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H1 New York Times Clinton to End Bid and Endorse Obama Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring to a close her 17-month campaign for the White House after Democrats urged her to allow the party to unite

Wall Street Journal Clinton Unlikely as No. 2 Hillary Clinton, who refused to concede after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, will do so Saturday, two top advisers said. Obama assembled a three-person team to lead his search for a running mate, but close advisers signaled an Obama-Clinton ticket was highly unlikely

CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain Read The Complete CBS News Poll On The General Election

Independent Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

Ali Allawi: This raises huge questions over our independence

Differences Between US, Iraq on Security Treaty Outlined - UK Arabic Paper

Forward Obama Tells Aipac He’ll Do ‘Everything It Takes’ To Stop Iran From Getting Nukes

Text of Obama’s AIPAC speech

Foreign Policy Seven Questions: The New World Energy Order

Living with a Nuclear Iran - Richard Haass, CNAS / CFR

The Rise of Middle East Peacemakers - Hady Amr, Brookings

Slate Is Barack Obama Too Naive To Be President? Not in the post-Cold War world. Fred Kaplan

The Iraq War: Key Trends and Developments - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

Israeli and Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

Moscow's Fig Leaf By: Mark Leonard | The Moscow Times
The West could be sleepwalking into a war on the European continent. Georgia, which burst into view with a moving display of democratic ambition during the Rose Revolution of 2003, is teetering on the brink of war with Russia over the separatist Georgian enclave of Abkhazia

Top ten solutions to the world’s biggest problems. The Copenhagen Consensus says micronutrients must take the highest priority... more»

The Afghan-Pakistan War: A Status Report - Anthony Cordesman, CSIS

Diplomatic Strategies for Dealing with Iran - Dennis Ross, CNAS

The Implications of Military Confrontation with Iran - Vali Nasr, CNAS

Military Elements in Dealing with Iran's Nuclear Program - Ashton Carter, CNAS

Ha’aretz – Obama tells AIPAC: Jerusalem will remain Israel's undivided capital Abbas blasts Obama's speech, saying Palestinians will not accept a state without Jerusalem as its capital

Olmert to AIPAC: We must stop Iran threat by all possible means

Rosner's Domain / It's Obama's good intentions for Israel that AIPAC fears Obama is smarter than the electorate, and it is doubtful he will carry out all of his fanciful promises

Approaching an Iranian winter Ari Shavit There is a real possibility that President George W. Bush will end his woeful second and final term of office with a bang, not a whimper.

Jerusalem Post Olmert: Fewer questions remain on US stance on Iran Following meeting with President Bush, PM tells reporters that "real strides" are being made every day to deal with the problem.

US intel chief to consult with IDF

US official McConnel to make rare visit to Israel amid reports that Bush considering action on Iran.

Obama vs. McCain on the ME

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Washington Post Pushing Bush to Attack Iran By Dan Froomkin

Q & A with President Assad in Dubai

The Union for the Mediterranean: A View from Southern Europe IAI A 13-page Italian perspective on the French proposal to promote a Mediterranean Union

POLITICS-IRAQ: Possible Deal on Kirkuk Could Be a Stabiliser

Obama Promises Undivided Jerusalem as Israeli Capital by Eli Lake

What Will Matter is How the War Ends, Not How it Started by Marty Peretz

How to measure al Qaeda's defeat by Walid Phares

Next step: undermining Resolution 1701 by Michael Young

RFE/RLRussia: Medvedev’s "Liberal" Views Up For Inspection In Berlin

The Other Enemy - Ralph Peters, Armed Forces Journal Can we win in Afghanistan?

Iraqi Force Development 2008 - Cordesman and Mausner, CSIS

‘Radical pragmatism’ and the Jordanian option, MESH

Iran: The Media and the Conservatives' Power Struggle | Stratfor

ABCNEWS: Clinton Will Drop Out of Presidential Race

Scheuer - Rumors of al-Qaeda’s Death May Be Highly Exaggerated

Guardian Obama resists Clinton pressure for joint ticket

Defeated rival to bow out of campaign, but push continues to include her in vice president role

Middle of where? Brian Whitaker: The Middle East may be a crucially important region politically and economically, but try getting your hands on a decent definition of it

Hard core of Clinton's fans threaten to resist Obama

A moment of history and hope

Editorial: Thousands of black Americans still alive today can easily remember the time when no one of their race could cast a vote in a presidential election

Obama is Europe's dream candidate, but we may have to settle for McSame Timothy Garton Ash: We'd like the Democratic victor in charge but must still prepare for a hawkish McCain presidency, and advance our own agenda

Financial Times An Obama-Clinton dream ticket? If Mr Obama takes his disappointed rival on to the ticket, he will look weak; if he does not, he will offend her supporters. The second is the lesser evil

Clinton to quit after intense pressure

Following intense pressure from senior supporters, Hillary Clinton’s campaign confirmed she would concede the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama on Saturday

Obama’s task Gideon Rachman’s blog: This election should be a shoo-in for the Democratic party - but the polls suggest otherwise. Should we believe them?

Rivals adopt tough stance on Tehran Barack Obama began his first full day as the Democratic party’s presumptive presidential nominee by emphasising the option of using military force against Iran and calling on Israel to maintain Jerusalem as its undivided capital – despite ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians

View from Europe: Europe pins its hopes on Obama Oxford University’s Timothy Garton Ash on the prospects for US relations with Europe

Gideon Rachman on the next steps for Obama The Democratic nominee must turn his attention to Republican rival John McCain

Bernanke and the dollar The last thing any central bank should do is comment on currencies. Mr Bernanke’s comments were seen as heralding no further rate cuts

America the Breakup Artist By: Juan Gabriel Tokatlian | The Christian Science Monitor Sovereignty and territorial integrity are sacred concepts to every nation. Without them, the basis for international relations crumbles. That's why it's so troubling that the United States is in effect stimulating a partition movement across the globe.

