| H1 Washington Post Building on Common Ground With Russia By Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz We are more aligned than at any point in recent history. We must not waste that opportunity Globalizing The Crisis Response By C. Fred Bergsten and Arvind Subramanian An internationally coordinated strategy, ranging far beyond the heroic efforts of the world's leading central banks, is essential ANALYSIS For the New Contagion, the Same Old Prescriptions By Steven Pearlstein Rather than talking about sacrifices Americans may need to make, the candidates tried to outdo each other in committing to cut taxes for most households Iraqi Says Pact With U.S. Is Near Financial Times It is time for comprehensive rescues of financial systems The time for a higgledy-piggledy, institution-by-institution and country-by-country approach is over, writes Martin Wolf. So what should be done? In a word, ’everything’. But first of all, the panic must be dealt with Obama’s burden: Race and the US election Democrats fear that prejudice will be more of a factor next month than Americans are ready to admit Speaking the truth Editorial: The intervention in Afghanistan is going the way of all others in this part of the world – badly New York Times Markets Plunge Despite Hint of Rate Cut Wall Street extended its heavy losses despite reassurances from the Fed chairman that the central bank was prepared to lower interest rates. The Financial Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here? A debate at the Council on Foreign Relations
Iran's Real Power Broker - Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs McClatchy US Intel Warns Iraq War Could Explode Again Guardian · The war on coherence Martin Woollacott: Two months after the Caucasus conflict broke out, some sober lessons are emerging for all sides From Syrian fishing port to naval power base: Russia moves into the Mediterranean Sleepy coastal town gets military makeover as Dmitry Medvedev boosts ties with Damascus Trying to Be Friends with Iran - Barry Rubin (Jerusalem Post) Los Angeles Times Iraq, U.S. near deal on military future The issue of granting U.S. troops immunity from prosecution is a point of contention in trying to decide the future American military presence in the country IHT The unintended consequences By PAUL KENNEDY In this globalized, interconnected world of ours, no man is an island Shared interests By MARK BRZEZINSKI America's long-range goal should be to create a context in which Russia understands that working with the U.S. and European Union will make it more prosperous, secure and free Philip Bowring: Asia's fear of a weak America An economically crippled United States is good for almost no one Transcript of second McCain, Obama debate Gallup Daily: 9-Point Obama Lead Ties Campaign High CBS Poll: Uncommitted Voters Say Obama Won Debate CNN Poll: Obama won the night Bush's Legacy and America's Next Foreign Policy ISS Europa This 131-page paper examines US foreign policy under the Bush presidency and maps out the likely future orientation of US foreign policy Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq CRS A US report reviewing Iran's activities in Iraq Washington Post Economic Crisis Dominates Debate McCain and Obama Differ Over Causes and Solutions Moves by Fed, Europeans Fail To Calm Investors Dow Falls 5% Despite Hint at Rate Cut, Massive Efforts to Loosen Credit Georgia's Leaders Are to Blame - Lira Tskhovrebova, CS Monitor Asia Times Syria plays hardball with the Saudis
Saudi Arabia's refusal to denounce the deadly September 27 attack in Syria has enflamed relations between Damascus and Riyadh. The Syrians believe the Saudis, furious over defeat in Beirut and Syria's diplomatic successes, are now financing radicals in Lebanon to strike at both Hezbollah and Syria - a move that could set the region ablaze. - Sami Moubayed Debka Israeli has 3-6 months to hit Iran’s nuclear sites if Moscow sells Tehran S-300 systems Today's Capitalism Has Run Its Course Bashir Goth Time Grading the Second Presidential Debate From the Academy: Secession and Self-Determination Daily Telegraph Merkel is champion of national defiance History has taught Angela Merkel that stability in Germany is more important than European unity, writes Harry de Quetteville. | H2 Carnegie - Turkey’s Confused Engagement in the Middle East Between Neo-Ottomanism and Kemalism by Omer Taspinar - Turkey’s increased engagement in the Middle East reflects its desire to become a self-confident regional superpower. Yet, Ankara’s fraught handling of the Kurdish issue has been reactive, alarmist, and insecure. Unless Turkey learns to balance its opposing priorities, the country will witness an increase in ultra-nationalism and isolationism Full Text in English (PDF) Gül: Kuzey Irak’ta otorite boşluğu var Anayasa reformu yapın Avrupa Birliği Komisyonu’nun 5 Kasım’da yayınlayacağı ilerleme raporu şekillenmeye başladı. Tulin Daloglu The Turkish alliance Cyprus: Unification's Last Chance By: Joel Hainsfurther | Diplomatic Courier
