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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;color:red'"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;">Newsweek </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/197889">A Conversation with Barack Obama </a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></b>“We embarked on a strategic review that involved every aspect of our government's involvement—Defense, State Department, intelligence operations, aid operations. Once that strategic review had been completed, then I sat in a room with the principals and argued about it, and listened to various perspectives, saw a range of options in terms of how we could move forward; asked them to go back and rework their numbers and reconsider certain positions based on the fact that some of the questions I asked could not be answered. And when I finally felt that every approach—every possible approach—had been aired, that all the questions had either been answered or were unanswerable, at that point I had to make a decision and I did.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYRB <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22731">Obama and the Middle East</a> <strong>By Hussein Agha & Robert Malley</strong> The Obama administration seems prepared to devote considerable diplomatic, economic, and, perhaps, political capital to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The goal, once the ground has been settled, will be to achieve a comprehensive, two-state solution. But would the Israeli and Palestinian people welcome it? Would they see it as ending their conflict or merely opening its next round? What, in short, would a two-state solution actually solve?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22730">Pakistan on the Brink</a> <strong>By Ahmed Rashid</strong> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is close to the brink, perhaps not to a meltdown of the government, but to a permanent state of anarchy, as the Islamist revolutionaries led by the Taliban and their many allies take more territory, and state power shrinks. There will be no mass revolutionary uprising like in Iran in 1979 or storming of the citadels of power as in Vietnam and Cambodia; rather we can expect a slow, insidious, long-burning fuse of fear, terror, and paralysis that the Taliban have lit and that the state is unable, and partly unwilling, to douse.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Arşivden Şanlı Bahadır Koç </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/fpr/ZAfPak.doc">"Obama’nın Savaşı"<span class="GramE">:AfPak</span> Üzerine Notlar </a><span style=""> </span>Nisan 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/fpr/zuspeaceson.doc">ABD ve Orta Doğu Barış Süreci </a>Mart 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d8f0b7e-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Middle East test of Obama’s resolve</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal;">Every serious peace plan is premised on Israel returning to its pre-1967 frontiers and a Palestinian state on the remaining 22 per cent of colonial Palestine. Now is the time to get the deal done</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02bab40a-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Indian voters show the way forward</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal;">The victory for the Congress party reveals Indian democracy’s ability to push back against caste-based populism; sectarian Hindu revivalism; and regional parties who hold the national interest hostage</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek </span></b><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/173014" title="Fareed Zakaria">Fareed Zakaria »</a> </span></cite><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/197922" title="The Sky Isn’t Falling">The Sky Isn’t Falling</a> Our world is more stable than we think <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086052.html">Netanyahu unlikely to back Palestinian state at Obama meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086070.html">How does an Israeli diplomatic visit to the U.S. work?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086089.html">Aide: Obama, Netanyahu to focus on Iran during U.S. meet </a><span style=""> </span>National Security Council chief: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> an existential matter; PM to meet AIPAC on Sunday, Obama on Monday<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_9217">Rumsfeld And Iraq: He Shall Be Judged</a> - Robert Draper, GQ Magazine<span style="color: black;">Did Rumsfeld Ruin Bush?</span><span style=""> </span><u><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/hBKECC2B7SwhTB7t5nk-YwLG$$F/dail3" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: red;">Read it at GQ</span></em></a></span></u><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68);"> Might Donald Rumsfeld <span class="GramE">be</span> left off the guest list for Bush administration reunions? In a piece for GQ, Robert Draper interviews former officials and discovers "intense feelings of ill will toward Donald Rumsfeld." In interviewing these officials, Draper writes, it "becomes evident that Rumsfeld impaired administration performance on a host of matters extending well beyond </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="EN-US"> to impact </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="EN-US">'s relations with other nations, the safety of our troops, and the response to Hurricane Katrina." Rumsfeld sought to please Bush by playing to his religiosity—Draper's most shocking find is Defense Department intelligence briefing covers featured biblical quotes. One person said, if leaked, the memos "would be as bad as Abu Ghraib." A former cabinet official puts <span class="GramE">its</span> plainly: "Don did not like to play well with other people."</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22131de6-42db-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Arab states discuss Israel concessions</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Talks are under way among several Arab states on measures that would reward </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> if it commits to a total freeze on the expansion of Jewish settlement as part of a comprehensive American Middle East peace plan<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFR Stephen C. Freidheim Symposium on Global Economics <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16ovo,qiu,6k94,alnt,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16ovo,qiu,5wrs,5uij,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16ovo,qiu,e70d,u36,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Transcript</a>: <strong>Joseph Nye</strong>, <strong>Philip Zelikow</strong>,<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16ovo,qiu,dyxv,bszo,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Sebastian Mallaby</span></strong></a>, and <strong>Richard Medley</strong> discuss the global consequences of the financial crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259185503527891.html">The High Price of Deterring Iran </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Emanuele Ottolenghi</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />Who would stop a nuclear Islamic Republic from swallowing the oil-rich Gulf and fomenting unrest in the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mideast</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">?<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260085181828313.html">Netanyahu and Obama Have a Shared Interest in Iran </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Reuel Marc Gerecht</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />The success of both men depends on stopping the mullahs from getting the bomb.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124243871634226127.html">The Elite Gather in Greece </a>The Bilderberg Group is meeting in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greece</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> for a secretive annual rendezvous of top politicians and business leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124240915850424529.html">Russia, Italy to Double Pipeline Capacity </a><span style=""> </span>Russian and Italian firms agreed to expand the capacity of a new gas pipeline into </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> that will bypass </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ukraine</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, in a challenge to a rival project backed by the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and EU.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/politics/17prexy.html?ref=todayspaper">World Watches for U.S. Shift on Mideast</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17exum.html?ref=opinion">Death From Above, Outrage Down Below</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID KILCULLEN and ANDREW McDONALD EXUM Drone attacks in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> are doing more harm than good. The goal should be to isolate the extremists by adopting policies that build local partnerships.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18iht-edcohen.html?ref=global">Arabs, Persians, Jews</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By ROGER COHEN Obama should tell Netanyahu the status quo is not in anyone’s interest. <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/opinion/16iht-edcreveld.html?ref=global">Do Like Jimmy Carter</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By MARTIN VAN CREVELD President Obama must force the Israelis and Palestinians to do what they themselves are unable to do. <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17goldberg.html?ref=opinion">Israel’s Fears, Amalek’s <span class="GramE">Arsenal</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> JEFFREY GOLDBERG </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenge is to convince President Obama that </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s nuclear ambitions pose an existential threat to Israelis, as well as to Americans</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17china-t.html?ref=magazine">The China <span class="GramE">Puzzle</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> DAVID LEONHARDT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">We need </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> to buy our government bonds to keep our interest rates down. But that’s just the beginning of the problem.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/world/europe/16gazprom.html?scp=9&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power">Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17goodman.html?ref=weekinreview">Lessons the Teacher <span class="GramE">Forgot</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> PETER S. GOODMAN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">It’s almost amusing now: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> once lectured </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> on economic responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=7f94dc76-eb01-4865-b87b-f34adcd3487d">Bibi and Obama: A Dangerous Dance</a> - Shmuel Rosner, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502069.html">Celeste Ward -- The Pentagon's Obsession With Counterinsurgency</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502066.html">How Obama Is Like George H.W. Bush on Foreign Policy</a> By Carlos Lozada<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>His</span> hero? </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lincoln</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. His challenges? FDR-like. His speeches? Downright Reaganesque, we're told. But when it comes to foreign policy, who knew Obama would emulate George Bush? No, not the son, but the kinder and gentler one: George H.W. Bush.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051503120.html">A War Over Exchange Rates Could Undermine Recovery</a> By Sebastian Mallaby, Those who are ignorant of history will be condemned to repeat it, as a teacher no doubt told you long ago. But the urgent question today is actually the opposite one: Can a team that is positively steeped in history -- particularly the history of the 1930s -- avoid the mistakes of that era and...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602170.html">Obama and Israel's Netanyahu Likely to Have Calm Meeting Despite Differences</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Differences Unlikely to Come to Fore<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/barack-obama-israel-palestine">Barack Obama to push Israel for two-state pledge</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> president to press Binyamin Netanyahu to commit to establishment of Palestinian state <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/obama-israel-egypt-middle-east">Obama bids for Middle East peace</a><span style=""> </span>President signals a very different approach to the Jewish state as US wants 'real results' <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/challenges-for-china-growth">Challenges ahead for China as it looks to get growth back on track</a>Political reform, energy needs and bridging the wealth gap are among the pressing issues for </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/china-crossroads-migrants-tania-branigan">New series: China at the crossroads</a> </span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> the first part of our week-long portrait of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, Tania Branigan reports on city workers returning to village life due to economic hardships</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h3><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/china-crossroads-migrants-tania-branigan">Unemployment forces Chinese migrants back to the countryside</a>Factory to farm: millions who had enjoyed a taste of city freedom are returning to their villages<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2009-05-17-alqaeda_N.htm" target="_blank">Militants test readiness of Iraq's forces as US prepares to leave</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">USA Today</span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/18/obamas_dangerous_debt_96539.html">Obama's Dangerous Debt</a> - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/14/60minutes/main5014588.shtml">Bob Gates, America's Secretary Of War</a> - Katie Couric, 60 Minutes<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/18/intelligence-under-siege/">America's Spy Agencies Are Being Undermined</a> - </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701742.html?hpid=opinionsbox1">Mideast Contest Of Wills</a> - Jackson Diehl, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/18/bad_cop-good_cop_netanyahu_can_help_obama_96542.html">Bad Cop-Good Cop, Netanyahu Can Help Obama</a> - David Paul Kuhn, RCP<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rand</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Review</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/spring2009/iran.html">Bridge</a></span></st1:place> <a href="http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/spring2009/iran.html"> the Gulf</a> <span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">To</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Advance Negotiations with </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, Cede Conventional Wisdom By Frederic Wehrey<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65095/leon-hadar/misreading-the-map">Jerusalem Road Doesn't Go Through Tehran</a> - Leon Hadar, Foreign Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124243059842325581.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_self">Israel's Secret War <span class="GramE">With</span> Iran</a> </span><span class="source8"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wall Street Journal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-key-to-an-honorable-exit-from-iraq/" target="_blank">Pajamas Media » The Key to an Honorable Exit from <b>Iraq</b></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">By Michael Weiss</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What would the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> look like <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=59fe8f65-fc23-40b0-b3d8-6b334b46aee2">if Iran gets the bomb</a>?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Awsat <a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16751">On the Verge of a Hezbollah State</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fiskrsquos-world-the-west-awaits-the-return-of-friendly-democrats-to-lebanon-1685740.html">Robert Fisk’s World: The West awaits the return of friendly 'democrats' to Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=102034&categ_id=17">Can Obama meet the challenge of brokering an Arab-Israeli peace?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/interview/%7E3/Yq6AyEz4wlg/syria_looking_for_improved_relations_with_obama_administration.html" target="_blank" title="Syria expert Joshua Landis says both the Syrian government and the Obama administration are looking to improve relations, but the renewal of sanctions by the United States, designating the country as a rogue state, may prove an obstacle. ">Syria Looking for Improved Relations with Obama Administration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090515_geopolitical_diary_familiar_u_s_israeli_course_iran/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: A Familiar U.S.-Israeli Course <span class="GramE">On</span> Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086225.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu's problem will be the Palestinians, not Iran</a> If Obama shows understanding on the Iranian issue, Netanyahu will be more flexible on other matters<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSM </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s11-wosc.html">Could Taliban <span class="GramE">get</span> keys to Pakistan's A-bomb?</a> Experts see the Islamic fighters as less of a risk than radical insiders gaining access to nuclear materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p06s01-woaf.html">Islamist offensive ruins the West's plan for Somalia </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Militant Islamists have the moderate government surrounded in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mogadishu</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">. If they took over, it would be a devastating blow to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> counter-terrorism and anti-piracy efforts in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">East Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afdd90d6-41a3-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Russia and Italy sign gas supply deal</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi oversee an agreement between </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Moscow</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s Gazprom and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Rome</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s Eni to double the capacity of the South Stream pipeline, intensifying concerns about the EU’s energy security</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124240915850424529.html">Russia, Italy to Double Pipeline Capacity </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Russian and Italian firms agreed to expand the capacity of a new gas pipeline into Europe that will bypass Ukraine, in a challenge to a rival project backed by the U.S. and EU.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259025062227847.html">Indian Voters Reach for Era of Stability </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A strong showing by </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">India</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">'s Congress party gives a decisive mandate to Prime Minister Singh and raises hopes for economic reforms<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6307747.ece">Conquering Congress</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">India</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s election has delivered the best result: stability and a strong government</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d3b6e96-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">A chance to stitch together India’s diversities</a> Ashutosh Varshney applauds the election result <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8054169.stm">Sri Lanka rebels 'call ceasefire'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tamil Tiger rebels holed up in a tiny enclave in northern </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> have "decided to silence their guns", a rebel spokesman says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8049261.stm">UN 'concern' over Sri Lanka</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8045970.stm">Pleas for restraint ignored</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2405347.stm">Q&A: Sri Lanka crisis</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6307682.ece"><span class="GramE">Iran tops</span> Israel’s agenda</a> <b style="">Today’s US-Israeli summit is scripted to end happily. Any real differences will be exposed later <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributers/">Alon Pinkas</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <span class="GramE">Newsweek<span style=""> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/NewsweekInt/TopNews/%7E3/sZTWMruzh9Y/197896" target="_blank"><b>Soner Cagaptay</b> On Turkey's Ergenekon Case <b>.</b></a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style=""> </span></b>The Ergenekon case exposes the power of a shadowy Islamic brotherhood that controls the Turkish police.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US - Turkey Partnership: Committee: House Foreign Affairs - Testimony: Ian <span class="GramE">Lesser</span> <a href="http://www.newstin.com/go-to-link/121866827/http:/groong.usc.edu/news/msg269307.html" target="_blank">[read full story]</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6103" target="_blank" title="Read op-ed">The EU-Turkey-Cyprus Triangle: "Time for Turkey to Be Visionary in the South Caucasus", Sabine Freizer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d75d03bc-41b2-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Turkey's public finances seen as obstacle to IMF agreement">Turkey's public finances seen as obstacle to IMF agreement </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34994&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=3d51ed7a94" title="Turkey Adopts a More Cooperative Position on Nabucco">Turkey Adopts a More Cooperative Position on Nabucco</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/17/world/international-us-turkey-protest.html?scp=2&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Thousands Of Turks March In Anti - Government Protest">Thousands <span class="GramE">Of</span> Turks March In Anti - Government Protest</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star Editorial<a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=102082&categ_id=17">Erdogan is under fire for policies, while Lebanese leaders simply fan fires</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Post</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702210.html">Land</a></span></st1:place> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702210.html"> Dispute Between Arabs, Kurds Simmers in Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kurd-Arab Conflict Echoes in Parliament<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8054191.stm">Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A consortium of oil companies plans to revive a project to supply gas from </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s Kurdish region to </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00eb18dc-4324-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Boost for Nabucco from Iraq gas deal</a> </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> took a surprise step towards reducing its dependence on Russian gas as two of its oil companies agreed to develop a gas field in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kurdistan</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s semi-autonomous region <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b9323d62-4342-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Kurdistan gas offers EU respite">Kurdistan gas offers EU respite </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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Novruz Mammadov said that the co-chairs might also be manipulating the talks for professional reasons. 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/politics/17prexy.html?ref=todayspaper">World Watches for U.S. Shift on Mideast</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18iht-edcohen.html?ref=global">Arabs, Persians, Jews</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By ROGER COHEN Obama should tell Netanyahu the status quo is not in anyone’s interest. <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/opinion/16iht-edcreveld.html?ref=global">Do Like Jimmy Carter</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By MARTIN VAN CREVELD President Obama must force the Israelis and Palestinians to do what they themselves are unable to do. <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17goldberg.html?ref=opinion">Israel’s Fears, Amalek’s Arsenal</a> By JEFFREY GOLDBERG Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenge is to convince President Obama that </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s nuclear ambitions pose an existential threat to Israelis, as well as to Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17exum.html?ref=opinion">Death From Above, Outrage Down Below</a> By DAVID KILCULLEN and ANDREW McDONALD EXUM <span style="color: black;">Drone attacks in </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> are doing more harm than good. The goal should be to isolate the extremists by adopting policies that build local partnerships.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17china-t.html?ref=magazine">The China Puzzle</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID LEONHARDT We need </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to buy our government bonds to keep our interest rates down. But that’s just the beginning of the problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/world/europe/16gazprom.html?scp=9&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power">Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17goodman.html?ref=weekinreview">Lessons the Teacher <span class="GramE">Forgot</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> PETER S. GOODMAN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">It’s almost amusing now: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> once lectured </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> on economic responsibility.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18krugman.html?ref=opinion">The Perfect, the Good, the Planet</a> The climate change legislation now on the table isn’t the bill we’d ideally want, but it’s vastly better than no bill at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/17iht-letter18web.html?scp=5&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="LETTER FROM WASHINGTON; Holbrooke Is the Right Man to Steer Pakistan and Afghanistan">LETTER FROM WASHINGTON; Holbrooke Is the Right Man to Steer Pakistan and Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/books/review/Rauch-t.html?ref=books">'A Failure of Capitalism'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By RICHARD A. POSNER<br />Reviewed by JONATHAN RAUCH Richard A. Posner argues that “the antics of crooks and fools” are not to blame for the financial crisis, but rather flaws in the system itself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17sun1.html?ref=opinion">Photographs and Kangaroo Courts</a> President Obama must create clear rules to deal with detainees. And unless there is a full accounting of what went wrong, he risks repeating the same mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18mon1.html?ref=opinion">So Far So Good</a> It looks as if Chrysler will emerge from its restructuring a more sensible company. But still looming is the fate of General Motors.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18kim.html?ref=opinion">Notes From Another Credit Card Crisis</a> By SUKI KIM Americans’ credit card debt has risen to the point where it now tops $960 billion. If it’s any consolation, South Koreans have been there, done that and come out alive — if just barely.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/politics/17cap.html?ref=todayspaper">From a Theory to a Consensus on Emissions</a><span style=""> </span>Cap and trade, hatched as an academic theory in obscure economic journals, has become the policy of choice in the debate over how to slow the heating of the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/opinion/18ganyard.html?ref=opinion">All Disasters Are Local</a><span style=""> </span>In responding to disasters, Americans must look beyond government for help. We need “whole of society” not just “whole of government” responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/asia/17india.html?ref=todayspaper">Governing Party in India Scores Victory</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/europe/17abkhazia.html?ref=todayspaper">Self-Ruled Region Remains Wary of Russian Backers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/europe/17britain.html?ref=todayspaper">Expense Claims Scandal Expands in Britain’s Labor Party</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/asia/17ambassador.html?ref=todayspaper">Utah Governor Chosen as Ambassador to China</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17liptak.html?ref=weekinreview">Images, the Law and <span class="GramE">War</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> ADAM LIPTAK </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">What happens when the First Amendment is matched up against an enemy’s intentions? What President Obama cites as dangers, a court might find mere speculation.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">25 Militants Are Killed in Attack in Pakistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/world/middleeast/17pope.html?ref=todayspaper">News Analysis: Modest Successes and Missed Chances in Pope’s Trip</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/politics/17conserve.html?ref=todayspaper">Conservatives Map Strategies on Court Fight</a> <span style=""> </span>Preparing to oppose the confirmation of President Obama’s eventual choice to succeed Justice David H. Souter, conservative groups are working together to stockpile ammunition.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17sun4.html?ref=opinion">Bankers Bounce Back</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By EDUARDO PORTER Bankers have an uncanny ability to keep landing in finance’s glittering fold while regular mortals are still suffering from the economic fallout they <span class="GramE">unleashed.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17dowd.html?ref=opinion">Cheney, Master of Pain</a> The question of what Nancy Pelosi knew or didn’t, or when she did or didn’t know, is irrelevant to how W. and Dick Cheney broke the law and authorized torture.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17kristof.html?ref=opinion">This Mom Didn’t Have to Die</a> In </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">West Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, women face threats from warlords and exotic disease, and something even deadlier — motherhood.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502069.html">Celeste Ward -- The Pentagon's Obsession With Counterinsurgency</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701742.html">Obama, Netanyahu Differ on Goals</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jackson Diehl<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>Will</span> today's meeting between Obama and Netanyahu inaugurate an era of negotiation and detente, or of deepening conflict?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701728.html">Obama's Dangerous Debt</a> By Robert J. Samuelson, His budget is a case study in political expediency and economic gambling.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701729.html">Gen. Jones and the Anonymous Long Knives</a> By Sally Quinn<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>Usually</span> the trashing of the national security adviser takes longer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702210.html">Land Dispute Between Arabs, Kurds Simmers in Iraq</a> Kurd-Arab Conflict Echoes in Parliament<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502066.html">How Obama Is Like George H.W. Bush on Foreign Policy</a> By Carlos Lozada<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>His</span> hero? </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lincoln</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. His challenges? FDR-like. His speeches? Downright Reaganesque, we're told. But when it comes to foreign policy, who knew Obama would emulate George Bush? No, not the son, but the kinder and gentler one: George H.W. Bush.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051503120.html">A War Over Exchange Rates Could Undermine Recovery</a> By Sebastian Mallaby, Those who are ignorant of history will be condemned to repeat it, as a teacher no doubt told you long ago. But the urgent question today is actually the opposite one: Can a team that is positively steeped in history -- particularly the history of the 1930s -- avoid the mistakes of that era and...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602170.html">Obama and Israel's Netanyahu Likely to Have Calm Meeting Despite Differences</a> Differences Unlikely to Come to Fore<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502203.html">Pelosi vs. the CIA: The Spies Stand Up to the Speaker</a><span style=""> </span>By David Ignatius<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>It</span> has been the nightmare scenario ever since the modern system of congressional oversight of intelligence was created in the late 1970s: When a scandal erupts, a member of Congress will put his (or her) political interests above those of the intelligence agency whose secrets he (or she) has sworn...