IHT Roger Cohen: Energy lessons Countries do get rebranded. Energy is the new Brazilian brand

German government backs enhanced surveillance Despite strong criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Wednesday to give police forces greater powers to monitor homes, phones and private computers.

At food crisis talks, menu is rich with politics It was supposed to be an emergency conference on food shortages, climate change and energy. But the powerful politicians from all over the world spoke mostly about economics and politics.

WP Father of Pakistan's Bomb Stands Defiant Khan, Speaking Out From House Arrest, Insists Government Officials Had Role in Proliferation

Can US and Iraq Have a Long-Term Relationship? - Mohammad, Iraq the Model

Obama And Iraq - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish

Ahmadinejad's Past Tells it All - Olivier Guitta, Middle East Times opinion

WSJ It's Time to Talk to Syria
By John Kerry and Chuck Hagel Our policy has isolated us, not Damascus.

Obama's Vice President
He can't appear to be bullied by the House of Clinton.

Lincoln's Rule: Organization Matters
By Karl Rove Public interest will pick up with a bang in August. The candidates need to be ready.

The Buck Stops Where?
Bernanke discovers he and the world have a dollar problem.

Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
By Pete Hegseth The would-be commander in chief has no firsthand knowledge of what's going on.

LA Times Analysis: Obama vs. McCain, by the map

Obama the naive By John R. Bolton His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies

Time Clinton's Exit: A Post-Mortem

Salon We are all appeasers now The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that.
By Gary Kamiya

Commentary: Rainbow -- or Guns of August? By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- Iran’s president renews his death threats against Israel -- but finds himself in hot water at home. His would-be successor speaks softly, but can he change the mullahs’ nuclear ambitions? The Israelis don’t think so.

BBC Saudis launch Islamic unity drive Saudi Arabia's king urges Muslims to speak with one voice ahead of a planned interfaith dialogue with Jews and Christians.

H2 Ian Lesser GMF Turkey's Travails: Outlook and Strategic Consequences The possible implications of Turkey's current political crisis for Turkey's society and its foreign policy

Liberation: Dost ülke Türkiye'den düşman yaptık

Babacan Cheney ve Rice'la Görüşecek

Şahin Alpay Elbette ki Barack Husein Obama!

POLITICS-IRAQ: Possible Deal on Kirkuk Could Be a Stabiliser

Kongre üyeleri operasyonları sordu

Turkey's changing landscape under the AKP Jane's

Babacan’dan ‘dikkatli’ açıklama

Ankara weighing challenges of probable Obama period

OECD singles out closure case

Amerikalı bakanlardan Türkiye'ye takdir

Turkey, Azerbaijan to step up energy cooperation

Abkhazia cool to Turkish mediation in dispute with Georgia

FT Turkish central bank raises inflation target Turkey’s central bank has sharply raised its inflation targets for the next three years as energy and commodity prices continue to climb, in a move that one economist said could be the start of a trend among central banks

LEX COLUMN: Playing chicken Has Turkey thrown in the towel?

Turkey's Inflation Target Is Raised
Wall Street Journal

Turkey Revises Next Year's Inflation Target to 7.5% From 4%
Bloomberg

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE EMBODIES TURKEY’S GROWING TECHNOLOGICAL SOPHISTICATION. Eurasia Daily Monitor

Freeing Jerusalem: Turkey and the Lebanese Hizbullah (Terrorism Focus - June 3, 2008)

Head scarf ruling looms in Turkey

A Balm in Cyprus? - Viola Herms Drath, Washington Times opinion

TURKEY: DAM PROJECT FOSTERS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DEBATE EurasiaNet

Doğal Gaz: Ankara ve Bakü'den İşbirliği Sözü

Üskül: Türban kararında AİHM haklı

Türkiye'nin doğalgaz sıkıntısını Azerbaycan çözecek

US State Department says Turkey can play key role in Iranian ...

[HABER ANALİZ] Japonlar neden Türkiye'ye "Fransız" kalıyor?

Turkey: Religious Officials Criticized For Stance On Women
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit

Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national

Turks and Kurds [2]: We need more than good faith by ABDÜLBAKİ ERDOĞMUŞ

Cevdet Aşkın CHP tehlikenin farkında, Baykal'dan Kürtlere zeytin dalı

New York Times�ta tam sayfa Kürt ilanı

Kurdish People Make Call for Tourism Boycott of Turkey!

Kurdistan's real estate sector worth nearly $10b

$4.5 billion development planned for Erbil United Press International

El Kaide�de Rus bombacı

Bir skandal daha!

Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık

Dismantling myths in the Cyprus peace process Alkan CHAGLAR

UN Secretary-General Welcomes Cyprus Commitment Towards Political Settlement

Aliyev'den Erdoğan'a jest: Türk vatandaşına vize yok

French, Cypriot maneuvre angers Ankara

AB, Türkiye olmadan sorunlarını çözemez

Tarihi dostluğun neticelerini alacağız

‘İngiltere’den izahat isteyecek’

Babacan: Court ruling on closure case will not be challenged

Semih İdiz Japonya ile ilişkiler Türk-AB ilişkilerine bakıyor

Japonya’da ilk Türk cumhurbaşkanı

SOLİ ÖZEL Siyah aday

İstediğimiz kadar gaz

Gül'den 3B stratejisi

AİHM’ye AKP’den destek

Eser Karakaş Japonya'ya bu düzeyde ilk ziyaret

Sami Kohen ABD’de “değişim”in ilk işareti

Putin, Erdoğan'ı Rusya'ya davet etti

İki ayrı devlet tek millet

Babacan ‘Müslüman’ın sorunlarını’ yineledi

Birlik mesajı

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Are Turkey dark horses for Euro success?

YouTube officials: We are ready to cooperate with Turkey

Türkiye Kyoto’yu imzalıyor ve artık her şey değişiyor!