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| H4 New York Times Markets Plunge Despite Hint of Rate Cut Wall Street extended its heavy losses despite reassurances from the Fed chairman that the central bank was prepared to lower interest rates. CNBC Video of Bernanke's Speech: Part 1 | Part 2 Forget Logic; Fear Appears to Have Edge The markets have become a case study in psychology of crowds, many experts say. Instead of balancing fear and greed, it seems investors are just selling first and asking questions later. Obama and McCain Clash Over Economy In a muted debate amidst a financial crisis, Senator Barack Obama faulted a zeal for deregulation, while John McCain offered a mortgage rescue plan. Downturn in Decibels, Too By FRANK BRUNI Tuesday night’s presidential debate was remarkable for the dourness of its mood and for the subdued demeanors of the candidates even as they tore into each other. Editorial Politics of Attack Ninety minutes of forced cordiality during the debate did not erase the dismal ugliness of Senator John McCain’s campaign in recent weeks. MAUREEN DOWD Mud Pies for ‘That One’ John McCain has long been torn between wanting to succeed and serving a higher cause. Right now, the drive to succeed is trumping any loftier aspirations. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Palin’s Kind of Patriotism Sarah Palin defended the surge in Iraq and the $700 billion rescue plan. Yet, she said that Americans who pay taxes to support such endeavors are not patriotic. Back to Their Corners By TOBIN HARSHAW First reactions to the second presidential debate. U.S. Inquiry Is Said to Conclude 30 Civilians Died in Afghan Raid A military investigation concluded that recent American airstrikes in western Afghanistan killed more civilians than previously acknowledged. Facing a Financial Crisis, European Nations Put Self-Interest First U.N. Says Biofuel Subsidies Raise Food Bill and Hunger Putin’s Tips for What to Do When Negotiations Collapse Russia Gives Israel No Firm Word on Arms Sales World Briefing | Europe: Greece: Broad 24-Hour Strike Planned Negroponte Calls Security Deal on Iraq ‘Close’ Gates, in Kosovo, Highlights U.S. Balancing Act on Russia | H5 Washington Post Building on Common Ground With Russia By Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz We are more aligned than at any point in recent history. We must not waste that opportunity Globalizing The Crisis Response By C. Fred Bergsten and Arvind Subramanian An internationally coordinated strategy, ranging far beyond the heroic efforts of the world's leading central banks, is essential Economic Crisis Dominates Debate McCain and Obama Differ Over Causes and Solutions Moves by Fed, Europeans Fail To Calm Investors Dow Falls 5% Despite Hint at Rate Cut, Massive Efforts to Loosen Credit ANALYSIS For the New Contagion, the Same Old Prescriptions By Steven Pearlstein Rather than talking about sacrifices Americans may need to make, the candidates tried to outdo each other in committing to cut taxes for most households Iraqi Says Pact With U.S. Is Near For Sunnis, an Uneasy Return Home Iraqis Try to Reclaim Shiite-Occupied Houses, but Suspicion of Neighbors and Police Persists World Policymakers Try To Stabilize Economies Investors are unimpressed by a hint that the Fed may soon cut interest rates and a European pledge to better coordinate its response to financial crisis IMPACT ON WORKERS Retirement Savings Lose $2 Trillion in 15 Months Ignatius: In Praise of Complete Sentences Editorial Pre-Meltdown Mind-Set The debate was civil and substantive, but sometimes sounded as if it were taking place before the financial crisis Britain Plans Major Infusion of Capital to Prop Up Banking Sector The government will announce an emergency plan to inject tens of billions of dollars into U.K. banks, which suffered a second day of dramatic losses in share prices. Who