become the focus of those in Belgium who want an independent Flemish state.
2 expelled U.S. envoys visited Russian military planthe two American military attachés who were expelled from Russia early this month, days ahead of the Victory Day martial parade on Red Square, had made an uninvited visit to a military aviation factory in Siberia that Russia regards as strategic, several American officials said.
In inaugural address, Berlusconi is somber and vows to focus on economic growth
Thirsty Barcelona imports drinking water
Blair seeks easing of conditions for Palestinians
EUROPE European press review
Serving Europe
Bosnia: The Bankruptcy Vote ISA
EU: Newsweek International previews talks on installing a new EU president but questions how much clout the official will have once in office. Greece: The Economist notes that per-capita cigarette consumption is higher in Greece than any other country in the world. Europe could get manned spaceship EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.
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Putin Appears to Be the Big Winner By: Nabi Abdullaev and Miriam Elder | The Moscow Times
The Big Question: Why is Stalin still popular in Russia, despite the brutality of his regime?
Talks on New Russia-Eu Agreement May Begin in June
Medvedev's Visit to China Will Strengthen Russian-Chinese Relations - Russian Ambassador
EU Ministers Urge Peace on Georgia Mission By: Renata Goldirova | EU Observer
FT REPORT - UKRAINE 2008: Shaking off Soviet legacy
The Freedom of Institutions, The Editors of openDemocracy Russia and Polit.ru
Russia: the European factor, Alexei Makarkin
Andijan, Germany and Europe, Marcus Bensmann
Georgia, Abkhazia, Russia: the war option, Robert Parsons
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| H13 The Times 'Tony Blair's heart sank at Bush win' Cherie Blair has revealed how her husband was horrified at the new US President's shaky grasp of foreign affairs
Why Hezbollah should be condemned When Israel attacked Lebanon in 2006 the world was outraged. What about Hezbollah now? Dean Godson
Blair plan to roll back West Bank occupation Checkpoints would be withdrawn under plan to allow free movement and increase trade and jobs for Palestinians
Clinton takes W Virginia but defeat still looms Hillary Clinton won a landslide victory but did little to loosen Barack Obama's stranglehold on the Democratic nomination A sober affair as Turkey welcomes the Queen Ankara hopes the state visit by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will give its EU application a discreet and timely boost
China and Burma: a seismic shift China responds to disaster with compassion; Burma remains criminally negligent
China quake: 19,000 buried in rubble, toll rises
Wall Street Journal Maliki's Victory
Bullies of the Caucasus
Our Friends in Riyadh
The Serbian Civil War
Our Great Economic U-TurnBy Thomas Frank
By Holman W. Jenkins Jr.
German War Guilt and the Jewish State
Who Stole the American Spirit?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Farm income is near an all-time high, so let's give growers another subsidy
Clinton's Win Brings Little Reward Clinton trounced Obama in West Virginia's primary, as expected. But her negligible payback in convention delegates illustrates why her rival and her party are turning away from her to begin the fight against
Recession? Not So Fast, Say Some A growing number of economists are less pessimistic about a recession. Retail sales, excluding autos, were surprisingly firm in April, as consumer spending and the U.S. economy continue to grow.
NAFTA: A scholar at the Peterson Institute examines what Canada and Mexico might seek (PDF) if NAFTA is reopened.