Turkey moves five places up in FIFA rankings

Kamhi kıl payı kurtulmuş!

Çarşı'nın yerini ülkücüler mi alıyor? Beşiktaş tribünlerinde savaş rüzgarları yaklaşıyor

Diyanet'ten çok eşe yeni yorum

Dink'in avukatı: Görüntülerdeki kişiler bulunursa gladyonun İstanbul ayağı çözülür

Türban takmayan eşine boşanma davası açtı

'Türkiye fuhuş amaçlı insan kaçırılan ülke'

Survey: Turkish women victims of workplace abuse

Eyvah kene korkusu Akdeniz’e sıçradı!

Youtube'dan açıklama

Suyu sınırda olan 34 il

Jandarma'yı bozan karar

Sportingbet to stay in Turkey despite jailings

İnsan kaçakçılığıyla mücadele artırılsın

Love for the Ottomans and Turkey lives on in Kolkata, India

5 Haziran 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 Gözler Anayasa Mahkemesi'nde

Anayasa Mahkemesi 'başörtüsü' kararı için toplandı

Kritik dava başlıyorKapatma davasını da etkileyecek olan türbanla ilgili anayasa değişikliği bugün görüşülüyor

‘İzleme’ye Yargıtay freni: Hukuk devletinde olmaz

Şahin: Karar MİT ve Emniyeti de kapsamalı

Diyanet’ten Van kriterler...

Vakit muhabiri: Sav’ı teybe kaydetmedim

Darbe girişimini ispatlayacağım

Büyükanıt'tan önemli açıklamalar

Öğretmen-imam karşılaştırması toplum içinde çatışma yaratır

Yargıtay tek kararla dinlemeye dur dedi

Telekomünikasyon Kurumu: Tüm iletişim dinlenemez

Yargıtay: Jandarma tüm Türkiye'yi izleyemez

• Polis müdürlerini isyan ettiren CHP...

TRT’de yenilik mi, borazancılık mı?

CHP, dinleme iddiaları için 'soruşturma' istiyor

'Önder Sav CHP'ye oy kaybettirecek'

Raporla kanıtlanan korkunç gerçek

Savcı, Vakit’i dinledi

Yargıtay kulak çekti

Darbe günlüğü beraatine itiraz

Dinlemeye yasal itiraz

‘Hrant’tan sonra yeni hedef Baskın Oran’

Bombacıya para nereden geliyor?

Ergenekon'da bir gözaltı kararı daha

Yargıtay jandarmanın iznini iptal etti

Wiretapping intrigue may hinder passage of electronic communications bill

Ball in high judiciary's court for coup diaries case

Siyasette Kanaltürk savaşı

Baykal'dan "ayaküstü açıklamalardan kaçınma" uyarısı

Özkan: Ahlaksız gazetecilik

Genel izlemeye iptal

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

Cengiz Çandar Türkiye ve Ortadoğu: Üç yanlış üzerine

Ahmet Taşgetiren Varsın sonrası tufan olsun!

Ruşen - Çakır Kim daha az kim daha çok kaybedecek?

Taha Akyol İslam nereye?

Fikret Bila Bardakoğlu’nun verdiği mesajlar

Hasan Cemal Türkiye’deki Rus’çuları, Çin’cileri iyi izleyin!

Murat Yetkin Davayı türban paketi açtırdı

İsmet Berkan Abdullah Gül’le Japonya’da

[Yorum - M. Şükrü Hanioğlu] Mahalle baskısı ve erken Cumhuriyet ideolojisi-1

Fehmi Koru Önder Sav değil, istifasını isteyenler istifa etsin

My adventure with cell phones

Taha Kıvanç

Şamil Tayyar

İsmail Küçükkaya Asker gözüyle “belirsizlikler içindeki gelecek”

Ne olacak bu CHP’nin hâli?
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Ali BayramoğluCüret, küstahlık, skandal…

Yasemin Çongar Kapatma davası ve bir tür Türk’ün dünyalılık sancısı

Serdar Turgut Tarikat korkusu

MAHMUT ÖVÜR CHP sola mı dönüyor?

Religion? Yes, let's mind our own business Burak BEKDİL

Ertuğrul Özkök Allah iyi midir, kötü müdür

Ahmet Hakan Ayıptır ayıp

M Ali Birand CHP bu yanlışları düzeltip, özür dilemeli...

Cüneyt Ülsever Sabah-ATV kredisi

Enis Berberoğlu

Oktay Ekşi Anlayın artık

Özdemir İnce

Mehmet Y Yılmaz

Mümtazer Türköne Laiklik neden bu kadar çok tartışılıyor?

Şükrü Küçükşahin Sav’ın gölgesindeki CHP

Andrew Finkel Is it really about class?

Baskın Oran’a ölüm tehdidi

AKP, savunmayı haftaya verecek

Hoşa gitsin, gitmesin mahkemeye uyarız

Tamer Korkmaz “Aslanlar Gibi Görevinin Başında” ya da “Yaşasın Pişkinler!”

Sabahattin Önkibar Önder Sav'ın CHP'ye maliyeti...

Ömer Lütfi Mete Birbirine çat uyu

Okay Gönensin

Ali Babacan ve Hasan Cemal

Oray Eğin Paranoyanın sorumluluğu kimde?

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAK Asya yüzyılı

ENGİN ARDIÇ Nevzat Tandoğan televizyonculuk da yapar

ERGUN BABAHAN Sav istifa etmez

Mustafa Erdoğan Çoğunluğun din özgürlüğü sorunu yok mu?

EMRE AKÖZ'Kara sayfa' endişesi

Umur TaluBöyle başa böyle kulak

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAK AİHM'nin son kararı

MEHMET BARLAS Her uçanı yakalamak için neleri yere atabiliriz?

MAHMUT ÖVÜR CHP sola mı dönüyor?