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051601162.html">The Take: As President, Obama Is Unafraid to Disappoint His Allies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Dan Balz<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>Through</span> much of last year's campaign, Barack Obama enjoyed the acclaim of a politician who seemed adept at making himself all things to almost all people. Liberals, moderates, even some conservatives, Democrats, independents and even some Republicans all found in Obama change they could believe in.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602137.html">Iraqis and American Soldiers Anxious Over U.S. Withdrawal From Sadr City</a> Locals, Americans Fear Return of Mayhem<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702269.html">As Detroit Crumbles, China Emerges as Auto Epicenter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602264.html">Withdrawal Deadlines</a> The bilateral security agreement that went into effect this year includes three deadlines for the withdrawal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051600223.html">Manmohan Singh of Congress Party Is Reelected as India's Prime Minister</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress's Singh Becomes First Full-Term Prime Minister in 40 Years to Be Reelected<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051601850.html">Scientists Consider Age of Swine Flu Victims Evidence of Pandemic Potential</a> Scientists Say Relative Youth of Ill People Is Evidence of Pandemic Potential<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051700086.html">Tamil Tiger Rebels Admit Defeat in Sri Lanka, Vow to Silence Guns</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051601844.html">Mr. Obama's War?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">No. Like it or not, it's </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s war<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502920.html">Antitrust Challenges for the Obama Administration</a> By Steven Pearlstein,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president has a chance to make antitrust laws work. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051601843.html">Sticking With Tribunals</a> The president's changes would improve military commissions, but Congress should play its part.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051503122.html">The Tiananmen Diaries</a> By Perry Link, <span style=""> </span>PRISONER OF THE STATE The Secret Journal of Zhao Ziyang<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051600917.html">Obama Picks Huntsman, Republican Governor of Utah, as Ambassador to China</a> Huntsman Was Potential 2012 Challenger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602319.html">Once-Struggling Fiat Could Become No. 3 World Automaker With GM, Chrysler Deals</a> Formerly Struggling Automaker Aims to Be World's Third-Largest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702248.html">Some Call It Torture. In One Poll, Most Call It Justified.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701296.html">Islamist Rebels Threaten Somalia's Government</a> 10-Day Offensive Revives Fears That Radical Islamist Insurgents Could Take Powe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502202.html">Into the Thicket on Torture</a> By Jim Hoagland, President Obama's effort to block the release of photographs of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> prisoner abuse is a mistake that can be corrected.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502835.html">Another Threatened Newsroom Species</a><span style=""> </span>It's time to start thinking of an alternative to the traditional ombudsman model.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502201.html">Greed's Saving Graces</a> By George F. Will<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>Open</span> Markets are the best way to combat greed. Visit Stubhub.com for proof. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502237.html">William J. Dobson - The Best Guide for Gitmo? Look to Singapore.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702268.html">At Geithner's Treasury, Key Decisions on Hold</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many Advisers' Roles Are Undefined And Others Still Awaiting Confirmation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701792.html">Cold Reality</a> Addressing climate change is a job for Congress, not the Endangered Species Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701622.html">Obama Addresses Abortion Protests in Commencement Speech at Notre Dame</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama Calls for 'Open Minds' Amid Abortion Debate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701773.html">Obama Confronts Foes With Faith</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E. J. Dionne<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>At</span> Notre Dame, Obama gave the most radical and most conservative speech of his presidency.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702011.html">Science Digest: Melting of Ice Sheet Might Not Be as Worrisome as Was Thought</a><span style=""> </span>A new study has found that one of the worst-case scenarios for sea-level rise -- the melting of an Antarctic ice sheet that is as vast as Texas and as thick as 1.8 miles -- would not be as bad as previously thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051702212.html">India's Hindu Nationalist BJP Party Reflects on Election Loss</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701888.html">Israel's Netanyahu Arrives in Washington for First Meeting With Obama</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Barack_Obama_to_push_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/barack-obama-israel-palestine"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama to push Israel for two-state pledge</span></span><span style=""></span></a><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> president to press Binyamin Netanyahu to commit to establishment of Palestinian state <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Obama_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/obama-israel-egypt-middle-east"><span style="">Obama bids for Middle East peace</span><span style=""></span></a> <span style=""> </span>President signals a very different approach to the Jewish state as US wants 'real results' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Challenges_ahead_for_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/challenges-for-china-growth"><span style="">Challenges ahead for China as it looks to get growth back on track</span><span style=""></span></a>Political reform, energy needs and bridging the wealth gap are among the pressing issues for </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{From_f"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/china-crossroads-migrants-tania-branigan"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New series: China at the crossroads</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> In the first part of our week-long portrait of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, Tania Branigan reports on city workers returning to village life due to economic hardships <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Unemployment_forces_C"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/china-crossroads-migrants-tania-branigan"><span style="">Unemployment forces Chinese migrants back to the countryside</span><span style=""></span></a> Factory to farm: millions who had enjoyed a taste of city freedom are returning to their villages<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Economy_and_the_envir"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/economic-growth-green-agenda"><span style="">Economy and the environment: growing pains</span><span style=""></span></a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> Protecting the planet often suffers because of our reckless pursuit of growth but politicians keep taking the easy option <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/tamil-surrender-sri-lanka">Tamil Tigers leader 'died in bunker'</a> Rebel fighters reported to be blowing themselves up, and leader said to have died in bunker <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{The_bloody_end_of_bat"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/tamil-tigers-defeated-editorial"><span style="">Sri Lanka: the bloody end of battle</span><span style=""></span></a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> The international community must insist on transparency and accountability for the Tamil civilians now in government hands <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Opposi"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/obama-speech-abortion-indiana"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US abortion views 'irreconcilable'</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama strives for common ground and urges campaigners not to demonise each other <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Sri_La"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/16/sri-lanka-tamil-tigers-conflict"><span style="">Tamil Tigers' last retreat cut off</span><span style=""></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Government defies calls for halt to fighting and UN accusations of bloodbath <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{The_week_Britain_turn"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/17/mps-pay-expenses-poll-tax"><span style="">The week Britain turned its anger on politicians</span><span style=""></span></a> Row over MPs' expenses threatens legitimacy of mainstream parties offering themselves for government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Camero"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/david-cameron-conservatives-european-elections"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cameron can't run away from Europe</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong>Nick Cohen: </strong>There's nothing compassionate about the friends the Tory leader is making on the Continent <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h3><a name="_Hlt507664543"></a><span class="GramE"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h789"></a>7</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rand</span></span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Review</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/spring2009/iran.html">Bridge</a></span></st1:place> <a href="http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/spring2009/iran.html"> the Gulf</a> <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">To Advance Negotiations with </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, Cede Conventional Wisdom By Frederic Wehrey<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/65095/leon-hadar/misreading-the-map">Jerusalem Road Doesn't Go Through Tehran</a> - Leon Hadar, Foreign Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124243059842325581.html?mod=googlenews_wsj" target="_self">Israel's Secret War <span class="GramE">With</span> Iran</a> </span><span class="source8"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wall Street Journal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-key-to-an-honorable-exit-from-iraq/" target="_blank">Pajamas Media » The Key to an Honorable Exit from <b>Iraq</b></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">By Michael Weiss</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/us/politics/17prexy.html?ref=middleeast" target="_blank">World Watches for US Shift on Mideast</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What would the Middle East look like <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=59fe8f65-fc23-40b0-b3d8-6b334b46aee2">if Iran gets the bomb</a>?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Awsat <a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16751">On the Verge of a Hezbollah State</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fiskrsquos-world-the-west-awaits-the-return-of-friendly-democrats-to-lebanon-1685740.html">Robert Fisk’s World: The West awaits the return of friendly 'democrats' to Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=102034&categ_id=17">Can Obama meet the challenge of brokering an Arab-Israeli peace?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/interview/%7E3/Yq6AyEz4wlg/syria_looking_for_improved_relations_with_obama_administration.html" target="_blank" title="Syria expert Joshua Landis says both the Syrian government and the Obama administration are looking to improve relations, but the renewal of sanctions by the United States, designating the country as a rogue state, may prove an obstacle. ">Syria Looking for Improved Relations with Obama Administration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090515_geopolitical_diary_familiar_u_s_israeli_course_iran/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: A Familiar U.S.-Israeli Course <span class="GramE">On</span> Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/16/david-frum-obama-pledge-lends-validity-to-extremist-islam.aspx">Obama's Unwise Pledge to Muslims</a> - David Frum, National Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1898247,00.html">Islam's Trillion Dollar Economy</a> - Carla Power, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090517/OPINION/705169910/1080">This moribund body needs a new home in the UAE</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Sultan Al <span class="GramE">Qassemi <b>:</b></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Predating the United Nations, the European Union, Asean and almost every other regional body is an institution based in Cairo known as the Arab League.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=102080">Dictatorship: Tunisia's Undeserved Fate</a> - Bassam Bounenni, Daily Star<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3e20a002-42c8-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Iraq concern over lack of US engagement">Iraq concern over lack of US engagement </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2009-05-17-alqaeda_N.htm" target="_blank">Militants test readiness of Iraq's forces as US prepares to leave</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">USA Today</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8054191.stm">Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A consortium of oil companies plans to revive a project to supply gas from </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s Kurdish region to </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=abmdAG1_X8UU&refer=home" target="_blank">raq Stability May Stall as US Withdraws Troops, Haass Says</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ernesto Londoño / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602137.html" target="_self">Iraqis and American Soldiers Anxious Over U.S. Withdrawal From Sadr City</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090516/BUSINESS/705169904/1005" target="_blank">Iraqi oil ministry under fire over low exports and revenue</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6076" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Washington threatens to evacuate three US bases over Qatar's pro-Iran policy </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c25d9670-4180-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Iraqi oil minister rejects Kurdish oil plan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Shahrestani says the Iraqi government is under no obligation to ensure that foreign companies are paid for oil sent through pipelines from </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Kurdistan</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> into </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> and then exported</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afc96708-414b-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">More pain to come for Mideast economies </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> is not yet through the worst of the economic crisis because non-performing loans are likely to rise and the full impact of declines in tourism and remittances has still to be felt, experts have warned</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8054191.stm">Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A consortium of oil companies plans to revive a project to supply gas from </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s Kurdish region to </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00eb18dc-4324-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Boost for Nabucco from Iraq gas deal</a> </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> took a surprise step towards reducing its dependence on Russian gas as two of its oil companies agreed to develop a gas field in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Kurdistan</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, </span><st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s semi-autonomous region</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/news/p/0/news/4856" target="_blank">Shell, CNPC Agree on Iraq Stakes</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/17/business/AP-ML-Iraq-Gas.html?scp=6&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="UAE and European Companies Team to Export Iraq Gas">UAE and European Companies Team to Export Iraq Gas</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.emilitary.org/article.php?aid=14486" target="_blank">Child Recruited by Terrorists Kills Five Police in <b>Kirkuk</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6078" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Jordan's Abdullah to name his 9-year son crown prince, sack Hazme </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Iranian_Reformist_Daily_Banned_One_Day_After_Relaunch_/1733504.html">Iranian Reformist Paper Shut Down After One Day</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Six years after it was shut down, Iran’s reformist “Yas No” newspaper reappeared on newsstands. Its writers and editors hoped the opposition publication would give a boost to reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Musavi in the upcoming election. Few expected that it would survive just one day before being banned again.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6303565.ece">History made in Kuwait as women elected</a> US-educated liberal Aseel al-Awadhi and Rula Dashti are the first women to win seats in the oil-rich Gulf state’s parliament<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602137.html">Iraqis and American Soldiers Anxious Over U.S. Withdrawal From Sadr City</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Locals, Americans Fear Return of Mayhem<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/68297.html">Islamist offensive leaves West's Somalia strategy in tatters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701296.html"><b>Islamist Rebels Threatening Fragile Somali Government</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran17-2009may17,0,4289836.story">Iran president's denial of Holocaust becomes campaign issue</a> A reformist challenger says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's stance has isolated </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124243376544425789.html">Iraqis Pursue Corruption Purge </a>Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul Falah al-Sudani is set to appear before parliament for public testimony over allegations of malfeasance on his watch.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/68193.html">Iraq's once-envied health care system lost to war, corruption</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/15/Albright-group-lauds-Lebanese-election/UPI-41771242420895/" title="Albright group lauds Lebanese election">Albright group lauds Lebanese election</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lebanon</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has improved its electoral system substantially as it prepares for June parliamentary elections, though security issues remain, observers said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/15/Irans-Rezaei-promises-economic-reform/UPI-74001242420783/" title="Iran's Rezaei promises economic reform">Iran's Rezaei promises economic reform</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Conservative Iranian presidential contender Mohsen Rezaei has employed economic reform as part of his campaign platform ahead of the June vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/15/Muslim-Brotherhood-in-decline/UPI-22891242419677/" title="Muslim Brotherhood in decline?">Muslim Brotherhood in decline?</a> UPI) -- The once-radical Muslim Brotherhood in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egypt</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> finds itself struggling for support following a modest shift into political life, The Wall Street Journal reports.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=33712" target="_blank">US and Iraqi Partners Share Recognition</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086052.html">Netanyahu unlikely to back Palestinian state at Obama meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086070.html">How does an Israeli diplomatic visit to the U.S. work?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086089.html">Aide: Obama, Netanyahu to focus on Iran during U.S. meet </a><span style=""> </span>National Security Council chief: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> an existential matter; PM to meet AIPAC on Sunday, Obama on Monday<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086069.html" target="_blank">Strong advisor to a weak government</a><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086103.html">Obama: I can't tell Israel not to fear Iran </a></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> president tells Newsweek he understands very clearly </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> sees </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> as an 'existential threat.' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086235.html">Netanyahu to tell Obama: Time 'running out' on Iran</a> PM will also present security demands he views as essential to any final-status deal with the Palestinians<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086225.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu's problem will be the Palestinians, not Iran</a> If Obama shows understanding on the Iranian issue, Netanyahu will be more flexible on other matters<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086051.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu is capable of reaching peace </a>It doesn't matter what Netanyahu says during his White House visit, but what he does when he returns to Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086221.html">U.S. Jews seek clues to Obama Israel policy in Netanyahu visit </a>The 78% of American Jews who voted for Obama want to know if that now conflicts with loyalty to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086064.html">Say 'yes' to Obama</a> Netanyahu must choose between continuing the policy of intransigence, settlements and footdragging, and taking part in the new world order.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086247.html">Act now</a> The millions of Israelis who are prepared to exchange territories for peace understand that Netanyahu cannot be exempt from taking action.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086327.html">Israel, PA hold secret meetings over renewing peace talks </a>Contact comes despite PA's demand that settlement construction end first; Peres: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> wants talks now<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Levy <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086063.html">Please, with might</a> Obama is the final hope: Only if he throws his entire weight into the process will anything in the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> start moving.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar’el <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086062.html">Netanyahu is good for Obama</a> If in D.C. Bibi says 'two states for two <span class="GramE">peoples',</span> Obama will have his first Israeli political achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Eldar<a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086246.html">Negotiations - an obstacle to peace</a> To convince both Palestinians and Israelis that the rules of the game have changed, Obama must demand that Netanyahu carry out his part of an agreement he actually signed with Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085628.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu's only card to play with Obama is Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086115.html">Poll: 40% of Israeli Arabs believe Holocaust never happened </a>Survey also finds that only 41% of Israeli Arabs recognize </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s right to exist as Jewish state<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086075.html">Peres: If Assad wants Israel-Syria peace, why is he shy? </a><span style=""> </span>President urges Syrian counterpart to agree to direct talks, says time is ripe to advance </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mideast</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086091.html">New residents account for one-third of West Bank settlement growth </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086079.html">Arab League: Israel's nuclear program more worrying than Iran </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086050.html">Peace Now: 'Natural growth' - Israel's trick for W. Bank expansion </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086049.html">Deputy FM: Assad wants only peace process, not actual peace accord </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086048.html">ElBaradei: Israeli strike on Iran would be 'insane' </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086060.html">What kind of normalization?</a> If Israel holds negotiations with Syria and the Palestinians, it will need to present a more practical, exact characterization of its demands than what it used in the peace agreement with Egypt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086045.html">Amira Hass / Israel won't let books, music, clothes into Gaza</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086106.html">'Iran presidential hopeful, 12, wants to move Israel to Hawaii'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1086100.html">N PICTURES / Israeli premiers meet American presidents </a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon; font-weight: normal;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397266&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu to focus on Iran with Obama, adviser says</a> Security adviser Arad buoyed by president saying all options are on the table; hints premier won't publicly endorse two-state solution.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212398540&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu has more to lose if Obama meeting goes <span class="GramE">sour,</span> pundits claim </a><span style=""> </span>Some news outlets, including Fox News, play up Netanyahu's possible support for a two-state solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212398093&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran and the Israeli-Arab conflict: Making a smart connection </a><span class="GramE"><span class="bottomline">[ ODED</span></span><span class="bottomline"> ERAN AND EMILY B. LANDAU<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397414&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Region: Don't overestimate the West's naiveté </a><span class="GramE"><span class="bottomline">[ BARRY</span></span><span class="bottomline"> RUBIN</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397420&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Reality Check: Pushing Netanyahu </a><span class="GramE"><span class="bottomline">[ JEFF</span></span><span class="bottomline"> BARAK</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397013&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Arabs slam bill to criminalize 'nakba'</a> MK proposes 3 years in jail for commemorations; study: 40% of Israeli Arabs say Shoah didn't happen<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212399287&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Likud ministers ready to resist PA state</a> Concern spurred by 'Post' report on AIPAC lobbying for Palestinian State with PMO's blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212398664&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Barak to force Iran expert Lubrani out</a> <span class="GramE">Senior</span> officials tell 'Post' that power struggles between Mossad, Defense Ministry lead to decision.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212398486&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'31% of Israelis call Obama pro-Israel'</a>Poll shows that current </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> administration lags far behind George W. Bush's 88% approval rating.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212398670&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran to mass produce long-range missiles</a> Israeli estimates: Teheran to develop 500 missile launchers, 1,000 missiles in next 6 years.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212392499&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Peres: Assad and Netanyahu should meet and start talking</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After meeting Jordanian king on sidelines of World Economic Forum, president asks "if President Assad really wants peace, why is he shy?"<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397869&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Don't expect public diplomacy from Syria, top analyst says </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212379752&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Editor's Notes: Four more years </a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID HOROVITZ</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It's not that votes won't be counted on <span class="GramE">election day</span> in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, but that the results will be manipulated.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212395313&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lion's Den: Obama and Netanyahu Meet - What's Next? </a><span class="GramE"><span class="bottomline">[ DANIEL</span></span><span class="bottomline"> PIPES<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397013&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span class="GramE">'40.5% of Israeli Arabs deny Holocaust'</span></a><span class="GramE"> Study also finds 41% of Arab sector recognizes Israel as Jewish state, down from 65.6% in 2003.</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212397098&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Obama should push for 2-state solution'</a> PA official tells 'Post' Netanyahu wants to "turn the Palestinian issue into an economic problem."<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212388407&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">US to Israel: Tone down rhetoric on Iran</a>Threats against Teheran could only strengthen Ahmadinejad ahead of elections, officials say.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212379744&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Column One: <span class="GramE">The Europe of our dreams</span></a><span class="GramE"> <span class="byline">By</span></span><span class="byline"> CAROLINE GLICK</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dispensing with anti-Jewish myths ranks low on the priority list for most European leaders.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3717113,00.html">Peres to Assad: Don't be shy </a><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3717113,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Syrian President Assad should not by 'shy,' embark on direct talks with Israel if he truly wants peace, Peres says; president meets with Jordan's King Abdullah, says Israel willing to resume talks with Palestinians immediately </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3716429,00.html">Presidential demagoguery </a><span style=""> </span><span class="text16g"><b>Natural growth a foolish excuse used by Peres to justify settlement construction</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3716807,00.html">Obama on Iran: All options on table </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3716659,00.html">Where is Bibi’s agenda? </a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review </span></a></span>– Google News <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6301606.ece" target="_blank"><b>Obama</b> courts Israel with pact against Tehran</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Times Online<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk5FeBXnArQrWhSuWtOlIO-cRGTAD987I7H00" target="_blank">Netanyahu may endorse Palestinian state on <b>US</b> trip</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glm0NkJdJAoe4j5Mb2lYVMn7wHNA" target="_blank">Hamas says Israel recognition not for discussion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6307682.ece">Iran, Not Palestine, Tops Israel's agenda</a> - Alon Pinkas, The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/interview/%7E3/S0BzpcCyZl0/netanyahuobama_meeting.html" target="_blank" title="Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, says it's unlikely that the first meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead to sharp disagreements but notes Netanyahu may have trouble reconciling calls for a">Netanyahu-Obama Meeting: Don't Expect Confrontation</a>In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-LPSGB.KQ4EuEU%404249130-rZsTNC/w8fqvQ" target="_blank">new interview</a> with CFR.org, Martin Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, says Obama's meetings with Netanyahu likely won't produce open confrontation, as some analysts have predicted. Indyk adds, however, that Netanyahu may have trouble reconciling Obama's calls for a two-state solution with the demands of his political base.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WINEP <a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3054" target="_blank" title="On Monday, May 18, U.S. president Barack Obama will host Israeli prime minister and Likud leader Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu at the White House for their first meeting since the new Israeli government was formed six weeks ago.">Are Obama and Netanyahu Destined to Clash?