Is John McCain? By E. J. Dionne Jr., Page A19 McCain and Palin want to turn the campaign into a guilt-by-association knife fight. It's not going to work Health Insurance For All How the GOP Can Frame the Issue By Michael Gerson Chinese Muslims Ordered Released From Guantanamo Hurdles in Russian Slaying Case Key Questions Remain 2 Years After Death of Crusading Reporter Mufson: China's Faltering Oil Appetite | H6 Guardian · The war on coherence Martin Woollacott: Two months after the Caucasus conflict broke out, some sober lessons are emerging for all sides From Syrian fishing port to naval power base: Russia moves into the Mediterranean Sleepy coastal town gets military makeover as Dmitry Medvedev boosts ties with Damascus · Speaking the truth Editorial: The intervention in Afghanistan is going the way of all others in this part of the world – badly · Staying green in the gloom Editorial: Voting for an 80% cut in greenhouse gas emissions far in the future is the easy bit. The test is what happens now · In praise of... Joseph Stiglitz Editorial: His information asymmetry theory undermined the notion that markets can work perfectly £50bn bid to save UK banks PM to use up to £50bn of taxpayers' money to take stakes in high street banks US markets: Dow plunges 508 points Share price freefall continues for big US banks despite Fed's hints at interest rate cut · Our leaders are impotent to tame the beast: this crisis is one of democracy Jonathan Freedland: Politicians' limitations have recently been laid bare. If ever they can assert strength, it is now · Darling and the Commons ignored the ticking of bombs Simon Jenkins: Today must surely see the state become a bank. But the chancellor has been hopeless - and Westminster on holiday · McCain is heading for defeat, says Republican analyst American voters no longer trust Republicans on the economy, strategist warns Moscow's plan for a common future Adrian Pabst: Russia has come up with an idea that could resolve conflicts in the Caucasus and across Europe. So why won't the west listen? Tying the next president's hands Olivia Hampton: Neither John McCain nor Barack Obama will be able to change the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan Talking to the Taliban – yet again Nushin Arbabzadah: The real problem in Afghanistan is not that the Taliban are strong, but that the government is weak · Dirty tricks claims as parties battle over voter registration US civil rights campaigners concerned that voter suppression could sabotage predicted large turnout · Michael Tomasky: Presidential debate, round two · Poll: Who won the debate · The all-seeing state is about to end privacy as we know it Jenni Russell: A vast central database of emails, phone calls and texts will make everyone a potential suspect · Five crucial moves Will Hutton: Had I been at last night's crunch No 10 meeting, I'd have made the case for these urgent steps · US election: Who can vote? Our lowdown on one of the US's most heavily protected but abused rights · China warns US over plan for $6.5bn arms sale to Taiwan Proposed sale 'has contaminated atmosphere' and 'jeopardised national security' The scariest politician in Washington Taking stock Philippe Legrain: If the government is bold and recapitalises the banks, Gordon Brown will reap a political dividend. Only ruin awaits indecision |
| H7 U.S. Decadence Challenged Abroad By: Arnaud de Borchgrave | The Washington Times
It was an era of gargantuan excess not seen the 1920s while at the same time the U.S. is prosecuting two wars that have cost the same amount as the administration's bailout bill. How Does Iraq Play Into the Economic Crisis? By: Matthew Yglesias | The American Prospect
The focus is on our unstable credit markets -- but we shouldn't forget that Bush's foreign policy has exacted its own costs on our economy. Iran insists on nuclear autonomy
