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H1 New York Times News Analysis With Strikes, Israel Reminds Foes It Has Teeth Israel’s military operation in Gaza aims to expunge the ghost of its flawed 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and re-establish Israeli deterrence.
Gaza Crisis Is Another Challenge for Obama, Who Defers to Bush for Now
The State of Iraq: An Update By JASON CAMPBELL, MICHAEL O'HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ As 2008 and the Bush presidency conclude, Iraq has settled into a kind of violent semi-peace. But there are still big challenges.OP-CHART; The State of Iraq: An Update
Niall Ferguson / Financial Times: An imaginary retrospective of 2009 — It was the year when people finally gave up trying to predict the year ahead. It was the year when every forecast had to be revised - usually downwards - at least three times. It was the year when the paradox of globalisation was laid bare for all to see, if their eyes weren't tightly shut.
Los Angeles Times From Pax Americana to slacker Americans Superpower baggage By Chris Ayres Take it from a Brit: Losing an empire won't be so bad for Americans. In fact, there's much to look forward to.
In Gaza, Israel isn't repeating
Obama's Mideast peace plans face tougher road, experts say The violence in the Gaza Strip may also reinforce many Muslims' unhappiness with the U.S. position on Israeli-Palestinian affairs and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Ha’aretz – Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about Long-term preparation, careful gathering of information, secret discussions, operational deception and the misleading of the public - all these stood behind the Israel Defense Forces "Cast Lead" operation against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip
ANALYSIS / IAF strike on Gaza is Israel's version of 'shock and awe'
ANALYSIS / Key Arab states hope for weakened Hamas
OPINION / Trying to 'teach Hamas a lesson' is fundamentally wrong Most dangerous of all is the cliche that there is no one to talk to. That has never been true
Foreign Ministry readies 'diplomatic exit plan' from Gaza Jerusalem sources rule out Security Council resolution, such as the one that ended Second Lebanon War
Why hasn't Hamas responded to Gaza strikes with greater force?
Washington PostWhat Iran Wants Out of Talks With the U.S. By Ray Takeyh, It views talks with the U.S. as a way to consolidate its gains and validate its regional role.
As It Continues Attacks on Gaza Strip, Israel Is Poised for a Long Fight Palestinian Deaths Near 300; Hamas Calls for Suicide Strikes
The Crash | What Went Wrong The Beautiful Machine Greed on Wall Street and blindness in Washington certainly helped cause the financial system's crash. But a deeper explanation begins 20 years ago with a bold experiment to master the variable that has defeated so many visionaries: Risk.
The Crash in Conventional Wisdom By Robert J. Samuelson, The great lesson of 2008 is how little we understand and can control the economy.
Olmert's Final Failure By Jackson Diehl, The Israeli prime minister most committed to peace will be remembered for his wars.
Ha’aretz Define the objectives in Gaza Even if the invasion continues for many days and even weeks, it will end in an agreement, or at least an understanding similar to that reached last June.
Bar’el Delusions of victory in Gaza Ending Hamas rule, securing peace and rescuing Shalit are unlikely outcomes of an Israeli invasion of Gaza.
Jerusalem Post Analysis: Shock, awe... and deception The decision to open Gaza crossings created the perception that Israel was holding off on an operation.
Analysis: Fighting Hamas in the shadow of 2006's mistakes[ DAVID HOROVITZ,
Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: The Current Round of Israeli-Palestinian Fighting Hamas' decision to end a truce with Israel presented both Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with opportunities.
Daily Star Iran is coming to grips with Barack Hussein Obama
The Middle East as a nagging irritant By Rami G. Khouri
Getting Away with Murder in Lebanon? - Joshua Hammer, The Atlantic
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note: Hijacking Obama's Middle East Strategy
McClatchy Baghdad bombing suggests that security gains are fragile A car bomb ripped through a historic Shiite Muslim district of Baghdad Saturday, killing at least 24 people and wounding at least 46, Iraqi police said. The bombing in Kadhimiyah, a holy area for Shiite Muslims, underscores fear that the security gains of the past year are fragile, even in the country’s capital
Iraqi government to take control of Sunni militia in Diyala Jan. 1 will see an important test of Iraqi reconciliation when the central government takes control of Sunni Muslim militias that had backed a U.S.-led security program in volatile Diyala province. The province is a fault line of sectarian tensions, with Sunni tribal leaders fleeing because they fear being targeted by Iraq's Shiite-led central government.
Could saber-rattling lead to war between India and Pakistan? Pakistan is moving some troops away from its border with Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said on Friday, sparking renewed fears that last month's terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, could trigger a fourth war between the two countries, both of which are now armed with nuclear weapons
Samuel P. Huntington, 1927-2008
• 'We need a Middle East grand design' by Yehezkel Dror, Jerusalem Post
Nir Rosen: Gaza: Israel, Hamas and the logic of colonial power
Time The Strategic Price of Israel's Gaza Assault
Guardian What are we not talking about now that we will be - or should be - in 2009? Guardian columnists offer their new year's revelations
Ian Black: This will only strengthen HamasDevastating Air Strikes May Limit Hamas's Capacity to Attack – but Will Almost Certainly Increase Its Support Among Palestinians
12 Months That Changed the World - Joan Walsh, Salon
Independent Robert Fisk: Leaders lie, civilians die, and lessons of history are ignored CSM India: Let Kashmir go Resolving the disputed territory would benefit all. By Bennett Ramberg
Weekly Standard The Net-Zero Gas Tax A once-in-a-generation chance.
New York Times White House Puts Onus on Hamas to End Escalation of Violence
Debt Sweat Printing Money – and Its Price By PETER S. GOODMAN The future seems a distant concern now. But Washington is spending as we once did.
Wall Street Journal Israel's Gaza Defense
Michael B. Oren and Yossi Klein Halevi: Palestinians Need Israel to Win
OPEC and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Washington Post WITH FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE Better Luck Next Year Pundits make bold predictions at their own risk. The commentators and leaders below offered confident forecasts about politics, war, the economy and even the end of humanity itself that completely missed the mark.
Israel Strikes Hamas suffers a serious blow -- but the real winner may be Iran.
Pipeline politics in Ukraine What the latest spat with Russia over natural gas says about the direction of US foreign policy. (Boston Globe)
McClatchy Was 2008 the beginning of another Great Depression? It wasn't 1929, but like that infamous year, 2008 is sure to be remembered by economic historians as one unlike any other. Where to begin? In March, there was the overnight collapse of Wall Street titan Bear Stearns, in hindsight the first domino to fall in what would become a meltdown of the global financial markets.
