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H1 Wall Street Journal Israel, Iran and the Bomb By John R. Bolton The U.S. should support an air strike by its allies.

Financial Times The pressing logic of Anglo-French defence

President Sarkozy has been accused of surrendering Europe’s military leadership to Britain. There could be no more heinous crime, writes Philip Stephens

MIDDLE EAST FOCUS: More realistic aims for the Mediterranean's new union

US bail-out fails to calm nerves

Confidence in some of the largest regional US banks buckled as the government’s rescue plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to allay equity markets’ fears over the stability of the broader financial sector

Washington Post Poll Finds Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq-Pullout Positions

Guardian Torture: MPs call for inquiry into MI5 role New allegations that abuse of Britons was outsourced to Pakistani security agencies

The case for an inquiry Editorial: The questions raised by our front-page story (MI5's role in outsourcing torture of British citizens) are not new: they are at the heart of the difficulties which terrorism poses for democracies

Ha’aretz – With whom will Syria make peace? More than at any other time in the past, it seems the ball is in Israel's court - but this court is covered in thick political mud

Ahmadinejad: Direct talks with U.S. possible in 'near future' Iranian president tells state TV would welcome talks with U.S. if both parties are on equal footing

The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel

Jerusalem Post 'Peace would hurt Syria-Iran relations'

France's New Recipe The National Interest A Defense and National Security Council, modeled after the “principals’ committee” of the US National Security Council, will be created along with a ...

Iranian Nuclear Science: An Open Source Bibliography

Iraqis Demand End to Occupation

Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names

New York Times Editorial Charged With Genocide The United Nations Security Council has been unconscionably passive over the genocide in Darfur. It should finally be shamed into action.

DAVID BROOKS The Luxurious Growth Saying farewell to the sort of horrible social engineering projects that dominated the 20th century is a major example of human progress.

Asia Times Syria basks in diplomatic breakthrough
After waiting for its chance for years, in a matter of minutes at the weekend Syria resumed diplomatic ties with Lebanon and France and made it abundantly clear that Damascus is central to solving most problems in the Middle East. France also emerges from these breakthrough developments with credit, having stuck to a line independent of the United States. - Sami Moubayed

Karzai Opposes US Use of Afghan Soil Against Iran - Reuters

Christian Science Monitor David Axelrod: architect of Obama's unlikely campaign

Barack Obama's chief strategist grew up loving the political fight while holding to the ideals in the message.

Outpost attack in Afghanistan shows major boost in militant strength Insurgents' ability to breach the post in Kunar Province is seen as a significant escalation in the fight.

H2 FT Leader Talking Turkey Dealing with an unstable neighbour would demand more attention than managing Turkey’s EU accession. The union must revive its efforts before it is too late

Guardian Secularists charged in Turkey Indictment for 86 alleged conspirators while court awaits verdict on case to close government party

FT Turkey indicts 86 over alleged coup plot

The Times 'Anti-Islamists' charged over Turkey 'coup plot'

ABD koruma heyeti Köşk’e çıktı

Daily Telegraph Turkey 'coup attempt' charges filed

Turkish officials charge group in alleged coup plot Los Angeles Times

'Krizin bir sorumlusu da AB'

NYT 86 Charged in Turkey Coup Plot

Court cases sharpen Turkey divide
BBC

AP 86 accused of plotting secular coup in Turkey

Turkish Prosecutors Charge Alleged Coup Plotters (Update3)
Bloomberg

Kirkuk's Status Could Sideline Voters - James Warden, Stars and Stripes

'Obama'nın Türkiye'ye ihtiyacı var'

Guardian Disparate, shirtless and unrecognised: meet team Kurdistan An independent Kurdish national team could have far-reaching consequences for their Iraqi counterparts - and the territorial integrity of Iraq itself

Kurdish Politicians and Jurists Favour Iraq-US Agreement, US Presence

Washington Times Albright had it right by Tulin Daloglu

Babacan to visit Iran amid talk of Turkish mediation

MELİHA OKUR İran ile AB arasında arabulucu mu oluyoruz?

