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H1 New York Times News Analysis: Policy Shift Seen in U.S. Decision on Iran Talks Rand Does America Need A New Grand Strategy? By James Dobbins Full Document MESH Over for America? Haass replies GEOPOLITICAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT: Now for the Hard Part: From Iraq to Afghanistan, By George Friedman, Stratfor Guardian US plans to station first diplomats in Iran since 1979 Exclusive: Washington to set up forerunner to full embassy as relations appear to thaw A test of US flexibility toward Iran Laura Rozen: The Bush administration's decision to negotiate with Iran is a symbolic gesture but not necessarily a shift in US policy Triumph and tragedy in the Middle East Jonathan Steele: There was mourning in Israel and Lebanon today but most pundits see the exchange of prisoners and bodies as a victory for Hizbullah Washington Post Iran and U.S. Signaling Chance of Deal Slowing Economy Means Global Role Reversals Downturn hits world's richest nations the hardest even as emerging nations, some with once-fragile economies, are proving relatively resilient Financial Times A gesture that Iran should not spurn The package of international economic support, security guarantees and help with its civilian nuclear programme now on offer is one that Tehran should embrace Monetary minefield The Fed may not be able to keep its balance much longer, and if it falls, it must be on the side of controlling inflation, not sustaining growth US air force misses the target The US will not share the F-22 with its allies because it wants to keep hold of the technology. However, it does not want to buy many of the aircraft either, says John Gapper America Is Not a Post-Anything - Victor Davis Hanson, RealClearPolitics Gary Sick Why John Bolton is Right on Iran 85% of US Unhappy with Economy NYT Editorial Talking Sense on Iraq Iraq’s leaders have asked for a withdrawal timetable. The next president needs to take them at their word ROGER COHEN France on Amphetamines Nicolas Sarkozy has transformed French relations with the United States, NATO, Israel and Mediterranean neighbors. He’s the most important European leader of the moment. Asia Times Energy reality starts to bite The fourth oil shock of the past half-century-plus is unlike the previous three and isn't going away any time soon. In the medium term, the world will need to rely on two key but controversial forms of energy - "cleaned up" coal and nuclear - to find relief. China and India won't lead the way, this burden will fall on the affluent societies of the West. - Dilip Hiro Los Angeles Times Nations with vast oil wealth gaining clout Governments are challenging U.S. policies and silencing dissent. But their increased spending raises the risk of inflation. Obama unveils plan to protect U.S. from 21st century threats He calls for new thinking on national security. Some experts say his ideas are expensive, unrealistic or already underway. Iraq wants security control of all provinces by year-endLocal authorities take over responsibility for Qadisiya. 'We will be very joyous when the last foreign soldier leaves Iraq,' one official says Lowering the fence GulfNews - Ha’aretz – Israel concerned by U.S. plans to meet with Iranian envoy Jerusalem source: Demand to end uranium enrichment as precondition to talks should stand Jerusalem Post Washington Watch: Teetering on the brink
Foreign Policy Seven Questions: How Bad Will It Get? Cobban Khamenei speaks, endorses nuke negotiations Der Spiegel Domes and Minarets?: Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans The Times Bush U-turn opens way to talks with Iran A senior American diplomat will meet Iran's nuclear negotiator this weekend, to the dismay of Washington's hardliners The real reason bankers feel so gloomy We could be on the verge on the greatest slump of all time... if you ignore the encouraging figures Anatole Kaletsky Grading the Candidates' War Speeches - Fred Kaplan, Slate