Financial Times Old danger threatens new model Europe The EU is becoming a community of nation states that co-operate solely on issues they cannot address alone. Yet there are limits and dangers in this approach, writes John Thornhill
America in 2009: US will forgive Obama’s failures but not indecision The president-elect will be judged by his ability to retain the respect of the country even as the disappointments pile up, writes Clive Crook
World Economy in 2009: Three priorities for recovery Wolfgang Münchau on the outlook for next year
Russian economy – The Putin defenceThe Kremlin’s refusal to implement significant devaluation may be delaying a necessary adjustment
Bad start for new Bretton Woods The G20 needs more detail, more hard work and less political posturing. It will do well to soft-pedal expectations for the meeting in London in April
Bombing Gaza is not a solution With a lame duck administration in Washington, it is hard to see who will de-escalate this crisis. Barack Obama should make Israel-Palestine a priority
Emerging economies face rush for credit Industrialised nations bonds could limit access to markets
Arab states squirm as anger rises Regional governments found themselves under renewed pressure to help the Palestinians, but with little room for manoeuvre
Can the free market give you moral backbone?
Theorist of cultural clash who triggered drive for dialogue
Iraq: The Necessary Withdrawal - Juan Cole, The Nation
Samuel Huntington, R.I.P. (1927-2008)
Israel Changed the Rules Forever With Gaza Airstrike
2008: A Year of Living Dangerously : Amir Taheri
New Afghan Strategy Might Not Be Enough - Fred Kaplan, Slate
Old Danger Threatens New Europe - John Thornhill, Financial Times
Bush Is Winning the War on Terror - Nile Gardiner, The Telegraph
The World's Wishlist for Obama - Thomas Omestad, US News & World Report
Al Hayat The Arab World's Grim Prospects for 2009 Patrick Seale - As 2008 draws to a close, the Arab world can derive little joy from the events of the past year, and will have good reason to fear that the next year will not be any better. Economically, socially and politically, 2009 promises to be tough.
Boldly tackling the Palestine question
Newsweek Will Gaza Attack Help or Hurt Israel?
Russia’s crisis: the political options, Vladimir Gelman
Helena Cobban What does Hamas want?
ISRAEL, WRONG. (Ezra Klein/American Prospect)
National Defense University. Industrial College of the Armed Forces· National Security Policy Process: The National Security Council and Interagency System
The Necessary Withdrawal Israel Strike May Shift Obama Plan - Ben Smith & Harry Siegel, Politico
Gorbachev's model for Obama The "decisive year" for which Gorbachev called two decades ago may now be here -- for our side. (By James Carroll, Boston Globe)
Provoking RussiaOnce again, the West's policy toward Russia and its addiction to interfering in the affairs of other countries is having dangerous effects on the rest of the world. (By Muammar Gaddafi, Boston Globe)
Guardian Power shift Yuri Fedotov: Russia's warning about gas shortages in the EU comes right before its new Opec-style cartel with other major producers
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Babacan ABD ile "yol kazası"ndan endişeli
Semih İdiz Erdoğan’ın İsrail çıkışı Ankara için sorun yaratabilir
Ferai Tınç Türkiye’ye gelmeden verilmiş bir karar
Should Turkey Apologize to Armenians? - Asli Aydintasbas, Forbes
Faruk Loğoğlu Turkey with a seat on the UNSC: Tough decisions ahead
Turkey in the European Union: A Bridge Too Far EuropeNews
Hedefimiz HAMAS’tı siviller için üzgünüz
Hamas ups the ante Ha'aretz A senior Turkish source confirmed to Haaretz that Hamas asked Turkey a few weeks ago to act as a mediator, but the Turks did not accept.
Cevdet Aşkın Karayılan: Ateşkes için heyet geldi
Kurds herald launch of Turkey's first official Kurdish language station But scepticism among many about its state-sponsored message will mean it faces a battle to earn acceptance among Kurds in impoverished southeast Turkey.
Turkish parliament cuts spending
Dışişleri'nden saldırıya kınama
Turkey calls Israeli air strikes on Gaza blow to peace efforts
ÖMER TAŞPINAR
İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye – BBC Türkçe 0700 1800 – VOA Türkçe 0630 1345 2130 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM
Google News Fırat News Agency KurdishMedia Kurdish Kurdish Aspect Dış Basında Irak BBC Monitoring Inter-national
Turkey 'hits PKK targets in Iraq' Turkish fighter planes bomb suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkish military sources say.
Istanbul Calling: Turkey's Kurdish TV Gamble By Yigal Schleifer
Başbakan: Saldırı bize de yapılmış bir saygısızlıktır
Soli Özel GazzeHüsnü Mahalli Seçim füzeleri
Kadri GürselKısır döngüden beslenen savaş
Selçuk Gültaşlı Hoş geldin Kürtçe TV
Ali H Aslan Obama ve İsrail
Ömer Taşpınar Time for grand diplomacy in the Middle East
Tufan Türenç Facianın aktörleri: Amerika, İsrail ve Hamas
Rastî: INTERVIEW WITH PKK AT TARAF Kurdish TV opens but picture still fuzzy
DTP'li Türk: Kürtçe TV sürecini dikkatle izliyoruz
Araplar iğneyi İsrail’e, çuvaldızı kendilerine batırsın CEYDA KARAN
Abdülnasır da Atatürk gibi ‘insanileştirilmeli’ FEHMİ HÜVEYDİ
Talabani, Barzani discuss fate of disputed Kirkuk
Talabani, Barazani Discuss Separation of Parties From Govt
Turkey to launch Kurdish TV to take on rebels
Turkey takes step forward with Kurdish TV channel Reuters India
Washington Post Widespread Female Circumcision Highlights the Plight of Kurdish Women The Widespread Practice of Female Circumcision in Iraq's North Highlights The Plight of Women in a Region Often Seen as More Socially Progressive
Mehmet Yılmaz Çok hesaplı bir saldırı
M. Çubukçu: Bu kan gölünden barış çıkmaz
Ali Bulaç İsrail!
PKK katırları için müfettiş incelemesi
The PKK is against Kurdish TV in Turkey
Today’s Zaman Editor Says KRG Decreased Its Support to PKK
Babacan: Saldırı Hamas'ı güçlendirir
Barzani'nin sözcüsü Maliki'ye tepkili
Türkiye, Gazze katliamına karşı ayağa kalktı
Türkiye, Gazze katliamına karşı ayağa kalktı
Toptan’dan DTP’ye yumuşama mesajı
DTP'den Kürtçe TV yorumu: Tabuyu yıktı, acıları hatırlattı
Fikret Ertan The issue of S-300 missiles
A Turan Aklan Mahallenin en kötü çocuğu
Syria ceases Turkey-mediated talks
KRG’s Hawrami Pours Cold Water On Iraqi Oil Law Progress Reports Ardan Zentürk ‘İsrail aslında OBAMA’ya saldırdı!’ Nasuhi Güngör Kürtçe TRT’den Gazze’ye bir uzun yol Kerim Balcı Gaza operation is self-deception İhsan Dağı Understanding the Israeli provocation Yavuz Baydar The horror of Gaza
Google News Greece Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Press ABHaber Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri Günlük Haftalık
Avrupa'da Türkiye'yi konuşmak (orjinal tam metin)
Türkiye, Almanya siyasetini karıştırdı
Turkey in the European Union: A Bridge Too Far EuropeNew
The Armenian apology campaign and the Ottoman Ergenekon
Nicolas Sarkozy Türkiye'de yatırıma da karşı
Will Turkey officially apologize for the 'Great Catastrophe'? by CENAP ÇAKMAK*
All quiet on EU front, but several foreign policy surprises on eastern front
Almanya'nın En Güçlü Kadınlarından Biri Türk
Almanya: Aşırı Sağcıların İşlediği Suçlar Artıyor
More than 1 mln Brits visit Turkey, expected to double in 2009
Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop
Turkey: Dreams of an ancient land Serdar Turgut Medya patronlarına okuma ödevi Serdar Turgut Türkler yandı Kürtler de yansın Shoes flung at Bush flying from shelves An Istanbul cobbler capitalizes on the 'shoe mania' sparked by the tossing of his work.
