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9 June 2008
  June 09, 2008

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H1 NYT Iraqi Premier Tells Iran Not to Fear U.S. Presence

Energy Scenarios to 2050: Implications for US Energy Security Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell (audio, video)

Der Spiegel A Threat to Global Peace: UN's ElBaradei Speaks of 'Historic Turning Point' in Nuclear Policies

Brother-in-law plotted to topple Syria's Assad?

LA Times New forces fraying US-Saudi oil ties Surging prices, along with a weak dollar and an oil-thirsty Asia, have blunted America's leverage with the key oil producer and helped sour the two nations' relationship

Washington Post At the Tip of Iran's Spear By David Ignatius, Let's try for a moment to put ourselves in the mind of Brig. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Iran Urges Closer Defense Ties With Iraq Tehran Increasingly Uneasy About Baghdad's Proposed Security Pact With U.S.

No Time for 'Nobody Home' By Richard Armitage and Michèle A. Flournoy, The early months of 2009 may well be the most precarious period in recent American history.

Return of the Purple Fingers This Time, Iraq Needs Rules That Put the People Ahead of the Party Bosses By Scott Carpenter and Michael Rubin, This time, Iraq needs rules that put the people ahead of the party bosses.

Clinton Urges Backers to Look to November 'We Will Someday Launch a Woman Into the White House'

Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground By Dan Balz

Financial Times Now it is time for Obama to be more ordinary If he is to reach the White House, the Democratic nominee will need to make his policies – on Iraq, on Iran, on the economy and healthcare – more detailed. He must show a franker recognition of the costs and benefits than he has shown so far, writes Clive Crook

Europe must build an alliance with China Charles Grant weighs a new multilateral order. As proponents of multilateralism, Europeans are best placed to make the case to China for working through international institutions

Maliki allays Iran fears on US presenceWORLD NEWS: Iraq denies it is to be US springboard into Iran The Iraqi prime minister tried to allay Iranian concerns about a possible US-Iraqi treaty that might provide for a long-term US troop presence in Iraq

Bush to press Europe on Iran sanctions The US president will push European leaders to step up financial sanctions against Iran, in what is likely to be his last extended presidential visit to the continent

Newsweek Why It’s Worse Than You Think

For months, economic Pollyannas have looked beyond the dismal headlines and promised a quick recovery in the second half. They're dead wrong

Zakaria: How to Get Back to Growth | Newsweek Voices - Fareed ...

New York Times Clinton Ends Campaign With Clear Call to Elect Obama Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emotional and unequivocal appeal for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama Video and Transcript

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

People vs. Dinosaurs Before dismissing prospects for Israel’s longevity, Iran’s toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource.

Iraqi PM: US-Iraq security pact will not harm Iran

Iraqi PM assures Iran on security Iraq's PM says his country will not be used as a base to attack Iran, reflecting concerns about the US presence there.

Obama's Many Positions on Iran - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard

Obama, McCain Seek to Redraw Electoral Map - Dan Balz, Washington Post

Haaretz Report: Syria foiled attempted coup by Assad's brother-in-law

Short on Ahmadinejad, Long on Buffett - Thomas Friedman, NY Times

Muslim Extremists Turn On Bin Laden - Paul Cruickshank, NYDN

West Is 'Resigned' to Iran Bomb: Israeli Minister

Barack Obama: The winner — Barack Obama will sweep aside John McCain and make history by becoming the first black US president, saysAndrew Sullivan

Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44%

Tom Barnett Scripps Howard U.S. sits pretty in global food trade network

Independent on Sunday Obama or McCain? How will America fare under the 44th commander-in-chief? Fast forward to 2012 to see how the US and the world fares under America's 44th commander-in-chief. Rupert Cornwell, one of the most experienced and eloquent observers of the nation's politics, gazes into the future and delivers his verdict on each man's first term

The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism
Source: The Brookings Institution Full Paper (PDF; 610 KB)

Energy in Danger: Iran, Oil, and the West Source: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Full Document (PDF; 2.5 MB)

Iran and the Problem of Evil - Michael Leeden, Wall Street Journal opinion

Al-Qaeda: The Cracks Begin to Show - Abul Taher, Times of London

Washington Post Bush Is a Lame Duck. Bush-Bashing in Europe Is, Too. By James Forsyth

The Homegrown Young Radicals Of Next-Gen Jihad By Marc Sageman

We are fighting the wrong foe.

'Bush Lied'? If Only It Were That Simple. By Fred Hiatt

A Return to Wooing America

By Jim Hoagland

Helena Cobban Bush SOFA push collapsing

OSC: Iraqi Government Defends Negotiators in SOFA Talks

2 GIs Killed, 18 Wounded; Al-Maliki Tries to Reassure Tehran; Mudarrisi Denounces Security Accord

Guardian Globalisation is good

Peter Mandelson: Brown knows it, and the US must learn it too: our economic welfare depends upon it

Israel tries to downplay Iran attack threat Transportation minister Shaul Mofaz had raised the prospect of an Israeli attack against Tehran

The Observer Democrats in rural strongholds refuse to give backing to Obama The conservative Appalachian heartlands voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton - and will switch to McCain in November

Fear, disillusion and despair: notes from a divided land as peace slips away As millions across Afghanistan suffer the fallout from social and economic collapse, the West is in danger of losing the peace, finds Peter Beaumont

IHT Facing the challenges to come By JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET In 20 years, when the euro will be 30 years old, the world economy's center of gravity will have shifted.

Roger Cohen: The good American and Monsieur Obama By ROGER COHEN Right now, in French eyes, there's a single good American: the Democratic Party nominee, Barack Obama.

Steven A. Cook on Iran's strategy in the Levant

Iran sees oil at $150 a barrel this summer...

The Times Obama has the wind behind him The world is crying out for an idealistic American president — and the Democrat candidate fits the bill

William Rees-Mogg

Iraq want US troops kept in barracks There is mounting pressure from Iraq to get US troops off the streets and consigned to a background role

Bush begins farewell tour of Europe On the agenda this week will be ways to pressure Russia to halt anti-democratic moves and increased internal repression

Sunday Times Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show Terror group’s support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically

Cold recoil as oil goes higher on the boil Yes, Opec is profiting from the soaring prices but the real blame for holding the West over a barrel lies elsewhere

Jerusalem Post Analysis: Mr. Security and Mr. Politics

Why did Mofaz toss his reputation as a dependable ex-general we can count on in times of danger?

Misgivings on the road to Damascus [ JONATHAN TOBIN

Analysis: Out of luck in Gaza

[ YAAKOV KATZ, Hamas's rocket attacks, which have killed 18 since 2007, force Israel's hand.

The anatomy of China’s export growth Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Report (PDF; 269 KB)

Wall Street Journal The Weak-Dollar Threat to World Order
By Judy Shelton Maintaining a stable currency is a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative.

Independent Leading article: A knife-edge vote that rings an alarm bell for Europe

How Different Will the 2008 White House Map Look From '04 and '00?

McClatchy Credit crisis expands, hitting all kinds of consumer loans

Did Pakistan Test a North Korean Bomb?

H2 FT Headscarf ruling puts Erdogan at risk WORLD NEWS: Once unassailable Erdogan slips into precarious position The Turkish prime minister is in a precarious political position after suffering a stinging legal rebuff to one of his most cherished policies

Guardian Families seek redress for Turkish incursions British lawyers seek compensation for deaths and damage inflicted in northern Iraq upon Kurds

ÖMER TAŞPINAR Ankara Kriterleri

Washington and conspiracy theories

Ali H Aslan Babacan'ın nabız turunun ardından

ABD'de konuşulan Türkiye-1

Erdoğan’ın Putin’den farkı yok Michael RubIn

What Is Behind Islamism in Turkey?

