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H1 Guardian The day the markets breathed again Bold bail-out plans for global banks brings markets back from the brink

Zanny Minton Beddoes, Economist special report on the world economy

Can U.S. Sustain Burdens of Global Leadership? - Reihan Salam, Forbes

Wall Street Journal America Will Remain the Superpower

Ben Bernanke: We're Laying the Groundwork for Recovery

Boston Globe Obama for president With great enthusiasm, the Globe endorses Senator Barack Obama for president. The charismatic Democrat from Illinois has the ability to channel Americans' hopes and rally the public together.

Washington Post McCain and the Raging Right By E. J. Dionne Jr. Has McCain become the midwife of a new movement built around fear, xenophobia, racism and anger?

U.S. to Invest in Country's Banks In Effort to Revive Credit Markets Dow Soars 11 Percent In Biggest Point Gain Ever

Lacking an Accord On Troops, U.S. and Iraq Seek a Plan B

U.S. Proposal Yet to Reach Iran

Tehran Hints It Would Respond Favorably to Interests Section

Editorial Global Bailout Major governments at last embrace a common strategy for rescuing the international financial system.

McClatchy Iraqi VP: U.S., Iraq won't reach accord on troops this year With the United Nations mandate authorizing U.S. forces to be in Iraq expiring on Dec. 31, that means the U.S. may not have a legitimate right to remain in the country, Tariq al Hashimi, Iraq's Sunni Muslim vice president, told McClatchy. Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki told a London newspaper that if there were no agreement "U.S. forces will be confined to their bases."

Christopher Hitchens / Slate: MCCAIN LACKS THE CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT TO BE PRESIDENT. AND PALIN IS SIMPLY A DISGRACE.

Indirect Approach is Favored in the War on Terror - Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times

Stratfor

States, Economies and Markets: Redefining the Rules

Imperative to Stop the Spread of Nuclear Weapons Now - Henry Kissinger (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

Is the electorate stupid? No, just human, and thus predictably irrational. Of course, that in itself may be bad enough... more»

When it comes to waging war, as Ralph Peters explains, passion trumps practicality, while pride overrules rational self-interest... more»

A Flexible G-14 Is the Key - Robert Zoellick, The Australian

How the U.S. Can Fix Its Damaged Reputation - Strobe Talbott, Der Spiegel

EurasiaNet Islam Not an Issue in Azerbaijan’s Presidential Campaign Azerbaijan’s active Islamic community may have grown since Soviet times, but most presidential candidates in the upcoming October 15 elections are still sidestepping Muslim believers as a target group of voters

Barry Eichengreen and Richard Baldwin, “Rescuing our jobs and savings: What G7/8 leaders can do to solve the global credit crisis.”

Paul Romer, “Fundamentalists Versus Realists.”

Greg Mankiw, “How to Recapitalize the Financial System.”

Nouriel Roubini, “Our Choice.” .

Max Brooks, World War Z

Financial Times The crisis is redefining our leaders

In normal times, Gordon Brown often seems indecisive, gloomy and robotic, while George W. Bush seems chipper, decisive and a regular guy. But, in a crisis, both men’s manners are transformed – one for the better and one for the worse, writes Gideon Rachman

Nationalise to save the free market Gordon Brown is not putting capitalism to the sword in favour of the state. He is using the state to defeat the market’s most dangerous enemy: widespread depression

Why Mr Krugman deserves his Nobel The New York Times columnist could with equal justice have been awarded the prize for reminding the world that rigorous economic ideas matter

The Times Brand USA needs urgent repair The twin pillars of US policy have had their day. New ideas must replace them Francis Fukuyama

As Europe slumps, is the far Right rising? The death of Jörg Haider has cast a light on the resurgence of facsist politics in Austria and Italy Richard J. Evans

Has capitalism failed? The financial crisis has exposed capitalism's darkest imperfections. But it is still the best hope we have of creating wealth and opportunity for the many

Liquidating the Empire by Patrick Buchanan

McClatchy Treasury will take ownership stake in 9 troubled U.S. banks About $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout plan recently passed by Congress will be directed toward buying equity stakes in the banks, according to officials familiar with the plan. The decision, which will be formally announced Tuesday, was forced on the Bush administration after the galloping global financial crisis quickly outpaced its original plan of buying up troubled mortgage-backed securities

Guardian This stock collapse is petty when compared to the nature crunch George Monbiot: The financial crisis at least affords us an opportunity to now rethink our catastrophic ecological trajectory

This is no time to listen to the siren call of the euro Simon Tilford and Philip Whyte: The credit crunch will prove whether the single currency zone can survive without a complete political union

Christian Science Monitor

Is US fighting force big enough?

America needs a bigger military to stabilize weak or potentially threatening nations, some analysts argue.

Crisis driving global cooperation

World markets responded positively Monday to new initiatives emerging from meetings in Washington and Paris.

IHT AS MARKETS TUMBLE

Russia's peace offensive

By SAMUEL CHARAP AND ANDREW KUCHINS Since the financial crisis hit Russia hard, things have begun to change.

