| H1 New York Times My Plan for Iraq By BARACK OBAMA The United States should withdraw from Iraq, but responsibly. On my first day in office, I would give the military a new mission: ending this war. U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional forces starting in September, as the need for troops in Afghanistan becomes more pressing. Drowning in Riches By KENNETH M. POLLACK The Middle East may be experiencing an economic boom, but the way that the rising revenues are being spent will more likely worsen the region’s instability over time. 9 Americans Die in Afghan Attack The attack was the worst against Americans in Afghanistan in three years and illustrated the growing threat of Taliban militants and their associates The United States should withdraw from Iraq, but responsibly. Washington Post U.S., Iraq Scale Down Negotiations Over Forces Long-Term Agreement Will Fall to Next President Bye-Bye, Bush Doctrine By Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier, And McCain and Obama shouldn't be so eager to formulate ones of their own. Editorial The Mullahs Say Maybe Missiles fly as Tehran toys with an international offer of negotiations about its nuclear program. Jitters Over Iran By Jim Hoagland, At the strong urging of the Bush administration, Israel has pulled back from threatening to bomb Iran's nuclear enrichment program and has joined the U.S.-led effort to give coercive diplomacy with Tehran a (time-limited) chance. An Army That Learns By David Ignatius, The U.S. Army has done something remarkable in its new history of the disastrous first 18 months of the American occupation of Iraq: It has conducted a rigorous self-critique of how bad decisions were made, so that the Army won't make them again. Christian Science Monitor U.S. and Iraq near a 'bridge' deal on status of U.S. troops By the end of July, they hope to finalize a deal that would map out the role and "time horizon" for US troops in the country. • 'US Military Hoped for Virtually Unlimited Freedom of Action in Iraq', National Security Archive
'Another Way with Iran' by Jon Alterman, Center for Strategic and International Studies Stratfor Quarterly Forecast: Third Quarter 2008 Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London: President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran Iraq denies Israeli fighter claims Tom Barnett KnoxNews KnoxNews. From The Wilson Quarterly, the Atlantic and Pacific now dominate the world’s politics and trade, but the Indian Ocean is emerging as a new locus of power that increasingly unites China, India, the Middle East, and Africa. Asia Times Bush outfoxed in the Iraqi sands A combination of Iraqi Shi'ite political opposition and Iranian diplomacy, embodied in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's demand for a timetable for complete United States military withdrawal from Iraq, signals the almost certain defeat of the George W Bush administration's aim of establishing a long-term military presence in Iraq. - Gareth Porter Guardian Britain's backing Obama: Democrat beats McCain by five votes to one Poll lead may have as much to do with high profile and recognition factor as it does policies Nine US troops die in Taliban assault Nato-led effort to subdue insurgents suffers one of its heaviest blows since 2001 invasion At last, a true moderniser in Moscow. Why punish him? Jonathan Steele: Despite western howls of suspicion, Medvedev is Russia's first post-Soviet leader. It would be lunacy to kick him into the cold Love tops agenda at 'Club Med' Olmert, Abbas and Assad among line-up at summit that commits to 'peace, stability and security' Independent Bush to hasten Iraq troop withdrawal in bid to help McCain win White House USIP Mullahs, Money, and Militias: How Iran Exerts its Influence in the Middle East Download USIP’s conflict transformation measurement framework (PDF | 190KB) The Observer The heretic Investigation: How Al-Qaeda's mastermind turned his back on terror. By Lawrence Wright The heretic - part two The heretic - part three The world is waiting to love America again Editorial: What of Britain? With Obama's election, the notion of a political 'special relationship' will fade Daily Star Europe and the US differ significantly on democratization By Waleed Sadi We may be nearing the truth on neo-liberal failure By Joseph E. Stiglitz The US-Iran game is just getting serious By Rami G. Khouri EU success requires a retuned Franco-German engine By Ulrike Guerot Sunday Times Iraq ready to oust US from green zone The green zone of Baghdad may soon be handed over to Iraqi control if the increasingly assertive government gets its way Exclusive:Bush lobbyist in ‘cash for access’ row Access offered to key figures, including Cheney and Rice, in return for donations to Bush library Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran As the government in Tehran tests new missiles, America believes that only a show of force can deter President Ahmadinejad Europe faces Russian nuclear threat Experts believe that President Medvedev could aim nuclear weapons at western Europe for the first time since the cold war Sanctions are a war waged by cowards Nothing is more arrogant than a powerful nation’s belief in the efficacy of all it does Simon Jenkins This recession could easily tip into a depression The experience of the 1930s makes me think that the present downturn will be relatively long and difficult William Rees-Mogg Financial Times Contested Caucasus: Abkhazia enters ring A post-Soviet ‘frozen conflict’ is heating up as Moscow steps up its support for the enclave Los Angeles Times New Saudi Arabia university will have a Western feel King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will feature coed classes, a curriculum in English and other touches seen as dangerous liberalism by Islamic fundamentalists Iraq's Complicated Oil Fields
The Washington Independent | H2 Ömer Taşpınar Washington ve Ergenekon
Ali H Aslan İncirlik sendromu ve Ergenekon LA Times Attackers of U.S. Consulate in Turkey shared a bleak background Their profiles are similar to those of young men involved in Al Qaeda-inspired attacks: uneducated, poor, not known to be devout until they met a charismatic 'elder brother US warily eyes Turkish political turmoil
CSIS The Terrorist Attack on the US Consulate in Istanbul Der Spiegel Atomic Turkey: Nuclear Power in the Earthquake Zone Iraqi, Turkish Officials Discuss Turkish Premier's Visit to Iraq Man Arrested After Attack in Istanbul Is Charged
What The Russian Archives Say About The Armenian Claims 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 SOLİ ÖZEL Bağdat seferi Victimization and forgiveness in solving Kurdish problem Expectations high for planned Kurdish-language broadcasting Hizbullah’tan ’Kürt’ PKK’dan ’Alevi’ çıkışı "Frieden oder Freiheit", Joost Hiltermann in Le Monde Diplomatique Iraqi Kurds Need Tougher Stance for Settling Disputes With Baghdad - Article Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan Review Expansion of Ties Normalization to boost Turkey, Iraq trade to $30 bln Şırnak ve Tunceli’de 3 asker şehit oldu
DTP iddiası:Saçları kazıtıldı Kurdistan National Congress Leader Interviewed By Iraqi Kurdish Paper Erdoğan’s icebreaking visit to Baghdad by SAMİR SALHA* Kerkuk problem and the Article 140: Defining Alternatives Kurdish rebels say abducted Germans in good health Cevdet Aşkın Iran and Turkey: Towards a Patch-up?