Asia Times Obama's brave (new?) world At first glance, Democratic Senator Barack Obama's "new overarching strategy" for Iraq and Afghanistan is streets ahead of the approach proposed by his US presidential rival, Republican Senator John McCain. But from the planned withdrawal of troops from Iraq to dealing with the Taliban, Obama's vision, when it comes to implementation, will likely founder on the harsh realities that have so frustrated the George W Bush administration. - Pepe Escobar McClatchy Just in time for Obama, economy becomes Issue No. 1 Iraq has faded as the defining issue for the presidential election, and that's good news for Barack Obama, who wasn't faring all that well as the peace candidate, despite the war's unpopularity. The falloff in violence made his criticism of the surge a liability, and this week, he took comments knocking the troop buildup off his Web site. But it might not matter. Fifty-three percent of Americans now rank the economy as their top concern, and that's likely to favor Obama, not McCain. Bin Laden's driver cooperated with U.S. agents, witnesses say The fading debate over an Iraq pullout Events on the ground could cause Obama or McCain to carry out similar strategies What kind of leader would McCain or Obama be? A media-based 'job interview' is key to finding out By David Gergen and Andy Zelleke Inflation surge puts Fed in a quandary After the biggest monthly rise in consumer prices since 1991, the central bank can't ignore the risks of inflation King Abdullah: La Repubblica Interview Der Spiegel The World from Berlin: 'Belgium Is the World's Most Successful Failed State' Time What Obama Should Do in Baghdad Iran’s political shadow war, Sanam Vakil A game of two halves , Godfrey Hodgson Daily Star Hizbullah will keep on winning until Israel plays by a new set of rules Can Resolution 1701 last much longer? By Michael Young | H2 Fehman Hüseyin ağır yaralandı iddiası "PKK gündem olmasın istiyoruz" Turkish Rapporteur Recommends Ruling Party Not Be Closed Parris'ten kapatma davası yorumu: Alternatif formül ihtimali arttı ABD'den ilginç kehanet! Ex-US envoy warns of turmoil if no way found out of crisis Kapatılma ihtimali az fırsatlar çıkıyor Hadley Türkiye'de, Ankara nükleer kriz için devrede TURKEY’S GAP PROJECT: A MIXED BLESSING FOR COUNTRY AND ITS NEIGHBORS Eurasia Daily Monitor - Turkish court adviser backs AKP ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Danışmanı Ankara’da ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Danışmanı, Ankara'ya gelecek ABD'nin eski Ankara Büyükelçisi tarih verdi Mark Parris: AK Parti'nin kapatılması Türk-ABD ve AB ilişkilerini olumsuz etkiler Washington Times Europe’s Mistake: Helle Dale of the Heritage Foundation writes that the failure of the European Union to cement Turkey's long-desired ties to Europe may well turn out to be a fatal mistake. The Other American Life in Kurdistan National Review Ankara’da İran trafiği Dini özgürlük problemi sürüyor Report exposes secret Ergenekon’s civilian action plan 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 PKK’ya ‘Buzul’ darbesi Mutteki, Türkiye'yi ziyaret edecek Kürt sorunu için 'Panzehir'li çözüm Cevdet Aşkın Barzani ile PKK pazarlığı, ABD'den devreye girme sinyali Güneydoğu'da herkes borçlu alışveriş kurudu, esnaf çıkmazda Talabani: Türkiye’de daha fazla dağ var Dizayi: PKK bize de zarar veriyor
Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights 16 Jul 08 Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights (in Arabic) 16 Jul 08 Turkish troops kill 11 rebels in ongoing clashes Tıraşı kendi istedi teşekkür bile etti Bush’un danışmanı geldi Muttaki yarın Ankara’da "PKK gündem olmasın istiyoruz" AB PKK'yı terör listesinde tuttu, İran Dışişleri Bakanı Türkiye'ye geliyor DTP'nin 2. Olağan Kongresi 20 Temmuz'da DTP'den yüzde 10 seçim barajı düşürülsün teklifi Genelkurmay: 5 günde 33 terörist öldürüldü Iranian Kurdistan: Activists Sentenced to Death Iranian bank to be opened in Iraqi Kurdistan Adalet Bakanlığı: Öcalan'ın saçı kazıtılmadı Blast Kills 20 in Shiite Neighborhood of Northern Iraq City İbrahim Kalın Political Islam and Muslim hip hop Iraq's Shabak Accuse Kurds of Killing Their Leader Iraq north oil exports fall as refinery restarts Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık 'Çetelere arka çıkan siyaset tasfiye olur' "Olumsuzluklara rağmen AB heyecanımız sürüyor" Talat uzlaşmada çözüm arayacak Fransa senatosu, Türkiye'yi ilgilendiren anayasa değişikliğini kabul etti Balkanlar'da Türkler