| H14 Financial Times Oil prices are set to tell us what to do Oil is a finite resource; it drives global transport; and if emerging economies consumed it as Europeans do, world consumption would jump by 150 per cent. Don’t blame the high price on speculators and big bad oil companies, says Martin Wolf. The reality is different
The case for a league of democracies Ideological competition on the idea of a new international organisation is already under way, writes Robert Kagan
Candidates converge on Middle East policy For all the difference in temperament and outlook between them, many analysts and insiders say there are important points of continuity between the three main US presidential campaigns’ policies on the Middle East, despite the many controversies in the region
Saudis blame Iran for Lebanon ‘coup’ The kingdom described Hizbollah’s military actions in the country as a coup backed by Tehran, illustrating the regional tensions the crisis threatens to exacerbate
Is Larry Summers the canary in the mine? Views on trade should alarm developing countries
Darwin, marriage and the Iraq war Evidence-based policy is sought by government, but mostly the result is policy-based evidence. In Iraq, this led to disaster, writes John Kay
Europe and US reject calls to shut door on foreign investors The US and European Union yesterday tried to quell rising global protectionism by declaring their openness to foreign investment, including from sovereign funds
IMF points to inflationary threat in Gulf Inflation is the most pressing problem facing the region, which is reaping the benefits of record oil revenues but does not have the tools available to cap rising prices
Grim logic to silencing of Sunni media The Hizbollah has moved against the television, radio and newspaper of the Future movement as the Shia militant group seeks to prevent the party from mobilising support
Truce hopes dim as Israel rebuffs plan The rejection of an Egypt-sponsored peace proposal and the firing of a rocket by Palestinian militants further weakened the chances of a ceasefire with Hamas
Clinton wins West Virginia primary Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on with her presidential bid after a landslide victory in the West Virginia primary but promised to ”work my heart out” to ensure a Democratic victory in November whoever wins the nomination
Obama focuses on battle with McCain Hillary Clinton wins a landslide victory in West Virginia in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. But Barack Obama is already behaving as though he were in a general election battle with John McCain
Making hay: Farmers cling to subsidiesProducers no longer need protection from low prices, but it looks like a golden opportunity to reform distorting and damaging policies will be missed
Italy pushes for reform of Schengen deals Franco Frattini, foreign minister, insisted that Rome would act within EU law. However, he told the Financial Times he believed the agreements on open borders needed ‘updating’
Medvedev finalises his team Analysts noted that the most senior appointments were all closely linked to Vladimir Putin, former president and now prime minister, cementing his continuing influence
Fed looks at ways to fight asset bubbles The US Federal Reserve is reconsidering the way it deals with asset price bubbles in the wake of the housing and credit bust, in a move that could see the central bank using regulation – or even interest rates – to fight unjustified increases
Edward Luce: West Virginia changes nothing Professing herself “more determined than ever” to continue until the end of the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton peaked at least two months too late in the West Virginia vote for it to make much of a difference to her prospects
Emperor for life? Google’s dominance has been based on offering the best product. Its rivals had better start offering a credible alternative
Too many schemes are like the structures children build with toy bricks – only too likely to come tumbling down, writes John Bourn
Darling’s desperate tax giveaway Alistair Darling’s plan to put up personal allowances makes sense as policy, but climbdowns have left the government’s fiscal credibility in tatters
Bad UK inflation means no rate cuts A period of poor growth at the same time as high inflation will hurt: but it is better than a plunge off the tightrope to either side
| H15 Los Angeles Times A shaky truce takes hold in Sadr City
Defense Secretary Robert Gates urges military to focus on needs in Iraq, Afghanistan
Keep stockpiling oil Congress voted to stop filling the strategic reserve. But the U.S. could be in for trouble if it stops now
Hillary Clinton wins by a landslide in West Virginia With most of the vote counted, she leads 66% to 27%. Obama conceded before the polls closed
Worker struggle points up Egypt's problems Labor groups have found support among Egyptians angry over rising food prices, low salaries, political repression and a government that often appears detached from its people
Latest scandal could topple Olmert With Bush to visit Israel this week, the prime minister seems hemmed in by allegations of corruption that have rivals jockeying
Lebanon reaches out for international help Pro-Western parties seek diplomatic or even military intervention amid Hezbollah's military onslaught, but the West appears unwilling to respond
A new poll finds only 19% of consumers see an upturn within the next six months.
Rescue workers race death in China as toll hits 12,000 In Mianyang, 18,000, including many children, are believed to be still buried
Editorial
Why We Need Nukes and Gitmo By: Jonah Goldberg | Los Angeles Times Gitmo is routinely lumped in with the more legitimate outrage over mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib and the more complicated controversies about renditions and CIA black sites. In reality, argues Andrew McCarthy in the current National Review, Gitmo "is probably the most scrutinized prison in modern history."
The 'Long War' Fallacy - Andrew Bacevich, Los Angeles Times opinion Iraq has shown the limits of U.S. power. We must change America, not the world
U.S. soldiers hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan are surviving at high rates -- but more have neglected brain injuries.