Ha’aretz – Labor Party, Kadima sign coalition agreement

WSJ Paul Krugman Wins Economics Nobel The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel prize in economics to Paul Krugman, a Princeton University scholar whose groundbreaking study on trade is less known to the public than his withering assessment of the Bush administration. Econ Blog: Krugman's Work

2008 Nobel Prizes: The winners and their work

“Syria-Israel Peace: The Impact on Non-State militias” by Landis

Der Spiegel Interview With German President Horst Köhler: 'Leading Minds Must Devise New Rules for Globalized World'

Dün dündür

Desteği kes, istihbaratı paylaş

Beyan değil, eylem istiyoruz

Ankara McCain’den umudunu kesti

Turkey-standby loan deal with IMF is not finalized

Ankara breaks ice with Barzani in key talks in Iraq

Rubin: Where I differ with Turkey is with regard to Kirkuk ...

FT Emerging nations hit by growing debt fears

Türkiye'de risk az

Mesud Barzani'yle ilk temas Bağdat'ta

Turkey hits Kurdish rebels twice in two days

Sami Kohen Kuzey Irak sorununda diplomatik seçenek

İlter Türkmen Terörle mücadelede yeni aşama

Islamists Take Over Turkish National TV by Michael Rubin

Turkey, US strengthen commercial, defense relations

Turkey and Armenia: Working Towards Historic Diplomatic Relations By: Jacinda Chan | Diplomatic Courier From mediating talks between Israel and Syria to “consolidating and facilitating” negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on nuclear weapons to promoting a Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, Turkey has become a true leader in diplomacy.

MUHARREM SARIKAYA K. Irak mutabakatı...

Terörle mücadele adına demokrasiden taviz vererek PKK'nın tuzağına düşmeyin

Serpil Yılmaz Erbil kapısını Bağdat açacak

Cevdet Aşkın Karayılan: Kahramansınız, başarılısınız ama bu sorunu da görün

Gül'e Erbil daveti yok, Bağdat ziyareti değerlendiriliyor

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye - BBC Turkish 0700 VOA TSİ 06:30 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM

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

Olağanüstü Hal cinayettir

HAKAN ALBAYRAK

“Irak'ın kuzeyindeki yetkililer…”

Tampon bölgeye gerek yok

Barzani ile sıcak temas

Gül’e Erbil Havaalanı daveti Talabani’den

Diyarbakır şefkat bekliyor

Cengiz Çandar ve Oral Çalışlar

Ağzı olan konuşuyor

Iraqi Kurdish Press Highlights (in Arabic) 13 Oct 08

Al-Arabiyah Views Legality of Iraqi Kurdistan's Foreign Oil Contracts

Hükümetin karakol atağı

Aktütün içeriden vuruldu

Terörle mücadelede nerede yanlış yapıyoruz?

PKK, Aktütün'de 'Özel Harp' taktiği uygulamış

Ape Hüseyin istenecek

Ekrem Dumanlı Terörün 5 aylık yol haritası

Hüsnü Mahalli Sorunu çözmek

NAZLI ILICAK Ya DTP kapatılırsa?

Bağdat'ta çuvalcı generalle görüşme

Cevdet Aşkın Karayılan: Kahramansınız, başarılısınız ama bu sorunu da görün

[Yorum - Herkül Millas] Neden hâlâ sorun?

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Ne yapmalı, ne yapmamalı

'Polisleri böyle vurduk'

Türk devletinin tek kutuplu milliyetçiliği Kürt sorununu besliyor SAMİ ŞURUŞ

PKK’yı siyasi çözüm alt eder MUHAMMED NUREDDİN

KÜRŞAT BUMİN

Nihayet Özel Harekât !

DTP’li Başkan Abdil’in aracına şüpheli muamelesi

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

Selling Turkey to Europeans

MEPs warn Turkey against sacrificing freedoms in anti-terror fight

Eser Karakaş Anayasa’ya ne oldu, Ulusal Program nerede?

AK Parti'ye eleştiri yok, acil reform çağrısı var

Kıbrıs'ta liderler federal hükümetin yapısını görüştü

Nikiforos bu yıl yapılmıyor

Kıbrıs’ta tatbikatlar iptal edildi

More sincerity is needed in EU-Turkey relations
Sylvia Tiryaki

EPC Uzmanı Akçakoca:“Rumlar referandumda ‘evet’ diyecek”

Suat Kınıklıoğlu: ”Fransa’nın Türkiye’ye yönelik tutumu üyelik müzakerelerinin ruhuyla bağdaşmıyor"

Turkey and the EU: a win-win game OLLI REHN

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Şahin Alpay "Postmodern çağı yakalayamadık"

Turkey explained via book published in 9 languages

TRT shaken with internal appointments

'Büyük' gazeteler gözden mi düşüyor?

Kardinalle Bardakoğlu arasında ’kriz ilahi uyarı’ uyuşmazlığı

Readers dissatisfied with Turkish newspapers, latest survey shows

Almancısın sen Almancı kal
TANIL BORA

Turkey shines with all its colors at 60th Frankfurt Book Fair

Kadınlarımız -Ergun BABAHAN

H3 Gazetelerde bugün

Terör zirvesine kaldığı yerden devam edilecek

Bakanlar Kurulu iki haftada bir toplanacak

Kürtler AKP'ye güle güle diyecek

Beyanlar değil eylem istiyoruz

Mahkeme gerekçeyi görüşecek

Hangi il kaç şehit verdi?