NPR Turkey's Foreign Minister on Iraq

AKP olarak hukuk devletine uymalıyız

Turkish jets hit PKK rebel target

Secretary Rice's Remarks WithTurkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan After Their Meeting

Ross Wilson Speaks to Suleyman Demirel University Regarding U.S.-Turkish Bilateral Relations

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army

Losing Turkeyby MARK ALMOND*

AKP muhalifi Genelkurmay’ın daimi konuğu

Eğitimle din arasında kaldılar

The wild, wild East: Turkey’s constitutional crisis by CHRISTOPHER VASILLOPULOS*

Anayasa Mahkemesi iptal değil, ‘intihar kararı’ aldı

MUHAMMED NUREDDİN

Long in diaspora, Armenians return home

Independent Paradise lost: Smyrna 1922, By Giles Milton

Report: Army sets up center to manipulate politics

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

Tuğluk'tan olay yaratacak açıklamalar!

Kurdistan Region Parliament Expresses Concerns over UN Report (Session Roundup)

Kuzey Irak'taki PKK kamplarına gece baskını

Genelkurmay: Zap'taki PKK üssü etkili olarak vuruldu

Iraq Kirkuk proposal on elections debated

Hedefteki PKK elebaşısı kimdi

YUSUF ZİYA CÖMERT

Fatih Çekirge Arıyorsun tepemize bomba yağdırıyorlar

Fill in the GAPs: from Master Plan to action by 2012

Tunceli'de 2 terörist öldürüldü

Cevdet Aşkın

[MONDAY TALK] ‘Constitutional changes necessary to solve chronic problems'

CHP’den Kürt köprüsü

GAP balonu bir kez daha şişirilirken

TRT’de Kürtce pop spor ve magazin

Syrian PM to participate in Turkish-Arab forum

İran ABD’nin Irak’la güvenlik anlaşmasını sessizce kabul etmez

MAHCUB EL ZUVEYRİ

Ali Bulaç Suudilerin yeni yüzü

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

AB Komisyonu: Türkiye AİHM içtihatlarıyla uyumlu olmalı

Cengiz Aktar AB’nin Türkiye politikasının iflâsı

Kadri Gürsel Fransa, Türkiye gerçeğiyle yüz yüze getirilmelidir

Ferai Tınç Kararın hakaret olduğunu kendileri bile söylüyor

STELYO BERBERAKİS
Komşu silahını topraktan çıkarıyor

Swoboda: AK Party closure will be coup against democracy

Memorandum ÖFKESİ

Türkiye Kafkaslar’daki etkinliğini kaybediyor

Rauf Denktaş Bunları bilmeden...

Durmuş Hocaoğlu Türklerin AB sevdâsı, akıl tutulmasıdır

Hüseyin Macit Yusuf Güney Kıbrıs-İngiltere memorandum maskaralığı...

Semih İdiz Japon yatırımcısı ‘Bekle gör’ diyor

Savaş Süzal Meğerse Babacan, Bilderberg'e katılmak için gelmiş

Yunanistan'da 6.5 büyüklüğünde deprem

MUSTAFA ÖZEL Türklerle Japonların farkı ne?

ABD yatırımını Gül’e yaptı

'Örnek' Türkiye hâlâ çalkalanıyor

Moskova, Türkmen ve Azeri gazı için atağa geçti

Long in diaspora, Armenians return home

Ferai Tınç Neden olmasın?

Yaşanarak öğrenilen
HALUK ŞAHİN

Aşırı sağcıdır, ne dese yeridir!

Türkler ile Ruslar aynı durumlarda ne yapar? SUAT TAŞPINAR

'Darbeye karşı çare AB'

Türkiye’ye borçlandı

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Soner Yalçın Gazeteci Ali Kemal’i gizlice nasıl kaçırdık

Avni Özgürel Mahalle baskısı eskiden de vardı...

Seda Sayan başbakanlığa uyar mı?
PERİHAN MAĞDEN

Cezaevleri tıklım tıklım

İlk kez yayınlanan Osmanlı fotoğrafları

Deniz Gökçe Milli Takım ve ulusal rekabet sorunumuz!

Yine Tuzla yine ölüm!

Kur'an kursları, Milli Eğitim'in alternatifi değil

Avukatlar, hakimlik sınavında sınıfta kaldı

Dev nakliye uçağının motoru Türkiye'den

‘Cami içlerine hapsolmayın’

DİYANET İşleri Başkanı Prof.Dr. Ali Bardakoğlu, din adamlarına seslendi

TRT’de şaşırtan Afgan ilgisi

9 Haziran 2008 Basın Özeti

H3 'Kurucu meclis' talebiyle sandık formülü

Böyle gerekçe olmaz

İşte Başbakan'ın kafasındaki formül

Resmi konut mutabakatı

Erdoğan balkona çıkmalı

Prof. Heath Lowry, “Erdoğan, seçim gecesi balkondan yaptığı konuşmayı yeniden yapmalı" dedi

AKP’den Yüksek Mahkeme’nin yetkisini daraltma operasyonu

8. AKP’den Yüksek Mahkeme’nin yetkisini daraltma operasyonu

Gerçek demokrasi, hemen şimdi!

AKP’de ‘hareket’ isteklerine fren

NATO üssüne saldırı planı İşçi Partisi'nden çıktı!

[HABER YORUM] Minarenin şekil kılıfı

AKP’de ibre yeniden anayasa paketine döndü

Tuğluk'tan olay yaratacak açıklamalar!

MHP karara sert çıktı

28 Şubat'taki BÇG'nin yerini Cumhuriyet Çalışma Grubu almış

Yeni BÇG deşifre oldu

Asker-Rektör kumpası

Mahkeme yasal boşluktan kendine yeni görev çıkardı

Senato önerisi

Anayasamızda laikliğin tarifi yok

Ulus yetkisi kullanamazsın

'Askıya alıcı veto' teklifi

İptal herkese

Toptan açılımı ve tepkiler

Yeni Anayasa ve senato önerisi

Yanıtı verilemeyen soru

60 model Meclis'e dönüş

AKP: Tartışalım CHP karşı MHP temkinli DTP ılımlı

Hukukçular: Senatonun zamanlaması yanlış

Köksal Toptan AKP'yi de şaşırttı

AKP ‘senato’ya temkinli

Anayasa değişikliği için uygun ortam yok

"Başörtüsü, Kelime-i Şahadet'le bir değildir"

AKP’lilerde Toptan hayal kırıklığı

AK Parti'yi idam ettiler

Siyasi klonlamaya destek çıkan olmadı

AK Parti mütalaa için ek savunma vermeyecek

Alevilerden Deniz Baykal'a çağrı var

Paşa'nın oğluna kelepçe

Dinci basın tepkisi

Egemenlik milletin değil!

Aydınlardan, 'Türkiye'ye özgürlük' kampanyası

İzlesek yakalanmazdık

Rektörlerden, jandarmaya 'fişleme' ricası

Kararda da intihal

‘Dinleyen kurum da, operatör de suçlu’

Ergenekon’da gizlilik imzası

Önkibar: O çekim parası

AK Parti, senato teklifine mesafeli: Yasama faaliyetini yavaşlatabilir

Senato 19 yıl vardı, verimsiz bulundu

"Toplantıyı AKP'liler istedi"

Menderes’e de ihanet etti

Ergenekon'da 49'uncu tutuklama

Cumhuriyet Ergenekon üssü gibi

Meclis'te yoğun gündem

Turkey seeks a way out of crisis

[CAFE CAPITAL]
‘Constituent assembly’ proposal debated

AKP'nin en yakından takip ettiği kişi: Kanadoğlu

Gözler grup toplantıları ve Toptan’ın çağrısında

Osmanlı’da vardı

AKP: Senatonun olumlu imajı yok

Toptan'ın 'senato kurulsun' önerisi kafa karıştırdı

AK Parti'de Köksal Toptan rahatsızlığı

‘Ahlaksız sözleşme’yi Baykal bizden kaçırdı

Eruygur ve Çevik Paşa yeniden üniforma giyecek

Günün gazete manşetleri için tıklayın

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

SOLİ ÖZEL Rejim krizi

Cengiz Çandar

Ahmet Taşgetiren

Ruşen - Çakır

Taha Akyol İmam ve öğretmen

Fikret Bila Toptan: Taraflı değilim

Anayasa Mahkemesi'Ni eşleştirmek

Nasuhi Güngör Ertuğrul Özkök’ten Ergenekon pazarlığı!