Military prosecutor launches probe into former admiral’s coup diaries

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

Seta - New Action Plan for Southeastern Turkey

Guardian Disparate, shirtless and unrecognised: meet team Kurdistan An independent Kurdish national team could have far-reaching consequences for their Iraqi counterparts - and the territorial integrity of Iraq itself

'Kürt meselemiz'

Kapatma kararı, PKK'nın önünü açar -

DTP’de yeniden güvercin dönemi

Sızmaya çalışan PKK'lı gruba Kuzey Irak sınırında sıcak takip

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 14 July 08

Kandil'de Ergenekon çatışması -

Five Dead as Turkey Battles PKK - BBC News

Tabanı DTP'ye kızgın: Devletçi ve inançsız yaklaşımlar aşılamadı

Iraqi Kurdistan Intelligence Official Meets UK, EU Delegation

Iraqi Kurdistan's attack on the Press by Michael Rubin

PKK yolun sonuna mı geldi?

Turkey seeks US participation in Israel-Syria talks, report says

Kritik zamanda İran yolcusu

Cevdet Aşkın

PKK yuvalarına bomba yağdı

Şırnak'ta çatışma: 1'i astsubay, 2 şehit

Greater Middle East is not so great
İlter TÜRKMEN

Türk mühendisler kaçırıldı

‘Türklerle işbirliği yapmaktan memnunuz’

Four PKK Rebels Killed in Clash in Southeastern Turkey

Two Turkish Troops Die in Clashes With PKK Rebels

German Hostages to Be Released if Turkey Ends Operations, PKK Says

Casus Heron uçağı, Batman'da düştü

Iran appoints ambassador to Turkey

Erdoğan, Abbas’la el ele

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Keşke görmeseydim!

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

President to host meeting to discuss stalled EU process

Anı tazelediler

Nicole Pope Love, not war, at Club Med

Yunanistan’da Türk füzeleri korkusu

Şahin Alpay 'Şifreleri çözülmüş Türkiye'

Talat bugün BM Genel Sekreteri ile görüşecek

ABD'li vekil: "Obama'nın Türkiye ile işbirliğine ihtiyacı var"

Turkey subdued on crossed Cyprus lines

Köşk'te AİHM sohbeti: AB süreci içselleşmeli

Ankara'dan Paris'e resepsiyon mesajı

Almanları kaçıran PKK'nın Berlin kutlaması kızdırdı

Christofias meets Syrian counterpart

Hasan Kanbolat France reconsiders policy in Caucasus and Central Asia

US hopes Turkey's Gul to accept Armenian president's invitation

ABD bastırıyor Türkiye direniyor haberi .

Ayyıldızlar AB’ye saldırıyor

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

'Cennet'e AKP'li belediye sabotajı Dünyanın korumada öncelikli 200 ekolojik bölgesinden biri olan Fırtına Vadisi yeniden çöplük oldu

H3

Gizli tanıkların ifadesi Türkiye'yi sarsacak

PKK’s Öcalan met with coup plotting generals

11 vahim suçlama

Yıkıcı terör örgütü

İddianamede 2 bomba

İşte ilginç iddialar

Dilovası ve İsmet sarsacak

Baygın halde hastaneye kaldırıldı ! Kandıra F Tipi Cezaevi'nde bulunan Veli Küçük düşerek kafa travması geçirdi.

Tolon'dan mesaj var...

İftira planları Paşa'nın ofisinde bulundu

AKP raporu yarın mahkemeye teslim

Kapatma davasında rapor bitmek üzere

Darbe iddialarını askeri savcılık da soruşturuyor

İddianamenin kilidi iki gizli tanık

Askeri savcılık yakın takipte

7. Genelkurmay Ergenekon'a el koydu

Hangi Alparslan ULUSALCI MI/KÖKTENDİNCİ Mİ?

Tanıklar Türkiye'yi sarsacak

‘Örgütün tepesinde Küçük ve Peirnçek'ten başkaları da var’

Dağ fare doğurdu

Paşa Rusya'nın danışmanı

İntihara değil, vur-kaça gittiler

Ergenekon’da her şey sızdı

TUNCAY GÜNEY TUTKUN AKBAŞ'A KONUŞTU

Ergenekon ilk önce Susurluk raporuna girdi

Kapatma davasında son rapor tamamlandı

Darbe günlüğüne asker sorgusu!