'Ordu birliklerine kolluk yetkisi verilirse OHAL ülke geneline yayılır'

Asker, tampon bölgeye sıcak bakmıyor

Asrın davası başlıyor Silivri'den çıkış var mı?

Davaya 'sır' damgası

CHP'siz anayasa değişikliği için kritik toplantı

Deniz Feneri yazısı 8 günde gitmedi

O da asker gazeteci olmak istemiş ama...

İletişim uzmanından 'Genelkurmay' açıklaması

Ogün Samast bunalıma girdi

Türkiye'de dindarlaşma cemaate yansımıyor

Artık AB üyeliğine karşıyım

Başsavcılık, rüşvet itirafına soruşturma açtı

Soruşturma açtılar

Başbakanlık Ceber için devrede

Kalbine vurdu

Ergenekon sanığı subaylara kötü haber

Procedural problems may force cancellation of nuclear tender

Ergenekon-PKK ilişkisinde yeni iddia: Gürbüz Çapan, Öcalan'la sık sık görüştü

Erhan Tuncel'in tanığı istihbaratçı polisler

Ankara'da Gökçek'in gazı kesiliyor

Özbek: İntihar ederim

Ergenekon'un karanlık kadrosu

Başörtüsüne yaklaşım 10 yıl öncesine göre daha sert

'Ak enişteler'in inanılmaz yükselişleri

Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye

Video NTV CNNTürk Milliyet

Cengiz Çandar 'Şark Cephesi'nde yeni bir şey yok Diyarbakır'da çok şey var

Ahmet Taşgetiren 'Kürt' kimin meselesi?

Ruşen - Çakır 16 yıl önce PKK yok olmaktan nasıl kurtulmuştu?

Taha Akyol Türkler ve Kürtler

Fikret Bila Mücadeleye aktif olarak katıl

Hasan Cemal Amerika’da bir devrin sonu mu yaşanıyor?..

Murat Yetkin Hükümet, askerle mutabık olmadığı adımı atmayacak

İsmet Berkan

Fehmi Koru Kriz çıkması şart midur!

Taha Kıvanç Biri açıklasa minnettar kalacağım

Şamil Tayyar

Ali Bayramoğlu Az zeka, utanmazlık, tetikçilik… Öfke siyaseti ve tuzaklar...

Fatih Altaylı Golfçü komutana F tipi destek

Yasemin Çongar

Ertuğrul Özkök Kedi korkusu

Hasan Ünal Barzani ile görüşmek

Ahmet Hakan İslami kesimin Yalçın Küçük’ü

M Ali BirandSon PKK saldırıları kimyamızı bozdu

Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu Lessons to be learned from golf row

Cüneyt Ülsever

Enis Berberoğlu Durmuş Yılmaz da üstüne alınsın mı?

Oktay Ekşi Böyle kazanılmaz

Özdemir İnce

Mehmet Y Yılmaz Başbakan, bu ruh durumundan kurtulmalı

Yalçın Doğan Çankaya’dan BM’ye hoptirinam

Andrew Finkel Nixon in China, Brown in crisis, but where’s Erdoğan?

Sabahattin Önkibar Başbakan'da 28 riskli ülkeden biri olma paniği!

Oray Eğin Hangi Amerika?

Yalçın Bayer ’Hamdolsun sınırda artık askerlerimiz ölmüyor’

İBRAHİM KARAGÜL

“Son Süper Güç” de tarihe gömülürken…

Bilal Çetin Başbakan neden sinirleniyor?

Mahir Kaynak Çözüm önerisi

Sami Selçuk Suç normunu yorumlamak

Nuray Başaran Ankara'daki sessizlik

Mehmet Altan İşkence Ankara Kriteri mi?

MUHARREM SARIKAYA K. Irak mutabakatı...

ERDAL ŞAFAK Nobel'li baykuşlar!

ENGİN ARDIÇ

ERGUN BABAHAN

EMRE AKÖZ Unutma: Mutlak güç mutlaka yozlaştırır

Terörü terörize etmek
PERİHAN MAĞDEN

Berat Özipek ‘Şehidimiz fakirdendir’

Gezme
TÜRKER ALKAN

Ekonomik kriz ve Türkiye
HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Televizyonda Başbakan’ımızı izlemek... ALTAN ÖYMEN

‘Bu Türkler adam olmaz’
NURAY MERT

Umur Talu Acının balı, krizin tadı!

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

NAZLI ILICAK Ya DTP kapatılırsa?

MEHMET BARLAS Global koşullar gerginlik değil kararlılık gerektiriyor...

MAHMUT ÖVÜR CHP'de Sav-Sevigen kavgası

YAVUZ DONAT Azerbaycan'dan ilk gözlemler

Hakan Aygün Siyasi partilerin il-ilçe başkanları neye yarar

TAMER KORKMAZ

“İçimizdeki İrlandalılar”

Ekonomi

Seyfettin Gürsel Krizde maliye politikası

Güven Sak Paket halen eksiktir

Türk ekonomisi iyi durumda

Zachau: Türkiye'de büyüme yavaşlar ama resesyon olmaz

İş dünyasından Erdoğan'a: Körüğü bırak, itfaiye hazır mı ona bakalım

Krizden çıkarılacak dersler
MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ

Washington’dan kriz notları...
KORKMAZ İLKORUR

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu Hükümet ne yapsın

Erdal Sağlam Bankalar karşılıkların yarı yarıya indirilmesini istiyor

Hurşit Güneş İngiliz usulü krizi aşma yöntemi

Eyüp Can Yangına körükle giden kim?

