| H1 Los Angeles Times Iraqi lawmakers pass provincial election measure But they set aside the contentious issue of a vote in Kirkuk, which Kurds seek for their semiautonomous region, and postpone voting in four northern provinces Washington Post What's the True Cost? By Robert J. Samuelson No one knows the correct answer, but here's how to think about the problem. What Keynes Could Tell Paulson By David Ignatius, A truly Keynesian rescue plan should do more than bail out foolish investors. U.S. Appeals Abroad Fall Flat as Leaders See No Crisis at Home A Bailout We Don't Need By James K. Galbraith, All five big investment banks have disappeared or morphed into regular banks. Is this bailout still necessary Russian Diplomat Says Snub Over Iran Meeting Was Aimed at U.S.
Christian Science Monitor 15 questions for the first debate What, for example, should be the US role after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? IHT Roger Cohen: Palin's American exception To persist with a philosophy grounded in America's separateness rather than its connectedness would be devastating Russia backs off from cooperating with U.S. on Iran Russia has announced that it will not participate in a meeting with the United States this week to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the most significant indication yet of how Russia's war with Georgia has spoiled relations regarding other security issues Still going strong By Max Boot Despite the current crisis, there are many reasons to trust that the U.S. will rebound The Era of Sanctions Has Ended By: Yossi Melman | Haaretz
Should Israel accept that its era of nuclear monopoly in the Middle East has ended, and assume a new role as passive witness to a regional arms race Ha’aretz – Editorial: Only way to stop Palestinian terrorism is to improve life in the territories Labor sources: Barak to demand lead role in Syria talks from Livni Barak feels the defense establishment is central to negotiations with Syria as well as the Palestinians UN envoy dismayed at Moscow's cancellation of Iran talks, surprised at Ahmadinejad's warm welcome Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Changing Agendas on Iran Russia derailed a meeting the United States had hoped to use to discuss new sanctions against Iran. Washington, meanwhile, is growing weary of Tehran's negotiating games Obama's Foreign Policy Stance (Open Access) Iraqi Elections: Definitely, Maybe - Abu Aardvark blog Slate Stunt Man John McCain's latest crazy, brilliant, desperate campaign tactic. John Dickerson CFR If Iran Stonewalls Carnegie's George Perkovich encourages a firm stance toward Iran's nuclear program. Washington Institute America's Grand Strategy in the Middle East: Views from the Campaign Max Boot, an advisor to John McCain, and Richard Danzig, an advisor to Barack Obama, discussed their candidates' views on Middle East policy The Times Hank just didn't have a clue US Treasury Secretary's staggering incompetence is now acknowledged and is a disaster for Bush Anatole Kaletsky Financial Times Whatever is good for Goldman ... Goldman partners are not only smarter than the average Wall Street bear, but often turn up in “public service”, running finance ministries and central banks. Most of the time, this intermingling is not pernicious. Yet the next president should recruit from elsewhere, writes John Gapper Paulson cannot be allowed a blank cheque George Soros on the stalling rescue EurasiaNet Iran: Can Putin Link the Georgian and Iranian Crises?
MARK N. KATZ Linkage is the time honored practice of getting another party’s cooperation on an issue of importance to oneself by promising to help or threatening to hinder that other party on another issue of importance to it. Moscow is clearly trying to get American and European acquiescence (if not approval) for the gains it has made in Georgia by threatening to increase Russian cooperation with Iran if this is not forthcoming McClatchy Bush's efforts to curb nuclear weapons stumble on two fronts The deepest freeze in U.S.-Russia relations since the Cold War has brought diplomatic efforts to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions to a halt just as Western governments and U.N. inspectors are warning that Tehran could be gaining the ability to build a nuclear weapon. Russia this week pulled out of a six-nation meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss further sanctions against Iran Guardian The time has come for a final report on the 43rd president of the US Timothy Garton Ash: The man who set out to reinforce unbridled American power has weakened it in all three essential dimensions The future is one nation Ghada Karmi: The two-state approach in the Middle East has failed. There is a fairer, more durable solution McCain and Obama clash over debate McCain proposes postponing first presidential debate to help Congress, but Obama objects McCain's debate ploy Michael Tomasky: A move so unserious, contemptible and cynical that it's hard to imagine how they even thought of it Ukraine's European future James Marson: The voices clamouring for a Crimean union with Russia largely emanate from Moscow. In Sevastopol, it's a different story Arms control gets the cold war shoulder Andrew Grotto: The current zero-sum character of US-Russia relations jeopardises the future