| H1 INSS The Middle East Strategic Balance 2007-2008
Ten essays on Israel's current strategic environment (single page linking to each essay or Complete Text) What Obama Should Say on Iraq - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek New York Times Inside a 9/11 Mastermind’s Interrogation The story of an analyst who interrogated Khalid Shaikh Mohammed without harsh tactics offers the closest look to date at the C.I.A.’s interrogation program. Editorial Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran Agreements Are Elusive at Oil Talks in Saudi Arabia The Saudis pledged to make only a slight increase in oil production, and the summit made plain how few options are available to push prices down from record levels THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave It is hard to find the words to express what a fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy President Bush’s new plan is. The State of Iraq: An Update By JASON CAMPBELL, MICHAEL O’HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ There is reason to hope that the major improvement in security resulting from the surge of American forces may endure even as the surge itself ends this July. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Two Israels Even if the Jewish settlement in Hebron, in the West Bank, were not illegal in the eyes of much of the world, the financial and diplomatic costs are mind-boggling. The New Pariahs? By NOAH FELDMAN Sixty years after the Holocaust, Europe still may not have learned to accept outsiders. Israel in the Season of Dread Outsiders see a truce and feel hope. But a skeptical country senses failure and is angry. FRANK RICHNow That We’ve ‘Won,’ Let’s Come Home Battle Shapes Up Over Future of US Role in Iraq Independent on Sunday Special report: Is Al Qa'ida in pieces? CFR Dealing with Damascus - Seeking a Greater Return on U.S.-Syria Relations Gulf nations to earn $1.3 trillion from oil in two years: report INSS New INSS Policy Brief: Arbitration on the Syrian Border Aluf Benn (June 19, 2008) argues that the border dispute between Syria and Israel, which has long plagued any negotiations between the two states, is an excellent candidate for international arbitration Los Angeles Times What's behind the dollar's decline in value? Some say it's epochal, others merely cyclical. But part of it boils down to supply and demand: The world is awash in dollars these days Iran accuses U.S. of backing Sunni Muslim rebels Iran accused the United States on today of supporting a Sunni Muslim rebel group which said on Friday it had killed two of 16 Iranian policemen kidnapped last week in a volatile area near the border with Pakistan The float vote The bloc that will ultimately decide who will win the White House wants one thing — results. Ha’aretz – Yossi Melman: Israel is a long way from attacking Iran Editorial Parisian option To assume the complex role that it has sought for itself in the Middle East, France will be required to stake out a position rooted in principle, moral legitimacy and strategic clarity Bar’el Peace crept up as Israel was looking the other way Six years after the signing of the Arab initiative in Beirut, Israel still believes in cease-fires more than in better relations WINEP How to Think about Preventative Military Action against Iran Listen online as Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt correct common misperceptions about potential military action against Iran's nuclear program, from metrics of success and Tehran's retaliatory track record to the nonmilitary steps required to to make a strategy of prevention truly sustainable Bolton: Israel Will Attack Iran After U.S. Election But Before Inauguration, Arab States Will Be ‘Delighted’ Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Senator Obama's Going To Win' The Lessons Obama Should Learn from Kennedy Before Talking to Iran by Michael Oren Washington Post Toehold in Tehran? By Fred Hiatt, The Bush administration considers a bold step. Life in Putin's Russia By Julia Latynina, The right to commit crimes has become part of official privilege THE SCREW-UP FACTOR Cool Crisis Management? It's a Myth. Ask JFK. By Michael Dobbs The Cuban missile crisis is an illustration of the ever-present screw-up factor in world affairs. 3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran Editorial The Saudi Spigot Riyadh is about to open the oil tap wider, but what happens when it's tapped out? Sunday Telegraph History's verdict on George W Bush Once the decades have put the events of the war in Iraq into their proper context, four great facts will emerge that will place Bush in a far better light than he currently enjoys, predicts Andrew Roberts OPEC talks: Saudis to boost oil output Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring down soaring oil prices by promising to extend a production increase Wall Street Journal Israel on the Iran Brink The West's failed diplomacy has brought us to this point.
Anti-Americanism Is Mostly Hype By Fouad Ajami Don't believe everything that foreigners tell pollsters. The Observer Brits 'doubt' cause of climate change A majority of the public is still not convinced climate change is caused by humans, says new survey Pakistan troops 'aid Taliban' New US documents reveal that mass infiltration by Afghan insurgents is helping latest offensive IHT Three strikes and we're out By ANATOL LIEVEN AND ALEXIS ROWELL The present oil shock provides the answer to the problem posed to our civilization by climate change - if our leaders have the courage to use it. Italy struggles with immigration and aging Italy is worried about the role of immigrants in crime, and the far right has proposed a law that would make it a felony to come to Italy illegally. But many Italian families rely on immigrants, often illegal ones, to care for their elderly loved ones A 'very difficult' time for the Social Democrats in Germany With the Social Democrats' poll numbers continuing to plummet, the party's leader, Kurt Beck, is coming under increasing pressure to quit his post and pass it on