Hasan Cemal

Murat Yetkin CHP’siz diyalog mümkün olmaz

İsmet Berkan Radikal’in çağrısı: Gerçek demokrasi, hemen şimdi! Sessizliğin anlamını çözmeye çalışmak

Fehmi Koru Öfke baldan tatlıdır Judge me, judge me not

Taha Kıvanç Bu süreç herkesi bozacak

Şamil Tayyar İdam, silah ve sille

Demokrasiye konulan son nokta
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Şükrü Küçükşahin Resmi konut mutabakatı

Cevat Öneş: Sorun iktidar değil muhalefet boşluğu

Ali Bayramoğlu

Yasemin Çongar

Ertuğrul Özkök

Karar kimin? Başbakan ne diyecek?
TARHAN ERDEM

Gülay Göktürk Kara bir gün

KÜRŞAT BUMİN Bunun adı 'yargıçlar hükümeti' de değil

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Gerekçe

Eser Karakaş 367 nasıl aşıldıysa bu da aşılır ama...

Serdar Turgut Yandaş medya içi mücadele

Osman Ulagay Yaklaşan hesaplaşmanın bedeli ağır olabilir

Ahmet Hakan Kod adı: Türban-1 Kod adı: Türban-2

M Ali Birand

Cüneyt Ülsever Anayasa Mahkemesi kararı: Şekil mi, esas mı?

Enis Berberoğlu Toptan’ın 2 tercihi

Türkiye’nin dördüncü büyük adamı benim!

Oktay Ekşi Durumun resmi

Tufan Türenç Geçmişten ders alsalardı

Kürşat Bumin Olmuşken 'çok kamaralı' olsun

TAMER KORKMAZ

"Amerikancı Statüko'nun Utanmaz İşbirlikçileri" Hakkında

TAMER KORKMAZ

Sabahattin Önkibar İşte AKP MKYK’sında alınan gizli karar

Mehmet Tezkan Meclis Başkanı AKP’nin sözcüsü mü?

Okay Gönensin Savaşın tasfiyesi

Mehmet Tezkan

Rejim savaşı!

Okay Gönensin

Sistem soruları

Mustafa Mutlu Provokatörler şimdi de ‘Anayasa Mahkemesi üyeleri tutuklansın’ diyor!

Güngör Mengi

Numaracı takımı...

Mensur Akgün Ne AKP ne de DTP kapatılabilir

HAKAN ALBAYRAK

Mustafa Akyol Introducing the Kemalist Revolutionary Tribunal

Serdar Turgut Senato’ya evet

Mustafa Ünal Şimdi ne olacak?

Ömer Lütfi Mete Hakemsiz ülkenin güreşleri

Mehmet Metiner Demokratik itidale çağrı!

Mümtazer Türköne Siyasetin görevi: Türkiye'yi bunalımdan çıkartmak Duty of politics: taking Turkey out of crisis

Bülent Keneş Clear and present coup d’état

[YORUM - DR. DAVUT ŞAHİNER] Hedef polis mi? rejim mi?

İsmail Küçükkaya
Hükümet-asker ekseninde “ekonomik güvenlik”

İhsan Dağı When will the bureaucratic sultanate of Ankara be abolished?

[Yorum - Dr. Ümit Kardaş] Avrupa hukuku açısından telefon dinlemenin analizi

[Yorum - Etyen Mahçupyan] Kemalizm'den ulusalcılığa sloganların söylediği...

Andrew Finkel Making sense of the incomprehensible

Mustafa Akyol Bu mülkün temeli adalet değil

Eser Karakaş Olumlu bir hesaplaşmaya doğru

Yavuz Baydar Losers’ paradise

İhsan Yılmaz McCarthyist oligarchy

Doğu Ergil Irrationality

Mehmet Yılmaz Türkiye'nin önünü kimler kesmek istiyor?

Turkish neo-nationalists and global ultra-nationalists form an axis of evil

Özdemir İnce Brüksel seyahatnamesi (4)

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Siyasal İslam’ın demokrasi anlayışı

MUHARREM SARIKAYA İlk öneren Baykal'dı

ERDAL ŞAFAK Vatana dönerken

ENGİN ARDIÇ Zihniyet Vencereis pero no convencereis

Tek çare halkın devreye girmesi

ERGUN BABAHAN Müşteri kraldır

EMRE AKÖZ

Umur Talu İdeal ülke!

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

Senato, siyaset, denetim

NAZLI ILICAK Yetki tecavüzü Laikliğin bekçileri

MEHMET BARLAS Hukuk da siyaset de yorum farkları üzerinde oluşur...

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Krizi çözecek 'kilit' parti hangisi?

YAVUZ DONAT Siyasette 'üslup' sorunu AK Parti "savunmayı" nasıl hazırlıyor?

Meclis Başkanı’nın çağrısı ‘sağduyu yolu’nu açabilir... ALTAN ÖYMEN

Nabi Yağcı Apoletsiz darbe hazırlığı

Fatih Altaylı Gül ve Bahçeli

Derya Sazak Senato yerine

Ece Temelkuran Başörtülü erkekler

Savaş ilanı TÜRKER ALKAN

Ömer Lütfi Mete Siyah ve beyaz konforu

YASİN AKTAY

Kutsal darbe, kutsal anayasa
YILDIRIM TÜRKER

Hakan Aygün AKP'nin Anayasa Mahkemesi üyelerini tasfiye planı...

Mahir Kaynak Belirleyen olmak

Can Dündar Bir programın kamera arkası

Ekrem Dumanlı Derede boğulmak

Sabahattin Önkibar AKP'yi eleştiren gazeteciler dikkat dikkat!

OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ
Görmezden gelinirse

Serdar Akinan
Liberaller Moskova’ya

Demokrasilerde son sözü kim söyler? BEKİR ÇINAR

Ardan Zentürk ‘Hukuksal diktatörlük’

Alevilerden Deniz Baykal'a çağrı var

Suikast ihbarı asılsız çıktı

YARSAV: İnsafsızca eleştirilmemeli

Ağar’ın kameraları ‘off the record’

CHP'de 'Önder Sav' tartışması sürüyor

118 yıl sonra ilk ziyaret

Danıştay’ı bağlama rüşveti

Meclis’e ‘vasi’ tayin edildi

'Meclis'e müdahale'yi normal bulan CHP, parti programıyla çelişiyor

Mahkeme yetkisini başka konulara da genişletirse...

MHP'li Toskay: Hükümet başörtüsü konusunda hiç samimi olmadı

Ekonomi

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Yeni bir dalga mı geliyor?

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Sezer, Ekren ve ekonomi

Ercan Kumcu Para politikası yalnız kalırsa Bozulma bulaşıcıdır

Erdal Sağlam

Sonun başlangıcı mı?
MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ

Salih Neftçi Bunun adı da petrol krizi

Asım Erdilek Is Turkey’s inflation targeting still relevant?

