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12 January 2009
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Barack Obama

NYT Officials: Bush Rejected Israeli Plea to Raid Iran Bush deflected a request by Israel last year for help in an attack on Iran’s main nuclear site and told the Israelis about new covert action against Iran.

Stephen Walt Iran, past and future

NYRB How Not to Make Peace in the Middle East
By Hussein Agha and Robert Malley

Foreign Policy Briefing Book: How to Get Out of Iraq

NYT Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare The biggest fear is not jihadists taking control of the border regions. It’s what happens if the country’s nuclear arsenal falls into the wrong hands.

Ross Super-Envoy Post May Not Be Done Deal

Gaza Must Make Ahmadinejad Smile - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek

Richard Haass on Gaza Ceasefire and Ending Terror

Zbigniew Brzezinski: OBAMA MUST PRESS AGREEMENT ON ISRAEL AND PALESTINIANS; IT WOULD NOT BE WRONG, BUT STUPID FOR INDIA TO HIT PAKISTAN SANCTUARIES; HUNTINGTON WAS RIGHT ABOUT ‘CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS’

Anthony H. Cordesman / CSIS:

DATE OF PUBLICATION: Tactical Gains, Strategic Defeat?

WINEP Realities of a Third-Party Force in Gaza Any potential international force in Gaza needs a clear mandate to use lethal force to stop weapons smuggling, not merely to observe and report. A properly configured and supported force has a chance of success, but anything less would prove a costly embarrassment.

Newsweek Richard Haass on Gaza Ceasefire and Ending Terror

Los Angeles Times Exclusive: Behind the lines with the Taliban A Times writer joins Taliban fighters in an especially dangerous part of Afghanistan. The men appear to have no fear of troops, and prove to be gracious hosts.

Battered by Israel, Hamas faces tough choice The militant group appears ready to continue fighting, but for how long and at what cost? And can it accept a cease-fire without winning concessions, such as the end of the 18-month blockade?

Kurdish leader sees authoritarian drift in Iraq Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdish semiautonomous region, says moves by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki threaten the nation's unity and have raised concerns among the Kurdish minority.

Negotiating the Mideast

By Patrick Tyler A look at how U.S. presidents have tried to bring about peace in the region.

Stratfor Geopolitical Diary: Obama Deals His First Iran Cards U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's policy toward Iran represents a shift in approach but not a shift in U.S. policy goals

NYT A Crossroad for Russia and America By ELLEN BARRY Will a cash-strapped Russia cooperate with the new administration in Washington, or can we expect retrenchment and nationalism?

Jacob Weisberg / Slate:

We still don't know how or why Bush made the key decisions of his administration.

Revolutionary inroads The National Iason Athanasiadis

Guardian · Supreme emergency Peter Beaumont:The Gaza crisis compels us to interrogate when, if ever, we consider armed resistance acceptable

More, but worse Editorial: Israeli leaders are as disunited about their goals as they are unclear about how to achieve them

· Fighting intensifies as Olmert says Israel is nearing its goal Israeli troops push towards Gaza's towns as suburban civilians seek shelter in city centre

· Ultimate aim remains unclear as government prepares for next move Analysis: After more than two weeks and nearly 900 Palestinians killed, the rockets are still flying into Israel by the dozen each day

· Energy battle leaves Moscow and Kiev out in political cold Russia and Ukraine both damaged and discredited by gas war during precarious times

Russia-Ukraine gas deal hit by hitch Agreement that would have restored the flow of gas to frustrated EU countries again thrown into doubt

· Obama promises to move swiftly in adopting new approach to Tehran President-elect prepared for Iran dialogue, while reconsidering mission to disrupt its atomic ambitions

Naomi Klein: Enough. It's time for a boycott of Israel

Finding Russia's place in Europe

Joschka Fischer: It's no longer a superpower, but it cannot be ignored. So as Putin lays siege to Nato, why not open the door and invite him in?

Gaza conflict will shake the Arab world Ismail Patel: Egypt's leadership could be the first hit by shockwaves sent through the neighbourhood by Israel's attacks

WP A Whirlwind Meets the Mideast By Jim Hoagland, "Action is my policy," Nicolas Sarkozy once explained to a foreign acquaintance. And movement is the French president's only constant.

We're Borrowing Like Mad. Can the U.S. Pay It Back? By Greg Ip

A NEW FATALISM Peace Is No Longer in Sight By Tom Segev, Most of the country no longer believes in peace.

Gwertzman Interview with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Iran Supports Hamas, but Hamas Is No Iranian 'Puppet'

Who Killed Rafiq Hariri? - Robert Fisk, The Independent

Financial Times Super-Sarko You see him here, you glimpse him there. Nicolas Sarkozy, seemingly, is everywhere. But, beyond the pyrotechnics, what can you grasp in your hand and feel as substance?

Medvedev rebukes Putin on economy The Russian president took another apparent swipe at Mr Putin, the prime minister, criticising his government for moving too slowly on the country’s economic crisis

Blair reappears on short-list to head EU The former PM is re-emerging as a possible choice for first full-time EU president as crises reinforce the argument for having a high-profile personality in the job

Gazprom accused of delaying gas deal Hopes of an immediate resumption of Russian gas deliveries to Europe were set back after Gazprom, said it had not yet received a copy of a monitoring agreement signed by Ukraine

Editorial Comment: Gas crisis and EU reforms The affair must serve as a catalyst for persuading members to stand by Europe’s vulnerable countries, where dependence on Russian gas runs up to 100 per cent

Clive Crook: Obama’s shot in the arm is too small A stimulus of $500bn to $750bn in 2009 should be the aim. The bigger the number, the stronger the case for including temporary tax cuts. In this respect, a bigger stimulus could improve the prospects for a deal between US Republicans and Democrats, writes Clive Crook

Christian Science Monitor

What's the endgame for Israel and Hamas in Gaza?

Israeli troops moved deeper into Gaza City Sunday and pounded Rafah from the air. Hamas rejected plans for international peacekeepers in Gaza

An inside story of how the US magnified Palestinian suffering

The covert push to empower Fatah failed. And isolating Hamas just made things worse. But it's not too late to change course. By Norman H. Olsen and Matthew N. Olsen

Wall Street Journal

· Why Russia Stokes Mideast Mayhem By Garry Kasparov
Petrodictators have a permanent interest in instability.

· The U.S. Votes 'Present' at the U.N. By John R. Bolton
Usually we stop anti-Israel resolutions.

Ending the West's Proxy War Against Israel By Gunnar Heinsohn Stop funding a Palestinian youth bulge, and the fighting will stop too.

The Observer · · Hawks depart as Clinton ushers in new era of US 'soft power' Barack Obama will unveil a team of diplomats tasked with ushering in a new era of dialogue with enemies abroad

British Jews call on Israel to halt 'horror' of Gaza

Israel, we support you - but hear our plea We are writing this letter as profound and passionate supporters of Israel

H2 Ali H Aslan ABD, Ergenekon'un neresinde?

Ahmet Hakan İster inan ister inanma

Soli Özel Gazze ve Türkiye

NYT Turk Raises Eyebrows in Criticism of Israel

BM'nin ateşkes kararına uymayan Tel Aviv'e yaptırım istedi

Barzani ile 'ilk resmî temas'

Terör örgütü PKK'nın İran kolu PJAK, eylemlerine son verdi

Barzani, uzun vadeli stratejik ilişki arayışında MURAT YETKİN

Ordu izin vermez

WSJ Probe Raises Tensions in Turkey

Who in the world is Tuncay Guney? Globe and Mail ‘Tuncay Guney has 1,000 faces. Only God knows which is the real one'

Toronto Star Wild tales from a Turkish whistleblower ‘James Bond has nothing on me’

Trial Of The ‘Deep State’
Newsweek Grenville Byford

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Plans in 2009 - Ariel Cohen.