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“Bu ülkede herkes defans oynuyor”
2009 Türkiye için zor bir yıl olacak
[Röportaj - Nuriye Akman] Türk ordusuna Ermeni bir general lâzım
‘Anadolu bu’ denemez biz bir iklimi tespit ettik
Açık Toplum Enstitüsü Türkiye Direktörü: Araştırma Türkiye genelini yansıtmayabilir
Alevilerin AKP’den altı talebi
Baykal: Bu seçim iktidar bile değiştirir
Canlandırma ve yapısal reform şart -Derviş Radikal’e yazdı
18 aday açıklandı, Ankara yeni yıla
İstanbul'da CHP'nin ibresi Tekin'e döndü
Gülen cemaati denetim altına alınmak isteniyor
Genelkurmay ile savcıya kritik sorular
Temizlikçi sizi dinliyor olabilir
Bu anket AKP'yi sarstı
Aleviler TRT’de program istiyor
Yeşil’i yargılayacak mahkeme bulunamadı
Kurtlar Vadisi değil Ergenekon davası
İdari yargının kararı Prof. Akyüz'ü de yaktı
Saçan'ın işkenceleri Tantan'a rapor edilmiş
Karayalçın'dan 'deli Ergenekon' tehdidi
Danıştay böyle bir karar vermemeliydi
Son Dakika Milliyet Hürriyet Zaman GH Türkiye
Birinci Sayfalar Akşam Birgün Bugün Cumhuriyet Dünya Hürriyet Milli Gazete Milliyet Posta Radikal Referans Sabah Star Taraf Tercüman Türkiye Vakit Vatan Yeni Şafak Zaman Arşiv
Cengiz Çandar Kandil yolu Bağdat'tan geçmiyor
Ahmet Taşgetiren • Ergenekon: Sır içinde sır ( 27.12.2008 )
Ruşen - Çakır Erdoğan ile Gökçek: İki ayrı dünyanın insanları
Taha Akyol Yine yargı sorunu
Fikret Bila Kürtçe yayın politikası
Hasan Cemal
Murat Yetkin Özkök'ün 28 Şubat tespiti, 27 Nisan'la doğrulandı
İsmet Berkan Belde depremi geliyor
Fehmi Koru İtibar ve uzun ömür miyarı Kan gözleri bürümüş
Taha KıvançGarih dosyasının kapağı açılırken
Şamil Tayyar Erken seçim olur mu?
Ali Bayramoğlu Hilmi Özkök, asker, demokrasi…
Ekrem Dumanlı Seçim stratejisi belli olmuştur gelin deşifre edelim
Ahmet Hakan Mesele Melih değil
İsmail Küçükkaya
Cüneyt Ülsever Yeni yıl dileklerim
Şahin Alpay Sources of intolerance and discrimination in Turkey
Enis BerberoğluFethi vacip yeni kale
Mehmet Y YılmazBaşbakan’a BM’yi anlatmak gerek
KÜRŞAT BUMİN Yeni bir zümre: 'Sosyal bilimci' gazeteciler
YASİN AKTAY Mahalle baskısından İslamofobyaya bir yol vardır
Terörle mücadelede İsrail örneği...ORAL ÇALIŞLAR
Seçim bu listelerle yapılmamalıdır!
“Türkiye, üzgün yurdum, güzel yurdum”ALTAN ÖYMEN
Yasaklı Şivan’la Kürtçe yayın...
Gülay Göktürk Binnaz Toprak Araştırması 2- Devlet değil, toplum baş edebilir
Nuh Gönültaş Tuncay’dan haberler... Güney Kurtlar Vadisi’nde..
Rıza Türmen Bankaların keyfi yerinde
Mustafa Akyol Mahallenin baskısı ne kadar İslami?
[MONDAY TALK] Pollster Sencar calls 2008 ‘lost year’
ERDAL ŞAFAK"Felaket tellalı"na veda
EMRE AKÖZ Hangi vatandaşlar "makbul" değildir?
Umur Talu Biliyor muydun Amca!
NAZLI ILICAKTarih-Lenk'in tırpanı
MEHMET BARLASGüçlü olmanın gerçek ölçüleri farklıdır
'Ötekileştirme'ye ilişkin notlar
YAVUZ DONATBüyükşehirler neden gecikiyor?
Ferai TınçBunlar da mı önyargı?
Fatih Çekirge Silahlı şehir trafiği
Şükrü Küçükşahin Hani 28 Şubat yöntemleri yanlıştı
Ali Saydam Kim kaybediyor? AK Parti mi, yoksa CHP mi?
İsmail Küçükkaya
Oray Eğin
Atılgan Bayar Hiçbirimizin fark etmediği bir sarsıntı mı oluyor?
Serdar Akinan Aynı Allah’ın evlatları değiliz
Long-existing ‘intolerance’ vs. newly emerged 'neighborhood pressure' by EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ
Ekonomi
Osman UIagay TÜSİAD ve Demirel ile darbeli döneme yolculuk
Erdal Sağlam Sicil affı yarardan çok zarar getirir
Turkish Parliament Cuts Spending
Deniz Gökçe Ne yapıyoruz?
Hurşit Güneş Bu kriz bizim krizimiz!
Yaman Törüner Bankaların keyfi yerinde
OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
Eser Karakaş IMF krize karşı ne öneriyor?
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H4 New York Times News Analysis With Strikes, Israel Reminds Foes It Has Teeth Israel’s military operation in Gaza aims to expunge the ghost of its flawed 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon and re-establish Israeli deterrence.
Gaza Crisis Is Another Challenge for Obama, Who Defers to Bush for Now
The State of Iraq: An Update By JASON CAMPBELL, MICHAEL O'HANLON and AMY UNIKEWICZ As 2008 and the Bush presidency conclude, Iraq has settled into a kind of violent semi-peace. But there are still big challenges.OP-CHART; The State of Iraq: An Update
Israeli Troops Mass Along Border; Arab Anger Rises With the death toll in Gaza rising to nearly 300, a furious reaction spread across the Arab world, raising fears of greater instability in the region
PAUL KRUGMAN Fifty Herbert Hoovers Even as Washington tries to rescue the economy, the nation will be reeling from the actions of 50 Herbert Hoovers — state governors who are slashing spending in a time of recession.
William Kristol George, Abe, Rick & Barack I look forward to Barack Obama’s inauguration with a surprising degree of hope and good cheer.