Güngör Uras İptal kararı piyasaları etkilemedi

Riskler yeniden artıyor mu?
FATİH ÖZATAY

Enflasyon hedeflemesi alarm veriyor BARAN TUNCER

Siyasî krizin faiz faturası 4 milyar YTL

‘Hayırsever’ yatırımcı aranıyor!
UĞUR GÜRSES

Hedef değişikliği ve kredibilite
FATİH ÖZATAY

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

H4 New York Times Iraqi Premier Tells Iran Not to Fear U.S. Presence

Clinton Ends Campaign With Clear Call to Elect Obama Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emotional and unequivocal appeal for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama Video and Transcript

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

People vs. Dinosaurs Before dismissing prospects for Israel’s longevity, Iran’s toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource.

FRANK RICH One Historic Night, Two Americas Barack Obama’s resolutely cheerful embrace of the future is a wildly different vision of America than John McCain’s promise of vigilant conservation of the past.

What Went Wrong? The Op-Ed page asked 12 political experts to explain why they thought Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t live up to expectations.

Where Whites Draw the Line

A black leader must play down the wounds of race and keep the comfort level high. Barack Obama’s biography is, in part, an immigrant’s narrative. That helps.

A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism Two theorists see the threat differently, setting the scene for new turf fights in Washington

Editorial Politics and Hunger At last week’s United Nations food summit, the world’s more-developed nations proved, again, that domestic politics trumps humanitarian concerns.

The Wiki-Way to the Nomination

By NOAM COHEN For Barack Obama, the wisdom of crowds carried risks, but ultimately rewards.

Obama Is Mapping a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds

MAUREEN DOWD Watch Out, Meryl Streep! She’s a Master Thespian. As Hillary Clinton transforms herself into a team player, she must again fake it till she makes it.

The Long Road to a Clinton Exit

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign was suffused in overconfidence, riven by acrimony and weighted by emotional baggage.

Airbrushed by the Kremlin, Again Growing self-censorship among Russian journalists is as insidious as government censorship.

Paul Krugman It’s a Different Country The de-racialization of U.S. politics has implications that go far beyond the possibility that we’re about to elect an African-American president

William Kristol A Campaign We Can Believe In? Republicans I’ve talked to are alarmed that the McCain campaign doesn’t seem up to the task of electing John McCain

Oil Prices Raise Cost of Making Range of Goods Companies that make hard goods using raw materials derived from oil are seeing their costs skyrocket and are pondering difficult choices

The Lesson of the Fulbright Seven The restoration of Palestinian students’ Fulbright fellowships was a welcome move, but the story should not end there.

Primary Reforms Tested against the principle of American democracy, which says that all voters should have equal opportunity, both parties’ systems fall short

Chávez Suffers Military and Policy Setbacks

Jerusalem Solution Called Unlikely by Year’s End

Russia Takes Critical Tone on Economy

Afghan Heroin Suspect Was U.S. Asset, He Says

Musharraf Rejects Calls to Resign

Ex-Premier Is Expelled From Governing Party in Iraq

Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average Across the South, Southwest and the upper Great Plains, low incomes and heavy dependence on pickup trucks and vans is putting an even tighter squeeze on family budgets.

Asian Gains Seen in Terror Fight Terrorist networks in Southeast Asia have been weakened by aggressive policing, improved intelligence and an erosion of public support, experts say.

Inside Gate, India’s Good Life; Outside, the Slums Many in India’s upper middle class have moved to gated communities, with servants who live in nearby slums.

McCain Extends His Outreach, but Evangelicals Are Still Wary One of John McCain’s biggest challenges will be coaxing a critical voting bloc out of its wait-and-see stance.

Political Memo: Campaign May Leave Blot on Clinton Legacy

H5 Washington Post At the Tip of Iran's Spear By David Ignatius, Let's try for a moment to put ourselves in the mind of Brig. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Iran Urges Closer Defense Ties With Iraq Tehran Increasingly Uneasy About Baghdad's Proposed Security Pact With U.S.

No Time for 'Nobody Home' By Richard Armitage and Michèle A. Flournoy, The early months of 2009 may well be the most precarious period in recent American history.

Return of the Purple Fingers This Time, Iraq Needs Rules That Put the People Ahead of the Party Bosses By Scott Carpenter and Michael Rubin, This time, Iraq needs rules that put the people ahead of the party bosses.

Clinton Urges Backers to Look to November 'We Will Someday Launch a Woman Into the White House'

Each Party Is Set to Hunt The Other's Usual Ground By Dan Balz

Iraq, Not Economy, Frames the Presidential Debate

Let the Debates Begin By David S. Broder

Bush Is a Lame Duck. Bush-Bashing in Europe Is, Too. By James Forsyth

The Homegrown Young Radicals Of Next-Gen Jihad By Marc Sageman

We are fighting the wrong foe.

'Bush Lied'? If Only It Were That Simple. By Fred Hiatt

A Return to Wooing America

By Jim Hoagland

McCain's Evangelical Problem By Robert D. Novak, Shortcomings by John McCain's campaign in the art of politics are alienating two organizations of Christian conservatives

For Obama, Another Blue-Collar Challenge

Bush Finds Defense in History President increasingly uses historical analogies to argue his controversial policies will be vindicated

Hopes for Court Reform Stir in Russia Judge's Testimony Describing Political Pressure Seen as Hint of Medvedev's Intent

Tough Words From This Cheney on U.S. Mideast Policy

Records Could Shed Light on Iraq Group

'Complicit Enablers'? Not Quite.

By Ari Fleischer, Contrary to Scott McClellan's assertion, the national press corps was not 'too deferential to the White House.

Musharraf Vows to Stay in Office

In TV Interview, Pakistan's President Dispels Departure Rumors

Editorial Climate Crash Don't expect congressional action on cutting greenhouse gases until there's real leadership from the White House.

The Color of an Awkward Conversation Life can be strange for Africans discovering blackness in America.

Bloomberg Keeps His Plans Under Wraps Governor? Running Mate? Cabinet Member? If He Knows, He's Not Saying.

Lawmakers Urge Special Counsel Probe of Harsh Interrogation Tactics

Looking to the Future, Feminism Has to Focus By Linda Hirshman

The Civil Rights Movement Needs to Overcome Its Fears By Jabari Asim

Editorial Stop Raising Cash Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain should use the federal financing system for the fall campaign -- and reform it afterward.

Servers That Snitch What can be done to preserve freedom on the Internet?

'She Touched a Lot of People'

Clinton Supporters Lament Her Exit From the Campaign, Praise Her Impact

H6 Guardian Globalisation is good

Peter Mandelson: Brown knows it, and the US must learn it too: our economic welfare depends upon it

Israel tries to downplay Iran attack threat Transportation minister Shaul Mofaz had raised the prospect of an Israeli attack against Tehran

Two die as quake shakes Greece

Most powerful earthquake in modern Greek history reached a magnitude of 6.5

US professors face hostile reception in Jerusalem Authors of bestselling book The Israel Lobby are to speak at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

European leaders look forward to better times as Bush makes farewell tour

Grim roll call of British military deaths in Afghanistan

Not so fast Nirpal Dhaliwal: The last thing Kashmir needs is independence, leaving it prey to jihadists. Democratic reform in Pakistan needs to come first

Europe hasn't gone away, and sceptics smell blood Jackie Ashley: The Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty could put British membership in doubt

UK Afghan death toll hits 100

Three UK soldiers killed in a suicide attack in the south of the country, MoD confirms

Afghanistan: Other voices

Six years after the fall of the Taliban, Peter Beaumont and Antonio Olmos talk to ordinary Afghanis about their hopes and fears for the future

Economy at forefront of Obama fight Barack Obama takes presidential battle to the enemy by beginning a tour of contested states