Olmert, saldırı öncesi Erdoğan'ın telefonuna çıkmamış

Ferai Tınç Başmüzakereci partilerüstü olmalı

Ergenekon davası

Güvenlik uzmanı Gareth Jenkins'e göre soruşturma özünden uzaklaştı

Hamas Türkiye-İsrail ilişkilerini baltalıyor

Zvi Bar’el

Turkey Coup Plot Arrests Now at More Than 100

Turkey hears conflicting calls of Europe and Middle East Irish Times

İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası Dış Basında Türkiye BBC Türkçe 0700 1800 – VOA Türkçe 0630 1345 2130 DW - (UTC) 0830 1130 1530 Turkish Press Review Google News Turkey TurcoPundit ASAM

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

Barzani ile 'ilk resmî temas'

Terör örgütü PKK'nın İran kolu PJAK, eylemlerine son verdi

TRT Şeş a sign of the state’s self-confidence

Cevdet Aşkın Erdoğan'dan Kuzey Irak'ta 'Gazze örneği' iması

Barış olmadan güvenlik olabilir mi?

CEYDA KARAN

ÖMER TAŞPINAR
Amerika ve İsrail lobisi

Kürtçe hocası yok

Gazze katliamı ve Türkiye

HASAN CELAL GÜZEL

Bütün dünyanın gözleri önünde

HALUK ŞAHİN

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

Turkey hopes to become Europe's gas alternative

Egemen Bey, gölge bakandı baş müzakereci oldu

Ali Babacan başmüzakereciliği Bağış'a devretti

Rum Kesimi’nden ‘Türk savaş gemisi taciz etti’ iddiası

Mensur AkgünBağış'ın başarısı

Rauf Denktaş Halk mı, halklar mı?

YENİÇAĞ - Haber Güncel haberler Yazarlar Siyaset Sondakika Spor Yeniçağ Yeniçağ Gazetesi Ekonomi Güncel Araştırma Haberalanı Haberleri Gazetesi

Yunan geline Dışişleri onayı

Egemen Bağış: Right time, right man

İlk özür kampanyası 1919’da yapıldı

Murat Bardakçı, “Ermeni kardeşlerimden özür diliyorum” kampanyasının Türkiye için bir ilk olmadığını söyledi.

Bağış: AB diyetisyen gibi

Alman Hristiyan Demokratların Hedefi Yine Türkiye'nin AB Üyeliği

No immediate Ergenekon impact on normalization of military ...

Hedo Okur Tuncay Nihat Altintop

'I'm not difficult. I'm opinionated'

FIRTINA koparacak...">Mehmetçik FIRTINA koparacak...

Turkey reconciles with the sons it once disowned

Türkoloji dünyasından bir yıldız daha kaydı

H3

Şifreli mesajlarda sabotaj emri

Danıştay silahı Ergenekon'dan

‘Dokunulmaz’ Albay üç yıl sonra hapiste

Baykal: Seçim sonuçları hükümeti değiştirebilir

Şahin’den şok ifadeler

İbrahim Şahin: Kroki ve planlarla ilgim yok

Ergenekon savcısına inanılmaz baskı

Türkiye oteli-1

Karanlık dehlizdekiler büyük tedirginlik yaşıyor

'Devlet benden 300 kişilik liste istedi'

Dinleyen de dinleniyor mu

Son dalganın kilidi: Adil Serdar Saçan

Bu cephanelik hangi günler için saklanmıştı?

Baykal: Susurluk şapkasından Ergenekon çıkarma çabası var

Boşuna aramayın o silahlar dışarıda

İbrahim Şahin’e Danıştay suçlaması

Küçük'ün ifadelerinden ilginç notlar

TSK'da Ergenekon önlemleri

Emekli paşalar ve Gürüz serbest

Ergenekon 4 katmandan oluşan bir network

Şahin'in dehşet senaryosu

“Şahin’de suikast listesi yakalandı”

Panikleyince silahları taşıdılar

Krokiler, Danıştay saldırısıyla aynı tarihte hazırlanmış

Silivri'den paşa kaçırma operasyonu

Üzeyir Garih�i kim öldürdü?

�Üzeyir Garih�i Ergenekon öldürdü� diyen Doğan Kasadolu ilk kez konuştu

Erdoğan: Yargıya müdahale suç, hakim ve savcıları rahat bırakın

Yargısız infaz yapmayın

Şenel ve Yavuz serbest, Yalçın Küçük tutuklu

Susurluk’un suyu geldi

300 kişilik birlik hangi amaçlar için kuruldu?

Kanadoğlu VATAN'a konuştu: Susurluk çözülebilseydi birçok şey önlenebilirdi

Alevilerin kapalı bir cemaat olmasından faydalanıyorlar ve bunun sürmesini istiyorlar

Cephane yorumu: Ağzımızın tadı kaçtı

Polis, Ankara'da cephanelik üç aracın peşine düştü

Ben oraya gömmezdim!

Sicilim temiz

'Yola devam' geleneğini Bursa ve Sakarya bozdu

Her seçim bölgesinde iddialıyız

Bush’a PKK hatırlatması: Biz sivile zarar vermeyiz

Subaylar Hasdal'da, siviller Metris'te

Evinde ruhsatsız silah

Dalan ‘burs’a dolandı

Kışlalı'da Ergenekon izi

Bahçeli: İktidarların zorla değiştirilmesi yolu artık kapanmalı

Kim tutuklu kim serbest?

Savaş: Ergenekon soruşturması anayasaya aykırı

Alman vakıflarının gizli Türkiye oyunu

Lav silahlarının seri numaraları silinmiş

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

Video NTV CNNTürk Milliyet

Cengiz Çandar Dünden Bugüne; İttihatçılardan Ergenekonculara...

Ahmet Taşgetiren

Ruşen - ÇakırErgenekon�da dönüm noktası!

Taha Akyol Ergenekon ve hukukçular

Fikret Bila

Hasan Cemal

Murat Yetkin Barzani, uzun vadeli stratejik ilişki arayışında - Aslan terbiyecisi

İsmet BerkanBisikletin selesindeki el... ‘Koruma-kollama’ ile ‘Denge-fren’ farkı

Fehmi Koru

Taha Kıvanç Paralel okumalar (3): İkili piramit

Şamil Tayyar Bu şarkı burda bitmez komutanım

Possibility of military intervention in 2009 by EMRE USLU & ÖNDER AYTAÇ[*]

Ali Bayramoğlu

Yasemin Çongar

Ertuğrul Özkök Görünmez adamın yeni merakı

Hasan Ünal Darbe mi demiştiniz?

Ahmet Hakan İster inan ister inanma

M Ali Birand

Cüneyt Ülsever Akıl kullanmayı öğrenmek

Serdar Akinan Türkiye oteli-1

Soner Yalçın Názım Hikmet’in vatandaşlığa alınmasıyla Ergenekon’un ne ilgisi var

Enis Berberoğlu Susurluk ve Ergenekon aynı fidanın 2 gülü mü?

Ekrem Dumanlı Türk medyası Ergenekon'un neresinde?

Nasuhi Güngör Başbakan Ergenekon’dan rahatsız mı?

Oktay Ekşi Anlayana...

Özdemir İnce

Oray Eğin

Teşkilatın karanlık 'hamalı' kim?

Mehmet Y Yılmaz

MUHARREM SARIKAYA

ERDAL ŞAFAK Ergenekon Kızıl Elma

29 Mart seçimlerini AKP nasıl kazandı?

ERSİN KALAYCIOĞLU

TAMER KORKMAZ

Hürriyet'in Korkusu

[Yorum - Dr. Ümit Kardaş] Sürekli istisna hali ve Ergenekon soruşturması

Fatih Altaylı Ergenekon mu, Susurluk mu?