Ergenekon firarisi İmralı komutanıydı

'Yargıtay, kararı yüzde yüz bozacaktır'

Ergenekon sürecinde kritik gün 28 Temmuz

Askerî savcılıktan bir binbaşı ile astsubay hakkında soruşturma

12 dakikada 11 suçlama

Dosyadaki çelişki hukuk dünyasını karıştırdı

Kılıç, Gülen’in beraat dosyasını istedi

Askeri savcı da Ergenekon için devrede

Arslan'ın avukatından ilginç talep “Danıştay saldırısı Ergenekon’a bağlansın”

Sanki sivil orduevi

Örgüt liderleri iki kez müebbetle yargılanacak

Tutuklu paşalar için ek iddianame hazırlanıyor

Kılıç: Ben süre vermedim

Veli Küçük hastaneye kaldırıldı

Ergenekon'u çözen 'bilimsel' polisler

Ergenekon'un 'taşeron Sinan'ı -

Mehmet Altan: Danıştay davası yeniden açılabilir

Aygün, 13 gün sonra serbest

Beni izlemeye devam edin

Türkiye'deki her mesele din ile ilgilidir

Danıştay saldırısı çelişkisi

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman

Cengiz Çandar Ergenekon iddianamesi: Suç ayberginin görünen kısmı

Ahmet Taşgetiren Büyük iddia ve sorular Siyasette tarihî dönemeç

Ruşen - Çakır Kafalarımız aydınlanmadı daha da karıştı

Taha Akyol Darbe ve hukuk

Fikret Bila İddianameden çıkan sonuçlar

Hasan Cemal

Murat Yetkin Günlüklere de dokunulmalı

İsmet Berkan Pervasızlığın böylesi...

Fehmi Koru Heyecan yeni başlıyor

Taha Kıvanç Komployu ben de sevmem

Ertuğrul Özkök Yoksa sizi de mi arıyorlar

Şamil Tayyar

M Ali Birand Ergenekon, komutanlar hesaplaşmasına dönüşüyor

Ali Bayramoğlu İddianame kadar önemli olan… Ergenekon derin devletin neresi, neresinde?

TAMER KORKMAZ İşte size Ergenekon İddianamesi…

Mehmet Altan Bombalar şimdi, günlükler sonra mı?

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Ergenekon suç ansiklopedisi

Yasemin Çongar

Ahmet Hakan

Ekrem Dumanlı Kaosla yargı önünde hesaplaşmak

Bülent Korucu Başsavcı ne dedi?

Bilal Çetin Nasıl bir terör örgütü?

Cüneyt Ülsever İddianame! (I)

Enis Berberoğlu Bomba tek, fail bol

Oktay Ekşi Bilgi kirliliği

Özdemir İnce

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Dava bitmiş savcının haberi yok!

Yalçın Doğan 5 bin 998 haberden kaçı ve hangileri

Serdar Turgut Bir tek AKŞAM kaldı..

MUHARREM SARIKAYA Dava kaç yıl sürer?

Mümtazer Türköne Suçluyu cezalandırmak yargının, suçu önlemek icranın

Sabahattin Önkibar Cumhuriyet'i Selçuk'la Balbay mı bombalattı?

[HABER YORUM] Türkiye kazansın!

ERDAL ŞAFAK Demokrasi ve ötesi

ENGİN ARDIÇ

ERGUN BABAHAN Danıştay saldırısı ve iddianameler

EMRE AKÖZ İşin öbür tarafını asker halledecek

Umur Talu

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAK Özel Harp, iç düşman

MEHMET BARLAS Şu iddianame açıklansa ve artık yargı süreci başlasa...

MAHMUT ÖVÜR Gizli tanıklara 'özel' cezaevi

YAVUZ DONAT Çok bilinmeyenli denklem

Yavuz Baydar Forget ‘mountain and mouse,’ this is just the beginning

Andrew Finkel The price of slow justice

Melih Aşık Rafta darbe var!

