H1 Newsweek The Case for Barack Obama by Fareed Zakaria Obama is pushing to change the parameters of the country's comfort zone . That's leadership. Meacham: We're a Conservative Country America remains a center-right nation—a fact that a President Obama would forget at his peril. Christian Science Monitor A financial new world order? Bush says reforms must improve, not fetter, the free market; Europeans hint at more robust intervention. US-Iraqi security pact still unsettled Amid growing opposition, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on Sunday for more time to negotiate a plan that could begin US troop withdrawals in June 2009. The Speech That Could Close the Deal - David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion Ha’aretz – Israel expects U.S.-Iran talks if Obama elected ANALYSIS / Israel must adapt to reality of U.S.-Iran dialogue Post-U.S. election, Israel will be expected to toe the line Barak: Israel giving serious thought to Saudi peace plan Daily Star What to expect from the 44th president of the United States By Richard N. Haass Washington Post Brace Yourselves Power's Shifting, But Not in the Way You Expect By Bill Emmott Bretton Woods, The Sequel? By Sebastian Mallaby, An economic fix won't come as the result of any international conference. In Good Times and Bad By Robert J. Samuelson, If things seem splendid, they will get worse. If things seem dismal, they will get better. Russia Unromanticized By John R. Bolton, It's Western weakness, not resolve, that's most likely to provoke Moscow. U.S. Pact Hits Snag as Iraq Shiites Seek Changes: ( Arduous Transition Awaits Next President Inherited Problems Bring Crushing Pressure Is Capitalism Dead? The market that failed was not exactly free. Foreign Policy Why October Surprises Work Time In the New World Disorder, Loads of Rivals for America Guardian Decades of eroded trust and democracy did the damage Benjamin Barber: The roots of the financial turmoil are a democratic deficit. Restoring civic faith is crucial for market economies to function A crisis sparked by the world's rich will have the poor paying the highest price Madeleine Bunting: Our worries about jobs or pensions pale beside the fallout Africa and Asia now face in this absurdly skewed global system New York Times New Doubts Cloud Iraqi Security Pact With U.S. Donation Record as Colin Powell Endorses Obama The endorsement could lift Barack Obama among independents, and his campaign war chest could help him sell that message. Paul Krugman The Real Plumbers of Ohio John McCain’s strategy, in this final stretch, is based on the belief that Republicans can still pursue plutocratic policies while claiming to be the party of regular guys. IHT Russia striving to modernize military, U.S. notes with interest, not alarm Pentagon officials portray a Russian military buildup as an overdue modernization, not a threat Ground is shifting under empires of Russian oligarchs In the global financial crisis, perhaps no community of the affluent has fallen as hard, or as fast, as the brash Kremlin-connected insiders whose wealth was tied up in the overlapping bubbles of the Russian stock market, commodity prices and easy credi Guest: Colin Powell - Meet the Press Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Barack Obama lines up a cabinet of stars as John McCain struggles on Roubini A Review of This Week of Macro and Financial Developments and My Latest Project Syndicate Column Needed: new multilateralism September and October are shaping up to be hard months in a precarious year. A meltdown in financial, credit, and housing markets. (By Robert B. Zoellick, Boston Globe) Managing Foreign Policy and National Security Challenges in Presidential Transitions By: Kurt M. Campbel and James B. Steinberg | The Washington Quarterly Presidential transitions are replete with dangers and missteps that bedevil even the most experienced practitioners, but they are also times of opportunity. These ten recommendations can help the candidates, even before either is president-elect, to traverse this course Strategic Collaboration: How the United States Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise By: Nina Hachigian and Mona Sutphen | The Washington Quarterly Calling for a new G-13 forum would be a bold and useful step that the next president could take, both to convince the world that the United States wants to join it again and to further the collaboration with pivotal powers that will ensure American well-being into the future A Very European Fudge By: Christopher Bickerton | The Guardian Some say that crisis management is what the EU does best. Rubbish -- its exercise of 'soft power' is worse than useless. The Real World: The Russian Navy Back in the Med By: Ariel Cohen | The Middle East Times
The Russian Federation is redeploying a part of the Black Sea Fleet to its Cold War hunting grounds in the Mediterranean. Returning to bases and anchorages in Syria and Libya is a top priority for the Russian admirals. Pipelines, Politics and Power. The future of EU-Russia energy relations Source: Centre for European Reform Full Document (PDF; 3.15 MB) Tom Barnett: Post-Caucasian world is not post-American world KnoxNews. The TimesEurope and US wrestle for control of markets President Bush will host an emergency summit amid signs that Europe and America are heading in different directions Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: The World on Hold Nir Rosen - Rolling Stone - How We Lost the War We Won: A Journey Into Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan. Barak: Israel considering Saudi peace plan (AP) Der Spiegel Flash Gordon or Super Sarko?: Europe's New Heroes Newsweek Blame It On Him! How Alan Greenspan lit the fuse of the current credit crisis CSM US national security's challenge: communication History shows what happens when agencies don't talk. After summer war, identity crisis grips Abkhazia The war with Georgia may help make the breakaway province more independent. Pakistan eyes 'peace pipeline' for region It hopes a deal to ship Iranian gas to India via Pakistan can boost its energy supply, regional ties. An article on Henry Kissinger as the inside-outsider; Principles for