ENGİN ARDIÇ

ERGUN BABAHAN

EMRE AKÖZErgenekonculara kefil olan morarır

Umur Talu Şahin nasıl imal edilir, nasıl cephane haline getirilir?

Mehmet Altan Medyadaki Ergenekoncular...

HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN

Nâzım Hikmet vatanda/ş

NAZLI ILICAK Ergenekon, Susurluk değil

Kutuplaşmanın genişlemesi

TARHAN ERDEM

MEHMET BARLAS Yargıya ve adalete güven duygumuz yaralı mı?

MAHMUT ÖVÜR

YAVUZ DONATAnkara'da "derin" kazı Velev ki...

OKUR TEMSİLCİSİ
Tuncay Güney'in görevi

Yiğit Bulut Genelkurmay Başkanı “bizden” değil mi?

Necati Doğru Ergenekon hakiminin vereceği karara bakarım!

Hakan Aygün Krokinin sırrı!

Atılgan Bayar Üçüncü yol

İsmail Küçükkaya Balkon konuşmasından daha önemli

Can Ataklı Ergenekon’u kimin yürüttüğü anlaşıldı

Erhan Başyurt P2 Mason Locası Skandalı ve Ergenekon örgütü

‘Bilmece’nin çözülmesi kolaylaştı

ALTAN ÖYMEN

Yiğit Bulut Dünya genelinde “seçkinler” tasfiye mi ediliyor?

Amsterdam’dan Türkiye’ye bakarken... ORAL ÇALIŞLAR

Ekonomi

ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM

Ercan Kumcu

Erdal Sağlam

Hurşit Güneş Teşhis hatası

Yaman Törüner “Hedge Funds” dedikleri

Kriz döneminde büyümeyi sürdüren girişimciler var

Sanayi üretimi çöküyor MAHFİ EĞİLMEZ

Asaf Savaş Akat Kasım’da sanayi üretimi

Ocak ortasında hâlâ edilgenlikFATİH ÖZATAY

IMF ile yeniden BARAN TUNCER

Politika ‘arızası’!

UĞUR GÜRSES

İyimser büyüme tahminleri

FATİH ÖZATAY

OKAN MÜDERRİSOĞLU
IMF bu kez 'Vergi artır' değil 'Alanı genişlet' diyor

Ertuğ Yaşar IMF'ye kesinlikle gereksinim yoktur

Turkey vying for control of IMF stand-by negotiations

H4 New York Times U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site President Bush deflected a request by Israel last year for help in an attack on Iran’s main nuclear site and told the Israelis about new covert action against Iran.

Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare By DAVID E. SANGER The biggest fear is not jihadists taking control of the border regions. It’s what happens if the country’s nuclear arsenal falls into the wrong hands.

Fierce Fighting as Israeli Units Enter Gaza City In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis that the nation is “getting close to achieving the goals it set for itself.”

Crisis in Gaza Imperils 2-State Plan With every image of the dead inflaming the Arab world, officials in Egypt and Jordan are worried that the so-called two-state solution is slipping away.

In His Emphasis on Economy, Obama Is Looking to History Barack Obama is drawing on techniques from his campaign and lessons from predecessors as he seeks to shape public attitudes about the economic downturn.

A Crossroad for Russia and America By ELLEN BARRY Will a cash-strapped Russia cooperate with the new administration in Washington, or can we expect retrenchment and nationalism?

A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery The grinding urban battle unfolding in the densely populated Gaza Strip is a war of new tactics and quick adaptation

As Talks Falter, Israel Warns of More Extensive Attacks

Ukraine and Russia Sign Deal Over Gas

A Fatal Accident and German Politics

Biden Arrives in Afghanistan to Discuss the War

Dispute Weakens Iraqi Sunni Coalition

Turk Raises Eyebrows in Criticism of Israel

Fierce Focus on Tunnels, a Lifeline for Gazans

Editorial The Stimulus Debate Tax giveaways may be good politics, but the severity of the nation’s economic situation should make the Obama team think twice.

Iran Moved Billions via U.S. Banks

46 Die in Taliban Attack on Pakistani Troops

Gas Deal in Europe Is Undone and Redone

Memo From Sofia: Without Gas, Bulgarians Turn Icy to Old Ally

In Interview, Obama Talks of ‘New Approach’ to Iran

Iraqi Lawmakers Delay Naming a New Speaker

U.S. Presidents: The Very Elite Club That Never Meets With only a handful of living members, the Presidents Club sometimes looks more like a dysfunctional family than a collection of august world leaders.

PAUL KRUGMAN Ideas for Obama President-elect Barack Obama’s economic plan falls well short of what’s needed. To fix it, he needs to stop talking about “jump-starts” and focus on long-term investment.

William Kristol Continuity We Can Believe In It seems that we can expect more continuity than change from President-elect Barack Obama’s foreign policy

ROGER COHEN Mideast Dream Team? Not Quite U.S. enlightenment about the Middle East will require a fresher, broader team than Barack Obama is contemplating.

In Russia, Power Has No Heirs By SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE The unspoken contract between ruler and subject in Russia is that in return for safety, prosperity and prestige, power is entrusted to their leaders.

India Has a Soft Spot for Bush President Bush’s penchant for unilateral deeds, and his moral conviction in favor of democracies, helped raise India to the status of a strategic ally

MAUREEN DOWD An Extremist Makeover? The fact that Dick Cheney is now putting the blame for all the messes squarely on W. shows once more how the bureaucratic master outmaneuvers his younger partner

Bringing Justice to the War on Terrorism By CHARLES FRIED, DAHLIA LITHWICH and JACK M. BALKIN Three writers advise President-elect Barack Obama on how to deal with the legal legacy of the war on terrorism.

Bill Clinton’s Donors Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton must reassure us that all supporters of her husband or his work will not get favored treatment by the State Department.

FRANK RICH Eight Years of Madoffs While our new president indeed must move on and address the urgent crises that cannot wait, Bush administration malfeasance can’t be merely forgotten or finessed

BONO Notes From the Chairman What Frank Sinatra taught me about art, innocence and experience.

At Key Moment, Diverse G.O.P. Leadership Choice In an increasingly diverse country, the Republican Party is considering two black candidates for chairman.

Obama Signals His Reluctance to Look Into Bush Policies Barack Obama indicated that he was unlikely to authorize a broad inquiry into Bush administration programs like domestic eavesdropping.

Republicans’ Latest Talking Point: The New Deal Failed

By ADAM COHEN The debate on President-elect Barack Obama’s ambitious economic stimulus plan has begun with falsely criticizing F.D.R.’s public works programs.

H5 Washington Post A Whirlwind Meets the Mideast By Jim Hoagland, "Action is my policy," Nicolas Sarkozy once explained to a foreign acquaintance. And movement is the French president's only constant.

We're Borrowing Like Mad. Can the U.S. Pay It Back? By Greg Ip

Israelis Push to Edge of Gaza City

Move Could Signal A Long Urban Battle

A NEW FATALISM Peace Is No Longer in Sight By Tom Segev, Most of the country no longer believes in peace.

U.S. Thwarted Israeli Plan to Bomb Iranian Nuclear Facility

Mr. Cool's Centrist Gamble

By David Ignatius, Obama is making the risky strategy of governing from the 'center' look easy.

Israeli Ground Offensive Heats Up in Gaza Strip Israeli troops push farther into Gaza as conflict escalates in week-old operation; prime minister says nation is "close" to achieving its goals.

U.S. Troops on Edge as Rules Shift in Iraq Americans Must Coordinate With Sometimes Unreliable Local Counterparts

Lethal Technology Making Way From U.S. to Iran Via Front Companies

The Path to Mideast Peace Starts With a Palestinian Security Force The Path to Peace Starts With a Professional Palestinian Force By J.D. Crouch II, Montgomery Meigs and Walter B. Slocombe, A professional security system would enable the Palestinian government to uphold its part of a peace deal.