Güçleniyor Balkanlarda yaşayan Türkler, siyasi konumlarını güçlendiriyor: 'Türk siyasi partileri, üç Balkan ülkesinde iktidar ortağı' Why is Turkey afraid of the Patriarchate? Ioannis KARALIS Der Spiegel Turkish Expert Resigns: Scholar Steps Down after Comparing Turks to Jews Erdoğan: "AB'ye alternatif kabul edilemez" Wilson: "Şehit polislerin ailelerine yardım yapacağız" YASİN DOĞAN AB süreci durursa bir daha başlamaz Yiğit Bulut Ruhat Mengi Parris, Haşim Kılıç’tan iyi nasıl biliyor? Turkish-German institute head to retire early after Jewish comparison row Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop İstanbul Emniyetinde görev değişiklikleri 'Cirit' görücüye çıktı; İşte Türkiye'nin ilk lazer güdümlü füzesi Highways too hot to handle Serdar Turgut | H3 Ergenekon'un dehşet belgesi, politikacılara suikast yapılacak Ergenekon’un sivil harekât planı: Ulusalcı mafya oluşturulacak Sahte dinci vakıf kurdurulacak Eldeki istihbarat paraya çevrilecek Güvenlikçiler şirketlere sızdırılacak Gençlik, resmî ideolojiye göre şekillendirilecek Anayasa Mahkemesi Başkanı Kılıç: Kendi hızımızı ayarlayacağız Kürt sorunu için 'Panzehir'li çözüm ‘Gizli tanık’ uyarısı Hukuk efsane ile beslenemez Hükümetten askere mesaj ATO Başkanı Sinan Askeri savcılık şifahi yolla istedi Ergenekon birçok davayı etkileyecek Baykal: "AKP kararı gerekçesiyle açıklanmalıdır" Ergenekon’un ateşini ‘9 subay’ mı yaktı? Şener: Ergenekon soruşturması endişe yarattı Belge yoktu Danıştay kararını verdim Danıştay saldırısı turnusol kağıdı Ergenekon varsa Ahmet’i de yanlarına alırlardı Ergenekon isterse PKK bir ayda biter Tuncay Güney'den Türkiye'yi sarsacak iddialar... Başsavcı Aykut Cengiz Engin'in isyanı Medyaya 450 soruşturma açtık. Telekulak Komisyonu: Akyürek ve Şimşek bilgi verdi Emekli generaller temenni bildirdi 'Çetelere arka çıkan siyaset tasfiye olur' Ecevit'e darbe planını Zeki Sezer de doğruladı Darbe araştırması talebi AKP’den destek bulamadı Emniyet’te atama rüzgârı Telekulakçıları tespit etmek zor Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman Cengiz Çandar Başbakan'ın 'yanlışı', Baykal'ın 'tutarlılığı'; Ergenekon ve 'tarafsızlık' Ahmet Taşgetiren Devlet nerede imiş? Ruşen - Çakır Kapatılma ihtimalinin azaldığını sanmıyorum Taha Akyol Efsane ve hukuk Fikret Bila Ergenekon konusunda yaratılan beklenti M Ali Birand TSK'da üç ayrı görüş var... Hasan Cemal Murat Yetkin Doğru, Ecevit’e müdahale edilmişti İsmet Berkan Tarihten ders alınsaydı (2) SOLİ ÖZEL Sivilleşme ve demokratikleşme Can Dündar Ergenekon, darbe ve ABD Semih İdiz Gizli tanıklara kaldıysak işimiz zor görünüyor Şamil Tayyar Bilal Çetin Ecevit’e darbe girişimi oldu mu? MAHMUT ÖVÜR'Yeni Oluşum'un birinci adamı kim olacak? Ali Bayramoğlu Olup bitene dair: Kimileri için yeni baştan… TAMER KORKMAZ Danıştay-Ergenekon Bağlantısı ve Deniz Bey'in Depresyonu Bu bir dönüm noktasıdır Yeni başlayanlar için: ‘Derin devlet’ NURAY MERT Bu nasıl siyaset? TARHAN ERDEM Yasemin Çongar Ergenekon’da gelinen nokta, yeni dalgalar ve temizlik umudu Ertuğrul Özkök Türkçesi mi yoksa niyeti mi Ahmet Hakan Bunları biliyor muydunuz? Cüneyt Ülsever Bildiklerim ve bilmediklerim Kerim Balcı The Copernican revolution of republican history Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Which court should hear the Ergenekon case? My suggestions for a more perfect democracy Burak BEKDİL Güngör Mengi Ömer Lütfi Mete Fetret, lidere fırsat Serdar Turgut Biraz izan gerekiyor Güneri Civaoğlu Ne pervane ne destek Metin Münir Ne oluyor? Derya Sazak Agarta efsanesi Mehmet Y Yılmaz Asfalt sevdasının aslı anlaşıldı ENGİN ARDIÇ Bir siyaset dehası ERGUN BABAHAN Tek merkezden atılan manşetler Sabahattin Önkibar Yeni oluşum liderliği anketinden kimler çıktı? Muhammet Çetin Protectionist ideology in Turkey and its cheap, polarizing bloggers abroad NAZLI ILICAK Kıvrıkoğlu devrede [Yorum - Etyen Mahçupyan] Millet devletin kucağında ölürken - 2 MEHMET BARLAS Yargıçlar bile karar için zorlanırken biz neden acele ediyoruz? Misperceptions on secularism in Turkey (1): Secular individual and society by AHMET T. KURU* The irony of Ergenekon by M. NACİ BOSTANCI* MAHMUT ÖVÜR'Yeni Oluşum'un birinci adamı kim olacak? Yalçın Doğan Acılara devam yeni parti tamam Şükrü Küçükşahin Roller değişiyor mu? Oray Eğin Medyada