Asian Tribune Mustafa AKYOL İran'ın füzeleri: Şahinlerden Şahaplara HAKAN ALBAYRAK Hani "1 Mart" dünyanın sonuydu?
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Kadri Gürsel Bu gidiş, güzel gidiş Semih İdiz Sarkozy’yi Erdoğan ve Beşar kurtardı ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye kompleksi Ferai Tınç Sarkozy’yi Esad ve Erdoğan kurtardı Sarkozy'den Erdoğan'a müzakereler sürecek garantisi Sarko’dan AKP desteği Şahin Alpay A Swedish witness to the ‘silent revolution’: Turkey decoded Türkiye’de darbe olursa Rusya ne yapar? SUAT TAŞPINAR German-Turkish conference focuses on integration Erdoğan'ın KKTC çıkarması Turkey, France seal EU détente at Euro-Mediterranean summit BM Kıbrıs Özel Temsilciliğine Downer [Haber Yorum] Türkiye, Akdeniz'de pasif kalmamalı Turkey, US are strategic allies in all fields, US official says Turkish Energy Minister Receives US Envoy to Discuss Energy Issues Erdoğan'dan Sarkozy'ye: Basın aracılığı ile konuşmayalım Andres Finkel Euro-Kemalism Keşke Gül maça gitse ABD'li şirketin gözü Karadeniz petrolünde
Başbakan Erdoğan, liderlere konuştu Erdoğan'dan Paris'te Ortadoğu barışı diplomasisi Erdoğan-Sarkozy kapatma davasını konuştu Karadeniz'e petrol için sondaj 2009'da Akdeniz Birliği'nde sekreterya sorunu Akdeniz İçin Birlik Zirvesi Paris'te başladı İsviçre'den PKK'ya kıskaç: milletvekili yakın takipte UNESCO report creates worry over İstanbul 2010 From Here to Paternity
Wall Street Journal "Enlightenment": Novelist Maureen Freely tracks the lives of a handful of friends in Istanbul, half of them Turkish and half American. Instant weekend... Antalya | H3 İddianamede ne var, ne yok? Ergenekon iddianamesini ‘sulandırma planı’ hazır! Ergenekon görevdeki subaylara uzandı Teslim olmazsa işlem yapılacak Bakışsız bir kedi kara Başkonsolosluk önündeki saldırıda 'derin' şüphe 5. İşte Erdoğan’ın önündeki anket Ergenekon'un gölgesinde son seçim anketi Darbe girişimine askerî değil, sivil mahkeme bakar Naklen Ergenekon Eruygur’un resmi sponsoru Yüksek yargıya paşa brifingi
Konuşma sırası savcıda ‘Saldırıyı bütün mahalle biliyordu’ İşte Şener’in yeni oluşumu
İntihar saldırısının ardında ne var Saldırıya katılmasını istemişler Ergenekon iddianamesinde 20 gizli tanık Partimi Ergenekon'un içine çekmek istediler
Darbe iddialarına askeri değil, sivil mahkeme bakar Sırada Türkiye'deki İsrail hedefleri vardı Büyük Otağ' projesi start alıyor ‘Türkiye’yi yöneten 50 kişi’ Dink raporu: İstihbarat birimlerinin iletişim zafiyeti ‘Babam yaşasaydı eğer Erdoğan’a el verirdi ama kulağını da çekerdi’ CHP: Emekli subaylar kuşku yaratmamalı Savcının 'çok gizli' üç tanığı kim? İddianamede Hizbullah ve İBDA-C bağlantısı Org. Yaşar Büyükanıt'ı Eruygur mu karaladı? Askeri değil sivil bakar
’Savcıya soruşturmayı reddeden karar iptal edilsin’ başvurusu Ergenekon’un tam 17 gizli tanığı var Mesut Yılmaz bana 'İslam saldırgan bir din' dedi Karargahta konuşulanlar Hilmi Özkök'ten 'Havet' taktiği Davalar rövanş 1 zanlı tutuklandı Seçmen, demokrasi dışı müdahalelere prim vermiyor Fikri Sağlar'dan Ergenekon için ilginç öneri İşte F-Tipi evliliğin hikáyesi Ayışığı ve Sarıkız darbe planları çarşamba günü Meclis'e geliyor Hurşit Tolon’dan mesaj var İlk testten memnun Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Ahmet Taşgetiren Ruşen - Çakır Gül, Erdoğan ve diğerleri El Kaide ile yüzleşmeyi daha fazla erteleyemezler -- Saldırı Ergenekon kokmuyor, çünkü... Taha Akyol İddianamede ne var, ne yok? Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Özkök’ün yemeğini evden getirdiği günler İsmet Berkan Resim daha da belirginleşti Maksat üzüm yemek değil bağcıyı dövmek mi? Fehmi Koru Yandı gülüm keten helva Bakışsız bir kedi kara Taha Kıvanç Sefertası taşıyan komutan Hüseyin Gülerce Aydın Doğan'ın açıklaması Şamil Tayyar Ergenekon’u çökerten isimler Ömer Taşpınar Ergenekon and ‘the banality of evil’ Mehmet Altan MİT’in Ergenekon listesi... Mustafa Karaalioğlu Avukatlar ve savcılar Ardan Zentürk Tağmaç-Özkök hattı... Eser Karakaş Bu kriz bir fırsata dönüşmeli Nasuhi Güngör İstanbul saldırısı ve din tartışmaları Ercan Çitlioğlu: Konsolosluk saldırısı devşirme militan işi Mustafa Akyol İslam adına terör Serdar Akinan Ruhlarınızı nasıl yıkayacağız sizin? Ragıp Duran: Egemen medya iktidara yapışan kene gibidir İsmail Küçükkaya
Türkiye’nin rotası... Ali Bayramoğlu Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Komitacılık ve ‘Harbiyeli aldanmaz’ duygusu AVNİ ÖZGÜREL Osman Ulagay Ampule pervane ‘aydınlar’ Ahmet Hakan Abartma bacım Hilmi Paşa putu yıkılsın M Ali Birand Fatih Çekirge Askeri mahkeme olacak mı Şükrü Küçükşahin Sevdim bu Ergenekon soruşturmasını Tufan Türenç Kitle gazeteciliğinden militan gazeteciliğe Cüneyt Ülsever İddianame nihayet açıklanacak Enis Berberoğlu Bir caddeden 8 kez çöp toplanan kent Oktay Ekşi Ağızdaki bakla Özdemir İnce CHP muhalefeti Mehmet Y Yılmaz Bugünün Türkiye’sinde solcu olmak Seyfettin Gürsel Ordu-siyaset ilişkisinde dört temel çıkmazımız Ekrem Dumanlı Ergenekon: Yeni bir çıkış yolu Bülent Korucu Turnusol kâğıdı olarak Ergenekon Ali Bulaç Dindarlar ve demokrasi İhsan Yılmaz Post-Ergenekon Turkey Doğu Ergil Rationale for the coups İhsan Dağı Note: Anti-democratic forces are also anti-Western Solcuların kafası her yerde karışık...