Inexplicable Wealth of Afghan Elite Sows Bitterness

In One of the World's Poorest Nations, Myriad Tales of Official Corruption

Afghan Contrasts Sow Bitterness In one of the world's poorest nations, official corruption appears to fuel inexplicable wealth.

The View From Israel: Victors in a Necessary War By Griff Witte

Combat May Escalate In Gaza, Israel Warns Operation in Densely Packed City, Camps Weighed

Russia, Ukraine Agree to Restart Gas Flow, E.U. Says

Biden Meets Karzai, U.S. Military Officials in Afghan Visit

Litigation Nation By George F. Will,

People are not entitled to a life free of danger, disappointment or aggravation.

50 Years Later, Who Wins and Who Loses By Ann Louise Bardach, The 50-year showdown between Washington and Havana will soon culminate in resignation born of fatigue.

GAO Report Urges Obama, Congress to Prioritize Public Diplomacy

An Early Drubbing For Obama

By David S. Broder, After a near perfect month of transition operations, Obama has stumbled twice in two weeks.

Obama Stresses Plan's Job Potential

Advisers See Nearly 4 Million Positions Saved or Created

Bad Economy May Fuel Hate Groups, Experts Warn Experts Warn That Downturn Could Drive Discontent, Help Extremists Recrui

Bush Lead During Weakest Economy in Decades

Eight-Year Period Is Weakest in Decades

Democratic Congress Shows Signs It Will Not Bow to Obama

We All Want Longer, Healthier Lives. But It's Going to Cost Us.

Bush: GOP Needs Compassion Outgoing president defends his vision, says Republican Party needs "new group of leaders."

Obama's Health-Care Headache

By Robert J. Samuelson, He's promised more health-care spending. But we're already spending too much.

H6 Guardian · Supreme emergency Peter Beaumont:The Gaza crisis compels us to interrogate when, if ever, we consider armed resistance acceptable

· Fighting intensifies as Olmert says Israel is nearing its goal Israeli troops push towards Gaza's towns as suburban civilians seek shelter in city centre

· Ultimate aim remains unclear as government prepares for next move

Analysis: After more than two weeks and nearly 900 Palestinians killed, the rockets are still flying into Israel by the dozen each day

· Energy battle leaves Moscow and Kiev out in political cold Russia and Ukraine both damaged and discredited by gas war during precarious times

Russia-Ukraine gas deal hit by hitch Agreement that would have restored the flow of gas to frustrated EU countries again thrown into doubt

More, but worse Editorial: Israeli leaders are as disunited about their goals as they are unclear about how to achieve them

· Obama promises to move swiftly in adopting new approach to Tehran President-elect prepared for Iran dialogue, while reconsidering mission to disrupt its atomic ambitions

Naomi Klein: Enough. It's time for a boycott of Israel

Finding Russia's place in Europe

Joschka Fischer: It's no longer a superpower, but it cannot be ignored. So as Putin lays siege to Nato, why not open the door and invite him in?

Gaza conflict will shake the Arab world Ismail Patel: Egypt's leadership could be the first hit by shockwaves sent through the neighbourhood by Israel's attacks

Israel's Czech mate David Cronin: Given the Czech Republic's apparent pro-Israeli bias, the timing of its presidency of the EU is particularly unfortunate

· Religions have the power to bring a passion for social justice to politicsMadeleine Bunting: Liberal secularists who have so far overlooked Obama's belief should brace themselves for an even greater challenge

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For now, the highest-value chip is in Obama's pileMichael Tomasky: Everybody's nervous as hell in these tough times, so the president-elect is banking on us letting him get on and fix things

Profits of war Khaled Diab: The economic benefits of peace are supposed to lure Israelis and Palestinians away from conflict, but war makes money too

South Asians must stand together

Hassan Abbas: India and Pakistan must avoid confrontation and crush the extremists who seek to divide the region

The Observer · · Hawks depart as Clinton ushers in new era of US 'soft power' Barack Obama will unveil a team of diplomats tasked with ushering in a new era of dialogue with enemies abroad

British Jews call on Israel to halt 'horror' of Gaza

Israel, we support you - but hear our plea We are writing this letter as profound and passionate supporters of Israel

Isr">Israel to step up assault on Hamas

Leaflets warn Palestinians not to be 'close to terrorists' as hawks push to extend operations

· Why Israel's war is driven by fear Chris McGreal reports on the hardening of political attitudes in Israel as the Gaza conflict continues

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'We love the sun. So we sat outside to see the F16s bombing Rafah'

Fida Qishta is a writer and teacher living in Rafah on the Gaza Strip. She is keeping a diary of the Israeli bombardment

· How can this happen before our eyes?Ed Husain: As a British Muslim, it is so frustrating that no one seems to understand our anger

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Deal to resume Russian gas eludes EU as 11 people die in big freeze-up Homes across Europe remain freezing after Russia and Ukraine fail to resume gas deliveries

West urged to increase aid to poor nations

· How Gaza is alienating Britain's Jews and Muslims Francesca Segal: As a British Jew, growing antisemitism makes me feel that I am no longer safe

Three little words that the prime minister can never say

Andrew Rawnsley: The true answer to how this crisis will unfold is: 'We don't know.' But Gordon Brown would get no credit for admitting that

Will Guantanamo Bay ever close? : Andy Worthington: Seven years on, and without being charged and with no real sign of closure, many of the prison's inmates are on hunger strike

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Gwertzman Interview with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Iran Supports Hamas, but Hamas Is No Iranian 'Puppet'

Who Killed Rafiq Hariri? - Robert Fisk, The Independent

Bush Has Left a Better World - Peter Brookes, NY Post

Bush Says He Refused to Bail Out Republicans With Iraq Withdrawal — President Bush exudes serenity as he prepares to leave office, content that the war in Iraq is nearly won and he had the fortitude to buck his party despite incredible pressure to withdraw.

Arab Moderates Succeed Despite Obstacles : Tariq Alhomayed

MEMRI Jan 8 SD# 2180 - The Current Crisis in Gaza and the Salafi-Jihadi Dilemma

Daily Star Reform the Security Council before it destroys the United Nations

Larry Diamond on doing democracy promotion right.

From Thermopylae to the Twin towers: An article on the West’s selective reading of history.

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

Maliki Subjected to Mounting Criticism Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Obama promises new tack on Iran

President-elect Obama says the US will take a different approach to Iran under his leadership, in a wide-ranging US TV interview. Frosty mood

Bulgarians angry about being left to freeze in gas row

Iraqis 'capture leading militant'

Lethal Technology Making Way From U.S. to Iran via Front Companies -

IG Faults Oversight Of Security Contractors

Sunni Infighting Blocks Legislature

H9 Ha’aretz Editorial: Hamas acts cannot justify Israel's cruel war against Palestinian civilians This war needs to move immediateely to the diplomatic track and agreements that will end the fantasies and delusions of both sides

ANALYSIS / Perhaps Israel should quit Gaza op while it's still ahead A further push to vanguish Hamas would mean holding more territory than the gov't predicted

Barak and Livni disagree with Olmert, want quick end to Gaza fighting Livni contends continued fighting could harm Israel diplomatically; PM: ending op would be missed opportunity.

Bar’el Where have our friends gone? Israel is again in a familiar situation: a threatened state, not speaking to any of its neighbors and not willing for anyone to waste its time with talks.