Reforming the Nuclear Order IFRI A 25-page French paper describing the strains besetting the nuclear non-proliferation regime Iran Options by Shmuel Rosner ComingAnarchy Iran Assumptions CFR Academic Conference Call: The September 12 Paradigm (Audio) Dan Drezner So how’s American hegemonic power doing today? Newsweek Iran: Meddling Less in Iraq, Afghanistan. But Why? Financial Times Iraq faction seeks 2011 US exit The Iraq parliament’s biggest political grouping is calling for the US mission to be brought to a definite close by the end of 2011 as a condition for approving a deal US faces worst recession in 26 years Senior officials at the Treasury and Federal Reserve are confident the rescue plan for banks will prevent a system meltdown, but they know that a sharp downturn is ahead Wolfgang Münchau: Crisis needs more than one shot Targeted recapitalisation, money market insurance and a stimulus package are all needed as part of a comprehensive strategy, writes Wolfgang Münchau McClatchy McCain Evolved From Reluctant Warrior to Interventionist He is the competent, confident leader who represents the... Falling oil prices The effects of falling oil prices are being felt around the world as countries such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia are forced to reassess strategies and priorities | H2 Ali Bulaç Kürt sorunu: Çözüm için öneriler Independent Democracy on trial in Turkey as 86 face coup attempt charge Türkiye’nin önü açık Ali H Aslan Muslukçu Joe ve Washington'daki Türkiye muslukçuları ‘Kürtler geçmişte ayrımcılığa uğramıştı’ Winning Turkey BOOK Omer Taspinar, Philip H. Gordon and Afterword by Soli Ozel, Brookings Institution Press 2008 c. 125pp. Sample Chapter CRS The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq FT Business urges Istanbul to strike IMF deal Turkish business leaders say a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which helped the country during a 2001 financial crisis, will mitigate the effects of the global downturn Now it is the turn of the emerging banks ...countries are in a better position than others, in part thanks to past caution on their part and on the part of their lenders. Turkey, for example, has proportionately fewer companies over-borrowed in forex. The Times Turkey puts 86 on trial over planned coup Generals charged with terror plot as members of right-wing group Ergenekon go on trial for 'Deep State' conspiracy Dizayi: Türkiye’ye her türlü yardımı yaparız Geniş çerçeveli bir diyalog istiyoruz
Bakan Babacan yabancı gazetecilere konuştu Trudy Rubin Worldview: Turks, too, are involved in America's campaigns Opinion: US could learn a thing or two from Turkey's soft-power ... Rumeli Observer Taraf, the military and taking sides Istanbul: Truth, fear and the value of diversity Boston Globe Editorial A Turkish writer's plea Political scientists evaluate societies with quantitative methods. Literary figures prefer a more telling, qualitative criterion: freedom of expression. The collector The Guardian, Orhan Pamuk 'Türkiye AB Sürecinden Bıkar' Neçirvan Barzani: İlişkilerimiz PKK'ya mahkûm edilmesin BBC Turkey set for mass terror trial Özel eğitimli 15 bin asker PKK'nın peşinde Lincoln McCurdy - Fostering Turkish-American ties Turkey: Conspiracy Trial Should Probe Military’s Role
Human Rights Watch Turkey bestrides literary stage, but can't avoid politics - Feature : Middle East World Turkish court to hear high-profile coup case Ankara readies for tough calls at un Security Council Gloomy mood in Cyprus as Turkey elevated at UN Ömer Taşpınar Dancing with the Kurds Rıza Türmen Güvenlik Konseyi üyeliğinin getirdikleri Semih İdiz Türkiye’nin BM’de büyük başarısı Gül: Kürtler geçmişte ayrımcılığa uğradı Gül: Türban kargaşası politikacıdan başlıyor 301’den farkı ne Seçilirse Obama'nın Kıbrıs'a ilişkin tavrı değişecektir 'Obama koltuğa oturunca değişir' Security Council elections: Turkey at the helm by Joshua W. Walker* İhracatta Avrupa'yla yaşanan sorun Avrasya ülkeleriyle aşılabilir Türkiye'nin AB'ye üyeliğinde ekonomik engel yok 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 Fatih Çekirge Sen hiç provokatör gördün mü TSK 10 aylık bilançoyu açıkladı Official talks with Iraqi Kurdish leadership Cevdet Aşkın Şahin 'Kötü muamele yok' dedi, iç barış tehlikede Öcalan’a kötü muamele yok KÜRŞAT BUMİN 'Video'yu izledim 'kurgu' problemli gibi Ali Bulaç Kürt sorunu: Çözüm için öneriler Çelik: Söyleyecek sözümüz kalmadı Kurds of Turkey perturbed by delay of promised Kurdish broadcasting Ergenekon'u protesto bahanesiyle PKK şovu Dizayi: “Başkan Barzani, Türk heyetiyle hiçbir anlaşma imzalamadı” Fırat ve Türk bunları konuşmuş US Slaps the Kurds; Considers Kirkuk Council Illegitimate Ardan Zentürk Ordunun kritik görevi: İÇ SAVAŞI ÖNLEMEK! ‘Fırat-DTP görüşmesi 1 yıldır sürüyordu’ Kürtler geçmişte ayrımcılığa uğradı ÖMER TAŞPINAR
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| H4 New York Times New Doubts Cloud Iraqi Security Pact With U.S. Donation Record as Colin Powell Endorses Obama The endorsement could lift Barack Obama among independents, and his campaign war chest could help him sell that message. Paul Krugman The Real Plumbers of Ohio John McCain’s strategy, in this final stretch, is based on the belief that Republicans can still pursue plutocratic policies while claiming to be the party of regular guys. WILLIAM KRISTOL Here the People Rule Are we really seeing a vulgarization in our politics? Politics in a democracy are always “vulgar” since democracy is rule by the “vulgus,” the common people, the crowd. Documents Say Iran Aids Militias From Iraq Suddenly, Europe Looks Pretty Smart A move to stem panic earns the Old World some self-respect. Working for the Working-Class Vote By MATT BAI Will gun-toting, churchgoing white guys pull the lever for Barack Obama? Video: Powell’s Endorsement (via MSNBC) Endorsement Puts Spotlight on a Legacy Colin L. Powell’s embrace of a Democrat was also an effort to reshape a legacy that he himself considers tainted by his service under President Bush ROGER COHEN Viva la Dépression! With plumbers figuring in French and American votes, getting back to basics is in vogue. A relief from sophistication is overdue. It’s time to look