to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier McClatchy Haditha victims' kin outraged as Marines go free Khadija Hassan still shrouds her body in black, nearly three years after the deaths of her four sons. They were killed on Nov. 19, 2005, along with 20 other people in the deadliest documented case of U.S. troops killing civilians since the Vietnam War. Eight Marines were charged in the case, but in the intervening years, criminal charges have been dismissed against six. A seventh Marine was acquitted. The residents of Haditha, after being told they could depend on U.S. justice, feel betrayed Sunday Times Stop killing the Taliban What is sure is that Al-Qaeda will not be suppressed without Taliban cooperation Simon Jenkins Prepare for change as world tilts to the east - e Richer Chinese and Indians competing for resources will mean a gradual decline in western living standards Christian Science Monitor U.S., Iraqi forces meet no Sadr resistance in Amara Iraqi troops took the southern city without a shot being fired from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army Saudi Arabia to boost oil output. Will gas prices fall? At a rare meeting Sunday, some oil-producing nations tried to stabilize prices – and Western concerns over a recession. A legal case against the OPEC cartel Decades of putting up with OPEC have not reduced oil prices Obama as a grass-roots president? It's far from clear that he could run the country the way he's running his campaign Guardian A nation as yet unbuilt Peter Preston: Afghanistan has never been a successful state. Our involvement there is based on a delusion Occupations abroad always lead to the erosion of liberties at home Gary Younge: Guantánamo has exposed the Bush regime's disdain for human rights. But there's nothing uniquely American about this Moving beyond Afghanistan in NATO burden-sharing By Jaap de Hoop Scheffer RFERL In Hot Pursuit The Afghan president has said his country has the legal right to chase Taliban militants who flee into Pakistan after carrying out attacks on Afghan territory. But is he right? RFE/RL asks the experts RFE/RL Armenia 'Shall Overcome' In an exclusive commentary, President Serzh Sarkisian acknowledges that Armenia is a country in transition, but says Yerevan is working hard to deepen reforms and strengthen democratic institutions Tom Barnett Scripps Howard. Europe's take on America's next president WINEP Domestic and Regional Politics Delay U.S.-Iraqi Security Agreement “Let them have a good dose where it will hurt them most,” said Churchill. “The Germans should be made to suffer in their own homelands and cities”... more» Stopping Google With one company now the world's chief gateway to information, some critics are hatching ways to fight its influence. (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) 'The Political Mind' By GEORGE LAKOFF Reviewed by WILLIAM SALETAN In his latest book, George Lakoff uses neuroscience to explain how the political right wins and keeps power. If globalization and democracy can’t be reconciled, says Benjamin Barber, the entire world will start looking look more and more like Darfur or Gaza on a bad day... more» The Gov't Can Nudge Without Requiring - George Will, Newsweek | H2 NYT In Turkey, Bitter Feud Has Roots in History The country’s secular establishment is fighting what may be its last stand against Turkey’s softening attitude towards public signs of religiosity ROGER COHEN The Fight for Turkey It’s easier to don a veil than take it off. Reversibility is not Islam’s forte. Ali H Aslan Obama'ya izah edilmesi gereken Video: Turkey's most powerful man Video (5min 17sec) Does the movement inspired by Fethullah Gülen represent a modern brand of Islam, or a subtle attempt to infiltrate religion into secular Turkey? The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent, Riazat Butt, reports from Istanbul NPQ Kenzaburo Oe, Orhan Pamuk: IS JAPAN CLOSER TO WESTERN SOCIETY THAN TURKEY? Turkish Intelligence Activities under Increased Public Scrutiny in Turkey and Greece. By Christopher Deliso CIA ajanları Türkiye aşığıymış! ‘Türkiye AB’ye girmezse bedel öderiz’ Watch Condoleezza Rice Reflect On Lessons Of the Past Eight Years View Transcript Rice: Laik demokrasi kadar, dindarların ülkenin parçası olması da önemli New York Times: Türkiye'de sınıf ayrılığı var AKP yoksula dindara ulaştı Sesimizi yükseltelim "Niyet Kerkük'ü Kürt bölgesine bağlamaktı" Legality Of Hot Pursuit Into Pakistan Debated Kirsty Hughes Turkey's judicial-political crisis AB Türk demokrasisini desteklemeli Türkiye düşmanlarını sevindiriyor Dorıs Kraus Newsweek Separatist Movements May Not Be Contagious, After All By Owen Matthews Kıbrıs, Kosova’dan ders aldı Owen Matthews 10.48 - ATAK Helikopter Projesi'nde mutlu son WSJ Keşke Türkiye aynı geri dönüşü siyasette de yapsa İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Kürt sorunundan Ergenekon’a... Zana figürü, Kürt hareketinin neresinde? Ruşen Çakır'ın kaleminden... Ankara bastırdı Irak Petrol Bakanlığı TPAO'ya izin verdi , Kerkük anlaşmazlığı Irak'ta yerel seçimleri erteletebilir ÖMER TAŞPINAR İran-İsrail-ABD cephesi gergin Will Washington bomb Iran?
Ferai Tınç Kerkük planı kimseyi memnun etmedi Barzani: Kirkuk is Part of Kurdistan, PKK is Not Terrorist AKP Kürt kökenli vatandaşlara ulaşarak, son seçimde oylarının büyük bölümünü aldı Bu ülkenin demokratik yöntemlerle çözmesi gereken bir Kürt meselesi de var Petrol ihalesine katılma izni YASEMİN TAŞKIN
