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New York Times Political Power Plays Unsettle Iraq Different factions within the Iraqi government — and some outside it — are struggling to gain ground as U.S. influence wanes.

Dollar Shift: Chinese Pockets Filled as Americans’ Emptied China, some economists say, lulled U.S. consumers, and their leaders, into complacency about their spendthrift ways.

Harold Pinter, Playwright of the Pause, Dies at 78 Mr. Pinter’s gift for finding the noise within silence made him the most influential dramatist of his generation.

Washington Post A Path to Middle East Peace How Our Plan Could Aid Barack Obama's Efforts

By Turki al-Faisal, Obama ought to pursue a comprehensive policy that deals with all the hot spots in the Middle East.

McClatchy Thousands of candidates may complicate Iraq's provincial elections Iraqi voters next month will see 14,500 candidates vie for 440 open seats on provincial councils, an outpouring of interest in a new phase of Iraqi self-government that could make for a baffling ballot. The Jan. 31 poll will be the first in a series of votes in Iraq next year that include elections in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, a national referendum on the new U.S.-Iraq security pact and nationwide parliamentary elections.

Asia Will Rise as Dollar Sinks - Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Japan Times

Europe's Obama Challenge - Dominique Moisi, Jordan Times

A Syrian Lesson - Giora Eiland (Ynet News)

Pay close attention to those Greek riots, says Robert Kaplan. At a time of economic upheaval, they may presage problems elsewhere in the world in 2009... more»

H2 NYT Newfound Riches Come With Spiritual Costs for Turkey’s Religious Merchants While other Muslim societies are wrestling with radicals, Turkey's religious merchant class is struggling instead with wealth.

Turkey to bring Azerbaijan and Armenia together in early 2009

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Barzani: 'PKK Silah Bıraksın' "Silahlı mücadeleye devam ederlerse PKK'nın Kürt bölgesinde yeri yoktur"

Adem Yavuz Arslan TESEV'in Kürt raporu ve aynaya bakmak

PKK'nın dağdan inme sürecine inen ağır darbe

Cevdet Aşkın PKK nasıl silah bırakacağını açıkladı

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

Brüksel, Başbakan Erdoğan'ı bekliyor

Zeynel Lüle Türkiye kabuğundan sıyrılıyor

Ufukta enerji savaşı var

Türkiye’de bir suçu kuşatan sessizlik duvarı deliniyor

BEYAR EBİ SAAB

Alman bilim adamları: Ululararası alandaki değişim Türkiye’nin AB'ye girişini kolaylaştırır

Sami Kohen Özel kesimin dış borcu 140 milyar doları aşıyor

Almanya'nın artan operasyonel gücü

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

Durmuş Hocaoğlu "Aydın" problemi: "Aydın nedir ve kimdir"?

H3 YARGI SARSILIYOR

Bir Numarayı hakim biliyor

Atalay, Başbuğ'u ziyaret etti

‘Yüksek Mahkeme tarihinde bir ilk’

MİT’in gizemli Ergenekon şeması

Garih'in mezarı açılacak

Güney'in ilginç bağlantısı

Üstüme geliyorlar

İLK KİM GİTMİŞ !">Olay yerine bakın İLK KİM GİTMİŞ !

AKP Ankara’ya ‘Tiryaki’ mi olacak?

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Savcı Öz, Garih cinayeti dosyasını açıyor

Tuncay Güney belgeleri 'gizlilik' engeline takıldı

Dink cinayetinde ikinci şüpheli ölüm

JİTEM ve Ergenekon’u mesajcı Küçük çözecek

Mahalle baskısı araştırmasına medya yorumları

Sürpriz ifade: Hrant Dink'in vurulacağını biliyorduk

Suç ortağım JİTEM'İ getirsinler

'Maliki, genç teröristlere af istedi, lider kadronun iadesine yanaşmadı'

Yine seçim, yine aynı senaryo

Savcılar Üzeyir Garih dosyasını yeniden açıyor

'Mehmet Eymür, Abdullah Çatlı'ya Tarık Ümit'i sordu'

Tazminat istedi takip etmeyince dava düştü

Tanık polis Zenit: Dink'in öldürüleceğini bildirdim

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Cengiz Çandar PKK'yı 'dağdan indirmek'

Ahmet Taşgetiren Melih Gökçek’in durumu

Ruşen - Çakır Bir mahalle baskısı anısı

Taha Akyol Mahalle baskısı

Fikret Bila Çiçek: Talabani 221’i dağdakilere iletebilir

Hasan Cemal Asker sorunu ile Özkök Paşa örneği!