forward to the Depression. Deficit Rises, and Consensus Is to Let It Grow Lawmakers have elected to pay for the bailout mainly by borrowing money rather than cutting spending or raising taxe What’s Really Wrong With the Price of Oil By ROGER LOWENSTEIN Winter is coming. The economy is in crisis. People are fearful. So why should we hope oil prices don’t fall too far? Questions for Mikheil Saakashvili An American Friend The Georgian president talks about why all the candidates care about helping his country, what you can blame Vladimir Putin for and how President Bush feels about meat dumplings. Collateral Damage As the world’s powers struggle to save their own financial systems, they must not overlook assisting countries that did not cause this crisis but are its victims. What Bradley Effect? By BLAIR LEVIN I worked on Tom Bradley’s campaign in 1982, and to those who keep citing the Bradley effect — not so fast. It’s more complicated than you think. Political Memo: ‘Spreading the Wealth’ as Both Accusation and Prescription In the Conservative Commentariat, Unease By PATRICIA COHEN Call it the Palin effect or just the fraying of a coalition. But columnists are antsy. Afghans’ Toll Shakes Generals By JOHN F. BURNS A lesson from the Soviets’ defeat: Civilian deaths can undermine a strategy. Life After the Bubble: How Japan Lost a Decade A warning for Americans: As bad as the bad times were, Tokyo wasn’t a debtor. Taliban Kill Dozens in Bus Ambush, Officials Say China Enacts Major Land-Use Reform Russia Is Striving to Modernize Its Military An Old Afghanistan Hand Offers Lessons of the Past Vatican-Israel Tensions Rise Over Pius Urban Renewal and Partial Amnesia in Chechnya Iraqis March in Baghdad to Protest Security Pact I.M.F. Begins Inquiry Into Chief’s Relationship With Employee Rebuffed by China, Pakistan May Seek I.M.F. Aid Leaders Move Toward Meetings on Economic Crisis THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Great Iceland Meltdown Globalization giveth. Globalization taketh away. And now, we have to hope, that globalization will saveth A Hemline Index, Updated What do less-curvy pinups, more laxatives and fewer heart attacks have in common? Recessions, quite possibly. NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The Downturn’s Upside The economic misery is numbingly real, but it’s also true that a downturn isn’t uniformly bad and might even be good for you Swapping Secrecy for Transparency By CHRISTOPHER COX The volatility in the financial markets has raised important questions about the lack of regulation of financial instruments known as credit-default swaps The Case Against and for Mikhail Khodorkovsky By SERGE SCHMEMANN Until one of Russia’s oligarchs, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is freed from a labor camp, he will remain to be seen as a dissident of the government and as a symbol of the lost rule of la FRANK RICH He Just Can’t Quit W It’s not just the economy. And it’s not just President Bush. John McCain is to blame for his own campaign’s disastrous course MAUREEN DOWD After W., Le Deluge In this season of darkness, as Charles Dickens described an earlier mob scene, I’m feeling as vengeful and bloodthirsty as Madame Defarge sharpening her knitting needles at the guillotine Battlegrounds Are we there yet? Well, almost. Four writers file dispatches from swing states about the campaign Editorial The Bubble Keeps On Deflating The corporate buyout binge has elevated the default risk at a range of businesses. Regulators should be prepared to soften the impact of the inevitable bankruptcy Another Invitation to Abuse In the Bush administration’s last months, it continues to violate Americans’ civil liberties and undercut the balance of powers in the name of fighting terrorism. F.B.I. Struggles to Handle Wave of Financial Fraud Cases A focus on terrorism and intelligence has limited the bureau’s ability to pursue criminal wrongdoing related to the economic crisis, officials said If Elected ...: Candidates Agree on Need to Address Global Warming Building Flawed American Dreams Henry G. Cisneros spent years helping low-income families buy homes, part of a broad national trend with dire consequences. Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules China places intricate restrictions on Muslims in a vast autonomous region in an effort to control Islam’s spread. | H5 Washington Post Brace Yourselves Power's Shifting, But Not in the Way You Expect By Bill Emmott, Bretton Woods, The Sequel? By Sebastian Mallaby, An economic fix won't come as the result of any international conference. In Good Times and Bad By Robert J. Samuelson, If things seem splendid, they will get worse. If things seem dismal, they will get better. Russia Unromanticized By John R. Bolton, It's Western weakness, not resolve, that's most likely to provoke Moscow. U.S. Pact Hits Snag as Iraq Shiites Seek Changes: ( Arduous Transition Awaits Next President Inherited Problems Bring Crushing Pressure Is Capitalism Dead? The market that failed was not exactly free. Obama Endorsed By Colin Powell Democrat Wins Praise From Prominent Republican, Announces Record $150 Million Fundraising Month Shiite Bloc's Demands Stall U.S.-Iraq Pact As Fuel Prices Fall, Will Push For Alternatives Lose Steam? The Next Administration With Election Day Two Weeks Away, the Candidates Are Sketching Out Who Would Serve In Their Cabinets. Advisers Say Both Favor a Bipartisan Lineup Dominated by Veterans. 