The Office Pool, 2009By WILLIAM SAFIRE Last year, in the 34th annual Office Pool, I predicted that the Dow Jones industrial average would break 15,000 in 2008. But this year — I’m due.
White House Puts Onus on Hamas to End Escalation of Violence
Debt Sweat Printing Money – and Its Price By PETER S. GOODMAN The future seems a distant concern now. But Washington is spending as we once did.
Editorial Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin If Barack Obama wants better relations with Russia, he should start by cutting back on the belligerent talk and invite the Russians to high-level discussions
Taliban Hit Pakistan Town That Fought Back
Islamist Militants in Somalia Begin to Fight One Another
Blast Kills 16 Afghans Near Pakistan Border
No Easy Indian Response to Pakistan’s Troop Shift
Ex-Hussein Officials and Others Go on Trial Over Execution of Thousands
Moscow Journal: A Bank Without Money Disillusions Members of a New Middle Class
China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings
Israelis Say Strikes Against Hamas Will Continue Israeli officials said the Gaza airstrikes, which killed more than 225 on Saturday and went on into the night, were the start of what could be days or even months of an effort against Hamas.
Car Bomb Near Baghdad Shrine Kills 24, as Iraqi Shiites’ Holiest Month Approaches
Editorial Recruiting the Best President-elect Barack Obama should consider these steps to ensure the high-quality Army that America needs.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMANWin, Win, Win, Win, Win ... We have got to stop “taking off the table” the gasoline tax, the tool that would add leverage to everything we want to do at home and abroad.
NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF A New Chance for Darfur Sudan fears the Obama administration, and now for the first time in years, there’s a real chance of ousting President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and ending his murderous regime.
TIMOTHY EGAN The Pre-Blame Game As President Bush fogs up history’s rearview mirror, Barack Obama does have a clean slate. He deserves none of the pre-emptive blame his critics are trying to assign to him.
The American Agenda Experts give Barack Obama advice on crime, education, energy, health care and immigration.The Gas Tax If the Obama administration is to meet its twin objectives of reducing the consumption of foreign oil and cutting emissions, it needs to curb the nation’s demand for energy
Pakistan Moves Troops Amid Tension With India Two officials said troops were headed to the Indian border, but there was little to indicate a major redeployment.
BOB HERBERT Stop Being Stupid Over the past few decades, the American way has been to pay for things with money that wasn’t there. Americans must resolve to be smarter going forward.
The Energy Challenge: No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’
Islamic Revival Tests Bosnia’s Secular Cast
Chinese Warships Sail, Loaded for Pirates
The Saturday Profile: Behind Analyst’s Cool Demeanor, Deep Anxiety Over American Policy
Laurie Rosenwald 'The Man Who Owns the News' By MICHAEL WOLFF Reviewed by DAVID CARR Michael Wolff attacks Rupert Murdoch with casual delight in this portrait of the media titan and his quest to buy The Wall Street Journal. First Chapter
'Panic: The Story of Modern Financial Insanity' Michael Lewis collects journalism on the past 20 years of market madness — and finds a pattern.
'The Ascent of Money' By NIALL FERGUSON | H5 Washington PostWhat Iran Wants Out of Talks With the U.S. By Ray Takeyh, It views talks with the U.S. as a way to consolidate its gains and validate its regional role.
As It Continues Attacks on Gaza Strip, Israel Is Poised for a Long Fight Palestinian Deaths Near 300; Hamas Calls for Suicide Strikes
The Crash | What Went Wrong The Beautiful Machine Greed on Wall Street and blindness in Washington certainly helped cause the financial system's crash. But a deeper explanation begins 20 years ago with a bold experiment to master the variable that has defeated so many visionaries: Risk.
The Crash in Conventional Wisdom By Robert J. Samuelson, The great lesson of 2008 is how little we understand and can control the economy.
Olmert's Final Failure By Jackson Diehl, The Israeli prime minister most committed to peace will be remembered for his wars.
WITH FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE Better Luck Next Year Pundits make bold predictions at their own risk. The commentators and leaders below offered confident forecasts about politics, war, the economy and even the end of humanity itself that completely missed the mark.
Scores in Gaza Killed in Wave of Israeli Airstrikes Reports of at least 205 dead, hundreds wounded in Gaza attacks; Israeli official says operations targeting Hamas will be expanded as needed.
Israel Strikes Hamas suffers a serious blow -- but the real winner may be Iran.
Israeli Warplanes Pound Targets in Gaza Strip Hamas security installations are targeted in retaliation for rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel; at least 225 Palestinians are killed, 700 wounded
Lebanon's Quiet Truce By David Ignatius
In China, Media Make Small Strides Amid small signs of increased freedom for the state-controlled media in today's China, there continue to be examples of the Communist Party's determination to control what is reported
The Crash | What Went Wrong Greed on Wall Street and blindness in Washington certainly helped cause the financial system's crash. But a deeper explanation begins 20 years ago with a bold experiment to master the variable that has defeated so many visionaries: Risk.
This is the first of a three-part series on how AIG, one of the world's premier companies, became a fulcrum in the global economic crisis. AIG's impending collapse in September triggered the most costly bailout of a private company in U.S. history.
The GOP Goes South By David S. Broder, Republican ranks are increasingly dominated by right-wing Southerners who don't care about the party's national image
Obama's Down Payment A Stimulus Must Aim for Long-Term Results By Lawrence Summers, His economic policy aims to create the jobs that Americans need and do the work that our economy requires.
Counterterrorism Fight Blurs Lines Between Government, Private Sectors Private Agents Snared Afghan Drug Kingpin
Pakistan Moves Troops From Tribal Areas to Border With India
The World That Harold Pinter Unlocked By Ariel Dorfman What the playwright, who died this week, taught me about human existence and politics.