of a key nuclear non-proliferation treaty Wall Street Journal Karl Rove: The First Debate Could Be Decisive Dani Rodrik Economic success still depends on what happens at home By Dani Rodrik EDM GERMAN VESTED INTERESTS RANKLED BY U.S. VIEW ON EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY Lawmakers set to draft final bailout bill :source Staying on the Job? by Nikolas K. Gvosdev America’s problems will not go away after the election. The winner in November should consider keeping Robert Gates on to help with the transition. The revenge of ideas: Karl Polanyi and Susan Strange, Fred Halliday Defense Department to Review Afghanistan Operations, Strategy - Gerry J. Gilmore, American Forces Press Service Biden's Speech on National Security CFR The Myth of the Authoritarian Model Foreign Policy Seven Questions: How to Clean up Toxic Waste Appease Iran? by Daniel Pipes Q&A: Bernard Lewis on Islam's Crisis, TIME Time 7 Questions About the $700 Billion Bailout | H2 BBC Chosen path Is Turkey turning its back on the West and looking East Jeffrey'nin Atanması Onaylanacak FTTurkey's nuclear tender falls flat Azerbaijan oil export moves likely to worry west Baku has responded to the Georgian crisis by reducing its reliance on trans-Caucasus oil pipelines, increasing shipments to Russia and starting to sell crude to Iran Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor at Mother Jones: On Iraq's northern front, echoes of Georgia? Irak'ta yerel seçim yasası tamam Kerkük komisyona havale edildi
EurasiaNet Azerbaijan and Turkey Haggle over Gas Price They may be cultural cousins and strategic allies, but when it comes to energy exports, it’s strictly business between Turkey and Azerbaijan. The two countries continue to bicker over the price and volume of natural gas to be transported by the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline in 2010. Semih İdiz Türkiye dünyaya yelken açıyor ERDAL ŞAFAK BM'den notlar Irak toplantısında Türkiye'ye büyük ilgi F-16'lar Kandil üzerinde uçtu Türkiye’yi AB’ye alın Obama'nın Ermenistan'a mesaj Turkey improves its security forces' record EDM TURKEY COURTS AFRICA Russian firm sole bidder at Turkey’s nuclear tender Lüks iftar sofralarına ABD tepkisi
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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 Kurdish Notables and the Ottoman State: Evolving Identities, Competing Loyalties, and Shifting Boundaries M Ali Birand DTP'nin kapanması PKK'yı sevindirir Iraqi Elections Law Approved - Washington Post
Iraq Passes Provincial Elections Law - New York Times
Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Provincial Election Measure - Los Angeles Times
Iraqi Parliament Approves Provincial Elections Law - Associated Press Irak meclisinden seçime onay Cevdet Aşkın Başbakan Erdoğan silahların susmasına kapıyı araladı
Turkey's pragmatic relationship with Israel will survive any negative sentiment, Efraim Inbar
Exposing Ergenekon-PKK link could solve Kurdish question Kirkuk Police Force Ranks Grow by 3,000 - AFPS PKK ile mücadeleye devam Asia Times Shady deals in Iraq's arms bazaar Clandestine gun suppliers, funded by the United States and Iraqi governments, have flooded Iraq with millions of weapons since 2003, many of which have ended up in the hands of insurgents, a new report says. And faulty or non-existent US government tracking systems have allowed companies with patchy records to remain in the lucrative business. Intellectuals collect signatures to keep DTP open Koparılan Kürd bölgeler mutlaka geri alınmalı! Tanrıkulu: Ergenekon savcısı, Abdullah Öcalan'ın ifadesini almalı Kurds advocate federal system (UPI) -- Iraq needs to embrace a federal, pluralistic system of government that advocates dialogue and reconciliation, a Kurdish official said İBRAHİM KARAGÜL Pakistan-Afganistan Türkiye'de buluşacak Türkiye, küskün kardeşleri bu kez İstanbul'da buluşturacak Life in Mosul World Magazine - TURKEY: PSYOPS, STATE CENSORSHIP, AND THE KURDS Project title: Feasibility Study for Three Hydropower Plants
Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan tenders for hydro plants feasibility study Wind, hydropower on order for Iraq's Kurds Appointments: Kurdistan IT Training Centre Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık Take a number, get in NATO line Yearning to join NATO, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine may have to keep waiting, says Turkey's top general Pöttering- Bartholomeos ortak basın toplantısı Bartholomeos: AKP sorunlara duyarlı ama... Barçın Yinanç BM Güvenlik Konseyi seçimlerini yalancılar belirleyecek No great expectations should be anticipated from the meetings ... Azerbaijanis Ponder: To Vote or Not to Vote? Azerbaijan’s 4.8 million registered voters may have a choice of up to seven candidates in the upcoming October 15 presidential election. For many, however, the major question is not for whom to vote, but why? Ermenistan'dan iyi niyet jesti 'Avrupa'da bu kadar çok Müslüman varken; Türkiye'ye karşı tereddüt neden?' Track two diplomacy working between Armenia, Turkey Sami Kohen ‘Amerikan Çağı’nın sonu mu? 'Çözümün Kaynağı Kıbrıs Olmalı' Melih Aşık Avrupa’ya çağrı En kurak 10 Avrupa kentinden 6’sı Türkiye’de Tarihçiden vahim iddia 15 bin asker kobay olarak kullanıldı Ankara uzayaArdahan yaya Ahmet Taşgetiren İliklerine işlemek Big boost from hosting Formula 1 races Ana sınıfı zorunlu olacak Turkish singer defiant in court