YAVUZ DONATBaloda bile "asık suratlı Ankara"

Mehmet Altan Gelelim esas gündeme

Mehmet Tezkan

CHP’den Erdoğan için Yüce Divan önergesi

Ekonomi

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Oynak enflasyon hedefi

Ercan Kumcu Enflasyonla mücadelede bir başka başlangıç

Asaf Savaş Akat

Konumuz enflasyon

Ergin Yıldızoğlu Petrol Piyasalarında Kriz ve Köpük

Bundan sonra kim inanır Merkez Bankası’na

8 gün önce ‘revizyon yok’ denmişti

Erdal Sağlam IMF anlaşması olmadan bu hedefler tutmaz

Güngör Uras TÜFE’ye göre gıda fiyatları bir yılda yüzde 15.6 arttı

Seyfettin Gürsel Enflasyon hedeflerinde acil revizyon

Vahap Munyar Enflasyon dünyada yükseliyor, biz temkinli patikada yürüyoruz

‘Mikro’da, ‘makro’da güven şart...
KORKMAZ İLKORUR

‘Enflasyon kışın düşebilir’

OECD says Turkey will grow 4 percent in 2008

Ekonomi teorisine katkı
MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ

Deniz Gökçe Gıda fiyatları enflasyonu yükseltiyor!

Ali Tezel İstihdam paketi işverenleri de sevindirmeyecek

Bilal Çetin

Ekonomi tehlikeli virajda...

Turkey aims 2008 tourism revenues of $20 bln

Tarımsal üretimde verimlilik atılımının tam zamanı

Think gas prices are high? Try $11 in Turkey The Associated Press

Ex-Obama Fund-Raiser Is Convicted of Fraud

William Odom, U.S. Security Director, Dies at 75

H5 Washington Post Clinton Pullout Likely Saturday Endorsement of Obama, Bid for VP Slot Seen

Father of Pakistan's Bomb Stands Defiant Khan, Speaking Out From House Arrest, Insists Government Officials Had Role in Proliferation

Pushing Bush to Attack Iran By Dan Froomkin

Editorial Exit, Sort of, Sen. Clinton

She made many mistakes -- but also won many votes.

Editorial History Calls Barack Obama's landmark nomination by the Democratic Party will have been well earned.

A Victor on His Heels By David S. Broder, Choosing his own VP candidate would be a good show of strength for Obama, who has faded down the stretch.

Overseas, Excitement Over Obama

In Presumptive Nominee, Many See Chance for New Direction and New Attitude

Democratic Primary Boosts U.S. Image For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory was a moment to admire the United States, at a time when the nation's image abroad has been seriously damaged.

The Gas Prices We Deserve

By George F. Will, The Saudis aren't the only ones refusing to pump more oil.

Climate Bill's Dress Rehearsal

Steven Mufson | It would be the most important piece of energy legislation ever, if it had a chance of becoming law.

PostGlobal Al-Qaeda – the United States' Invisible Foe

Al-Qaeda's the Victor, Not US

US Defeat of al-Qaeda Just a Fantasy

Clinton's Stingy Concession

By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A19

Hillary Clinton talked her way out of the vice presidency on Tuesday night.

Playing for the No. 2 Spot

By Robert D. Novak, Talking about an unlikely dream ticket further slows the party unification process.

'She Could Accept Losing. She Could Not Accept Quitting.'

Former Obama Fundraiser Convicted of Corruption

McCain Proposes 10 Joint Forums

Reining In the Kings of Tort

By David Ignatius, Greed and lawlessness by the plaintiffs' bar.

From Terror to Hunger

Robert Mugabe turns from beating the people of Zimbabwe to starving them

H6 Guardian Hillary Clinton set to end presidential campaign Her exit arrived after signs of rising frustration from Democratic members of Congress

Memo to central banks: stop cutting interest rates Paris-based club of the world's 31 wealthiest nations warns of the inflationary perils from surging food and oil prices

Obama resists Clinton pressure for joint ticket Defeated rival to bow out of campaign, but push continues to include her in vice president role

Middle of where? Brian Whitaker: The Middle East may be a crucially important region politically and economically, but try getting your hands on a decent definition of it

Hard core of Clinton's fans threaten to resist Obama

A moment of history and hope

Editorial: Thousands of black Americans still alive today can easily remember the time when no one of their race could cast a vote in a presidential election

Obama is Europe's dream candidate, but we may have to settle for McSame Timothy Garton Ash: We'd like the Democratic victor in charge but must still prepare for a hawkish McCain presidency, and advance our own agenda

How Hillary Clinton turned an air of certainty into a losing run

US elections: The transformation of Barack Obama Michael Tomasky

Obama victory celebrates civil rights journey that began with freedom rides

The biofuel solution Tim Watkin: Global food shortages have made biofuels unpopular, but it remains an open question whether they do more harm than good

Standing firm Daniel Johnson: There's nothing rightwing or imperialist about defending our values - and arguing that they should apply universally

Food crisis: stop digging! John Hilary: Free market economics are the problem, not the solution. They have exposed poor countries to the full force of the food crisis

Game over, game on Gary Younge: US election 2008: John McCain is a fearsome opponent. Barack Obama has the nomination wrapped up, but the real fight is just beginning

We must talk to the enemy Peter Hain: Northern Ireland offers a model for peace that can help other regions still locked in bitter conflict

The mirage of meritocracy has sold our children short Jenni Russell: Despite the promise of equality of opportunity, social mobility has come to a halt and a generation has been left stranded

A mania for tax cuts at any cost defies public opinion Seumas Milne: The political class wants a smaller state and clings to a free-market model that is falling apart. Who is listening to the voters?

Developer with ties to Obama convicted in Chicago

Mecca talks stress religious tolerance

More than 500 delegates from around the world gather in the Islamic holy city to foster better relations

Hamas must be included in Middle East talks, says Hain Veto on discussions is crippling the Middle East peace process, claims former cabinet minister

H7 Commentary: Rainbow -- or Guns of August? By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE (UPI) -- Iran’s president renews his death threats against Israel -- but finds himself in hot water at home. His would-be successor speaks softly, but can he change the mullahs’ nuclear ambitions? The Israelis don’t think so.