Politics Is No Longer Local. It's Viral.By Jose Antonio Vargas The Internet has put the 'you' back in the political process
| H6 Guardian Killing a two-state solution Editorial: A hammer blow is intended to terrorise and that is exactly what Israel did
Civilian death toll rises in Gaza Seven UN students killed in air strike as Palestinian casualties rise to 280 dead and 600 injured
What are we not talking about now that we will be - or should be - in 2009? Guardian columnists offer their new year's revelations Ian Black: This will only strengthen HamasDevastating Air Strikes May Limit Hamas's Capacity to Attack – but Will Almost Certainly Increase Its Support Among Palestinians
Israel considers ground invasion in Gaza Ehud Olmert warns that fighting will be 'long and painful' as 6,500 soldiers are called up
Power shift Yuri Fedotov: Russia's warning about gas shortages in the EU comes right before its new Opec-style cartel with other major producers
Tim Luckhurst: No website can yet afford to send correspondents on speculative foreign missions or to fund expensive long-term investigations
India's double standards Kapil Komireddi: While India blames Pakistan for inaction after Mumbai's terror attacks, it turns a blind eye to a dangerous terror organisation
'There's a strong likelihood that people are dying needlessly' Gaza hospitals in crisis with power blackouts for 12 hours a day and 20% of drugs out of stock
Thousands of protesters in streets Crowds gather throughout Middle East to denounce Israel's air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza 'The injured were lying there asking God to let them die' Fikr Shaltoot, programme coordinator for Medical Aid for Palestinians, a British NGO, witnesses Gaza crisis
Key figures The leading players in the current Israel-Palestine hostilities
Defiant leaders dismiss calls to reinstate ceasefire The prospects for renewing ceasefire considered slim as Hamas leaders call for third uprisin
Air strikes in Gaza kill 225 as Israel targets Hamas Israel vows to continue offensive against key targets in the Gaza strip
To be in Gaza is to be trapped Analysis: The latest attacks in Gaza rank with Deir Yassin and the Sabra and Shatila massacres
World reaction to the Israeli attacks on Gaza 'There is a time for calm... now is the time to fight' We have no words left Ali Abunimah: Palestinians are at a loss to describe this attack. International civil society must act now
Talking, not force, is the only solution in Gaza Editorial: The near certainty that Israeli aggression against Hamas will end in failure is surely a compelling reason for negotiation
Pinter was powerful and passionate, but often misguided Nick Cohen Afghan suicide bomb kills 14 children Failed attempt to blow up meeting of tribal elders in eastern Khost province also leaves 58 injured
Recession could cost Britain 1m jobs CIPD warns of 'winter surge' in unemployment with up to 300,000 losses in early part of next year Six months of secret Gaza planning 'Patience ran out' over missile attacks, but Israeli strategy risks creating fresh motives for revenge Israel builds PR campaign to lay blame on Hamas Obama refuses to be drawn on conflict Profile: Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak Darwin shouldn't be hijacked by New Atheists - he is an ethical inspiration Madeleine Bunting: We need to expose the myths about Darwin in order to improve his public perception
CBS newsman's $70m lawsuit likely to deal Bush legacy a new blow
Breaking the rules Editorial: In an age of intellectual conformity such independent spirits as Harold Pinter are rare
Perilous perceptions Editorial: A clear majority of people are worried about their own financial situation, a marked contrast to one month ago
We need a moral vision Will Hutton: After a year of meltdown, we will require wisdom, imagination and a new ethic
The double-hype of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad James Meek: Both the president of Iran and his critics share an interest in exaggerating his importance
Pinter was powerful and passionate, but often misguided Nick Cohen
The recklessness of HamasSeth Freedman: Those who have condemned Israel for falling into a trap ought to be just as vocal in condemning Hamas for setting such a trap
Gaza: where civilians become targets Andrea Becker: Israel accuses Hamas of hiding 'terrorist infrastructure' among civilians, but does that justify the slaughter of innocent Gazans?
Pakistan remembers Bhutto as tension with India mounts Tens of thousands of Pakistanis pay their respects at grave of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto
Obama's Europe Dominique Moisi: The problems the US will face under its seemingly multilateral new president will test old Europe too
Channel 4's Iran propaganda Peter Tatchell: Ahmadinejad's Christmas message was an insult to the 100,000 Iranians murdered since the Islamists seized power in 1979
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H7 Daily Star Iran is coming to grips with Barack Hussein Obama
The Middle East as a nagging irritant By Rami G. Khouri
Getting Away with Murder in Lebanon? - Joshua Hammer, The Atlantic
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note: Hijacking Obama's Middle East Strategy
Cost of Bush's War on Terror Hits $1 Trillion
Report: Russia Selling Surface-To-Air Missiles to Libya, Syria: Report Radicals with al-Qaeda Link to Take Control in Somalia - Mike Pflanz, Daily Telegraph CBS News: Condoleezza Rice: “I'm Not A Type A” Adam J.V. Sell / Boston Globe: Samuel Huntington, author, Harvard political scientist; at 81 Premarital sex on rise as Iranians delay marriage, survey finds Study reveals that more than one in four men aged 19 to 29 had experienced premarital sex
Somalia: To Move Beyond the Failed State Crisis Group
Top 10 Myths About Iraq, 2008
| H8 Iraq Updates IraqSlogger Google News Iraq Iran Syria Mideastwire.com - NPR Iraq
Arabs rally against Israeli raids Thousands rally across the Arab world to condemn Israel's air raids in the Gaza Strip, while Hezbollah calls on its fighters in southern Lebanon to be on alert.
Israeli Drones, Warplanes Loom Over S. Lebanon
New IBC Study: Civilian Deaths in Iraq 98,000 Since 2003
Iraq Presidency Approves UK Troops Staying
Syria Halts Israel Talks to Protest Gaza Attack
Opposition Says Mubarak Blessed Israeli Attacks
Many killed by Baghdad car bomb At least 22 people have died in a car bomb attack in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security officials say.
UN Welcomes Iraq Debt Forgiveness - United Press International
Arab world condemns Israeli attack on Gaza
Coalition Forces to Remain in Basra Airport's Military Section | H9 Ha’aretz – At least 225 dead, over 780 hurt in IAF Gaza strikes Meshal: This intifada will rescue Gaza and protect the West Bank, but be lethal for Zionist enemy
ANALYSIS / IAF strike on Gaza is Israel's version of 'shock and awe'
ANALYSIS / Key Arab states hope for weakened Hamas
Editorial Defend, don't invade
The way out of Gaza After the politicians flex their muscles, the analysts blow smoke and the citizens of Israel have their "honor restored," a new exit from Gaza must be sought - certainly not a new entrance
An overdue reawakening Israel goaded its enemies to provoke it because they ceased believing that Israel would agree to pay the price of using force
A moment before stepping into the quicksandA moment before Barack Obama and his secretary of state enter the quicksand of Middle East politics, the marketplace of proposals for preserving or upgrading the peace process seems overflowing with produce both fresh and stale
Israel deploys tanks and ground troops along Gaza border IAF strikes mosque, TV station on day 2 of Gaza offensive; Barak: Now is the time for fighting, not calm
Amira Hass / 'Gaza strike is not against Hamas, it's against all Palestinians'
UN Security Council calls for immediate halt to Gaza violenceRice: Hamas responsible for renewed violence; Australia: Hamas broke truce and Israel has responded
Hamas: Time for a third Intifada Hamas leaders go into hiding fearing assassination, calls on Palestinians to resume suicide bombings
ANALYSIS / Key Arab states hope for weakened Hamas
OPINION / Trying to 'teach Hamas a lesson' is fundamentally wrong Most dangerous of all is the cliche that there is no one to talk to. That has never been true
Foreign Ministry readies 'diplomatic exit plan' from Gaza Jerusalem sources rule out Security Council resolution, such as the one that ended Second Lebanon War
Why hasn't Hamas responded to Gaza strikes with greater force?
GOC Southern Command: IDF will send Gaza back decades Major General Galant: Raid meant to damage Hamas leadership, tactical capabilities and smuggling routes
Define the objectives in Gaza Even if the invasion continues for many days and even weeks, it will end in an agreement, or at least an understanding similar to that reached last June.
Bar’el Delusions of victory in Gaza Ending Hamas rule, securing peace and rescuing Shalit are unlikely outcomes of an Israeli invasion of Gaza.