"Niyet Kerkük'ü Kürt bölgesine bağlamaktı" DTP’de Türk’ün adı öne çıkıyor Cevdet Aşkın DTP, ABD'de büro açmaya hazırlanıyor Iraq adds TPAO to bid for future deals Güvercinler şimdilik ağır basıyor Kurdish PM in Baghdad for talks on oil law Independent on Sunday What happened next? Kurdish girl wins asylum Terör örgütüne ağır darbe ‘İmamın dostu ABD’li CIA ajanı olamaz’ CHP’nin gözü Güneydoğu’da Turkish Attitude towards the Kurds: No Limit to Irrationality Fikret Ertan Maliki güçleniyor AKP’liler açtı korumalar kaldırdı Kurdish still a ‘mountain language’ in Turkey’s prisons PKK'nın Erzurum-Bingöl sorumlusu öldürüldü! Ortadoğu’daki bütün hareketliliğe rağmen barış zor ABDULLAH İSKENDER Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Türkiye'nin siyasi krize bulacağı uzlaşma AB'ye de örnek olur Alman Sosyal Demokratlar Türkiye'den Yana Best chance ever for Cyprus peace Türkiye'nin zaferine Fransa'dan küstah yorum Rice says US will not get involved in political developments in Turkey 3 milyar dolarlık ATAK Eser Karakaş Türkiye Avrupa’ya bakıyor Greece: Press Conference of FM Ms. Bakoyannis AKPM çalışmaları başlıyor Şahin Alpay Is nationalism fading in the Balkans? Fransa'da Türkiye karşıtı cephe yalnız kaldı Anti-Turkey camp isolated in France as Senate vote looms Konsey Türkiye için toplanacak Sırbistan, Türkiye'nin Belgrad büyükelçisini kabul etmiyor Dışişleri Bakanı Babacan Almanya ve Mısır yolcusu Der Spiegel Religious Tradition or Political Symbol?: Muslim Headscarves Test the Limits of German Tolerance Tiflis'ten Ankara'ya arabuluculuk çağrısı Barçın Yinanç Aziz Paul için Türk mucizesi bekleniyor
Soner Yalçın Nurcularla sosyalistleri birleştirmek isteyen bir fikir arkeoloğu: Cemil Meriç Zafer-hezimat sarmalında Türkiye AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Alman erdemleri ve başka türlü bir şey
TANIL BORA Turkey could need help over injury crisis Yabancı gazetelerden yansıyan
HALUK ŞAHİN Goal.com - Euro 2008 - Euro 2008 Debate: Day Fourteen - Can Turkey Do A Greece? ‘Eşim daha çok kitap okumamı kıskanır’ Adriyatik'ten Çin Seddi'ne kırmızı-beyaz coşku
Oray Eğin Fatih Terim’i sevmek neden zor? Müftünün şehidi Vakit’in şeyhi Kene biyo-terörizm ajanı olabilir mi Der Spiegel Euro 2008 Shocker: Wild Celebrations as Turkey Advances 22 Haziran 2008 Basın Özeti | H3 İşte, Paşa’nın İsrail gezisinde gizlenen kare Bir bilen olarak kenarda otur
AKP'nin, partinin kapatılması halinde nasıl bir strateji izleyeceği netleşmeye başladı
Laikliği tartışalım ama özüne dokunmayalım
[MONDAY TALK] Belge: Only remedy to current deadlock is democracy Erdoğan: Gazete patronuna hesap vermeyiz Sandıkta verdikleri oya sahip çıkmak için 'Darbeye hayır' dediler Basında darbeye karşı yürüyüşü kim nasıl gördü? ‘Bilgi Destek Planı’na kanunsuz dayanak’
AFP ajansı, AKP’nin kapatılma durumunda bir parti kurma hazırlığı içinde olduğunu, simgesinin de güneş olduğunu belirtti Açıklama, belgenin varlığının itirafıdır Örtülü ödenekten rekor harcamalar AKP başına gelenleri hak etti
Elektrik krizi kapıda 4 gün önce elektrik üretimi tüketime ucu ucuna yetti. Günlük kesintiler kapıda Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman Durmuş Hocaoğlu Millet olmak zor mes'ele Türkler, artık eski Türkler değil SOLİ ÖZEL Takım ve toplum Ertuğrul Özkök Fotoğraf mı istiyordun, al işte Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Demokrasi ancak yeni Anayasa ile mümkün Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol Kitap okumak Fikret Bila Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Demokrasi ve ulusal güvenlik İsmet Berkan Toplumla İlişkiler Başkanlığı Futbolun büyüsü Fehmi Koru Yarı finale çıktık ya... Denying the undeniable Taha Kıvanç Bekleyen derviş, muradına erermiş... Şamil Tayyar Kusura bakmayın Sayın Paşam Ali Bayramoğlu Yasemin Çongar Fatih Çekirge Bilim adamısın cumanın kazası Olmayacağını bilmiyor musun KÜRŞAT BUMİNTÜSİAD'ı karşıya almanın sırası mı? 'Lalalık pedagojisi'ne devam İsmail Küçükkaya Bahçeli’den Derviş’li-Yılmaz’lı senaryolara ilginç yorum Ahmet Altan Orgeneral Yaşar Büyükanıt’a İhsan Dağı Understanding the roots of militarism in Turkey Ahmet HakanAkbabanın üç günü Gecikmiş ’zıkkım’ notları M Ali Birand Semih İdiz Herkes kendi sınırına çekilsin NAZLI ILICAK Erdoğan'ın halefi kim? Cüneyt Ülsever’Laik yaşam tarzı’
VATAN kim adına hesap soruyor? Mustafa Akyol Din olmadan ahlak olur mu? Nasuhi Güngör 30 Ağustos servisleri Eser Karakaş TÜSİAD ve kapatma davası Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Özdemir İnce Mehmet Y Yılmaz Hoca Efendi, biraz da bunlara ağlasın Mümtazer Türköne TSK, bir dernek mi? Ekrem Dumanlı Bu mudur Türkiye'nin gerçek gündemi! Ali Bulaç Körlük Turan Alkan Atatürkçüler için yol ayrımı Serdar Turgut Siyasete örnek olsun Serdar Akinan
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TARHAN ERDEM Özcan Yeniçeri TSK’ya yönelik psikolojik savaş -1 [Yorum - Dr. Ümit Kardaş] Gerçek demokrasi ne zaman? ‘Darbe tehlikesi var mı?’
ORAL ÇALIŞLAR Ne oluyoruz? HASAN CELAL GÜZEL Diyalogsuz bir ‘on bir ay’ın özeti
ALTAN ÖYMEN TAMER KORKMAZ Mesut, bahtiyar, ongun, mutlu ve apoletli… Mensur Akgün Darbeler dönemi kapanırken Şükrü Küçükşahin Yeter bıktım sizden
Başbakan, sekreteryasının günde 800 bin YTL’yi nereye harcadığını anlatmalıdır! Yaman Törüner Egemenlik ulusun mu?
Enerji sıkıntısı kapıda Bakan Güler farkında mı? Serpil Yılmaz Derviş geldi, bir kez daha akıllar tutuldu A planned military coup in Turkey How to stage a military coup in Turkey, or how to prevent one by MEHMET KALYONCU* Halk sahile akın etti vatandaş güneşlenemedi Asıl andıçlar halkı askerden soğutuyor Darbecilerin yanında olmayı muhalefet sayanlara yuh olsun Cumhuriyet'te muhaliflerin en dirençlisi ben çıktım Tufan Türenç Kişisel öfkeler ve egolar ağır basıyor... Bülent Keneş Now democrats raising their voices MUHARREM SARIKAYA Bahriyeli ruhu..
ERDAL ŞAFAK "Demokrasi makinesi"nde iki kum tanesi FART'ın F'si Mehmet Tezkan ‘Velev ki’li siyasete karşı Japon modeli ENGİN ARDIÇ Atatürk Almanya maçına gelir mi? Obama'yı ne zaman vuracaklar?
ERGUN BABAHAN Çıkın ve konuşun Mehmet Altan Ne siyasal İslam, ne de Kemalizm... EMRE AKÖZ Apoletli gazeteler Umur Talu Futbolun adaleti, adaletin ayak topu [CAFE CAPITAL] ‘Fuzzy climate’ now affecting its architects Sedat Sertoğlu CIA numaralarına ne kadar benziyor HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN 'Soğuk Barış'la üşümek
NAZLI ILICAK Erdoğan'ın halefi kim? Pes etmemenin zaferi MEHMET BARLAS Tayyip Erdoğan gerçekten Fatih Terim'e benzeseydi... Karşıt güçler medya düellolarının sonucunu mu bekliyor? OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Sosyal imama özel terfi MAHMUT ÖVÜR YAVUZ DONAT Başarının yerini hiçbir şey tutmuyor "Orada" neler oluyor?