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Heritage <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/MiddleEast/wm2446.cfm" target="_blank" title="When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Barack Obama at the White House on May 18, two major issues will dominate their agenda: How to revive stagnant Arab-Israeli peace negotiations and how to prevent Iran from attaining nuclear we">The Obama-Netanyahu Meeting: Finding Common Ground</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">Debka </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1390"><span style="color: navy;">Obama's fraying Mid East polices ease Netanyahu's White House ride </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6077" target="New"><span style="color: black;">US upholds Israel's nuclear position as long as Iran enriches uranium </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124243847310326075.html">Obama, Netanyahu to Seek Consensus </a>Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, in their first summit meeting, will seek common ground on Palestinian statehood and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s nuclear program.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090517/OPINION/705169914/1080">You may not know it, Bibi, but Obama is your real friend</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Tony <span class="GramE">Karon <span style="font-weight: normal;">:</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> In the name of “friendship” George Bush retrenched the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> role of mediating between </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> and its Arab neighbours, instead lining </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> up squarely behind </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s right-wing leaders as they marched determinedly away from the two-state solution envisaged by the Oslo Accords.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22131de6-42db-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Arab states discuss Israel concessions</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> could be rewarded for expansion freeze<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hk5FeBXnArQrWhSuWtOlIO-cRGTAD987FDBO0" target="_blank">Official: Israeli PM likely to back two-state plan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=102083">Palestinian security forces must aspire to serving the state</a><br /> <strong><i>By Mohammed Najib<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/popes_visit_satisfies_few.html">Pope's Visit Satisfies Few</a> - Matt Beynon Rees, Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1898964,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Grading Pope Benedict's Mideast Trip</a> - Jeff Israely, Time<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/05/17/2009-05-17_baracks_bad_bargain_the_presidents_pitch_to_netanyahu_is_fundamentally_flawed_.html">A Flawed Pitch to Netanyahu</a> - Michael Goodwin, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Daily News<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-16-voa30.cfm" target="_blank">Palestinian Reconciliation Talks Resume</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-39671620090516" target="_blank">Israeli official says Syria's Assad insincere on peace</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124237315032823249.html">Pope Ends Holy Land Tour </a>Pope Benedict assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit with a pilgrimage to the site of Jesus' crucifixion<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p02s01-usfp.html">Ahead of summit, Obama and Netanyahu press different agendas </a><span style=""> </span>When the leaders meet Monday, the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will push for progress toward a Palestinian state, while </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will ask for a harder line on </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s11-wosc.html">Could Taliban get keys to Pakistan's A-bomb?</a> Experts see the Islamic fighters as less of a risk than radical insiders gaining access to nuclear materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p06s01-woaf.html">Islamist offensive ruins the West's plan for Somalia </a>Militant Islamists have the moderate government surrounded in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mogadishu</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. If they took over, it would be a devastating blow to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> counter-terrorism and anti-piracy efforts in </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">East Africa</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s04-wome.html">Young Algerians, struggling to find opportunities, look to Europe for a better future</a> President Bouteflika is pledging $150 billion to create jobs. Algerian young people – an estimated 70 percent of whom can't find work – are getting impatient.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s07-wome.html">Pressed on Palestinian state, Netanyahu changes the subject – to Iran</a> Ahead of his Monday meeting with Obama, who supports a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister wants to make Iran's nuclear ambitions the focus of regional diplomacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p06s07-wome.html">Mideast leaders defend free market at economic forum </a><span style=""> </span>Despite capitalism's recently damaged reputation, participants at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East this weekend agreed that minimal regulation was key to growth. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p06s04-wosc.html">Why India's ruling party triumphed </a>Despite economic downturn, voters gave the Congress Party a surprisingly strong mandate. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0517/p90s01-wosc.html">Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers admit defeat </a><span style=""> </span>The militant group's chief of international relations announced Sunday that the war had reached its 'bitter end.' <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259025062227847.html">Indian Voters Reach for Era of Stability </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A strong showing by India's Congress party gives a decisive mandate to Prime Minister Singh and raises hopes for economic reforms<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6307747.ece">Conquering Congress</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">India’s election has delivered the best result: stability and a strong government</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d3b6e96-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">A chance to stitch together India’s diversities</a> Ashutosh Varshney applauds the election result <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b16c9c2-41d4-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Congress alliance wins Indian election</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Emphatic victory gives Singh second term</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8054169.stm">Sri Lanka rebels 'call ceasefire'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tamil Tiger rebels holed up in a tiny enclave in northern </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> have "decided to silence their guns", a rebel spokesman says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8049261.stm">UN 'concern' over Sri Lanka</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8045970.stm">Pleas for restraint ignored</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2405347.stm">Q&A: Sri Lanka crisis</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/challenges-for-china-growth">Challenges ahead for China as it looks to get growth back on track</a>Political reform, energy needs and bridging the wealth gap are among the pressing issues for </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/17/china-crossroads-migrants-tania-branigan">New series: China at the crossroads</a> </span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> the first part of our week-long portrait of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, Tania Branigan reports on city workers returning to village life due to economic hardships</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1899110,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">5 Challenges Facing India's Victors</a> - Jyoti Thottam, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Heritage Foundation <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/AsiaandthePacific/bg2274.cfm" target="_blank" title="The U.S. has not played an important role in Indian economic development, but could help to identify crucial areas for economic liberalization and establish channels for private education financing. Demographic and economic conditions make primary and sec">U.S.-India Relations: Ensuring Indian Prosperity in the Coming Demographic Boom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051600917.html" target="_blank">Potential Obama Rival Chosen as China Envoy</a> </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"> Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17china-t.html?ref=magazine">The China <span class="GramE">Puzzle</span></a><span class="GramE"> By</span> DAVID LEONHARDT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">We need </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> to buy our government bonds to keep our interest rates down. But that’s just the beginning of the problem.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=102033">For Pakistanis, what is 'Islamic law'?</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Feisal Naqvi</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6073" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Delhi thinks Pak N-sites in radical hands - India Times from DEBKA </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/asia/article6301098.ece">Interview: Asif Ali Zardari</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">His country has been named the most dangerous place on earth</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6297463.ece">COMMENT: Chinese support crucial to victory </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China’s aid to Sri Lanka jumped from a few million dollars in 2005 to almost $1bn, replacing Japan as the biggest foreign donor</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb0aff2c-4182-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Tigers’ harsh taming</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal;">Sri Lanka: As the army closes in on the last redoubt of the Tamil rebels, a 25-year civil war is ending – with aid from Beijing that gives rise to concerns about a ‘string of pearls’ strategy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{The_global_crisis_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/china-economy-global-crisis"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's rise relied on a rural miracle. So does its future</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Yasheng Huang:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Rural financial stability protected the country in the 1980s, and it is to the countryside that leaders must look again<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{The_crisis_in_Sri_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/sri-lanka-tamil-conflict"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The crisis in Sri Lanka – a conflict without winners</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Francis Deng: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The standoff might be coming to an end, but a military victory will not be sustainable unless legitimate grievances are addressed, writes the UN special adviser on prevention of genocide</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{Indias_Congress_st"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/17/india-election-win-congress"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's Congress needs coalition politics</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Dibyesh Anand</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Following its election victory, Congress should work with like-minded parties rather than depend on dynastic charisma</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6291323.ece">Sri Lanka faces 'unimaginable catastrophe' </a></span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Asia</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s longest-running civil war neared its endgame, with up to 50,000 ethnic Tamils pinned in a tiny pocket of land</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=Announcement9609">May 17 ANNOUNCEMENT# 96 - The Urdu-Pashtu Media Monitoring Project</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/progress_comes_to_india_slowly.html">Progress Comes to India - Slowly</a> - Shashi Tharoor, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/501xxjhm.asp">Will Hindu Nationalists Gain in India?</a> - Joseph Loconte, Weekly Standard<br /><span style=""> </span><br /><span style=""> </span><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/16/will-more-us-aid-help/">Will More Aid Help Af-Pak?</a> - </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stephen Kaplitt</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124253395203127434.html">Sri Lanka Sees End To Its 26-Year War </a></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">'s president said </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Asia</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">'s longest-running insurgency had been vanquished, after troops trapped the remnants of the Tamil Tigers and a rebel leader surrendered.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8054826.stm">Four senior Tamil Tigers 'dead'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Sri Lankan military says four senior Tamil Tigers have been killed as fighting rages in a tiny enclave in the north-east. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22602.html">Midnight in the Century in Pakistan</a> - Bernard-Henri Levy, Politico<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1601744" target="_blank">War may not quash Tamil aspirations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><st1:place><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span></st1:place><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/afdd90d6-41a3-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Russia and Italy sign gas supply deal</a> Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi oversee an agreement between Moscow’s Gazprom and Rome’s Eni to double the capacity of the South Stream pipeline, intensifying concerns about the EU’s energy security <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124240915850424529.html">Russia, Italy to Double Pipeline Capacity </a><span style=""> </span>Russian and Italian firms agreed to expand the capacity of a new gas pipeline into Europe that will bypass Ukraine, in a challenge to a rival project backed by the U.S. and EU.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Heritage <a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/wm2447.cfm" target="_blank" title="As U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder cannot afford to be so equivocal in the future: In terms of transatlantic security and America's national interest, he must put NATO first.">Recommendations for the New U.S. Ambassador to NATO</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/03/euro-politics-global-currency-david-marsh">review</a> of <i>The Euro: The Politics of the New Global Currency</i> by David Marsh (and <a href="http://spectator.org/archives/2009/05/04/funny-money">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/business/03shelf.html">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10028248-4175-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">EU industry emissions fall 3% in 2008</a> Three per cent fall in GHG emissions was claimed by the European Commission as a victory for environmental policies, but carbon traders were quick to note that the recession also played a part <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ceps.eu/Article.php?article_id=616" target="_blank">CEPS Annual Conference 2009: "The Quest for European Leadership"</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Commissioner_Warns_Bosnia_That_Accession_Chances_Are_At_Stake/1733053.html">EU Warns Bosnia Its Accession Chances Are At Stake</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The European Union's Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has told the visiting foreign minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sven <span class="GramE">Alkalaj, that</span> the divided country must consolidate its central authorities or risk damaging its chances of one day joining the bloc. He also sought to stamp out criticism that its leadership in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bosnia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is either weak or lacking altogether.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Esprit</i>, before we ask the <a href="http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2009-04-09-clement-en.html">question of a social Europe</a>, a legal solution to the co-existence of social </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europes</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (in the plural) must be attempted. From <i>Social Europe</i>, the dawn of a new era: An article on <a href="http://www.social-europe.eu/2009/04/the-dawn-of-a-new-era-social-democracy-after-the-financial-crisis/">social democracy</a> after the financial crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5dd8a49a-431c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Siemens chief sees surge from Germany</a> Löscher forecasts fresh industrialisation<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c21704f8-4324-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">France claims lead on recovery in Europe</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">France is four months ahead of other European countries in its economic recovery plan, according to the minister in charge of the €26bn fiscal stimulus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00eb18dc-4324-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Boost for Nabucco from Iraq gas deal</span></a> </span><st1:place><span lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span lang="EN-US"> took a surprise step towards reducing its dependence on Russian gas as two of its oil companies agreed to develop a gas field in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span lang="EN-US">Kurdistan</span></st1:city><span lang="EN-US">, </span><st1:country-region><span lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span lang="EN-US">’s semi-autonomous region<script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242595672000, 'Grey', 'May-17', 9999999999999); </script></span><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp051609.shtml">Is The Karabakh Peace Process In Jeopardy?</a><br /><span class="maintxt">BY LIZ FULLER</span><br />Just one week ago, it seemed as though Armenia and Azerbaijan were closer than they had been for years to resolving the Karabakh conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/16/world/europe/16gazprom.html?scp=9&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power">Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s01-woeu.html">Ukraine's economic straits raise worries about radicalism</a> Gains by a far-right party in regional polls and the murder of a Ukrainian nationalist have caused concern. But many caution that radicals hold limited appeal at the national level.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jjyTuduwom-PvJCAfjJCPzdSU_tA" target="_blank">Russia signs deals for its 'EU rival' pipeline</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=476910" target="_blank"><b>Russia</b> Still Has Georgia On Its Mind</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Investor's Business Daily<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFDux_hYlA3Y&refer=home" target="_blank">Gazprom Ready to Buy All Gas From Azeri Nabucco Base</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Bloomberg</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.panarmenian.net/details/eng/?nid=1026" target="_blank">Georgia may remain without gas even in the presence of Nabucco</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/197789">Who's the Boss in Russia?</a> - Fishman, Mayetnaya & Guseva, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0515/p06s01-woeu.html">Rise of Radicalism in Ukraine?</a> - James Marson, Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><span style=""> </span><br /><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /><span style=""> </span><br /><span style=""> </span><br /><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span class="GramE"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">The Times</span></span></a><span class="GramE"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6307682.ece">Iran</a></span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> tops Israel’s agenda</span></span></h2> <b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Today’s US-Israeli summit is scripted to end happily. Any real differences will be exposed later <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributers/">Alon Pinkas</a><o:p></o:p></span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6307745.ece">Preparedness is All</a> Swine flu is still out there, spreading sickness and notching up fatalities. There is no case for panic, but every need to remain alert to the danger<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6307747.ece">Conquering Congress</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">India’s election has delivered the best result: stability and a strong government</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6305401.ece">Defeated Tamil Tigers admit 'bitter end'</a>After 26 years of fighting for an ethnic Tamil homeland, and final spate of suicide attacks, Sri Lanka rebels silence their guns<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6301926.ece">NEW: Tamil Tigers warn of mass suicide </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6301815.ece">Pakistan to attack Bin Laden’s lair</a> Pakistan is to extend its war on the Taliban into areas bordering Afghanistan where Osama Bin Laden is believed to be hiding<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6301606.ece">Obama courts Israel with pact against Tehran</a> President Barack Obama hopes to tempt Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader, with the prospect of an alliance against a nuclear Iran<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article6301102.ece">Cheney is not the best spokesman for Cheney. He has an approval rating of 30% and a disapproval rating of 63% </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article6301713.ece">Higher taxes are in our future, as is the inevitable queuing with which patients in Canada and Britain are familiar </a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/article6307733.ece">Crisis calls for elected House of Lords</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Parliamentary reform is vital to convince the public that Britain is honestly governed <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/">William Rees-Mogg</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6307730.ece">Where are the images of horror?</a> History shows us that there is always the need for a witness to war <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributers/">Don McCullin</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259185503527891.html">The High Price of Deterring Iran </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Emanuele Ottolenghi</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Who would stop a nuclear Islamic Republic from swallowing the oil-rich Gulf and fomenting unrest in the Mideast?<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260085181828313.html">Netanyahu and Obama Have a Shared Interest in Iran </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Reuel Marc Gerecht </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The success of both men depends on stopping the mullahs from getting the bomb</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259862298228133.html">What's Another $108 Billion? </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Your latest donation to the IMF.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260235584228407.html">Derivatives and the Wisdom of Crowds </a><span style=""> </span>INFORMATION AGE<br /><strong>By L. Gordon Crovitz</strong><br />Smart reform yields more information, not more regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260067214828295.html">Laffer and Moore: Soak the Rich, Lose the Rich</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=102032">Remember those toxic assets? They're mostly still around</a><br /> <strong><i>By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17wwln-q4-t.html?ref=magazine">Crash Course</a><span style=""> </span>The Nobel-winning economist talks about Long-Term Capital Management, why math still helps banks to manage risk and whether he is the intellectual father of the credit-default swap.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">H14 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d8f0b7e-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Middle East test of Obama’s resolve</a> Every serious peace plan is premised on Israel returning to its pre-1967 frontiers and a Palestinian state on the remaining 22 per cent of colonial Palestine. Now is the time to get the deal done <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02bab40a-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Indian voters show the way forward</a> The victory for the Congress party reveals Indian democracy’s ability to push back against caste-based populism; sectarian Hindu revivalism; and regional parties who hold the national interest hostage <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22131de6-42db-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Arab states discuss Israel concessions</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> could be rewarded for expansion freeze<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a70c0fa-4324-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">History lessons to shape US-Israel summit </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">As Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House for his first meeting with Barack Obama, both leaders must be hoping that history is not about to repeat itself</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242595090000, 'Grey', 'May-17', 9999999999999); </script><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b31b6834-4178-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Sound and fury in the world economy</a> Economies are behaving unpredictably and will continue to do so. The instability is both cause and consequence of the great uncertainty that has been spreading out from the financial markets<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d7dffe38-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">America requires a dose of healthcare reality</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Breaking the link between employers and health insurance would make excellent sense. Unfortunately voters do not believe it and nor do politicians of either party, writes </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook">Clive Crook</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><a name="1d3b6e96-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1d3b6e96-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A chance to stitch together India’s diversities</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Ashutosh Varshney applauds the election result <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="ded80f3c-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ded80f3c-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Europe’s classic exercise in closet protectionism</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Paul Marshall defends fund management<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><a name="606510ba-4310-11de-b793-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/606510ba-4310-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Germany needs more than an accounting trick</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Wolfgang Münchau on European banks’ bad debts<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb0aff2c-4182-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">Tigers’ harsh taming</a> Sri Lanka: As the army closes in on the last redoubt of the Tamil rebels, a 25-year civil war is ending – with aid from Beijing that gives rise to concerns about a ‘string of pearls’ strategy<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d825d6ea-42b4-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Kuwaiti women win parliament seats for first time</a> Women have won four seats in Kuwait’s parliament following Saturday’s election, the first to do so in the Gulf Arab state’s history in what will be a blow to the Islamists <script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242557577000, 'Grey', 'May-17', 9999999999999); </script><span class="grey">-</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f111695a-42fd-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Global Insight: Realism for the road ahead</a> <span class="GramE">At</span> the meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, self-congratulation was replaced by genuine debate on the crisis, and on possible ways out<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16ccfcd6-4312-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">US poised for finance regulation shake-up</a> Congress will next month start the biggest regulatory overhaul of the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> financial system in decades, bringing into the open a frantic lobbying effort between banks, regulators and policymakers on what it contains and who pays for it <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c3e5b62-4318-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">US urgency eases on key pillar of reform</a> If there is another lurch downwards in the economy after weeks of relative calm, it appears policymakers will again have to react “on the fly” rather than turn to new regulatory tools <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45e4a494-424d-11de-a652-00144feabdc0.html">Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China</a> S President Barack Obama named the Republican governor of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Utah</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> to be the next </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> ambassador to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">, a pivotal post in relations between the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> and a major emerging economic power<script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242501252000, 'Grey', 'May-16', 9999999999999); </script><span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="94f86236-4181-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94f86236-4181-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Sarkozy’s war on virtual piracy</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">France</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> is right to regulate the internet, says Christopher Caldwell<script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242444287000, 'Grey', 'May-16', 9999999999999); </script><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2e4b92a0-4182-11de-bdb7-00144feabdc0.html">How second-rate politicians brought Westminster low</a> hat has been truly shocking about the MPs’ expenses row has been the ‘littleness’ of it all. This is the scandal at the heart of British politics, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/arts/columnists/engel" target="_blank">Matthew Engel</a><script type="text/javascript"> writeDate( 1242414043000, 'Grey', 'May-15', 9999999999999); </script><span class="grey"> - </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79c47ffa-4306-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Smaller US banks need additional $24bn </a>Capital shortfall could pressure system<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-mideast18-2009may18,0,1938651.story">President Obama's first test on Middle East peace</a> A much anticipated meeting with Israel's new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu takes place Monday at the White House. Will the president try to push for a quick solution or take a gradual approach?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-deaths17-2009may17,0,4108227.story" title="Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame?">Afghan civilian deaths: Who is to blame?</a> Commanders and villagers give conflicting accounts of the attack that Afghan officials say killed 140 civilians, a toll disputed by the U.S. But injured girls make clear the costs for two families.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fg-sri-lanka18-2009may18,0,5718696.story">Tamil Tigers admit defeat at hands of Sri Lankan military</a> The beaten and battered rebel group, reportedly trapped in a 300-square-yard area, has offered to lay down arms. The military, however, says the force continues to attack<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-somaliland17-2009may17,0,3938098.story">Somaliland strives to stand out in troubled region</a> The breakaway republic hopes to become Africa's newest state, wooing international support with state-of-the-art elections. But it faces the corruption, injustice and tensions endemic to the region<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india17-2009may17,0,4883117.story">India's Congress Party wins strong support in national elections</a> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls it a 'massive mandate.' State television says the Congress alliance is likely to win about 261 seats in parliament, just short of the 272 needed for a majority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-jon-huntsman17-2009may17,0,2559548.story">Obama picks GOP's Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China</a> The Utah governor's nomination for the ambassadorship is a surprise but is met with praise from Republicans and Democrats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan17-2009may17,0,6996432.story">Violence across northern Pakistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Eleven people are killed in two bomb blasts in Peshawar; 29 villagers are reported killed in suspected drone attacks in North Waziristan; and 49 Taliban militants are slain by troops in Swat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran17-2009may17,0,4289836.story">Iran president's denial of Holocaust becomes campaign issue</a> A reformist challenger says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's stance has isolated Iran internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-drugs16-2009may16,0,434745.story" target="_self" title="The 'war on drugs' is over"><span class="GramE">The</span> 'war on drugs' is over</a> The Obama administration is moving toward demilitarizing a health problem. <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus17-2009may17,0,1238468.column" target="_self" title="The psychology behind boom and bust">The psychology behind boom and bust</a> Doyle McManus Dramatic physical reactions to making and losing money help fuel our economy's<span class="GramE">..