Murat Yetkin Erdoğan’ı bu kadar güçlendiren 28 Şubat süreci mi oldu?

İsmet BerkanDarbenin ucundan dönmek

Fehmi Koru

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Hüseyin Gülerce Açık mektuba cevap

Mümtazer Türköne Cemaatlerin alternatifi ne?

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Yeni Anayasa ve rektör atamaları

HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Taassubun yeniden örgütlenişi HALUK ŞAHİN

TSK’dan beklenen mesaj

MEHMET ALİ KIŞLALI

Ertuğrul ÖzkökHürriyet yazarları imza atmalı mıydı

Hasan Ünal Yapay gündemler

Ahmet HakanAt martini bre Hasan

M Ali Birand Kürtçe vazgeçilmez bir ön koşul Yaşar Kemal’in Kürt çözümü…

Cüneyt Ülsever

Enis Berberoğlu

Mustafa Karaalioğlu Bu ‘yüksek yargı tablosu’ tek şey söylüyor

Nasuhi Güngör Melih Gökçek aday mı?

[Yorum - Ali Akkuş] Yönetilemez ülke senaryosu yine devrede

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Tufan Türenç Kılıç’ın tek görevi kaldı: İstifa etmek

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NAZLI ILICAKTUZ kokarsa...

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MAHMUT ÖVÜRAK Parti'ye başvurular neden az?

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Mehmet Altan Yargılaştıramadıklarımızdan mısınız?

Rıza Türmen Kamu görevlilerinin sendika kurma ve toplu sözleşme yapma hakları

Bülent Keneş Politicized military, militarized politics

Ekonomi

Hasan Ersel Kamu harcamaları yoluyla büyümeye çalışmanın sınırları

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu

Erdal Sağlam

Eser Karakaş Bir dış ticaret polemiği

Para ve maliye politikası ekonomistleri ikiye böldü

Hurşit Güneş Özel kesimin dış borcu 140 milyar doları aşıyor

Krizin yüzde kaçı psikolojik

H4 New York Times Political Power Plays Unsettle Iraq Different factions within the Iraqi government — and some outside it — are struggling to gain ground as U.S. influence wanes.

Dollar Shift: Chinese Pockets Filled as Americans’ Emptied China, some economists say, lulled U.S. consumers, and their leaders, into complacency about their spendthrift ways.

Harold Pinter, Playwright of the Pause, Dies at 78 Mr. Pinter’s gift for finding the noise within silence made him the most influential dramatist of his generation.

Newfound Riches Come With Spiritual Costs for Turkey’s Religious Merchants

In Mosul, Iraqi Christians Brave the Violence to Celebrate Christmas

Israel Issues an Appeal to Palestinians in Gaza

Pakistan Warns India Against Attack

Lebanon Army Dismantles Eight Rockets Aimed at Israel

Pope’s Christmas Greeting Focuses on Pursuit of Peace

PAUL KRUGMAN Barack Be Good President-elect Barack Obama has said that he wants to “make government cool again.” Before Mr. Obama can make government cool, however, he has to make it good.

H5 Washington Post A Path to Middle East Peace How Our Plan Could Aid Barack Obama's Efforts

By Turki al-Faisal, Obama ought to pursue a comprehensive policy that deals with all the hot spots in the Middle East.

Rethinking Aid in Afghanistan

By Mark Ward, The 'no risk' approach of U.S. aid programs in conflict-torn countries is limiting our effectiveness and harming America's image.

Iraqi Prime Minister Cancels Iran Trip; Attack in Mosul Kills U.S. Soldier

Study Criticizes Bush Approach to War Funding, Calls for Changes

Study Criticizes Bush Approach to War Funding, Calls for Changes

Viagra Among the Ways CIA Is Winning Friends

While the agency has a long history of buying information with cash, the growing Taliban insurgency has prompted the use of novel incentives to gain support in some of the roughest Afghan neighborhoods

Editorial Fading Housing Hope

A mortgage bailout plan's paltry results, and their lessons

Still Sinking Somalia goes from bad to worse.