Benn Abnormal stateWhen Obama moves into the White House will not be in a hurry to cast a veto for Israel's sake

Things one sees from The Hague

Despite all the slack the world has cut us since as long as we can remember, the world might say otherwise this time

Obama: Gaza war underscores need for immediate Mideast solution

Olmert: Nobody will determine Israel's right to defend itself Livni: Gaza battle isn`t one-time conflict, won't end in accord; state vows to press ahead with op

ANALYSIS / UN Gaza truce resolution was serious diplomatic malfunction

Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement of Israel-built hospital in Gaza

Security cabinet: Israel to continue Gaza offensive to pressure Egypt

Israel and Hamas are both paying a steep price in Gaza

Amira Hass / Gazans doing their best to avoid becoming death statistics

ANALYSIS / Synching IDF and government over Gaza

MI Chief: Hamas hurt in Gaza, but group unlikely to surrender

IDF investigation shows errant mortar hit UN building in Gaza

'Hamas: Gilad Shalit's fate is no longer our concern'

IDF: Hamas rocket fire down 50% since start of Gaza op MI Chief says ability of Hamas to fight drastically weakened by Gaza op; 22 rockets hit Israel Sunday.

Melman Jailing journalists The IDF's manipulations of the media, which willingly cooperates, may be good for the army, but it's very bad for Israeli democracy

Gideon Levy: My Gaza war hero is Al-Jazeera correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin

IDF reservists deployed into Gaza for first time in ground op

IDF soldiers come under fire at Syria border fence

Jerusalem Post Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal

Egyptian official tells 'Post' Ali Larijani and Said Jalili meet Khaled Mashaal, warn Teheran will cease funding Hamas if it accepts offer.

Israel's strategic incompetence in Gaza
No one at the upper echelons of Israel's political life articulates the imperative for victory.

Analysis: The Egyptian tightrope act between Israel and Hamas


Egypt does not hesitate to blame Hamas, but also must pay lip service to Arab public opinion

The UN's hollow Gaza resolution Certain states may be ungrateful, but Israel is fighting their fight too

The false symmetry of UN Security Council Resolution 1860

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When quiet descends on Gaza

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Israel goes it alone

Israel would have preferred to act with the support of those who claim to back our right to self-defense.

IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is imposed

Obama Won't Deal with Hamas

IAF targets 20 smuggling tunnels along Philadelphi Corridor

Yedioth Ahronoth Hamas Rejects Diplomatic Initiatives

'Ceasefire within reach'
Diplomatic efforts to end Gaza conflict via Cairo-brokered talks intensify. Negotiations have undergone conceptual change, says top defense establishment official; adds Egypt 'finally understands' dangers of Hamas

A dangerous victory

Now that Israel won on the battlefield, we must make sure to win diplomatic war, says Bechor

IDF: 300 Hamas Men Killed in Ground Operation

Israel can't ignore int'l opinion, statesmen say

Netanyahu was right Bibi predicted Gaza mayhem years ago, but as always, nobody wanted to listen

Balad faces disqualification

Arab party may find itself out of next Knesset race for 'advocating conflict against Israel'

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

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

U.S. Rejected Aid for Israeli Raid on Iranian Nuclear Site

A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery - Steven Erlanger (New York Times)

Israeli reserve troops sent to Gaza

Israel confirms reserve units have been sent to the Gaza Strip, as its campaign against Hamas enters a 17th day.

MI Chief: Hamas hurt in Gaza, but it will fight on

Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the goals of the military campaign in Gaza are near, but signals the offensive will go on.

Banned weapons use denied

Tom Segev / Washington Post:

Peace Is No Longer in Sight

WINEP Realities of a Third-Party Force in Gaza Any potential international force in Gaza needs a clear mandate to use lethal force to stop weapons smuggling, not merely to observe and report. A properly configured and supported force has a chance of success, but anything less would prove a costly embarrassment.

Daily Star Solve the Gaza problem at its roots By Rami G. Khouri

Israel is profiting from Bush's final days in office By Alvaro Vasconcelos

The Gaza onslaught will impact on the Arab world
By Rami G. Khouri

Barack Obama's historic speech on the Middle East By John V. Whitbeck

'What if' questions of Gaza war As the criminal march of Hamas rocket fire continues across the territory of Israel, the rockets' red glare casts a new light on Israel's and the world's dangerous nuclear complacency. (By James Carroll, Boston Globe)

Israel’s seven-step strategy for winning the propaganda war James Zogby: As in previous Middle East conflicts, both the media story line and political commentary here in the United States have closely followed Israel’s talking points on the war.

Tehran Opts for 'Moral Support' in Gaza War

Geopolitical Diary: Iran, Hezbollah and the Rockets In Northern Israel

· Yes, Israel Can Win in Gaza BY: Edward N. Luttwak | The Wall Street Journal Hamas won the 2006 election because it was the only available alternative when a majority of voters were disgusted by Fatah's blatant corruption.

WINEP Arab Reaction to Gaza Conflict: Anger at Israel, But Scant Support for Hamas - David Pollock

House Passes Pro-Israel Gaza Resolution

Israel: No More Restraint in Face of Rocket Fire

Israel's Gaza Offensive Also Confronts Iran - Con Coughlin

Israeli strike on civilian house may be ‘war crime’ says UN

Before Israel’s Invasion, Hamas Popularity Was Waning Among Its Neighbors — Even in Gaza Itself

Only Hamas Is to Blame for the War - Ralph Peters, New York Post

How Israel Gets Away with Murder - Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The Independent

A Sea Change of Anti-Semitism in Europe - Francesca Segal, The Guardian

Israel's Just Goal: Reasonable Cease-Fire - Chicago Sun-Times


Silence the Guns in Gaza - Los Angeles Times

Gaza Proves Huntington Right - China Post

George E. Bisharat / Wall Street Journal: Israel Is Committing War Crimes — Hamas's violations are no justification for Israel's action

Gaza Must Make Ahmadinejad Smile - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek

Q&A: Israel's Tzipi Livni on Hamas, War and Peace

Casualties of War: Palestinian Moderates - Andrew Lee Butters, Time

No, We Are Not All Hamas Now - Dominic Lawson, Times of London

Meshaal acts to torpedo Cairo ceasefire talks. Hamas-Gaza at breaking point


Iran backs away from volunteer program for Gaza

Bridges to Peace in Gaza - Avraham Burg, LA Times

Israel's Strategic Incompetence in Gaza - Daniel Pipes, Jerusalem Post

Palestine, the Lost Cause - Indrajit Hazra, Hindustan Times


Can Civilian Casualties Be Avoided? - Gabi Levy, Today's Zaman

Both Parties Cheer Still More Loudly for Israel's War by Glenn Greenwald

What You Don't Know About Gaza by Rashid Khalidi

Winners and Losers in the Gaza Strip
by Jesse Walker

Tehran Opts for 'Moral Support' in Gaza War

Tehran Opts for 'Moral Support' in Gaza War

Inviting International Intervention
Tony Karon
The War Isn’t Over, But Israel Has Lost

Protesters clash with police as 100,000 strong London Gaza demo descends into violence

Liberate Palestinians From Hamas - Bernard-Henri Levy, The New Republic

Why a Ceasefire Won't Work - Alan Dershowitz, The Telegraph

Operation Cast Lead: Update No. 9

IICC The ninth 16-page) Israeli update on the Gaza conflict

Why Gaza's Message Is Threatening To Some? PalestineRemembered A Palestinian assessment of the role of moderate Arab leaders in the Gaza conflict

Israel warns Gaza civilians to stay away from Hamas outposts

In West Bank, there's anger at Hamas as well as at Israel

Robert Farley & Eli Lake: Special Gaza Edition

H10 Christian Science Monitor

What's the endgame for Israel and Hamas in Gaza?

Israeli troops moved deeper into Gaza City Sunday and pounded Rafah from the air. Hamas rejected plans for international peacekeepers in Gaza

An inside story of how the US magnified Palestinian suffering

The covert push to empower Fatah failed. And isolating Hamas just made things worse. But it's not too late to change course. By Norman H. Olsen and Matthew N. Olsen

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Paul Watson / Los Angeles Times:
Behind the lines with the Taliban

NYT Obama’s Worst Pakistan Nightmare

By DAVID E. SANGER The biggest fear is not jihadists taking control of the border regions. It’s what happens if the country’s nuclear arsenal falls into the wrong hands.