Surveillance state Editorial: Expansion of the state's capacity to monitor and detain people is a dangerous thing

The ceiling cracks Editorial: The curious upshot of Clinton's defeat is that the contest might now become more interested in women

Obama could set an earthquake under the established electoral map

Gary Younge: He has roused black and young voters as never before, but he has to maintain the rest of the Democratic base

Traders predict house prices will fall by 50% in four years Property values now dropping more rapidly than at any time since the early 90s crash

Reformed carbon scheme could drive global change, says report

Trading scheme designed to cut Europe's carbon dioxide emissions by setting limits for big polluters

The Observer Obama's victory contains a lesson for Britain

Editorial: The potential appeal of a candidate who transcends social and party political divisions translates to British politics

Democrats in rural strongholds refuse to give backing to Obama

The conservative Appalachian heartlands voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton - and will switch to McCain in November

Fear, disillusion and despair: notes from a divided land as peace slips away As millions across Afghanistan suffer the fallout from social and economic collapse, the West is in danger of losing the peace, finds Peter Beaumont

Schools get ultimatum: improve or face closure Ministers tell authorities they have 50 days to unveil action plans, and three years to transform, otherwise they will face being closed down

Public backs 42-day detention plan

Poll boost for PM as he defies the threat of defeat by rebel MPs over stricter terror laws

The biggest loser in the Clinton household wasn't Hillary

Stryker McGuire: If the question about Hillary in recent weeks was 'What does she want?', the question about Bill was 'What in the world is he thinking?'

No one wins in modern-day academia Nick Cohen: The first concern of the universities isn't teaching. Ministers would do better to redirect public money to make sure that it is

An unprincipled threat to our liberty Editorial: The case for 42 days does not stand up. The proposed law is an offence against democracy and Parliament must reject it

Gordon Brown little knew how tough it would be at the top

Andrew Rawnsley: In his first year as PM, he has found it a much bigger challenge than he imagined

H7

Steven A. Cook on Iran's strategy in the Levant

Iran sees oil at $150 a barrel this summer...

OPEC sees no need to pump more...

Political Realignment in Iraq? - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama

Al Awsat Did Obama Surprise You? : Tariq Alhomayed

Al Hayat The Treaty with Iraq Is the Last Concern of the US Presidential Candidates Raghida Dergham - New York -- So remarkable is the neglect of the draft security treaty between the US and Iraq in the American media and by the US presidential candidates, at a time when this treaty has recently been a lead issue in Arab and Iranian media

War Clouds Recede in the Middle East Patrick Seale - The troubled Middle East seems to be entering a period of relative calm. It could be no more than a temporary lull, but it is nevertheless more than welcome to its much-tried inhabitants, who have been living on jagged nerves for the past several years.

 

Military Bases in North Africa Mohammad El Ashab - Washington has no intention of establishing military bases in North Africa. It only seeks to reinforce its military and security cooperation with the countries of the region

Al Awsat Prince Sultan Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat

MEMRI Jun 8 SD# 1952 - Arab Liberal Dr. Mamoun Fandy: The Palestinians Have Chosen the Model Of Tora Bora Over That of Singapore

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

Iraq PM in Iran Talks Amid Debate Over US Pact

German report: Assad's brother-in-law attempted coup

Former US Envoy to Seek Afghan Presidency

Israel Backs Away From Iran Statement

Iraq Seeks to Allay Iran's Concern Over U.S. Bases

Iraqi PM assures Iran on security

Iraq's PM says his country will not be used as a base to attack Iran, reflecting concerns about the US presence there.

Top security official: Iran ready to restore peace, stability in Iraq

Sarkozy presses Lebanon on peace French President Nicolas Sarkozy urges leaders in Lebanon to fully implement their recent peace deal, on a visit to Beirut.

Analysis: The rise of Ali Larijani

Iraqi PM in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders

Saudi Crown Prince Discusses Lebanon, Iraq, Recent Military Exercise

Syrian Minister Says Damascus Keen to Achieve Mideast Peace

Saddam Figures Moved to Iraqi Control -

H9 Ha’aretz PMO on Mofaz comment: Israel has stated its policy on Iran Minister's comment of 'unavoidable' Iran attack spurs criticism; defense official: Remark is irresponsible

Assad, Ahmadinejad and Mofaz

U.S. proposes trilateral talks with Israel, Palestinian Authority

A crash course for Obama

Jerusalem Post Analysis: Mr. Security and Mr. Politics

Why did Mofaz toss his reputation as a dependable ex-general we can count on in times of danger?

Misgivings on the road to Damascus [ JONATHAN TOBIN

Analysis: Out of luck in Gaza

[ YAAKOV KATZ, Hamas's rocket attacks, which have killed 18 since 2007, force Israel's hand.

Hamas, Fatah talks yield no breakthrough

Yedioth Ahronoth Abbas Informed of Israel's Plan to Retake Gaza

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

Obama explains how the ‘Jewish lobby’ works

People vs. dinosaurs By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Before dismissing prospects for Israel's longevity, Iran's toxic president should remember that while his country invests in oil, Israel invests in its people, a renewable resource.

CSM As Israel's Olmert falters, a new star rises Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is increasingly seen as the likely successor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

Mofaz criticised over Iran threat A key defence official accuses an Israeli deputy PM of threatening Iran with attack to further his own political ambitions.

US professors face hostile reception in Jerusalem Authors of bestselling book The Israel Lobby are to speak at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Euro-Mediterranean Union Won't Be By-Pass for Normalisation With Israel

H10 Christian Science Monitor

As Israel's Olmert falters, a new star rises Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is increasingly seen as the likely successor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert

The job market's big slump The month of May had the sharpest increase in the US unemployment rate in 22 years.

Pledging support to Obama, Clinton notes historic campaign and exits race Many are calling her Washington speech the best of her campaign

Air Force shake-up may lead to deeper overhaul Secretary Gates is likely to nominate a new civilian chief in days.

Tax havens in U.S. cross hairs With $345 billion in lost revenue, tolerance for off-shore avoidance fades.

Had enough of high prices? Of all the bad economic data, the cost of food and oil need the Fed's urgent attention.

Laura Bush urges donors to stand by Afghanistan First lady makes surprise visit to Kabul ahead of Paris donor conference later this week

Make forced marriage a crime against humanity The UN must protect conflict zone 'bush wives.'

ASIA

The anatomy of China’s export growth Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers Full Report (PDF; 269 KB)

Earthquake Revives China's Heart Pomfret's China | Earthquake aid efforts counter country's nihilistic materialism

McCain Vs Obama: Who's Better for India?

Karzai to Ask for More Money - Christina Lamb, The Australian

The Hindu-supremacist right in India is back, with a mass murderer leading Gujarat. Now consider the Communists in West Bengal... more»

H11 IHT Facing the challenges to come By JEAN-CLAUDE TRICHET

In 20 years, when the euro will be 30 years old, the world economy's center of gravity will have shifted.

Roger Cohen: The good American and Monsieur Obama By ROGER COHEN Right now, in French eyes, there's a single good American: the Democratic Party nominee, Barack Obama.

Russian president warns of economic crisis In his first major economic speech since becoming president of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev said that the world might be in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

G-8 countries vow to cut dependence on oil The world's top industrialized nations and leading oil consumers pledged Sunday to fight surging energy prices by increasing efficiency and accelerating investment in new technologies

West's business elite swarm to Russia's honey pot Regardless of the conflict over BP's partnership with ambitious Russian billionaires, big Western businesses are swarming around the Russian honey pot for large contracts and access to its resources.