İBRAHİM KAHVECİ

Döviz fırlaması!

Tüzmen: Crisis brings opportunity for Turkish exports to US markets

Deniz Gökçe
Ekonomik kriz politikayı radikalleştiriyor mu?

H4 New York Times U.S. Investing $250 Billion in Banks

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. told nine leading bankers they would have to accept government investment for the good of the U.S. financial system.

Editorial Mr. Paulson’s Client

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson must remember that American taxpayers — not the banks — are now his clients and he is using their money

Bulls, Bears, Donkeys and Elephants Which political party has been better for American pocketbooks and capitalism as a whole? Here’s an experiment.

Intervention Is Bold, but Has a Basis in History The government’s plan to take ownership stakes in American banks is an exceptional step, but not an unprecedented one.

Obama Details Plan to Aid Victims of Fiscal Crisis Barack Obama called for temporary but costly new programs to aid employers, automakers, homeowners, the unemployed, and state and local governments.

Quiet Political Shifts as More Blacks Are Elected Analysts say black officials at local levels are increasing the ranks of white voters familiar with black leadership.

Krugman Wins Economics Nobel

Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton and a columnist for The Times, won for his work on global trade patterns.

Editorial The Latest North Korea Deal President Bush’s deal to remove North Korea from the terrorism blacklist is far from perfect. The next president will have to move it ahead

DAVID BROOKS Big Government Ahead By the time the recession is in full force we’re going to see the Gingrich revolution in reverse and on steroids

Report Says Acclaimed Czech Writer Informed on a Supposed Spy

British Lords Reject Plan to Lengthen Detentions

Public Stage for Iran’s Ex-President Fuels Talk of Political Return

Israel’s Leading Parties Sign a Draft Agreement to Form a New Government

McCain Says He’s a Leader for Troubled Times

BOB HERBERT Amusing, but Not Funny

Neil Postman warned us years ago about amusing ourselves to death. The end is near.

H5 Washington Post McCain and the Raging Right By E. J. Dionne Jr.

Has McCain become the midwife of a new movement built around fear, xenophobia, racism and anger?

U.S. to Invest in Country's Banks In Effort to Revive Credit Markets

Dow Soars 11 Percent In Biggest Point Gain Ever

Lacking an Accord On Troops, U.S. and Iraq Seek a Plan B

U.S. Proposal Yet to Reach Iran

Tehran Hints It Would Respond Favorably to Interests Section

Editorial Global Bailout

Major governments at last embrace a common strategy for rescuing the international financial system.

Now, It's Wall Street's Turn COLUMN | The country has done for Wall Street. What is Wall Street willing to do for the country?

Steven Pearlstein

Will Race Hurt Obama? Counter Intuition | He's ahead in the polls, but some worry race might change votes come election day. Vedantam explains.

Top Israeli Parties Forge Coalition Deal Kadima's Livni Inches Closer to Top Post

Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today

Time to Be Outward Bound By Eugene Robinson, After eight years of the Bush administration, the Republican Party is a mess and a fraud.

A Few Debate Questions

By Richard Cohen, I have taken it upon myself to suggest some questions for Wednesday's debate.

Brown's Experience Gives Him the Edge

From Ayers to Osama? The head of the Virginia state GOP makes an outlandish comparison between Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden

Closing a Deal in Pa. By David S. Broder, It's hard to see how McCain can overcome the odds in the Keystone State.

GOP Officials Assail Community Group McCain Campaign Accuses ACORN of Voter Fraud, Highlights Ties to Obama

House Democrats Consider Large, New Economic Stimulus Package

Economists Tell Lawmakers Massive Spending Is Needed

Titans Shown the Door, Ending a Banking Era

Doubt, Anger Over Brazil Dams

As Work Begins Along Amazon Tributary, Many Question Human, Environmental Costs

H6 Guardian The day the markets breathed again Bold bail-out plans for global banks brings markets back from the brink

'It's a different world from ours, isn't it?'

How the banking bail-out works

EU takes €2 trillion financial gamble Goverments embark on boldest financial rescue scheme ever seen, putting Washington in the shade

FAQ: Savings, pensions and mortgages

This stock collapse is petty when compared to the nature crunch

George Monbiot: The financial crisis at least affords us an opportunity to now rethink our catastrophic ecological trajectory

This is no time to listen to the siren call of the euro Simon Tilford and Philip Whyte: The credit crunch will prove whether the single currency zone can survive without a complete political union

£37bn won't fix this fiasco

Will Hutton: The brute reality is that we are only at the end of the start of a solution to a broken business model

In praise of ... Paul Krugman

Editorial: Krugman's study of trade nudged academic arguments forward with rigour

Bonfire of the certainties Editorial: British public now have right to define how banks can best serve our interest

Government abandons 42 day plan

Battle to allow police to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days abandoned

A blow for liberty Editorial: In debating the counter-terrorism bill the upper house showed the expertise it can provide