From The Economist, a special report on India.

India Has a Soft Spot for Bush President Bush’s penchant for unilateral deeds, and his moral conviction in favor of democracies, helped raise India to the status of a strategic ally

China, America's economic codependent, has hiccups

China After the Olympics

China's reluctance to reform
Economic uncertainties, and fears of a Western "conspiracy" against China's socialist system, mean the nation's leadership is unlikely to risk emulating the transformative reform-era of the late patriarch Deng Xiaoping - which last month marked its 30th anniversary - any time soon. And this despite increasingly impatient calls for liberalization from a new wave of senior public intellectuals. - Willy Lam

· Obama's Afghan Challenge BY: Rajan Menon | Los Angeles Times Iraq is the bad war and Afghanistan the good war. The president-elect has promised to cut back our involvement in the former and wage the latter with vigor, committing more troops and money. Paradoxically, Obama's solution for Afghanistan could worsen its problems.

Inexplicable Wealth of Afghan Elite Sows Bitterness

In One of the World's Poorest Nations, Myriad Tales of Official Corruption

U.S.-Funded Intelligence Center Struggles in Khyber Region

· India Faces an Enron Moment BY: Salil Tripathi | The Wall Street Journal The astonishing corporate scandal of Satyam Computer Systems, India's fourth-largest information technology company and a major outsourcer, is already being referred to as India's "Enron moment."

Obama, soccer and South Asian security Washington is stepping up pressure on Islamabad to act on evidence regarding the Mumbai terror attacks. Indeed, United States influence in South Asia has never before been as paramount, it being in a position to swing the outcome of an Indian election, apart from molding the flawed India-Pakistan relationship. But there is a caveat - the US must first get Islamabad to bend. - M K Bhadrakumar

Washington loses a vital link
Just hours before launching a crackdown on militants, as per Washington's and Delhi's desires, the Pakistan government caved in to the demands of its military and instead fired National Security Advisor Mahmood Durrani. Durrani, with his close ties to the United States, was key to the US's plans for the region, notably for Afghanistan. - Syed Saleem Shahzad

Petraeus Discusses Way Ahead For Afghanistan

From The Hindu, why do Indians, across the political spectrum, seem to crave Western approval for their actions, policies and prejudices?

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EUROPE European press review

Europe's Energy Crisis and Russian Motivations Stratfor

Gas row exposes east Europe's Achilles heel

EDM Germany Vulnerable to Russian Energy Supply Manipulations

Washington Post A Whirlwind Meets the Mideast By Jim Hoagland, "Action is my policy," Nicolas Sarkozy once explained to a foreign acquaintance. And movement is the French president's only constant.

An article on how to solve the Greek dispute over Macedonia's name.

· What We Can Learn From the Greek Riots BY: Costas Douzinas | The Guardian It's time to understand the insurrection in Greece as the response of those who feel invisible to the political system.

Panel Urges Keeping US Nuclear Arms In Europe Washington Post

Frosty mood Bulgarians angry about being left to freeze in gas row

Financial Times Super-Sarko You see him here, you glimpse him there. Nicolas Sarkozy, seemingly, is everywhere. But, beyond the pyrotechnics, what can you grasp in your hand and feel as substance?

Defusing Britain's Eurosceptic Bomb - Iain Martin, Daily Telegraph

· Holland's first immigrant mayor is hailed as 'Obama on the Maas' Rotterdam is now the scene of an experiment in ethic empowerment

Blair reappears on short-list to head EU; Crises revive argument for high-profile president...

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Medvedev rebukes Putin on economy The Russian president took another apparent swipe at Mr Putin, the prime minister, criticising his government for moving too slowly on the country’s economic crisis

Georgia: Washington and Tbilisi Sign Strategic Pact Sure to Irk the Kremlin The United States and Georgia officially became "strategic partners" under a charter signed by the two governments on January 9. While Georgian officials are hailing the document as a guarantee of Washington�s support for Tbilisi, analysts are divided on what kind of impact the agreement will actually have. Many believe the only certainty is that the pact will rile Russia

Google News Azerbaijan

EU bid to revive Russia gas deal

Ukrainian and EU officials are trying to rescue a gas deal with Russia after Moscow calls the document "unacceptable"

Russia's rise How oil and gas underpin Moscow's new might

Snag hits Russia-Ukraine gas deal

Energy giant Gazprom says a deal to re-start gas supplies via Ukraine will be delayed, as EU monitors prepare to start work.

Why Europe needs Russian gas

Seven Questions: Georgia's Special Relationship

Former Soviet States Weigh Israel Ties Vs. Popular Anger In Azerbaijan, Islamic activists have rallied several times since the beginning of the year against Israel's military operations in Gaza

Russia downgraded, Daalder to Nato? | The Cable

· It's a Real Cold War BY: Peter Brookes | New York Post Russia's decision to cut off natural-gas shipments to Ukraine -- and essentially 13 other European states that receive gas via its pipelines -- is a lot more than a business decision.

H13 The Times Obama lays out agenda for his first 100 days

In a wide-ranging interview the President-elect vowed to act immediately on the US economy and the crisis in the Middle East

Israel reinforces army before ‘third phase’ Israel's army is strengthened by reservists as Ehud Olmert signals that fighting in Gaza will continue for some days yet

Nuclear fears as danger plant reopens in gas war

Slovakia is set to defy promises made to the EU by reactivating a potentially dangerous power plant as the gas row intensifies

Leading economist fears slow decade for US Professor of Economics at Yale University says there are signs that people regard this recession as a 'different story'

War intensifies in Gaza after diplomacy falls on deaf ears Israel soldiers have moved to their most advanced positions yet, ahead of an expected third stage to their campaign

Muslim leader condemns Prince Harry in 'paki' row Director of youth organisation says Royal's use of the word is sickening - as politicians queue up to criticise him

No, we are not all Hamas now

Israelis see this campaign as closer to the spirit of the six-day war. "Ein brera", they say - Hebrew for "no choice"

Dominic Lawson

Obama’*s new man calls time on US torture Andrew Sullivan The choice of Leon Panetta to head the CIA is the best sign of change yet

UN 'war crimes' warning to Israel High Commissioner for Human Rights raises prospect of war crime case after relatives tell how up to 30 were massacred

Turning away from Russia’s heat A chorus of European leaders believe that the big freeze of 2009 makes the case stronger for sourcing gas from farther afield

Quality not Quantity Policymakers need to ensure that economic remedies do not ruin the future recovery. Quantitative easing could stoke inflation in the years to come

More than an four-letter word

Why is Paki an unacceptable word, but not Brit? Because of Britain's bitter racial history

Murad Ahmed

Wall Street Journal

· Why Russia Stokes Mideast Mayhem By Garry Kasparov
Petrodictators have a permanent interest in instability.

· The U.S. Votes 'Present' at the U.N. By John R. Bolton
Usually we stop anti-Israel resolutions.

Ending the West's Proxy War Against Israel By Gunnar Heinsohn Stop funding a Palestinian youth bulge, and the fighting will stop too.

Team of One BOOKSHELF
By Jonathan Karl
How a president must manage his 'rivals' at the Pentagon and State Department.

Gas Deal Is Signed, but Russia Balks The EU showed growing frustration with Russia and Ukraine as efforts to restore the Continent's supply of Russian natural gas failed again -- even after an agreement was signed by all parties

Bank of the United States

Tehran's Strip Club

How Lloyds bank helped Iran's global shopping spree.

Economic Survey of the United States 2008 Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development Policy Brief (PDF; 328 KB)

John B. Judis on the best books to help you make sense of Marx, Keynes, the Great Depression, and how we got where we are now.