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‘Lobi’nin kilidi Özkan Erdoğan'dan Başbuğ'a nezaket ziyareti Saçan'a kayıp sorgu kasetleri nerede sorusu Ergenekon'da tahliyenin yolu hastaneden geçiyor Meclis'i yoğun bir gündem bekliyor Cumhuriyet savcısı, Deniz Feneri'ni soruşturuyor
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'1 Numara' savcının elinde Arınç'tan bir Deniz Feneri mesajı daha Zahid Bey yalan söylemiş! Beyanında Armada hisselerini gizlemiş ‘Fener’ sönünce Erdoğan’a güven azaldı 'Büyükanıt'a dosya verildi mi?' diye soran Sağlar'a hakaret ve iftira davası Saçan'a çok ağır suçlama Saçan'a ikinci kez ihraç soruşturması Notere ikinci soruşturma
Emniyet soruşturma açtı: Ergenekon'un üstünü örttün TOKİ'de AKP'lilere peşkeş iddiası Düelloda üslup korkusu Ameliyat olan Eruygur'un sağ tarafında geçici felç Tolon Paşa da hastanelik oldu 13 kilo vermiş Tutuklu teğmenler için itiraz başvurusu Komutan teğmenleri biliyordu Baykal uzlaşmama gerekçesini anlatacak CHP'den Karaman'a suç duyurusu ‘Başbakan'ın basına tutumu düşmanca' Basın meslek kuruluşlarından ortak bildiri: Medyada tekelleşme önlenmeli Tunceli'de doğmak suç mu? [AÇIKLAMA] MÜSİAD kabinede değişiklik istedi Çapan’ı yakan gizli tanık ifadesi
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Unakıtan: İzmir'i artık teslim almamız lazım Bu ayin Türk basınında asla manşet olmaz! (VİDEO) Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye Cengiz Çandar New York'ta bir gün; 'BM Blues' Ruşen - Çakır Taha Akyol Başbakan'a birkaç not Fikret Bila 'Dil: Bağımsızlık gülü' Hasan Cemal Medya adam olmadan, demokrasi adam olmaz! Murat Yetkin Erdoğan, Başbuğ ile ne görüştü? İsmet BerkanAmerika kurtarsın mı, kurtarmasın mı? Fehmi Koru Türkiye BM zeminini iyi kullanıyor Taha Kıvanç Şamil Tayyar HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN Burjuvazi-AKP gizli ittifakı Hüseyin Gülerce Ergenekon ve askerler Ali Bayramoğlu Kara yasa ve tetikteki el… Yasemin Çongar Ertuğrul Özkök Yağmurlu bir gündü Mustafa Karaalioğlu Cevap bütün sorulara lazım Ahmet Hakan Gürbüz Çapan için bir tanıklık M Ali Birand DTP'nin kapanması PKK'yı sevindirir Metin Münir Size söylemiştim Hilmi Bey Cüneyt Ülsever Enis Berberoğlu Oktay Ekşi Yolsuzluk ve AKP Özdemir İnce TAMER KORKMAZ Mehmet Tezkan Zahit Bey'in bırakması için 7 neden! Fatih Altaylı İki deli saçması komplo teorisi Okay Gönensin Konu “basın düşmanlığı”dır Mehmet Y Yılmaz Oruç başına vurmuş olmalı Şükrü Küçükşahin Fırat’ın belgelerindeki tarihler Oray Eğin Deniz Feneri’nin bir numarası kim? Şahin Alpay Türkiye, nükleer maceradan vazgeçmeli Eyüp Can Paradigması değişen iki siyasetçi Erdoğan ve Baykal Yılmaz Özdil Hijyen... Yalçın Doğan Ahtapot SPK’ya doğru ilerliyor BURAK BEKDİL Yalçın Bayer Develili hacı noter Güngör Mengi Soyulan bir halkın dikkati dağılmaz! MUHARREM SARIKAYA ERDAL ŞAFAK BM'den notlar ENGİN ARDIÇ Cumhuriyet memeleri ERGUN BABAHAN EMRE AKÖZ Düello değil boks... Umur Talu NAZLI ILICAK Siyaset ve üslûp YASİN DOĞAN Sabahattin Önkibar Koray Aydın'a göre işte Başbakan'ın aile fotoğrafı Mustafa Erdoğan CHP tabii ki bir ‘siyasi parti’dir! Sedat Sertoğlu
Bu acele niye Hilmi Bey? MEHMET BARLAS "Taraf" olmak ille de "taraftar" olmak anlamına gelmez ki... MAHMUT ÖVÜR Ergenekon'da neler oluyor? YAVUZ DONAT Gladyatör savaşları [Yorum - Levent Köker] Yine başörtüsü, yine din ve inanç özgürlüğü, yine lâiklik Halit Kakınç
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| H4 New York Times President Issues Warning to Americans President Bush invited the presidential candidates to the White House for talks on the economic crisis and called on Americans to support the recovery plan. Speech: Video | | Transcript First Debate Up in Air as McCain Steps Off the Trail John McCain vowed to work on the bailout plan, but Barack Obama rejected his call to delay the debate. Video: Obama | McCain Roger Cohen Palin’s American Exception Sarah Palin loves the world “exceptional.” She may be onto something in her batty way: the election is very much about American exceptionalism The Crisis Last Time By RON SUSKIND The 2002 meeting in which President Bush’s administration tried to advert the implosion of Enron carries some telling lessons. Plan’s Basic Mystery: What’s All This Stuff Worth? Even Wall Street is struggling to put a price on the troubled investments at the heart of the financial crisis. Editorial Absence of Leadership President Bush’s address Wednesday night was another reminder of the absence of any real national leadership, including on the campaign trail. News Analysis: For the Nominees, New Roles and New Risks Hurry Up and Debate By CHRIS SUELLENTROP Some instant reactions to John McCain’s proposal to postpone Friday night’s presidential debate. It All Comes Down to Experience As Barack Obama continues to stay on message, it’s no wonder John McCain has proposed postponing the first debate The Conversation: David Brooks and Gail Collins The two columnists discuss the 2008 presidential race. Iraq Passes Provincial Elections Law Former Rebel in Chechnya Is Killed in Moscow Russian Neighbors Urge U.N. to Stand Against Kremlin Aggression Bush Aides Linked to Talks on Interrogations Japan Gets New Prime Minister, Veteran of the Governing