</span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg17-2009may17,0,5295946.story" target="_self" title="Resolving the coming demographic disaster">Resolving the coming demographic disaster</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michelle Goldberg <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The answer to too many people in some places and too few in others <span class="GramE">is</span> to allow... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-iyer17-2009may17,0,2715857.story" target="_self" title="Outsourcing American dreams and Hollywood endings">Outsourcing American dreams and Hollywood endings</a> By Pico Iyer <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Old World is becoming new, even as America -- at last -- is getting a little older.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17baker.html?ref=weekinreview">The Calm Before the Storm</a> By PETER BAKERPresident Obama and Congress have thus far avoided direct conflict. It’s just a matter of time before a showdown comes.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/197895" target="_blank">The GOP's Paranoid Foreign Policy</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22602.html">Midnight in the Century in Pakistan</a> - Bernard-Henri Levy, Politico<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/17/a_scourge_of_toxic_assets_96523.html">Government Money Is a Toxic Asset</a> - David Ignatius, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17rich-5.html?ref=opinion">Obama Can’t Turn the Page on Bush</a> - Frank Rich, New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/17/obama_avoids_the_crocodile_96506.html">Obama Avoids the Crocodile</a> - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<br /><span style=""> </span><br /><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/15/unemployment-income-consumption-opinions-contributors-keynes.html">Why Keynes Was Wrong</a> - Benn Steil, Forbes <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218357/">Notes Toward a Theory of Obama</a><br />What we've learned so far about the president. <strong>Jacob Weisberg</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: gray;"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602363.html">Conservatives Plan to Question Obama's Supreme Court Pick on Gay Marriage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Same-Sex Unions Supplant Abortion As Social Priority for Conservatives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/wn_20090516_3269.php">The Next Crisis Is On The Way</a> - Clive Crook, National Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>· <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/68306.html">Even with Obama in charge, anti-war Democrats powerless</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/17/the_end_of_civil_rights">The end of civil rights</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If we really want to fix inequality, it's time for a new approach (By Richard Thompson Ford, Boston Globe)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22604.html" target="_self">Some on left souring on Obama</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/17/once_upon_a_time_in_2002_96481.html">Once Upon a Time in 2002</a> - Victor Davis Hanson, Washington Times<br /><span style=""> </span><br /><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/17/anti-war_voices_lose_influence___96531.html">Anti-War Voices Lose Influence</a> - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/opinion/17gillespie.html?ref=opinion">Legalize and Tax Every Vice</a> - Nick Gillespie, New York Times<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5325963/Suffering-in-Sri-Lanka.html">Suffering in Sri Lanka</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Telegraph View </span></strong><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> defeat of the Tamil Tigers will bring a terrible episode in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to a close. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5335822/MPs-expenses-This-crisis-has-revealed-what-is-really-wrong-with-Britain.html">What's Really Wrong with Britain</a> - Iain Martin, Daily Telegraph</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-afghanistan-is-a-worthwhile-mission-1685734.html">Leading article: Afghanistan is a worthwhile mission</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-these-killings-will-only-strengthen-the-taliban-1685705.html">Patrick Cockburn: These killings will only strengthen the Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-not-a-uturn-hes-just-making-the-best-of-a-bad-job-1685723.html">Rupert Cornwell: Not a U-turn, he's just making the best of a bad job</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fiskrsquos-world-the-west-awaits-the-return-of-friendly-democrats-to-lebanon-1685740.html">Robert Fisk’s World: The West awaits the return of friendly 'democrats' to Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/success-puts-indias-new-ruling-class-under-pressure-1686784.html">Success puts India's new ruling class under pressure</a> The Congress party's majority leaves it with no excuses if it cannot deliver<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-bitter-end-tamils-lay-down-arms-1686767.html">The bitter end</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> claims it has defeated the Tamil Tigers, but the tide of refugees leaves a legacy of hate.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/dead-or-alive-fate-of-feared-tamil-leader-remains-a-mystery-1686771.html">Dead or alive? Fate of feared Tamil leader remains a mystery</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nirmala-rajasingam-sri-lankas-silenced-dissenters-still-speak-volumes-1686773.html">Nirmala Rajasingam: Sri Lanka's silenced dissenters still speak volumes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-war-may-be-ending--but-the-struggle-will-go-on-1686789.html">Leading article: The war may be ending, but the struggle will go on</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/two-in-five-shun-three-main-political-parties-1686268.html">Two in five shun three main parties</a> After 10 days of headlines that have devastated Parliament, <span class="GramE">The</span> <i>IoS</i> reveals the strength of the public revolt<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6305401.ece">Defeated Tamil Tigers admit 'bitter end'</a><span class="GramE">After</span> 26 years of fighting for an ethnic Tamil homeland, and final spate of suicide attacks, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> rebels silence their guns<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6301926.ece">NEW: Tamil Tigers warn of mass suicide </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17dao.html?ref=weekinreview">No Food for Thought: The Way of the Warrior</a><span style=""> </span>The new leader of American forces in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Afghanistan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> exemplifies an old military ideal: the notion that soldiers should live austere, even ascetic lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/books/review/Barcott-t.html?ref=books">'Horse Soldiers'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An uplifting account of how Special Forces soldiers joined with mounted local militias to defeat the Taliban in 2001<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/18/obamas_dangerous_debt_96539.html">Obama's Dangerous Debt</a> - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/14/60minutes/main5014588.shtml">Bob Gates, America's Secretary Of War</a> - Katie Couric, 60 Minutes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124259998546128253.html">The State of Surveillance </a>BOOKSHELF </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Jacob Sullum</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ritain is one of the most watched societies in the world—from cameras to communications. Can it happen here?<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-drugs16-2009may16,0,434745.story" target="_self" title="The 'war on drugs' is over"><span class="GramE">The</span> 'war on drugs' is over</a> The Obama administration is moving toward demilitarizing a health problem. <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/17/AR2009051701887.html">Study Urges Using Neuroscience to Improve U.S. Soldiers' Performance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602034.html">Shootings at Iraq Stress Clinic Highlight Mental Health Challenges for Military</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Repeated Deployments Take Toll, Army Expands Prevention, Treatment Efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7afbc418-40dc-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Operation Snakebite</a> An investigative reporter recounts the recapture of an Afghan town by British troops, providing a voice of doubt, criticism and anger for an army trying to make sense of the war <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218357/">Notes Toward a Theory of Obama</a> What we've learned so far about the president. <strong>Jacob Weisberg</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=102081">Tacking global warming is proving a low-priority problem</a> <strong><i>By Bjorn Lomborg<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124243015022925551.html">Poor Nations Face Flu Vaccine Lockout </a>A scramble among wealthy countries to guard against a flu pandemic has raised concerns about how poorer nations will cope.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <cite><span style=""> </span></cite></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124243871634226127.html">The Elite Gather in Greece </a>The Bilderberg Group is meeting in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greece</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> for a secretive annual rendezvous of top politicians and business leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260855682928885.html">Clarity Is Missing Link in Supply Chain </a>The world's complex "just in time" manufacturing supply chains are making it tough for any single link in the chain to know what's going on just a few links away.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0960f18-4303-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">A want to break free</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Online content: As media owners find ad revenue alone will not sustain their businesses, they face a battle to convince freeloading consumers to pay</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Laws That Could Save Journalism</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />By Bruce Sanford and Bruce Brown<br />Washington Post<span class="GramE">,<span style=""> </span>The</span> authors contend that the newspaper industry should be bailed out legally by Congress. They suggest a few new laws that force websites to negotiate with copyright holders over the value of their content, federalize the "hot news" doctrine, eliminate ownership restrictions, use tax policy to promote the press, and grant an antitrust exemption. <a href="http://www.opinionsource.com/ar?id=33465" target="_blank">Link to full text in primary source.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6301614.ece">Angry students expose worst-taught degrees</a> Cuts in teaching hours and growing class sizes have created a new mood of militancy with protests spreading to campuses<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/156936e4-430c-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html">Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press</a> A study of the US fourth estate’s ability to create trouble for the establishment comes as the UK press is doing the same, writes John Lloyd<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A philosopher once asked, “What’s it like to be a bat?” – <span class="GramE">now</span> a staple of Phil 101 courses. But how about: “<b>What</b>’<b>s it like to be a baby</b>?”... <a href="http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/to_be_a_baby/">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-allen17-2009may17,0,491082.story" target="_self" title="Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining">Atheists: No God, no reason, just whining</a> By Charlotte Allen Superstar atheists are motivated by anger -- and boohoo victimhood<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus17-2009may17,0,1238468.column" target="_self" title="The psychology behind boom and bust">The psychology behind boom and bust</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Doyle McManus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dramatic physical reactions to making and losing money help fuel our economy's<span class="GramE">..</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/43d3b10a-42f1-11de-b793-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Scribd launches online book market">Scribd launches online book market </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6301850.ece">Norway storms to Eurovision win</a> Andrew Lloyd Webber’s attempt to win back the song title for Britain was defeated by a runaway victory for a Norwegian singer<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span class="GramE"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Tenacity_and_trophies"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/17/sir-alex-ferguson-career-football"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tenacity and trophies</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sir Alex Ferguson may not seem an iconic figure, but his career demonstrates the value of having a long-term vision in an ephemeral world<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7d202ea0-40dc-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">An Edible History of Humanity</a> Exploring the roots of civilisation, the author argues that the crops and animals we now eat are the product of genetic engineering and displacement over thousands of years <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/%7Er/BrookingsRSS/topfeeds/LatestFromBrookings/%7E3/qYeHhayFpT4/0518_news_future.aspx" target="_blank" title="Rising unemployment and a declining economy are placing enormous fiscal pressures on news organizations around the globe. On May 18, Time’s Karen Tumulty will moderate a discussion with Darrell West, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Michael Kinsley and others o">The Future of the News Industry</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.newsweek.com/search?byline=jon%20meacham" title="Jon Meacham">Jon Meacham »</a> </span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/197888" title="A New Magazine for a Changing World">A New Magazine for a Changing World</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/weekinreview/17rich.html?ref=weekinreview">Steal This Book (for $9.99)</a><span style=""> </span>Welcome to the latest dust-up in publishing: How much should an e-book cost?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b44ce45a-4027-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">The secret behind good leadership</a> Harvard professor Ronald Heifetz argues that anyone can be taught to mobilise the community and adapt to meet challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b80b2010-40dc-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Dinner with the FT: Sir Tom Stoppard. With a revival of 'Arcadia' and a new version of 'The Cherry Orchard', the playwright does not seem to be thinking of slowing down, and is beginning to feel delinquent about his next piece</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/691adbae-40db-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">America’s phobia of banks</a> Andrew Jackson was the sworn enemy of paper currency, writes <span class="bodystrong">Simon Schama</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/books/review/Reich-t.html?ref=books">'The Third Reich at War'</a><span style=""> </span>By RICHARD J. EVANS<br />Reviewed by WALTER REICH This riveting final volume to Richard J. Evans’s magisterial trilogy illuminates the endless human capacity for evil and self-justification.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/47c99ebc-40dc-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Red alert</a> Three authors remind us that there is still mileage in the theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels<br /><span class="GramE"><span class="bodystrong">The</span></span><span class="bodystrong"> Rise and Fall of Communism</span><br /><span class="bodystrong">The Frock-Coated Communist</span><br /><span class="bodystrong">Marx</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/17/the_new_romantics">The new romantics</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A half-century ago, the researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson brought sex into the laboratory. Should we get the doctor out of the bedroom? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It is 30 years since the <b>Sony Walkman</b> first appeared – and half of the populace became deaf to the existence of the other half. A.N. 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color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/">Oxblog</a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-28503683116468990682009-05-15T10:39:00.000+03:002009-05-15T10:40:03.940+03:00May 15, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: medium none ; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;color:red'"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6289593.ece">CIA head's mission to stop Israel bombing Iran</a> Leon Panetta made secret trip to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to seek assurances from its leaders that they would not attack </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s nuclear plant<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085710.html">Israel vows not to surprise U.S. with strike on Iran </a><span style=""> </span>Nuclear threat tops Netanyahu-Obama agenda; </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> worried </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will undermine bid to better </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ties<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085709.html">Defense Ministry: Iran could have nuclear bomb by 2010 </a><span style=""> </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has two-thirds of fissile material needed to manufacture a nuclear weapon, ministry warns<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Avner Cohen <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085633.html">Between Natanz and Dimona</a> Even though the Israeli instinct is to adamantly oppose any nuclear linkage between </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, it is about time to rid ourselves of dogmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085628.html">It's all in the first 30 seconds</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085619.html">Striking Iran - or striking out </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085724.html">Hour of decision</a> Since the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000, successive Israeli governments have become expert at inventing excuses for diplomatic foot-dragging.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085722.html">Obama, a true friend</a> In truth, the Obama administration is far more pro-Israel than its predecessor, because it understands the basic facts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085713.html">U.S. officials: Two states for two peoples is not an empty slogan </a><span style=""> </span>Netanyahu, Lieberman have expressed great reservations about two-state solution in recent week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/index.html" target="_self">Bloomberg</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJsSb4qtILhg" target="_self">Obama Says U.S. Long-Term Debt Load ‘Unsustainable’</a></strong> — President Barack Obama, calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16730">How Obama is Taken for a Ride in Afghanistan and Pakistan</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16730">Amir Taheri</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/055f56a2-40b9-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">A Middle East peace plan puts Netanyahu on the spot</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Biden’s recent speech about ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict laid out in plain terms the challenge for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s long-term security depends on peaceful co-existence with a viable Palestinian state, writes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/705009a0-40b6-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">America must deal first with the threat from Iran</a> Efraim Halevy on peace in the </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0296b186-40a5-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Obama ready to end game of pretence</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">US leaders rarely use their leverage to deliver </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> peace. For the current president’s vision to materialise, he will need a few blunt words with Benjamin Netanyahu, writes <span class="bodystrong">Roula Khalaf</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48d43d9c-40ac-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Netanyahu walks diplomatic tightrope</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">There is persistent speculation in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> that Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama, whose political temperaments and ideological outlooks are at jarring odds, will struggle to find common ground</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/537077f4-40aa-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Obama faces tricky talks with Netanyahu</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Obama will face one of his toughest diplomatic tests so far when he seeks to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, to pledge to work towards a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>The banking industry </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13648968">Three trillion dollars later...</a> There is no single big remedy for the banks’ flaws. But better rules—and more capital—could help<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region><st1:place><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America</span></em></st1:place></st1:country-region><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and Israel </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649239">Don't hold back</a> Barack Obama must not just scold </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s leader but also promote his own plan soon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">America's new diplomacy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13648988">Barack Obama, poised to plunge</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">’s president is set to get involved in one of the world’s trickiest regions<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><st1:country-region><st1:place><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></em></st1:place></st1:country-region><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> and America </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649572">Does he really want a deal?</a> Binyamin Netanyahu comes to talk to Barack Obama<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A special report on international banking </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13604663">Rebuilding the banks</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The news business </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13642689">Tossed by a gale</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">It isn’t just newspapers: much of the established news industry is being blown away. Yet news is thriving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403603.html">The Torture Debate, Continued</a> By Charles Krauthammer,<span style=""> </span>The case for torture revisited after some spirited and stupid counter arguments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404450.html">Pentagon's Gates Keeps Single-Minded Focus on Dual Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan</a> Defense Secretary Is Reorienting the Military to Meet </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Troops' Needs Now<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">Israeli Leader to Meet Obama as U.S. Priorities Shift</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15brooks.html?ref=opinion">Fiscal Suicide Ahead</a> For President Obama to sustain his agenda and prevent national insolvency, he has to control health care and entitlement costs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1898251,00.html" title="">The Nation that Failed Itself</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beset by feckless leadership and a muddled sense of identity, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is now plunging into chaos. Why a culture of blame is helping the extremists win<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://amconmag.com/article/2009/may/18/00014/">Saving Israel from Itself</a> - John Mearsheimer, American Conservative</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/israel-palestinians-peace-middle-east">Misreading Israeli History</a> - Benny Morris, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4412-rebuilding-americas-relationship-with-the-muslim-world">Rebuilding America`s Relationship with the Muslim World</a> <strong>Emile Nakhleh,</strong> Former director of the Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program at the CIA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Debka <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6075" target="New"><span style="color: black;">CIA chief visits Israel, mixed Washington assessments on Iran</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0157.html" target="_blank" title="What caused the decline of Islamic civilization and how can it be revived? Ali A. Allawi lays out key principles that could make it flourish in this age of globalization.">The Crisis of Islamic Civilization</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Subversive on a Hill: <a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21296">What sort of power is the United States</a>?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/05/his_crowd.php">Obama and the Millennial Generation</a> - Ronald Brownstein, The </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Atlantic</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/14/elbaradei-nuclear-weapons-states-un">ElBaradei warns of new nuclear age</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Head of UN's nuclear watchdog warns number of potential nuclear weapons states could increase <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/eurovision-song-contest">Eurovision: harmony, not unison</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Harry Phibbs:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Eurovision song contest shouldn't be about homogenised American imitations, but celebrating </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> in all its wacky diversity <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/377103.htm" target="_blank">Kremlin Sees Threats In Economy, Energy</a> BY: Nikolaus Von Twickel | The Moscow Times The Kremlin's long-awaited new national security strategy includes several standard threat assessments — from NATO expansion to a planned U.S. missile defense shield — but it also sets new priorities by addressing nonmilitary issues such as economic stability, science, education, culture and even ecological risks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3053" target="_blank">Will Russia Help the United States with Iran? </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Mark N. Katz | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Russia's recent decision not to sell the S-300 antiaircraft missile system to Iran (at least for now) raised hopes that Moscow would cooperate more fully in the effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Recent statements from Russian leaders indicating that they were on board with the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> strategy further buoyed optimism. Despite these promising signs, however, there is strong reason to doubt that </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Moscow</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s cooperation will continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSSP221916" target="_blank">SCENARIOS-Potential outcomes in Pakistan's war with Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region><st1:place><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">INDIA</span></strong></st1:place></st1:country-region><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Rediff analyzes <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-4CLCEPmgNap3Q%404244956-EiZ8yIhxsZ24I" target="_blank">potential political fallout scenarios</a> following the conclusion of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s month-long elections.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/947/op1.htm" target="_self">Turkey's slowed ascendance</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source8"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al-Ahram Weekly<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source8"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090515/REVIEW/705149992/-1/NEWS" target="_blank">To the East</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National </span><b>Rebel Land: Among Turkey’s Forgotten Peoples </b>Christopher de Bellaigue<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/947/re5.htm" target="_blank">Messiah or realist?</a><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Al-Ahram Weekly<span style=""> </span></span>What was Muqtada Al-Sadr doing in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">? <b>Salah Hemeid</b> tries to untangle the mystery behind the Shia leader's surprise visit to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s northern neighbour<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YTEzMDI0MjNjZGEzOGU5NWU0ODhhMjZkMGE1NTNkZmY=" target="_self">Turkey in the Mirror</a> </span><span class="source8"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Review<span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Barbara Lerner<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090514_turkey_poland_leveraging_regional_interests">Turkey, Poland: Leveraging Regional Interests</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s president is in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Poland</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to discuss regional interests.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE15Ag02.html"><span style="color: black;">Nabucco starts to shape up</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Turkish municipal elections may have been key to the European Union and Turkey last week resolving differences over terms to build the Nabucco pipeline carrying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Austria. A deal could be signed next month - barring remaining hitches. - <b>Robert M Cutler<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Turkey_Bans_Coverage_Of_Tatar_Nationalists_After_Russian_Protest/1731553.html">Turkey Bans Coverage Of Tatar Nationalists - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSLE57303520090514" target="_self">Chevron's Turkey Black Sea talks stall - TPAO</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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style="">Star</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=taraf" target="_top"><span style="">Taraf</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=tercuman" target="_top"><span style="">Tercüman</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=turkiye" target="_top"><span style="">Türkiye</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vakit" target="_top"><span style="">Vakit</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vatan" target="_top"><span style="">Vatan</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=yenisafak" target="_top"><span style="">Yeni Şafak</span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=zaman" target="_top"><span style="">Zaman</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/Arsiv.aspx"><span style="color: red;">Arşiv</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE">Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/habervideo/video.asp"><span style="" lang="DE">NTV</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnnturk.com/Gallery/Video/default.aspx"><span style="" lang="DE">CNNTürk</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.milliyet.com.tr/"><span style="" lang="DE">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/Yazarlar">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=FehmiKoru">Fehmi Koru</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/yazarlar/?s=1&y=TahaKivanc">Taha Kıvanç</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Şamil Tayyar <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=AliBayramoglu">Ali Bayramoğlu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://www.haberturk.com/HTYazarlar.aspx">Soli Özel</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.taraf.com.tr/Yazar.asp?id=5">Yasemin Çongar</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=10"><span style="" lang="DE">Ertuğrul Özkök</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tercuman.com.tr/v1/yazaryazi.asp?id=112">Hasan Ünal</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=131">Ahmet Hakan</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=69"><span style="" lang="FR">M Ali Birand</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=3"><span style="" lang="DE">Cüneyt Ülsever</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=6"><span style="" lang="DE">Enis Berberoğlu</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=1"><span style="" lang="DE">Oktay Ekşi</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=72"><span style="" lang="FR">Özdemir İnce</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="FR"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=148">Mehmet Y Yılmaz</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,8,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">ERDAL ŞAFAK</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1759,100,100%7E1.html"><b>ENGİN ARDIÇ</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,13,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">EMRE AKÖZ</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,4,100,100%7E1.html"><span style="" lang="DE">Umur Talu</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1703,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span 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href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1336,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">MAHMUT ÖVÜR</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,27,100,100%7E1.html"><b>YAVUZ DONAT</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Ekonomi</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,7,100,100%7E1.html"><b>ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=7"><span style="" lang="DE">Ercan Kumcu</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=8"><span style="" lang="EN">Erdal Sağlam</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">Israeli Leader to Meet Obama as U.S. Priorities Shift</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15brooks.html?ref=opinion">Fiscal Suicide Ahead</a> For President Obama to sustain his agenda and prevent national insolvency, he has to control health care and entitlement costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15fri1.html?ref=opinion">New Rules for Derivatives</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama’s proposal to regulate derivatives stops shy of creating a fully transparent market.