H6 Guardian In praise of diplomacy Frank Fisher: Cif charade: Diplomacy is a slow-motion pub brawl, couched in such obtuse terms that it may not even be apparent that you're arguing

Breaking forces of habit Robert Fox: A forward-looking inquiry is needed to learn from our mistakes in Iraq, and prevent them in Afghanistan

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Clinton's wish list for State In praise of the secretary-designate's expanded vision for the US State Department. (Boston Globe)

World Energy Outlook Fatih Birol, Chief Economist and Head, Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency

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

Thousands of candidates may complicate Iraq's provincial elections Iraqi voters next month will see 14,500 candidates vie for 440 open seats on provincial councils, an outpouring of interest in a new phase of Iraqi self-government that could make for a baffling ballot. The Jan. 31 poll will be the first in a series of votes in Iraq next year that include elections in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, a national referendum on the new U.S.-Iraq security pact and nationwide parliamentary elections.

Political Power Plays Unsettle Iraq

Arabs and Kurds wish Iraqi brethren in show of goodwill

Iraq Declares Christmas an Official Holiday for First Year

H9 Ha’aretz – ANALYSIS / A hard look at Hamas' capabilities IDF will face around 15,000 armed Palestinians if major operation in Gaza Strip goes ahead.

How did Assad manage to gain international respect? Compared with the fragmented Palestinians, Syria resembles an island of stability and order

Army preparing for Gaza operation as 22 mortars hit Negev

Jerusalem Post New poll: Kadima surges into the lead

Livni's party in front for first time since start of election campaign, predicted to win 30 seats, Likud 29.

Kassams can't go unanswered, but can Hamas yet be engaged?

[ DAVID KIMCHE,

Right of Reply: Facing reality - thinking outside the box

By DANNY AYALON
Ignoring the situation because it might offend certain sensitivities is irresponsible.

Stop Hamas. Free Gilad Schalit

Hamas cannot be allowed to metastasize into a second Hizbullah.

 Top Jewish stories of 2008

[ DAVID BENKOF, Dec 25 09:03 ]

 Accept Hamas's offer

[ LARRY DERFNER

Yedioth Ahronoth Make Hamas think twice

The aim of any Gaza op must be to undermine Hamas’ desire to fight, says Alex Fishman

We lost our killer instinct Why does IDF fear Gaza war? Guy Bechor explains why our army lost its urge to fight

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

Why Is Hamas Fighting? - Noah Pollak

US Intel Report: Hezbollah May Strike in US

Israel Wraps Up Preparations for Gaza Invasion

Israel 'to open Gaza crossings'

Israel will re-open crossings into the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid through, Israeli officials say.

How Jewish is Hollywood?

O, Little Town of Bethlehem - Hela Crown-Tamir, Jerusalem Post

H10 Christian Science Monitor

ASIA

Dollar shift: While Americans spent, Chinese saved

Will Financial Crisis Bring Upheaval to China? - Simon Elegant, Time

A Broader Middle East Strategy - Lajeunesse & Wunderle, Middle East Times

Asia Will Rise as Dollar Sinks - Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, Japan Times

Pakistan Could Sink into Chaos and Anarchy - Richard Bennett, Rediff

U.S. Draws India into the Afghan War - M.K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu

Lashkar-e-Taiba Draws Well-educated Youths - Ayesha Akram, Washington Times

 Pakistan Vows Response to Any Attack Pakistan warned India not to launch a strike against it, but also sought to defuse tensions with its rival in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.”

Gloomy data underscores Japan’s economic woes World’s second largest economy suffers a long series of bad news

Afghan Army Trains for Wider Role As the U.S. attempts to expand the Afghan national army, instructors say low literacy levels and a high attrition rate have posed challenges to the training.

Marines may request more troops in Taliban country

Sri Lanka's ignored war

A cease-fire in Asia's longest civil war is the only way to get the breathing space to address the underlying disputes in this humanitarian disaster. (Boston Globe)

H11 IHT Pipeline dreams entangle Russians and Europeans The Europeans need gas and Russia needs Europe's rich markets. Three projects meant to address these needs have been caught up in politics, economics and construction delays.

Forging new relations with Russia

Obama should signal to the Russians that he wants better ties.