Party Ambush Kills 20 Iraqi Men Searching for Weapons Western Lawyers Say Iraq Discarded Due Process in Hussein Trial Editorial The Return of Taro Aso Taro Aso, once an unpopular foreign minister, is now Japan’s prime minister. His success depends on his ability modernize and overcome regional tensions. North Koreans Bar Inspectors at Nuclear Site The move left the country on the verge of restarting a nuclear weapons program whose shutdown was portrayed as a significant diplomatic achievement. GAIL COLLINS Bring on the Rubber Chicken President Bush’s explanation about how the rescue bill would unclog the lines of credit made the whole thing sound less important than a Liquid-Plumr commercial. | H5 Washington Post What's the True Cost? By Robert J. Samuelson No one knows the correct answer, but here's how to think about the problem. What Keynes Could Tell Paulson By David Ignatius, A truly Keynesian rescue plan should do more than bail out foolish investors. U.S. Appeals Abroad Fall Flat as Leaders See No Crisis at Home A Bailout We Don't Need By James K. Galbraith, All five big investment banks have disappeared or morphed into regular banks. Is this bailout still necessary Russian Diplomat Says Snub Over Iran Meeting Was Aimed at U.S. Parliament Approves Elections Law in Iraq Crime Is Up, and So Is Nostalgia for Taliban Fast-expanding violent crime is plaguing Afghanistan's bustling capital Kabul and is making some Afghans nostalgic for the low-crime days before 2001, when the Taliban sternly ruled most of the country North Korea Bars U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Country plans to restart nuclear fuel processing next week, banning inspectors from its Yongbyon reactor, the IAEA announces Bush Calls Bailout Vital to Economy, Will Meet With McCain and Obama THE BAILOUT: Proposal Takes Shape In Congress, but Broad Support Is Lacking Credibility Test for Congress By David S. Broder, Page A19 It can tinker with the details, but inaction is not an option THE CAMPAIGNS: First Debate's Fate Unclear As Obama Resists McCain's Call to Postpone Selfless or Reckless? McCain Gambles On Voters' Verdict McCain's Ploy By Harold Meyerson, Obama has his flaws, but he does not seem to believe that the nation's crises are primarily about himself. 8 Generals Disciplined After Misstep On Warheads The Bush Who Cried Wolf By Dan Froomkin Make Room at the Table By Ruth Marcus, The campaigns should be able to help sort out this mess. Editorial North Korea's Reverse The framework for dismantling the world's most dangerous nuclear program is crumbling. Wall Street's Man in Washington By Harold Meyerson China, Singapore and the oil emirates cut a deal for their people. Why won't Hank Paulson cut one for his Bailout Breakdown The fine points of financial reform can wait. For Congress, the immediate task is to avert economic disaster. Top Officials Knew in 2002 of Harsh Interrogations Anthrax Suspect E-Mailed Himself About Solving the Case Guantanamo Prosecutor Quits, Says Evidence Was Withheld Iraqi Red Crescent Paralyzed by Allegations | H6 Guardian The time has come for a final report on the 43rd president of the US Timothy Garton Ash: The man who set out to reinforce unbridled American power has weakened it in all three essential dimensions The future is one nation Ghada Karmi: The two-state approach in the Middle East has failed. There is a fairer, more durable solution McCain and Obama clash over debate McCain proposes postponing first presidential debate to help Congress, but Obama objects McCain's debate ploy Michael Tomasky: A move so unserious, contemptible and cynical that it's hard to imagine how they even thought of it Ukraine's European future James Marson: The voices clamouring for a Crimean union with Russia largely emanate from Moscow. In Sevastopol, it's a different story Arms control gets the cold war shoulder Andrew Grotto: The current zero-sum character of US-Russia relations jeopardises the future of a key nuclear non-proliferation treaty High Stakes in Islamabad and Washington By: Simon Tisdall
George Bush and Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, have more in common than one might think. As younger men, both had reputations as playboy hell-raisers. As the current, more sober leaders of their respective countries, both are deeply unpopular with large numbers of fellow citizens. This crisis requires a radical solution - an ethical bank Deborah Hargreaves: A reformed banking industry would treat customers fairly, pay bosses less and shun complicated financing Whether Brown survives, Labour has already changed Seumas Milne: The financial meltdown has allowed the prime minister to shift his rhetoric. The question now is if he will act on it New nuclear crisis over North Korea US 'disappointed' as authorities eject UN inspectors and vow to resume plutonium processing Grim picture for centre-left across EU Social Democrats are likely to win Austria's election but result could be worst ever as support grows for far right Video shows Palin in anti-witchcraft prayer Vice-presidential candidate plays key role in controversial church ceremony Japan's new PM prepares for poll Third premier in a year expected to call snap election to capitalise on short-term support UN to buy emergency food stocks from poorer farmers World Food Programme agrees to help bolster failing economies by purchasing crop surplus |
