| H1 Financial Times The end of lightly regulated finance has come far closer Is the worst now over? Certainly not. The biggest outstanding question is whether government-led rescues of undercapitalised financial systems will be needed. This is now looking increasingly likely, writes Martin Wolf Iraq after Petraeus Hard-won but fragile security gains must quickly be translated into political gains that can draw the middle classes back Washington Post 20 Months in Baghdad By David Ignatius Petraeus and Bush didn't win in Iraq, but they created the possibility of an honorable exit Wall Street's Unraveling By Robert J. Samuelson The entire business model has collapsed Oil Prices Stage a Retreat In the past two months, the world's total energy costs have dropped by more than $4 billion a day MESH The first 100 days (3) TNI Georgia on Our Mind by Morton Abramowitz It’s not over yet—the Georgian conflict has pressing consequences for energy security, NATO and the European Union Financial Times Russia lays down the law in tradeThe Kremlin is increasingly assertive – and there is little its trading partners can do about it History provides little comfort The drama has no precedent, writes Harold James The banking crisis is right at the heart of the financial system, and threatens a complex pattern of credit guarantees and insurance backstops that were touted as making the financial system failsafe Forward White House Sends Mixed Messages on Iran Sanctions The Bush White House is sending a mixed message regarding sanctions on Iran, pushing for international measures on the one hand while promising to block congressional attempts to impose sanctions on the other Jerusalem Post Ex-Cheney aide: Bush won't hit Iran Former nat'l security adviser Wurmser tells Post Rice, backing diplomacy, has upper hand over VP (IAEA) released on September 15, 2008 its latest report on the implementation of NPT safeguards in Iran and the status of Iran’s compliance with Security Council Resolutions 1737, 1747 and 1803. ArmsControlWonk DG Report On Iran (GOV/2008/38) [2] Stratfor Iran: Tehran Weighs its Options Since Russia’s resurgence in August, Iran has had the option to cozy up to Moscow and use that relationship as leverage in talks with the West. However, the West could offer Tehran accommodations and an energy relationship. Iran will have to decide which option serves its interests best McClatchy Poll suggests McCain's support softening as race stays tied McCain and Obama each had the support of 45 percent in the new Ipsos/McClatchy poll, but McCain voters were less certain of their choice. Eighty percent of Obama supporters said they'll definitely vote for him, the same as last week. Just 71 percent of McCain voters said their choice was definite. That's down from 77 percent last week Will Momentum Change Again? - Charlie Cook, National Journal NPQ Robert Reich: Why Wall Street is Melting Down, and What to Do About It Ha’aretz – CIA: Israel Had 'Foreign' Help in Syria Attack Avner Cohen Why India and not Israel? One may ask whether Israel is at all interested in reevaluating its nuclear standing. ANALYSIS / Differences between Livni and Mofaz mean nothing Whoever wins Kadima primary will have to answer the public's doubts about their respective qualifications Olmert warns of binational state if no peace deal reached Guardian The conflict continues Editorial: General Petraeus's departure from Iraq was accompanied by little triumphalism The two-state solution is nearly dead. But there's one last chance to save it Jonathan Freedland: The arrival of a new Israeli leader must bode well for the peace process, right? Wrong, say veteran negotiators Afghanistan's tipping point? Richard Norton-Taylor: This is a critical time for the region, with US and Nato forces facing stalemate and the Taliban resurgent The American way or the highway Michael Dougherty: Get ready, world. Managed mass democracy and market capitalism are coming. It'll be good for you. We promise The nuclear issue hasn't gone away Robert Fox: And the IAEA's latest report on Iran has some harsh words for the regime. With Bush mindful of his legacy, this phoney war could soon turn real From the latest issue of The Atlantic Monthly, all counterinsurgency is local: Prosecuting the war in Afghanistan from provincial capitals has been disastrous — we need to turn our military strategy inside out. Andrew Bacevich on The Petraeus Doctrine: Iraq-style counterinsurgency is fast becoming the U.S. Army’s organizing principle — is our military preparing to fight the next war, or the last one? The Wars of John McCain John McCain believes the Vietnam War was winnable. Now he argues that an Obama administration would accept defeat in Iraq, with grave costs to American honor and national security. Is McCain’s quest for victory a reflection of an antiquated pre-Vietnam mind-set? Or of a commitment to principles we abandon at our peril? Is there any war McCain thinks can’t be won? by Jeffrey Goldberg US News Four Challenges Petraeus Leaves Behind for His Successor in Iraq Toward a Second Cold War?