Bosses pay price as taxpayer moves in Banking top dogs will leave without bonuses as big lenders face major overhaul

What Treasury says, and what it means

Will Hutton: £37bn won't fix this fiasco

Dow gains more than 900 points

Blue-chip index's rise was its largest ever in points and the sharpest since 1933 in percentage terms

McCain fights for once-loyal south

Down in polls and derided by some conservatives, McCain tries to rekindle appeal as military hero

McCain was not tortured, PoW guard claims

Obama rolls out $60bn plan to help households

Prejudice lingers in blue-collar heartlands

The defibrillator worked - now for the intensive care Polly Toynbee: Brown may be today's saviour, but only by cleansing the City of greed and restoring trust will he find redemption

Iraq's missing generation Elizabeth Ferris and Navtej Dhillon: The future of Iraq hinges on its young, but far too many of them have been driven into exile

Let's spend money Dean Baker: To prevent a decade of economic stagnation and double-digit unemployment, the US needs to spend more, not less

H7

Go-It-Alone Plan on Iran Sanctions By: Daniel Dombey and James Blitz | Financial Times
The US and its allies are discussing a “coalition of the willing” that would impose sanctions on Iran’s energy and financial sectors without UN backing as concerns increase about Tehran’s accelerating nuclear programme and a possible Israeli military response.

Ahmadinejad: Modern-Day Hitler - Cooper & Adlerstein, Washington Times

A Flexible G-14 Is the Key - Robert Zoellick, The Australian

How the U.S. Can Fix Its Damaged Reputation - Strobe Talbott, Der Spiegel

Al Awsat When will they Understand? : Tariq Alhomayed
The moment Tehran and Damascus felt that they might benefit from the decline

Al hayat The Health of the "Sick Man" Zuheir Kseibati - Who must the Iraqis believe? Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani who announced in Tehran that the negotiations over the security treaty between Baghdad and Washington are over? Or Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari who expressed optimism over an imminent agreement, while his guest, Deputy Secretary of State, John Negroponte, opted for secrecy with the negotiations still underway?

What Iraq Means to Muslims by Marty Peretz

Preventing the Other Meltdown
by James Carroll

Foreign PolicyThe Diplomatic Surge With the State Department on a rare hiring binge, the next U.S. president will inherit a beefed-up diplomatic corps. Foggy Bottom may get the personnel it desperately needs. But if the government’s fancy new test is any indication, the American people may not quite want what they get.

And the winners are…, MESH

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

The Battle of Sadr City

Tribes Plan to Unleash Awakening Councils in Mosul

Iraq Offers Foreign Oil Firms Profit Share Deals

Iraq Invites New Foreign Oil Bids

Iraq opened the doors to foreign investment in its vast oil industry, as it revealed the terms for contracts in its first round of oil bidding since 2003.

US, Iraq at Odds on Status of Forces

Returnees Still Face Violence in 'Safer' Iraq

Debka Lebanese Christian strongman's Tehran visit underscores Iran’s grip on Lebanon

Iraq Strives for Provincial Vote This Year

Basra Welcomes Iraqi Premier's Remark on UK Troop Pullout - Al-Alam

Dubai Is the "Hole in the Net" of Sanctions on Iran –

Iran 'bribing Iraqi politicians'
Iran is trying to bribe Iraqi legislators into rejecting a security deal with the US, says the American commander in Iraq.

Iraqi government fuels 'war for oil' theories by putting reserves up for biggest ever sale

Syria Sends First Ambassador to Iraq in Decades

Iranian Reformist to Run in 2009 Presidential Race - Voice of America

QAHTANIYA JOURNAL; Followers of Ancient Faith Caught in Iraq’s Fault Lines

H9 Ha’aretz – Labor Party, Kadima sign coalition agreement Agreement signed after 18 hours of talks; Deal will involve limited power for Justice Minister Friedmann

Akiva Eldar: Improved living standards won't turn Israel's Arabs into lovers of Jews

Peres in Acre: We have many religions, but one set of laws

Jerusalem Post Kadima and Labor sign coalition deal minutes before Succot

Representatives of both parties reach agreement after 17 hours of negotiations; Livni, Barak to sign formal version after holidays.

Ban confronted Ahmadinejad on speech

UN Secretary General says he was "disturbed" to hear the Iranian leader's comments to the GA

Yedioth Ahronoth Labor joins coalition Labor representative signs draft agreement guaranteeing primary spot for left-wing party in future Kadima coalition, including greater authority for Labor chairman; Livni commits to tuition freeze

Ex-leaders support Khatami

Annan, several former European leaders meet in Tehran in what is seen as reformist effort

Yaalon: Leaders fooling the public

Former IDF Chief Moshe Yaalon has a lot in his mind: Israel's leaders are corrupt, the political discourse is defeatist, media spins are the rule and too many people have inappropriate pull over power. But it's not personal, he says, it's a matter of principle

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

Israel and the Palestinians: Ending the Stalemate - Caroline B. Glick

Newsweek The One-State Solution? - Sari Nusseibeh

Israel Caught Between Islamist Crossfire: Lebanon Pays Price By: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times Both Israel and Hezbollah feel that another round of violence is inevitable, though for the moment neither side wants to initiate a fight, the consequences of which would be devastating for all sides

Who Designs Jerusalem? - Gerard Heumann, Jerusalem Post

Peres peace call in riot-hit town

Israel President Shimon Peres calls for restraint among leaders four days of Jewish-Arabs rioting in the town of Acre.