Judea Pearl and George Bisharat discuss the former president's talks with Hamas
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Clinton Wins West Virginia Primary by Wide Margin
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Clinton ‘more determined than ever’ after big win
Poll: Obama trouncing Clinton in Oregon
Clinton: 'Race is not over yet'
realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp
No Veep Slot for Hillary by Dick Morris | Israel's anxiety as Jews prefer Germany Many Israelis have chosen to beat a path in the opposite direction to their ancestors, living and working in Europe and America, notes Harry de Quetteville.
China earthquake: Death toll hits 12,000The first rescue workers have reached the epicentre of the Chinese earthquake and discovered a scene of devastation with tens of thousands missing, many presumed dead
Blair: Israel to remove checkpointsTony Blair, in his role as Mideast envoy, yesterday said that Israel has agreed to remove several West Bank checkpoints and ease the flow of traffic through others.
Cameron, prove to me that you're a Tory Despite being way ahead in the polls, the Conservative Party stands for very little. Simon Heffer worries that recent successes at a wounded Labour's expense will bring David Cameron to believe his own publicity
| H18 Independent Leading article: A tool of foreign ambitions After more than 30 years of civil war, invasion and conflict, you might have thought that the poor people of Lebanon deserved a period of peace and reconstruction. It is apparently not to be.
The spectre of 'stagflation'A combination of stagnant output and high inflation not seen for decades is set to haunt policy makers for months if not years to come. The Big Question: Why is Stalin still popular in Russia, despite the brutality of his regime? |
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9/11 blow? Why did US drop charges against '20th hijacker'?
Robert Gates Remarks to the Heritage Foundation
Gates Urges Military to Focus on Current Wars - Josh White, Washington Post Gates on Low-Intensity Warfare - Max Boot, Contentions
The Ghosts of Vietnam - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
The Daily Show - Douglas Feith Uncut
Prisons in Counterinsurgency - Herschel Smith, The Captain's Journal
Lessons Not Learned: Contracting Out Iraqi Army Advising by Peter W. Singer at The Brookings Institution, 12 May 2008.
Air Force Air Refueling: The KC-X Aircraft Acquisition Program (Updated 4 April 2008) (PDF; 808 KB)
Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues (PDF; 428 KB)
a review of books on the rise of the Muslim terrorists
Philip Bobbitt on the Futility of the War on Terror
A review of Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law by Philippe Sands.
An excerpt from Standard Operating Procedure by Philip Gourevitch and Errol Morris.
Counterfeiting – A Matter of National Security By: Jay Fraser | Threats Watch
“Burying the Ghosts of Vietnam”
Virtual Iraq By: Sue Halpern | The New Yorker | H20 Slate The West Virginia Pasting Is Obama's lead durable enough to withstand Tuesday's rout?
Did the Pentagon drop charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani because he was tortured?
More members of the military turn against the terror trials.
Large swaths of Democratic Kentucky voters say they'll vote for McCain in November.
Barcelona forced to import emergency water
Global Warming and Climate Change
Rising Food Prices in East Asia: Challenges and Policy Options
a review of The End of Food by Paul Roberts.
State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008 (PDF; 680 KB)
Climate change: Both Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama and responded to Sen. John McCain's speech on climate change Monday. Read Clinton's response here, and Obama's here.
Farm subsidies will cost each US household about $320, the price to please agribusiness
| Public Intellectuals 2.0 Daniel W. Drezner
An interview with Robert Pollock on how The Wall Street Journal editorial page gets made.
More on Superclass by David Rothkopf.
More on Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler.
If you're richer, you're happier People tell you that wealth does not lead to happiness. New research shows they're wrong
Got a few quid for the old rich folk? Why should the cash-strapped young pay a tax to help out the elderly who have already done well? The Big Question: Why are so many political memoirs published, and does anyone read them?
All of the books of John Steinbeck are still in print. Why does the work of this earnest but artless writer continue to enjoy such popularity?... more»
a review of books on America as the new Rome.
Here are 8 reasons why this is the dumbest generation.
From CJR, Ezra Klein on the future of reading and Amazon's Kindle
A review of Bamboo Goalposts: One Man’s Quest to Teach the People’s Republic of China to Love Football by Rowan Simons.
Banning Laptops in the Classroom: Is it Worth the Hassles?
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