ORAL ÇALIŞLAR TAMER KORKMAZ Kaçış yok… Kürşat Bumin Bu noktaya nasıl geldik [CAFE CAPITAL] Constitutional Court’s error to be rectified by people Sabahattin Önkibar TSK'da hesaplaşma görüntüsü! TAMER KORKMAZ 'Hayali' Bağlantılar! Tehdit altında olan cumhuriyet değil, 12 Eylül rejimi Ergenekon tutuklamaları geçici bir ittifakı gösteriyor MUHARREM SARIKAYA MİT'te kadın dönemi 8. 'Nihat Genç kına yaksın' Bülent KENEŞ Critical day ERDAL ŞAFAK Türkiye kompleksi ENGİN ARDIÇ Bereket heriflerde muhayyile yok birader! Bizim oğlan okumasın, dersaneci olsun
ERGUN BABAHAN Selanik, tarih ve Türkiye Ömer Lütfi MeteAydınlanma İmanı (III) Mehmet Metiner Darbeciye ‘hürriyet kahramanı’ denmez! EMRE AKÖZ Umur Talu HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Yanlış sivilliğin zoru NAZLI ILICAK MEHMET BARLAS AK Parti "Batıcı" olunca mı CHP treni raydan çıktı... Abdüllatif Şener çete değil bir siyasi parti kuruyor... MAHMUT ÖVÜR 'Yönetenlere hain diyenler darbe de yapar’
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Ekonomi ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Ercan Kumcu Kazanımların bazıları geri veriliyor İhtiyari programın uygulaması da ihtiyari olabilir Erdal Sağlam Merkez Bankası üzerine tehlikeli oyunlar IMF hükümetin kararını bekliyor Erdoğan-Sarkozy kapatma davasını konuştu Güngör Uras Para kazanmayı bırak, para getirmeye bak! Cari açığa aldıran yok
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| H4 New York Times My Plan for Iraq By BARACK OBAMA The United States should withdraw from Iraq, but responsibly. On my first day in office, I would give the military a new mission: ending this war. U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout The Bush administration is considering the withdrawal of additional forces starting in September, as the need for troops in Afghanistan becomes more pressing. Drowning in Riches By KENNETH M. POLLACK The Middle East may be experiencing an economic boom, but the way that the rising revenues are being spent will more likely worsen the region’s instability over time. 9 Americans Die in Afghan Attack The attack was the worst against Americans in Afghanistan in three years and illustrated the growing threat of Taliban militants and their associates The United States should withdraw from Iraq, but responsibly. ROGER COHEN Scandinavia's Scarred Mr. Dialogue Norway, a NATO ally, insists on engagement with enemies and has kept channels open to Hamas and Syria. It believes the United States and the West have lost opportunities by shunning them. Government as the Big Lender By PETER S. GOODMAN For millions of Americans, the government has morphed from lender of last resort into effectively the only lender. Sarkozy Helps to Bring Syria Out of Isolation Man Arrested After Attack in Istanbul Is Charged Treasury Acts to Save Mortgage Giants The announcement of a plan to inject billions of dollars in loans and investments was intended to show the government would stand behind the beleaguered companies. Text of Paulson Statement (ustreas.gov) PAUL KRUGMAN Fannie, Freddie and You While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are problematic institutions, they aren’t responsible for the mess we’re in. Editorial McCain’s Conservative Model? Roosevelt (Theodore) In an interview, Senator John McCain called for a government that is frugal but more active than many conservatives might prefer. Transcript: The Times Interviews John McCain FRANK RICH The Real-Life ‘24’ of Summer 2008 Are we safe? As Al Qaeda and the Taliban surge this summer, that single question is even more urgent than the moral and legal issues attending torture. MAUREEN DOWD No Ice Cream, Senator? Was Barack Obama irritated that he had exposed his daughters to a television interview or that his kids exposed more delicious details about his finicky, abstemious tastes? Dissident’s Tale of Epic Escape From Iran’s Vise Free after years in Iranian prisons, a well-known dissident provides a rare window on Iran under its ruling clerics. Why Darfur Still Bleeds By NEIL MacFARQUHAR Peacekeepers face tough logistics. And there’s no peace to keep. Posturing and Abdication While George W. Bush no longer denies the science of climate change, he still insists on putting the concerns of industry over the needs of the planet. 2,691 Decisions After 30 years of This v. That, the Supreme Court still poses its conundrum of continuity and change. Long Protected by Washington, Fannie and Freddie Ballooned What’s Next in the Law? The Unalienable Rights of Chimps If apes are given the right to humane treatment, it just might become harder to deny that same right to their human cousins. WILLIAM KRISTOL The Character of Optimism I’ll remember Tony Snow more for his character than his career. | H5 Washington Post U.S., Iraq Scale Down Negotiations Over Forces Long-Term Agreement Will Fall to Next President Bye-Bye, Bush Doctrine By Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier, And McCain and Obama shouldn't be so eager to formulate ones of their own. Editorial The Mullahs Say Maybe Missiles fly as Tehran toys with an international offer of negotiations about its nuclear program. Jitters Over Iran By Jim Hoagland, At the strong urging of the Bush administration, Israel has pulled back from threatening to bomb Iran's nuclear enrichment program and has joined the U.S.