Facts About Acre and Arabs in Israel

Jews Blamed for Haider car crash death

What the Palestinians Can Learn from Mandela

H10 Christian Science Monitor Is US fighting force big enough? America needs a bigger military to stabilize weak or potentially threatening nations, some analysts argue.

Crisis driving global cooperation

World markets responded positively Monday to new initiatives emerging from meetings in Washington and Paris.

Riots fracture rare Jewish-Arab ties in mixed Israeli town Israeli President Shimon Peres led a reconciliation effort Monday after four days of ethnic violence.

Mammal gamble A quarter of the world's wild mammals face extinction. But decline is not inevitable

What's good about McCain-Obama mudslinging Negative ads on average are more informative than positive ones.

Will downturn hit Hollywood?

The box office may not be recession-proof this time.

North Korea allows back nuclear inspectors They'll be able to monitor the main nuclear complex, but not anywhere else.

ASIA

Asian stocks repeat US successes

Tokyo's Nikkei index soars 13% higher, matching gains seen in New York, as confidence starts to return to financial markets.

A Master Plan for China to Bail Out America - Arvind Subramanian, Rediff

Afghan War Is Unwinnable By: Gwynne Dyer | The Japan Times
If the Afghan war is deemed unwinnable, it would make sense to announce a deadline for pulling out foreign troops and start negotiating now for a final peace settlement

Chance of a Taliban Deal Increases - Aryn Baker, Time

Saudi Rescue in Afghan War? By: Arnaud de Borchgrave | The Washington Times
Those who know Afghanistan best say we've reached rock bottom and they don't understand why we keep on digging.

Newsweek Can Pakistan Stay Afloat?

Militias Battling Taliban, Al Qaeda By: Chris Brummit | Associated Press Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al Qaeda and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border - a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding.

Japan May Want to Buy Gold, Not Morgan Stanley By: William Pesek | Bloomberg News
Looking at the morning headlines, many of us in Tokyo are tempted to have a side of whiskey with our coffee. Or skip the java and go just for the booze.

Indonesia council presses for anti-pornography bill

The Mujahedin Council wants to put an end to what it sees as Western depravity, including racy ads and beauty contests. But opponents say the bill threatens free expression.

Severe economic crisis threatens Pakistan's stability

H11 IHT AS MARKETS TUMBLE Russia's peace offensive

By SAMUEL CHARAP AND ANDREW KUCHINS Since the financial crisis hit Russia hard, things have begun to change.

Nations coordinate bid to revive economies Europe and the United States unveiled a series of multibillion dollar packages to shore up banks and guarantee credit to free up lending among them.

EUROPE European press review

NATO-West and NATO-East? - Westhawk blog

European Central Bank: Statistics Pocket Book
Source: European Central Bank Full Document (PDF; 688.01 KB)

EU Struggles to Reach Consensus on Russia

The Arctic Contest Heats Up The Economist
Iceland’s prime minister, Geir Haarde, said that apart from some support from Nordic states, he had received little response to his appeals for help from Western countries. “When our old friends didn’t help us, we had to find new friends,” he declared. What Russia might want in exchange is unclear. But it is unlikely to be nothing

Europe acts to strengthen banks

Major European economies announce financial rescue schemes to shore up their banking systems.

UK banks receive £37bn bail-out

Markets surge after crisis talks

Peston: Anything but boring

Will the rescue efforts work?

H12 RFE/RL

Islam Not an Issue in Azerbaijan’s Presidential Campaign Azerbaijan’s active Islamic community may have grown since Soviet times, but most presidential candidates in the upcoming October 15 elections are still sidestepping Muslim believers as a target group of voters

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Russia's Peace Offensive - Samuel Charap & Andrew Kuchins, IHT

Gorbachev's Gallant Example - Richard Lourie, Moscow Times

Turning Russia Into a Global Citizen By: Aleh Tsyvinski | The Moscow Times Russia is sitting on a giant pile of cash that it plans to invest in foreign assets. It began to flex its economic muscle this week, when the prime minister of Iceland announced that Russia may lend it 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) to shore up its teetering financial system

Not Quite Ready to Dump America By: Jim Hoagland | The Washington Post Looking down on the smoking ruins of the world's stock markets and financial institutions from the Alpine foothills, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took consolation where he could find it last week by celebrating the joys of American decline.