IDF ground forces gather on Gaza border; cabinet approves call-up of 6,700 reservists
Disinformation, secrecy and lies: How the Gaza offensive came about Barak ordered preparations for Saturday's operation 6 months ago, as Israel, Hamas agreed on a truce
The neighborhood bully strikes again The response to the rocket firing needs to be fundamentally different: diplomatic efforts to restore the cease-fire and then, if those efforts fail, a measured, gradual military response.
ANALYSIS / How did Assad manage to gain international respect?
Israel Using New US-Supplied Smart Bomb
Gazans breach Egypt border as IAF hits more than 40 Gaza smuggling tunnels
Hamas threatens to assassinate Livni, Barak
Not Just Another "Surgical Strike" in Gaza - Amos Harel (Ha'aretz)
ANALYSIS / With Gaza raid, Barak is back in the political ring
Bradley Burston / The worst anti-Israel charges you'll hear in wartime A guide to the least productive, most resolutely ingenuous claims likely to be hurled at Israel
Jerusalem Post A year's intel yields 'alpha hits'More than 170 targets hit by IAF aircraft throughout the day, including Hamas HQs and training camp.Mashaal: We still want cease-fireHamas leader warns Israel fighting won't work where diplomacy failed; calls for West Bank intifada.
Analysis: Shock, awe... and deception |
Gaza: Why Israel and Hamas are trading rocket fire Both sides are maneuvering for another ceasefire, and Israeli troops are not likely to invade the Gaza strip, say analysts.
India: Let Kashmir go Resolving the disputed territory would benefit all. By Bennett Ramberg
Beyond bombs and rockets in Gaza Israel and Hamas need help looking beyond their immediate concerns
US economy's gloom expected to begin lifting by late '09 Until then, employment, output, and housing prices will keep falling.
Tensions rise as Pakistan moves troops China and Russia join calls to avoid brinksmanship.
Wanted: More science and math teachers in the US School officials hope financial and training incentives will help fill the need for 200,000 new teachers.
As Taliban Nears Kabul, Shadow Govt Takes Hold
China and India Are Diverging - Harsh Pant, Japan Times
South Asia in Terror's Vortex - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Chinese Warships Sail, Loaded for Pirates - New York Times
Tensions rise as India, Pakistan fail at diplomacy A month after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India and Pakistan are turning to brinksmanship because they haven't found a way to talk constructively. Both governments have spoken of their desire to avert war, yet both are constrained by strong public prejudice against the othe
‘Firm and Patient’President Bush’s prescription for the off-again-on-again North Korea nuclear deal was good; the administration still isn’t following it.
India's double standards Kapil Komireddi: While India blames Pakistan for inaction after Mumbai's terror attacks, it turns a blind eye to a dangerous terror organisation
Pakistan Moves Troops Amid Tension With India - Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Salman Masood, New York Times
Tensions Increase After Mumbai Terror Attacks - Zahid Hussain, The Times
Chinese Warships Sail, Loaded for Pirates - New York Times
In China, Media Make Small StridesAmid small signs of increased freedom for the state-controlled media in today's China, there continue to be examples of the Communist Party's determination to control what is reported
China's new export: farmers China has a shortage of land, Africa a shortage of food. So one entrepreneur had the bright idea of persuading Chinese farmers to emigrate.
Security tight in Bangladesh vote Thousands of soldiers are deployed as Bangladesh goes to polls to replace caretaker government.
Suicide Bombing Kills 34 in Pakistan as Marriott Hotel Reopens
Coalition Government Likely in Jammu and Kashmir Vote in Indian Region Yields No Clear Winner
Explosives-Laden SUV Kills 14 Afghan Schoolchildren
Plans for Base Illustrate Afghanistan Effort in Microcosm The complexity of the military undertaking in Afghanistan, and the United States' approach to it, can be seen in miniature in the Army Corps of Engineers' plans to build a forward operating base next year in western Afghanistan.
| H11 IHT Germany resists calls to spend its way out of trouble Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the focus of spending measures must be preserving jobs. But her government continues to resist calls to spend an additional €40 billion to escape its recession.
Russia has always taken NATO more seriously than the West. Now its relevance will be tested when it picks a new leader
The wrong role for Bill Clinton The Obama administration can't get tangled up in the past. U.S. diplomacy needs a fresh start.
SECURING THE SEA-LANES By RORY MEDCALF If China's naval excursion can raise trust among the sea powers of the Asian century, the world may yet thank the pirates of Somalia.
EU entry helps Romanians and Bulgarians understand each other Two peoples who seldom even thought about each other now find that cooperation is rather pleasant.
EUROPE European press review
Czech challenge The Eurosceptic president preparing to take the EU helm
Serbia urged to free KLA suspects The Kosovo parliament speaker calls on Serbia to free 10 suspected former Kosovo fighters it accuses of war crimes.
Islamic Revival Tests Bosnia’s Secular Cast - New York Times | H12 RFE/RL
Pipeline politics in UkraineWhat the latest spat with Russia over natural gas says about the direction of US foreign policy. (Boston Globe)
Georgia: Commission Report Spares Saakashvili Blame for August War The version of events leading up to Georgia's August war with Russia outlined in a recently released report by an ad-hoc parliamentary commission jibed with the government's official line. But the report also criticized Georgian national security, defense and foreign affairs structures for failing to identify and respond to imminent threats.
Google News Azerbaijan
CIS Security a Priority, Medvedev Says - United Press International
Handling Putin Harper's on Mikhail Saakashvili's balancing act. A bank without money disillusions Russia's new middle class The failing of Capital Credit bank has upset a new middle class in Moscow that had begun to feel confident in the country's banking system, despite its troubled history.
Medieval warrior overcomes Stalin in poll to name greatest Russian
Booted out of Georgia Denis MacShane: The Kremlin's expulsion of the OSCE mission shows that a solemn agreement signed by the Russian president is worthless
Tajiks walk a dangerous path to work in Russia A recent killing was a grim reminder of the vicious daily attacks against ethnic minorities that have become a part of daily life for the millions of migrants from the former Soviet Union who work in Russia.
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Israel had little choice but to respond to the Hamas attacks. But its deadly action shatters hopes for the already battered Middle East peace plan
Arguments for 2009: how will China fare amid economic slowdown?