| H7 The Hidden Imam By: David Schenker | The New Republic
Conventional wisdom holds that when Iran's supreme leader says, "Jump," millions of Shiites, from the Beirut slums to the Saudi oilfields, ask, "How high?" But a recent meeting in Baghdad between a wealthy Lebanese Sunni politician and an ascetic Shiite theologian twice his age suggests that there is a move afoot to empower Shiite voters What Patraeus Understands By: Linda Robinson | Foreign Policy
Now that he has left Iraq in better shape than he found it, can Gen. David Petraeus save Afghanistan and the rest of the region? He’ll need to apply some tough lessons from Baghdad to his new challenge—just not the ones you think. Wise advice from the old pros Former secretaries of state from Kissinger to Powell are right: The United States needs to be talking with Iran. (Boston Globe) Daily Star Syria pushes the envelope in the North
By Michael Young Biden's Foreign Policy 'Experience' by Stephen Zunes WSJ Crisis Stirs
Critics of U.S. Subscriber Content Read Preview The turmoil in the U.S. financial sector is giving ammunition to foreign officials who question American economic leadership. Internet map of the Middle East Asia Times Iran plays up its peacemaker role
In his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad called for free elections in Israel-occupied territories, blasted the West's "bullying" policies and reiterated Tehran's right to nuclear technology. At the same time, blending theology with diplomacy, Ahmadinejad positioned Iran as a conflict mediator. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Al Awsat Is Reconciliation with Hezbollah Possible? : Tariq Alhomayed The Economist Emerging markets: Beware falling BRICs Emerging countries are not the havens some people thought Rand Political Reform in the Arab World is a Mixed Bag in Confronting Terrorism | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq deal over province elections Iraq's parliament passes a law paving the way for provincial elections, ending long debates over the city of Kirkuk. Iraqi Parliament Approves Provincial Elections Law Officials Say 35 Iraqi Troops Killed in Ambush Al Qaida gunmen kill dozens of Iraqi policemen in Diyala province Iraqis Resent Disrespect Shown by US Troops Iraq gunmen launch deadly ambush At least 20 people are reported killed in an ambush in Diyala province, to the north-east of Baghdad, officials say. Peres blasts Iran in UN address
Israeli President Shimon Peres tells the UN General Assembly that Iran is "at the centre of violence and fanaticism". Iranian Military Claims Banned Kurdish Group Infiltrated From Iraq Iraq OKs Provincial Elections Law Iraq's parliament overwhelmingly approved a provincial elections law Wednesday, overcoming months of deadlock and giving a boost to U.S.-backed national reconciliation efforts. Internally displaced Iraqis shun elections Despite infighting, Iraq OKs vote law
Chicago Tribune | H9 Ha’aretz – Editorial: Only way to stop Palestinian terrorism is to improve life in the territories Labor sources: Barak to demand lead role in Syria talks from Livni Barak feels the defense establishment is central to negotiations with Syria as well as the Palestinians Livni: Ahmadinejad speech makes mockery of UN vow of 'never again' The Era of Sanctions Has Ended By: Yossi Melman | Haaretz
Should Israel accept that its era of nuclear monopoly in the Middle East has ended, and assume a new role as passive witness to a regional arms race Benn Better occupation than a partial peace For a breakthrough in talks with the Palestinians, we have to understand the basic differences between the sides - and try to bridge the gap between Mars and Venus Peres at UN: Iran working to thwart Mideast peace ANALYSIS / New generation of East Jerusalem terrorists inspired by TV, Internet UN envoy dismayed at Moscow's cancellation of Iran talks, surprised at Ahmadinejad's warm welcome Yedioth Ahronoth 'Condemning Iran insufficient'
Following Ahmadinejad's address to UN, French FM Kouchner joins Peres in slamming anti-Semitic content of speech, but adds, 'We cannot just condemn anymore. The Iranian nuclear issue is becoming dangerous' 'Vehicle attacks a new trend' Defense officials, experts in Mideast affairs say new form of terror attacks a passing episode Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Will Livni Be Another Horror Show? By: Rami G. Khouri | The Daily Star
In Israel today, the curtain opens on the new political performance of Tzipi Livni, who last week was elected leader of the Kadima Party. It is not clear if Livni will dazzle or disappoint; if she will generate historic change or just another hour of horror Daily Star Israel has made all the wrong choices if it wants to be accepted Forget Palestine? Surely You Jest By: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times
The paradox in the comatose peace negotiations is that although the details calling for a two-state solution are generally accepted by all sides, a solution is not truly desired by either the Palestinians or the Israelis for various reasons Neocons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video Slate Saving Jerusalem The city has almost as many mayoral candidates as it has problems to solve.