'I Can't Live Here Anymore' In a Baghdad District, Scars of Sectarian Violence Run Dee How to Angle 10 Tips for the Next Vice President By Barton Gellman, Page B01 Anyone can learn Dick Cheney's methods. Here is an executive summary. Think the Bailout Is Radical? Just Wait. By Greg Ip, Let's Play Econopoly! Tim Harford: An updated twist on the Depression-era board game Has the EU Been Watching Lou Dobbs? Next Europe | Europe's startlingly un-European response to immigration. Global Summits Planned to Tackle Economic Crisis Bush Seeks Sweeping Oversight Changes The Speech That Could Close the Deal By David Ignatius, We have completed the "Survivor" phase of the presidential campaign, in which pundits and pollsters waited for one of the candidates to make a gaffe in the debates so they could vote him off the island. Now, with just over two weeks left, maybe we can focus on the issue of leadership for a country... We Forgot Everything Keynes Taught Us By Robert Skidelsky, What is in even shorter supply than credit is an economic theory to explain why this financial tsunami occurred Hitting a Wall on Immigration By Thomas Wenski, The candidates aren't talking about it, but it's an issue the next president can't ignor Sadr Loyalists Protest Proposed U.S. Presence Obama's September Haul Provides Huge Advertising Edge Amount More Than Doubles Old Record Editorial Where Georgia Stands The struggle to ensure that Russia's aggression doesn't succeed has not ended. Obama Sets Fundraising Record THE TRAIL | Candidate pulls in $150M in Sept., the most campaign dollars raised in a single month. Financial Rescues Can Set Off New Problems Turns Out There's Good News on Main St.By Joel Kotkin It's Fantasy Economy! Some Expert Views on What Should Happen Next. Cap and Return Fight the recession or fight global warming? Congress can do both. Taliban Kills About 30 Riding on Afghan Bus Officials Say the Dead Were Civilians Small Town, Small Experience By Catherine Iino, Why small-town executive experience would be risky thing to send to Washington. FDR's Handling of Turbulent Transition Could Guide Next President Bush's Conservative Socialism By Dan Froomkin A Faith's Dwindling Following By George F. Will, Requiem for a Terrier By Jim Hoagland, Oil-Fueled Nation Feels Pinch As the Price of Crude Plunges, Venezuela Is Poised to Face a Lot of Pain Just in Case McCain Wins, a Survival Guide for Reporters Who Wrote Him Off A Survival Guide for Reporters Who Wrote Him Off By Jack Shafer, South Korea to Give Banks $100 Billion In Loan Guarantees China to Allow Land Leasing, Transfer New Law Is Part of Project Aimed at Doubling Rural Incomes | H6 Guardian · In praise of ... Colin Powell Editorial: Colin Powell signals the kind of soul-searching that Republicans must undertake if John McCain loses · Decades of eroded trust and democracy did the damage Benjamin Barber: The roots of the financial turmoil are a democratic deficit. Restoring civic faith is crucial for market economies to function A crisis sparked by the world's rich will have the poor paying the highest price Madeleine Bunting: Our worries about jobs or pensions pale beside the fallout Africa and Asia now face in this absurdly skewed global system · The Republicans have lifted the lid off their rightwing id Michael Tomasky: Now McCain's supporters are casting Obama as anti-American. This may well scare voters, but not the way they mean to · Israel considers reviving Saudi peace plan to resolve conflict 2002 plan offered the Jewish nation an end to its conflict with the Arab world, says Israel's defence minister Response to 9/11 was 'huge overreaction' - ex-MI5 chief The torture time bomb Philippe Sands · Confidence at record low as slump looms New figures show firms fear for the future as UK slides towards recession · Obama a friend of terrorists, say McCain phone calls to voters Democrats angered by automated messages labelling them 'too extreme for America' · France rallies around head of IMF as alleged office affair investigated Dominique Strauss-Kahn faces inquiry into whether he abused position by having sex with subordinate Insurgents attacked buses in Kandahar killing 25 passengers Dead includes one child as Taliban militants add to 4,000 fatalities in Afghanistan this yea Challenging obfuscation on Europe Sholto Byrnes: People are said to find the issue of the EU boring. But we need to decide what Britain's future will be in this body · Writing on the wall Editorial: The only hope for libraries lies in revolution - long overdue, and in places already under way Back to the future Matthew Moran: Despite promises of government action, the threat of large-scale violence is still alive in French suburbs This way happiness lies Andrew Simms: We should design a system in which we worship the invisible heart of society rather the invisible hand of the market economy The Observer · America's historic election can transform Britain Editorial: The economic crisis is such that if Obama wins in November, even the Tories could start talking about redistribution Obama forces the pace of change in Dixieland Shifts in region's economy and population means spiritual home of Republicans is within reach of Democrat How can John McCain still win? · On our present course, the bold new carbon target is worthless Editorial: Setting goals is the easy part of fighting global warming; implementing them is harder · A golden age, and other things they wish they'd never said Andrew Rawnsley: Mr Brown and Mr Cameron couldn't flatter financiers enough. Now they're scrambling to reposition themselves in a world of bust |
| H7 Ultraconservative Islam on rise in Mideast (AP) Albright Opposes Iraq Pullout Deadline By: Nicholas Kralev | The Washington Times
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright said Thursday the Iraq war has created damaging consequences for U.S. diplomacy, but Washington should not agree to a specific deadline for withdrawing troops in the midst of conflict - something proposed last year by the candidate she now supports, Sen. Barack Obama. Israel Gets Real on Iran
Trita Parsi: What Americans aren't saying about Iraq
By John Smith Iran's Economy Runs Out of Steam – Forbes A world of twenty-year cycles: Could it be that, every 20 years, a new generation sets out to shape the world? TNI Capital in the Capitol by Douglas Rediker and Heidi Crebo Rediker To alleviate the financial crisis, we need to rethink our financial and foreign-policy bureaucracy. Will Bush or Obama & Biden Bail Out Iran Too? by Michael Rubin
Power and Politics in Iran - Foreign Policy
Iran to Stop Executing Children - Daily Telegraph Bush's Successor Faces Mideast Conflicts - Washington Times
New Way to End Iran's Nuke Quest - Jerusalem Post opinion Graham Allison and Ernesto Zedillo on the fragility of the global nuclear order. SyriaComment Meet Ben Bernanke: Depression Scholar, Superhero Russia Shields Syria - Ariel Cohen Attack on Iran Off the Table?