iki yüzlüleri tanıyalım İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Agarta, Ergenekon, Nazizm, Dabbet-ul Arz Can Ataklı Türbana bakış sessizce değişiyor Asıl hesabı yarım yüzyıldır iktidarda olanlar verebilmeli... Mehmet Ağar: Yeniden siyaset düşünmüyorum Milli görüşçülerin "biz nerede hata yaptık" toplantısı Ekonomi OECD, "Türkiye İnceleme Raporu"nu yayımlayacak Ercan Kumcu Amerika ne yapmaya çalışıyor Erdal Sağlam Bankacıların morali çok bozuk Türk bankacıları endişeli: Küresel krizde son dalga bizi de vurur Şükrü Kızılot Bankacıların morali çok bozuk Maliye iyi, ekonomi kötü Eyüp Can Analistlerden uyarı 'an meselesi' Güngör Uras Fannie ve Freddie battıkça bankalar zorlanıyor Hurşit Güneş Fannie ile Freddie ormanda oynarken... G8 genişlerken Türkiye Seyfettin Gürsel Ücretli istihdamda artış kayıt dışılıkta gerileme Murat Turan AKP 'kapatılmazsa' piyasalar ne olur Nükleer santrala ilgi göstermeyen yabancı yok Competition watchdog examines price fixing of fuel distributors | |||
H4 New York Times News Analysis: Policy Shift Seen in U.S. Decision on Iran Talks Editorial Talking Sense on Iraq Iraq’s leaders have asked for a withdrawal timetable. The next president needs to take them at their word ROGER COHEN France on Amphetamines Nicolas Sarkozy has transformed French relations with the United States, NATO, Israel and Mediterranean neighbors. He’s the most important European leader of the moment. Economic Fears Slice Oil Prices for Second Day Concerns about an economic slowdown pushed oil down yet again, prompting a 2.5 percent jump in the Dow, amid new evidence of rising prices. In Iraq, Affection for Obama ... but His Proposal? There are conflicting emotions about Barack Obama in Iraq, the place outside America with perhaps the most riding on its relationship with him. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Prosecuting Genocide We should applaud the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for committing genocide Prisoners’ Homecoming a Triumph for Hezbollah In a large celebration of the release of five prisoners from Israel, Hezbollah sought to rally Lebanon behind its yellow flag. Yielding Prisoners, Israel Receives 2 Dead Soldiers U.S. Abandons Site of Afghan Attack Blast Kills 20 in Shiite Neighborhood of Northern Iraq City Obama at the Gate By CHRISTOPH PETERS When talk turns to Barack Obama’s possible appearance at the Brandenburg Gate, most Germans raise ironic eyebrows, because they find such symbolic events generally disconcerting Video: Bloggingheads: Laughing at Obama Rosa Brooks of the National Security Network and Daniel Drezner of Tufts University explore the delicacy of satirizing Barack Obama | H5 Washington Post Iran and U.S. Signaling Chance of Deal Slowing Economy Means Global Role Reversals Downturn hits world's richest nations the hardest even as emerging nations, some with once-fragile economies, are proving relatively resilient Oil Market Fizz(le)? Steven Mufson | Does a two-day drop in oil prices mean the agony's over? Maybe The 28 Percent President By Dan Froomkin Power Barometer: Diplomatic Turn to Iran Moubayed: Bush's Mideast Dishonor Who's On the Watch List By Leonard Boyle, On the government's terrorism watchlist, separating fact from fiction. Stocks Rebound Despite Big Jump In June Inflation Financial Shares Post Double-Digit Gains Bombings Kill 22 in Iraq's North Attacks Coincide With U.S. Handover of Southern Province U.S., Afghan Troops Leave Combat Outpost After Deadly Clash Israel Mourns, Hezbollah Exults In Swap, 2 Jewish Soldiers' Remains Are Released and 5 Lebanese Prisoners Go Home Fed's Crisis Role Spurs Questions of Overreach Editorial The Fannie-Freddie Dodge The costs and contradictions of bailing out housing By Robert D. Novak, Page A21 Does Henry Paulson have a cure to the subprime crisis, or is he just a crony? By Harold Meyerson, How to explain the McCain campaign's glaring contradictions on economic policy? Saudis Look Beyond | H6 Guardian US plans to station first diplomats in Iran since 1979 Exclusive: Washington to set up forerunner to full embassy as relations appear to thaw Hopes for peace grow as Iran and US hold talks Ian Black: Iran and the 'Great Satan' A test of US flexibility toward Iran Laura Rozen: The Bush administration's decision to negotiate with Iran is a symbolic gesture but not necessarily a shift in US policy Triumph and tragedy in the Middle East Jonathan Steele: There was mourning in Israel and Lebanon today but most pundits see the exchange of prisoners and bodies as a victory for Hizbullah Last act of a needless war Editorial: Israel achieved neither the release of its soldiers nor the destruction of Hizbullah through war All aboard the nuclear power superjet. Just don't ask about the landing strip Ulrich Beck: Climate change and the oil crisis are being used to project atomic energy as a green panacea. In fact it is a reckless gamble Replacing one troop surge with another Matthew Yglesias: Obama and McCain's similar plans to shift US forces from Iraq to Afghanistan are rooted in very different worldviews Do weapons win wars? Robert Fox: Military intelligence said allies would crush the Taliban thanks to our superior firepower. So how are the Afghan rebels routing US forces? The coming illiberal order Michael Boyle: The vetoed UN security council sanctions on Zimbabwe are symptomatic of the west's declining influence on the world stage The end of the world is nigh. Maybe… Inayat Bunglawala: Some news reports on Iran's nuclear ambitions don't stand up to even the most basic analysis The election isn't about Obama Michael Tomasky: It's about John McCain and the failed policies and stale ideas of the Republican party Both candidates talk the talk on green issues but who can deliver? Barack Obama favours regulation to fight global warming, while John McCain looks to the market Talks begin to avert Belgium break-up Crisis deepens as gulf between Dutch-speaking majority in north and French-speaking south widens | |||
H7 Critical moment Signs of a possible opening in US-Iran diplomacy WINEP The Way Back from Islamism - The Way Back from Islamism Costs of war: The Unbalanced Fight By: Shaun Waterman | ISN Security Watch One of the most important criticisms of the Bush adventure in Iraq is that it shifted resources from the real fight against al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Arab News Incomprehensible: In an editorial, the paper says it is impossible to understand what the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court imagined would be achieved by indicting Omar Bashir on charges of genocide. Is the U.N. Making Things Worse in Darfur? By: David Axe | The American Prospect For All Bashir's Bravado, He Is Marked as Damaged Goods By: Mark Lattimer | The Guardian A Dilemma Over Darfur The Economist Egyptian Spymaster May Have Inside Track to Presidency By: Jeffrey Fleishman | Los Angeles Times | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq US 'ponders Iran diplomatic base' Unconfirmed reports suggest the US may be planning to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years In major shift, U.S. diplomat to join Iran nuclear talks Saturday U.S. sees sending envoy to Iran for nuclear talks as 'smart step' U.S. may cut troop levels in Iraq this fall, top admiral says US picks compromise over confrontation with Iran 10th Iraqi Province Handed Over Iraqi air force surpasses 2,000 hours The fledgling Iraqi air force surpassed the 2,000-hour flight-time threshold in less than nine months of training, U.S. officials said in Kirkuk U.S. bound to protect PMOI, official says The United States has a duty under international law to protect the People's Mujahedin of Iran in its Iraqi holdout in Ashraf, a former U.S. official said. | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel concerned by U.S. plans to meet with Iranian envoy Jerusalem source: Demand to end uranium enrichment as precondition to talks should stand After swap, Israel fears Hezbollah will escalate tensions in North Shi'ite group reportedly upgraded anti-aircraft arsenal, which could be used to disrupt IAF flyovers Here are the results of that war In two and a half years of Olmert's government, Israel has failed in four different campaigns ANALYSIS / It took 2 years, but Nasrallah kept promise to free Kuntar Jerusalem Post Washington Watch: Teetering on the brink | |||