by Noam Chomsky Wall Street Journal Get Your Class War On By Thomas Frank Obama must hang the bad economy on t he GOP. Europe's Lack of Strategic Ambition By Borut Grgic
Brussels needs to graduate from crisis management to crisis solution. Iraq Voter Drive Lags Election officials say they are disappointed by low voter registration ahead of provincial polling in Iraq that could take place this year. New York Times Another Country By MARK MELLMAN Public views have shifted on the role of government, morality and unilateralism — transforming the trajectory future policy disputes will follow. Editorial Mr. McCain and the Economy On Tuesday, John McCain clarified his remarks on the economy. The clarification was far more worrisome than his initial comments THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Keep It in Vegas Government’s job is to police that fine line between the risk-taking that drives innovation and gambling with other people’s savings in ways that threaten us all. Look Who's Talking By TOBIN HARSHAW Five former secretaries of state, most of them Republicans, are at odds with John McCain’s approach to Iran. Time General Petraeus' Farewell: What He Leaves Behind in Iraq Asia Times Big-bang report blasts Iran The International Atomic Energy Agency's "serious concerns" and "outstanding questions" about Iran's nuclear program open the door for more sanctions against Tehran, or worse, a strike against its nuclear infrastructure. Lost in the scramble to condemn Iran is the fact that the agency has on previous occasions deemed these issues resolved, and even in its latest report ruled out any military diversion at Iran's facilities. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Iran ill-prepared for reformists
Ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections next year, Iran is already abuzz with talk of a post-Mahmud Ahmadinejad era. In the highest places where it really matters, though, the president is viewed as the best man for the job, including the way in which he deals with the United States. Reformers face an uphill battle. - Sami Moubayed CFR Foreign Affairs Live: A Discussion of Iraqi Futures (Audio) Daily Star Explaining 20 years of Al-Qaeda By Rami G. Khouri RFE/RL Burjanadze Asks, 'Was War With Russia Preventable?' Former Georgian parliamentary speaker Nino Burjanadze says "the time to ask questions has come." She's calling for a probe into the events that led up to Georgia's short war with Russia to determine if the conflict could have been avoided. Burjanadze spoke in Tbilisi with Giorgi Gvakharia of RFE/RL's Georgian Service. More Is The Clock Ticking For Saakashvili? Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Stock Market Woes Stratfor CFR CSR Sovereign Wealth and Sovereign Power (Audio) USIP Thwarting Afghanistan's Insurgency: A Pragmatic Approach to Peace and Reconciliation New AMERİCA fOUNDATİON A Man, A Plan, Afghanistan CEPS The August war in Georgia: Views from Tbilisi and Europe
CFR Symposium on Iran and Policy Options for the Next Administration: Session One: Iran's Domestic Politics (Audio) | H2 GMFUS Will Turkey Opt Out? by Soli Ozel Turkey and Transatlantic Trends: How Distinctive? by Ian Lesser Carnegie Endowment Turkey: Aftermath of the Political Crisis Henri Barkey Ian Lesser Event Transcript (PDF) Event Audio MERIA "Azerbaijan-Turkey-Israel Relations: The Energy Factor" Alexander Murinson (PDF)
Daily Star Turkey and the crisis in the Caucasus By Bulent Aliriza Mensur Akgün Türkiye için Demokrat Obama mı, Cumhuriyetçi McCain mi iyi Türkiye, nerede durmalı? Hosting Ahmedinejad by Sinan Ülgen 'Amerika ile Mükemmel İşbirliği' Transcript of the U.S. Joint Chief of Staff’s Press Event in Ankara Bayram sonrası ilk iş tezkere
ABD: “lrak hükümeti, Kürtlere karşı duyarlı olmalı” Doğanın dostu büyükelçi McCain ve Obama’nın Ermeni farkı Abdülhamit Bilici Türkiye'nin ilk kez karşılaştığı tablo İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national Başbuğ'un Güneydoğu açılımının şifreleri KRG officials stress importance of strategic agreement with the US ... Cevdet Aşkın Genelkurmay Erbil'den 'hareket' bekliyor, DTP 'çözüm anayasada' diyor Why can’t we beat the PKK? by EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ*
DTP PRESENTS FINAL DEFENSE IN CLOSURE CASE Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Baştan kapıyı açmasaydın niye açtın Rauf Denktaş Aman dikkat! Suat Kınıklıoğlu Russia, Georgia and Turkey’s fragile EU drive CEPS Benchmarking Integration in the EU: Analyzing the debate on integration indicators and moving it forward Nabi Yağcı Ulusal Program ve derin sessizlik Sami Kohen Kafkas krizi Batı’yı bölüyor