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15krugman.html?ref=opinion">Empire of Carbon</a> </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> cannot continue producing greenhouse emissions at an escalating rate because the planet can’t handle the strain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/asia/15farah.html?ref=todayspaper">Villagers in Afghanistan Describe Chaos of U.S. Strikes</a><span style=""> </span>The number of civilians killed by American airstrikes in </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Farah</span></st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><st1:placename><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Province</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> last week may never be fully known, but villagers tell stories of devastation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15partnoy.html?ref=opinion">Danger in Wall Street’s Shadows</a> By FRANK PARTNOY<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Geithner’s plan to regulate derivatives includes much-needed reform, but reopens a dangerous loophole.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/middleeast/15pope.html?ref=todayspaper">Netanyahu Asks Pope to Condemn Iran</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/asia/15zhao.html?ref=todayspaper">Secret Memoir Offers Look Inside China’s Politics</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15legal.html?ref=todayspaper">Experts Say Obama May Need to Classify Photos</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/europe/15britain.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Again Warns Britain on Detainee Memo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/science/earth/15antarctica.html?ref=todayspaper">Study Halves Prediction of Rising Seas</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/policy/15flu.html?ref=todayspaper">Swine Flu Not an Accident From a Lab, W.H.O. Says</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/15immig.html?ref=todayspaper">Mexican Data Say Migration to U.S. Has Plummeted</a><span style=""> </span>The trend offered new evidence that illegal immigrants from </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mexico</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> are drawn by jobs and stay away in a sinking labor market.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/business/15dealers.html?ref=todayspaper">Chrysler Plans to Shut One Quarter of Its U.S. Dealers</a><span style=""> </span>The carmaker sent letters to 789 of its 3,200 American dealers revoking their franchises.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15cong.html?ref=todayspaper">Pelosi Says She Knew of Waterboarding by 2003</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403603.html">The Torture Debate, Continued</a> By Charles Krauthammer,<span style=""> </span>The case for torture revisited after some spirited and stupid counter arguments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404450.html">Pentagon's Gates Keeps Single-Minded Focus on Dual Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan</a> Defense Secretary Is Reorienting the Military to Meet </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Troops' Needs Now<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403192.html">Pelosi Accuses CIA of Misleading Congress on Interrogations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pelosi Says CIA Misled Congress on Methods<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403659.html">Stimulus Dollars</a> Starting to trickle ever so slowly into the economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051400942.html">In Posthumous Memoir, China's Zhao Ziyang Details Tiananmen Debate, Faults Party</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404241.html">Trade Wars Launched With Ruses, End Runs</a> Outrage in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Canada</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> as </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Firms Sever Ties To Obey Stimulus Rules <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is this what the first trade war of the global economic crisis looks like?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404240.html">The Take: Pelosi's Comments Raise Interrogation Debate to New Level</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403658.html">New Images of Abuse</a> Why Mr. Obama should lose a battle with the ACLU<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403602.html">Get Ready for Undivided Government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Kinsley,<span style=""> </span>Why Democrats might fall flat from their soon-to-be filibuster-proof majority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403601.html">Wanda Sykes, Al Franken and the Politics of Incivility</a> By Michael Gerson,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wanda Sykes and Al Franken need to learn the importance of civility. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051401793.html">Chrysler Pulls Out of Hundreds of Franchises</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">More Than a Dozen Showrooms in Washington and Scores Across the Nation Lose a Mainstay, Leaving Dealership Owners and Employees Rattled<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403991.html">Washington Sketch: Pelosi Displays Fancy Footwork About Briefings</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nancy Pelosi is a woman of many talents. Yesterday, she performed the delicate art of backtracking while walking sideways.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H6</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{ElBara"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/14/elbaradei-nuclear-weapons-states-un"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ElBaradei warns of new nuclear age</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Head of UN's nuclear watchdog warns number of potential nuclear weapons states could increase <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Eurovision:_battle"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/eurovision-song-contest"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Eurovision: harmony, not unison</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Harry Phibbs:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Eurovision song contest shouldn't be about homogenised American imitations, but celebrating Europe in all its wacky diversity <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Diplom"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/14/barack-obama-climate-change-bill"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US climate bill seen as step forward</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Barack Obama's deal calls for a 17% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2020<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Mustafa_Qadri:_The"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/pakistan-benazir-bhutto"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Karachi: a stormy melting pot</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mustafa Qadri: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In Pakistan, relations between the many communities are generally good. But politics has a way of corrupting solidarity <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Ken_Gude}&lpos="></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/14/obama-torture-photos-soufan-zelikow-yoo"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama can't keep torture under wraps</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Ken Gude:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Withholding photos of prisoner abuse won't end the torture debate. We need a formal investigation of Bush's policies<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{The_over-mighty_pr"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/mps-expenses-jackstraw"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The true patrons of this greed are an over-mighty press</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Martin Kettle:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Media that increasingly prioritise personality over serious debate have no real interest in restoring trust in politics<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Matthew_Harwood"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/dhs-rightwing-extremism-civil-liberties"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America's growing surveillance state</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Matthew Harwood:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Obama administration isn't just watching rightwing extremists. It's watching us all – and we should all be <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_mideast_nuclear_arms_scramble_169188.htm" target="_blank">The Mideast Nuclear-Arms Scramble</a> BY: Amir Taheri | New York Post<span style=""> </span>Fears that the Obama administration intends to let Iran become a nuclear power has sent other Middle Eastern countries shopping around for partners to help them join the nuclear club<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/14/march-8-alliance-eyes-vote-gains/" target="_blank">Alliance Could Swing Lebanon Election</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Brooke Anderson | The Washington Times U.S. relations with </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lebanon</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> could hinge on whether a Hezbollah-led coalition wins June 7 parliamentary elections. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/richard_haass_interview.html">An Interview With Richard Haass</a> - Kevin Sullivan, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303015.html">Redefining 'Success' Abroad</a> - Richard Haass, </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/democracy_promotion_reconsider.html">Democracy Promotion Reconsidered</a> - Joseph Nye, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chatham House <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1169/" target="_blank" title="16:30, 3rd June 2009 - The scale of the global financial crisis has taken most economists and policy-makers by surprise. Historian Niall Ferguson foresaw it, warning throughout 2006 of the dangers of a liquidity crisis for highly leveraged institutions an">The Dillon Lecture - The Descent of Finance: Geopolitical Implications of the Crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/shiite-identity-and-hezbollah/">Shi’ite identity and Hezbollah</a><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/Article.aspx?id=3755">Obama's Cairo Speech and the 57-State Solution</a> - Frida Ghitis, WPR<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=denial_island">Climate Change Is a Geopolitical Crisis</a> - Matt Yglesias, American Prospect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/14/global_democracy_over_a_barrel/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Editorial%2FOp-ed+pages">Falling Oil Prices Won't Spur Democracy</a> - William Dobson, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/15/america_inside_the_tent">America inside the tent</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration was right to rejoin the -- admittedly flawed -- United Nations Human Rights Council and try to repair it from the inside. This will do more to protect victims of human rights abuses than the stance of the previous administration, which was to thumb its nose. <span class="attr">(</span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/%7Er/BrookingsRSS/topfeeds/LatestFromBrookings/%7E3/ZJBEkrjMygo/05_middle_east_youth_dhillon.aspx" target="_blank" title="A new Middle East Youth Initiative report is the first of its kind to assess the early risks faced by young people during the economic downturn, calling on policy makers to help prevent an intensified jobs crisis in the region.">Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making Markets Work for Young People in the Middle East</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE15Ak01.html">Iran to US: 'It's a culture thing'</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> From pornography to fashion, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is fighting a losing battle as it struggles to keep American culture out of Iranian society. This is one of the main reasons </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is not responding to US overtures. The Islamic Republic is afraid that </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will attempt to "soft topple" the regime through cultural aggression. - <b>Shahir Shahidsaless<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101975&categ_id=17">The frenzy to secure votes shows what's wrong with Lebanon's political system</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212380830&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Reporter's Notebook: Mr. Mubarak and Egypt's cloudy future </a><span class="byline">By BRENDA GAZZAR, </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US">JERUSALEM</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"> POST CORRESPONDENT IN CAIRO</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US">'Forbidden' musings beyond the 28-year presidential era.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/dr_doom_confuses_me">Nouriel Roubini is not making any sense</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4492-what-we-expect-from-america-a-saudi-perspective">What We Expect From America: A Saudi Perspective</a> <strong>Prince Turki Al-Faisal</strong>, former ambassador of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Saudi Arabia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to the U.S<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1898255,00.html" title="">Saudi Arabia's Lessons Learned</a> <span class="tocparens">(Commentary)</span> By JOHN SFAKIANAKIS<span style=""> </span></span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Saudi Arabia</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has been through boom and bust before. That's given it an edge over many of its neighbors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1898244,00.html" title="">Boutros-Ghali's Developing Vision for the IMF</a><span style=""> </span>Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali is bringing fresh thinking to the International Monetary Fund's powerful policymaking committee<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/947/re5.htm" target="_blank">Messiah or realist?</a><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Al-Ahram Weekly<span style=""> </span></span>What was Muqtada Al-Sadr doing in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">? <b>Salah Hemeid</b> tries to untangle the mystery behind the Shia leader's surprise visit to </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s northern neighbour<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p06s12-wome.html">Tiny Saudi democracy movement sends king blueprint for reform</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Signed by 77 activists, a petition sent by express mail Wednesday night calls for an elected parliament and public access to the trials of 991 suspects in Al Qaeda-inspired violence<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31842" target="_blank"><b>Obama's</b> Egypt Speech Must Challenge The Muslim World</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Human Events</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/05/brace-for-a-hez.php" target="_blank" title="Brace yourself for a possible Hezbollah victory in Lebanon. On June 7, 2009, Lebanese voters will go to the polls, and even some in Beirut’s current “March 14″ government think the Hezbollah-led “March 8″ coalition might squeak out a win.......">Brace for a Hezbollah Victory by Michael J. Totten</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/lawrence_korb_on_why_iran" target="_blank" title="I met Lawrence Korb in Tel Aviv last week, as we were both on the same panel in the BESA-ADL conference on US-Israel relations. Korb is a Senior Fellow at American Progress and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Defense Information. Mr. Korb was also a se">Lawrence Korb on why Iran is not Hitler's Germany by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8045696.stm">Fragile gains</a> Sunni area misses out on official mood of optimism in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124225195098016929.html">Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Falters </a>Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is on the defensive after a government crackdown, undermining the group's ability to impose its Islamic agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/14/Hezbollah-expands-beyond-Lebanon/UPI-51161242339633/" title="Hezbollah expands beyond Lebanon">Hezbollah expands beyond Lebanon</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Hezbollah officials said their opposition against </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> had extended beyond the Lebanese border to include support for Palestinian militants.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-baghdadis15-2009may15,0,7861024.story">Even in custody, Abu Omar al Baghdadi proves elusive</a> Iraqi officials say they have caught the most wanted terrorist. Anbar police say they have the wrong guy, or maybe a militant with the same name, but not the one. The </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> isn't sure he exists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-13-voa44.cfm">Iranian FM Okays US Adviser Visit</a> - <em>Voice of </em></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America</span></em></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s foreign minister said it would be fine for a top </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> adviser to visit </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, because he is of Iranian descent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3232773" target="_blank">(CM) Iraq's Ambitious Oil Targets Needs Partners</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/268804,iraq-party-chief-shot-dead-three-injured-in-attack-in-kirkuk.html" target="_blank">Iraq party chief shot dead, three injured in attack in <b>Kirkuk</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8507479" target="_blank">OPEC may keep output steady if oil stays firm-Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=94753&sectionid=351020101" target="_blank">Leader hears <b>Kurdistan</b> problems</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">PRESS TV</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=25112" target="_blank">Egypt Refusing to Sign WMD Treaties</a> The Media Line </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Egypt</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> is refusing to sign treaties prohibiting biological and chemical weapons, a week after it was reported that weapons-grade uranium was found in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Egypt</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">. The news, released in remarks by Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit to the Egyptian weekly Ruz Al-Yousuf, could lend credence to speculation that </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Egypt</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> is seeking weapons of mass destruction.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpress.org/3348.cfm" target="_blank">Yemen on the Brink of War</a> BY: Jane Novak | World Press<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The US Embassy in Sana'a issued a statement on the political violence in South Yemen that claimed eight lives last week. The </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> stressed that "</span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Yemen</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">'s unity depends on its ability to guarantee every citizen equal treatment under the law." What the Yemeni government calls unity, the protesters call occupation.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/14/Mousavi-early-challenger-to-Ahmadinejad/UPI-69341242340157/" title="Mousavi early challenger to Ahmadinejad">Mousavi early challenger to Ahmadinejad</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A tenure as prime minister during the Iran-Iraq war and a stint as foreign minister puts candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi as a favorite for the Iranian presidency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085710.html">Israel vows not to surprise U.S. with strike on Iran </a><span style=""> </span>Nuclear threat tops Netanyahu-Obama agenda; </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> worried </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will undermine bid to better </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ties<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085709.html">Defense Ministry: Iran could have nuclear bomb by 2010 </a><span style=""> </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has two-thirds of fissile material needed to manufacture a nuclear weapon, ministry warns<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Avner Cohen <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085633.html">Between Natanz and Dimona</a> Even though the Israeli instinct is to adamantly oppose any nuclear linkage between </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, it is about time to rid ourselves of dogmas.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085628.html">It's all in the first 30 seconds</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085619.html">Striking Iran - or striking out </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085724.html">Hour of decision</a> Since the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000, successive Israeli governments have become expert at inventing excuses for diplomatic foot-dragging.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085722.html">Obama, a true friend</a> In truth, the Obama administration is far more pro-Israel than its predecessor, because it understands the basic facts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085713.html">U.S. officials: Two states for two peoples is not an empty slogan </a><span style=""> </span>Netanyahu, Lieberman have expressed great reservations about two-state solution in recent week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085714.html">Haaretz poll: Netanyahu just as bad as Olmert, if not worse </a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085596.html">Eugenics in Israel: Did Jews try to improve the human race too?</a> In the 1930s, many Jewish psychiatrists subscribed to the German conception of Jews as a race<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Marcus <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085723.html">Five comments on the situation</a> The pope's visit was picturesque and important, but to a certain extent it was like a pilgrimage to the burial place of a family member.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212379843&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Exclusive: IAF revamps security measures following breaches</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Move comes after undercover IAF inspectors 'steal' computer with classified info at top-secret base; 4 infiltrations at another base in past 3 months.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212379864&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Fear causes Abbas to delay new gov't</a> Fatah officials warn PA president: Excluding us from new government will lead to an 'intifada.'<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212380830&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Reporter's Notebook: Mr. Mubarak and Egypt's cloudy future </a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By BRENDA GAZZAR, JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT IN CAIRO</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'Forbidden' musings beyond the 28-year presidential era.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212380836&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'France views on Israel are nuanced'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Poll: Majority of French distrust Iran, see its funding of terrorism as chief obstacle to Mideast peace.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212382073&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Blair hopeful for two-state solution</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Former British PM tells Obama Palestinians must be convinced that talks will result in genuine statehood.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212374891&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">PM 'intent' to hold peace negotiations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/obama_bibi_confrontation_the_israel" target="_blank" title=" Will Netanyahu and Obama clash in their meeting Monday? I've already answered this question in my TNR article, but here's the way our Israel Factor panel responded to questions related to the possibility of confrontation (if you're not familiar with ...">Obama-Bibi confrontation? The Israel Factor panel says maybe by Shmuel Rosner</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3716294,00.html">'No signals from Damascus' </a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3716294,00.html"><span style="color: black;">As focus shifts to Netanyahu's trip to Washington this weekend, prime minister's office negates Arab media report that Jordanian king relayed message from Syria signaling willingness to renew peace negotiations with Israel </span></a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715939,00.html">Obama the rookie </a><span class="HTMLMarkup"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></b></span><span class="text16g"><b>US president’s disastrous Middle Eastern policy will not stop Iran</b></span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review </span></a></span>– Google News <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6287680.ece" target="_blank">How <b>Mossad</b> helped Hamas</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Times Online</span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Economist </span></b><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America and Israel </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649239">Don't hold back</a> Barack Obama must not just scold Israel’s leader but also promote his own plan soon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/364/05-14-2009/martin_van_creveld">MARTIN VAN CREVELD: Waiting for Netanyahu</a><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://amconmag.com/article/2009/may/18/00014/">Saving Israel from Itself</a> - John Mearsheimer, American Conservative</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/israel-palestinians-peace-middle-east">Misreading Israeli History</a> - Benny Morris, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051402065.html">U.S., Israeli missile shields vie as allies eye Iran </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Who blames the Jews? An article on <a href="http://bostonreview.net/BR34.3/malhotra_margalit.php">anti-Semitism and the economic crisis</a>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NGIxNTk2MTBmMDUyNGUwODk5ZmQ1NThjNTBhNmViZjI=">Are Two States a Solution?</a> - Clifford May, National Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/israel-today--the-west-tomorrow-15134">Israel Today, the West Tomorrow</a> - Mark Steyn, Commentary Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1242212366456">A Nuclear Iran Cannot Be Deterred</a> - Avigdor Haselkorn, Jerusalem Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8049724.stm">Israel PM Netanyahu visits Jordan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israeli leader Netanyahu travels to Jordan for unannounced talks with King Abdullah in Aqaba. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124229803223119093.html">As Pope Ends Trip, Complaints Echo </a>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Pope Benedict XVI to use his moral authority to condemn anti-Semitic statements coming out of Iran, as the pontiff neared the end of a Middle East trip.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235809">May 14 SD# 2358 - Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon Abbas Zaki: Two-State Solution Will Lead to the Collapse of Israel</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101976">Is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad really just a 'self-hating Jew'?</a><span style=""> </span> <strong><i>By Rasool Nafisi</i></strong><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p06s12-wome.html">Tiny Saudi democracy movement sends king blueprint for reform</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Signed by 77 activists, a petition sent by express mail Wednesday night calls for an elected parliament and public access to the trials of 991 suspects in Al Qaeda-inspired violence.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p08s01-comv.html">Obama's call for peace in Sri Lanka</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peace for this island nation needs more foreign leaders speaking out.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p09s01-coop.html">Shanghai's 2010 Expo: the 'Economic Olympics'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">World Expos have been a snooze in the West for decades. But China's first one ever next year will be a wake-up call.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/14/to-probe-detainee-abuse-congress-leans-toward-outsourcing/">To probe detainee abuse, Congress leans toward outsourcing </a>Success of the 9/11 commission means lawmakers often punt toughest investigations to independent bodies – despite some internal resistance. <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1898206,00.html" title="">A New Direction</a> By JOSHUA KURLANTZICK<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The U.S. hasn't paid much attention to Southeast Asia for years. No longer<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-s-coming-struggle-for-power" target="_blank">China’s coming struggle for power, Kerry Brown</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090514bc.html" target="_blank">Military Insiders Threaten Pakistan's Nuclear Assets</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Brahma Chellaney | The Japan Times<span style=""> </span>President Barack Obama recently expressed America's long-standing bias for Pakistani generals even though an Islamist-takeover threat comes from army insiders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/68213.html">Civilians say they're casualties of Pakistan's fight against the Taliban</a> The Pakistani army denies knowing that its war against Islamic militants has caused civilian casualties, but patients and family members at a local hospital told McClatchy Thursday that multiple relatives were killed when the military shelled or bombed their homes.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://tonykaron.com/2009/05/13/the-writing-on-the-wall-for-obamas-af-pak-vietnam/">The Writing on the Wall for Obama's 'Af-Pak' Vietnam</a> by Tony Karon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Pakistan's war with the Taliban </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649359">Fleeing the battlefield</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The war in Afghanistan </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649351">A general's marching orders</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asian economies </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649520">Crouching tigers, stirring dragons</a> The Asian economies are likely to be the first to pull out of the global recession<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234734984621969.html">New Strikes Against Taliban Expected </a>Obama's new Afghanistan commanders will likely order new strikes against the Taliban to help encourage militants to join U.S. and Afghan reconciliation efforts<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chinese manufacturing </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13642306">Poorly made</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka's war </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649343">In blood steeped</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Banyan </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649008">Creative destruction</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/H6P-3BtdV58/197548" title="Why KFC and other American companies are finally thriving in China. ">Can American Companies Succeed in China?