Nabi Yağcı Bir ilk: 'Darbeye karşı ses çıkar' yürüyüşü Yavuz Baydar A tragicomic figure of ‘old Turkey’ Ömer Lütfi Mete Küresel gasp sahnesi Mehmet Metiner Humeynicilik- Atatürkçülük Mahir Kaynak Yönlendirmek Tansu Çiller, bırakın bana destek olmayı köstek oldu Ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Şeytan üçgeninde geçecek iki ay Ercan KumcuBize de bu yakışır Enflasyon korkusu Erdal Sağlam Mali program gecikti dengeleri kurmak zor oluyor Osman Ulagay Derviş’in iyimserliğini paylaşmak mümkün mü? Sorumluluk yalnız Merkez’de mi?
BARAN TUNCER Deniz Gökçe Bütçe gevşek mi? Hasan Ersel İhracat artışı ve dışa açılma Asım Erdilek Is Turkey’s inward foreign direct investment surge ending? Güngör Uras Parası olanlara ‘iyi faiz’ dönemi başlıyor
Faiz artırımı ve döviz dengesi OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
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| H4 New York Times Inside a 9/11 Mastermind’s Interrogation The story of an analyst who interrogated Khalid Shaikh Mohammed without harsh tactics offers the closest look to date at the C.I.A.’s interrogation program. Editorial EDITORIAL; Iraq Oil Rush Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran ROGER COHEN The Fight for Turkey It’s easier to don a veil than take it off. Reversibility is not Islam’s forte. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave It is hard to find the words to express what a fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy President Bush’s new plan is. The State of Iraq: An Update By JASON CAMPBELL, MICHAEL O’HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ There is reason to hope that the major improvement in security resulting from the surge of American forces may endure even as the surge itself ends this July. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Two Israels Even if the Jewish settlement in Hebron, in the West Bank, were not illegal in the eyes of much of the world, the financial and diplomatic costs are mind-boggling. The New Pariahs? By NOAH FELDMAN Sixty years after the Holocaust, Europe still may not have learned to accept outsiders. Israel in the Season of Dread Outsiders see a truce and feel hope. But a skeptical country senses failure and is angry. Editorial FRANK RICHNow That We’ve ‘Won,’ Let’s Come Home Perhaps if there were a draft, there would be 1968-ish turmoil now, but in 2008, the Vietnam analogy doesn’t hold. The center does. Pentagon to Consult Academics on Security Eager to embrace eggheads and ideas, the Pentagon has started an ambitious program to recruit social scientists and direct the nation’s brainpower to combating security threats. In Turkey, Bitter Feud Has Roots in History 'One Minute to Midnight' By MICHAEL DOBBS Reviewed by RICHARD HOLBROOKE Focusing on the participants’ military activities, Michael Dobbs offers sobering new information about the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. India’s Growth Outstrips Crops India’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but it must buy some foods on international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis. Obama Plans National Push on Ads and Turnout Barack Obama hopes to capitalize on his expected fund-raising lead to force Republicans to compete in states they usually win MAUREEN DOWD The Carla Effect If an American would-be first lady described herself as a “tamer of men,” it would take more than an appearance on “The View” to sweeten her image Air Travel and Carbon on Increase in Europe Edging Away From Air Force, Army Adds Air Unit McCain Rises and Obama Dips in Fund-Raising for May ‘America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11’ by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier Paul Krugman Home Not-So-Sweet Home Why should ever-increasing homeownership be a policy goal? How many people should own homes, anyway? William Kristol Someone Else’s Alex The people at MoveOn.org have moved on to express contempt for all who might choose to serve their country in uniform The Executive Power Awaiting the Next President By JAMES RISEN Senators John McCain and Barack Obama might undo Bush’s legacy. But maybe not. Sidebar: When Reining In an Imperial President Was the Conservatives’ Cause To Ease Gas Prices, Obama Eyes Speculators Battlegrounds The final dispatches from writers around the country on the presidential primaries. The Great American Float There’s the real vice president list, the bluff list and the self-serving list. For a Good Retirement, Find Work. Good Luck. Market forces were expected to ensure that people over 60 could get a job. Turns out ... ‘Not My Fault’ By JACOB HEILBRUNN As White House memoirs have become more accusatory, they have also become less illuminating By JOHN B. BELLINGER There has been much talk in the press about a “race to the Arctic” and even some calls for a new treaty to govern the “lawless” Arctic region. We should all cool down. | H5 Washington Post Toehold in Tehran? By Fred Hiatt, The Bush administration considers a bold step. Life in Putin's Russia By Julia Latynina, The right to commit crimes has become part of official privilege THE SCREW-UP FACTOR Cool Crisis Management? It's a Myth. Ask JFK. By Michael Dobbs The Cuban missile crisis is an illustration of the ever-present screw-up factor in world affairs. 3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran Saudis Say They Will Meet Global Demand for More Oil At Least 15 Killed by Female Bomber in Iraq Editorial The Saudi Spigot Riyadh is about to open the oil tap wider, but what happens when it's tapped out? A Talk With King Abdullah By Lally Weymouth Jordan's leader is pessimistic about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process but optimistic about Iraq. U.S. Network Falters in Mideast Mission Editorial Drill Deeper Could this be the long-awaited start of a real debate on energy security in the United States? Saudi Arabian Oil Summit Hopes to Isolate Cause of Price Rise Failing Airlines, Failing Government By David Ignatius "The United States used to be good at solving problems.” A New Social Contract By Michael Kazin and Julian E. Zelizer, Democrats have a chance to enact a sweeping liberal agenda. Financial Hardship and the Happiness Paradox HOW RICH PEOPLE SPEND THEIR TIME Obama Targets Speculation On Energy Missing a Father in Iran By Daniel Levinson, It has been 471 days since he disappeared in Iran. Getting to Know Obama By David S. Broder, We are barely at the beginning of the long period in which most Americans will give their first serious scrutiny to the presidential candidates and decide whether Barack Obama or John McCain will get their vote. End of the Open Road The Land of the Perpetual Frontier Meets $4-a-Gallon Gas By Bill McKibben Hate Groups' Newest Target White Supremacists Report an Increase in Visits to Their Web Sites McCain Driving Debate, But Some Fear Swerving GOP Insiders Want More Consistent Theme Fiscal Medicine Man By Robert D. Novak, Is McCain ready for their strong medicine? Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Exiting U.S. Is Opposed Editorial Return to Repression China muzzles journalists who asked too many questions after the recent earthquake. Appeal From Abroad The Supreme Court rules that a federal court cannot prevent two U.S. citizens from being prosecuted in Iraq. The Greening of Academia Environmentalist fervor transforms classrooms, academic majors, and other aspects of college life US TV Station Fails to Find Niche - Obama Moves To Reintroduce Himself to Voters | H6 Guardian A nation as yet unbuilt Peter Preston: Afghanistan has never been a successful state. Our involvement there is based on a delusion Occupations abroad always lead to the erosion of liberties at home Gary Younge: Guantánamo has exposed the Bush regime's disdain for human rights. But there's nothing uniquely American about this US splits over race as Obama leads Half of white voters view Democrat as 'risky', while high black support could win safe Republican states Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist Speech to US Congress will criticise lobbyists and call for 'revolutionary' policies to tackle crisis Culture of fear Seth Freedman: History has handed the Jewish people the fear of annihilation on a plate – but while the fear exists, what is feared may not The wisdom of crowds Jimmy Wales: As online communities spread across the world, Wikipedia's knowledge-sharing can free us from poverty and ignorance Obama brings US racists out of the woodwork Ewen MacAskill: The 2008 election, with the prospect of the US electing its first African-American president, has seen a flurry of particularly chilling paraphernalia Demand, not speculation, at heart of oil shock, says Brown PM insists that demand from the developing world rather than speculative pressures is driving up oil prices Spot the difference Ian Bancroft: Representations of post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina which reiterate 'otherness' undermine progress and the prospect of EU membership Is Britain on the slippery slope to dictatorship? Phil Hall:The democracy-loving British public would never put up with dictatorship – or would they? Tunisia accused of using torture in name of anti-terrorism Amnesty has found evidence of arrest dates being falsified, prisoners held incommunicado, and beatings 'Mugabe has declared war - we will not be part of it' Tsvangirai withdraws his party from election saying to continue would cost supporters' lives A triumph for terror Editorial: Mr Mugabe has claimed only God will remove him, hubris that may be reinforced now the ballot box cannot do the trick Look who's being generous! Peter Singer: Public displays of philanthropy are often frowned upon. But should we care what motivates the giver? Special forces find proof of Iran supplying Taliban with equipment to fight British The Observer Brits 'doubt' cause of climate change A majority of the public is still not convinced climate change is caused by humans, says new survey Pakistan troops 'aid Taliban' New US documents reveal that mass infiltration by Afghan insurgents is helping latest offensive When Uncle Sam goes to war Jason Burke Descent Into Chaos Ahmed Rashid Allen Lane £25, pp484 The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria Allen Lane £20, pp292 Don't rely on the boys with the black stuff, Mr Brown Andrew Rawnsley: As the Prime Minister visits Saudi Arabia, the lesson of rising oil prices is that green politics matter more than ever Obama out to charm Clinton fans The big chill is turning into a big thaw as the two Democratic rivals plan how to beat McCain It's the next billion online who will change the way we think Jimmy Wales: The founder of Wikipedia argues that the spread of knowledge on the internet will aid the search for universal truths The real McCain A lovable patriot with a maverick streak? Paul Harris uncovers the dark side of John McCain Powerful, smart, yet damned by the usual clichés Barbara Ellen: Are we witnessing the bleaching of Michelle Obama? Not in terms of race or skin colour, but in terms of how eerily benign she seems One year on and a fresh chance for Mr Brown Editorial: When Gordon Brown aligns personal belief with policy he is still capable of being an effective prime minister |
| H7 Daily Star Obama or McCain, a same priority in Iraq By Michael Eisenstadt McClatchy Haditha victims' kin outraged as Marines go free Khadija Hassan still shrouds her body in black, nearly three years after the deaths of her four sons. They were killed on Nov. 19, 2005, along with 20 other people in the deadliest documented case of U.S. troops killing civilians since the Vietnam War. Eight Marines were charged in the case, but in the intervening years, criminal charges have been dismissed against six. A seventh Marine was acquitted. The residents of Haditha, after being told they could depend on U.S. justice, feel betrayed RFERL Corruption Becomes National Obsession The rising cost of living, rumors of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack, new UN sanctions -- all are hot topics in Iran. But recently, the burning issue has been high-level corruption Cobban 78 years later... The Anglo-Iraq Treaty of 1930 Scoop: Global Research: The Coming war against Iran BBC Oil summit calls for supply boost Oil officials acknowledge the need for action to curb soaring prices but stop short of pledges on more output, at a summit in Jeddah. Condi Rice --06/21/08 Interview With Scott Simon of NPR; Washington, DC
--06/19/08 Interview With Fareed Zakaria of CNN; New York, New York
--06/19/08 Interview With the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board; New York, New York
--06/19/08 Interview on Fox and Friends With Steve Doocy; Washington, DC
--06/19/08 Interview with the CNN Editorial Board; The Imperialist Right Threatens Obama on Iraq y Gareth Porter Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics: The Facts in Iraq Are Changing Religion and Politics in Iran - Council on Foreign Relations MESH Politics and Change among the Baluch in Iran
Bush Negotiations With Iraq - Philadelphia Inquirer editorial Time to Define US Presence - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer opinion Darfur: A View from the Arab World Moshe Dayan Center Torture In Iraq - Andrew Sullivan Some light in regional negotiations
By Rami G. Khouri Scapegoating the Oil Speculators - Alan Reynolds, New York Post NATO: 6,000 Additional Troops Urgently Needed – Reuters NATO Returns Fire After Attack From Pakistan - Associated Press | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Battle Shapes Up Over Future of US Role in Iraq Iran pressing on with nuclear enrichment 'non-stop,' envoy says