Abbas Güçlü Aydın Doğan olmanın zorluğu (2)

Kerim Balcı Mouse born out of mountain

Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Ergenekon: opportunity for Turkey to install rule of law

Serdar Turgut
Bir hayat tarzı olarak darbe

Güngör Mengi

Mehmet Tezkan

Can Ataklı

Ekonomi

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu

Erdal Sağlam

Deniz Gökçe Bu nasıl ekonomik yorum?

Güngör Uras İmalat sanayii on yılda yüzde 43.3 büyüyebildi

Yaman Törüner İşte, bağımsız Merkez Bankası!

H4 New York Times Editorial Charged With Genocide The United Nations Security Council has been unconscionably passive over the genocide in Darfur. It should finally be shamed into action.

H5 Washington Post Poll Finds Voters Split on Candidates' Iraq-Pullout Positions

As Goes Virginia ... By E. J. Dionne Jr., This once-reliable Republican state may be competitive in the presidential race.

At Home Abroad By Anne Applebaum, Both McCain and Obama think foreign policy is important, but will voters agree?

Heedless Rush to Oil Shale By Ken Salazar, President Bush's hope for tapping the reserves under the West's oily rock is not new

Editorial Rescue or Respite? The Fannie-Freddie bailout, Day One

The Perils of Paulson By Vincent Reinhart, There are reasons to worry about the federal government's support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The Outlaw Presidency By Dan Froomkin

As Goes Virginia ... By E. J. Dionne Jr., This once-reliable Republican state may be competitive in the presidential race.

Conservative Think Tank AEI Names a New Leader

H6 Guardian Torture: MPs call for inquiry into MI5 role New allegations that abuse of Britons was outsourced to Pakistani security agencies

The case for an inquiry Editorial: The questions raised by our front-page story (MI5's role in outsourcing torture of British citizens) are not new: they are at the heart of the difficulties which terrorism poses for democracies

Obama promises 10,000 more US troops for Afghanistan Democratic candidate pledges to increase US troops in Afghanistan by a third if he becomes president

Syria warns US not to attack Iran

Bashar al-Assad attacks US 'warmonger's logic', but offers to mediate in escalating nuclear crisis

Afghans want a peace deal, and force cannot provide it

Conor Foley: Talk of winning the war is fantasy land. It will take dialogue with the Taliban to pave the way for a political solution

Sudan leader charged with genocide

International criminal court files 10 charges of war crimes against president Omar al-Bashir

Q&A: Darfur genocide charges

Profile: Omar al-Bashir

Historian and history maker

Timothy Garton Ash: The death of my friend Bronislaw Geremek is a grave loss not just for Poland, but all of Europe

Israel and Iran: On a Collision Course - Jonathan Spyer

Russian warships to patrol Arctic

Military analyst says primary reason for increased presence is 'flag-waving', not security

Higher food prices are here to stay

Lester Brown: As the world's need for grain soars, America's misguided attempt to wean itself off oil is exacerbating the food crisis

A hazy outlook for Sudan Simon Tisdall: Genocide charges have been filed against Sudan's leader, Omar al-Bashir – but predictions vary as to what the likely impact will be

Mixed messages from Moscow

Irina Filatova: Medvedev may be a reformer, but Russia's shameful veto on Zimbabwe sanctions is a depressing sign of 'business as usual'

Crisis or cure? Open thread: Economic news grows worse by the day, but a global depression might be just what the planet needs

An Obama presidency won't stem the tide of anti-US feeling Tim Montgomerie: While many Britons will be glad to see the back of George Bush, anti-Americanism won't easily fade away

A blast of Euro-Obamamania could bring a boost at home Michael Tomasky: If managed correctly, this tour will bury the flip-flopping charges while rousing Americans who want to rejoin the world

H7

Conceptualizing American Hegemony: Grand Strategy

Jordan Goes Nuclear Unhindered By: Mohammed Ben Hussein | The Media Line In stark contrast to regional player Iran, there was no international outcry when Jordan announced, then started the first stage of its nuclear plans.