-led effort to give coercive diplomacy with Tehran a (time-limited) chance. An Army That Learns By David Ignatius, The U.S. Army has done something remarkable in its new history of the disastrous first 18 months of the American occupation of Iraq: It has conducted a rigorous self-critique of how bad decisions were made, so that the Army won't make them again. Terms of (Dis)Engagement » Jackson Diehl| How Obama could adjust his Iraq withdrawal plan without disappointing his base. Back in the USSR? » Leon Aron| There are troubling similarities between today's Russia and Leonid Brezhnev's Soviet Union. Oil Paranoia » Robert D. Novak | Speculation is not a major contributor to the oil spike. Strong Buy » Sebastian Mallaby | The best shot at taming Fannie and Freddie is to bring them into the goverment. McCain Math » Editorial | His plan to balance the budget by 2013 won't work. Oil's Weird Week Steven Mufson | Prices slide $10, then rebound. Airlines cry foul. Analysts warn of a bubble. What do you think? ANALYSIS Recent Bush Victories Smell of Compromise Lately, President Employs a Little-Used Tool Overstating Our Fears By Glenn L. Carle, Our leaders exaggerate the threat we face from small, miserable men like Osama Bin Laden. Clashes Erupt in Pakistan's NW; Adm. Mullen Makes Surprise Visit An Electric Moment By Andrew S. Grove, Increasing our reliance on electricity may help us decrease our reliance on oil. One Cannot Choose but Wonder By Chris Cillizza, With the national party conventions less than two months away, the speculation over who John McCain and Barack Obama will pick as their seconds in command is heating up. The Fix's top five picks (5 being least likely to be chosen, 1 the most) for each party are below. Shanghai, a Star in Eclipse China's Sparkling Economic Hub Outshone by Dour Olympic Host Beijing Accord in North Korea Talks Nations Approve Nuclear Inspections but Still Lack Timetable | H6 Guardian Britain's backing Obama: Democrat beats McCain by five votes to one Poll lead may have as much to do with high profile and recognition factor as it does policies Nine US troops die in Taliban assault Nato-led effort to subdue insurgents suffers one of its heaviest blows since 2001 invasion At last, a true moderniser in Moscow. Why punish him? Jonathan Steele: Despite western howls of suspicion, Medvedev is Russia's first post-Soviet leader. It would be lunacy to kick him into the cold Love tops agenda at 'Club Med' Olmert, Abbas and Assad among line-up at summit that commits to 'peace, stability and security' If he flips, he will flop Editorial: If Britons elected American presidents, Barack Obama would have no worries Brown wants eight new nuclear plants New stations part of a 'nuclear renaissance' as oil price fears and climate change push agenda Fed launches rescue plan for stricken Freddie and Fannie FTSE at lowest level since October 2005 as dealers seek rescue deal for US's largest mortgage lenders The Observer The heretic Investigation: How Al-Qaeda's mastermind turned his back on terror. By Lawrence Wright The heretic - part two The heretic - part three The world is waiting to love America again Editorial: What of Britain? With Obama's election, the notion of a political 'special relationship' will fade Succour for Mugabe is shameful Editorial: The decision by China and Russia to veto UN sanctions against the regime of Robert Mugabe has raised fresh concerns about the role of the Security Council US elections: Hunt is on for a female Veep The way is open for women to join the candidates as vice-presidential running mates and vote-winners 'This prosecution will endanger the people we wish to defend in Sudan' Julie Flint and Alex de Waal: President Bashir is about to be accused of war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor. But going after him is a mistake On the fêtes turn Sarkozy's fate Andrew Hussey: This is the turning-point in the year when all French people reflect on the past 12 months |
| H7 Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US and Iraq - Tom Hayden, The Nation Finding a silver lining in the Iraq cloud IF THERE is ever a TV series about the American adventure in Iraq it might be called "Unintended Consequences Gone Wild." The war strategically weakened the United States, strengthened Iran, undermined democracy promotion, and gave Al Qaeda and the Taliban time to regroup - and that would just be season one. But the latest episode, the unintended Iraqi consensus opposing ... (By Daniel Levy and Michael Wahid Hanna, Boston Globe) Al Awsat Low Expectations and the New Lebanese Government : Tariq Alhomayed A Very Tangled Web : Amir Taheri Daily Star Europe and the US differ significantly on democratization
By Waleed Sadi We may be nearing the truth on neo-liberal failure By Joseph E. Stiglitz The US-Iran game is just getting serious By Rami G. Khouri EU success requires a retuned Franco-German engine By Ulrike Guerot The Rise of the Rest: How the Ascent of Russia and China Affects Global Business and Security CSIS International Economic Policy in a Globalized World We're Not Leaving Iraq - American Enterprise Institute
Iran and the Problem of Evil
AEI, WSJ Iran's Nuclear Program: Status
CRS Mediterranean Summit: Between French Hopes and Arab Realities
Arab Reform Bulletin BBC Staying or going? Iraqi leaders face dilemma over future of US troops Demand for Oil Will Only Increase as Populations Continue to Grow
Source: Negative Population Growth The End of Fossil Fuels Part 1. How Long the Twilight?