EU treaty foes in Ireland say text is anti-democratic Opponents of the pact in Ireland, which will vote on the ratification of the document Thursday, include pacifists, anti-abortionists, nationalists and a handful of business executives who worry that the country will be left with a weaker voice in the 27-member group.

EUROPE European press review

The Balkanization Of Europe’ | Newsweek International Edition ...

Issues remain after Bush leaves Europe Poll shows most people in major European countries regard US as force for evil

Two killed by large Greek quake
At least two people are killed and some 20 others are injured as a strong earthquake rocks southern Greece.

Poland to leave Iraq: Minister

H12 RFE/RL 'Two-Headed' Foreign Policy President Dmitry Medvedev has spent much of the week trying to mend fences with the West by playing the role of a Russian-style liberal. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, continues to do the opposite

Commentary: Russia Accomplishing Much Where It Matters Least

Google News Azerbaijan

McCain: To Russia, without love

H13 The Times Obama has the wind behind him The world is crying out for an idealistic American president — and the Democrat candidate fits the bill

William Rees-Mogg

Iraq want US troops kept in barracks There is mounting pressure from Iraq to get US troops off the streets and consigned to a background role

Bush begins farewell tour of Europe On the agenda this week will be ways to pressure Russia to halt anti-democratic moves and increased internal repression

US candidates will aim for same voters McCain and Obama are a study in contrasts, personally and politically, but they will be both fighting for the independents

Clinton offers support and keeps options open After conceding defeat, Hillary Clinton is supporting Barack Obama but also protecting her own long-term career options

US military blame al-Qaeda for latest bomb One US soldier was killed and 18 more wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded near to a patrol base in northern Iraq

Lame Ducks Europe should be wary of Medvedev but listen to Bush even during a farewell visit

Bombing takes British toll in Afghanistan to 100 Three soldiers of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment were killed by a suicide bomber during a patrol in Helmand province

Zimbabwe's 'military coup by stealth' Human Rights Watch report blame the Joint Operations Command, a shadowy security politburo, for campaign of terror

Sunday Times Al-Qaeda: the cracks begin to show Terror group’s support in Islamic countries falls off dramatically

Cold recoil as oil goes higher on the boil Yes, Opec is profiting from the soaring prices but the real blame for holding the West over a barrel lies elsewhere

Oil price leap fuels stagflation fear A two-day surge in prices of $16 a barrel last week followed analysts’ predictions that the price will soon hit $150

You’re safe, Mr Mugabe; we will not act Where now are the fine words of the international community in the Noble Nineties, boasting the new doctrine of humanitarian intervention?

Simon Jenkins

Democrats fear the liberal curse

Comparisons have been made between George McGovern and Barack Obama but what does McGovern make of it

Obama seeks to woo Clinton supporters As Clinton bows out, Obama must win over her blue-collar and women backers if he is to win the White House

Wall Street Journal The Weak-Dollar Threat to World Order
By Judy Shelton Maintaining a stable currency is a moral responsibility and a strategic imperative.

That Stagflation Show
The policy mix of easy money and rebates isn't working.

Confessions of a Pro-Trade Democrat
By Al From History proves that commerce creates growth.


A 'Finest Hour' for Presidential Candidates? By L. Gordon Crovitz Information Age:
Can great rhetoric still inspire?

The Jerusalem Kerfuffle
By James Taranto Obama didn't flip-flop. He merely acknowledged reality.

Gasoline Hits Average of $4 a Gallon

The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4 a gallon for the first time Sunday, the latest milestone in a run-up in fuel prices that is sapping consumer confidence and threatening to nudge the nation into recession.

H14 Financial Times Now it is time for Obama to be more ordinary

If he is to reach the White House, the Democratic nominee will need to make his policies – on Iraq, on Iran, on the economy and healthcare – more detailed. He must show a franker recognition of the costs and benefits than he has shown so far, writes Clive Crook

Europe must build an alliance with China Charles Grant weighs a new multilateral order. As proponents of multilateralism, Europeans are best placed to make the case to China for working through international institutions

Maliki allays Iran fears on US presenceWORLD NEWS: Iraq denies it is to be US springboard into Iran The Iraqi prime minister tried to allay Iranian concerns about a possible US-Iraqi treaty that might provide for a long-term US troop presence in Iraq

Bush to press Europe on Iran sanctions The US president will push European leaders to step up financial sanctions against Iran, in what is likely to be his last extended presidential visit to the continent

BP battle for Russia oil deal to escalate A battle between BP and its Russian partners for control of TNK-BP, the oil venture, overshadowed Russia’s efforts to court some of the world’s biggest companies

Europe loses patience with its elite Popular unease over the gap between rich and poor is prompting laws against boardroom excesses

Wolfgang Münchau: ECB’s Fed shift justified In terms of global monetary policy, we are in the middle of a shift from a unipolar to a bipolar world, writes Wolfgang Münchau

We can reduce risk in the financial system Timothy Geithner on reshaping regulation

NY Fed chief urges global bank framework Banks and investment banks whose health is crucial to the global financial system should have a unified regulatory framework with capital and liquidity rquirements, says Timothy Geithner

Clinton bows out and backs Obama for president Hillary Clinton threw her ‘full support’ behind Barack Obama and urged her supporters to do the same as she ended her bid to become America’s first woman president

Musharraf denies reports of quitting

Building peace The problem for Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s conservative president, is that in spite of vigorous eradication efforts, the cocaine industry is still intact

Asia’s new export: rampant inflation

Inflation must be fought, even if it means sacrificing ultra-fast economic growth for a limited time and deflating asset bubbles further

An Irish bombshell There is nothing in the EU’s Lisbon treaty that damages Irish interests, or significantly affects the constitution. Voters would be ill-advised to reject it

Irish PM urges Yes vote on EU treaty

Brian Cowen warned that his country’s economic future was at stake if voters did not back the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty in a referendum on Thursday

G8 ministers call for global action on oil Report avoids tough language sought by Rudd

BOOK REVIEW: Post-1960s capitalism in the dock

US petrol tops $4 a gallon for first time The average retail price of petrol in the US rose above $4 a gallon for the first time on Sunday, according to a daily survey by the AAA motoring organization

Obama embarks on tour of swing states Barack Obama will kick off a 17-day ‘economic tour’ of key swing states that will focus on voters’ ‘pocket book’ concerns and America’s declining competitiveness

Gideon Rachman Euro2008: a political ballgame

H15 Los Angeles Times John McCain's Ohio disconnect Republican Party machinery in the state helped get President Bush into office, but it's not firing yet on McCain's behalf

Iraq pledges closer ties with Iran

Iraqi leader Nouri Maliki meets with President Ahmadinejad and seeks to allay Iranian concerns about Iraq's proposed long-term security deal with the United States

Sen. Hillary Clinton ends bid for White House She suspends her campaign and calls on supporters to fight for Obama's election. Video | Photos | Discuss

Blog: So what does Hillary Clinton do next?

Blog: Obama gets the quotes he wanted

The inside-out campaign

By Michael Crowley Hillary Clinton did everything a Washington player should do. Then the game changed

H16 American Politics

Obama, McCain go head to head after Clinton's exit


Hillary Held Her Nose, Did Her Job - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News


What Undid Hillary Clinton - Michael Crowley, Los Angeles Times


McCain on How to Beat a Rock Star - Bailey and Meacham, Newsweek

'A world of problems' for McCain: GOP insider

Obama praises 'valiant' Clinton

Democratic hopeful Barack Obama pays tribute to Hillary Clinton's "valiant" campaign after she bows out of the US presidential race.