The Balochis – 'Oppressed in Three Countries' By: Adam Gonn | The Media Line The Balochis are little known outside of their homeland. As a minority in three countries, they claim they have been brutally oppressed for generations. This past month was no exception, with reports of assassinations and hostage takings

Chasing Iraqi Oil By: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch
Major oil companies are on the verge of initial deals which appear to seal their future influence in Iraqi oil development. The potential pitfalls are numerous

Overseas Tensions Hammer Markets Oil Within Dollar150-a-Barrel As Sellers Sit Tight

Iran and U.S. Missile Defense

Ivo H. Daalder

A matter of loyalty in Iraq

THE HELSINKI talks on Iraq concluded July 5 in Baghdad with the public disclosure of the agreement - 17 principles defining the framework for conducting future negotiations among parties and 15 mechanisms to monitor compliance with the principles. There are 37 signatories to the agreement; among them some of the most powerful political figures in Iraq representing every shade of ... (By Padraig O'Malley, Boston Globe)

Al Awsat No to the US-Iraqi Agreement : Saleh al-Mutlaq

A Phony Crisis – and a Real One by Patrick Buchanan

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

US Will Allow Assessment Process to Run its Course - Jim Garamone, AFPS

Iraqi Election Law Still Incomplete

Petraeus: Fresh Troop Cuts Hinge on Security - Reuters

Two High Ranking Army Officers Kidnapped in Kirkuk

Iraqis protest election laws

Iraqis expect tough fight in Diyala

Iranian Press Menu 14 Jul 08

Gulf Cooperation Council Welcomes Lebanese-Syrian Ties

Interview with Iraqi VP Adel Abdel-Mahdi

Iraq Press Roundup

H9 Ha’aretz – With whom will Syria make peace? More than at any other time in the past, it seems the ball is in Israel's court - but this court is covered in thick political mud

Ahmadinejad: Direct talks with U.S. possible in 'near future' Iranian president tells state TV would welcome talks with U.S. if both parties are on equal footing

The new 'Obama advisor' problem: Senator Chuck Hagel

Marcus Four comments on the situation Olmert is a lost cause. He will do whatever it takes to survive. He is beyond the point of deciding on his own what needs to be done. He won't quit unless he is forced to

Not Israel's Policemen - Alexander Yakobson

Jerusalem Post 'Peace would hurt Syria-Iran relations'

'Hizbullah trying to track IAF planes'

Azerbaijani media: Iran, Syria helping terror group set up radar installations in Lebanese mountains

Ahmadinejad: We won't accept conditions

Says talks with EU will focus on 'common' points; adds he'll attend UN General Assembly meeting

A Leadership Role for France - Irwin Cotler

In Washington: No point pandering to Israel [ MJ ROSENBERG

Our World: When talking can kill

[ CAROLINE GLICK

Yedioth Ahronoth Forget Paris PM Olmert takes backseat as Syria’s Assad steals show at Paris summit, Roni Sofer writes

The right move for Israel/ Uri Misgav

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

Palestinian Factional Divide Shredding Society –

Prisoner Swap Set By Israel, Guerrillas ; Brings to an End War With Hezbollah

Hezbollah Manoeuvring to Control Lebanese Elections - Kuwaiti Paper

Olmert Ignored by Assad in Paris

H10 Christian Science Monitor David Axelrod: architect of Obama's unlikely campaign

Barack Obama's chief strategist grew up loving the political fight while holding to the ideals in the message.

Outpost attack in Afghanistan shows major boost in militant strength Insurgents' ability to breach the post in Kunar Province is seen as a significant escalation in the fight.

For Darfur, a step toward justice?

Critics say The International Criminal Court's move Monday to indict Sudan's president for war crimes may hamper peace.

In banking crisis, U.S. steps up

Moves by federal regulators signal that the financial sector can't solve its problems on its own.

Patriotic answer to $4-a-gallon gas: Drive less, and slow down

Don't wait for a tech fix. Help America save big by driving 55.