H14 Financial Times Super-Sarko You see him here, you glimpse him there. Nicolas Sarkozy, seemingly, is everywhere. But, beyond the pyrotechnics, what can you grasp in your hand and feel as substance?

Medvedev rebukes Putin on economy The Russian president took another apparent swipe at Mr Putin, the prime minister, criticising his government for moving too slowly on the country’s economic crisis

Blair reappears on short-list to head EU The former PM is re-emerging as a possible choice for first full-time EU president as crises reinforce the argument for having a high-profile personality in the job

Gazprom accused of delaying gas deal Hopes of an immediate resumption of Russian gas deliveries to Europe were set back after Gazprom, said it had not yet received a copy of a monitoring agreement signed by Ukraine

Editorial Comment: Gas crisis and EU reforms The affair must serve as a catalyst for persuading members to stand by Europe’s vulnerable countries, where dependence on Russian gas runs up to 100 per cent

Clive Crook: Obama’s shot in the arm is too small A stimulus of $500bn to $750bn in 2009 should be the aim. The bigger the number, the stronger the case for including temporary tax cuts. In this respect, a bigger stimulus could improve the prospects for a deal between US Republicans and Democrats, writes Clive Crook

Hedge funds cut down to size? Managers are seeking new approaches to a business hit by investor panic, Madoff and harsher regulation

France, Germany and fissures in the eurozone David Marsh on the tough year ahead for Europe

In praise of an explicit number for inflation Frederic Mishkin on inflation objectives

Putin says row has cost Gazprom $800m Moscow-Kiev deal hits snag as EU pipeline monitors begin work

Olmert sees last chance to redeem himself The Gaza war offers the prime minister a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the Israeli public by showing that he can finish wars as well as start them

Egypt presses Hamas on border monitors Cairo is arguing for a border monitoring, system, which could include Turkish troops, to end weapons smuggling into Gaza, in an effort to stop the Israeli offensive

Obama pledges early focus on Middle East President-elect Barack Obama promised to focus on Middle East peace from the start of his administration and to treat Iran with ‘respect’ as he set out his foreign policy thinking in greater detail than before

PM says Israel nearing strategic objectives As the Israeli army pushes further into the battered Gaza Strip, Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, has said that his country’s armed forces are coming close to reaching their objectives

World awaits Clinton doctrine

Hillary Clinton will break the Obama team’s near- silence on the fighting in Gaza next week when she sets out her thinking on the Middle East and beyond at her confirmation hearing for US secretary of sta

Criticism of Israel’s conduct mounts

As the Jewish state’s offensive in Gaza enters its third week, it appears to be rapidly losing the propaganda war abroad as it comes under fire from UN officials and humanitarian agencies

Obama promises to overhaul Tarp

Barack Obama expressed disappointment with the Bush administration’s handling of the first $350bn tranche of the financial sector bail out and pledged greater support for struggling homeowners once he takes charge of it

Book review: The Crisis of American Foreign Policy An academic study raises the question of whether Obama should set his diplomatic sights lower than his predecessor in the White House

Puritans versus spendthrifts: recession’s culture war John Willman on the battle between spenders and savers

Germany set to extend fund for rescue Berlin to take stakes in large companies facing insolvency

H15 Los Angeles Times Exclusive: Behind the lines with the Taliban A Times writer joins Taliban fighters in an especially dangerous part of Afghanistan. The men appear to have no fear of troops, and prove to be gracious hosts.

Battered by Israel, Hamas faces tough choice The militant group appears ready to continue fighting, but for how long and at what cost? And can it accept a cease-fire without winning concessions, such as the end of the 18-month blockade?

Kurdish leader sees authoritarian drift in Iraq Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdish semiautonomous region, says moves by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki threaten the nation's unity and have raised concerns among the Kurdish minority.

Negotiating the Mideast

By Patrick Tyler A look at how U.S. presidents have tried to bring about peace in the region.

Bridges to peace in Gaza

By Avraham Burg Former Israeli parliament speaker Avraham Burg argues that wars cannot be the one and only solution in...

More Iraq parliament members pull out of Sunni bloc Disagreement over choosing a new speaker further splits Sunni groups

Richard Dawkins on board with a pro-atheist message 'The God Delusion's' author, a backer of a British Humanist Assn. bus ad campaign, talks about the collision of science and religion.

Israeli offensive presses into Gaza City

In the heaviest fighting since the invasion began, troops and tanks hit the capital from three directions. Gaza City is shaken by shelling and helicopter missile fire

Afghan militants cross into Pakistan in bold attack Officials say hundreds of Taliban insurgents traversed the rugged border and attacked a Pakistani military camp. At least 40 militants and six Pakistani soldiers were killed

George W. Bush's legacy is partly his father's

By Jill Zuckman | 7:59 p.m.

Historians will be judging the 43rd president's time in office in the context of his father's term.

Editorial

H16 American Politics

LA Times Obama transition bruises egos in Congress In the president-elect's first workweek, he clashes with lawmakers over nominees and his stimulus plan. Are more tensions ahead?

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

The Obama Gap

Unemployment Hits 7.2%, a 16-Year High

Looking for Peace, Love and Manners in Washington By MARK LEIBOVICH Presidents have promised to “change the tone” in Washington before — with results that bode poorly for Barack Obama’s own calls for cooperation.

NYT reporter warns of one-term Obama W.H. reporters predict that the market collapse will force Obama to delay many of his campaign promises.

McClatchy With nation in historic funk, how will Obama inspire us? Many presidents have faced threats from enemies abroad. Many, too, have confronted economic peril. However, few have faced what Barack Obama will have to address as president: a crisis of confidence that reaches deep into the country's soul. The first step toward recovery will be Obama himself, and the way he talks to the country

Obama vows stimulus plans will create millions of jobs Even with the creation of nearly 3.7 million jobs by the end of next year, however, unemployment will remain at its highest levels since the early '90s. An analysis said the jobless rate with the stimulus package will reach 8 percent this year and drop only to the current level of 7.2 percent by the end of 2010

Gallup: Majority of Americans Back Stimulus Package

Shields & Brooks on the Stimulus Plan - The NewsHour

Peter Berkowitz on how conservatives can unite around the Constitution.

realclearpolitics memeorandum

Daily Beast Cheat Sheet

Politico ABC’s The Note MSNBC FirstReadTime ThePage Politico Playbook

PoliticsHome fivethirtyeight US News Political Bulletin

Obama's Cheney Dilemma - Stuart Taylor and Evan Thomas, Newsweek


Bush's Achievements - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard

Bush's Damage to the GOP - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer

Rocky Seas for Team Obama - Jennifer Rubin, Pajamas Media

Republican Thrift Unwise and Ill-Timed - Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta JC

Obama's Unhealthy Choices - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek

An Extremist Cheney Makeover? - Maureen Dowd, New York Times

Obama Keeps His Centrist Course - David Ignatius, Washington Post

Eight Years of Madoffs - Frank Rich, New York Times


Common Sense Is No More - George Will, Washington Post

When a C.I.A. Nominee Urged a New York Coup

Down Payment on Our Digital Future: Stimulus Policies for the 21st-Century Economy (PDF: 1.3 MB) Source: Free Press

NEW STIMULUS ANALYSIS. — The transition team has just released a report that analyzes the potential effects of the stimulus package, written by incoming Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer and Vice-President-elect Biden's Chief Economic Advisor, Jared Bernstein.

Interview with Vice President Cheney - Associated Press

Chuck Schumer's Middle Class Agenda - Joshua Green, The Atlantic


GOP Revival Will Start in the States - Steve Moore, Wall Street Journal

Obama's Economic Strategy - Michael Barone, US News & World Report


Is Stimulus Plan Our Only Hope? - Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation

Bigger Government: U.S. Can Learn From Europe - Jeffrey Sachs, Time

Can Obama Deliver on His Promises? - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek


Rubber Stamp for Hillary - Diana West, Washington Times


Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009 - Joseph Bottum, Weekly Standard

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Obama's allegedly “new” centrism and his ABC interview today

Newsweek:

Obama's Cheney Dilemma — Cheney pushed for expanded presidential powers. Now that he's leaving, what will come of his efforts?