BBC Saudis launch Islamic unity drive Saudi Arabia's king urges Muslims to speak with one voice ahead of a planned interfaith dialogue with Jews and Christians.

Can US and Iraq Have a Long-Term Relationship? - Mohammad, Iraq the Model

Obama And Iraq - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish

Ahmadinejad's Past Tells it All - Olivier Guitta, Middle East Times opinion

What Might Have Been in Iraq By: Peter F. Schaefer | Foreign Policy Had the Bush administration officials simply replaced the word “Japan” with the word “Iraq” in a secret memo from 1943, the course of the war might have been vastly different

Repression, the Arab States Foul Habit By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star The Egyptian Parliament's decision last week to extend emergency rule for another two years, including sweeping powers to detain citizens indefinitely, reflects an exaggerated reliance on heavy-handed police methods to govern and keep the peace.

MET In an editorial, the paper says while the West slept, militant Islam has been working overtime in Africa, building bridges, and claiming hearts and minds largely abandoned by the West.

An Iranian voice in the wilderness
The anti-Iran Mujahideen-e-Khalq maintains an armed wing and numerous front organizations, but it derives its greatest strength from the slick lobbying and propaganda machine it operates in the United States and Europe. All the same, the banned organization's influence is often overstated.

Sudan's Interlocking Crises - Stephanie Hanson, CFR

Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent: Iraqi Parliamentarians Denounce The Bush-Maliki Permanent-Occupation Deal

Is Obama Like Ike? Lessons from Eisenhower for Iraq By: Alan W. Dowd | World Politics Review
Can the bold, young senator from Illinois deliver on his Ike-like promise to end the war in Iraq? And just as important, can he end the war in such a manner that, like Eisenhower's efforts on the Korean peninsula, the postwar situation is an improvement rather than a setback for U.S. interests and international standing?

Iran's untapped resources
Sanctions-hit Iran sits on some of the world's biggest reserves of oil and gas, yet imports much of its gasoline supplies. Energy companies shun involvement in the country's vast offshore South Pars gas field, wary of domestic and regional instability. The benefits that would come from a better relationship between Tehran and the West are clear. - Andrew Bishop

H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq

Differences Between US, Iraq on Security Treaty Outlined - UK Arabic Paper

Syria "Willing" to Hold Direct Talks With Israel - President Al- Asad

Arabic Editorial Critical of Proposed US-Iraqi Security Agreement

Iran: US - Iraq security deal aims to enslave Iraqis

Approval of US-Iraq Agreement "Disgrace" for Shi'I Government - Paper

Iraq Says Likely to Miss Deadline for US Pact

Iraqi Foreign Ministry Speaks of "Unauthorized" Spokesmen; Other Update 3 June

Syrian President Reported Lebanon Visit Could Not Be Confirmed - Al- Manar TV

Shakeups in the Egyptian MB - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark

Lethal Explosion Hits Shiite District of Baghdad - Andrew Kramer, New York Times

US Tells Syria Not to Restrict UN Probe

H9 Ha’aretz – Obama tells AIPAC: Jerusalem will remain Israel's undivided capital Abbas blasts Obama's speech, saying Palestinians will not accept a state without Jerusalem as its capital

Rosner's Domain / It's Obama's good intentions for Israel that AIPAC fears Obama is smarter than the electorate, and it is doubtful he will carry out all of his fanciful promises

Approaching an Iranian winter Ari Shavit There is a real possibility that President George W. Bush will end his woeful second and final term of office with a bang, not a whimper.

Americans want talks with Iranian leadership (WTR)

Iran issue dominates PM's talks with Bush in D.C.

Olmert: Fewer question marks as to U.S. plans to confront Iran Premier meets U.S. President in Oval Office; Bush to Olmert: 'Existential' Iran threat must be taken seriously

Olmert to AIPAC: We must stop Iran threat by all possible means

Al Qaida No. 2 slams Egypt for sealing border to Palestinians Ayman al-Zawahri releases audio tape on anniversary of Six-Day War; slams Mubarak as 'traitor'

Moshe Arens: A truce in Gaza means victory for the terrorists

A campaign like no other The millions of voters who stand behind Barack Obama have turned his campaign into something without parallel in U.S. history

Palestinian negotiator: Only miracle can bring peace by year's end

Barak: Hizbullah Setting Up Fortified Positions Along Border -

Jerusalem Post Olmert: Fewer questions remain on US stance on Iran Following meeting with President Bush, PM tells reporters that "real strides" are being made every day to deal with the problem.

US intel chief to consult with IDF

US official McConnel to make rare visit to Israel amid reports that Bush considering action on Iran.

Obama vs. McCain on the ME

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Analysis: For Israel, it's also Kurtzer vs Lieberman By HERB KEINON This country's lukewarm embrace of Obama is not about race or religion; it's about policy.

Hillary must quit

If she does it right, she'll position herself as next-in-line to lead Dems.

Britain vs. Islamism

Britain appears to be recognizing the menace radical Islam presents.

Mofaz's plan to conquer Kadima

He wisely chose to kick off his campaign in the Golan.

Abbas calls for dialogue with Hamas Move comes after previous insistence only to talk with the group if they give up control of Gaza.

Syria-Israel talks to be held on 'regular' basis

Yedioth Ahronoth

Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine

Obama pledges support for Israel Barack Obama gives Israel strong backing in his first foreign policy speech since declaring victory in Democratic campaign

Lessons from the Israeli Experience - Jonathan Tucker, COIN Central

Winning Counterinsurgency War: The Israeli Experience - Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror (ICA/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

Obama Wins Coveted Hamas Un-endorsement with AIPAC Speech

Israeli Shift to Private Security Draws Fire By: Tobias Buckin | Financial Times
The Israeli government says the change benefits everyone. Palestinian civilians, it claims, receive better, more professional treatment from the more experienced private contractors than from jumpy 19-year-old conscripted soldiers.