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Syrian tanks advance to Lebanese Beqaa Valley border. Israel forces on high alert | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iran opposes US-Iraq security deal Insurgency Fractured in Northern Iraq, Commander Says Report: Al-Qaeda-Linked Militant Arrested in Syria | H9 Ha’aretz – Obama threatens dire consequences if Iran doesn't change ways In second U.S. Presidential Debate, John McCain says he will never allow second Holocaust to take place Olmert wins no firm pledge from Russia on arms sales to Iran, Syria PM, in Moscow: Russia understands our position, knows effect supplying arms could have on Mideast Avi Primor: It's time for the IDF to leave the West Bank The October failure Bronfman: U.S. support for Israel hinges on recognition of mixed marriages U.S. tycoon says Jewish community to lose influence if present attitude toward mixed marriages doesn't change The Holocaust, Tarantino-style: Jews scalping Nazis Hamas: Jewish Lobby in U.S. to blame for global financial crisis Moshe Dayan told '73 probe: I wasn't fit for war-time decision making Marc Otte to Post: Olmert's comments that Israel must make a nearly complete withdrawal to pre-1967-lines are "courageous." Olmert, Medvedev agree on new channel to share intel and discuss Russian arms sales to region [ DANIEL PIPES, Yedioth Ahronoth Another Livni failure/ Kedar Notion of making unqualified Mofaz Israel’s foreign minister unforgivable Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Deep Disagreement Remains on Final-Status Issues - Yossi Alpher More US ears in Israel
Why did the United States Senate approve a US$89 million bill to deploy an immensely powerful and precise long-range radar system to Israel one year ahead of schedule? Most likely because the X-band radar - which can locate an object the size of a baseball 4,700 kilometers away - adds one more strategic base to contain and intimidate Iran, Syria and Lebanon. - Ardeshir Ommani How Israel Guards Its Shores - Commander John Patch, U.S. Navy (ret.) Israel Threatens to Decimate Lebanon By: Cherrie Heywood | The Middle East Times
Three senior Israeli military commanders have threatened to decimate Lebanon's infrastructure with disproportionate firepower, wipe out villages in the south from where they believe attacks on Israel originate and to treat both the Lebanese government and the entire country as the enemy not just Hezbollah, in the next war |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor Fed makes boldest move yet The central bank plans to buy debt directly from companies for the first time in decades. I survived the Georgian war. Here's what I saw. I blame Georgia's leaders. By Lira Tskhovrebova Battles rage over new voters Legal disputes loom as the political parties spar over voter lists, new registrations First, foreclose on market fears The global financial crisis needs the hope that US mortgages are trustworthy. Kenya deports anti-Obama author Jerome Corsi, author of "Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality," tried to launch his new book, but violated immigration rules, Kenyan officials say. ASIA Stratfor Afghanistan: The Taliban's Break With Al Qaeda The Fatal Flaw of Afghan Peace Moves By: M.K. Bhadrakumar | Asia Times While the parties involved are playing coy, it is beyond doubt that Saudi Arabia-brokered Afghan peace talks have begun. Jeffrey N Wasserstrom The People's Republic of China was founded on 1 October 1949. Its "reform era", launched in December 1978, has now lasted for over half its life. The double anniversary is a moment for a fresh assessment of these decades, says Jeffrey N Wasserstrom India Undermined By: Sunny Hundal | The GuardianDespite evidence that Hindu nationalists are behind recent communal violence, India seems reluctant to root them out. U.S. to Unify Training Efforts in Afghanistan By: Sara A. Carter | The Washington Times About 20,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be transferred from NATO to direct American command in a bid to improve the training and coordination of the Afghan military and police, Pentagon officials announced Monday. Mufson: China's Faltering Oil Appetite Winning the Battle, Losing the Faith By: Nathaniel C. Fick and Vikram J. Singh | International Herald Tribune A sound counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan requires bolstering the government's legitimacy. If faith in the government is lost, then so is the faith in the foreigners who prop it up Islamic Group Gains Power in Indonesia By: Peter Gelling | The New York Times The council was established in 1975 as a quasi-governmental body of Muslim scholars by Suharto, the country’s leader for three decades, partly as a tool to keep politically minded Islamic organizations in check. But in the decade since the dictator’s fall, the group — whose leaders have increasingly espoused a radical form of Islam — has worked to establish itself as an assertive political force. Lowy Asian military modernisation Look who came to dinner ...