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/D5FOD9Q2xwY/0,8599,1898781,00.html" title="No clear winner is expected from India's mammoth democratic ballot, which means the jockeying for coalition partners could shape the next government. Here are the politicians to watch">The Five Big Players Emerging From India's Election</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14reform.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">India’s Path to Economic Reform Reaches a Fork </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Vikas Bajaj | The New York Times <b style=""><span style="color: black;">India’s rise as an economic power has captivated many people in the West, but talk of economic openness and dynamism leaves many Indians cold. This year, the global financial crisis has made appeals to India’s traditional socialist-style self-sufficiency even more popular<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27630ece-3fc9-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">Indian Election Heading for a Tight Finish</a> India’s month-long national elections are heading for a tight finish with exit polls on Wednesday predicting that India’s Congress party-led ruling coalition would scrape in for a second five-year term.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/13/india-elections-government-infrastructure-economy-opinions-contributors-hinduja.html?feed=rss_opinions">After the Election, What Should India Do?</a> - Srichand Hindjua, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124232405677020383.html">India Tries to Meet Housing Demand </a>India is trying to stem a growing housing crisis by moving slum dwellers into new homes. But for some, the solution has been worse than the problem<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txtgrey"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India<span style=""> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/index.html#anchor7751">Growth Cycle – Taking Stock</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE15Ad01.html">China, Russia face up to Taliban threat</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> China and Russia are stepping up ties with a focus on Central Asia - and not due to fears of Washington's designs on the region. They fear the US's planned surge in Afghanistan is a last, desperate attempt before a hasty exit, and that the Taliban could capitalize and creep into Central Asia and their own Muslim-dominated regions. - <b>Dmitry Shlapentokh</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE15Df03.html"><span style="color: black;">Pakistan reels under Swat offensive</span></a></span></strong><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'position:absolute;" allowoverlap="f"> <w:wrap type="square"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/051509f_dosyalar/image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_s1027" vspace="8" width="32" align="right" height="32" hspace="4" /><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Pakistani military claims it has killed more than 700 militants and that it is closing in on Taliban strongholds in the Swat area of North-West Frontier Province. The week-long offensive has displaced close to a million people, and many more are expected to flee the fighting. This unfolding humanitarian crisis looms as a bigger threat than the Taliban. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=177435">Pakistani Opposition Warns Against Fallout of Military Operation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090514/wl_uk_afp/afghanistanbritainmilitary">Struggle to Re-Supply Afghan Frontline</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/revealed-the-inside-story-of-the-tiananmen-massacre-1685209.html">Revealed: the inside story of the Tiananmen massacre</a> Secret memoir of Communist party leader who opposed crackdown is finally published<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/377117.htm" target="_blank">A Marshall Plan for Afghanistan</a> BY: Yury Krupnov | The Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It seems these days as if Russia is living in its own universe. For example, the United States, NATO, China, India and Iran all consider the situation in Afghanistan a top foreign policy priority. Russia, however, does not. This is more than a little strange.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1898251,00.html" title="">How Pakistan Failed Itself</a> <span class="tocparens"><span style=""> </span></span>Beset by feckless leadership and a muddled sense of identity, the country is now plunging into chaos. Why a culture of blame is helping the extremists win<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05142009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/afghan_graveyard_169185.htm" target="_blank">Afghan Graveyard</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ralph Peters | New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The conflict in Afghanistan was a special-operations war in 2001, and it's a spe cial-operations war in 2009. Everything in between was deadly make-believe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Pomfret / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>: </span></cite><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051400942.html" target="_self">Secret Memoir Reveals Dissent by Chinese Leader</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14Roubini.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">The Rise of the Almighty Renminbi</a> - Nouriel Roubini, New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-fg-pakistan-camps14-2009may14,0,1531569.story?track=rss">The Plight of Pakistan's Refugees</a> - Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2009/05/the-accidental-guerrilla.html">Is McChrystal Right for Afghanistan?</a> - George Packer, New Yorker <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Taliban Can Be Stopped</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <em>by</em> Colonel Gary Anderson, <em>Small Wars Journal<span style=""> </span></em><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/242-anderson.pdf">The Taliban Can Be Stopped (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a> The Taliban are not ten feet tall, and there is no horde of Taliban supermen overrunning either Afghanistan or Pakistan. That is not how they operate. We and the Pakistanis tend to try to put their “offensives” in our frame of reference, and then are continually surprised when massive applications of force fail to stop them, and only result in increased negative publicity and civilian casualties. The reality of Taliban offensives is that they largely consist of their fighters walking into an undefended village, and announcing to the population that, “there is going to be a war here, if you don’t want to be part of it, leave.” Those who don’t want to be part of the war do depart and become internally displaced persons or refugees (in the case of those who flee across borders). Those who stay can either assist the Taliban or dig in and hope that they do not get caught in the crossfire.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6283118.ece">Moderate Muslims in Pakistan Stir Silent Majority Against Taleban</a> - Jeremy Page and Zahid Hussain, <em>The Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14korangal.html?_r=1&ref=world">In Bleak Afghan Outpost, Troops Slog On</a> - C. J. Chivers, <em>New York Times<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-predator14-2009may14,0,2535383.story">US Acknowledges Pakistan Drone Program</a> - Julian Barnes, <em>Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/14/civilians-bear-brunt-of-afghan-war/">Civilians Bear Brunt of Afghan War</a> - James Palmer, <em>Washington Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1898092,00.html" title="">Obama's Partner Problem in Afghanistan and Pakistan</a> <span class="tocparens">(Commentary / In the Arena)</span><br /> Presidents Karzai and Zardari are working together. But let's not pretend they're perfect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/mckiernan-obama-afghanistan-iraq">Obama's Rosy Afghan Plan</a> - Olivia Hampton, The Guardian<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KE14Dg01.html">Confucianist Corruption in South Korea</a> - Donald Kirk, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h2><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Outcry"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-arrest-rangoon-burma"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Outcry over jailing of Suu Kyi</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Burmese pro-democracy leader faces five years in prison after US man swims across lake to her propert<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-burma">Simon Tisdall</a> <a name="&lid={trailItemPixie}{Burmas_latest_atte"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-burma"><span style="">Burma's junta still fears Aung San Suu Kyi</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Burma:_aid_not_sancti"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/aung-san-suu-kyi-burma-insein-prison"><span style="">Burma: aid not sanctions</span><span style=""></span></a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The only effective response to the continuing catastrophe of last year's cyclone and to the plight of Aung San Suu Kyi is to keep the foot of aid in the door – and even to stick it further in <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8051226.stm">Pakistan lifts Swat valley curfew</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan temporarily lifts the curfew in large parts of the Swat valley, to allow civilians to flee intense fighting against militants<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124230001923619099.html">Europe's Social Benefits Are at Risk </a>Europe has begun a debate about how to repair its battered finances after the crisis, sparking warnings that it will need to reduce spending on social benefits<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/14/eurovision-song-contest">Eurovision: harmony, not unison</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Harry Phibbs:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Eurovision song contest shouldn't be about homogenised American imitations, but celebrating Europe in all its wacky diversity <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/14/eurovision-politics-terry-wogan">Bloc busting: a geopolitical guide to Eurovision 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,624880,00.html" title="In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, Left Party Chairman Oskar Lafontaine speaks about his party's chances in the upcoming elections, its alleged drift to the left and why Angela Merkel needs to work through certain aspects of her communist past.">Interview with Left Party Leader Oskar Lafontaine: 'We Want to Overthrow Capitalism'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It’s still assumed that <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10746">Europe and America are fundamentally different</a> — in their economies, societies and values — but this is a myth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3750" target="_blank">Immigration Policy a Casualty of Unemployment in Spain </a>BY: Soeren Kern | World Politics Review </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">As the once-vibrant Spanish economy plunges deeper into recession, the government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is struggling to staunch the country's skyrocketing jobless rate. And among the first casualties is Spain's famously lenient immigration policy.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/download.action?fileName=KE8108422ENC_002.pdf&eubphfUid=10032800&catalogNbr=KE-81-08-422-EN-C">Social protection and social inclusion 2008: EU indicators</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF; 1.3 MB)<br /> Source: European Commission Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9350" title="Reforming Pensions in Europe: Economic Fundamentals and Political Factors ">Reforming Pensions in Europe: Economic Fundamentals and Political Factors </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CESifo </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 34-page working paper analyzes pension reforms in Europe and their determinants</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=25763&preview=true">Travelling in Europe 2009</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Press and Communication<span style=""> </span>+ <a href="http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/download.action?fileName=NA8108443ENC_002.pdf&eubphfUid=10134301&catalogNbr=NA-81-08-443-EN-C">Full Document</a> (PDF; 13.78 MB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/14/socialism_and_secularism_suck_vitality_out_of_society_96449.html">Vitality's Been Sucked Out of European Society</a> - Dennis Prager, Townhall<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/a-great-game-with-unknown-depths/64894.aspx">Russia, Europe Play a New Great Game</a> - Stewart Fleming, European Voice<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090514_germany_implementing_bad_bank_plan">Germany: Implementing the 'Bad Bank' Plan</a> Germany's plan to resolve its banking woes leaves major issues unresolved<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="arttitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4927">Why is Joe Biden going to Bosnia?</a> BY EDWARD P. JOSEPH <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4927.php">Europe's Balkan Failure</a>The U.S. vice president's trip is evidence of a lack of European leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/497vpgms.asp">Germany's Dangerous Gitmo Gamble</a> - Ulf Gartzke, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Central and Eastern Europe</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13650051">No panic, just gloom</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia and its image</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13653939">Put in more flags</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Immigration in Italy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13652866">A mess in the Mediterranean</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greece and immigration </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13652874">Fear and loathing in Athens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13643955">Bulgarian rhapsody</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/100430ae-4092-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Germany set to suffer record deficit</a>Peer Steinbrück, Germany’s finance minister, said the federal budget deficit would double to €90bn next year as tax revenues dry up and public spending rockets <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/224137d0-4065-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Eurofighter relief as Brown approves order</a> Gordon Brown confirmed that the UK will move ahead with the latest order of Eurofighter Typhoon jets but said the government was still looking at costs and numbers<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac6c0e8a-4060-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Greek public sector strike shuts services</a> A one-day strike by Greek public sector workers protesting against a pay freeze for higher-paid employees shut down schools and transport services across the country <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9daa362e-3ff2-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">European clouds refuse to part</a> Official data show eurozone industrial production has slumped by a fifth in a year, but conditions could soon brighten at least a little, economists believe <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="by"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/14/Greece-cracks-down-on-illegals/UPI-73981242322224/" target="_blank"><b>Greece</b> cracks down on illegals</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">United Press International</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/377103.htm" target="_blank">Kremlin Sees Threats In Economy, Energy</a> BY: Nikolaus Von Twickel | The Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Kremlin's long-awaited new national security strategy includes several standard threat assessments — from NATO expansion to a planned U.S. missile defense shield — but it also sets new priorities by addressing nonmilitary issues such as economic stability, science, education, culture and even ecological risks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3053" target="_blank">Will Russia Help the United States with Iran? </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Mark N. Katz | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Russia's recent decision not to sell the S-300 antiaircraft missile system to Iran (at least for now) raised hopes that Moscow would cooperate more fully in the effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Recent statements from Russian leaders indicating that they were on board with the U.S. strategy further buoyed optimism. Despite these promising signs, however, there is strong reason to doubt that Moscow's cooperation will continue. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.inteldaily.com/news/172/ARTICLE/10691/2009-05-14.html" title="">Pentagon Preparing For War With The Enemy: Russia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia and its image </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13653939">Put in more flags</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/14/russia-offers-to-revive-european-arms-control-deal-2/">Russia Offers to Revive European Arms-Control Deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/russia-and-its-neighbors/090512/russia-victory-day" target="_blank">Russia Takes Victory Day Very Seriously</a> BY: Miriam Elder | Global Post<span style=""> </span>For Russia, Victory Day, celebrated every May 9, is more than an acknowledgment of World War II’s end. It is the very basis of the country’s national identity and government-imposed nationalism, as well as a stark reminder of its failure to acknowledge the complexities of its troubled past.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/377117.htm" target="_blank">A Marshall Plan for Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Yury Krupnov | The Moscow Times<span style=""> </span>It seems these days as if Russia is living in its own universe. For example, the United States, NATO, China, India and Iran all consider the situation in Afghanistan a top foreign policy priority. Russia, however, does not. This is more than a little strange.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p06s07-woeu.html">Springtime in Russia: Eurovision, hockey championships, and the world's most beautiful woman</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The country is feeling unusually cheerful as it claims top spots in beauty, talent, and sports competitions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/14/Moscows-influence-over-Tehran-overstated/UPI-73621242338039/" title="Moscow's influence over Tehran overstated">Moscow's influence over Tehran overstated</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A Moscow decision to delay shipment of anti-aircraft systems to Iran may be a political shift but should be of little concern to Washington, a scholar noted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051409a.shtml">Kazakhstan: Evaluating Astana<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">�</span>s Democratization Intentions</a> <span class="maintxt">BY JOSHUA KUCERA</span><br /> When Kazakhstan was named 2010 chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Astana pledged to undertake wide-ranging political reforms. But now, just over six months before Kazakhstan takes over the OSCE</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";" lang="EN-US">�</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">s helm, US lawmakers and diplomats are voicing concern that Astana is not serious about fulfilling its commitments. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051409b.shtml">Armenia: Free Speech Under Assault in Yerevan</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY MARIANNA GRIGORYAN</span><br /> Journalists in Armenia, both opposition and pro-government in orientation, indicate that they are increasingly wary of trying to fulfill the press’ traditional role of government watchdog. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051409c.shtml">Azerbaijan: Investigators Stumped in Murder Case of Azerbaijan<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">�</span>s Air Force Boss</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY SHAHIN ABBASOV </span><br /> Three months after the head of Azerbaijan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";" lang="EN-US">�</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">s air forces was gunned down in broad daylight in central Baku, investigators are still on the hunt for suspects, and remain unsure of the motive for the crime.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34985&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=4b20a3f4ac" title="Manas at the Center of Kyrgyzstan's Complex Foreign Policy">Manas at the Center of Kyrgyzstan's Complex Foreign Policy</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/14/content_11371674.htm" target="_blank">Kazakhstan approves participation in <b>Russia</b>-led gas pipeline</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6289593.ece">CIA head's mission to stop Israel bombing Iran</a> Leon Panetta made secret trip to Israel to seek assurances from its leaders that they would not attack Iran's nuclear plant<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6289629.ece">‘Where is freedom?’ ask Guantánamo inmates </a>Inmates rejoiced when President Obama was elected. But with release seeming as remote as ever, the mood inside is dark<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6284837.ece">Secret Tiananmen Square memoirs to be published</a> Memoirs of the Chinese Communist Party leader purged for favouring students in 1989 crackdown will finally be revealed<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6289213.ece">Pelosi accuses CIA of lying over torture </a><span style=""> </span>Speaker of House of Representatives accuses CIA of deliberately misleading Congress on techniques such as waterboarding<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2 style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; page-break-after: auto;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234679032521923.html">Potomac Watch: Democrats Discover Gitmo's Virtues </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234178868121273.html">Zhao Ziyang's Revenge </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">He tells his story on Tiananmen and democracy in China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234738350921971.html">What Really Happened at Tiananmen </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">By Bao Pu</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> A leadership struggle in the Communist Party led to bloodshed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 style="page-break-after: auto;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124234365947221489.html">Peter Orszag: Health Costs Are the Real Deficit Threat </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>The banking industry</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13648968">Three trillion dollars later...</a> There is no single big remedy for the banks’ flaws. But better rules—and more capital—could help<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Edmund L. Andrews / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17foreclosure-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">My Personal Credit Crisis</a></strong> — If there was anybody who should have avoided the mortgage catastrophe, it was I. As an economics reporter for The New York Times, I have been the paper's chief eyes and ears on the Federal Reserve for the past six years. I watched Alan Greenspan and his successor, Ben S. Bernanke, at close range.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H14 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/055f56a2-40b9-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">A Middle East peace plan puts Netanyahu on the spot</a> US vice-president Joe Biden’s recent speech about ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict laid out in plain terms the challenge for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s long-term security depends on peaceful co-existence with a viable Palestinian state, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="705009a0-40b6-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/705009a0-40b6-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America must deal first with the threat from Iran</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Efraim Halevy on peace in the Middle East <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0296b186-40a5-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Obama ready to end game of pretence</a> US leaders rarely use their leverage to deliver Middle East peace. For the current president’s vision to materialise, he will need a few blunt words with Benjamin Netanyahu, writes <span class="bodystrong">Roula Khalaf</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48d43d9c-40ac-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Netanyahu walks diplomatic tightrope</a> There is persistent speculation in Israel that Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama, whose political temperaments and ideological outlooks are at jarring odds, will struggle to find common ground <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/537077f4-40aa-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Obama faces tricky talks with Netanyahu</a> President Barack Obama will face one of his toughest diplomatic tests so far when he seeks to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, to pledge to work towards a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><a name="9ca6a394-40c8-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></h3> <h3><span style=""></span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ca6a394-40c8-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Green shoots and dud forecasts</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Beware tidings of recovery, says Samuel Brittan <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="f5e43f96-40ca-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5e43f96-40ca-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Geithner could do worse than emulate Japan</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Unlimited support is key, says Peter Tasker <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ae7090e-40b5-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Creditor to predator</a> Big companies that were laden with debt by private equity and are now struggling amid the recession face being snapped up – by another species of financial investor<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="0baa97b2-40cb-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0baa97b2-40cb-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Arm us for the wars of today, not yesterday</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Eurofighter decision is political, says Max Hastings <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87ad2cd6-40b1-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">A good time for stress in Europe</a> To restore lending the authorities must separate strong banks from the weak, recapitalising institutions that need support. A European stress test would show which banks are solvent <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8dfa3ea8-40b1-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Bloody Sri Lanka</a> There is a bloodbath underway in the ever-diminishing territory held by rebel Tamils in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The UN should threaten both sides with prosecution for war crimes <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ca04c9e6-40e7-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Opec's resolve to cut oil production fraying, says IEA">Opec's resolve to cut oil production fraying, says IEA </a><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/18c70da6-40e7-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Chrysler's bankruptcy experience unsettles observers">Chrysler's bankruptcy experience unsettles observers </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-pope-nazareth15-2009may15,0,2530793.story" title="Israeli leader tells pope of qualms about Palestinian state">Israeli leader tells pope of qualms about Palestinian state</a> Pope Benedict, who has spoken out in favor of an independent Palestine, meets with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who fears such a state would be backed by Iran and pose a threat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-photos14-2009may14,0,1797091.story" target="_self" title="Release the torture photos">Release the torture photos</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration is wrong in withholding pictures...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-military-tribunal15-2009may15,0,4322036.story">Obama to continue military tribunals</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">He had promised to end the controversial trials of terrorism suspects, but now plans to make changes to the system<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-baghdadis15-2009may15,0,7861024.story">Even in custody, Abu Omar al Baghdadi proves elusive</a> Iraqi officials say they have caught the most wanted terrorist. Anbar police say they have the wrong guy, or maybe a militant with the same name, but not the one. The U.S. isn't sure he exists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-medical15-2009may15,0,6428355.story">Pakistan hospitals, camps are overwhelmed</a> After a long trek out of the Swat Valley's conflict zone, wounded Pakistanis find there are not enough beds or medicine for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1898166,00.html" title="">Can Obama Tame the Democrats?</a><br /> Democrats in Congress say they want to pass the President's agenda--except when they don't. Can the White House keep them in line?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist Lexington </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649168">How to fix a party</a> The Republicans could learn a lot from the Democrats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d253e3d6-40b3-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html">Republican war of words highlights lack of fresh talent</a> A party once renowned for its discipline has split into bickering factions<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/14/is-cheney-helping-or-hurting-the-gop/">Is Cheney helping or hurting the GOP? </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The former vice president is charging hard in defense of Bush-era antiterror policies, but some party analysts say other Republican voices need to emerge. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/05/his_crowd.php">Obama and the Millennial Generation</a> - Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/14/unease-grows-for-democrats-over-obamas-hawkish-policies/"><b><i>Dems Grow Uneasy Over Obama's Hawkish Policy</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090515/FOREIGN/705149811/-1/NEWS" target="_blank">Americans question the state of union</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: gray;"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8050506.stm">Chrysler to close 25% of dealers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US carmaker Chrysler tells a bankruptcy court that it plans to close 789 of its 3,200 dealerships. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/pelosi-cia-lied.html" target="_self">Pelosi: CIA Lied to Me</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — ABC News' Rick Klein reports: — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today accused intelligence officials of giving her “inaccurate and incomplete information” on the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics by the Bush administration<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/graham-cia-gave-me-false_n_203683.html" target="_self">Graham: CIA Gave Me False Information About Interrogation Briefings</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/05/cheney_request_denied.asp" target="_self">Obama Administration to Cheney: Request Denied</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — The Obama administration has turned down former Vice President Dick Cheney's request for the declassification of two CIA reports on the effectiveness of the Agency's detainee program<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Clemons / <a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/" target="_self">The Washington Note</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/05/the_truth_about/" target="_self">The Truth About Richard Bruce Cheney</a></strong> — This is a guest post exclusive to The Washington Note by Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson, who is former chief of staff of the Department of State during the term of Secretary of State Colin Powell. <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=bd815f64-36e5-4310-be37-733482bad8cc">Why Obama's Poll Numbers Will Probably Drop Soon</a> - John Judis, TNR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theweek.com/article/index/96470/The_capandtrade_racket">The Cap-and-Trade Racket</a> - David Frum, The Week<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><em><span style=""> </span></em><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/maryriddell/5325841/Israel-a-mission-for-peace-that-must-not-fail.html">Israel: a mission for peace that must not fail</a> The stakes could not be higher for next week's Middle East peace summit between Binyamin Netanyahu and President Obama, as </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mary Riddell</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> reports. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5325723/Voters-must-hear-the-truth-about-the-BNP-before-its-too-late.html">Voters must hear the truth about the BNP before it's too late</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is nothing British about suggesting to a black child who was born in Britain and loves this country that he's not welcome here, writes <strong>Tim Montgomerie. </strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/5324790/Why-dont-we-care-about-Sri-Lanka.html">Why don't we care about Sri Lanka?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Western governments and societies are always quick to condemn atrocities in the Middle East and Africa. But there's been a lack of comparable outrage over the events in Sri Lanka, says Dean Nelson. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5326126/US-sharing-drone-surveillance-data-with-Pakistan-says-Mike-Mullen.html">US sharing drone surveillance data with Pakistan, says Mike Mullen</a> <span style=""> </span>The United States has taken the unprecedented step of sharing with Islamabad surveillance data collected by drones flying along over Pakistan, the top US military officer said on Thursday. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/revealed-the-inside-story-of-the-tiananmen-massacre-1685209.html">Revealed: the inside story of the Tiananmen massacre</a> Secret memoir of Communist party leader who opposed crackdown is finally published<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/dont-surprise-me-with-strike-on-iran-obama-warns-netanyahu-1685213.html">Don't surprise me with strike on Iran, Obama warns Netanyahu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-obama-is-right-on-abu-ghraib-pictures-1685168.html">Leading article: Obama is right on Abu Ghraib pictures</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/rupert-cornwell/rupert-cornwell-for-republicans-it-cant-get-any-worse-1685166.html">Rupert Cornwell: For Republicans, it can't get any worse</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404450.html?hpid=topnews">Gates Has Single-Minded Focus on Two Wars</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Defense secretary urges Pentagon to devote more energy to Afghanistan and Iraq than to weapons programs for conventional wars of the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051403603.html?hpid=opinionsbox1">Torture Can Work</a> <strong>Krauthammer:</strong> Despite what my critics say, there are times to torture.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/243-fury.pdf">The Pope (Full <span class="caps"><span style="text-decoration: none;">PDF</span></span> Article)</a> <span class="caps">LTG</span> Stanley McChrystal’s meteoric rise through the ranks is no surprise to anyone that has ever had the opportunity to work for or with him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/14/a-look-at-the-war-funding-request-passed-by-house/">A Look at the War Funding Request Passed by House</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19337">Reversal in Iraq</a> - Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Taliban Can Be Stopped</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <em>by</em> Colonel Gary Anderson, <em>Small Wars Journal<span style=""> </span></em><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/242-anderson.pdf">The Taliban Can Be Stopped (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a> The Taliban are not ten feet tall, and there is no horde of Taliban supermen overrunning either Afghanistan or Pakistan. That is not how they operate. We and the Pakistanis tend to try to put their “offensives” in our frame of reference, and then are continually surprised when massive applications of force fail to stop them, and only result in increased negative publicity and civilian casualties. The reality of Taliban offensives is that they largely consist of their fighters walking into an undefended village, and announcing to the population that, “there is going to be a war here, if you don’t want to be part of it, leave.” Those who don’t want to be part of the war do depart and become internally displaced persons or refugees (in the case of those who flee across borders). Those who stay can either assist the Taliban or dig in and hope that they do not get caught in the crossfire.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/obama_twice_rolled_by_his_generals">Obama's Getting Pushed Around By His Generals</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjdkNWI1ZDAyZTJhMzFhM2EzMmM5NzQ3ZDAzNTY2MTI=" target="_blank">Once Upon a Time in 2002</a> BY: Victor Davis Hanson | National Review </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">If we get hit again by a major terrorist attack, you can bet that today’s cooing doves will flip a third time and revert to the screeching hawks of 2002.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9359" title="Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress">Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CRS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 43-page US report on issues relating to airport passenger screening<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/hayden2?rel=hp_picks">McChrystal's Rise: More Secrets, Less Daylight</a> by Tom Hayden</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2009/05/top-10-establishment-spies.html">Gentlemen spies </a>Top 10 Establishment spooks<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090513_limits_exporting_saudis_counterjihadist_successes">Limits to Exporting the Saudis' Counterjihadist Successes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Saudi Arabia has enjoyed considerable successes in rolling back religious radicalism at home, meaning it now has the breathing room to help counter jihadist insurgencies abroad. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090515/OPINION/705149912/1080">Afghanistan: what went wrong, by the man who knows how to fix it</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Alan Philps</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Analysis When the US went to war in Afghanistan the operation was given the code name Infinite Justice. This changed to Enduring Freedom after it was pointed out that the original name could be seen as offensive to Muslims – infinite justice emanating from God, not the US army<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4501-a-blueprint-for-a-safer-planet">A Blueprint for a Safer Planet</a> <strong>Nicholas Stern </strong>presents an outline of his new book, `<em>A Blueprint for a Safer Planet</em>`, which describes how to manage climate change while creating a new era of growth and prosperity.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4502-the-swine-flu-outbreak-can-a-pandemic-be-prevented">The Swine Flu Outbreak: Can a Pandemic be Prevented?</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9355" title="State of the World's Mothers 2009">State of the World's Mothers 2009</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Save the Children </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 62-page report focuses on the critical importance of children’s experiences in their early years It suggests specific activities mothers and caregivers can do with their young children to help them reach their full potential in school<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9353" title="Real Communities">Real Communities</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Participation Society </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An 8-page Australian essay on making social investments in communities <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9358" title="Improving Access to Government Through Better Use of the Web">Improving Access to Government Through Better Use of the Web</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">W3C<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Recognizing that governments throughout the World need assistance and guidance in achieving the promises of electronic government through technology and the Web, this document seeks to define and call forth, but not yet solve, the variety of issues and challenges faced by governments<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124235064167122255.html">Researchers Scale Back Sea Level Estimate </a>The global sea level will only rise about 10 feet if the West Antarctic ice sheet collapses -- about half the previously predicted rise.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The scramble for the seabed</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649265">Suddenly, a wider world below the waterline</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Seabed mining </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649273">The unplumbed riches of the deep</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/maybe_the_politics_behind_the_world_bank_presiden">The World Bank's First Non-U.S. President?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Who blames the Jews? An article on <a href="http://bostonreview.net/BR34.3/malhotra_margalit.php">anti-Semitism and the economic crisis</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Media </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13649304">The rebirth of news</a> The internet is killing newspapers and giving birth to a new sort of news business<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/03/david-aaronovitch-voodoo-histories">review</a> of <i>Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History</i> by David Aaronovitch (and <a href="http://www.literaryreview.co.uk/roberts_05_09.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dc696ad0-35dc-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">more</a> and <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article6193056.ece">more</a> and an <a href="http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6187493.ece">excerpt</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/04/28/terry_eagleton/index.html">review</a> of Terry Eagleton's <i>Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate</i><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/facebook_is_no_wannsee">Should You Be Allowed to Deny the Holocaust on Facebook?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124233414135520897.html">Reinventing Magazines </a>Some publications are looking beyond the standard glossy format to experiment with ideas of what a magazine can be.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124231172490719527.html">The Insider Who Tried to Stop Tiananmen </a>A former Communist chief's memoirs offer a rare inside look at the party's struggle over the 1989 protests.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0514/p09s02-coop.html">The tyranny of taxing 'sin'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Scrambling for revenue, politicians are pursuing higher taxes on junk food, alcohol, and tobacco – a clear threat to individual liberty.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>A <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/11/john-gray-gray-s-anatomy">review</a> of <i>Gray's Anatomy: Selected Writings</i> by John Gray.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/14/eurovision-politics-terry-wogan">Bloc busting: a geopolitical guide to Eurovision 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Republican Rome</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> was not obsessed solely with wealth and the dignity of the elite. Some voices still spoke for the rights of the common people... <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6279046.ece">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Clive James on <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8040154.stm">why poetry will never leave us</a>: We might have a job defining what exactly the poet laureate does, but that doesn't diminish her importance. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why we read: Writers share their stories of <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-readers26-2009apr26,0,4145144,print.story">what drew them into the pages of books</a> and the escapes, surprises and solace they find there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103567148">review</a> of <i>What Are Intellectuals Good For?</i> by George Scialabba (and <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/016_01/3560">more</a> from <i>Bookforum</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R36PPEMSF80DGB/ref=cm_cr_old_cmt_rd">review</a> of <i>Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto</i> by Mark Levin (and <a href="http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/The-work-of-generations-4086">more</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/24/books-liberty-and-tyranny-a-conservative-manifesto/">more</a> and <a href="http://www.citizenlink.org/content/A000009716.cfm">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Prospect</i>, are we on track for a <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10769">golden age of serious journalism</a>? A debate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Natural selection</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is the greatest idea ever to occur to a human mind, says Richard Dawkins. Hence his anger at anyone who hides its truth from young people... <a href="http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/2705/full">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <b>Chinese poets</b> may address us more intimately today when they speak of suffering and disillusionment, rather than beauty and perfection... <a href="http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=cd5b73e0-bb67-4c8c-b986-14998b4382b9">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Republican Rome</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> was not obsessed solely with wealth and the dignity of the elite. Some voices still spoke for the rights of the common people... <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6279046.ece">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/the_youtube_video_that_could_bring_down_guatemalas_government">The YouTube video that could bring down Guatemala's government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">it’s still assumed that <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10746">Europe and America are fundamentally different</a> — in their economies, societies and values — but this is a myth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Cato Unbound</i>, a <a href="http://www.cato-unbound.org/2009/05/04/declan-mccullagh/what-larry-didnt-get/">review</a> of Larry Lessig’s <i>Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace</i>.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/spring-books-april-09-facts-handle-with-care-andrew-roberts-history">review</a> of <i>The Uses and Abuses of History</i> by Margaret Macmillan (and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/26/uses-abuses-history-macmillan">more</a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/18/uses-abuses-history-margaret-macmillan">more</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Scientific American</i>, a special section on the <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=science-of-beauty">science of beauty</a>; and a special section on the <a href="http://www.sciam.com/report.cfm?id=food-science">science of our food</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chris Mooney on <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227076.000-comment-hail-to-the-intellectual-president.html">Obama as the intellectual president</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f56263d2-40e7-11de-8f18-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Obibliomania">Obibliomania </a>Publishers are desperate to get books into Barack Obama's hands because photos of the literary president are guaranteed..<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From PUP, the <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s8855.html">first chapter</a> from <i>The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?</i> by Peter Ward. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/14/why_you_cant_escape_politics_even_at_the_gym">What I learned about international politics by pumping iron</a> BY IAN BREMMER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-22105045501429354392009-05-14T11:03:00.000+03:002009-05-14T11:04:59.984+03:00May 14, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: medium none ; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;color:red'"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> CFR – Four Scenarios - </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Biddle on </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - "On balance, paying the cost of a slower withdrawal, while expensive, may ultimately be the cheaper approach."<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/CPA_contingencymemo_2.pdf">FULL TEXT HERE</a> (104K PDF – 8 pages)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303015.html">Defining Success Down on Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran</a><span style=""> </span>By Richard N. Haass,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We need to recognize what's achievable in Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/13/european-foreign-policy">We need a European foreign policy. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No</a> <strong><i style=""><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Timothy Garton Ash</span></i></strong><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">:</span></strong><b style=""><span style="color: black;"> </span></b><span style="color: black;">Critics consider us weak and divided. But with political will and public support, we could finally get our act together</span><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/html/pdf/HerzogKeynote.pdf" target="_blank">Iran Has Changed the Middle East Security Agenda</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - IDF Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog (<i>Washington Institute for Near East Policy</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Aluf Benn / <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/" target="_self">Haaretz</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085466.html" target="_self">Obama warns Netanyahu: Don't surprise me with Iran strike</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085293.html">Ex-diplomats, U.S. Jews urge Obama to push two-state solution</a>Calls come ahead of Netanyahu's visit to U.S.; Jewish lobby urges Obama to ignore requests to 'go slow.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/kurdish_crude_bails_out_baghdad">How the Kurds are saving Iraq</a> BY JOOST HILTERMAN Tough economic times are turning willful enemies into reluctant partners<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124225939853917439.html">U.S., Allies Set Target for Iran Progress </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The U.S. and its European allies set October as a target date to determine whether engagement with Iran is making progress or should lead to sanctions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124223286506515765.html">Obama Weighs Indefinite Detention </a>Obama is weighing plans to detain terror suspects on U.S. soil -- indefinitely and without trial -- as part of a plan to retool military commission trials held for Guantanamo prisoners. The administration also reversed its position on the release of abuse photos.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Forward <a href="http://forward.com/articles/105961/">Obama To Offer Broader Regional Thaw for Israeli Nod to Statehood</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14Roubini.html?ref=opinion">The Almighty Renminbi?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By NOURIEL ROUBINI The dollar may be challenged by other currencies, most likely the Chinese renminbi, sooner than we think if we do not get our financial house in order.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14Gao.html?ref=opinion">China’s Heart of Gold</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By VICTOR ZHIKAI GAO Holding American dollars was once a status symbol in China. No one knows for sure when the tide started to turn, but the currency is irreversibly losing its appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/politics/14cong.html?ref=todayspaper">Unease Grows for Democrats Over Security</a><span style=""> </span>Congressional Democrats are voicing discomfort over the seemingly open-ended commitment in Afghanistan and the question of what to do with prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14thu1.html?ref=opinion">New Commander for Afghanistan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal needs a strategy that combines aggressive counterinsurgency tactics with economic development to turn around this must-win war.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/14regs.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Urges Rules on Investments Tied to Crisis</a><span style=""> </span>The proposal would require credit-default swaps and other types of derivative contracts to be traded on exchanges and backed by capital reserves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s01-wome.html">Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back?</a><span style=""> </span>US intelligence officials do not see a reversal in security gains, but Iraqi political maneuvering could affect decisions to keep US troops in trouble spots.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s19-wome.html">Briefing: The motives and aims of Hamas</a><span style=""> </span>Western nations call it a terrorist organization. To Palestinians, it's a legitimate elected government, a resistance movement, or an oppressive usurper. So just what is Hamas?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p08s04-comv.html">US drops a ball in Iraq</a><span style=""> </span>Washington must reconnect with Iraqi religious leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p09s01-coop.html">Obama puts Israel at risk</a> As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low <strong>By Ariel Cohen</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A new <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2009_rpt/iran.html" target="_blank">report</a> from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee discusses what is known about Iran's potential for developing nuclear weapons, as well as what is suspected or imagined.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2009_rpt/iran.html" target="_blank">"Iran: Where We Are Today,"</a> A Report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 4, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A<a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd-acq2008.pdf" target="_blank">nother report</a> (pdf) drafted for the U.S. Intelligence Community by the CIA's Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Center (WINPAC). See <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/wmd-acq2008.pdf" target="_blank">"Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions, 1 January Through 31 December 2008,"</a> Unclassified Report to Congress, March 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/OPEC_Revenues/Factsheet.html">OPEC Oil Export Revenues</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Energy Information Administration<span style=""> </span>-<span style=""> </span>(OPEC) could earn $462 billion of net oil export revenues in 2009 and $526 billion in 2010. Last year, OPEC earned $968 billion in net oil export revenues, a 42 percent increase from 2007. Saudi Arabia earned the largest share of these earnings, $285 billion, representing 29 percent of total OPEC revenues. On a per-capita basis, OPEC net oil export earning reached $2,680 in 2008, a 40 percent increase from 2007.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4921.php">Iran's Potato Revolution</a>BY MEHRZAD BOROUJERDI Meet Mir Hussein Moussavi, the man trying to dethrone Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11362701.htm" target="_blank">Report: Ahmadinejad Leads in Iranian Election Poll</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124225675775617209.html">Syria to Welcome Foreign Investors </a>Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is pushing ahead with steps to open up its economy to investment.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJCaIeo2jqxiNDPX4-zKk3baqpog" target="_blank">Khamenei Offers Implicit Support to Ahmadinejad</a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/13/officials-expect-maliki-to-reverse-stance-on-us-troops-staying-in-cities/">Maliki to Reverse Stance on GIs Staying in Cities</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6283130.ece">Russia warns of war over Arctic oil </a>Moscow willing to use force to defend its interests in race to exploit resource-rich region, Kremlin strategy paper suggests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6282618.ece">Plan must shake off shackles of history</a><span style=""> </span>We cannot move forward for the benefit of the people of the Middle East without America<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Michael Levy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6282701.ece">Farewell deflation: inflation is the fear</a> Experts fear interest rates will soar as recovery comes. That must not be allowed to happen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky">Anatole Kaletsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6283118.ece">Muslims unify to oppose Pakistan Taleban</a><span style=""> </span>Cleric founds alliance of 22 Islamic groups and political parties in Pakistan with the goal of opposing resurgent Taleban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303867.html">The Swift Rise and Fall of Iraqi Cleric Nadhim Khalil</a> Arrest of Local Strongman Underlines Free-for-All of Loyalties as U.S. Departs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/white-house-watch/afghanistan/whats-the-afghan-plan.html?wprss=rss_blog">What's Obama's Afghan Plan?</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Dan Froomkin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051300659.html">In West Bank, Pope Benedict Criticizes Israel's Policy on Palestinians</a> Pontiff Speaks Out in Occupied West Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ali_ettefagh/2009/05/israel_has_no_veto_over_us-ira.html">Israel Can't Veto U.S.-Iran Talks</a><br /> • <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/rami_g_khouri/2009/05/obamas_israel_stance_still_unc.html">Obama's Israel Stance Still Unclear</a><br /> • <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/saul_singer/2009/05/opportunity_in_iranian_nuclear.html">Opportunity in Iranian Nuclear Crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301751.html">Obama Reverses Pledge to Release Photos of Detainee Abuse</a><span style=""> </span>Releasing Images of Detainee Mistreatment Would Endanger U.S. Troops, President Says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/truth_and_advertising">Why Israel's rebranding campaign won't work</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="arttitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4920.php">Seven Questions: Colin Melvin</a> One of the world's most influential investors says that changing behavior on Wall Street will take more than regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/717634e2-3ff0-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">A stress unconfessed</a> <span style="color: black;">World economy: As US banks raise capital backed by official tests of robustness, Europe is riding on the coat-tails – but its wariness risks prolonging the recession if lending stays low<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4503cb8c-3fd1-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Europe’s line must embrace Turkish sand</a><span style=""> </span>If the EU were to slam the door shut on Turkey, as Mr Sarkozy suggested in Nîmes, the consequences could be more unpredictable and more dangerous than they are today with the door half open<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Boston Globe </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/14/global_democracy_over_a_barrel">Global democracy over a barrel</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The world may have woken up to a global economic recession in the past year, but a global political recession has been under way for at least three years. <span class="attr">(By William J. Dobson, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Guardian </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/13/imf-us-congress-aid">The IMF is hurting poor countries</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mark Weisbrot:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The IMF's conditions on financial aid to poor countries are unnecessary. It can afford to be more generous<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/13/pakistan-india-development">Pakistan: stifled from birth</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Khaled Diab:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Why does India, despite its size and diversity, seem so much more stable than Pakistan? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/mckiernan-obama-afghanistan-iraq">Obama's rosy Afghanistan plan</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Olivia Hampton:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama's plan for Afghanistan assumes stability Iraq. That's the kind of excessive optimism that got Bush in trouble<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-boot13-2009may13,0,1278653.story">Obama's Right on Target in Afghanistan</a> - Max Boot, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124224652409516525.html">Hard History Lesson<br /> In 'Talibanistan' </a>To accommodate new troops, the U.S. military expanded a base and inadvertently disrupted ancient Afghan canals – handing the Taliban a propaganda victory.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19407/pakistans_humanitarian_crisis.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252Fpublication%252Fpublication_list%253Ftype%253Dinterview&cid=1351396734&ei=DlcLSvX6HdLGsgaawemWBQ&usg=AFQjCNFWUHgPw1Fl0Y0xtg0bZ2mC96Xo6Q" target="_blank" title="Pakistan's Humanitarian CrisisCouncil on Foreign Relations, NYPakistan's aggressive military campaign against the Taliban in response to the country's growing militant threat have led hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in the Swat, Bun">Pakistan's Humanitarian Crisis - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19406/&cid=1350143685&ei=DlcLSvX6HdLGsgaawemWBQ&usg=AFQjCNEUpALZBzHOjqGKZYUv_HcWVqxrYA" target="_blank" title="Obama's Right on Target in AfghanistanCouncil on Foreign Relations, NYPresident Obama and his aides continue to impress with their handling of Afghanistan. Not only have they approved a major troop increase and a de facto commitment to nation-building, bu">Obama's Right on Target in Afghanistan - Council on Foreign Relations</a> Max Boot <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3053" target="_blank" title=" Bookmark this on Delicious - Saved by mideaststrategy to pointers - More about this bookmark ">• 'Will Russia Help the United States with Iran?' by Mark N. Katz, The Washington Institute</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366456&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Why the push for nukes? </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h1><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ AVIGDOR HASELKORN, </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Iran is pressing ahead with its nuclear plans even though the geopolitical circumstances, which once may have been seen as justifying them, have been radically</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366589&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IAF practicing MIG-29/F-16 dogfights</a> Soviet jets also used by Iran borrowed from foreign country; F-16 'sorties with heavy loads' also tested.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212367658&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Damascus gets what it needs </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ JONATHAN SPYER,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366386&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Yes to Obama, no to Bibi </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ LARRY DERFNER</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/Yq8q2CNzsDw/196818" target="_blank" title="The reported suicide of a prisoner who falsely linked Saddam Hussein to Al Qaeda surprises human-rights workers and lawyers for other top terror detainees. ">Did High-Value Detainee Commit Suicide in Libya?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/obama-chooses-egypt/" target="_blank">Obama chooses Egypt</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amir Taheri <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10313080.html&cid=1351474833&ei=0sMLSrvuBofGsgaA5JCeBQ&usg=AFQjCNFwv8T36elKdyAphH_lw0fNfQT6NA" target="_blank" title="Ensuring victory in Iran's pollGulfNews, United Arab EmiratesBy Amir Taheri, Special to Gulf News With less than a month left before polling day in Iran's presidential election, fears are growing of massive fraud designed to ensure President Mahmoud Ahmad">Ensuring victory in Iran's poll - GulfNews</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4503cb8c-3fd1-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Europe’s line must embrace Turkish sand</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">If the EU were to slam the door shut on Turkey, as Mr Sarkozy suggested in Nîmes, the consequences could be more unpredictable and more dangerous than they are today with the door half open</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1274" target="_blank">The Battle for Turkey's Soul: Elites vs. the West</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Institute for Near East Policy</span><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLD675723" target="_blank">INTERVIEW-Iraqi Kurds hoped for more from US, leader says</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/kurdish_crude_bails_out_baghdad" target="_blank">Kurdish crude bails out Baghdad | The Argument</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">By JOOST HILTERMAN</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=175222&bolum=102" target="_blank">Prime Minister Erdoğan puts Baku's Armenia concerns to rest</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6d71ec26-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia">Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051309a.shtml">Azerbaijan: Turkish Prime Minister Offers Strong Support for Baku<span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">�</span>s Position on Karabakh</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>The tangled three-way relationship involving Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey is taking on the characteristics of a Gordian Knot. <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Erdogan held talks with <span style=""> </span>Aliyev<span style=""> </span>in an attempt to cut that knot. But the Turkish leader may have ended up only tightening it, thus muddying efforts to promote the normalization of trilateral ties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dunyagazetesi.com.tr/haber.asp?id=47463&cDate=" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="DE">GİF, tüm dinamiklerin nabzını tutacak</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11644546.asp?gid=244">New road block on the ’road map’</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h5><a name="_Hlt507664537"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14Roubini.html?ref=opinion">The Almighty Renminbi?