EUROPE European press review

Europe's Obama Challenge - Dominique Moisi, Jordan Times

Pay close attention to those Greek riots, says Robert Kaplan. At a time of economic upheaval, they may presage problems elsewhere in the world in 2009... more»

EU Parliament Head: Allow Christian Churches to Be Built in Arab Countries Like Mosques Are Built in Europe

Six Months after Caucasus War: South Ossetia Becomes Thorn in Russia's Side

H12 RFE/RL

South Ossetia: Thorn in Moscow's Side - Der Spiegel

Google News Azerbaijan

Russia Expects Early Meeting with Obama in 2009 - Voice of America

H13 The Times

Times Person of the Year 2008

Barack Obama’s flawless campaign to win the presidency against the odds shows how America has changed. His presidency may change the worl

Moderation marks out Barack Obama's appointments More...

Islamic militants threaten to blow up schools

Taleban warn parents and teachers of dire consequences if they disobey order to close all girls’ schools in Swat, Pakistan

In full: Ahmadinejad's 'alternative' message

Wall Street Journal Bush Is a Book Lover

By Karl Rove
A glimpse of what the president has been reading

A Year for the Books

DECLARATIONS
By Peggy Noonan
Mother Teresa's secret, and other revelations from 2008.

Full Document (PDF; 286 KB)

H14 Financial Times

Gloomy data underscores Japan’s economic woes

World’s second largest economy suffers a long series of bad news

H15 Los Angeles Times

Editorial

Israel warns Hamas that it will act to end rocket attacks

H16 American Politics

realclearpolitics memeorandum

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook

PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin

H17 Daily Telegraph

H18 Independent Iranian leader's Christmas message prompts outcry

The President of Iran, delivered Channel 4's Christmas address yesterday, igniting a furious row

Andreas Whittam Smith: We must keep the links between Church and State

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

Theory to Strategy
How to Defeat al Qaeda in Iraq and around the Globe by Dr. Paul R. Chabot, Small Wars Journal Theory to Strategy (Full PDF Article)

Dr. John Nagl, Small Wars Journal The Army We Need (Full PDF Article)

DoD Releases Unified Command Plan 2008
Source: U.S. Departmenty of Defense

Full Document (PDF; 286 KB)

How We're Tying Up Terrorists' Cash - Undersecretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey (Christian Science Monitor)

Afghan Army Trains for Wider Role As the U.S. attempts to expand the Afghan national army, instructors say low literacy levels and a high attrition rate have posed challenges to the training.

Lashkar-e-Taiba Draws Well-educated Youths - Ayesha Akram, Washington Times

Feinstein: Bad Choice for Intelligence by Stephen Zunes

Torture Ambivalence Masquerading as Moral and Intellectual Superiorityby Glenn Greenwald

Terrorists Go Digital, Using iPhones, Google to Coordinate Attacks

Police Morale Takes a Hit in Mumbai

Many have wondered how Mumbai's police force failed to present any meaningful challenge to 10 terrorists during the Nov. 29 attacks.

H20 Slate

The great promise of personalized medicine

New scientific tools can take the guesswork out of medicine -- by matching treatments to a person's genetic variations and differentiating between subtypes of disease. Such personalized medicine should should be a goal of healthcare reform. (By Michael O. Leavitt and Raju Kucherlapati, Boston Globe)

H21 Print news is fading, but the content lives on

Harold Pinter, Nobel-Winning Playwright, Dies at 78 Harold Pinter, playwright who could find the ominous in the everyday, is dead at the age of 78... NYT ... Telegraph ... London Times ... Guardian ... Independent ... AP ... London Times ... Guardian ... a negative view.

 'Provocative, poetic, influential' Obituary: Michael Billington on the life of the
foremost playwright of his generation

 Leading article: A dramatic departure

 Robert Winder: The untimely dismissal of a most singular figure

 The Nobel Prize speech: 'The truth is elusive, but the search is compulsive'

US police could get ‘pain beam’ weapons

It was an historical cataclysm carried out on an unimaginable scale. Stalin’s regime devoured not just human lives but hopes, dreams, trust... more»

Academics, intellectuals, and skeptics prefer to think of themselves as hard to fool. Certainly not by the likes of Bernard Madoff. That’s why Stephen Greenspan’s account is so riveting... more»

Eartha Kitt dies of cancer, aged 81

Top 10 most annoying Americanisms :: Toby Harnden

How Jewish is Hollywood?

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