Former Taliban foreign minister Wakeel Ahmed Muttawakil was one of the special guests at a dinner hosted by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at which a peace process with the Taliban is said to have been discussed. Muttawakil tells Syed Saleem Shahzad of the good relations the Taliban once enjoyed with the Saudis, but won't be drawn further. If previous Saudi efforts are a guide, a Muslim peacekeeping force for Afghanistan is on the menu. UN Intercepts Taliban's Heroin Chemical in Rare Afghan Victory By: Celestine Bohlen | Bloomberg News A campaign led by the United Nations has intercepted shipments totaling several hundred tons of a chemical that helps turn poppy-based opium into heroin. The Taliban gets as much as 60 percent of its income from the drug trade, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization estimates, using the profits to purchase weapons for the seven-year-long conflict Resurgent Taleban Vow to Disrupt 'Joke' Presidential Election - China Cancels Visit Over U.S. Arms sales to Taiwan By: Mark Magnier | Los Angeles Times
Beijing also shelves other military and diplomatic contacts with Washington to protest an announced $6.5-billion sale of defensive weapons to Taiwan, Pentagon and State Department officials say. Al-Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Threatened
| H11 IHT The unintended consequences By PAUL KENNEDY In this globalized, interconnected world of ours, no man is an island Shared interests By MARK BRZEZINSKI America's long-range goal should be to create a context in which Russia understands that working with the U.S. and European Union will make it more prosperous, secure and free Philip Bowring: Asia's fear of a weak America An economically crippled United States is good for almost no one EU ministers approve broad measures to combat evolving crisis By CARTER DOUGHERTY EU finance ministers laid out common principles for rescuing struggling banks and followed the lead of the United States in relaxing accounting rules to help banks avoid fire sales. Russia says it will pull back some troops from Georgia IHT, Reuters Russia will pull back Wednesday from the southern edge of a buffer zone inside Georgia adjacent to South Ossetia, a senior Russian officer said, ahead of a deadline Friday Germany to add troops in Afghanistan, but with limits By JUDY DEMPSEY The cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany agreed Tuesday to send a further 1,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, but not to the south of the country where most of the heavy fighting has been taking place Gates says U.S. forces will remain in Kosovo By DAN BILEFSKY The United States will maintain its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, underlining U.S. support for the country. EUROPE European press review Gates Says Meetings to Focus on Afghanistan, Russia, Transformation - Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service Der Spiegel Opinion: Clearing Up the Credit Crisis European-Style Europe’s banking breakdown, Avinash D Persaud | H12 RFE/RL Foreign Policy Putin’s Useful Idiots The Sustainability of Russia's Resurgence FIIA A 6-page Finnish paper analyzing the sustainability of Russia's resurgence Abkhazians Call For Recognition in European Parliament By: Valentina Pop | EU Observer
Abkhazia would never accept to return to Georgia and still hopes for international recognition of its independence, as well as for the EU to include it in its neighbourhood policy, representatives of the breakaway province told MEPs during a hearing on Monday (6 October) organized by the Green Party. Google News Azerbaijan Russia to Test Fire Cruise Missiles for First Time since 1984 By: Tony Halpin | The London Times
Officials said that the bomber runs would test Russia's readiness to deploy its nuclear deterrent. The week-long drill, part of a broader military exercise codenamed Stability-2008, takes place against the background of heightened tensions with the West after Russia's war with Georgia in August. NATO Commanders to Draw Up Plans to Defend ex-Soviet Bloc Members from Russia - Damien McElroy, Daily Telegraph Geopolitical Diary: A Russian Financial Power Play in Iceland |
H13 The Times Federal Reserve paves way for rate cut The move comes as the IMF gave a strong warning that a global strategy is needed rather than piecemeal national measures This is the time for bold steps, not timidity. The Bank of England must cut interest rates this week by a full percentage point Cold Comfort Iceland is now paying for its global spending spree Ebola, cholera and plague among diseases identified as spreading across the planet because of climate change In a 21st century echo of the Soviet-American space race, India aims to challenge the Chinese space programme An uncharacteristically tame telling of the life of George W. Bush, the director's biopic is playful and disappointing Spain is latest European country to announce unilateral rescue package, while Iceland receives €4 billion loan from Russi As second debate nears shouts of 'kill him' and 'terrorist' heard at Republican rallies at the mention of Barack Obama Iran causes panic with US plane accusation News agency in Tehran claims American aircraft was forced to land after breaching airspace - but the rumour was untrue US warplane 'forced to land in Iran' Confusion today surrounded an Iranian claim that a US warplane had violated its territory and had been forced to land Wall Street Journal Nearly 1 in 6 Owners 'Under Water' Falling home prices have left nearly one in six owners owing more on a mortgage than the home is worth, raising the potential for more defaults. Data: Trends in housing prices The GOP Peddles Economic Snake Oil Suddenly Republicans are against market values? The Dow's Damage: 13% in Five Days We Won't Suffer a Japanese Deflation By David Gitlitz