H10 Christian Science Monitor The fading debate over an Iraq pullout Events on the ground could cause Obama or McCain to carry out similar strategies What kind of leader would McCain or Obama be? A media-based 'job interview' is key to finding out By David Gergen and Andy Zelleke Inflation surge puts Fed in a quandary After the biggest monthly rise in consumer prices since 1991, the central bank can't ignore the risks of inflation Israelis uneasy over prisoner release Critics say the deal, which they see as lopsided, could embolden Hezbollah. Despite delays, prisoner swap leaves Hezbollah emboldened In Lebanon, hundreds waited for five prisoners, who were treated as returning heroes Many of the unofficial groups lack know-how for training volunteers and keeping track of how donor money is spent. Asia Times Militants ready for a war without borders Gas pipeline gigantism CFR Symbolism Tops Substance in US-India Nuclear Agreement Afghanistan: Another Frontier of Indo-Pak Rivalry? Pakistan PM Condemns Afghan President's Allegations Winning in Afghanistan - American Enterprise Institute The Final Countdown for India By: Sudha Ramachandran | Asia Times US Troops Abandon Afghan Outpost Following Attack How to Save Karzai By: Seth G. Jones | Foreign Policy Two threats to Hong Kong By PHILIP BOWRING Shenzhen and Taiwan offer many of the same business advantages, without the drawbacks. | European officials have the foresight and flexibility to admit that the world's romance with biofuels is going sour. Why can't the U.S. do the same? Serbia may reinstate withdrawn ambassadors Policy shift over Kosovo protest is meant to show a firm commitment to the West. EUROPE European press review Europe’s Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo Irish wary of 'second vote' idea Irish ministers look askance at the French president's remark that the Republic of Ireland should vote again on the Lisbon Treaty. 'Honest broker' Germany's success as the Middle East's hostage negotiator | H12 RFE/RL Google News Azerbaijan CRS “Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Russia: Statutory Procedures for Congressional Consideration,” June 20, 2008. Russia: Medvedev's Missiles Hard Line Dismays West By: Luke Harding | The Guardian Russia, Georgia Begin War Games as Tensions Escalate By: Helena Bedwell and Alex Nicholson | Bloomberg News Serbia's Energy Accord With Russia Will Be Ratified - Serb Foreign Minister Medvedev Trying to Carve Out New Role as President to Help Modernize Nation U.S., Armenia sign non-proliferation deal The United States and Armenia have signed an agreement to increase cooperation on combating nuclear proliferation. | |||
H13 The Times Bush U-turn opens way to talks with Iran A senior American diplomat will meet Iran's nuclear negotiator this weekend, to the dismay of Washington's hardliners The real reason bankers feel so gloomy We could be on the verge on the greatest slump of all time... if you ignore the encouraging figures Anatole Kaletsky Terms of Trade Israel brings its dead soldiers home, at a huge political and emotional cost A high price to ensure that no one is left behind Joy and despair as Israel and Hezbollah exchange prisoners Holiday makers - welcome to Iraq A marked drop in violence has encouraged tourist operators to start marketing Iraq as the new hot holiday destination US abandons Afghan outpost after Taleban attack Small base in eastern Afghanistan vacated after just over half of the US garrison was killed or injured by Taleban Blair raises doubts over peace deal Middle East envoy says uncertainty in Israel is undermining efforts to reach an agreement with the Palestinians Wall Street Journal Run on Washington Circles in the Sand Voters Want Economic Leadership By Karl Rove The Fannie and Freddie crisis is an opportunity for either presidential candidate. Who Obama Should See in Iraq By Dan Senor Inflation and the Bush Legacy Don't Pick on Sovereign Wealth 'Black' Contracts Escape Scrutiny Security contractors hired under secretive "black" contracts to assist U.S. intelligence agents in war zones have largely escaped scrutiny. But details of the programs have surfaced in a labor lawsuit that alleges a pattern of hazardous field management by MVM, an active contractor in Iraq Inflation Surges on Energy Prices U.S. consumer prices soared 1.1% in June from the previous