Israel masses forces for ground assault on Gaza Israeli airstrikes kill nearly 300 people and wound about 1,000 in two-day blitz on Hamas. Islamists call for new intifada
Fundamentalism led us into chaos Behind all the year's misjudgments was the naive belief that markets are always right and that interfering is wrong
Plan B? Let's look at C, D and E It looks unlikely that financial conditions will return to normal in the near future- the question now is what more needs to be done
Hamas has precipitated this confrontation Ever since Hamas seized control of Gaza 18 months ago, a full-scale military conflict with Israel has been inevitable
Obama’s hopes for early peace deal shattered Offensive has dealt a significant blow to Barack Obama's hopes of forging a Middle East peace deal early in his presidency
West Bank youths call for third intifada In down-town Ramallah, capital of the Fatah-led administration in the West Bank, there is a deep anger born of despondency
Gaza is more than a morality play Zionist dream of reclaiming biblical lands is over. But Israel will lash out when threatened
Six vital lessons of the 1931 depression As we enter a second year of slump, history has some key pointers to the best way forward William Rees-Mogg
Israeli jets kill ‘more than 200’ in Gaza strikes Short but brutal aerial blitz maims children and policemen as Israeli forces targets the military compounds of Hamas
Region waits anxiously for Obama's reaction
Britain, US refuse to demand end to airstrikes Britain echoes American calls for 'militants' to stop firing rockets into Israel while the EU demands an 'immediate ceasefire'
ANALYSIS: China spreads its wings, reluctantly Beijing looks eager to wield its power abroad, but its ambitions do not lie overseas, yet
Holy Land tops pile in the in-tray from hell The MIddle East issue has been dogged by weak leadership in America, in Israel and among the Palestinians
This bloody stalemate in Gaza must be brokenIf there is one thing we have learnt about Israel over the years it is not to underestimate its ability to strike back
Wall Street Journal Israel's Gaza Defense
Michael B. Oren and Yossi Klein Halevi: Palestinians Need Israel to Win
Israel Signals More on the Way Israeli jets attacked Hamas targets in Gaza for a second day, as the death toll in an aerial assault against the Islamic militant group escalated, along with international calls to halt the violence.
Attacks Complicate Obama's Mideast Pledge
Adding to the list of crimes in Darfur. The War on Terror Has Not Gone Away By Thane Rosenbaum Tensions Rise Between Tensions between India and Pakistan rose as Pakistan said it was redeploying troops from the country's northwest, a move decried by Indian officials as needlessly provocative.
Weaker Dollar Worries Japan, Germany
Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S. A Russian academic who has long predicted that an economic and moral collapse will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the U.S. has recently found an eager audience: Russian state media.
There's No Pain-Free Cure for Recession By Peter Schiff
Ronald J. Pestritto / Wall Street Journal: Theodore Roosevelt Was No Conservative — There's a reason he left the GOP to lead the Progressive Party. — We know that Barack Obama and his allies identify themselves as “progressives,” and that they aim to implement the big-government liberalism that originated in America's Progressive Era and was consummated in the New Deal.
The Weekend That The financial crisis that began with the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked sharp change by Wall Street bosses from banding together to every man for himself.
Lawrence Summers / Washington Post: Obama's Down Payment — A Stimulus Must Aim for Long-Term Results — When President-elect Barack Obama takes office, he will face what may well be the bleakest economic outlook since World War II.
Prospects for the U.S. and the World: A Crisis That Conventional Remedies Cannot Resolve
Revisiting retail globalization | H14 Financial Times Chronicle Of A Decline Foretold
Old danger threatens new model Europe The EU is becoming a community of nation states that co-operate solely on issues they cannot address alone. Yet there are limits and dangers in this approach, writes John Thornhill
America in 2009: US will forgive Obama’s failures but not indecision The president-elect will be judged by his ability to retain the respect of the country even as the disappointments pile up, writes Clive Crook
World Economy in 2009: Three priorities for recovery Wolfgang Münchau on the outlook for next year
Russian economy – The Putin defenceThe Kremlin’s refusal to implement significant devaluation may be delaying a necessary adjustment
Bad start for new Bretton Woods The G20 needs more detail, more hard work and less political posturing. It will do well to soft-pedal expectations for the meeting in London in April
Bombing Gaza is not a solution With a lame duck administration in Washington, it is hard to see who will de-escalate this crisis. Barack Obama should make Israel-Palestine a priority
Emerging economies face rush for credit Industrialised nations bonds could limit access to markets
Arab states squirm as anger rises Regional governments found themselves under renewed pressure to help the Palestinians, but with little room for manoeuvre
Can the free market give you moral backbone?
Theorist of cultural clash who triggered drive for dialogue
Outside Edge: If you can fake it, you will make it Jonathan Guthrie on authenticity in business
Israel threatens escalation in Gaza Reservist call-up follows attacks on Gaza
Israel launches fierce air strikes on Gaza At least 225 killed with hundreds injured
Russia unveils list of strategic enterprises Russia has unveiled a list of strategic enterprises entitled to preferential government support in the economic crisis but said the list was not complete and did not guarantee the receipt of the financial help
ECB given bad marks over inflation The euro may have established global credibility but continental Europeans are not yet ready to give the European Central Bank high marks for its control of inflation
Obama weighs ‘government spending and tax cuts’ A fiscal stimulus plan being prepared by the Obama economic team includes “both government spending and tax cuts”, said Lawrence Summers, the designated head of the White House National Economic Counc
Rich US investors shun stock 'bargains' Unease at the health of the US economy is keeping wealthy Americans on the sidelines of the stock market even though most feel there are investment bargains to be had.
Latest bloody twist in a cycle of violence Both Hamas and Israel repeatedly professed their interest in restoring calm to the border region but the reality on the ground suggested neither side was willing to show restraint over a longer period
UN backs global calls for truce renewal The United Nations Security Council issued a statement expressing serious concern at the escalation of the situation in Gaza and calling for an immediate halt to all violence
Russia braced for unrest Moscow continues rouble devaluations Russia is bracing for further unrest as the rouble slid to a new low against the euro after several currency devaluations by Moscow in a week
Deutsche Bank rejects church charge Chief Ackermann attacked for turning money-making into ‘idolatry’
Kuwait cancels Dow Chemical deal $17.4bn joint venture scrapped
| H15 Los Angeles Times From Pax Americana to slacker Americans Superpower baggage By Chris Ayres Take it from a Brit: Losing an empire won't be so bad for Americans. In fact, there's much to look forward to.
In Gaza, Israel isn't repeating
Obama's Mideast peace plans face tougher road, experts say The violence in the Gaza Strip may also reinforce many Muslims' unhappiness with the U.S. position on Israeli-Palestinian affairs and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Iran supreme leader urges Muslims worldwide to defend Palestinians Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stops short of issuing a call to arms. Arab anger continues to mount. Syria calls off peace talks, and lawmakers in Jordan burn the Israeli flag
Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza; toll passes 300By Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi abu Alouf Raids target underground tunnels to Egypt. Some Gazans attempt to breach barrier to Egypt to flee the violence, but are stopped. Israel calls up 6,000 reservists suggesting a possible ground assault.
In Basra, political skirmishing heats up as elections near The key oil production center and port in southern Iraq is home to Shiite factions with competing visions for the region. And then there is Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, who has his own agenda.
Editorial
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip leave scores dead A Palestinian official says at least 205 people were killed, about a third of them civilians. Israeli forces bombarded military targets across Hamas-ruled Gaza, retaliating against recent attacks
Gaza's desperate hospitals overwhelmed by casualtiesTwo of Gaza's highest-ranking security officials are among the victims of Israeli airstrikes. Medical personnel scramble to treat the wounded in facilities left low on supplies by a blockade
Arabs throughout Middle East protest Israel airstrikes on Gaza The uproar is strong, but analysts say it's unlikely to destabilize pro-U.S. governments in the region
Pakistan moves some troops away from Afghanistan and toward India Pakistan's action reflects continuing tensions with India in the wake of the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which Indian authorities have blamed on Pakistani groups
Baghdad car bomb kills up to 24 The attack in an affluent Shiite neighborhood wounds 46 others, police say. The bombing comes less than a week before Iraq regains responsibility for its security from the U.S
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H16 American Politics LA Times Conservative sees reasons for hope in a season of gloom John McCain's poor showing in California highlights the dismal health of the GOP. But an activist says it's too soon to write off the party's prospects for the future.