by Ray McGovern Der Spiegel Searching for the Antidote to Ahmadinejad - Dieter Bednarz Weekly Standard Searching for the Antidote to Ahmadinejad - Dieter Bednarz Next President's Iraq War By: Austin Bay | The Washington Times
The next president's war will measure America's commitment to defending democracy and promoting genuine international security in the 21st century. Principled finance How is Islamic finance tackling the global crisis? Symposium on International Law and Justice: Session 3 - Council on Foreign Relations Elias Harfoush - If there is a space for agreement at this stage between Nouri Al-Maliki's government and George Bush's administration, then it is related to the security agreement which is being discussed in Iraq's political institutions. Al Awsat Lebanon and the Saudi Position : Muhammad Diyab The Mystery of Arab Afghans | H8 IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq Iraq seeks to change troop deal Iraq's ruling coalition says it wants to change a draft security pact that would allow US troops to stay in the country until 2011 Sadr Loyalists Protest Proposed US Presence – US in Firmer Commitment to Iraq Pullout Date US, Iraqi Officials Question Terms of Draft Security Deal - Documents Say Iran Aids Militias From Iraq Iraqis push for F-16 purchase Where did al-Qaeda in Iraq Go Wrong? US, Iraqi Officials Question Terms of Draft Security Deal – Iraq's Maliki Criticizes US Commander's Comments Talabani: Iraq needs better Syrian ties Viewpoint Mosul man on Christians' fear of violence British Iraq Force to Shrink to 'Several Hundred' Next Year Oct 17 SD# 2086 - Ayatollah Khatami in Iran Friday Sermon: U.S. Lust for Power To Blame For 'Economic Tsunami' ; Crisis Is Result of Moral Fiasco of Liberal Democracy; "Thank God Economic Crisis Hit The U.S. Itself" Sadr Bloc MP Denies Accusations Faction Is in League With Iran Syrian Opposition Leader Flees Lebanon Iraq Declares End to Christians’ Displacement | H9 Ha’aretz – Israel expects U.S.-Iran talks if Obama elected ANALYSIS / Israel must adapt to reality of U.S.-Iran dialogue Post-U.S. election, Israel will be expected to toe the line Barak: Israel giving serious thought to Saudi peace plan All about jobs, jobs, jobs The U.S. will not allow other players, be they regional powers who threaten sources of energy or groups or organizations that challenge the existing world order, to put a stranglehold on the job market. All about jobs, jobs, jobs ANALYSIS / Shas leaders think Livni can't give them what they want Jerusalem Post The one-state solution, post-Oslo No room for discussion of a one-state solution from either leaderships. The Region: Parts left on the runway [ BARRY RUBIN, We must not give in on Jerusalem The bitter experience of the Camp David summit of July 2000 teaches that postponing the discussion of Jerusalem is an act that lacks diplomatic logic What's so Jewish about Jewish art? Yedioth AhronothIran’s strategic gamble/ CalabreseIran increasingly seeking to extend its sphere of influence to Latin America 6 economic myths Sever Plocker analyzes six fallacies that prominently feature in our economic discourse Daily Alert.org – Hebrew Press Editorials (2008) - Middle East Progress - EJC Israeli Press Review – Google News Israel - Palestine Israel's Livni Needs More Time to Form Government Daily Star Time to prepare for an Israeli about-face on comprehensive peace A. B. Yehoshua on an attempt to identify the root cause of Antisemitism. Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviews books on Zionism. Livni's Outlook: Political and Policy Options in Israel Common Interests Unite U.S., Israel - Frida Ghitis (Miami Herald) Things in Israel Aren't What They Seem - Oakland Ross Blaming Israel, Again By: Cal Thomas | The Washington Times
Just as the Obama campaign seemed to be making progress in tamping down rumors about his alleged Muslim background and that he might be a "Manchurian candidate" for the Arab-Islamic world, up steps the Rev. Jesse Jackson to upset the falafel ca 'Bullet-proof bus' BBC joins an Israeli tour of Hebron in the West Bank Abrahamic Alternatives to War: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives on Just Peacemaking |
| H10 Christian Science Monitor A financial new world order? Bush says reforms must improve, not fetter, the free market; Europeans hint at more robust intervention. US-Iraqi security pact still unsettled Amid growing opposition, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on Sunday for more time to negotiate a plan that could begin US troop withdrawals in June 2009. US national security's challenge: communication History shows what happens when agencies don't talk. After summer war, identity crisis grips Abkhazia The war with Georgia may help make the breakaway province more independent. Pakistan eyes 'peace pipeline' for region It hopes a deal to ship Iranian gas to India via Pakistan can boost its energy supply, regional ties. First justice, then peace in Sudan An international warrant for Omar al-Bashir, accused of genocide in Darfur, could speed his political demise. Financial crisis fallout: from your stocks to America's global role Some economists see some rays of light amid the economic gloom Falling oil prices dent Hugo Chávez's clout With oil prices down by half since July, the Venezuelan leader's largess may dry up Afghanistan's emerging antiwar movement Afghan NGOs are teaching human rights and Islamic law along with calls to end the war with a national peace jirg One way to cut prison costs "Drug courts" could be an alternative to mandatory minimum sentences. State general-fund spending on corrections has risen 127 percent in two decades, according to a recent report. ASIA Chinese economy growth rate slows China's economic growth rate falls for a third quarter, amid fears that a major Asian economy could face a severe downturn. China also faces squeeze CSIS U.S.-China Strategic Nuclear Dynamics Dean Acheson Lecture - U.S. Institute of Peace (Washington D.C.) As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Washington D.C., Wednesday, October 15, 2008... FT Asia does not need a grand plan It would be rash to predict the next twist in the global financial crisis but Asia’s capital flight problem looks both temporary and manageable In Cash-Rich Japan, World's Financial Woes Inspire a Grand Plan Kotaro Tamura, an investment banker turned Japanese lawmaker, has an immodest proposal for healing the sick global economy, making all Japanese richer and compelling the United States to be more deferential toward Japan Afghanistan: Don't Rush for the Exit - International Herald Tribune opinion
'Mission Possible' in Afghanistan - The Times opinion
Asia's Fear of a Weak America
NATO Pessimism: At a Loss in Afghanistan - Der Spiegel opinion The fat lady sings in China's opera of reform Land ownership was the last Maoist taboo. It has fallen because Beijing needs rural areas to fuel continuing growth Taleban kill many in bus attacks
Taleban insurgents kill at least 27 people, beheading some, travelling on buses in the Afghan province of Kandahar. Asia's Fear of a Weak America How Prosperity is Making China Unhealthy Pakistani Economists Press for Military Spending Cut A Role for Mecca in Afghanistan By: Michael Shank | Asia Sentinel
Long considered the most stable of US allies in the Middle East, the kingdom appeared this week best positioned to play a leadership role in the region after hosting a series of non-official talks between Afghanistan’s oppositional leaderships: those formally sanctioned in Kabul under Afghan President Hamid Karzai and those informally sanctioned, yet arguably equally powerful, under the Taliban Joint Statement between China and Pakistan, October 2008 Afghans’ Toll Shakes Generals - John Burns, New York Times Nir Rosen - Rolling Stone - How We Lost the War We Won: A Journey Into Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan. Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules Need for coherent national strategy