month, tightening the screws on Fed officials as they balance a mix of rising unemployment, strained markets and accelerating inflation Inflation: Price jump worst since '91 | H14 Financial Times A gesture that Iran should not spurn The package of international economic support, security guarantees and help with its civilian nuclear programme now on offer is one that Tehran should embrace Monetary minefield The Fed may not be able to keep its balance much longer, and if it falls, it must be on the side of controlling inflation, not sustaining growth US air force misses the target The US will not share the F-22 with its allies because it wants to keep hold of the technology. However, it does not want to buy many of the aircraft either, says John Gapper US envoy to attend Iran-EU nuclear talks The Bush administration confirmed that it would send a top diplomat to a meeting with a senior Iranian negotiator this weekend – a US policy shift that European diplomats hope will encourage more flexibility from Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme Sharpest rise in US prices for 17 years Ben Bernanke tells Congress that inflation is ‘too high’ and bringing it down is ‘top priority’ as data shows that consumer prices rise at an annual rate of 5% in June Diplomatic move marks Bush volte face The decision to approve the highest level US contact with Iran since the first shocks of the Islamic revolution of 1979 would have been a big one for any president during the past three decades Chuckling over The New Yorker Chuckling over The New Yorker: If the cartoon had not appeared on the New Yorker, most people would read it not as reducing a certain idiotic view of Barack Obama and his wife to a comical absurdity, but as expressing that idiotic view with caricatural emphasis A test of India’s confidence in progress Next week’s confidence vote might be a chance to bid good riddance to the communists and their stranglehold over the country’s economic future, writes Joe Leahy Carbon emitters’ free ride set to end As companies breach their emissions limits, it cannot be long before the market for allowances recognises a fundamental imbalance in supply and demand, writes Kevin Parker Finance and the Fed: battle is not over History shows attempts to alter the Fed’s role attract strong political resistance and serious policy consequences, write Sam Natapoff Sovereign funds cut exposure to weak dollar... A thinning layer of life Arable land is being degraded by pollution, erosion and poor farming Belgium struggles to keep cohesion The county looks increasingly ungovernable. Even if the king persuades Leterme to try again, coalitions are taking longer to put together and the linguistic faultline is starker than ever Clouds darken Europe’s growth prospects Recent economic data have show industrial production plunged across Europe in May, while the UK, Spain and Ireland have been hit by collapsing housing markets | H15 Los Angeles Times Nations with vast oil wealth gaining clout Governments are challenging U.S. policies and silencing dissent. But their increased spending raises the risk of inflation. Obama unveils plan to protect U.S. from 21st century threats He calls for new thinking on national security. Some experts say his ideas are expensive, unrealistic or already underway. Iraq wants security control of all provinces by year-endLocal authorities take over responsibility for Qadisiya. 'We will be very joyous when the last foreign soldier leaves Iraq,' one official says U.S. plan to meet with Iran heightens debate Critics say the decision to attend nuclear talks may enable Tehran to further stonewall the Bush administration. Obama not quite his father's son Friends and family note similarities between Senator Obama and his father. But in some ways, he is "quite the opposite" of a man with whom he rarely interacted. • BLOG: What else Jackson said off air U.S. prepares to boost its forces in Afghanistan The effort, in the wake of an attack that killed nine GIs at a remote base, may include redirecting a brigade scheduled to deploy to Iraq. Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam Egyptian spymaster may have inside track to presidency By Jeffrey Fleishman Diplomat and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman keeps a very low profile, but he's considered a pragmatist who's likely to continue the country's economic reform | |||