Shmuel Rosner Oslo was a breakthrough, despite stalled peace talks By Uri Savir |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor 15 questions for the first debate What, for example, should be the US role after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Congress is wary of the push to bail out Wall Street Lawmakers are watching the stock market as an indicator of whether to buy Bush's plan. Ahmadinejad to dinner? Furor ensues over religious groups' event. The Iranian leader's appearance at an interfaith iftar meal, expected Thursday, divides the faith community. Build a better bailout The Paulson plan should target bad loans, not burned investors. Backlash to federal bailout grows among voters Liberals and conservatives sign online petitions and complain to Congress. Some push alternative plans. Will U.S. bailout work? The Treasury's $700 billion rescue would push US into uncharted territory. Poll: 60 percent of Americans oppose mandatory minimum sentences Attitudes about one of the toughest crime measures from the 1980s may be changing North Korea takes steps to restart nuke plant UN inspectors have been barred and cameras removed from the Yongbyon processing plant. ASIA China: new model, old model, Kerry Brown China Plans Its
First Space Walk China prepared to send astronauts into orbit to conduct the nation's first space walk, in a three-day mission underscoring its aspirations as a global power. Coming on the heels of the lavish Beijing Olympics, this is likely to add impetus to the world's reassessment of China's place on the world stage. High Stakes in Islamabad and Washington By: Simon Tisdall | The Guardian George Bush and Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, have more in common than one might think. As younger men, both had reputations as playboy hell-raisers. As the current, more sober leaders of their respective countries, both are deeply unpopular with large numbers of fellow citizens. How to Beat the Terrorists? The Economist The leaders of America and Pakistan are set to meet, as tensions grow between the two countries India and Pakistan pledge talks The leaders of India and Pakistan meet in New York and say they will resume stalled peace talks within three months FT India hits bottleneck on way to prosperity To truly shine, it will need millions, perhaps tens of millions, more manufacturing jobs. Why has it not created them, asks David Pilling Afghanistan: Rethinking Reconstruction By: Richard Weitz | Eurasianet The Bush administration reportedly is considering major adjustments in its approach on Afghanistan’s reconstruction, a reflection of the surge in Islamic militant activity in the country. The government reassessment is coming at a time when some experts are saying that drastic changes in approach are needed to prevent Afghanistan from reclaiming "failed state" status Senate Panel OKs Nuke Pact With India, but Time Is short By: David R. Sands | The Washington Times
A major new U.S.-India nuclear cooperation deal cleared a key hurdle Tuesday as a Senate panel voted overwhelmingly to approve the agreement. Pakistan will prevail against terrorism Pakistan will prevail against terrorism, writes President Asif Ali Zardari. (By Asif Ali Zardari, Boston Globe) Militants shake off Pakistan's grip Pakistan's tribal areas are steadily falling to a creeping Taliban-led militancy. Military operations have proved ineffective, while the militants have rejected offers of ceasefires. Islamabad and the United States are now getting what they set in motion - "conflict escalation". - Syed Saleem Shahzad In Wake of New Delhi Attacks, India Reassesses Security By: Jason Motlagh | World Politics Review The series of deadly bomb blasts that shook India's capital on Sept. 13 has prompted some of the usual finger pointing at Pakistan, but most evidence suggests the attacks were perpetrated by homegrown Islamist militants, and there is growing recognition here that the increasing activity of such groups poses a huge challenge to India's anti-terror capabilities Pakistan: Whose Drone Is It Anyway? China's leaders brace for battle with regions China's leaders preparing for a key meeting of the Communist Party's Central Committee may face the nightmare they fear most - a disgruntled middle class, hit by falling property and share prices, joining disadvantaged peasants and migrant workers in venting their grievances. - Willy Lam | H11 IHT Roger Cohen: Palin's American exception To persist with a philosophy grounded in America's separateness rather than its connectedness would be devastating Russia backs off from cooperating with U.S. on Iran Russia has announced that it will not participate in a meeting with the United States this week to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the most significant indication yet of how Russia's war with Georgia has spoiled relations regarding other security issues Flood of junk food puts Greeks at risk The highly praised Mediterranean diet has been gobbled up by an influx of chocolate shops, pizza places, ice cream parlors and fast-food joints EUROPE European press review U.K. Banks Are Biggest Winners in Credit Turmoil By: Matthew Lynn | Bloomberg News
Once the chaos of the last few weeks eases and everyone gets a chance to sort through the rubble, one thing will be clear: The dominant members of the financial system that emerges will be British retail banks such as Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and Lloyds TSB Group Plc. Grim picture for centre-left across EU Social Democrats are likely to win Austria's election but result could be worst ever as support grows for far right Capitalism Must Be More Regulated, Says Sarkozy By: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer French president Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, on Tuesday (23 September) called for an international summit to tackle the global finance crisis and its consequences, saying that capitalism should be more "regulated." Italy Deploys Troops After Mafia Violence Near Naples By: Maria De Cristofara and Sebastian Rotella | Los Angeles Times The Italian government Tuesday ordered the deployment of a military task force to fight a wave of violence by the Neapolitan mafia, which culminated last week in the slayings of six African immigrants in a suspected feud over drug turf. Sarkozy Looks to Economy Poor French economic numbers are undermining a promise Sarkozy made when he was elected: to re-energize the economy. FT Sarkozy risks anger on budget The French president will risk angering his eurozone partners when he signs off on a budget that puts back for a second time the target date for balancing the nation’s budget Global storms darken mood in eurozone Sharp falls in business confidence were reported across continental Europe on Wednesday as global economic turmoil drove the eurozone towards recession, adding pressure on the European Central Bank to consider interest rate cuts EU ministers set to adopt immigration pact A crackdown on illegal immigrants, coupled with encouragement for highly qualified foreigners to work in the European Union, are the highlights of a French-inspired immigration pact set to be adopted by EU ministers | Sergei Lavrov arrives at the United Nations as the Kremlin's point man, the most visible face of Russia's new, more aggressive foreign policy. Once seen as an urbane, soft-spoken diplomat, will he continue to present his new tougher side? More A commentator once compared Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko to a nuclear powerhouse: Left uncontained, she will rage out of control. But she's blamed the latest government collapse on former allies in the "orange coalition," and her history suggests that she'll come back strong. More Russia, Ukraine Preferred to Part Friends By: Vladimir Solovyev | Kommersant