The risk here and now is inflation. Iraq: 'Bold' Decisions Needed on Deal The U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal to keep U.S. troops in Iraq next year but it will take "bold political decisions" to overcome the final hurdles, Iraq's foreign minister said. Building a Stronger U.S.-India Friendship By John Kerry
The nuclear deal is a start. Now the hard work begins. A Buyer of Last Resort By Dennis J. Snower To escape this crisis we need an international coordination institution. Abandoned Homes Prove Deadly in Iraq House bombs undermine a central tenet of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq -- the reliance on hundreds of vacant houses as combat outposts. Pentagon Feels Chill Set In With China China halted military contacts with the U.S., signaling deep displeasure with Washington's planned multibillion-dollar weapons sale to Taiwan BEGINNING in 1933 with deposit insurance, the federal government has corralled banks with regulations and regulators. Today the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stand guard. With the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the government set more strictures - banks must lend in communities where they accept deposits. People of modest ... (By Nicolas P. Retsinas, Boston Globe) | H14 Financial Times It is time for comprehensive rescues of financial systems The time for a higgledy-piggledy, institution-by-institution and country-by-country approach is over, writes Martin Wolf. So what should be done? In a word, ’everything’. But first of all, the panic must be dealt with Obama’s burden: Race and the US election Democrats fear that prejudice will be more of a factor next month than Americans are ready to admit Public assistance must protect the taxpayer Intervention is rarely temporary, says John Kay Fighting the fire calls for boldness The UK government appears to be trying to get ahead of the blaze to build a firebreak; it wants to recapitalise its main banks Russia finds it is in same sinking boat Moscow’s call for international action on the financial crisis is a welcome sign it is ready to co-operate in responding to the grave economic challenge EU agrees common action on banks crisis European Union governments sought to put aside their differences on how to stop the financial whirlwind sweeping through Europe and announced agreement on a set of principles for rescuing troubled banks McCain and Obama clash over economy John McCain and Barack Obama met for their first televised debate since the campaign soured into a string of personal attacks from the rival campaigns about the past associations of the candidates Fed to start buying commercial paper Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, opened the door to possible interest rate cuts after the central bank announced it would buy short-term debt from banks and corporations in an unprecedented attempt to unfreeze money markets Lamy warns against rise of protectionism McCain calls for rethink on F-16 jet sales to Taiwanese Russia lends banks $37bn to stem crisis Russia said it would pump $37bn in long-term subordinated loans into state-controlled banks in an effort to fight off a deepening financial crisis that has seen the steepest losses ever on the Russian stock exchange Germany set to beef up its Afghan forces Cabinet agrees to increase the number of soldiers by 1,000 to turn round the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan in spite of waning domestic support for the mission Tehran confirms seizure of aircraft Iran revealed that it had forced a Hungarian-crewed transport aircraft to land after it strayed into the Islamic republic’s airspace Extend state ownership to save jobs Richard Sennett on the need for public support A master plan for China to bail out America Arvind Subramanian on setting conditions for aid Europe backs carbon capture with €10bn European legislators have committed about €10bn ($13.6bn, £7.7bn) to help build as many as a dozen power stations equipped to capture and store carbon dioxide | H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq, U.S. near deal on military future The issue of granting U.S. troops immunity from prosecution is a point of contention in trying to decide the future American military presence in the country Economic issues dominate second debate McCain takes a gamble with mortgage proposal The Republican unveils the major surprise of the night as he promises to launch a federal program to buy failing mortgages directly Dow drops more than 500 points Bernanke warns that the financial crisis could prolong the difficulty the economy is facing. • EU ministers agree to boost deposit insurance The dreaded 'D' word By Steve Fraser Those who brought you the Great Depression and our own current emergency are still running the show. A changing nation How are shifting demographics making this race different? Kareem Crayton and Matt Welch debate. Officials discount report that U.S. jet forced to land in Iran Both governments deny such an incident took place. The Iranian news agency that issued the report later acknowledges that the encounter did not involve Americans The Ayers connection Editorial: Obama erred in creating ties to the ex-Weatherman. But he is not hanging out with 'terrorist U.S. kills 43 militants in southern Afghanistan U.S. and Afghan troops clashed and called airstrikes on a group of insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 43 militants, the U.S. military said today Editorial |