Pakistan Observer - The existing National Security Council (NSC) gets activated only when a crisis occurs and works as a ‘crisis management team · Thousands flee Hindu rampage Christians in Indian state of Orissa told to convert or die as sectarian violence escalates killing at least 59 Pakistan and Taliban Battle for Key Tunnel - Dean Nelson and Daud Khattak, The Times Important News Expected From North Korea - Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Beijing Prepares Universal Health Plan China has unveiled an ambitious plan to achieve universal health care, but experts and public critics say it is short on specifics. Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan Crisis Group This 42-page report examines the legacy of Pakistan's military rule in respect of fundamental freedoms
Pakistan Gets Power Plant Deal - Associated Press
Pakistan Unhinged - Washington Times opinion | H11 IHT Russia striving to modernize military, U.S. notes with interest, not alarm Pentagon officials portray a Russian military buildup as an overdue modernization, not a threat Ground is shifting under empires of Russian oligarchs In the global financial crisis, perhaps no community of the affluent has fallen as hard, or as fast, as the brash Kremlin-connected insiders whose wealth was tied up in the overlapping bubbles of the Russian stock market, commodity prices and easy credi German left selects Steinmeier to challenge Merkel The bubble keeps on deflating Brace for another round of trouble: bankruptcies from bad buyout loans. The case against and for Khodorkovsky By SERGE SCHMEMANN Mikhail Khodorkovsky has become the first 'dissident' of the Putin era. EUROPE European press review Der Spiegel Flash Gordon or Super Sarko?: Europe's New Heroes A Very European Fudge By: Christopher Bickerton | The Guardian
Some say that crisis management is what the EU does best. Rubbish -- its exercise of 'soft power' is worse than useless. Bosnia: Eternal Disappointment By: Anes Alic | ISN Security Watch
Once again and horrifyingly predictably, Bosnians vote for nationalist parties in local elections and any EU integration progress is again expected to be less than zero German Party Picks Candidate To Oust Merkel Summit of the euro area countries: declaration on a concerted European action plan of the euro area countries Balkans warm to IMF advice, funds in global crisis A Test of Tolerance: Doors Open at Eastern Germany's First Mosque Ready to carve? Multi-ethnic Belgium struggles to stay in one piece Costing the earth? Cash-strapped EU sticks to ambitious climate targets Germany and Iran -- the relationship gets cozier still by Powerline | H12 RFE/RL CRS Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests Putin May Use Credit Squeeze to `Destroy' Oligarchs (Update1) Mikheil Saakashvili: An American Friend- New York TImes interview
Where Georgia Stands - Washington Post editorial
The Real World: The Russian Navy Back in the Med By: Ariel Cohen | The Middle East Times
The Russian Federation is redeploying a part of the Black Sea Fleet to its Cold War hunting grounds in the Mediterranean. Returning to bases and anchorages in Syria and Libya is a top priority for the Russian admirals. The Real World: The Russian Navy Back in the Med By: Ariel Cohen | The Middle East Times
The Russian Federation is redeploying a part of the Black Sea Fleet to its Cold War hunting grounds in the Mediterranean. Returning to bases and anchorages in Syria and Libya is a top priority for the Russian admirals. Google News Azerbaijan Russian army shaken by post-Georgia reform plan Backyard Games By: Sam Logan and Simon Saradzyhan | ISN Security Watch
As Russia courts Latin America, some observers say the relationship is more symbolic than hostile and is Moscow's attempt to warn Washington to proceed cautiously in the Russian back yard. Grozny, and Chechen history, being reconstructed Recent accusations that Moscow uses the state gas giant Gazprom as a foreign-policy tool have resurfaced following an agreement with Kyrgyzstan. While the deal offers Gazprom very little financially, it gives Russia an excellent bargaining chip -- not only in Kyrgyzstan but in Uzbekistan as well. More Moscow Stuck in Dead Sea While Kiev Evolves By: Yevgeny Kiselyov | The Moscow Times
Kiev is caught up in a turbulent political crisis. Against this backdrop, it is interesting to take a look at Russia, where the political scene is like the Dead Sea -- thick, swampy and lifeless. You can't swim in it. IMF is Prepared to Lend Ukraine up to $14 Billion The IMF is prepared to lend Ukraine as much as $14 billion to help stabilize the country's financial system, a senior Ukrainian official said. Georgia's Indelible Ethnic Lines - Washington Post
Rival Leaders Seek IMF Aid for Ukraine - Washington Post
Political Turmoil Jeopardizes Financial Relief for Ukraine - New York Times
Accusation Against Writer Reopens Traumas of Czech Past - New York Times
9/11 Attacks ‘Helped Secure Peace in Ireland’ - The Times
The Axis of Moscow - Wall Street Journal editorial Murder Russian-Style: Political Assassination |
| H13 The TimesEurope and US wrestle for control of markets President Bush will host an emergency summit amid signs that Europe and America are heading in different directions Stand-alone Scotland could look after itself Far from making independence unviable, the banking crisis has shown exactly why it is needed Alex Salmond Kapital Gains Will the new lease of life being enjoyed by Marx's seminal work endure? Colin Powell backs Barack Obama The Republican hero once tipped to become America’s first black President, has endorsed the Democrat to lead Sunday Times NEW: Barack Obama prepares his cabinet of stars IN DEPTH: Obama rides his landslide machine Don't force EU's new world order on America The Mission Possible in Afghanistan Military "victory" never involved killing all the Taliban or building British suburbia in the Panjshir Valley David Miliband Careful with your Keynes, Mr Brown When President Richard Nixon declared: "We are all Keynesians now," in 1971, he could hardly have been wider of the mark China's GDP rate slows to 9 per cent China’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter of the year, slipping into single digits for the first time in four years Realism fires first shot in this mad war It is obscene to justify Afghanistan's carnage by citing a few rebuilt Afghan schools and roads Simon Jenkins Iraq force to shrink to 'several hundred' John Hutton tells The Times that the size of the deployment is set to shrink from 4,100, as talks on new accord begin Putin’s deputy rules out fresh attacks Sergei Ivanov said that Russia will not attack any of its neighbours and has no claim over any of the former Soviet states My love of America Simon Schama on how a teenage fantasy became a lasting romance Did the Bradley effect ever really exist? Wall Street Journal Iraq-U.S. Security Pact Moves Forward A group of Iraq's top political leaders will forward to the country's cabinet later this week a draft security pact with the U. China Eases Land Transfer China said it would liberalize the exchange of land among farmers, in an effort to revitalize the rural economy at a time of increasing strains in food supply Pakistan Wins China's Nuclear Help Pakistan has secured China's help to build two new nuclear-power reactors in a deal being touted as a counterweight to India's nuclear pact with the U.S. Bush Plans Crisis Summit Bush announced plans to host a summit to discuss the global response to the financial crisis, saying the world's leaders must work together.