Talks on new Iraq oil law to resume this week Iraqi Officials Accuse Iran of Training Insurgent "Special Groups" - Paper Talks on new oil law to resume this week in Baghdad, official says Three senior Mahdi Army commanders captured in Baghdad, Hillah Arab Commission Begins Meeting in Egypt on Regional Nuclear Issue Three Dead, 30 Wounded In North Lebanon Clashes – Reuters UN Atomic Inspectors Begin Syria Mission - Associated Press Saudis Offer Slight Rise in Oil Production - Worth and Mouawad, New York Times U.S. and Iraq in talks over PMOI Female Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Iraq Nuclear inspectors in Syria probe UN nuclear watchdog inspectors arrive in Syria to examine an alleged nuclear site bombed by Israel. Nuclear power in the Middle East Text of US allegations on Syria Jun 19 SD# 1966 - Syrian President: Doha Accord - Victory for Syria and Lebanon; Economic Reform in Syria More Urgent than Political Reform; Syria Has an Opposition that Can Criticize the Government – It Is Just Not Legal Yet | H9 Ha’aretz – Yossi Melman: Israel is a long way from attacking Iran Editorial Parisian option To assume the complex role that it has sought for itself in the Middle East, France will be required to stake out a position rooted in principle, moral legitimacy and strategic clarity Bar’el Peace crept up as Israel was looking the other way Six years after the signing of the Arab initiative in Beirut, Israel still believes in cease-fires more than in better relations Report: N. Koreans worked on Iran nukes at Syria plant hit by IAF Gideon Levy: Does Israel really want peace? A great disaster has suddenly come upon Israel: The cease-fire has gone into effect. Cease-fire, cease-Qassams, cease-assassiations, at least for now. This good, hopeful news was received in Israel dourly, gloomily, even with hostility. Sarkozy: There won't be Middle East peace without Syria talks At start of 3-day visit, French president says 'I have always been and will always be a friend of Israel ROSNER'S BLOG / Why do non-Jewish Americans support Israel? Walter Russell Mead explains why it's not The Israel Lobby, but the American people, who support Israel PM seeks to redefine Israel-Diaspora relations Olmert is the obstacle on the road to Iran Report: Hezbollah wants Palestinians included in prisoner swap Report: Israel to free 1,000 prisoners in exchange for Shalit ANALYSIS / Prisoner deals - risk of an unsolved mystery Prisoner exchange deals cause a conflict between the emotional view and the security perspective Olmert: I'll fire Labor ministers who try to topple government Ejecting party from coalition would leave PM without legislative majority and pave way for early poll Iran threatens 'devastating' response if attacked by Israel Premier extends Mossad chief's term Meir Dagan to get one more year as agency's leader thanks to his "exceptional success," PMO says Lost in translation The truth about Iran's incitement to genocide against Israel. Jerusalem syndrome Obama's Zionist Vision Trumps His Jerusalem backpedaling. Warns Olmert against committing political suicide after PM threatens to fire Labor ministers. Yedioth Ahronoth Hizbullah backtracks in talks
Nasrallah throws wrench in works of burgeoning prisoner exchange deal, renews demand Israel release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in addition to Lebanese ones. PM Olmert vehemently rejects new stipulation 2nd Intifada forgotten Sever Plocker wonders why so many people prefer to forget 2nd Intifada, ignore its lessons Sarko slams building in J'lem French president criticizes construction in east Jerusalem as 'bad decision' harmful to Israel Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israel in the Season of Dread - Ethan Bronner, New York Times The Two Israels - Nicholas Kristof, New York Times opinion BBC Israeli troops accused of abuse Israeli soldiers routinely abuse shackled Palestinian prisoners, a report by an Israeli human rights group alleges. Sarkozy urges Palestinian state
French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for the creation of a Palestinian state, on the first such visit to Israel for 12 years Cease-fire Holds, Blockade Eases - Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor INSS The Middle East Strategic Balance 2007-2008 Ten essays on Israel's current strategic environment (single page linking to each essay or Complete Text) McClatchy Israel tries diplomatic route to isolate Iran Debka Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy INSS New INSS Policy Brief: Arbitration on the Syrian Border Aluf Benn (June 19, 2008) argues that the border dispute between Syria and Israel, which has long plagued any negotiations between the two states, is an excellent candidate for international arbitration Concerns rise in France after Jewish teen is attacked |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor U.S., Iraqi forces meet no Sadr resistance in Amara Iraqi troops took the southern city without a shot being fired from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army Saudi Arabia to boost oil output. Will gas prices fall? At a rare meeting Sunday, some oil-producing nations tried to stabilize prices – and Western concerns over a recession. A legal case against the OPEC cartel Decades of putting up with OPEC have not reduced oil prices Obama as a grass-roots president? It's far from clear that he could run the country the way he's running his campaign As Gaza cease-fire holds, Israel eases economic blockade Some analysts says that Hamas's ability to enforce the Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel could widen international acceptance of the militant Islamist organization. Some signs of relief on gasoline prices But short-term pressures may keep them up for a while. UN chief signals shift on Kosovo Despite Russian and Serbian opposition, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Friday the UN would gradually cede its role Congress wrestles over spying bill Many Democrats are at odds with their own leadership over extending domestic surveillance. ASIA NYT India’s Growth Outstrips Crops India’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but it must buy some foods on international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis. Moving beyond Afghanistan in NATO burden-sharing By Jaap de Hoop Scheffer RFERL In Hot Pursuit The Afghan president has said his country has the legal right to chase Taliban militants who flee into Pakistan after carrying out attacks on Afghan territory. But is he right? RFE/RL asks the experts MEMRI Jun 20 IA# 449 - Emerging Crisis in Pakistan-U.S. Relations India Government Faces Pressure Over US Nuclear Deal, Inflation Govt to Oil Energy Ties With CIS, Russia India World's Largest Remittance Recipient Afghan Paper Slams President's Comments on Pakistani Insurgents Insights into the world / Japan's security not tied to US ...