Amanda Akçakoca Where is EU support for Azerbaijan? Erivan duvarlarında Türk bayrağı – Ermenistan maçını Bakü'de izlemek... Kafkasya'nın Türk savaşçıları Gul’s Turkey and Sargsyan’s Armenia Hetq Online Caucasus Stability & Cooperation Pact implies US removal from ... Doğu Ergil The dark side of nationalism: Sept. 6-7 incident Azerbaijan: Aliyev Keeps Baku's Options Open During Meeting with Medvedev Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Moscow on September 16 was notable mostly for what he did not say. Russia has pressed Azerbaijan to sell a large volume of natural gas to the Kremlin-controlled conglomerate Gazprom. But Aliyev and his Russian hosts did not announce a gas purchase deal following their talks. İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Aziz Üstel ‘Ali hazırlan, Rusya’ya gidiyoruz!’
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| H4 New York Times Another Country By MARK MELLMAN Public views have shifted on the role of government, morality and unilateralism — transforming the trajectory future policy disputes will follow. Editorial Mr. McCain and the Economy On Tuesday, John McCain clarified his remarks on the economy. The clarification was far more worrisome than his initial comments THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Keep It in Vegas Government’s job is to police that fine line between the risk-taking that drives innovation and gambling with other people’s savings in ways that threaten us all. Look Who's Talking By TOBIN HARSHAW Five former secretaries of state, most of them Republicans, are at odds with John McCain’s approach to Iran. The columnists discuss how predicting who will win and how that candidate will run the country is, well, unpredictable. A Failure Tax Why not make investment banks and other companies pay the government premiums for catastrophic risk insurance? | H5 Washington Post 20 Months in Baghdad By David Ignatius Petraeus and Bush didn't win in Iraq, but they created the possibility of an honorable exit Wall Street's Unraveling By Robert J. Samuelson The entire business model has collapsed Oil Prices Stage a Retreat In the past two months, the world's total energy costs have dropped by more than $4 billion a day U.S. Seizes Control of AIG With $85B Loan After failing to secure private funding for the insurance giant, Federal Reserve justifies its intervention by citing the firm's wide reach. Pro-Western Government Disintegrates in Ukraine Mullen Visits Pakistan as U.S. Raids Stir Tensions Odierno Assumes Command From Petraeus in Iraq The Race to the Bottom Ruth Marcus: Why should we believe that McCain would be an honest president? The Ugly New McCain By Richard Cohen He has become the sort of politician he once despised. The Decision to Surge: Inside the Security Council Meghan O ‘Sullivan Planet War: Does Killing Terrorists Help? Obama's Panic By Michael Gerson Seldom has there been a larger contrast between the style of a candidate and the strategy of his campaign Trade Saves the Day By C. Fred Bergsten, Globalization is paying off for the United States just when we need it. Moubayed: Syria's Missing Men & Women Female Suicide Bombers Are Latest War Tactic U.S., Iraqi officials say the use of women in suicide attacks reflects desperation of Sunni insurgents McCain Embraces Regulation After Many Years of Opposition Editorial Detainees' Day in Court A Senate proposal on the legal process for Guantanamo Bay prisoners has some serious flaws. FBI to Get Expert Help In Anthrax Inquiry Scientific Evidence Will Be Evaluated North Korea Tests Engine of Long-Range Missile, Report Says | H6 Guardian The conflict continues Editorial: General Petraeus's departure from Iraq was accompanied by little triumphalism The two-state solution is nearly dead. But there's one last chance to save it Jonathan Freedland: The arrival of a new Israeli leader must bode well for the peace process, right? Wrong, say veteran negotiators Afghanistan's tipping point? Richard Norton-Taylor: This is a critical time for the region, with US and Nato forces facing stalemate and the Taliban resurgent The American way or the highway Michael Dougherty: Get ready, world. Managed mass democracy and market capitalism are coming. It'll be good for you. We promise The nuclear issue hasn't gone away Robert Fox: And the IAEA's latest report on Iran has some harsh words for the regime. With Bush mindful of his legacy, this phoney war could soon turn rea lUS election: Barack Obama and McCain lock horns over Wall Street crisis Candidates hit critical campaign moment as they fight for a decisive advantage over banking meltdown US and UK failing to monitor flood of arms into Iraq, Amnesty warns Availability of small arms has contributed to torture, executions and arbitrary detentions, report says New Ukraine poll looms as coalition collapses Sixth election in four years now likely after months of quarrelling between government leaders Zardari and Brown in counter-terrorism talks Pakistan's president attacks 'unprovoked' US missile firing on tribal regions Obama should benefit from financial crisis Tomasky Talk: How the financial