Nafta-Plus Canada looks to Europe in anticipation of Obama protectionism Tom Bradley Didn't Lose Because of Race By Sal Russo
Voters rejected his liberal policies. Newsweek Meet Ben Bernanke: Depression Scholar, Superhero International Framework Needed to Govern Sovereign Wealth Funds
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace CRS The U.S. Trade Deficit, The Dollar, and The Price of Oil + Economic Slowdown: Issues and Policies + Financial Market Intervention + The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Sweden + The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Chile + The U.S. Financial Crisis: Lessons From Japan | H14 Financial Times Iraq faction seeks 2011 US exit The Iraq parliament’s biggest political grouping is calling for the US mission to be brought to a definite close by the end of 2011 as a condition for approving a deal US faces worst recession in 26 years Senior officials at the Treasury and Federal Reserve are confident the rescue plan for banks will prevent a system meltdown, but they know that a sharp downturn is ahead Wolfgang Münchau: Crisis needs more than one shot Targeted recapitalisation, money market insurance and a stimulus package are all needed as part of a comprehensive strategy, writes Wolfgang Münchau Sectarian divide deters exiles from going home Outspoken Nato general to take UK's top army post Call for west Europe to support east FT-Goldman Sachs Book Award When Markets Collide by Mohamed El-Erian, a ‘lucid and prescient’ diagnosis of the financial turmoil, takes the top prize McCain is no salesman on tax proposals Some of John McCain’s campaign errors are perplexing. For example, US middle-income families – not just the rich – would get a bigger tax cut under his proposals than under Barack Obama’s. So how is it that most Americans don’t appear to know this, asks Clive Crook Europeans blame bankers for turmoil People believe bankers are most to blame for the global financial crisis but not that capitalism itself has failed, the latest FT/Harris opinion poll show Russian soldiers killed in Ingushetia Three soldiers were killed and as many as 10 were injured when Islamist militant rebels ambushed a military convoy in the southern region of Ingushetia Safety in numbers The ECB deserves credit for supporting Hungary with a loan. It should continue to take an accommodating stance as it shepherds new members into the eurozone Algeria hints at 2m b/d cut in Opec output The president of the producers cartel says that due to high levels of inventory in the oil market, Opec is likely to reduce production in order to ensure price stability Asia does not need a grand plan It would be rash to predict the next twist in the global financial crisis but Asia’s capital flight problem looks both temporary and manageable This toxic crisis needs more than one shot Wolfgang Münchau calls for a comprehensive strategy Universal banks need careful monitoring Jordi Canals on intended effects of the bail-out We must not rely only on the rosiest ratings Agencies should consider pessimistic scenarios A long way down Gulf states: Just as oil prices weaken, project finance costs are on the rise and Dubai is exposed ING takes €10bn injection from Dutch state ING, the Dutch banking and insurance group, accepted a €10bn government cash injection to shore up its capital after a slump in its share price and the revelation that it would make its first quarterly loss Small oil groups fear being swept away Powell backs Obama for president Colin Powell, the former Republican US secretary of state, endorsed Barack Obama as it emerged that the Democratic presidential candidate raised an unprecedented $150m for his campaign last mont US presses for N Korea and Japan talks The US administration is worried that N Korea could endanger a recent multilateral deal on denuclearisation by not resolving a long-running dispute with Tokyo | He is the competent, confident leader who represents the... Falling oil prices The effects of falling oil prices are being felt around the world as countries such as Venezuela, Iran and Russia are forced to reassess strategies and prioritie Colin Powell endorses Obama The former Bush Cabinet official says the nation needs a "transformational figure." More good news for Obama: His campaign haul for September was $150 million. Muqtada Sadr urges Iraq lawmakers to reject U.S. troop deal Thousands of supporters rally in Baghdad. A statement from the Shiite cleric calls on parliament: 'Do not betray your people By Mark Z. Barabak
and Bob Drogin Obama gets Colin Powell's endorsement, raises a staggering $150 million in Sept. McCain spends his day mostly defending Palin • Black voters have a dream and a touch of fear • McCain compares Obama's policies to socialism By Rubén Martínez A 'person of color' awaits a breakthrough. EditorialEditorial: Restoring America's reputation The next president must make the United States a force for good again. By Patrick J. McDonnell Once confident that soaring demand would guarantee high prices for goods such as soybeans, beef and minerals, Argentina, Brazil and other countries are feeling the effects of tightening credit By Matt Welch Attempts to dismiss McCain's heroism as a Vietnam POW just don't match the facts. IRAN: Secret dealings between US, Iran and Saudi Arabia | Babylon ... |
| H16 American Politics By Margaret Talev and William Douglas | McClatchy Newspapers Democrat Barack Obama saw his campaign bolstered on two fronts Sunday — a key endorsement from a nationally known Republican and the announcement of a record month for fundraising — as forces seemed to be aligning in his favor for the final two weeks of the presidential campaign. Republican rival John McCain left no doubt he intends to spend the next two weeks pressing home his argument that Obama's economic policies amount to "socialism." Powell's Obama endorsement will hurt McCain, analysts say Biden steers to the center on foreign policy Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama 47.8%, McCain 45.1% Obama Raised Record $150 Million in September — Colin Powell endorses Obama — Members of the tribe / 36 Jews who have shaped the 2008 US election McCain evolved from reluctant warrior to interventionist October 16, 2008: 6 of 9 Presidential Election Forecasts Predict Obama Will Win 2008 Popular Vote
Source: American Political Science Association realclearpolitics memeorandum Politico ABC’s The Note – PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin Early Bird GovExec Halperin: How the Powell Endorsement Boosts Obama How Catholics Are Judging Obama and the Democrats Barack Obama's review of William Ayers' book Man of enigma Unhurried, at ease - what drives Barack Obama? The Palin Plunge: Voters Sour On McCain VP Pick Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
What's So Awful About “Spreading the Wealth”? We're Heading Left Once Again - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek Meacham: We're a Conservative Country America remains a center-right nation—a fact that a President Obama would forget at his peril.