In spite of the numerous claims against each other, Moscow and Kiev will extend the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Russia and Ukraine for another ten years US Finds Emboldened Russia Holding the Cards Rice Takes Aim at Russia as She Meets Lavrov McFaul U.S.-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis
Russian Views of West Dive Since Conflict: Poll Russian Resurgent? Crisis in the Caucasus Google News Azerbaijan What the Russians Left in Their Wake in Georgia By: Melik Kaylan | The Wall Street Journal I was in the Georgian war zone during a chunk of August and with the help of local friends I was able to traverse occupied terrain via country roads and over hills on foot -- a highly dodgy undertaking as one moved into South Ossetia without Russian permits Former Chechen rebel assassinated in Moscow Ruslan Yamadayev, whose brother has been involved in a long-running feud with the Kremlin-backed Chechen president, was killed as he sat in a car close to the Russian White House. EDM GERMAN VESTED INTERESTS RANKLED BY U.S. VIEW ON EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY
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| H13 The Times Hank just didn't have a clue US Treasury Secretary's staggering incompetence is now acknowledged and is a disaster for Bush Anatole Kaletsky McCain and Obama to meet Bush for crisis talks In a TV address Mr Bush warned "the entire economy is in danger McCain halts White House race over markets chaos John McCain seized back the initiative in presidential campaign by asking Barack Obama to postpone a televised debate Report: Blair is failing Middle East peace effort Aid groups' damning verdict claims peace process push headed by Tony Blair is suffering from a 'vacuum of leadership' '4,000 more troops needed to fight Taleban' The head of the Helmand Task Force said there were more than enough tasks in the province for another brigade of troops How we got a 200-tonne turbine past the Taleban The ingenious plan to bring electricity to two provinces of Afghanistan was one of the biggest logistical operations by the Army since the war Rufus McNeil Nuclear Proliferation Pyongyang’s nuclear diplomacy is a grave threat, requiring a tough response Path to power curbed for privileged Finishing school of France's governing class to lose automatic access to top state jobs under reform announced by President Sarkozy China to attempt historic space walk The Shenzhou VII, or Divine Vessel, is due tol blast off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in a remote desert region Small-town America still thinks big It doesn't really exist, but the idealised rural community holds the key to the White House Ben Macintyre Wall Street Journal Karl Rove: The First Debate Could Be Decisive The Candidates Vote 'Present' Andy Kessler: The Paulson Plan Will Make Money for Taxpayers Let's Keep People in Their Homes By Hillary Rodham Clinton
We should stop foreclosures and freeze rate hikes. McCain Shorts Himself By John Fund The presidential hopeful commits two gross misjudgments of character. Financial Crisis Upends Campaign Obama rejected a suggestion from McCain that they postpone their first debate to focus on getting the financial bailout bill passed by Congress. McCain said he will suspend campaigning and return to Washington Bail-out 'vital to easing crisis' Americans must support a bail-out of financial markets to ease a "serious financial crisis", US President Bush has said. Dire warnings from US leader UK PM in US for economic talks Forbes: Bad News For The Bailout — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem determined to work together to pass a bill that will get the credit markets churning again. But will they do it this week, as some had hoped just a few days ago? Don't count on it A $25 Billion Lifeline for GM, Ford, and Chrysler In Washington these days, an 11-figure expenditure barely attracts notice. — With Congress preoccupied with the massive, $700 billion bailout plan for the financial industry, General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler have finally secured Part One of their own federal rescue plan | H14 Financial Times Whatever is good for Goldman ... Goldman partners are not only smarter than the average Wall Street bear, but often turn up in “public service”, running finance ministries and central banks. Most of the time, this intermingling is not pernicious. Yet the next president should recruit from elsewhere, writes John Gapper Paulson cannot be allowed a blank cheque George Soros on the stalling rescue Azerbaijan oil export moves likely to worry west Iraq MPs approve long delayed elections law Iraq’s parliament unanimously approved a provincial elections law after months of bickering between Arabs and Kurds, and called for the vote to be held before January 31 next year, legislators said Bush warns of ‘long and painful recession’ Amid deep unease on Capitol Hill over the rescue package, the president has called a meeting with congressional leaders and both presidential candidates in a bid to break the deadlock over the proposed $700bn bail-out of Wall Street Will it work? Economists’ Forum: Top economists critique US Treasury’s $700bn plan to bail out the banking sector Russia stalls talks on Iran nuclear plans The leading powers were forced to cancel a meeting on the Iranian nuclear threat after Russia said the talks were not urgent, in a further sign of Moscow’s frostier relations with the west after the Georgia crisis Fixing the bail-out Congress is offering improvements to Paulson’s scheme including a provision insisting that banks insure the Treasury against any losses Quartet’s Middle East efforts questioned The international community has largely failed in its attempt to improve the chances of peace in the region, according to a coalition of aid groups McCain halts campaign to focus on crisis John McCain insisted his surprise decision to suspend campaigning and return to Washington to focus on the financial crisis had nothing to do with presidential politicss Bail-out fears hit credit markets The fight over the Bush administration’s plans for a $700bn financial rescue package unnerved markets and spilled over into the US presidential race as John McCain, the Republican nominee, said he would put his campaign on hold until a deal was reached Bail-out cost ‘impossible’ to estimate The cost of the Treasury plan to save the US financial system from