NATAN SHARANSKY IN WASHINGTON

Bush Talks With Israeli Author Before Meeting With Olmert

Israeli Settlements Seen Subverting Peace Talks By: David R. Sands | The Washington Times
Top Palestinian negotiators complained Tuesday that continuing Israeli settlement construction on contested land was undermining chances of a peace deal this year, even as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the Bush administration still hoped to nail down at least the outlines of a peace deal before Mr. Bush leaves office in January

Israel and Syria - Washington Times editorial

Palestinian Urges EU to Snub Israel - Isabel Kershner, New York Times

Rice: U.S.-Israel Alliance Based on Kinship

Syrian-Israeli Negotiations
Asharq Alawsat By Huda al Husseini

Abbas: Renew Dialogue with Hamas - Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press

Al-Qaida's No.2 Urges Holy War over Gaza Strip - Associated Press

Hamas unendorses Obama after speech to pro-Israel lobby

H10 Christian Science Monitor

ASIA

The Other Enemy - Ralph Peters, Armed Forces Journal Can we win in Afghanistan?

Preparing for the Next Korean War - Christopher Griffen, Armed Forces Journal

A New Course for Pakistan - Barton, Samdani, and von Hippel, CSIS

India Sharply Raises Fuel Prices Unpopular Move Follows Heavy Losses at State-Run Oil Firms

NATO Commander to Revive Pakistan Talks –

For China, an opportunity in crisis
One way for China to prove it is a new kind of superpower is to do something that goes beyond simply rebuilding its quake-devastated Sichuan province. In the crumbled city of Wenchuan, China could make a virtue out of necessity and, with outside assistance, leapfrog existing technologies to create a new kind of city. - Emanuel Pastreich and John Feffer

Routing the Taliban - New York Times slideshow

Changes Aimed at Clipping Musharraf’s Power - Jane Perlez, New York Times

After the CMI: The Future of Asian Monetary Policy and China's Role
IWEP
This 31-page Chinese paper reviews the development of the Chiang Mai Initiative and its potential benefits

Asia's Economic Transformation: India's Role in an Emerging International Order
IPCS This 4-page Indian issue brief addresses the implications of Asia's economic transformation for the international order and India's role in it

Changing Paradigm of Of Indo-Japan Relations: Opportunities and Challlenges
ICRIER
A 38-page Indian working paper assessing the future development of Indo-Japan relations

Danish Embassy Blast: Pakistan Writer Says Violence to Bolster West's Agenda

Kevin Rudd to Drive Asian Union - Matthew Franklin, The Australian

H11 IHT Roger Cohen: Energy lessons Countries do get rebranded. Energy is the new Brazilian brand

German government backs enhanced surveillance Despite strong criticism, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government agreed Wednesday to give police forces greater powers to monitor homes, phones and private computers.

At food crisis talks, menu is rich with politics It was supposed to be an emergency conference on food shortages, climate change and energy. But the powerful politicians from all over the world spoke mostly about economics and politics.

The boom in private giving

By CAROL C. ADELMAN

Private financial flows from donor nations account for over 75 percent of the industrialized world's economic dealings with poor countries

Why assassination talk is taboo

By PRISCILLA JOHNSON MCMILLAN There is a web of associations in the mind and emotions of an assassin that leads him toward his victim.

EUROPE European press review

Press Briefing By National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Trip to Europe

The Union for the Mediterranean: A View from Southern Europe IAI A 13-page Italian perspective on the French proposal to promote a Mediterranean Union

Walker's World: A NATO test for Bush By MARTIN WALKER (UPI) -- After NATO demands that Russian troops withdraw, President Bush's forthcoming European tour could be dominated by the looming crisis over Georgia.

Romania and Bulgaria must act now to end the corruption at its heart

NATO's Global Aspirations DGAP A 7-page German paper on the debate over the enlargement of NATO

Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland

Kosovo Mission Awaiting Word on Power Handover - Fatos Bytyci, Reuters

Denmark Loses Tolerance By: Jakob Illeborg | The Guardian
The reaction to this week's attack in Islamabad shows how far Denmark has moved from the liberal values it was once proud of.

Why Spain Lectures Others on Immigration By: Soeren Kern | Strategic Studies Group
Spain's rhetoric against Italy's immigration policies cover the fear that the immigrants expelled from the latter will cross its borders instead

Fishermen clash with police at EU

Police clash with fishermen protesting against the high cost of fuel outside EU headquarters in Brussels

H12 RFE/RLRussia: Medvedev’s "Liberal" Views Up For Inspection In Berlin Dmitry Medvedev’s first visit to the West since his inauguration as president in May will last barely eight hours. The Russian leader is scheduled to hold talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Horst Koehler, and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on June 5 before returning to Moscow in the evening.

Gvosdev The Future of Russia-EU Relations?

Moscow's Fig Leaf By: Mark Leonard | The Moscow Times
The West could be sleepwalking into a war on the European continent. Georgia, which burst into view with a moving display of democratic ambition during the Rose Revolution of 2003, is teetering on the brink of war with Russia over the separatist Georgian enclave of Abkhazia

EDM EUROAPPEASEMENT: THE EU’S ANSWER TO RUSSIA’S ASSAULT ON GEORGIA

- POLL SHOWS RUSSIANS CONFIDENT ABOUT PRESENT, LESS SO ABOUT FUTURE

- WILL TYMOSHENKO OBEY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL?

Russia to Stall Pull-Out of Fleet From Ukraine's Crimea - Website

The Rise of Jihadism in Russia - Dimitri Shilapentokh, Armed Forces Journal

Google News Azerbaijan

Russia under Medvedev DGAP
A 3-page German article evaluating the likely nature of Medvedev's presidency of Russia

NATO Chief Demands Russia Withdraw Extra Troops From Abkhazia By: Ed Johnson and Helena Bedwell | Bloomberg News
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer demanded Russia withdraw hundreds of military personnel from the separatist region of Abkhazia, saying the deployment breaches Georgia's sovereignty.