ASIA

Karzai: Pakistani Spies Attack Afghanistan

DoD Has More Than a Thousand Chinese Linguists

Reforming Pakistan’s Police International Crisis Group

Problem in Pakistan Poses Threat to All By: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald
When a suicide car bomb killed scores of people at the gate of the Indian Embassy in Kabul a few days ago, the shock waves reached Washington. The attack was a grim reminder that Pakistan's army and military intelligence are still more worried about archenemy India than about curbing militants in their own country

Pakistan: Peace, Stability Sought By: Betsy Pisik | The Washington Times In a Q&A with The Washington Times, Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi detailed plans to win 'hearts and minds' in tribal regions to fight insurgents

Afghanistan: State of Siege By: Paul Rogers | Open Democracy
A regroupment of the Taliban and al-Qaida in the Pakistani borderlands is bringing the war closer to Kabul

H11 IHT Club Med Members of the new Mediterranean Union may one day look back and say their path to peace and prosperity began with cooperation in cleaning up the sea they share

Will Sarkozy's Mediterranean union be more than a big photo-op?

Some signs are promising. Far from the cameras, there was real diplomacy, promising real results.

In France, Syrian stirs tensions

By KATRIN BENNHOLD

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was a guest of honor at France's annual Bastille Day parade, in a sign that his diplomatic isolation is ending.

Russia denies that politics lie behind halted oil deliveries Technical problems, not political motives, are behind a sudden reduction in oil deliveries to the Czech Republic, Moscow says.

It's rarely discussed, but that doesn't mean arms control isn't importantAt a gathering of former world leaders in Stockholm, 21st-century issues didn't dominate debate, but the old did teach the young that nuclear disarmament has not lost its importance

EUROPE European press review

Energy-Addicted U.S. Can Learn a Lot From Europe By: Jerry Lanson | The Christian Science Monitor
Even as protest strikes rippled across Spain and edged into France, Europeans had taken conservation measures that in the long haul leave them better-prepared than Americans to deal with the energy crunch ahead

Poland Balances U.S. Missile Defense Plans and Energy from Iran By: Adrian Erlinger | World Politics Review
For months, it appeared that Poland would easily accept U.S. plans for a missile defense installation on its soil. Undoubtedly, Poland is a strong U.S. ally and a vital contributor to transatlantic security. However, seeking millions of dollars in military aid, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk rebuffed the latest U.S. offer on July 4.

Europe and the US Differ Significantly on Democratization By: Waleed Sadi | The Daily Star
Whereas all Western countries, in other words the United States and Europe, are in agreement in principle on the urgent need to promote and protect democracy worldwide including of course in the Middle East, the approaches of each differ significantly

EU Pledges €500 Million to Rebuild Kosovo By: Renata Goldirova | EU Observer The international community has pledged to invest €1.2 billion toward the rebuilding of Kosovo, with the European Commission alone putting aside €508 million to fill in the gaps in Pristina's financial needs from 2009 to 2013

H12 RFE/RL

Google News Azerbaijan

Medvedev Passed G8 By: Vladimir Frolov | The Moscow Times
President Dmitry Medvedev has clearly passed muster at his first Group of Eight summit in Japan last week

Back in the USSR? By: Leon Aron | The Washington Post
There are troubling similarities between today's Russia and Leonid Brezhnev's Soviet Union.

Russian Official Says USA Yet to Specify Missile Defence Transparency Measures

H13 The Times The hidden face of political Islamism It is increasingly hard to draw a line between the agendas of the violent and non-violent Dean Godson

Taleban assault 'almost wiped out US base' Officials have admitted militants breached the outer defences of a remote US base in a battle that claimed nine US lives

Sudan threat: we will turn Darfur into a graveyard Furious reaction as international prosecutor accuses President al-Bashir of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

Georgia: 'Russia is a menace to peace' President Saakashvili tells The Times that the West must confront Russia now to prevent another conflict in the Caucasus

Wall Street Journal Israel, Iran and the Bomb
By John R. Bolton The U.S. should support an air strike by its allies.

A German in Baghdad
Observing the progress in Iraq firsthand. Review & Outlook

The Trans-Atlantic Inflation Puzzle By Elga Bartsch And Joachim Fels
State of the Union: Market reforms would make the ECB's job easier.

Descent From EntebbeBy Bret Stephens Global View:
The price of negotiating for hostages continues to increase for Israel.