crisis is going to affect the presidential campaign US government in $85bn AIG rescue Fed agrees in principle to lend $85bn to AIG in return for an 80% stake in the struggling company Crunch time - the leftwingers' views What do the opponents of capitalism make of the global financial crisis? And what good can come of it? Global meltdown continues as contagion spreads FSA moves to sure up HBOS while Fed comes to AIG's aid and Barclays agrees Lehman deal Not enough water, not enough firefighters In praise of ... John le Carré Editorial: His heroes have none of the simple bombast of America's cold war warriors Perils of passivity Editorial: More thoughtful traders realise that instability is not an aberration in finance, but its core West 'failing to monitor arms trade' Availability of small arms has contributed to torture, executions and arbitrary detentions, Amnesty says University and college students could hold keys to power in the White House Harvard researchers find exceptional levels of engagement among young US voters this year |
| H7 Daily Star Explaining 20 years of Al-Qaeda
By Rami G. Khouri Egypt's repenting Islamists face a cold welcome By Hussam Tammam The List: The World’s Biggest Bailouts TNR, Bushed: David Greenberg on how neocons made liberals wary of idealism What will Rumsfeld write? The former secretary of defense is writing a history of the Iraq War A review of Andrew Cockburn's Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. Rethinking U.S. Role By: Bruce Fein | The Washington Times
If the United States neglects to rethink its purpose informed by the genius and practice of the Founding Fathers, it is destined to self-destruct like every other empire from hubris and overreach. | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Syrian Population Rides Political Tides Iraq sets deadline for energy contracts Maliki Increasingly Beyond America's Control Lebanon factions launch dialogue Representatives of Lebanon's political factions meet in Beirut to begin dialogue on the country's future. Doubtful Lebanon Faction rivals meet for unity talks but pessimism reigns Syria to Send First Ambassador in 25 Years to Iraq Baker calls Bush ‘ridiculous’ on Syria General Austin New No. 2 in Iraq In show of bravado, Iran launches “air defense exercises” Petraeus: Genius - or Just Lucky? Pentagon Chief Cites Caution on US Troop Pullout Iran calls for regional security alliance Leading Sunni Warns Over Iraq Arrests By: Jonathan Steele | The Guardian
The Iraqi government is in danger of pushing Sunni tribal leaders back into the arms of al-Qaida and re-igniting major violence across Iraq if it fails to take more Sunnis into the security forces, the country's leading Sunni politician has warned GCC Monetary Union a Step Closer By: Yaniv Berman | The Media Line
Five out of six member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are close to signing a new draft accord for a monetary union this week. | H9 Ha’aretz – CIA: Israel Had 'Foreign' Help in Syria Attack Avner Cohen Why India and not Israel? One may ask whether Israel is at all interested in reevaluating its nuclear standing. ANALYSIS / Differences between Livni and Mofaz mean nothing Whoever wins Kadima primary will have to answer the public's doubts about their respective qualifications Olmert warns of binational state if no peace deal reached Some 40,000 Kadima members expected to vote Wednesday Livni to Haaretz: I will not form government at any price IAEA shows photos alleging Iran nuclear missile works Western concern heightened by revelation that Iran may have had 'foreign expertise' help U.S. Jews outraged over phone campaign alleging 'Obama gave money to PLO' Jerusalem Post Ex-Cheney aide: Bush won't hit Iran Former nat'l security adviser Wurmser tells Post Rice, backing diplomacy, has upper hand over VP CIA: Syria strike aided by foreign intel "We were able last year to spoil a big secret," says agency chief, without saying if partner was Israel. Battle to become Israel's next PM reaches its crescendo Analysis: The man who won't be voting By GIL HOFFMAN
Sharon, who was the embodiment of Kadima and in whose image the party was created, lies in hospital Yedioth Ahronoth PA wants its troops in Hebron