Shields and Gerson Review the Year in Politics - The NewsHour
The Case for a Net-Zero Gas Tax - Charles Krauthammer, Weekly Standard Fifty Herbert Hoovers - Paul Krugman, New York Times
Politico ABC’s The Note – MSNBC FirstRead – Time ThePage Politico Playbook PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin
Poll: Obama is man Americans admire most
Obama the most admired man in the world, American poll says
Ronald J. Pestritto / Wall Street Journal: Theodore Roosevelt Was No Conservative — There's a reason he left the GOP to lead the Progressive Party. — We know that Barack Obama and his allies identify themselves as “progressives,” and that they aim to implement the big-government liberalism that originated in America's Progressive Era and was consummated in the New Deal.
Obama May Be An Aloof President - Michael Barone, US News & World Rpt
Obama's Commitment to Common Sacrifice - Ronald Brownstein, Natl Jrnl Conservatives' Domestic Successes - Matthew Continetti, Weekly Standard
| H17 Daily Telegraph Obama's slogans won't bring peace to Gaza Expectations are high that the new President will try to resolve the conflict at the heart of the war against terrorism, says Con Coughlin, but it will take more than slogans.
Israel poised for ground assault on Gaza Israel has called up 6,500 reservists, as warplanes pounded Gaza for the second day and the death toll approached 300.
Raids hand propaganda coup to Hamas Telegraph view: Only one group of people can have derived any satisfaction from the footage of blood-covered children being pulled from the rubble in Gaza on Saturday night: the fanatics of Hamas.
Heaviest air strikes in Gaza history kill hundreds At least 200 Palestinians have been killed after Israel attacked dozens of Hamas targets.
Bishops deliver damning verdict on Labour rule Leading bishops in the Church of England have launched a withering attack on "morally corrupt" Government policies.
Obama needs Syria to help bring peace to Gaza As the conflict grinds on relentlessly, the world will look to America's new president, says Simon Scott Plummer.
Will Barack Obama help Gordon Brown in 2009? Brown just might get a Barack Bounce this year says Matthew d'Ancona.
Brown has brought Britain to the brink of bankruptcy Labour's lax attitude to public spending, to soaring debt and shady dealings has led to disaster, says David Cameron.
Winter offensive against the Taliban leads to scores of British casualties
George W Bush: winning the war on terror Bush's foreign policy has been reviled but his achievements should speak for themselves, says Nile Gardiner
Indulgence of Islam is harming society Showing undue sensitivity to Muslims damages us all, says Damian Thompson.
| H18 Independent Israel prepares to invade Gaza As Israel's fierce bombardment of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip continued into a second day, the UN called yesterday for an independent investigation into the deaths of eight young Palestinian students killed by an air strike in Gaza City.
Explainer: Israel's attack on Gaza 'For the children, it is like living in hell'
'Shrapnel hit the place where we were hiding'
Anne Penketh: Lack of condemnation as good as approval for Israel
Robert Fisk: Leaders lie, civilians die, and lessons of history are ignored
Israeli air strikes kill 200 and leave 700 injured Sudden attacks lead to territory's highest death toll in a single day since Six Day War
Leading article: Gaza: the cycle can be broken
Tricky times for EU as Sarkozy hands presidency to Czechs
Robert Fisk’s World: How can anyone believe there is 'progress' in the Middle East?
Andrew Grice: Role of the state is defining question for 2009
Pakistan moves troops to Indian border
Leading article: Benazir Bhutto's divisive legacy to Pakistan
From crisis to crisis: Zardari's Pakistan
Brown vows new alliance with Obama Gordon Brown will today use his New Year message to broker a new "coalition for change" with Barack Obama on the economy, the environment and the war on terrorism. John Rentoul: Cameron, master of the modern world Never have hopes been higher – and never has the job been tougher Rupert Cornwell: On 20 January, Barack Obama will become President of the United States. His preparation has been faultless. Soon, we will learn if all the optimism is justified.
Pakistan tries to ease tensions with India Zardari pleads for peace as troop buildup continues on anniversary of his wife's murder
Britain's GDP will decline at fastest pace since the 1940s
Harold Pinter by Michael Gambon and Tony Benn
Jonathan Heawood: For Pinter, the outsider came first
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H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism
All Counterinsurgency Is Local
Gates' Memo to Self at Defense - Fred Kaplan, Slate (St. Petersburg Times)
Random Thoughts on Irregular Warfare and Security Assistance
Plans for Base Illustrate Afghanistan Effort in Microcosm The complexity of the military undertaking in Afghanistan, and the United States' approach to it, can be seen in miniature in the Army Corps of Engineers' plans to build a forward operating base next year in western Afghanistan.
Homeland Security Forecasts 5-year Terror Threats - Associated Press
| H20 Slate Why Not Start Your Weekend on Wednesday?
Risk intelligence in emerging markets
If You Are So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich? The Effects of Education, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Ability on Financial Market Participation (PDF; 344 KB)
The Energy Challenge No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’ Innovative homes pioneered in Germany are encased in such an airtight shell that barely any heat escapes.
| H21 Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish About It Book publishers and booksellers are faltering. But don’t blame the recession — it’s all the fault of the Internet used books market.
Music industry looks to internet for revival Plans for partnerships with YouTube, Hulu and Google
The year in mapsA cartography boom offers new ways to see the world. (By Drake Bennett, Boston Globe)
Painful Ritual for Kurdish Girls Widespread practice of female circumcision in Iraq's north highlights plight of region's women.
Samuel Huntington, 81, political scientist, scholar —
'Cricket better than sex' Harold Pinter revealed his passion for cricket in his final interview.
Matthew Parris / Times of London:
In praise of ... the mouse Editorial: The mouse helped make computers accessible to ordinary people but on its 40th birthday many believe the future will see it superceded by new interfaces
NYT Magazine The Lives They Lived
The End of Art - Roger Kimball, First Things
JUDITH WARNER Living the Off-Label Life Our brain function is enhanced by drinking coffee, by eating nutritious food, even by getting a good night’s sleep. Should taking brain-enhancing drugs be another step along that continuum?
Why We’re Still Happy When bad news affects everyone, studies suggest that life satisfaction remains the same. People care more about social comparison than about the absolute value of their bank accounts
The complete guide to marriage Why it works, why it fails, and who's to blame
CBS newsman's $70m lawsuit likely to deal Bush legacy a new blow Case reopens debate over alleged favourable treatment George W Bush received during Vietnam war
Why Does Hollywood Hate the Suburbs?
Innovators Develop Products That Mimic Nature's Principles
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