Comeback: Conservatism that can Win Again

The Economy Is Worse Than You Think - Daniel Gross, Newsweek

Is the Clinton Era Over? - Steven Thomma and Matt Stearns, McClatchy

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

'Pennsylvania Avenue' John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib describe Washington lobbyists, deal makers and strategists

GDP by State Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Full Release and Tables (PDF; 187 KB)

The Bluster of Obama's Words - George Will, Newsweek

GOP Insiders Worry About McCain's Chances - Tom Edsall, Huffington Post


Don't Expect a New Electoral Map in '08 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call

A Frame of Reference for the General Election - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics


Clinton's Loss Driven by Strategy, Not Sexism - Al Hunt, Bloomberg

McCain's Evangelical Problem - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times

H17 Daily Telegraph 100 British soldiers dead in Afghanistan

The British forces death toll in Afghanistan has reached 100 after three paratroopers were killed by a suicide bomber

Medvedev blames US for financial crisis The Russian president delivered the most anti-American speech since his election this weekend when he claimed that US selfishness had caused the financial crisis.

Why I believe McCain could still beat Obama Voters are more likely to be inspired by the candidate who offers financial reassurance above rhetoric, argues Janet Daley.

'Baghdad-style' checkpoints in US capital

Sunday Telegraph Amid Obamamania, McCain could win John McCain is probably the only Republican who could win the presidency in a year when almost any Democrat should beat almost any Republican, writes John O'Sullivan

The secret of Barack Obama's success

Labour Party hits a record poll low

A new opinion poll shows that support for Labour has slumped to a record low only days before Gordon Brown faces his toughest parliamentary test since becoming Prime Minister.

Stronger case needed for denial of liberty The vote on extending the detention period of suspected terrorists from 28 to 42 days will be one of the most important occasions of Gordon Brown's premiership.

H18 Independent Leading article: A knife-edge vote that rings an alarm bell for Europe

Turnout key to Irish vote on EU treaty

Two killed as earthquake strikes Peloponnese

Independent on Sunday Obama or McCain? How will America fare under the 44th commander-in-chief? Fast forward to 2012 to see how the US and the world fares under America's 44th commander-in-chief. Rupert Cornwell, one of the most experienced and eloquent observers of the nation's politics, gazes into the future and delivers his verdict on each man's first term

Bush's former Iraq ambassador to seek Afghan presidency

Leading Article: Yes. We. Can.

Rice flies in as Gaza faces renewed threat of Israeli invasion

All you need to know about the next First Lady

Threat of Aids pandemic among heterosexuals is over, report admits

A quarter of a century after the outbreak of Aids, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has accepted that the threat of a global heterosexual pandemic has disappeared.

From Spam sales to rice riots – the food crisis bites

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

The Changing Nature of State Sponsorship of Terrorism
Source: The Brookings Institution

Heed Combat Veterans, Graduates Are Told Chairman of Joint Chiefs Stresses to New Officers the Wisdom of Subordinates

Admiral Mullen at Army War College

Secretary Pete Geren at West Point

War By Any Other Name - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump

End struggle, Chavez urges Farc

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez calls on Colombia's Farc rebels to end their struggle and free all their hostages.

Tough Intellectual Takes Rebel Reins in Colombia In the weeks since its founder died, Alfonso Cano has assumed control of the weakening FARC, Latin America's last significant guerrilla force

An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006 Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 154 KB) + Full Document (PDF; 449 KB)

Increase In Piracy And Terrorism At Sea; Little Evidence Supports Fear That The Two Crimes Are Merging
Source: RAND Corporation

Carpet bombing in cyberspace
Source: Armed Forces Journal

H20 Slate The Ball Is Round The best soccer Web sites and books to read during the Euro 2008 tournament. Jody Rosen

Rome’s food summit: a torch passed , Simon Maxwell

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 The report is available in PDF format as a single file [PDF: 49 MB] | Turkey Released by U.S. Department of State, June 4, 2008

Promoting Food Security WorldWide: A U.S. Commitment (PDF; 214 KB)
Source: U.S. Department of State

Human Performance (PDF; 17 MB)
Source: JASON Defense Advisory Panel (via Federation of American Scientists) The fields of neuroscience, psycho-pharmacology, and cognition are in rapid flux because new scienti?c tools have provided the capability to develop fundamental understanding of linkages among brain activity, electrical and chemical stimulation, and human behavior. Applications to human performance modification are being driven primarily by medical needs, e.g., “cognitive repair,” and there are significant new technological developments in this area. As a result, there is popular excitement about, and thus commercial markets for possible applications in “cognitive enhancement.” This area is certain to be investigated extensively over the next decade. Awareness of developments in cognitive performance enhancement, including cultural differences in adoption, will be important because these may affect the behavior and effectiveness of opposing military forces in both symmetric and asymmetric warfare. The findings and recommendations of our study fall under three categories, evaluation of military effectiveness, brain plasticity, and brain-computer interface as outlined below

From Commentary, Gabriel Schoenfeld writes in the matter of George W. Bush v. the Constitution;

H21 I now pronounce you . . . friend and friend Some argue that it's time to legally recognize the bond of friendship so that some of the rights and privileges restricted to family would be given to friends. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe)

The meaning of the butterfly Why pop culture loves the 'butterfly effect,' and gets it totally wrong. (By Peter Dizikes, Boston Globe)

Georges Simenon’s crime novels are superb and polished works of art that masquerade as pulp fiction... more»

Awe-inspiring acts of imagination, impish acrobatics of diction, high-jinks of imagery, and dollops of wordplay. But is it good poetry?... more»

The Meaning of Life, By Terry Eagleton

Seven people killed in Tokyo stabbing frenzy Man "tired of life" runs amok with knife in packed shopping district killing seven.

Face It. It's Not About Talent.

By Anthony Abeson, Page B02

In Hollywood, beauty has become its own reward

Why having an affair could save your marriage

The Dalai Lama's Advice -- on Dating? A throng of Westerners have come to a Himalayan hill town seeking guidance from the Dalai Lama. Many are drawn by the prospect that "His Holiness" and his fellow monks are just as inclined to dispense advice on careers and faltering relationships as they are to tackle monumental spiritual questions.

Paris is a miraculous city in no small measure because modern architects have not been able to get their hands on it. Roger Scruton explains... more»

Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn are both Russian prophets, holy fools, and dissidents. Not Anton Chekhov, for which we may be thankful... more»

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"FPR olmadan ne yapardım ya da bugüne kadar ne yapmışım bilemiyorum"

Soli Özel


"Güne başlamak için FPR’den daha iyi bir yol düşünemiyorum"

Hasan Ünal


Makaleler


Ankara ve Güneydeki Riskler 29 Aralık 2011
İslamcı Dalga Üzerine 5 Aralık 2011
Ankara’ya Suriye ile İlgili Bazı Tahlil, Tahmin, Uyarı ve Öneriler 2 Kasım 2011
İran ile İlgili Son Amerikan İddiaları ve Türkiye 16 Ekim 2011
Ankara Suriye’de “Rejim Değişikliği” Politikasına Geçerken 28 Eylül 2011
Türk Dış Politika Gündemine Dair 7 Kısa Not 6 Eylül 2011
“Zafer İlan Et ve Kaç:” ABD ve Afganistan’dan “Sorumluca” Çekilmenin Mantığı 23 Haziran 2011
Orta Doğu'da Durum Raporu 25 Mayıs 2011
Bin Ladin’in Öldürülmesi Üzerine Notlar 25 Mayıs 2011
Bin Ladin’in Öldürülmesi Üzerine 15 Kısa Not 3 Mayıs 2011
ABD ve Karadeniz Nisan 2011