Analysis: Obama, McCain struggle to find answers for economy Drum GRAND NEW PARTY Permalink The Election Isn't About Obama - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
Republican: Energy Crisis A Bigger Threat Than Terrorism... From Reason, a review of The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf and Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp Flaws in Obama's Foreign Policy - Michael Goodwin, New York Daily News
Obama Needs Foreign-Policy Heavyweight - Steve Kornacki, NY Observer Memo to Obama, McCain: No one wins in a war BARACK OBAMA and John McCain continue to argue about war. McCain says to keep the troops in Iraq until we "win" and supports sending more troops to Afghanistan. Obama says to withdraw some (not all) troops from Iraq and send them to fight and "win" in Afghanistan. (By Howard Zinn, Boston Globe)
Obama: The Half-Billion-Dollar Man? - Jay Newton-Small, Time | H17 Daily Telegraph More US troops for Afghan battle US shift priorities from Iraq as Taliban threat mounts. Sarkozy 'turning France into monocracy' US to talk to Iran about nuclear arms | H18 Independent Bush sends high-level envoy to avoid conflict with Iran Moving to avoid war in Iran in the final months of his administration, George Bush has approved the highest-level American diplomatic contact with its ideological enemy since the humiliating US embassy hostage crisis of 1979. World Focus: Diplomatic gesture on Iran shows US is joining the soft cops Adrian Hamilton: Britain can offer Barack Obama advice on Iraq Corpses for prisoners - the last, grisly exchange of war The bodies of two Israeli soldiers whose abduction by Hizbollah triggered the 2006 Lebanon war were returned yesterday in a prisoner exchange which saw the Lebanese perpetrator of a notoriously murderous attack on Israelis freed to a hero's welcome. Robert Fisk: 'Theatrical return for the living and the dead' Leading article: An exchange that clears the way for a new beginning | |||
H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism A review of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals by Jane Meyer (and more and more and more and more and more and more and an more). CRS “The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress,” July 7, 2008. CSIS A Process for Closing Guantanamo Europe’s Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo Source: RAND Corporation Summary (PDF; 269 KB) + Full Report (PDF; 2.8 MB) Iran missile launch renews urgency The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says Iran's recent missile launch proves the value of deploying a controversial missile defense system. Bush invokes privilege to prevent testimony on CIA leak Policing in Arab-American Communities After September 11 From The Moscow Times, it was as much by good luck as good judgment that the Cuban missile crisis was resolved. | H20 Slate | Why Do People Love to Hate The New York Times? From CJR, Arthur Sulzberger Jr. is racing to transform the embattled New York Times for the digital age; is he up to the job? “Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification, and Research,” updated June 19, 2008. Monkeys may not care about money, but they are mad about marshmallows. And to them, marshmallows can begin to look a lot like money... more» At the end of her life, Pauline Kael said to a friend, “When we championed trash culture we had no idea it would become the only culture.” But then who did?... more» From Reason, a review of The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf and Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. How do you fix a broken society? As conservatism tries to find its moorings after the long wilderness years in Britain and the debacle of George Bush’s presidency, this is becoming the question Carl Zimmer on how your brain can control time: The three methods your mind uses to reverse, speed, and even slow the minutes. Stale R. S. Finke (Trondheim): American Exceptionalism: Carl Schmitt and the Neoconservative Justification for the Sovereignty of Politics | |||
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