Paulson Drove Rescue Plan Treasury Secretary Paulson took the lead in crafting a rescue plan for ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a move that appears to have staved off an imminent crisis but one that draws the federal government into an ever bigger role managing the U.S. economy

More banks could fail

Analysts say that up to 150 banks nationwide could close over the next 18 months

H14 Financial Times The pressing logic of Anglo-French defence

President Sarkozy has been accused of surrendering Europe’s military leadership to Britain. There could be no more heinous crime, writes Philip Stephens

MIDDLE EAST FOCUS: More realistic aims for the Mediterranean's new union

US bail-out fails to calm nerves

Confidence in some of the largest regional US banks buckled as the government’s rescue plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to allay equity markets’ fears over the stability of the broader financial sector

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 Darfur indictmentThe Darfur indictment: The International Criminal Court has charged Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, with genocide. But is this a good or bad idea?

Economists’ ForumMoral hazard misconception: It is better to err on the side of inducing ‘moral hazard’ than to risk causing more pains to financial institutions such as Fannie and Freddie, says Ricardo Caballero of MIT

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

Analysis: Germany’s skills shortage

Shipping has become the latest sector to be hit by the new German disease: a rapidly worsening talent base

Politicians should adopt a business-like approachMichael Skapinker on politics and principle

Crisis and coherence: finance remains vulnerable The jury is still out over whether all the ad hoc crisis management steps evolve into a coherent and sustainable policy outcome, writes Mohamed El-Erian

Guarantees for America’s guarantorsClive Crook on survival tactics for Fannie and Freddie

WORLD NEWS: Democrat would boost Afghanistan troops

American journalism, still a model The Americans are stuffier and more cautious but they are also more careful and take the idea of journalism as a civic duty much more seriously – much as it pains me to say this, I fear that the Americans are closer to being right than the British, writes Gideon Rachman

China’s war on nature Climate and social strains of rapid growth are generating conflicts that Beijing may struggle to keep off the internet

H15 Los Angeles Times

Editorial

Which way, Central America?

Are Central American nations moving toward neo-liberal free markets or a 21st century form of Bolivarian socialism

H16 American Politics

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:

The Surprising Closeness of the Contest

Obama Was Dead Wrong on the Surge - Peter Wehner, Commentary

Obama Has Correct Solution to Neocons' Mistake - Joe Klein, Time

Time to Rethink Iraq - Jed Babbin, Human Events

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David Remnick On That New Yorker Cover

The Obama Flip-Flop Fallacy - Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker

Cold Feet Among Obama Supporters? - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer

With Obama, Are Facts Obsolete? - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics

Iraq a Tricky Issue for Obama - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer opinion

H17 Daily Telegraph Star Wars lasers to reach battlefield Star Wars-style technology is about to take to the battlefield for the first time with the launch of a laser system to shoot down enemy missiles and mortars.

On the battlefield: US laser technology

Syria's Assad warns US over Iran attack

Russia snubs Czechs after US missile deal

H18 Independent Robert Fisk: 'Europe has a duty to educate the US about Middle East'

Three accused of plotting to bomb jets admit conspiracy Three men accused of plotting to kill thousands of people in suicide attacks on transatlantic jets have admitted conspiring to cause explosions.

Bronislaw Geremek: Politician who was a leading figure in the Polish Solidarity movement

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names Source: American Civil Liberties Union

The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

“Congressional Access to National Security Information” by Louis Fisher, Harvard Journal on Legislation, Volume 45, No. 1, Winter 2008.

A Smarter Way to Fight - Michael Hirsh, Newsweek

Pentagon Funds National Security Research - Jennifer Cragg, AFPS

H20 Slate Stop Pitting Iraq Against Afghanistan - Christopher Hitchens, Slate

It's All Decked Out. Give It Somewhere to Go. By: Michael Benson | The Washington Post
The only problem with the International Space Station, this $156 billion manifestation of human genius -- a project as large as a football field that has been called the single most expensive thing ever built -- is that it's still going nowhere at a very high rate of speed.

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Roger Scruton on The Return of Religion

From Amateur Economists, a review of Infotopia: How Many Minds Produce Knowledge by Cass R. Sunstein

“So what is the difference between a Hungarian and a Rumanian? Each will sell you his grandmother, but...” more» ... more»

Your baby is home from the hospital: what music will be his first? Mozart to make him smarter? Schoenberg to make him a radical? Bach’s sweet counterpoint?... more»

Revealed: how the restaurant chains pocket your tips

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