+ The End of Fossil Fuels Part 2: Twilight or Dawn?
+ The New American Century? Saudi Arabia: Domestic Workers Face Harsh Abuses
Source: Human Rights Watch ICC: Good Progress Amid Missteps in First Five Years
Source: Human Rights Watch | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US Unlikely to Leave Iraq Anytime Soon Newfound Iraqi Confidence Pleases, Worries US U.S., Iraq Scale Down Negotiations Over Forces Nouri al-Maliki ready to oust US from Iraq green zone — U.S. considers increasing pace of Iraq pullout Newly formed Mediterranean union wants to rid Mideast of WMDs
Iraq's oil ministry set to sign deals for new refineries Sadr's Militia May Live to Fight Again Iran Would Allow US Diplomatic Office Iraqi Official Denies US, Iraq Abandoning Troop Deal Syria's Assad Says Peace With Israel Possible Within Two Years Ahmadinejad Says He Met 'Occupying Commander' in Iraq Iranian Press Menu 13 July 08 Syrian Leader Calls "Potential" Ties With Israel "Normal" Not "Normalization" Imam's arrest fuels Shia rivalry Sleiman and Assad agree to exchange embassies WORLD NEWS: Assad makes remarkable comeback with Paris trip British government 'to pull troops out of Iraq by mid-2009'... | H9 Ha’aretz – Syria sources to Haaretz: We'll grant no goodwill gestures to weak Olmert Israel, Turkey seek formula that would bring U.S. into negotiations to push Syria to agree to direct talks Report: U.S. official says Israel has 'amber light' for Iran strike Attacking Iran to get the world's attention? Now is the time to talk U.S. pressures Israel: No bombing of Iran (WTR) Did Mossad chief Meir Dagan pay a visit to the White House? (WTR) Zvi Bar'el: France is a friend of the Arabs because U.S. is a friend of Israel Obama: I used 'poor phrasing' in undivided Jerusalem remark U.S. presidential hopeful says meant to state in AIPAC speech that J'lem should be cohesive, coherent Tehran slams McCain for saying cigarettes could be used to kill Iranians PM aide: Israel has no intention of giving Hezbollah Shaba Prevent the next disgrace Jerusalem Post Advice for Assad By ALON BEN-MEIR
The Mediterranean conference offers the Syrian president a chance to achieve an historic breakthrough. PM to Assad: Don't delay direct talks Let's help out the bad, but less mad [ BARRY RUBIN [ JONATHAN TOBIN, Yedioth Ahronoth 'Deal possible within 2 years'
Assad says it could take from six months to two years to reach Israel-Syria peace agreement if both sides agree to face-to-face talks; adds he did not shake hands with PM Olmert in Paris because 'we're not looking for symbols' Surgical strike on Olmert/ Barnea End the embarrassment Hanoch Daum calls on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to do the right thing and step down Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine From TNR, Josie Delap and Robert Lane Greene on the Arab world vs. Barack Obama how Islam and Christianity have dealt differently with their Jewish roots—and what that means for anti-Semitism today Israeli Perspectives on the Palestine Refugee Issue Chatham House A 12-page briefing paper giving an Israeli perspective on the Palestine refugee issue The Past as Prelude? Negotiating the Palestinian Refugee Issue Chatham House Birthright program sends young Jews to Israel on group trips, free of charge Israeli PM says peace deal with Palestinians closer than ever Daily Star Why the Gaza cease-fire might hold
By Paul Scham Israel 'close' to Mid-East deal Israeli and Palestinian leaders express their optimism for peace at a summit of EU and Mediterranean leaders in Paris. Israel-Hezbollah swap 'this week' A planned prisoner exchange between Israel and Hezbollah will take place on Wednesday, Israeli officials say. American / Isreali Dual Citizens in the American Government |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor U.S. and Iraq near a 'bridge' deal on status of U.S. troops By the end of July, they hope to finalize a deal that would map out the role and "time horizon" for US troops in the country. Energy-addicted U.S. can learn a lot from Europe We still chill buildings as if they're housing penguins. Sudan to ICC: Darfur violence may increase if you indict President Bashir Sudan called for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers Sunday as word spread that the International Criminal Court may indict President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes. 'I'm joining the military' shouldn't be a jaw-dropper Giving back to the nation isn't about where you stand on war. Mortgage giants falter Trouble at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have broad impact. ASIA From The Wilson Quarterly, the Atlantic and Pacific now dominate the world’s politics and trade, but the Indian Ocean is emerging as a new locus of power that increasingly unites China, India, the Middle East, and Africa. Carnegie China's Economic Rise—Fact and Fiction Spending Bill Suggests Long US Afghan Stay Mullen Visit Feeds Pakistani Worry of US Attack Insurgents kill nine U.S. troops in Afghanistan, official says