Fearing the West Bank city may fall to Hamas, Palestinian PM Fayyad asks Israel to expand the jurisdiction of his forces - as per Jenin model. Jerusalem concerned settlers may revolt, but says inclined to view proposal positively 'Greater Israel? Try Mediocre' Lebanon's Sheikh Nasrallah extols Hizbullah's role in 'destroying the idea of Greater Israel' The fall of Wall Street state Just like alchemists, investment banks failed to make gold out of nothing, Sever Plocker writes Will Kadima survive? Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israel's Kadima to elect new head Israel's governing Kadima party is set to hold elections to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader. "Forward to the Past: The Fall and Rise of the 'One-State Solution" Israeli Politics, Bankrupt By: Gershom Gorenberg | The American Prospect The impending indictment of Ehud Olmert for bribery and corruption points to a larger leadership vacuum in Israel. Israel's Real Enemy By: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the problem everyone agrees needs to be solved. All parties concerned -- Israel, the Palestinians, the United States, Russia, the European Union and the Arab League -- are all ready to sign on the dotted line that they all accept the two-state solution as the only way out of the otherwise violent maze that is the Middle East Tzipi's Choice by Uri Avnery Debka Ex-PMs Barak and Netanyahu in secret power-sharing talks as Kadima votes for next leader Al Awsat Olmert: Bringing Down the Temple's Walls : Tariq Alhomayed |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor With finance crisis, hands-off era over More oversight lies ahead, no matter who's in the Oval Office. Odierno takes charge in a 'fragile' Iraq The sunny side of Wall Street Lehman Bros. had to fall to help return financial markets to the basics of honest market value. Ride out Wall Street's hurricane The real reasons we're in this mess – and how to clean it up. As Wall Street tumbles, the world quakes Markets from London to Tokyo fell on the news of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. ASIA Asia's pickle with people's power Many of Asia's democracies were brought to life by people's-power struggles, but in recent weeks street demonstrations have become the norm. The rise of more representative "third force" parties presents a better route towards stability and away from dynastic politics and feudal patronage. - Chietigj Bajpaee Has the US Invasion of Pakistan Begun? by Tariq Ali and Tom Engelhardt In Pakistan, sympathy for the Taliban Despite attacks on schools, hospitals and fellow Muslims, the Taliban manage to retain widespread sympathy among Muslims in Pakistan. A major reason is the presence of foreign troops in the region who do not understand tribal politics. The inescapable message is that the Taliban may not be loved, but the real criminals are foreign interlopers US Ground Force Option May Be Limited in Pakistan Can the Surge in Iraq Work for Afghanistan? This Is the Day Asian Capital Woke Up By: Michael Lewis | Bloomberg News
As important as it seems right now on Wall Street, this isn't a day that most Americans will remember as all that big of a deal. It is a big deal though, because this is the day that American financiers, from the point of view of the Asians who sit on top of the world's biggest pile of mobile capital, became a bad risk Japan Faces Problems as the World Economy Slows The Economist
Mounting economic gloom is combining with political turmoil in Japan. New data show that the country's economic decline in the second quarter of 2008 was larger than originally estimated. Mullen Pops In on Pakistan as Tensions Worsen New Breed of Taliban Replaces Old Guard Country Analysis Brief: Japan
Source: Energy Information Administration Nuclear Trade Waiver Seen as a Boon to Indian Business, Economy By: Jason Miks | World Politics Review
The U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear agreement may still have to clear the U.S. Congress, but Indian firms and industry groups are already celebrating the Nuclear Suppliers Group's decision this month that effectively gave the agreement a green light by waiving a ban on the country engaging in nuclear trade. | H11 IHT Asian displeasure at Russia's move on Georgia Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has alienated China and other countries that share his interest in countering U.S. power The silence of the cowed By ALVARO VARGAS LLOSA If a business decision is made under extreme fear, freedom of expression also suffers. NATO chief says Russia cannot block Georgia membership The secretary general of NATO declared Tuesday that Russian tanks and troops cannot block Georgia from joining NATO, but he acknowledged that the alliance was debating over how long the pro-Western nation must wait for membership. Coalition collapses in Ukraine The pro-Western coalition in Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, paving the way for complicated coalition talks or another early parliamentary election. EUROPE European press review Europe gets interesting , Krzysztof Bobinski Austria, Hungary: Lucrative Energy Opportunities in the Balkans | Former Georgian parliamentary speaker Nino Burjanadze says "the time to ask questions has come." She's calling for a probe into the events that led up to Georgia's short war with Russia to determine if the conflict could have been avoided. Burjanadze spoke in Tbilisi with Giorgi Gvakharia of RFE/RL's Georgian Service. More Is The Clock Ticking For Saakashvili? A former