Geneva conference unlikely to be the last word on Georgian crisis by DENNIS SAMMUT*

A Specter's Shadow Returns to Haunt Moscow By: Ellen Barry | The New York Times
Last weekend, Moscow blocked off two streets to make way for a small Communist demonstration. It was a march in memory of about 150 people who were killed in October 1993, when hard-line deputies in the Parliament tried to wrest power from Boris Yeltsin

Russian Paper Says Parties Not the Real Focus of Regional Polls

H13 The Times Brand USA needs urgent repair The twin pillars of US policy have had their day. New ideas must replace them

Francis Fukuyama

As Europe slumps, is the far Right rising? The death of Jörg Haider has cast a light on the resurgence of facsist politics in Austria and Italy Richard J. Evans

Has capitalism failed? The financial crisis has exposed capitalism's darkest imperfections. But it is still the best hope we have of creating wealth and opportunity for the many

Markets soar as the world acts to rescue banks World stock markets rejoiced after trillions of dollars were committed to guarantee deposits and bail out besieged banks

McCain 'underdog' speech relaunch In a speech that mentioned 'fight' and 'fighting' 19 times but 'economy' only six, John McCain emphasised his experience

Christians flee Iraq amid religious cleansing 1,200 families lead exodus from northern city of Mosul after at least 13 Christians were murdered over the past 14 days

The high road Low politics often dominates US elections. Not this time

Wall Street Journal America Will Remain the Superpower

Ben Bernanke: We're Laying the Groundwork for Recovery

How to Rescue the Banks

By Charles Schumer The Treasury secretary is now on the right track.

The Dow Takes A Record Leap

The Dow industrials surged 936.42 points, or 11%, to 9387.61 as global plans for governments to rescue banks through direct capital injections sent the index to its biggest one-day point gain ever

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U.S. to Buy Stakes
In Largest Banks

The U.S. is set to buy preferred equity stakes in several top financial institutions as part of a broad effort to bolster the banking system. Not all of the banks involved are happy with the move, but agreed under pressure.

Postpartisan Era Hopes Fade

Idealists once hoped this race might pull Washington out of its partisan rut. With three weeks to go, it doesn't look that way, says Gerald Seib.

Krugman Helped Us Understand Trade By David R. Henderson
Everyone should learn about comparative advantage.

Market Thaw REVIEW & OUTLOOK What a difference a little international cooperation makes.

From today's Wall Street Journal Europe The Search for Intelligent Life

By James Taranto
Is the Angry Right the product of a left-wing plot?

Obama and Acorn

H14 Financial Times The crisis is redefining our leaders

In normal times, Gordon Brown often seems indecisive, gloomy and robotic, while George W. Bush seems chipper, decisive and a regular guy. But, in a crisis, both men’s manners are transformed – one for the better and one for the worse, writes Gideon Rachman

Nationalise to save the free market

Gordon Brown is not putting capitalism to the sword in favour of the state. He is using the state to defeat the market’s most dangerous enemy: widespread depression

Why Mr Krugman deserves his Nobel The New York Times columnist could with equal justice have been awarded the prize for reminding the world that rigorous economic ideas matter

US frustration as Syria and Iran weigh joint bank venture

Democrats offer their vision for economy Obama and McCain took different tacks in their bids to win the White House, as the Democrat set out a far-reaching economic plan and his Republican rival sought to bring his campaign back on course by embracing his underdog status

US prepares $250bn banks push Asia staged a historic rally as stock markets responded to a €1,873bn ($2,546bn) pledge by European governments to shore up their financial sector and the US prepared to unveil its own comprehensive rescue plan on Tuesday. It was the best day for US stock markets since the rebound following the great crash of 1929.

Krugman wins Nobel for trade theory

Irresponsibility ushers in the age of control As far as public esteem is concerned, bankers are now down there with second-hand car salesmen, estate agents and journalists, writes Philip Stephens

Is there time to avert a Minsky meltdown? George Magnus calls for a global government attack

Remember the little ones at the bottom Staff and customers were trampled, says Michael Skapinker

A system overwhelmed by innovation Clive Crook on curbing market forces

Europe acts to rescue banks

Berlin has endorsed a bill to restore liquidity and inject up to €470bn in capital into the country’s ailing banking and insurance sector. The move is part of a coordinated bailout by European governments, led by the UK, with the US poised to follow suit. Meanwhile, European central banks offered unlimited dollar funding in action agreed with the Fed. Stocks in Asia, Europe, London and on Wall Street were all up, rebounding after the worst week since the Depression era

Rome promises banks as much as they need The cabinet agreedmeasures to help banks borrow money but did not create a specific bail-out fund, in line with assurances UniCredit was the only bank needing recapitalisation

Sarkozy promises €360bn to aid French banks The French president pledged €320bn in guarantees for new bank debt and a €40bn fund for recapitalising lenders as he unveiled his country’s contribution to a eurozone-wide bail-out programme

Germany unveils €500bn rescue plan Germany unveiled a mammoth rescue plan to recapitalise its banking sector starting with a €100bn stabilisation fund and a guarantee of up to €400bn for bank debt

Baghdad opens oil field bidding

McCain the merciful Gideon Rachman’s blog: McCain is said to be fighting dirty. But he has not gone after Obama over his association with the Reverend “goddam America” Jeremiah Wright

Iran’s traders move to revive power base The merchants’ strike against the government’s imposition of a value added tax fuels suspicions that they are reminding the regime that their influence could be exerted again

Zardari to ask Beijing for soft loan on first visit

H15 Los Angeles Times Iraq: Crunch time for the Iraq-US security agreement | Babylon & ...

EditorialThe next president and the economy Tight credit, joblessness, taxes and trade pose tough challenges.

The GOP and the perils of populism

If McCain loses, the party may have to redefine its...

Iranian merchants resist new tax, accounting measures As Iran's economy suffers from inflation and falling oil prices, the government's effort to increase revenue with a value-added tax on many items and more transparent bookkeeping meets resistance.