The Daily Yomiuri “Winning the host rights means winning the respect, trust, and favor of the world,” Wang Wei, Beijing Olympics official, said in 2001. Yeah... more» The US should encourage Pakistan's talks with militants
By Mehlaqa Samdani America's Image Alright in Asia - Richard Halloran, RealClearPolitics A Comparison of the Health Systems in China and India
Source: RAND Corporation Afghanistan in an amorphous war , Paul Rogers A new plant can turn out 12 million copies a year. Some are for export, but most are for domestic sale Long-standing enmity is a factor in recent clashes in Lhasa and other areas | H11 IHT Three strikes and we're out By ANATOL LIEVEN AND ALEXIS ROWELL The present oil shock provides the answer to the problem posed to our civilization by climate change - if our leaders have the courage to use it. Addicted to oil By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN It is hard to find the words to express what a fraudulent, pathetic excuse for an energy policy President George W. Bush's new plan is Italy struggles with immigration and aging Italy is worried about the role of immigrants in crime, and the far right has proposed a law that would make it a felony to come to Italy illegally. But many Italian families rely on immigrants, often illegal ones, to care for their elderly loved ones A 'very difficult' time for the Social Democrats in Germany With the Social Democrats' poll numbers continuing to plummet, the party's leader, Kurt Beck, is coming under increasing pressure to quit his post and pass it on to Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier Veteran opposition leader leaves top post in Russia Grigory Yavlinsky, the longest-serving liberal opposition leader in Russia, has withdrawn his candidacy for re-election as chairman of his party. EU seeks to overhaul air traffic control The "single European sky" plan calls for a consolidation of air traffic control, which is currently divided into 650 units administered from 60 air traffic control centers in 27 nations. EUROPE European press review France signs Algeria nuclear deal France and Algeria sign an agreement on civil nuclear co-operation as the French PM makes a rare visit to Algiers Le Monde Chronique "Politique" Nicolas Sarkozy et l'OTAN : gaulliste ou gaullien ?, par Patrick Jarreau Europe's Summit of Paralysis - Karsten Volkery, Der Spiegel UN Chief Signals Shift on Kosovo - Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor Newsweek Matt Frei: Europe and the Perils of Obamamania | H12 RFE/RL Armenia 'Shall Overcome' In an exclusive commentary, President Serzh Sarkisian acknowledges that Armenia is a country in transition, but says Yerevan is working hard to deepen reforms and strengthen democratic institutions Armenia: PACE To Debate Yerevan's Compliance With Demands Google News Azerbaijan Russia’s Economic Performance and Policies and Their Implications for the United States (PDF; 158 KB)
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| H13 The Times Brown pleads for 'win-win' oil deal with Opec Gordon Brown puts his economic reputation on the line with a day trip to Saudi Arabia to ask Opec to boost oil production Not a good Chancellor, not a bad PM After a year in office,Gordon Brown should reflect that he is the architect of his misfortune William Rees-Mogg Required reading for Gordon Brown The Prime Minister will hope his second year will be more successful than his first. Here are five books that might prove to be of assistance Ukrainian 'genocide by starvation' Ukraine wants the world to recognise that the famine of 1932-33 was a deliberate act of genocide by Stalin's Soviet Union Ukraine: Long Memories The millions who starved under Stalin should not be forgotten ‘Stop him’ plea to world as Mugabe gets free run Opposition leader withdraws from the election and calls on the world to 'intervene and stop the genocide' in Zimbabwe Sunday Times Stop killing the Taliban What is sure is that Al-Qaeda will not be suppressed without Taliban cooperation Simon Jenkins Prepare for change as world tilts to the east - e Richer Chinese and Indians competing for resources will mean a gradual decline in western living standards The madness of Mugabe There is nothing colonial about wishing the end of a dictator who destroyed his country and inflicted misery on his people Obama storms ahead but Islam smear persists A Newsweek poll showed Obama storming into a 15-point lead over McCain, but his campaign remains haunted by rumours Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban Wall Street Journal Israel on the Iran Brink The West's failed diplomacy has brought us to this point.
Anti-Americanism Is Mostly Hype By Fouad Ajami Don't believe everything that foreigners tell pollsters. Saudis Move to Calm Oil Fears Saudi Arabia promised the world a little more oil now and possibly a lot more later in a move to calm anxiety in the oil market. The kingdom said it will raise its output by 200,000 barrels a day. It is unclear if the Saudi attempt to reassert its oil muscle will be enough to slow prices | H14 Financial Times Futurecast 2020Things are about to get worse, perhaps much worse, for the Continent, warns an account that is not for those who like their scenarios Pollyanna-ish Hot air clouds the energy debate The US has a compelling economic and geopolitical interest in curbing both its use of oil, especially oil imported from unstable suppliers, and its emissions of greenhouse gases. The right thing is to pursue that goal in many different ways, writes Clive Crook France’s vision of defence is impaired The fundamental problem lies in the condition Sarkozy imposed that there would be no increase during his term in the 2 per cent of GDP devoted to defence Saudi oil boost fails to alleviate concerns The Gulf state’s decision to pump more oil than it has in nearly 30 years risks having little effect on global supplies due to the drop in output caused by attacks on production facilities in Nigeria How the food crisis could solve the Doha round Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya on subsidies Syria upbeat on nuclear probe Syria has signalled that it is confident of the outcome of a probe into an alleged nuclear installation begun by the International Atomic Energy Agencyyesterday... Islamic finance explained The Islamic finance industry is worth about $800bn globally and is growing at an annual rate of 10 to 15 per cent. The sector’s dramatic growth has been fueled by an increasing desire by Muslims for investments that comply with Islamic law. Our interactive feature explores the main Islamic financial instruments, the key players and where the industry is heading Ireland is wrong to put its miracle at risk The country’s economic success over the last 30 years has been closely connected to its membership of the EU. Wolfgang Münchau on the effects of the No vote. It could still use the single currency if it left the EU but this would be like Panama using the dollar – a little sad, really Our need to sustain the ‘great moderation’ Financial innovation has led to greater growth and stability. While we need to tackle the present mess, the innovations should remain, writes Stephen Cecchetti Gideon Rachman’s blogBegging the Saudis: What can oil producers gain from Gordon Brown’s proposal for them to invest in alternative energy projects in oil-consuming countries? Defiant Kosovo Serbs prepare to convene separate parliament Campaign finance rules in a mess What counts is to deny undue influence to wealth and power, which means preventing politicians from putting themselves under obligation Testing times for Iran's teenagers Setareh spent the weekend engrossed in last-minute cramming, trying to pack as much Persian literature, maths, English and Islamic theology as possible into her tired... Early rate rises not in Fed’s Plan A The Federal Reserve is likely to indicate some increased concern about inflation following its policy meeting this week, but to do so in a manner than avoids any suggestion that interest rate rises are imminent US consumer spending remains resilient Among the great contradictions of the ongoing US economic downturn is the fact that Americans have continued to spend even as consumer confidence has plummeted to 30-year lows Energy concerns could swing Ohio result Millions of Americans rethinking their approach to energy consumption as petrol prices hit record levels, and voters in Ohio carry particular weight as residents of one of the most important battleground states in November’s presidential election One of us 38 per cent of university graduates with a Turkish background were contemplating looking for work in Turkey rather than Germany because they thought they would be more welcome there. EU businesses fear interest rate rise European companies are worried about the prospect of higher interest rates in the eurozone, saying the move could choke growth and strengthen the single currency further against the dollar | H15 Los Angeles Times What's behind the dollar's decline in value? Some say it's epochal, others merely cyclical. But part of it boils down to supply and demand: The world is awash in dollars these days Iran accuses U.S. of backing Sunni Muslim rebels Iran accused the United States on today of supporting a Sunni Muslim rebel group which said on Friday it had killed two of 16 Iranian policemen kidnapped last week in a volatile area near the border with Pakistan The float vote The bloc that will ultimately decide who will win the White House wants one thing — results. The shortchanging of Iraqi refugees By Morton Abramowitz In Russia, reading, 'riting and religion In the name of cultural unity, school officials say, Orthodox Christian classes are needed to assimilate immigrant children. British authorities told to drop 'empowerment,' 'synergy' and other buzzwords British bureaucrats have been warned: no more synergies, stakeholders or sustainable communities Editorial McCain and Bush, oil opportunists It's nonsense for them to use the run-up in gas prices as an excuse to advocate offshore drilling. Pakistan announces plan to clear death row to commemorate birthday of slain Bhutto |