H13 The Times

Wall Street Journal Clinton Unlikely as No. 2 Hillary Clinton, who refused to concede after Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination, will do so Saturday, two top advisers said. Obama assembled a three-person team to lead his search for a running mate, but close advisers signaled an Obama-Clinton ticket was highly unlikely

It's Time to Talk to Syria
By John Kerry and Chuck Hagel
Our policy has isolated us, not Damascus.

Obama's Vice President
He can't appear to be bullied by the House of Clinton.

Lincoln's Rule: Organization Matters
By Karl Rove Public interest will pick up with a bang in August. The candidates need to be ready.

The Buck Stops Where?
Bernanke discovers he and the world have a dollar problem.

Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
By Pete Hegseth The would-be commander in chief has no firsthand knowledge of what's going on.

Obama's 'Identity' Beat Hillary's 'Identity' By Daniel Henninger
Wonder Land: Identity-based politics devours Hillary's run.

Clash Shaped Microsoft Shift Bill Gates will fully step aside from management at Microsoft this month, ending a long-time partnership with his right-hand man of 25 years, Steve Ballmer. If the transition goes smoothly, it will be largely because a clash eight years ago forced the two men to grapple with whether Gates can let his friend run the company unencumbered.

Bridging the Fulda Skills Gap
By Steve Ballmer Business Europe: East Europe needs more IT professionals.

Free the Farmers
By Rod Hunter Human creativity is the 'ultimate resource.'

Getting Doha Right
By Kamal Nath We can't panic our way into a bad deal.

'Credit recession' may last more than two years, experts say

H14 Financial Times An Obama-Clinton dream ticket? If Mr Obama takes his disappointed rival on to the ticket, he will look weak; if he does not, he will offend her supporters. The second is the lesser evil

Clinton to quit after intense pressure

Following intense pressure from senior supporters, Hillary Clinton’s campaign confirmed she would concede the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama on Saturday

Obama’s task Gideon Rachman’s blog: This election should be a shoo-in for the Democratic party - but the polls suggest otherwise. Should we believe them?

Rivals adopt tough stance on Tehran

Barack Obama began his first full day as the Democratic party’s presumptive presidential nominee by emphasising the option of using military force against Iran and calling on Israel to maintain Jerusalem as its undivided capital – despite ongoing peace talks with the Palestinians

View from Europe: Europe pins its hopes on Obama Oxford University’s Timothy Garton Ash on the prospects for US relations with Europe

Gideon Rachman on the next steps for Obama The Democratic nominee must turn his attention to Republican rival John McCain

Bernanke and the dollar The last thing any central bank should do is comment on currencies. Mr Bernanke’s comments were seen as heralding no further rate cuts

WORLD NEWS: Iraq's new business class fears US exit

BP falling out with its Russian partners Legal issues at the Brit­ish com­pany’s joint ven­ture could have serious implications for its future

Europe must end Roma violence

It would be bad news for Europe if Italy’s approach towards the Roma, of exclusion and expulsion, became the standard, write Emma Bonino, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Andre Wilkens

Zapatero urges unity on energy in Europe The Spanish prime minister backs away from his defence of national energy champions, saying in an FT interview that he supports greater power sector co-operation across Europe

Obama makes pitch to ‘Reagan Democrats’ It was no accident that, even before he mentioned their differences on the war in Iraq in his victory speech in Minnesota, Barack Obama took aim at John McCain’s ability to tackle the sagging economy

US productivity gains help offset energy burden US productivity accelerated in the first quarter of this year, according to revised government data published on Wednesday, a trend which could help companies offset the inflationary burden of rising energy costs

Rich nations attacked over biofuels

Rich countries came under attack at the United Nations food summit for their biofuel subsidies and production targets, declining spending on development aid for agriculture and large subsidies to European and US farmers

Rudd leads in China diplomacy

The Australian prime minister has established a middle road between the quiet chat that gets ignored and standing on a soapbox, writes Geoff Dyer

The Panglossian approach to debt

In the best of all possible worlds, covenant-light loans may well allow a company to go through a temporary dip in fortunes and then recover with no permanent harm done. But how can a debt-holder know that this will happen, asks John Gapper

A party pooper’s guide to financial stability Charles Goodhart and Avinash Persaud on incentives

H15 Los Angeles Times

Clinton will end her bid and endorse Obama She made the decision after reaching out to donors and supporters from Congress and unions

Analysis: Obama vs. McCain, by the map

Obama the naive By John R. Bolton His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies

SYRIA: Former U.S. diplomat's 'mission improbable' -- healing rift When former ambassador Derek Shearer first told colleagues he was going to Syria as a speaker on behalf of the State Department, he was sure that even if the authorities didn't shut down his appearances, people would boycott, maybe even hold demonstrations

A critical mass for disarmament

By Joseph Cirincione Change, failure and fear are propelling us toward a world without nuclear weapons

Nuclear denial By Timothy Rieger

Politicizing nuclear policymaking could have devastating results

Obama captivates observers abroad Newspaper front pages and TV newscasts feature photos and footage of 'the political giant slayer,' who is intensely popular across the globe. But not everyone is pleased with all his positions.

Mahmoud Abbas willing to negotiate with rival Hamas

The militant Islamic group is open to talks, which could threaten Israeli and U.S. support for the Palestinian Authority president

EditorialEnd of the road for SUVs? High gas prices are finally steering motorists away from the gas guzzlers. Corporate America, take note.

Did Hillary say 'bring 'em on'?

By ROSA BROOKS

U.S. food policy under fire at summit

Critics blame biofuel production for rising food prices and global hunger. Delegates struggle to reach a compromise at Rome meeting.