Reporters’ Guide to Covering the Beijing Olympics (PDF: 2.2 MB)Source: Human Rights Watch Afghan Paper Urges Chief of US Forces in Middle East to Pressure Pakistan Afghanistan's 'sons of the soil' rise up With the Taliban proving increasingly difficult to defeat militarily, and with the Western coalition reluctant to negotiate with any Taliban or al-Qaeda radicals, an uneasy stalemate has been reached in Afghanistan. Pakistan sees this as an opportunity to regain its position as a key player in the affairs of its neighbor by elevating moderate "sons of the soil" Taliban as the people to negotiate with. This is already happening in Pakistan's tribal areas. - Syed Saleem Shahzad China's army still getting to know itself Some 2,500 years of practicing military philosopher Sun Tzu's creed of "Know the enemy and know yourself" have not been wasted on China. The People's Liberation Army still has an active program of self-evaluation and is well aware of its strengths and weaknesses, especially in relation to the military might of the United States Middle Kingdom deciphered
Smoke and Mirrors by Pallavi Aiyar
This nuanced analysis from the first and only Chinese-speaking Indian foreign correspondent to reside in China deciphers the Middle Kingdom in a witty and illuminative account that has flashes of a classic. Aiyar soaks into Chinese culture, society, economics and politics and reaps rich rewards by capturing what every author dreams of - the essence of the subject matter. - Sreeram Chaulia | H11 IHT Bold Mediterranean summit opens diplomatic doors The leaders of 43 nations inaugurated a new Union for the Mediterranean that is designed to bring the northern and southern countries that ring the sea closer together. Sarkozy helps to bring Syria out of isolation French President Nicolas Sarkozy's "Union for the Mediterranean," represented an end to the diplomatic isolation of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who has long been ostracized by the West. Man arrested after attack in Istanbul is charged One of the suspects detained in connection with the attack on the United States Consulate in Istanbul was formally charged with membership in an illegal organization. Merkel ally opposes Obama speech in Berlin A former guerrilla who wants to lead his country again Ramush Haradinaj, who was prime minister of UN-administered Kosovo for 100 days before surrendering to The Hague in March 2005, vows to once again lead the newborn country. EUROPE European press review Carnegie The European Union and the Start of the French Presidency EU Trade Policy: Approaching a Crossroads Chatham House Europe and the Mediterranean: Eyeing Other Shores
Chatham House Extended Governance: The European Union's Policies towards it's Neighbours
EU CFR A Mediterranean Rendezvous CEPS The logic of leaving oil in the ground France's Broken Social Model - Jurgen Reinhoudt, RealClearPolitics Russian Oil Slows After U.S. Pact, Czechs Say Mediterranean union is launched French President Nicolas Sarkozy launches a Union for the Mediterranean, aimed at ending Mid-East conflict. Mardell's Europe Sarkozy diplomacy bears fruit with joint plans for Med France rejects veiled Muslim wife A French court denies citizenship to a Muslim woman, saying her practice of "radical" Islam is incompatible with French values | H12 RFE/RL Newly elected president Dmitry Medvedev pledges to introduce new anti-corruption legislation as part of a broad campaign to reduce bribery Two New Russia and Eurasia Program Publications Google News Azerbaijan “DE-RECOGNITION” OF GEORGIA’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY DISQUALIFIES RUSSIA AS “PEACEKEEPER” Armenia: Getting Serious About Corruption? Armenian leaders have pledged that they will wage an all-out fight against corruption, but some observers doubt how far that fight can actually go, and to what extent politics drives the campaign. |
| H13 The Times Nine US soldiers killed in attack on base Nine US soldiers killed in attack on base Sunday Times Iraq ready to oust US from green zone The green zone of Baghdad may soon be handed over to Iraqi control if the increasingly assertive government gets its way Exclusive:Bush lobbyist in ‘cash for access’ row Access offered to key figures, including Cheney and Rice, in return for donations to Bush library Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran As the government in Tehran tests new missiles, America believes that only a show of force can deter President Ahmadinejad Europe faces Russian nuclear threat Experts believe that President Medvedev could aim nuclear weapons at western Europe for the first time since the cold war Sanctions are a war waged by cowards Nothing is more arrogant than a powerful nation’s belief in the efficacy of all it does Simon Jenkins This recession could easily tip into a depression The experience of the 1930s makes me think that the present downturn will be relatively long and difficult William Rees-Mogg Is society really broken? David Cameron's rhetoric about the social fabric is unduly pessimistic and could lead him to the wrong solutions to crime and poverty Club Med A new Atlantic right rediscovers society The British way of life is as crucial to British success as any economics or government programme Oil and credit woes fuel long summer of discontent Wall Street Journal Foreign Courts Take Aim at Our Free Speech
By Arlen Specter And Joe Lieberman Terror suspects are now working to undermine the First Amendment. Escape From Iran