| H16 American Politics Analysis: McCain hampered by campaign missteps — Obama: 'They're going to try to make you afraid of me' JUNE POLLS: HOW SIGNIFICANT? — The London Times notes Barack Obama's current lead in the polls, but says the Democrats shouldn't get complacent. Of the last five Presidential elections, only once has the candidate who was leading the polls in June won the popular vote Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44% Obama's War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy Gallup Daily: Election Preferences Are Stable Salon Why Clinton voters say they won't support Obama Why Clinton voters will come back to the fold
Today in The Nation: Big Trouble for the GOP
Poll: Mitt helps McCain; Hillary bad for Obama Obama alienates the editors — Is Webb Obama's Answer to McCain? - James Oliphant, Chicago Tribune U.S. president has less power than candidates might lead you to think realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Mark Shields: Obama couldn't pass a polygraph “I am astonished that the Bush people are so robotic,” says Peggy Noonan. Criticize the boss and you’re banished from the kingdom... more» Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's support for the FISA “compromise” Obama and McCain - flip-flop, flip-flop THERE IS no "straight talk." There isn't "a different kind of politics." There are just two men who really want to be president. (By Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe) A Metropolitan Strategy for America's Future - Barack Obama Shields & Brooks Discuss the Week in Politics - The NewsHour Obama campaign targets black voters -- carefully Strategists believe they've identified a new, potentially decisive Democratic electorate in five battleground states | H17 Daily Telegraph OPEC talks: Saudis to boost oil output Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring down soaring oil prices by promising to extend a production increase Obama: I am too black for Republicans Senator Barack Obama has told supporters that Republicans will stoke racial fears in an attempt to stop him becoming the first black president of the United States. Bruni: 'I don't like Sarkozy's politics' French first Lady has admitted being "instinctively Left-wing" and having a problem with "conservatives" like her husband. Ian McEwan: I despise militant Islam The award-winning novelist Ian McEwan has launched an outspoken attack on militant Islam, accusing it of "wanting to create a society that I detest". Making the 9/11 mastermind talk Opec split emerges Jeddah summit may not be enough to contain oil prices. Nuclear deal with Japan? The EU elite ignores voters Sunday Telegraph History's verdict on George W Bush Once the decades have put the events of the war in Iraq into their proper context, four great facts will emerge that will place Bush in a far better light than he currently enjoys, predicts Andrew Roberts OPEC talks: Saudis to boost oil output Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring down soaring oil prices by promising to extend a production increase Our judges seem drawn to extremism The latest report on Britain's Muslim community makes grim reading, says Alasdair Palmer: the researchers found "a disturbing proportion" of British Muslims expressed support for extremists Afghanistan: our allies must fight Britain has a direct interest in helping ensure that Afghanistan never returns to Taliban rule. Very few of the other members of Nato have shown any inclination to join us Ex-CIA chief is McCain's green advisor Jim Woolsey, now a senior energy adviser to John McCain, claims the greatest danger to the US is not nuclear and chemical weapons but climate change. | H18 Independent Obama takes 15-point lead over McCain Democratic Party strategists are daring to hope and starting to campaign for a landslide election victory, after Barack Obama opened up a 15-point lead over John McCain in the latest presidential race opinion poll. Independent on Sunday Special report: Is Al Qa'ida in pieces? Warlord: My encounter with Taliban mastermind In a month when Britain has lost nine soldiers in Afghanistan, including the first woman, and hundreds of Taliban fighters were freed by a daring bomb attack on Kandahar's jail, Raymond Whitaker meets Jalaluddin Haqqani The IoS pink list 2008 From businesspeople to authors, the famous (and infamous) to the unknown, these people have influenced our lives over the past 12 months |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The Principles of War: 7. Economy of Effort Scott Shane / New York Times: Inside a 9/11 Mastermind's Interrogation Pentagon to Consult Academics on Security Eager to embrace eggheads and ideas, the Pentagon has started an ambitious program to recruit social scientists and direct the nation’s brainpower to combating security threats. Managing the Next Domestic Catastrophe: Ready or Not?
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies Secret Pentagon Funding Near All-Time High Top General: Army Needs 3 to 4 Years to Recover From War Developing Senior Navy Leaders: Requirements for Flag Officer Expertise Today and in the Future Source: RAND Corporaiton Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions
Source: Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS) | H20 Slate The Flip-Flop Brothers Both McCain and Obama wobbled. Who will pay the price? John Dickerson Trends in Sustainable Development 2008-2009 Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development OECD proposes roadmap for the future of the Internet economy
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination
Source: RAND Corporation POLL: MOST BRITONS DOUBT CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE... Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer (PDF; 119 KB) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) | H21 “Let them have a good dose where it will hurt them most,” said Churchill. “The Germans should be made to suffer in their own homelands and cities”... more» Stopping Google With one company now the world's chief gateway to information, some critics are hatching ways to fight its influence. (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe) By GEORGE LAKOFF Reviewed by WILLIAM SALETAN In his latest book, George Lakoff uses neuroscience to explain how the political right wins and keeps power. If globalization and democracy can’t be reconciled, says Benjamin Barber, the entire world will start looking look more and more like Darfur or Gaza on a bad day... more» Blue sky thinking: 10 ideas that changed the course of history Water found on Mars, Nasa confirms Water has been uncovered for the first time on Mars, raising hopes that the Red Planet may be capable of sustaining life From Sign & Sight, Jurgen Habermas on why both religious and secular mentalities must be open to a complementary learning process if we are to balance shared citizenship and cultural difference. For all of Churchill’s faults, we may still be grateful for a 1930s politician who found it intolerable even to breathe the same air as the Nazis... more» Multitasking costs the economy. One study found workers took 25 minutes to recover from phone calls or emails and return to their original task... more» “I am astonished that the Bush people are so robotic,” says Peggy Noonan. Criticize the boss and you’re banished from the kingdom... more» We get the art we deserve, and today what we deserve is the splashy, pretentious, dumbed down trophy art that dominates the art world ... more» David Baldacci will ruin you By Joe Queenan Thanks to Facebook, young people's questionable literary tastes are going to haunt them forever. Read our top 10 Communist jokes Shyness drug could boost confidence A drug that combats shyness and social awkwardness, dubbed "social Viagra", could be developed after scientists investigated a hormone released by new mothers. The Stuff of Thought: Language as a window into human nature, By Steven Pinker Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Why is it that in an age when we can create community anywhere, we often don’t know the people who live next door?
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