Türkiye Beşar’a Ne Demeli? Suriye'de “52 Cuma” Reformsuz Geçmez 20 Nisan 2011
Amerika-Sonrası Dünyanın Provası Olarak Libya Krizi ve Türkiye 22 Mart 2011
“Demokratikleştiremediklerimizden misiniz?”: Orta Doğu’daki Değişim Dalgasının Neden, Şekil ve Olası Sonuçları 10 Şubat 2011
Analiz Üzerine Notlar 14 Ocak 2011
Wikileaks Üzerine Notlar ve Yorumlar 23 Aralık 2010
Enerji ve Güvenliği Üzerine Notlar 29 Kasım 2010
Amerikan Travması ve Kongre Seçimleri 23 Kasım 2010
Füze Savunması Üzerine 20 Soru ve 5 Seçenek 20 Ekim 2010
Obama Ekibinde Yaprak Dökümü - Beyaz Saray’dan Kaçış mı? 12 Ekim 2010
"Kürt Devleti" Üzerine Notlar ve Çeşitlemeler 23 Eylül 2010
Mullen’ın Ankara Ziyareti 7 Eylül 2010
ABD’nin Afganistan’daki Seçenekleri 24 Ağustos 2010
Financial Times Haberinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Düşündürttükleri 18 Ağustos 2010
İsrail-ABD-İran-Türkiye Dörtgeni 26 Temmuz 2010
Bay Netanyahu Washington’a Gitti: Böyle mi Olacaktı, Obama? 16 Temmuz 2010
Stratejik Dehlizlerde Derinlik Sarhoşluğu: Bir AKP Dış Politikası Eleştirisi Temmuz 2010
Rus Casusluk Olayı: "John Le Carre mi, Austin Powers mı?" 5 Temmuz 2010
“Mahalleye Hoş Geldin”:Türkiye’nin Orta Doğu’da İlk Günü 02 Haziran 2010
Nükleer Takas: “Savaşı Bitiren Anlaşma” mı, “Acem Oyunu” mu? 20 Mayıs 2010
ABD Irak’tan Çekilirken Riskler ve Hesaplar 1 Mayıs 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Normalleşme” Sancıları 22 Nisan 2010
Obama’nın Nükleer Cazibe Taarruzu: Bardağın Üçte Biri Dolu 9 Nisan 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Tektonik Kayma” mı? 5 Nisan 2010
Irak Seçimleri: Sonun Başlangıcı, Başlangıcın Sonu 19 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010
Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010 (word)
Bütçe Açığı ve Amerikan Gerilemesinin Ekonomi Politiği 19 Şubat 2010
Cemaat-skeptic 6 Ocak 2010
AKP bir seçim daha kazanırsa burası FC olur 4 Ocak 2010
ABD bu işin neresinde? 29 Aralık 2009
Türkiye-Ermenistan Protokolü Üzerine Düşünceler 3 Eylül 2009
"Obama’nın Savaşı":AfPak Üzerine Notlar 20 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Ardından 17 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Türkiye Gezisi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 19 Mart 2009
ABD ve Orta Doğu Barış Süreci Mart 2009
Obama’nın “Kırkı Çıkarken” Mart 2009

ABD-PKK “İlişkisi” Üzerine Notlar Şubat 2009
Mahşerin Üç Atlısı: Ross, Holbrooke ve Mitchell 5 Şubat 2009
SOFA ABD için Irak’ta “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Ocak 2009
Obama Döneminde ABD ve Asya 15 Ocak 2009
Obama’nın Güvenlik Kabinesi Üzerine Notlar 4 Aralık 2008
Yeni ABD Başkanı Obama ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 6 Kasım 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimlerinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerine Muhtemel Etkileri 30 Ekim 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimleri Ekim 2008
Obama’nın Biden’ı Tercihinin Bir Tahlili 26 Ağustos 2008
Amerikan Sağı Üzerine Notlar Ağustos 2008
Gürcistan Krizi, ABD ve Türkiye 11 Ağustos 2008
Obama'nın Dış Gezisi 29 Temmuz 2008
Başkan Bush’un Avrupa Gezisi ve Transatlantik İlişkileri 18 Haziran 2008
ABD Seçimleri (ppt) - 10 Haziran 2008
"Sessiz Tsunami": Global Gıda Krizi (ppt) - 29 Nisan 2008
Amiral Fallon'un İstifası 13 Mart 2008
ABD ve PKK İlişkisi Üzerine Notlar 22 Kasım 2007
“İçeride Liberal, Dışarıda Şahin”: K. Irak’a Harekat Üzerine Notlar 25 Ekimy 2007
K.Irak'a Ekonomik Müeyyideler Üzerine Sorular 25 Ekimy 2007
Irak "Hamle"sinin Muhasebesi Eylül 2007
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri - Yeni Dönemin Gündemi Eylül 2007
ABD, K. Irak ve Türkiye Üzerine Notlar ve Sorular Haziran 2007
ABD ve Orta Doğu: "Müflis mirasyedi" mi "stratejik deha" mı? Mayıs 2007
Recommendations for Strengthening U.S.-Turkish Relations February 26, 2007
ABD'nin Irak'taki Seçenekleri Ocak 2007
'Topal Ördek'le İki Yıl Daha: 2006 Kongre Seçimleri Aralık 2006
U.S.: Empire, Gulliver or the “First Among Unequals” (ppt) - ASAM 2023 Conference - October 2006
Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerinde “İkinci Bahar” mı, “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Stratejik Analiz - Haziran 2006 -
Irak’ta Direnişin ve İşgalin Gölgesinde Demokrasi Deneyi Avrasya Dosyası - İslam ve Demokrasi Özel Sayısı
Gurur ve Önyargı: ABD İran Gerginliği ve Türkiye Stratejik Analiz Nisan 2006 - (pdf)
Arzın Merkezine Seyahat: ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Konseyi - Journey to the Center of the World: U.S. National Security Council Avrasya Dosyası 2005
Dört Tarz-ı Siyaset: Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri ve Başbakan Erdoğan’ın Washington Ziyareti Temmuz 2005
11 Eylül’den Sonra Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri: Eski Dostlar mı Eskimeyen Dostlar mı? Avrasya Dosyası - 2005
“Dört Yıl Daha”: Yeni Bush Yönetimi ve Dünya Aralık 2004
2004’ten 2005’e Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Aralık 2004
Türkiye, Iraklı Kürtler ve Statükonun Meşruiyeti Nisan 2004 - eksik
Askerî Alanda Devrim: Askerî Bir Senfoni Ocak 2004
Çirkin Amerikalı’ ile ‘Güven Bunalımı’: ‘Süleymaniye Krizi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Temmuz 2003 - ( pdf )
The Middle East: A Land of Opportunity and Peril for Turkey - May 2003
Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Notlar: Ataerkil Yapıdan Tüccar Mantığına mı? Mayıs 2003
Türkiye, ABD ve Irak Harekâtı: Hayır Diyebilen Türkiye? - Şubat 2003
Değişim, ‘Sense of Proportion’ ve Tarihin Yararları ile Sınırları Üzerine Nisan 2003
ABD Güvenlik Politikalarında Güç Kullanımı ve Caydırıcılık Ağustos 2002
“Yalnız Kovboy” ya da “Eşit Olmayanlar Arasında Birinci”: ABD Dış Politikasında Tektaraflılık-Çoktaraflılık Tartışmaları Mart 2002
İyi, Kötü ve Çirkin: ABD'nin Orta Doğu Politikaları Ocak 2002
Unilateralism corrupts, absolute unilateralism corrupts absolutely Turkish News, May 21, 2002
ABD ve Afganistan: Çıkış Var mı? Kasım 2001
Realism and Change
Crime and Punishment - Deterrence and its Failure in Theory and Practice 2001
“Tüketebileceğimizden Daha Fazla Değişim” ya da Eskimeyen Dünya Düzeni Ekim 2001
“ABD-AB İlişkilerinde Metal Yorgunluğu” Haziran 2001
It never rains circa. 1991.
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