Bush: I Personally Authorized Torture Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

H17 Daily Telegraph

Barack Obama to 'engage' with Iran Barack Obama has promised to "engage" with Iran and committed to the search for Middle East peace from "day one" of his presidency.

Loosen Britain's ties with EU, say voters Almost two-thirds of voters want a significant loosening of ties with the European Union, a new opinion poll reveals.

Israel 'close to destroying military wing of Hamas' Israel has signalled that it is close to achieving its goal of destroying the military wing of Hamas but said its offensive would continue for several more days.

Sunday Telegraph Borrowing caused the crisis - it cannot be the solution The Government should look instead at cheaper tax reductions that put money in our pockets, writes John Redwood.

Overstretch Pushes British Troops to the Brink

Telegraph View: EU must lessen its need for Russian gas Thanks to Czech mediation, the freezing customers for Russian gas in eastern Europe should today begin to see supplies restored.

Russia is playing power games With Vladimir Putin using his country's gas reserves as a political weapon, Britain must develop a secure energy policy, writes Brian Wilson.

I hope MI5 doesn't play by the rules The head of Britain's security service insists it always observes human rights. The evidence suggests otherwise - which is a good thing, writes Alasdair Palmer.

H18 Independent Our correspondent forced to flee Israeli onslaught We've left our home. Like 60,000 other Gazans, we've taken our belongings and fled. Once again, we've become displaced people

Israel takes fighting into Gaza suburbs

Obama pays public tribute to Lincoln's unifying legacy Barack Obama paid a visit to the Lincoln Memorial at the weekend, publicly honouring the man who inspired his career and whose legacy is to provide a major theme for the inauguration in eight days.

Independent on Sunday The Bush legacy Rupert Cornwell: As Barack Obama prepares for the White House, a review of his predecessor's eight years in power shows he was the least successful president ever. How did it go so wrong?

Welcome to Hell: Gaza's unending misery A family of nine is among the latest Palestinian civilian casualties as the fighting continues.

Who killed Mr Lebanon?: The hunt for Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri's assassins

Three arrested as Gaza marchers clash with police

Geoffrey Wheatcroft: How Israel gets away with murder

Mohammed Dawwas: Seven days under attack

The generation game: The world our children will inherit

H19 Military Intelligence Terrorism

'The Shadow Factory'

By JAMES BAMFORD
Reviewed by CHRISTOPHER DICKEY James Bamford brings his narrative of the National Security Agency into the post-9/11 era. First Chapter

Let's Give the CIA Its Due - Charles McCarry, Wall Street Journal

Leon Panetta: Speaking Truth to Power - Richard Reeves, RealClearPolitics

Obama: Gitmo Likely Won't Close in His First 100 Days

A Smarter Intelligence Policy Despite its past failings, the intelligence community must be encouraged to craft critical assessments without fear of political interference, writes CFR Intelligence Fellow Frank Procida. Read more

Op-ed: "In Defense of Leon" by Leslie H. Gelb (TheDailyBeast.com)

Terrorists and the Internet - Council on Foreign Relations

Tech-Savvy Terror - Council on Foreign Relations

Backgrounder: James L. Jones, National Security Adviser Nominee

SECDEF Gates Meets with COCOMs, USMC Makes Case...

Obama Names Officials for Pentagon (Updated)

Obama Looks Both Ways on Intelligence Policy

US Commander Seeks to Quell Crisis in 'Special Relationship' With UK Forces

Beyond “Fortress America” National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World

Obama pick is steeped in counterterrorism work

Obama Names His National Intelligence Team

Integrating Socio-economic Recovery into Post-conflict Stabilization Programmes Clingendael

Obama Gives Outspoken Ex-Spy Key White House Job

Four Kurdish Parties Propose to Reform Regional Government

Obama Under Pressure on Interrogation Policy, Some See Harsh Methods as Essential

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Orta Doğu'da Durum Raporu 25 Mayıs 2011
Bin Ladin’in Öldürülmesi Üzerine Notlar 25 Mayıs 2011
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ABD ve Karadeniz Nisan 2011

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Analiz Üzerine Notlar 14 Ocak 2011
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Enerji ve Güvenliği Üzerine Notlar 29 Kasım 2010
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"Kürt Devleti" Üzerine Notlar ve Çeşitlemeler 23 Eylül 2010
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ABD’nin Afganistan’daki Seçenekleri 24 Ağustos 2010
Financial Times Haberinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri Üzerine Düşündürttükleri 18 Ağustos 2010
İsrail-ABD-İran-Türkiye Dörtgeni 26 Temmuz 2010
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“Mahalleye Hoş Geldin”:Türkiye’nin Orta Doğu’da İlk Günü 02 Haziran 2010
Nükleer Takas: “Savaşı Bitiren Anlaşma” mı, “Acem Oyunu” mu? 20 Mayıs 2010
ABD Irak’tan Çekilirken Riskler ve Hesaplar 1 Mayıs 2010
ABD-İsrail İlişkilerinde “Normalleşme” Sancıları 22 Nisan 2010
Obama’nın Nükleer Cazibe Taarruzu: Bardağın Üçte Biri Dolu 9 Nisan 2010
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Ermeni Karar Tasarısı Üzerine Notlar, Yorumlar ve Öneriler 8 Mart 2010
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ABD bu işin neresinde? 29 Aralık 2009
Türkiye-Ermenistan Protokolü Üzerine Düşünceler 3 Eylül 2009
"Obama’nın Savaşı":AfPak Üzerine Notlar 20 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Ardından 17 Nisan 2009
Obama’nın Türkiye Gezisi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 19 Mart 2009
ABD ve Orta Doğu Barış Süreci Mart 2009
Obama’nın “Kırkı Çıkarken” Mart 2009

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Mahşerin Üç Atlısı: Ross, Holbrooke ve Mitchell 5 Şubat 2009
SOFA ABD için Irak’ta “Sonun Başlangıcı” mı? Ocak 2009
Obama Döneminde ABD ve Asya 15 Ocak 2009
Obama’nın Güvenlik Kabinesi Üzerine Notlar 4 Aralık 2008
Yeni ABD Başkanı Obama ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri 6 Kasım 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimlerinin Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerine Muhtemel Etkileri 30 Ekim 2008
ABD Başkanlık Seçimleri Ekim 2008
Obama’nın Biden’ı Tercihinin Bir Tahlili 26 Ağustos 2008
Amerikan Sağı Üzerine Notlar Ağustos 2008
Gürcistan Krizi, ABD ve Türkiye 11 Ağustos 2008
Obama'nın Dış Gezisi 29 Temmuz 2008
Başkan Bush’un Avrupa Gezisi ve Transatlantik İlişkileri 18 Haziran 2008
ABD Seçimleri (ppt) - 10 Haziran 2008
"Sessiz Tsunami": Global Gıda Krizi (ppt) - 29 Nisan 2008
Amiral Fallon'un İstifası 13 Mart 2008
ABD ve PKK İlişkisi Üzerine Notlar 22 Kasım 2007
“İçeride Liberal, Dışarıda Şahin”: K. Irak’a Harekat Üzerine Notlar 25 Ekimy 2007
K.Irak'a Ekonomik Müeyyideler Üzerine Sorular 25 Ekimy 2007
Irak "Hamle"sinin Muhasebesi Eylül 2007
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Unilateralism corrupts, absolute unilateralism corrupts absolutely Turkish News, May 21, 2002
ABD ve Afganistan: Çıkış Var mı? Kasım 2001
Realism and Change
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