H16 American Politics

Newsweek Clinton’s Aides Debate What to Do Next

Clinton will quit and back Obama

Hillary Clinton will formally abandon her presidential bid on Saturday, and back Democratic rival Barack Obama.

Obama has mountain to climb

Obama Vs. McCain: Sharp Differences on Key Issues

Jonathan Freedland / Guardian: Carter tells Obama: don't pick Clinton

CNN: Can Obama afford to say no to Clinton?

Clinton's Vice Presidential Campaign

Obama speaks with Clinton, says party can be united

Obama Campaign Will Use Six Consulting ‘Teams’

Excitement about Obama spreads around the world

realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp

H17 Daily Telegraph Hillary Clinton prepares to concede Reports have emerged that Hillary Clinton would concede defeat and endorse Barack Obama as early as Friday, as her rival proclaimed his status as America's first black presidential nominee an "enormous honour".

Analysis: How Obama beat Clinton

History is made: now the race can begin The race for the White House is the best possible contest: Obama against McCain, youth against age, raw enthusiasm against grizzled experience.

Clinton the last to admit her own death One has to go back to pre-Revolutionary Russia and Rasputin to find a similar stubborn refusal to die in politics, says Simon Heffer

Council snoopers target residents Anti-terror laws used to track emails and phone records.

Britain faces deepest slump since 1990s Recession looms because Government has left itself no room to cut taxes.

H18 Independent Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

Ali Allawi: This raises huge questions over our independence

Obama turns to healing Democratic rifts after 'extraordinary' nomination All the United States was his stage yesterday as Barack Obama re-scripted 200 years of history by adopting the mantle of the first African American to win the presidential nomination of a major political party

Rupert Cornwell: Obama has inspired a generation...

Obama Vs McCain: the race for the White House

The Big Question: Where did Hillary Clinton go wrong in her campaign to win the Presidency?

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

US Overseas Military Presence in the 21st Century - Michael O'Hanlon, CNAS

US Air Force Force Multipliers - Eaglen and Mahaney, Heritage Foundation

A Conversation with Colonel H.R. McMaster

New-age armament more dangerous than Cold War? -- A group of German security and peace researchers warns that current armament tendencies may pose greater threats to the world than the Cold War did.

Hybrid Warfare Demands Indirect Approach - Robert Killebrew, Armed Forces Journal

The Counterterrorism Paradox - Brian Burton, Armed Forces Journal

Iraqi Force Development 2008 - Cordesman and Mausner, CSIS

US Foreign Policy & Regime Instability - James Meernik, Strategic Studies Institute

A Jihadi by Any Other Name Smell as Foul? - Raymond Ibrahim, American Thinker

Lessons from the Israeli Experience - Jonathan Tucker, COIN Central

Reading List - Regulating Complex Terrain in Counterinsurgency - CT Lab

NATO's Global Aspirations DGAP
A 7-page German paper on the debate over the enlargement of NATO

A Critical Mass for Disarmament By: Joseph Cirincione | Los Angeles Times Speaking to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on March 26, Sen. John McCain surprised many listeners when he said that "the United States should lead a global effort at nuclear disarmament." It has been a long time since a Republican candidate for president said anything close to this

Has Mexico Descended Into Civil War? By: Malcolm Beith | World Politics Review
More than 4,000 people have been killed in Mexico since the fight against organized crime was launched in December 2006 by President Felipe Calderón. This year, 178 policemen have been killed.

The real consequences when America is at war We may not want to admit it, but the war in Iraq is now primarily about murder.
by Chris Hedges

U.S. Decision to Reactivate the Fourth Fleet a Matter of Concern By: María Daniela Espinoza | El Universal
The decision of the United States Navy to reestablish the Fourth Fleet, after almost 60 years on standby, in order to have a higher profile in Latin America and the Caribbean raised concern in the hemisphere.

Speak Fraternally But Carry a Stick The Economist
Is there a new arms race—or just overdue retooling of South American armies?

Report: U.S. Government Allows Security Forces from Brutal Human Rights Abusing Regimes to Threaten Prisoners at Guantánamo
Source: Center for Constitutional Rights

Cluster Bomb Ban Is a Good Start By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times
Cluster bombs have never been particularly effective in the wars in which they have been used, but "what the hell, we have them, let's use them" attitudes see them deployed against ill-suited targets.

Iraq war creates shortage of night vision gear in US

H20 Slate Is Barack Obama Too Naive To Be President? Not in the post-Cold War world. Fred Kaplan

Hillary Didn't Lose. Barack Won.

An idiosyncratic reading of today's presidential campaign post-mortems.
Jack Shafer

"Evolving" on Iran Has Obama's position changed since the YouTube debate?

Death of a Saleswoman

How Hillary Clinton lost me—and a generation of young voters.
Meghan O'Rourke

The Impact of Household Capital Income on Income Inequality DIW A 26-page German paper analyzing the contribution of capital income to income inequality in a cross-country comparison

SSI Global Climate Change: National Security Implications, edited by Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey.

Carbon bazaar Global market in emissions rights open to abuse

Energy-Cost Issue Boils Over By: David Howell | The Japan Times
Is the green party over? Is the ferocious rise in energy costs worldwide, driven by the soaring price of oil, undermining all the enthusiasm for saving the planet?

DT Food Summit: In an editorial, the paper says that like too many UN conferences, it is questionable whether much of the high-minded talk at the food summit in Rome will translate into action.

Don’t Kill the Green Goose: The Importance of Stimulating and Rewarding Clean Energy Breakthroughs (PDF; 108 KB)
Source: Institute for Policy Innovation

Open borders, global future, Brian K Murphy

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BBC1 to go live on internet

How I fell in love with the President's six brains, by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

WORLD NEWS: Shoe cleaners fail to gain a footing in Germany

Ballmer Talks Future, Yahoo Microsoft chief executive predicts all media consumption will occur over Internet within 10 years.

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