Full Speed Ahead For Obama - David Ignatius, Washington Post
The Right's Class War - John Heilemann, New York Magazine
Loathing Sarah Palin - Joseph Epstein, Weekly Standard
McCain Just Can't Quit Bush - Frank Rich, New York Times
Why John McCain Will Keep Fighting - Michael Goodwin, NY Daily News
It's All About Ground Game Now - David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
America’s economy election , Godfrey Hodgson
GOP Loses Its Grip on Exurbs Democrats hope to capitalize on economic unease and demographic shifts in the outer suburbs. Robert Dallek: Healthy Enough to Be President? | H17 Daily Telegraph No recovery before 2011 Family finances, high street spending and the housing market will not recover from the financial turmoil for three years, according to an influential report. Climate change 'is more extreme' than fearedClimate change is happening much faster than the world's best scientists predicted and will wreak havoc unless action is taken on a global scale, a new report warn Files from 1986 and 1992 detail extensive sightings by the public. In the long run, Keynes is not the answer John Maynard Keynes' policies used to be associated with stagnation and debt. Now, suddenly, he is being rehabilitated. Colin Powell: Endorsing change Powell backing Obama is good news for the Democrat, but speaks volumes about the state of the Republican party Europeans to demand leadership from America at series of summits to reform global financial system. The Taliban forces are now more organised and dangerous, and have killed many of the Afghan leaders who opposed them. For Conservatives, it has to be Obama The election of a mixed-race president who opposed Iraq from the beginning would substantially restore America's reputation, says Daniel Hannan. Voters could turn to the devil they know The signs are that Mr Brown's rediscovery of himself and his apparent reinvention of his party's policies are reversing what had seemed an inexorable slide in popularity | H18 Independent Game on: Brown recovery cuts Tory lead to single figures IoS Poll: Brown slashes Tory lead as voters back PM's handling of economic crisis, but Conservatives can draw some comfort from survey George Bush plans meeting of world leaders to discuss financial crisis
Senior Home Office officials have expressed concern about the Government's controversial plans to set up a new "Big Brother" national database, according to a leaked memo. |
| H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism DARPA Contract Description Hints at Advanced Video Spying Real-time streaming video of Iraqi and Afghan battle areas taken from thousands of feet in the air can follow actions of people on the ground as they dig, shake hands, exchange objects and kiss each other goodbye. Mediating Between Crusaders and Conservatives (Full PDF Article) Pentagon Has An Image Problem Abroad - World Politics Review opinion The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal and Nonproliferation Al-Qaeda Web Forums Abruptly Taken Offline - Ellen Knickmeyer, Washington Post CRS Reports + The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress + National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date, and Considerations for Congress + Homeland Security Department: FY2009 Appropriations + Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives Newsweek Gitmo: Psychologists and Torture | H20 Slate Seven Questions for Jeffrey Sachs By: Interview: Jeffrey Sachs | Foreign Policy
The global economy is in crisis, but the world’s poor may be better off than you thin The Challenge of Hunger 2008 IFPRI A 41-page report examining the latest figures from the Global Hunger Index highlighting those countries with the most worrying hunger status Diasporas and Fragile States DIIS This 4-page Danish policy brief examines the influence of diasporas on fragile states Unfinished Business for the NSG ACA A US article warning of the dangers of the decision by the Nuclear Suppliers Group to exempt India from adhering to its safety guidelines Advance Summary — U.S. Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Natural Gas Liquids Reserves — 2007 Annual Report (PDF; 1.1 MB)
Source: Energy Information Administration | H21 Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online: Why I Blog The truths of blogging are provisional, its ethos collective and messy, says Andrew Sullivan. It brings writer to reader in a way that is visceral, even brutal... more» From AJR, an essay on the elite newspaper of the future. From Hadrian to Gordon, sublime to ridiculous: Why do men want to rule the world? Paul Johnson investigates. Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years Actually, maybe you shouldn't read this. (By Jay Cantor, Boston Globe) Thrasymachus thought it better to try to be happily unjust, than stupidly just. Does Raymond Geuss follow in his line?... more» Gore Vidal’s mocking, disenchanted patriotism will always be a resource for all who wish the American republic well... more» Stalin was 'prepared to move more than a million Soviet troops to the German border to deter Hitler's aggression just before the Second World War' By LEE SIEGEL The idea that great literature can improve our lives is a con as old as literature itsel Harvard Law School, long fractious and underachieving, is on the rise again - and shaking up the American legal world. Andrew Brown: some questions, like the existence of God, just aren't worth discussing.
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