collapse cannot be estimated because it is too vague, Peter Orszag, head of the Congressional Budget Office, told legislators A nuclear future France’s EDF has an important role to play in the UK’s nuclear renaissance but its involvement should not come at the cost of competition Japan’s banks step on to world stage It may not be a march to global dominance but, scarred and educated by experience, Nomura and others are becoming truly multinational Bush warns of ‘long and painful recession’ Amid deep unease on Capitol Hill over the rescue package, the president has called a meeting with congressional leaders and both presidential candidates in a bid to break the deadlock over the proposed $700bn bail-out of Wall Street Lesson from savings and loans rescue By finding the market’s floor, stability and certainty replaced wild price swings which soon led to a healthy market, writes Tim Ryan Bush summit with Singh clouded by doubts The two leaders will meet in Washington as they anxiously await whether US lawmakers will approve a landmark deal that paves the way for the US to supply India with civilian nuclear technology India hits bottleneck on way to prosperity To truly shine, it will need millions, perhaps tens of millions, more manufacturing jobs. Why has it not created them, asks David Pilling | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraqi lawmakers pass provincial election measure But they set aside the contentious issue of a vote in Kirkuk, which Kurds seek for their semiautonomous region, and postpone voting in four northern provinces Still going strong By Max Boot Despite the current crisis, there are many reasons to trust that the U.S. will rebound Bush: 'Our entire economy is in danger' The president issues direct appeal for support of bailout Bush's address tries to convince a skeptical public and rebellious GOP that the government must use taxpayers' $700 billion for the rescue plan Obama and McCain accept Bush's invitation to meet Obama agrees that partisan politics should be set aside, but declines to postpone Friday's debate Economic woes help give Obama a slight lead over McCain in poll Palin's Big Oil infatuation By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She is as much a product of the oil industry as the current president and his vice president. Thomas Friedman sounds the call for a green revolution'Hot, Flat, and Crowded' outlines five problems the U.S. faces because of its dependence on fossil fuels Editorial China's latest manned rocket mission to include spacewalk Three astronauts will be launched into orbit tonight. The mission is seen as a step toward building a space station and increasing China's prestige on the world stage. |
| H16 American Politics Joint Statement of Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain First Debate Up in Air as McCain Steps Off the Trail Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Behind McCain's Decision to Suspend His Campaign FOX News Poll: Obama Reclaims Lead Over McCain, 45% to 39% McCain camp to propose postponing VP debate — Palin struggles in CBS interview In an interview with Katie Couric, Palin has trouble finding an example of McCain pushing for regulation McCain's debate stunt McCain's call to postpone tomorrow's debate looks like a stunt - and makes him look impulsive and unsteady to boot. (Boston Globe) EXCLUSIVE: LETTERMAN MOCKS MCCAIN CANCELLATION — David Letterman tells audience that McCain called him today to tell him he had to rush back to DC to deal with the economy. — Then in the middle of the taping Dave got word that McCain was, in fact just down the street being interviewed by Katie Couric. Study: Democrats must reach white working class voters NBC/WSJ POLL: DOUBTS ABOUT PALIN SARAH PALIN LOVER REVEALED! — A Presidential McCain
McCain's bold move could reframe the election--and win it.
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The New America | H17 Daily Telegraph British Muslim was 'senior al-Qaeda leader' Briton was senior al-Qaeda leader who kept a terrorist contact book with numbers written in invisible ink, court hears Do deal with Taliban, US told Negotiations are necessary for peace in region, says Pakistani governor Analysis: Barack Obama wins the debate over the debate | H18 Independent Election battle in US thrown into chaos as economy fears grow John McCain suspends presidential campaign as Barack Obama says tomorrow evening's debate in Mississippi should go ahead Six years in Guantanamo Sami al-Haj, an Al Jazeera cameraman, was beaten and abused in the name of the war on terror. He tells Robert Fisk about his struggle to rebuild a shattered life. Quartet 'creating power vacuum' in Middle East The international community is "losing its grip" on the Middle East peace process and failing to improve the appalling living conditions for Palestinians, a group of leading NGOs charges today. Buffett likens financial crisis to Pearl Harbor Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who foresaw the credit crisis, described the turmoil in the financial markets an "economic Pearl Harbor" that required immediate action by politicians. |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism MJ: Obama's intelligence brain-trust Pro Publica's Eric Umansky interviews the WP's Barton Gellman about his Cheney investigation An Unfortunate Israeli Export
Counterterrorism expertise.
by Peter Berkowitz Online Education and the New Literature of Intelligence - Kent's Imperative blog Exercise simulates terror attack in Russia 8 Generals Disciplined After Misstep On Warheads Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the “Homeland”? Is Baader Meinhof film a 'tasteless action movie'? Briton was senior al-Qaeda leader who kept a terrorist contact book with numbers written in invisible ink, court hears. U.S. Embassy Bombing in Yemen: Counterterrorism Challenges in Weak States The challenge for U.S. policymakers is to achieve greater leverage over the Yemeni government, strengthen local counterterror capacity, and simultaneously support much-needed political and economic reforms in the country | H20 Slate Stunt Man John McCain's latest crazy, brilliant, desperate campaign tactic.
John Dickerson Colorado Is Importing Democrats The areas with the most newcomers are voting bluer. Biden's Gaffe Immunity He misspeaks so often, it's hardly news—and hardly damaging. UN forecasts boom in 'green jobs' Millions of new jobs will be created over the next few decades by alternative energy technologies, a UN report says Facing a Rise in Sea Level By: Michael Richardson | The Japan Times
For policymakers in Tokyo, Osaka-Kobe and other major port cities in Japan, one of the most vexing questions they face is how much will the sea level rise in coming decades | H21 Nudge: improving decisions about wealth, health and happiness Rupert Murdoch is utterly without charm. He does not do introspection. He’s right there before you: what you see is what you get... more» What happens when we die? Film pornography is booming. Johann Hari asked some leading performers how they felt about their work
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