| H16 American Politics Divisions Run Deep In Battleground States - Ron Brownstein, Nat'l Journal
Economic Issues Dominate Second Debate - Doyle McManus, LA Times
Stalemate Works to Obama's Favor - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
A Few Hits, Some Runs & No Major Errors - David Gergen, CNN
McCain Was Good, but So Was Obama - Rich Lowry, National Review
Gallup Daily: 9-Point Obama Lead Ties Campaign High David Talbot / Salon: The Palins' un-American activities — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, at a rally in Vienna, Ohio, on Sept. 16, 2008. — “My government is my worst enemy. I'm going to fight them with any means at hand.” Advisers worry about ‘grumpy McCain’ Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Sarah Palin's museum of trite right-wing tactics: 1980-2008 realclearpolitics memeorandum Politico ABC’s The Note – PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec The Politico: McCain proposes bailout for homeowners | H17 Daily Telegraph Does world need banking 'policeman'? The global economy is regulated by rules agreed at Bretton Woods in 1944. We must tear them up and start again, writes Gordon Rayner. Merkel is champion of national defiance History has taught Angela Merkel that stability in Germany is more important than European unity, writes Harry de Quetteville. Faith in the Government is shattered The country has lost patience and looks for leadership but the Government has so far failed to respond. Financial Crisis: Remember 1929 - what seemed the end was only the beginning The dismemberment of Dick Fuld, Lehman Brothers' former chief executive, before a Congressional committee was a compelling, albeit brutal, event, writes Jeff Randall Guantanamo release order US judge orders release of 17 Chinese Muslims in rebuke to Bush | H18 Independent Darling unveils £50bn bank rescue Chancellor Alistair Darling today revealed details of the £50 billion emergency rescue plan to part-nationalise stricken banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake. Hamish McRae: Amid all the panic, there is some good news Reagan's Democrats back in fold Obama makes poll gains as economy turns blue-collar voters against McCain Leading article: Defeat is not yet inevitable |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism The Hunt For Bin Laden
CBS News Transitions While Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations (Full PDF Article) A Fresh Look By: Anand Kumar | Asia Sentinel The bombing of four Indian cities in as many months, including the capital New Delhi,has forced India to take a new look at its counter-terror strategies. Army Unveils New Stability Operations Manual - Army News
US Army Releases Manual on 'Stability Operations' - Reuters
America's Defence Secretary Robert Gates Accuses British Officials of 'Defeatism' - Foreign Staff, Daily Telegraph No Quick Solutions to Somali Pirate Crisis By: David Axe | World Politics Review
Since the destruction of Somalia's brief-lived Islamic Courts government in 2006, piracy at sea and banditry on land have surpassed agriculture and fishing as sources of revenue in the country. Despite the hijacking of an average of one ship per week, with ransoms of roughly $1 million per ship, the problem had yet to attract serious international action. But with the capture of the Faina and its arms, the world's media and leaders have finally given the piracy threat its due US wars keep the money flowing
Doom and gloom merchants in the United States military/industrial complex have got it all wrong. There is no chance of the Pentagon's massive budget being cut any time soon, or the military in any way "transformed", no matter who takes over the White House. The simple fact is, the United States is at war. - David Isenberg | H20 Slate Decisions about Nature and Development Must Be Made at Same Table, WRI Report Finds
Source: World Resources Institute AT LAST, many of the world's political leaders have begun to realize that diverting land and food crops to produce biofuels leads to higher food prices. But an equally important consequence of this policy folly is being largely ignored in the public and political debate: Producing biofuels will further deplete the world's already overtaxed water supply. (By Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Boston Globe) | H21 a look at how randomness rules our world and why we cannot see it. In 1947, a Bedouin herder tossed a stone in a cave on the Dead Sea, and heard the shattering of pottery. This led him to some dark parchment fragments... more» |