Israelis unhappy over Jerusalem plot's return to Russians Prime Minister Ehud Olmert settled a long-standing dispute over the historic Sergei Compound by handing over the deed to Russia, but many Israelis fret over the precedent it sets

Pakistanis worry they're at risk in global crisis

There is concern the worldwide financial storm could badly shake a country already under stress from insurgency and a poor economic showing

For president, a generational conflict

By Russell Baker It's the key to viewing McCain versus Obama.

H16 American Politics

Boston Globe Obama for president With great enthusiasm, the Globe endorses Senator Barack Obama for president. The charismatic Democrat from Illinois has the ability to channel Americans' hopes and rally the public together.

TELEVISION REVIEW | 'FRONTLINE: THE CHOICE 2008'; The Past Parts of the Present Campaign

Senator Obama's Economic Rescue Plan for the Middle Class

Adam Nagourney / New York Times: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

Gallup Daily: Obama Ahead, 51% to 41%

FOX/Rasmussen Swing State Polling - October 12, 2008

Post/ABC Poll: McCain's Structural Problems

Tomasky talk: Reboot day for John McCain

Michael Tomasky: John McCain's attempt to revive his campaign isn't going to amount to much if there's no substance to his ideas

A maverick no more

When we endorsed Senator John McCain in December, we wrote that he would conduct a campaign of "substance, not demagoguery." We didn't count on the other John McCain that showed up for the general election. (Boston Globe

Independent Republican leaders break ranks with McCain

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We Can Beat This Financial Crisis - Justin Fox, Fortune

Debtor Nation - Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics

Returning the Focus to Obama - Dan Balz, Washington Post

The Case Against McCain and Palin - Christopher Hitchens, Slate

Obama Will Fundamentally Alter Nation's Character - Mark Levin, NRO

A History of Smears Against Black Leaders - Adam Serwer, Am. Prospect

McCain plays the race card

John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin are careening into George Wallace territory to destroy the nation's first African-American nominee, Democrat Barack Obama. (By Derrick Z. Jackson, Globe Columnist

H17 Daily Telegraph The big state is back Big government has returned beyond the wildest dreams of the Left. What are the implications for the Tories and the people? Philip Johnston reports.

The only thing to do is dig for victory Boris Johnson says the coming recession gives Britain a chance to improve its infrastructure, as America did in the 1930s

The problem with nationalising banks The once-unthinkable nationalisation will, it is to be hoped, get the wheels of banking moving. However, there are dangers.

Government drops plan to add 42 day detention to Bill

Barack Obama reveals economic rescue plansThe Democratic presidential candidate has unveiled new economic rescue proposals as he attempts to consolidate his growing poll lead.

Tzipi Livni close to government

H18 Independent Republican leaders break ranks with McCain

The banker who wouldn't say sorry

International markets soared after a day in which the Government launched a £37bn bailout for Britain's biggest banks, but Sir Fred Goodwin, who resigned as CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland, declined to apologise for his part in events

At last, the world fights back as one

Markets rebound as US government readies bailout

So does this mean the financial crisis is over?

Leading article: A black day for the banks, and the dawn of a new era

British interpreter 'spied for Iran'

A British soldier in Afghanistan began spying for Iran because he felt he was the victim of racism in the Army, a jury has heard.

War hero McCain deserted by voters in military state As you drive along the highway towards the world's largest Marine Corp base, a huge sign pronounces "Virginia, John McCain Country".

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

NATO-West and NATO-East? - Westhawk blog

US Urged to Grow Military for Future Wars

Indirect Approach is Favored in the War on Terror - Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times

When it comes to waging war, as Ralph Peters explains, passion trumps practicality, while pride overrules rational self-interest... more»

Is US Fighting Force Big Enough? - Gordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor

Kidnapping and Terror in the Contemporary Operational Environment (PDF; 3.8 MB)
Source: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Intelligence Support Activity (via Federation of American Scientists

Terrorist Assets Report Calendar Year 2007: Sixteenth Annual Report to Congress on Assets in the United States of Terrorist Countries and International Terrorism Program Designees (PDF; 162 KB) Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (Office of Foreign Assets Control)

Manual Has Terrorist Kidnapping Theories - United Press International

H20 Slate Christopher Hitchens / Slate: MCCAIN LACKS THE CHARACTER AND TEMPERAMENT TO BE PRESIDENT. AND PALIN IS SIMPLY A DISGRACE.

World Resources 2008: Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor
Source: WRI, UNEP, UNDP and the World Bank

Inconvenient truths about global warming If global warming proceeds at the current pace, the parrots of a newly tropical Europe will fly by overhead. For Venice could be well under water in future centuries. (By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)

H21 Is the electorate stupid? No, just human, and thus predictably irrational. Of course, that in itself may be bad enough... more»

Krugman Wins Economics Nobel

Lolita at fifty: is this a novel of love or lust? Is it a romantic classic or evasive testimony to perversion? James Kincaid asks the questions... more»

Prodigies like Picasso may start with a clear idea of what they want and then execute it. Late bloomers like Cézanne grow into their art as into life... more»

Kundera accused of betraying spy

Elusive dissident writer Milan Kundera insists he is victim of the 'assassination of an author'

Roseanne Barr: 'A nation run by old men on Viagra'

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