Reclaiming freedom, dignity and the value of life. Review & Outlook U.S. Bolsters Fannie, FreddieThe U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve sought to shore up confidence in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with a plan that placed the federal government firmly behind the mortgage giants. The move also calls for a provision to give the Fed a "consultative role" in setting capital requirements and other standards for the lenders | H14 Financial Times Contested Caucasus: Abkhazia enters ring A post-Soviet ‘frozen conflict’ is heating up as Moscow steps up its support for the enclave Breakthrough for Syria and Lebanon in Paris The European Union and its Mediterranean neighbours launched a new platform for their relationship on Sunday at a summit boosted by a promise from Lebanon and Syria to open embassies in each other’s capital Georgia urges more pressure on Russia Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian president, appeals for western support at the ‘highest level’ in Tbilisi’s worsening dispute with Moscow over Abkhazia and South Ossetia Ireland weighs up options over EU crisis Dublin moves to address the crisis thrown up by Irish rejection of the EU’s Lisbon reform treaty by commissioning an opinion poll to find out why its citizens voted as they did German government and Barack Obama’s campaign team seek to settle a dispute over his plan to give a speech in Berlin as part of a tour of the Middle East and Europe Rescue plan for US mortgage giants In a dramatic effort to quell the crisis surrounding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US government on Sunday night announced that it will seek unlimited authority from Congress to lend money to the troubled mortgage groups and invest in their equity Barack Obama is coming to town Europe’s leaders must convince the Democratic presidential candidate that on the major issues confronting the world, the region is united and wants to go on mattering WORLD NEWS: Assad makes remarkable comeback with Paris trip Nine US soldiers killed in Afghanistan An assault by insurgents on an Afghan army and Nato outpost in north-eastern Afghanistan results into one of the worst days for foreign troops casualties since 2001 FT REPORT - AEROSPACE 2008: Eurofighter numbers are up in the air as partners put cost cuts in their sights Olmert hits back on graft investigation The battle between Israel’s prime minister and police and prosecutors sharpened as one of his lawyers accused the authorities of trying to ‘ruin’ the country’s elected leader White House hopeful on Iraq troops deal The White House said it remained hopeful of striking a deal with the Iraqi government over the future status of US forces in the country but failed to deny reports it had abandoned efforts to negotiate a long-term agreement The wrong tools to tackle rising inflation In the long run, waiting for cheap alternative energies is right, but without a short-term answer we may never get there, writes Wolfgang Münchau Guarantees for America’s guarantors Fannie and Freddie’s doom has been foretold countless times – and yet, at the same time, has been regarded as unthinkable. Now the question is, will they survive, writes Clive Crook Hot money poses risks to China’s stability As it grows clear the country must revalue its currency, more and more people are bringing cash in, say Michael Pettis and Logan Wright | H15 Los Angeles Times New Saudi Arabia university will have a Western feel King Abdullah University of Science and Technology will feature coed classes, a curriculum in English and other touches seen as dangerous liberalism by Islamic fundamentalists Iraq's public-sector employees get a salary boost But will it be enough to bring back the many professionals who have fled the country? 43 nations to seek Middle East free of WMDs Editorial Hezbollah and allies get key ministries in Lebanon's new Cabinet Hezbollah wages on-air war against U.S. The militant group's Al Manar TV channel, accessible throughout the Middle East and online, uses its programs to criticize American policies daily Hezbollah and allies get key ministries in Lebanon's new Cabinet North Korea agrees to dismantle reactor by October, grant inspections U.S. announces rescue plan for Fannie, Freddie The government seeks to provide financial backup to the battered firms amid rising home loan defaults. |
| H16 American Politics Los Angeles Times:
Obama, McCain agree on many once-divisive issues Gallup: Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Advantage The Times Interviews John McCain Frank Rich / New York Times: The Real-Life ‘24’ of Summer 2008 Ryan Lizza / New Yorker: MAKING IT — How Chicago shaped Obama. Barack Obama doesn't rule out Hillary Clinton for vice president John McCain 'technology illiterate' doesn't email or use internet From Christianity Today, a review of The Scandal of Evangelical Politics: Why Are Christians Missing the Chance to Really Change the World? by Ronald J. Sider; By MATT BAI When Barack Obama and John McCain vow to be reformers, what do they mean Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Cash pours in for John McCain McCain's Conservative Model? Roosevelt (Theodore) Fueling VP speculation, Obama heading to Iraq with Hagel, Reed Polls: Obama ahead by eight NEWSWEEK: McCain, Obama in Dead Heat... N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times: What if the Candidates Pandered to Economists? Will the Real Obama Please Stand? - Michael Goodwin, NY Daily News Maureen Dowd / New York Times: No Ice Cream, Senator? — Barack Obama may make it to the Rose Garden, but he'll still be an orchid. For all his attempts to act like a sturdy American perennial, he's a genuine hothouse flower, and everything he is and does is cultivated. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Stephen Payne: a hotshot lobbyist who can get you into White House — A lobbyist offered access to Dick Cheney and other US leaders in return for a donation to the Bush library Are Democrats and Republicans finally agreeing on a new economic philosophy? 61 flip-flops and counting: Here's a list of clear 180-degree switches by John McCain on the biggest issues of the day GOP Doesn't Know How to Attack Obama - David Broder, Washington Post