adviser to Moscow and other post-Soviet governments says Wall Street woes are likely to be felt acutely in Russia. Anders Aslund warns that the fallout could combine with a beefier foreign policy to crush hopes for key reforms. More Ukraine government falls apart Ukraine's ruling pro-Western coalition collapses, plunging the country into a new political crisis Phone taps 'prove Georgia's case' Georgia releases what it says is phone tap evidence that proves its assault on South Ossetia was provoked by Russia. Azerbaijan: Aliyev Keeps Baku's Options Open During Meeting with Medvedev Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Moscow on September 16 was notable mostly for what he did not say. Russia has pressed Azerbaijan to sell a large volume of natural gas to the Kremlin-controlled conglomerate Gazprom. But Aliyev and his Russian hosts did not announce a gas purchase deal following their talks. NATO to Georgia: Membership Road Still "Open," but Reform Needed Georgia's war with Russia has done nothing to dent the country's NATO prospects, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told reporters on the second day of his September 15-16 visit to Tbilisi, but stressed that Georgia must step up its democratic reforms to secure membership Georgia: Flaws Found in Tbilisi's War Planning and Operations The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council, and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrived in Tbilisi on September 15 for a two-day trip meant to reaffirm the alliance's commitment to an ongoing strong partnership with Tbilisi. The visit comes amid ongoing critical scrutiny of the Georgian military's performance during the August 8-12 war with Russia and of government decisions made during the conflict. Google News Azerbaijan Russia's Stability Requires Keeping an Open Path to Europe By: Ivan Krastev | The Daily Star
The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing Kremlin Aid Will Make a Bad Situation Worse By: Konstantin Sonin | The Moscow Times
President Dmitry Medvedev likes to blame Russia's stock market troubles on the global financial crisis that was triggered by the U.S. housing market bust, while critics of Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin see it as the result of the government's mistakes EU Ministers to Take a Risk on Belarus By: Phillipa Runner | EU Observer
EU foreign ministers on Monday are to make a formal offer to relax sanctions against Belarus in return for good conduct in upcoming parliamentary elections, as Europe takes a risk on President Alexander Lukashenko's regime The Biggest Loser From Georgia May Be Russia Putin: Russia Defense Spending to Grow 27 Percent in 2009 Russian FM: International Monitors Will Need South Ossetia's Permission to Operate There After a gun battle in Ashgabat on September 12 left many dead, state media maintains that police neutralized a drug mafia, while others described the gun battle as infighting within the security services, and still others connected it to Islamic radicals. More |
| H13 The Times Wall Street Journal Get Your Class War On THE TILTING YARD
By Thomas Frank
Obama must hang the bad economy on t he GOP. Europe's Lack of Strategic Ambition By Borut Grgic
Brussels needs to graduate from crisis management to crisis solution. Iraq Voter Drive Lags Election officials say they are disappointed by low voter registration ahead of provincial polling in Iraq that could take place this year. McCain and the Markets The Fed's Epic Day The Deeper the Downturn, the Quicker the Recovery By Christopher Wood
U.S. policy makers should heed the lessons of Japan. We Need Better-Capitalized Institutions By Steven Rattner
What will Wall Street look like after this crisis? Soros: Banking problems to worsen | H14 Financial Times The end of lightly regulated finance has come far closer Is the worst now over? Certainly not. The biggest outstanding question is whether government-led rescues of undercapitalised financial systems will be needed. This is now looking increasingly likely, writes Martin Wolf Iraq after Petraeus Hard-won but fragile security gains must quickly be translated into political gains that can draw the middle classes back Russia lays down the law in tradeThe Kremlin is increasingly assertive – and there is little its trading partners can do about it Fed holds rates amid turmoil The Federal Reserve kept interest rates at 2 per cent in spite of the financial hurricane raging in global markets. Its decision to hold firm against a rate cut came as the turmoil unleashed by the failure of Lehman Brothers and fuelled by the crisis at AIG again convulsed markets and Morgan Stanley pre-announced third-quarter earnings as the price of credit default swaps soared Bigger they come, harder we fall AIG is the latest concern on Wall Street, but allowing AIG to fail to meet its commitments would be far more dangerous