Conservatives Still Uninspired - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
| H17 Daily Telegraph Uniting the Med Nicolas Sarkozy's plan for a "Mediterranean Union" is geographically ambitious, but politically modest. Bill scuppers Hillary's VP plans Bill Clinton seen as liability to wife as Obama running mate. China's £4.5 billion scramble for Africa Modern-day drive to buy up continent's mineral wealth. Sarkozy urges peace at 'Club Med' Nicolas Sarkozy scored a diplomatic coup by gathering 42 leaders, and some foes, to launch his Union for the Mediterranean The poor can't worry about global warming You can be the party of the environment or you can be the party of the poor, but you can't be both - at least not at the same time, says Janet Daley. Sunday Telegraph Pawns on the Russian chessboard Over the past eight years, Russia has recovered both confidence and capability, says Edward Lucas. But to do what? Globalisation is a bonus Jim O'Neill, chief economist of Goldman Sachs, urges Britain to resist a retreat into insular protectionism Pawns on the Russian chessboard Over the past eight years, Russia has recovered both confidence and capability, says Edward Lucas. But to do what? | Sadr's militia may live to fight again Sarkozy revels in Club Med 'bringer of peace' role A gargantuan summit of European and Middle Eastern leaders in Paris has produced a series of breakthroughs and diplomatic coups for the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. Brown sets 'no limit' on number of reactors to be built Gordon Brown is to fast-track the building of at least eight nuclear power stations to cut Britain's dependence on oil following its dramatic rise in price. |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Andrew Bacevich goes Inside Rumsfeld's Pentagon; 18 Months in Iraq the Army Won't Forget - David Ignatius, Washington Post Al-Qaeda's Heretic - Lawrence Wright, The Guardian Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Torture and the rule of law | H20 Slate The World Needs More Speculators Stop demonizing the investors who are betting heavily on oil prices. Tim Harford The organisation of denial: Conservative think tanks and environmental scepticism
Source: Environmental Politics A Replication Study of Alan Blinder’s “How Many U.S. Jobs Might Be Offshorable?” (PDF; 654 KB)
Source: Harvard Business School Working Papers From Counterpunch, are there really oil wars? From Ethics & International Affairs, Campbell Craig (Southampton): The Resurgent Idea of World Government From Harvard Magazine, an article on the causes and consequences of the wide—and growing—gap between rich and poor. The World’s 10 Youngest Leaders | H21 From Scientific American, a cover story on the migration history of humans: DNA study traces human origins across the continents (and more and more). Here's the full text of The Bounds of Reason: Game Theory for the the Behavioral Sciences and the full text of A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and its Evolution, by Herbert Gintis With Age Comes Happiness Contrary to stereotypes, studies suggest that elderly Americans are happier than younger ones The web is the most conservative force on Earth: Charles Leadbeater on how digital technology has made us a society of mass archivers. internet and its enemies: A chorus of Cassandras claim that the internet is ruining our brains; Christian Lorentzen clicks through the evidence here's Walter Benjamin’s last, unpublished report to Max Horkheimer on the literary situation in France. From Counterpunch, are there really oil wars? Sane sanitation We all produce a rich resource in our homes and then spend millions of dollars to throw it away. A new philosophy says there are smarter ways to think about waste. (By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, Boston Globe) Killer Work Ethic Death from too much work is so commonplace in Japan there is a word for it, karoshi, yet the government largely fails to set overtime limits as the rules remain vague and weakly enforced Richard J. Bishirjian (Yorktown): Why I Am a Conservative. The Spirit of '78 By Kenneth S. Baer, Everyone's talking about 1968, but to understand 2008, you only have to look back 30 years. When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans Should apes be treated like people? Which apes? Which people? Believing is seeing By ERROL MORRIS Digitally altered photographs can easily fool the eye but they often leave telltale footprints that allow them to be unmasked as forgeries Web 2.0: The Future of Collaborative Government
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