than allowing Lehman to do so US to take control of AIG The US Federal Reserve announced that it will lend AIG up to $85bn in emergency funds in return for a government stake of 79.9 per cent and effective control of the company - an extraordinary step meant to stave off a collapse of the giant insurer that plays a crucial role in the global financial system. Under the plan, the existing management of the company will be replaced and new executives will be appointed. It also gives the US government veto power over major decisions at the company Full coverage: Crisis on Wall Street It is in America’s interest to save AIG The insurer faces a liquidity crisis rather than a solvency problem – it needs a bridge loan, not a bail-out History provides little comfort The drama has no precedent, writes Harold James The banking crisis is right at the heart of the financial system, and threatens a complex pattern of credit guarantees and insurance backstops that were touted as making the financial system failsafe Georgia recordings renew dispute Moscow and Tbilisi renewed their war of words over who started their recent conflict, with Tbilisi releasing mobile phone recordings purporting to show Russian armour crossed into Georgia well before Georgia began its attack Russia halts trading after 17% share price fall Russian authorities halted share trading as a sharp slide in oil prices and difficult money market conditions triggered a rush to sell Ukraine’s ruling coalition formally dissolved Ukraine’s pro-west coalition has formally collapsed after ten days of talks, setting the stage for complicated negotiations on forming a new coalition that could include the Moscow-friendly party of ex-premier Victor Yanukovich Restoring liquidity to triple A securities Tim Congdon and Brandon Davies on illiquidity Taxpayers will fund another run on the casino John Kay has modest expectations for regulation Gaddafi seeks to shrink Libyan state The maverick leader intends to create upheaval at home by devolving ministerial powers Gaza Strip clashes leave 12 dead At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip over the past two days, in the latest clashes between the Islamist Hamas group that controls the territory and one of the strip’s powerful clans Livni favourite to win Israel leadership Tzipi Livni, Israel’s foreign minister, enters a crucial party primary as the hot favourite to succeed Ehud Olmert both as boss of the centrist Kadima party and as the country’s next prime minister Odierno takes over from Petraeus in Iraq General Raymond Odierno assumed command of US forces in Iraq as their presence began to decrease with Iraqi authorities taking greater control | H15 Los Angeles Times Gen. Ray Odierno takes command of U.S. troops in Iraq Odierno focuses on provincial elections and the strength of Iraqi forces as Gen. David Petraeus leaves to take control of the U.S. Central Command NATO commander in Afghanistan seeks to curb civilian deaths Gen. David McKiernan issues orders relating to airstrikes and raids by foreign troops. He also says he needs many more troops than the additional brigade Bush is sending 11 dead, 40 injured as Hamas battles clan in Gaza Hamas has seen the large and well-armed Dagmoush clan as a challenge to its authority. A police officer and a baby are among the dead Israel's Kadima voting for new leader Two members of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert -- Tzipi Livni and Shaul Mofaz -- are the chief candidates to succeed him at the centrist party's helm Editorial $85-billion Fed loan to finance AIG liquidation The loan to the world's largest insurer represents an abrupt turnaround for the Fed, which had appeared to be signaling an end to government rescues of private firms. • Is the U.S. going overboard on bailouts? Scientist concedes 'mistake' about weaponized anthrax The man who aided the federal probe of the 2001 mailings says he erred when he told officials that material he examined had been altered to be more deadly. Obama's echo chamber Jonah Goldberg: His low-blow attack on McCain's supposed lack of computer literacy only preaches to the liberal choir. |
| H16 American Politics Spinning a crisis Wall Street turmoil harms McCain and challenges Obama Obama Looks to Shift Focus of Campaign to Economy Red States Get Redder, Blue States Purpler - Andrew Romano, Newsweek Obama's Youth Movement Will Be Difference - Peter Dreier, The Nation The Atlantic Monthly's presidential election campaign supplement, including interviews with five historians and political scientists on which presidential election this one most resembles There are two Americas, and they watch different cable news channels. University and college students could hold keys to power in the White House Harvard researchers find exceptional levels of engagement among young US voters this year realclearpolitics memeorandum ABC’s The Note – US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Swamp Gas The Swamp From Democracy, why it matters whom the president hires: A review of The Politics of Presidential Appointments: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance by David Lewis Philip Gourevitch / New Yorker:
THE STATE OF SARAH PALIN Wall Street's Woes Challenge Both Candidates - Gerald Seib, WSJ
Obama's Golden Mojo Opportunity - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
State Polls Have Shifted Toward McCain - Michael Barone, US News & WR
Turmoil An Opportunity for Obama - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer Sarah-geddon: Understanding Palin's 'Pro-Georgia' Bellicosity
by Mark Ames From Foreign Policy, here's 20 questions to ask Sarah Palin Fiorina: Palin Doesn't Have Experience To Run A Major Company — Carly Fiorina, a key surrogate for John McCain on economic issues, said on Tuesday that Sarah Palin does not have the experience needed to run a major company like the one that Fiorina formerly headed. Cafferty: Obama: Race a factor? — Race is arguably the biggest issue in this election, and it's one that nobody's talking about. Palin's Favorability Numbers Eroding | H17 Daily Telegraph Pakistan troops to fire on Americans The Pakistani army has issued orders to open fire on American troops if they cross over the Afghan border Democrats to bombard McCain with attack ads Nato chief backs Georgia's claim to membership Nato's door remains "wide open" to Georgia despite Russia's invasion and continued occupation of country's territory. New breed of Taliban replace zealots Money and a hatred of foreigners are motivating a new generation of Afghan fighters Britain will be plunged into chaos by serial power cuts within the next decade, an expert has warned The rise and fall of super-finance The race towards global expansion created dangerously overconfident behemoths of banking. Now caution and sense will reassert themselves, says David Freud. | Speculators hunting for next victim target UK institutions America's largest women's rights organisation delivered a snub to Sarah Palin's history-making candidacy yesterday by endorsing Barack Obama and Joe Biden's bid for power. The Big Question: What was Roosevelt's New Deal, and is something like it needed today? |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism Foreign Policy asks experts to tell how to catch Osama Bin Laden. Have we ever faced an enemy more stupid than Muslim terrorists? Independent Panel to Study Anthrax Case US Officials: Al-Qaeda Unpopular and 'Imploding'... Indian anti-terror strategy faces special challenges
| H20 Slate Economic Freedom of the World: 2008 Annual Report
Source: Cato Institute The U.S. can reduce its dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse-gas emissions by making cars and buildings much more energy efficient, according to a study released Tuesday by a large national association of physicists. Among the suggestions: roofs that reflect rather than absorb sunlight Politicians misuse the inaction argument on climate change By Bjorn Lomborg Tuberculosis or hair loss? Peter Singer: Most medical research targets conditions that kill relatively few people. A global research fund could change that From the Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy, John Gardner (Oxford): “Simply in Virtue of Being Human”: the Whos and Whys of Human Rights. Nuclear´s Great Expectations: Projections Continue to Rise for Nuclear Power, but Relative Generation Share Declines
Source: International Atomic Energy Agency | H21 In praise of ... John le Carré Editorial: His heroes have none of the simple bombast of America's cold war warriors Is Pornography Adultery? An interview with Roger Scruton The book business as we know it will not live happily ever after. Even this era of decline may one day look like the last great golden age... more» Benjamin Disraeli wrote 18 novels. They abound with ambitious young men who are convinced of their genius but who feel they are strangers... more» “My outrage,” says Nassim Taleb, “is aimed at the scientist-charlatan putting society at risk using statistical methods.” Bad statistics can even blow up the banking system... more» Computer screen reading breaks down in the face of dense argument, modernist poetry, long political tracts, and texts that require close attention and slow reading... more» Fables for children work not by pointing to a moral but by complicating moral thinking. Consider Babar the Elephant... more» In praise of perversion It is when we explore the outer boundaries of our sexual desires that we become most fully human, says Howard Jacobson. Google phone to be unveiled Google's answer to iPhone is expected to be launched next week. Search for Tomorrow By Jonathan V. Last
Is Google an unstoppable juggernaut fated not only to organize all information but to control it as well? |