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By NOURIEL ROUBINI The dollar may be challenged by other currencies, most likely the Chinese renminbi, sooner than we think if we do not get our financial house in order.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14Gao.html?ref=opinion">China’s Heart of Gold</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By VICTOR ZHIKAI GAO Holding American dollars was once a status symbol in China. No one knows for sure when the tide started to turn, but the currency is irreversibly losing its appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/politics/14cong.html?ref=todayspaper">Unease Grows for Democrats Over Security</a><span style=""> </span>Congressional Democrats are voicing discomfort over the seemingly open-ended commitment in Afghanistan and the question of what to do with prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14thu1.html?ref=opinion">New Commander for Afghanistan</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal needs a strategy that combines aggressive counterinsurgency tactics with economic development to turn around this must-win war.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/14regs.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Urges Rules on Investments Tied to Crisis</a><span style=""> </span>The proposal would require credit-default swaps and other types of derivative contracts to be traded on exchanges and backed by capital reserves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/politics/14photos.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Moves to Bar Release of Detainee Abuse Photos</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama cited concerns that the photos of U.S. military personnel abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan could further antagonize enemies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/global/14frugal.html?ref=todayspaper">Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson</a><span style=""> </span>Instead of spending its oil riches lavishly, Norway saved, and it is now growing in the midst of the global recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/opinion/14kristof.html?ref=opinion">What a Little Vitamin A Could Do</a> Over half a million children die or go blind each year because they are vitamin A deficient. There’s a simple fix: inexpensive supplements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14reform.html?ref=todayspaper">India’s Path to Economic Reform Reaches a Fork</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14korangal.html?ref=todayspaper">In Bleak Afghan Outpost, Troops Slog On as Pentagon Alters Strategy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/science/14venus.html?ref=todayspaper">Full-Figured Statuette, 35,000 Years Old, Provides New Clues to How Art Evolved</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/middleeast/14pope.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="" lang="DE">In Bethlehem, Pope Laments Israeli Wall</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/europe/14europe.html?ref=todayspaper">Coming Vote on Assembly Elicits Shrugs in Europe</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Bomb Kills 7 Afghan Civilians at U.S. Base</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/asia/14drone.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Gets Sensitive U.S. Drone Images, With Limits</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/world/middleeast/14iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Lawyer Says U.S. Reporter Had an Iranian Document</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/14explorers.html?ref=todayspaper">For Explorer Scouts, Good Deeds Have Whole New Meaning</a><span style=""> </span>The Explorers program, a coeducational affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America, is training young people in skills used to confront terrorism, illegal immigration and border violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/politics/14court.html?ref=todayspaper">As Obama Pares Supreme Court List, Secrecy Is a Priority</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303015.html">Defining Success Down on Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran</a><span style=""> </span>By Richard N. Haass,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We need to recognize what's achievable in Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/white-house-watch/afghanistan/whats-the-afghan-plan.html?wprss=rss_blog">What's Obama's Afghan Plan?</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Dan Froomkin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303867.html">The Swift Rise and Fall of Iraqi Cleric Nadhim Khalil</a> Arrest of Local Strongman Underlines Free-for-All of Loyalties as U.S. Departs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051300659.html">In West Bank, Pope Benedict Criticizes Israel's Policy on Palestinians</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pontiff Speaks Out in Occupied West Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ali_ettefagh/2009/05/israel_has_no_veto_over_us-ira.html">Israel Can't Veto U.S.-Iran Talks</a><br /> • <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/rami_g_khouri/2009/05/obamas_israel_stance_still_unc.html">Obama's Israel Stance Still Unclear</a><br /> • <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/saul_singer/2009/05/opportunity_in_iranian_nuclear.html">Opportunity in Iranian Nuclear Crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301751.html">Obama Reverses Pledge to Release Photos of Detainee Abuse</a><span style=""> </span>Releasing Images of Detainee Mistreatment Would Endanger U.S. Troops, President Says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051302393.html">Obama Presses for Derivatives Regulation</a><span style=""> </span>First in Broad Overhaul: Rules on 'Dark Markets' That Fueled Meltdown<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303173.html">Road Hazards Ahead</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama may call them 'speculators,' but the economy needs private investors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/05/13/in_asu_speech_obama_calls_upon.html?hpid=topnews">Obama: Seek Lasting Deeds</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span class="kicker1">44</span> | President urges Arizona State students to reject old formulas of success, tweaks controversy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301281.html">Former Official Philip Zelikow Testifies About Efforts to Halt Harsh Interrogation Tactics</a> Partisan Attacks Pepper Senate Hearing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301404.html">Defense Official Charged in Espionage Conspiracy</a> A Defense Department official has been charged in an espionage conspiracy with providing classified information to a Chinese government agent, including a report on Chinese military power and details about a joint U.S.-Chinese naval exercise, prosecutors announced yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303467.html">The Trustees' Report</a> Social Security and Medicare: not a good outlook<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303014.html">The Obama Administration's Economic Lawlessness</a><span style=""> </span>Obama's Overreaching Economic Policies<span style=""> </span>By George F. Will,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama's economic policies trample on contracts and the Constitution. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303789.html">As Cheney Seizes the Spotlight, Many Republicans Wince</a><span style=""> </span>To the alarm of many Republicans, the former VP is the most visible critic of Obama's policies and the most forceful defender of Bush's record.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301628.html">Unwed Motherhood Increases Sharply in U.S., Report Shows</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Women in 20s, 30s Are Driving Trend, Report Shows<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H6 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{We_need_a_European_fo"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/13/european-foreign-policy"><span style="">We need a European foreign policy. Improbable? Yes. Impossible? No</span><span style=""></span></a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Garton Ash:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Critics consider us weak and divided. But with political will and public support, we could finally get our act together <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Mark_Weisbrot}&"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/13/imf-us-congress-aid"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The IMF is hurting poor countries</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mark Weisbrot:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The IMF's conditions on financial aid to poor countries are unnecessary. It can afford to be more generous<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Pakistan:_stifled_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/13/pakistan-india-development"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan: stifled from birth</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Khaled Diab:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Why does India, despite its size and diversity, seem so much more stable than Pakistan? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Olivia_Hampton}"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></a></h3> <h3><span style=""></span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/mckiernan-obama-afghanistan-iraq"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama's rosy Afghanistan plan</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Olivia Hampton:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama's plan for Afghanistan assumes stability Iraq. That's the kind of excessive optimism that got Bush in trouble<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><a name="&lid={bookSection}{In_Bethlehem,_Pope_Be"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/13/pope-benedict-palestinians-gaza"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In Bethlehem, Pope Benedict XVI makes strongest call yet for a Palestinian homeland</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pontiff offers his 'solidarity' to Palestinians of Gaza and urges removal of Israeli blockade<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{At_lea"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/13/hospital-shelling-sri-lanka"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">50 dead in Sri Lanka hospital shelling</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Dozens more dead in second day of bomb<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Economy:_not_your_fat"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/13/recession-green-shoots-bank-of-england-mervyn-king"><span style="">Economy: not your father's recession</span><span style=""></span></a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The language that best captures the recession should be inspired by flight paths rather than misplaced and misleading discussions of green shoots<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={blogFrontPicks}{The_Vatican_must_s"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/13/vatican-jews-catholic-church"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Vatican must search its soul over Jews</span></span><span style=""></span></a><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> David Cesarani: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Until the Catholic church faces its complicity in the persecution of Europe's Jews, relations between the faiths will suffer<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="thumbtitle"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4921.php">Iran's Potato Revolution</a>BY MEHRZAD BOROUJERDI Meet Mir Hussein Moussavi, the man trying to dethrone Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/obama-chooses-egypt/" title="Permanent Link to Obama chooses Egypt">Obama chooses Egypt</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/odiernos_cautious_optimism">What is this general so happy about?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/OPEC_Revenues/Factsheet.html">OPEC Oil Export Revenues</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Energy Information Administration<span style=""> </span>- <span style=""> </span>(OPEC) could earn $462 billion of net oil export revenues in 2009 and $526 billion in 2010. Last year, OPEC earned $968 billion in net oil export revenues, a 42 percent increase from 2007. Saudi Arabia earned the largest share of these earnings, $285 billion, representing 29 percent of total OPEC revenues. On a per-capita basis, OPEC net oil export earning reached $2,680 in 2008, a 40 percent increase from 2007.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Washington Times </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/money-talks-against-terrorism/" target="_blank">States Should Divest from Outlaw Regimes</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1897548,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Understanding Iran's Nuclear Game</a> - Robert Baer & Hossein Bastani, Time<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://mondediplo.com/blogs/losing-the-moment">The World Needs Less America</a> - Philip Golub, Le Monde Diplomatique<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101944">Christian confusion is Lebanon's loss</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><i>By Michael Young</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><span class="ldrlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16716">Iran…Judgment and Subjugation</a></span> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16716">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090514/OPINION/705139930/1080">Three reasons why it’s dangerous to talk to armed Islamists</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Michael Young </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">: Two weeks ago the newspaper profiled Alastair Crooke, a former British spy who co-founded Conflicts Forum, a non-governmental organisation that engages in dialogue with Islamists and encourages western governments to do likewise: In this time of “engagement” in the Middle East, dialogue evidently substitutes for policy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b style=""><u><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="color: maroon;"> </span></u><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/13/officials-expect-maliki-to-reverse-stance-on-us-troops-staying-in-cities/">Maliki to Reverse Stance on GIs Staying in Cities</a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/12/content_11362701.htm" target="_blank">Report: Ahmadinejad Leads in Iranian Election Poll</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124225675775617209.html">Syria to Welcome Foreign Investors </a>Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is pushing ahead with steps to open up its economy to investment.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hJCaIeo2jqxiNDPX4-zKk3baqpog" target="_blank">Khamenei Offers Implicit Support to Ahmadinejad</a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/368fd01a-3e45-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=be75219e-940a-11da-82ea-0000779e2340.html?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">Ahmadinejad Upsets Iranian Farmers</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051302582.html">New threat for Iraqi military: Drop in oil prices </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/VIIkY9n-aRU/" target="_blank">Ire over US Sanctions Causes Policy Review in Damascus</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7be46126-3fd5-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Downturn pressures Mideast jobs market </a>Report says the region is entering the downturn with ‘large pre-existing education and labour challenges which were not resolved during the boom era’<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085466.html">Obama warns Netanyahu: Don't surprise me with Iran strike </a>U.S. president disturbed by positions PM expressed vis-a-vis Tehran before his election.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085293.html">Ex-diplomats, U.S. Jews urge Obama to push two-state solution</a>Calls come ahead of Netanyahu's visit to U.S.; Jewish lobby urges Obama to ignore requests to 'go slow.<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084991.html" target="_blank">Military Intelligence: Gaza Smuggling Continues Despite Egypt's Efforts</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085223.html" target="_blank">'Syria willing to resume talks as soon as Israel is ready'</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085505.html">Pope heads to Nazareth for final Mass, Netanyahu meet </a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085460.html">IDF probing whether troops forced Gaza man to drink urine</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/JWorld.jhtml?contrassID=19&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0" target="_blank">Do Jews have a Jesus problem?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085490.html">Interview / Livni explains her support for two-state solution</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366456&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Why the push for nukes? </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h1><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ AVIGDOR HASELKORN, </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Iran is pressing ahead with its nuclear plans even though the geopolitical circumstances, which once may have been seen as justifying them, have been radically</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212368336&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iron Dome to be deployed in 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IAF commander predicts David's Sling, Arrow 3 defense systems to be operational within 4 years<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366589&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IAF practicing MIG-29/F-16 dogfights</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Soviet jets also used by Iran borrowed from foreign country; F-16 'sorties with heavy loads' also tested.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212367658&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Damascus gets what it needs </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ JONATHAN SPYER,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212366386&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Yes to Obama, no to Bibi </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ LARRY DERFNER</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511709&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Limits of interfaith<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511709&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" style="'width:12pt;height:6.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="051409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://static.jpost.com/images/2006/site/ic/ic.video.txt.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style=""><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/051409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1025" width="16" border="0" height="9" /></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Man is a political animal and in his image did he create religion.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029512830&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Ben-Gurion blogs from beyond grave</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ghost writer composes posts from archive of first PM's letters, thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 140%;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511676&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The 70th anniversary of the British White Paper </a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By RAFAEL MEDOFF</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US Zionist leaders urged president Roosevelt to intervene against the anticipated British action.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511696&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">Some Truths about Palestinian Christians</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Seth J. Frantzman (<i>Jerusalem Post</i>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715759,00.html">58% of Jews back 2-state plan </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715759,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Survey conducted ahead of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled visit to Washington shows secular, religious Israeli Jews split over US-backed plan to establish an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715680,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Ashkenazi apologizes to PM </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3715680,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Chief of staff says he spoke 'in the heat of anger' during spat with Netanyahu at budget meeting </span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review </span></a></span>– Google News <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05092009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dont_blame_israel_168418.htm" target="_blank">Don't Blame Israel</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Alan M. Dershowitz<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/truth_and_advertising">Why Israel's rebranding campaign won't work</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-bethlehem14-2009may14,0,2081225.story">Pope calls for end to hostilities that led to Israel's barrier</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Speaking to Palestinians at a refugee camp in Bethlehem, Benedict also voices compassion for those killed in Israel's winter assault in Gaza, but avoids taking sides on any issue<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101945">It's not up to Israelis to determine the status of Palestine</a> <strong><i>By Daoud Kuttab</i></strong><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p09s01-coop.html">Obama puts Israel at risk</a> As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low <strong>By Ariel Cohen</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05132009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/nuke_nonsense_168938.htm">Obama's Risky Israel Ploy</a> - Benny Avni, New York Post</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090512/wl_mideast_afp/mideastdiplomacyisraelus_20090512141443;_ylt=Aj3T9es5hTGbcAt_bAZjcZaaOrgF" target="_blank">Israeli PM Favors "Natural Growth" of Existing Settlements</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20090513.aspx" target="_blank">INTELLIGENCE: Shin Bet And The Banks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101947&categ_id=17">Israel can't explain its uncivilized use of cluster bombs in Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13iht-edtouval.html?_r=1&ref=global">A Recognition Israel Doesn't Need</a> - Yonatan Touval, Int'l Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/5314068/Will-Benjamin-Netanyahu-fall-out-with-Barack-Obama.html">Will Netanyahu Fall Out with Obama?</a> - David Blair, The Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ali_ettefagh/2009/05/israel_has_no_veto_over_us-ira.html" target="_blank">Israel Can't Veto <b>US</b>-Iran Talks</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post Blogs<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/05/13/news/world/doc4a0aafbc5a599492262874.txt" target="_blank">Academic Study: Growing Divergence Between Jerusalem And Washington?</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s01-wome.html">Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back?</a><span style=""> </span>US intelligence officials do not see a reversal in security gains, but Iraqi political maneuvering could affect decisions to keep US troops in trouble spots.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s19-wome.html">Briefing: The motives and aims of Hamas</a><span style=""> </span>Western nations call it a terrorist organization. To Palestinians, it's a legitimate elected government, a resistance movement, or an oppressive usurper. So just what is Hamas?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p08s04-comv.html">US drops a ball in Iraq</a><span style=""> </span>Washington must reconnect with Iraqi religious leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p09s01-coop.html">Obama puts Israel at risk</a> As he and Netanyahu prepare to meet, US-Israeli relations are sinking toward an all-time low <strong>By Ariel Cohen</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s04-wosc.html">US fights Taliban on another front: public relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Afghan insurgents exploit popular anger at civilian deaths, the US is hitting back with its own message.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s13-wome.html">Pope's urging brings Gaza blockade to forefront</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With no clear guidelines for what Israel will allow in, aid groups have run into trouble with everything from 90 tons of pasta to nutritional bars mistranslated as steel bars.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/13/congress-inches-toward-truth-commission-for-torture-probe/">Congress inches toward 'truth commission' for torture probe </a>Democrats and Republicans are finding little common ground, leading some Senators to say an independent investigator is needed. <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/13/iraq-general-swayed-obama-on-detainee-photos/">General swayed Obama on detainee photos </a>Gen. Ray Odierno, along with other top defense officials, argued that releasing the images of alleged detainee abuse would endanger US troops abroad. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/13/only-3-percent-of-stimulus-spent-so-far/">Only 3 percent of stimulus spent so far </a>The money was intended to be spent quickly. But in the three months since the bill was passed, only a few programs have received a significant bump<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0513/p06s10-wosc.html">Pakistan: Pashtun hospitality for 19 adults, 25 children, and four camels</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why Pakistanis open their homes to refugees from the fighting in Swat Valley and Buner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/white-house-watch/afghanistan/whats-the-afghan-plan.html?wprss=rss_blog">What's Obama's Afghan Plan?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> by Dan Froomkin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/14fe88ba-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: The eyes have it as US shifts Afghanistan focus">The eyes have it as US shifts Afghanistan focus </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/osc_dprk-2.html" title="Permanent Link to OSC Views North Korea’s Leadership">OSC Views North Korea’s Leadership</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9347" title="Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Eye of the Storm">Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Eye of the Storm</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">INSS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">An Israeli article commenting on the dangers presented by extremist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/trudy_rubin/20090513_Worldview__A_slow_road_to_self-reliance.html">A Slow Road to Self-reliance</a> - Trudy Rubin, <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-boot13-2009may13,0,1278653.story">Obama's Right on Target in Afghanistan</a> - Max Boot, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12364" target="_blank" title="Pakistan is building more nukes for no apparent reason">Pakistan Expanding Its Nuclear Capability</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/qu2wtSqcVbI/0,8599,1897987,00.html" title="The U.S. government's stimulus package is powerful stuff, but American consumers' persistent troubles are casting a dark cloud over economic-recovery prospects">Why the Economy's Recovery Is Not a Certainty</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/KksvbHDIvCE/0,8599,1898092,00.html" title="Presidents Karzai and Zardari are working together. But let's not pretend they're perfect">Obama's Partner Problem in Afghanistan and Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124224652409516525.html">Hard History Lesson<br /> In 'Talibanistan' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">To accommodate new troops, the U.S. military expanded a base and inadvertently disrupted ancient Afghan canals – handing the Taliban a propaganda victory.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124219408819614369.html">India Polls Point to Close Race </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The first exit polls from India's national election gave a slight lead to the ruling party, reaffirming expectations that coalition bargaining will decide who wins</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/434964?rel=hp_picks">New General, Same War<br /> </a>by Robert Dreyfuss</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/petraeus_toughest_fight_yet.html">Gen. Petraeus' Toughest Fight Yet</a> - David Ignatius, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/david-mckiernan-afghanistan">The Curious Sacking of Gen. McKiernan</a> - Simon Tisdall, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19391/command_change_in_afghanistan.html?breadcrumb=%2Findex">The replacement of the top U.S. commander with a counterinsurgency expert could shift momentum, but CFR's Stephen Biddle says it could anger Afghans who oppose U.S. special operations tactics.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/mckiernan_may_be_the_eric_shinseki_of_afghanistan">Obama could live to regret firing McKiernan</a> BY KORI SCHAKE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/frank-ching/2009/05/13/207998/Are-Sino-Japanese.htm">Are Sino-Japanese Relations Better?</a> - Frank Ching, China Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ba14cd2-3fef-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Mixed signals from Asia’s animal spirits</a> David Pilling on recovery without a strong west <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/ozawa_quits_what_next_for_japa.html">Ozawa Quits, What Next for Japan?</a> - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124215927009111995.html">Sorting Out Tokyo's Power Plays</a> - Michael Auslin, Wall Street Journal<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b142fe9a-3f26-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Head Start for India's Next Premier</a> - Aravind Adiga, Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-.gglfROai6THE%404241326-d3I2vXF/dyblQ" target="_blank">recent interview</a>, Brookings expert Bruce Riedel says Pakistan faces an "existential threat" from within and says there is a "real possibility of a jihadist state emerging."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/13/ex-fbi-interrogator-says-harsh-methods-didnt-work-2/">Ex-FBI Interrogator Says Harsh Methods Didn't Work</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/13/shaky-coalition-expected-as-indias-election-ends/">Shaky Coalition Expected as India's Election Ends</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/exclusive-mumbai-terror-group-exploits-refugee-crisis-1684568.html">Exclusive: Mumbai terror group exploits refugee crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/india-elections-hate-speech">India's Hate-Filled Election</a> - Sriram Karri, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203679.html?hpid=topnews">Manhunter To Take On a Wider Mission</a> - Ann Scott Tyson, <em>Washington Post<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124211189427409977.html">Pakistan Hunts Taliban Chiefs in War Strategy Shift</a> - Zahid Hussain, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9343" title="The Eastern Partnership: “ENP plus” for Europe’s Eastern Neighbors">The Eastern Partnership: “ENP plus” for Europe’s Eastern Neighbors</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CAP<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54312">Obama Nominates Stavridis to Head <span class="caps">NATO,</span> US European Commands</a> – <em><o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6d71ec26-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia">Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/business/global/14frugal.html?ref=todayspaper">Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson</a><span style=""> </span>Instead of spending its oil riches lavishly, Norway saved, and it is now growing in the midst of the global recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=01bbf038e9b78b620f4e72fc2e457947" target="_blank" title="The elections for the European Parliament in June will likely be remembered for two things: how well fringe parties do, and how few Europeans bother to vote.">Coming Vote on Assembly Elicits Shrugs in Europe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090512_geopolitical_diary_european_banking_crisis/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: The European Banking Crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/404568ba-3fa1-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Brussels fines Intel record $1.4bn </a>Chipmaker to appeal EU ruling<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>FT</i>, a review of <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/da325682-35dc-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">books on Margaret Thatcher</a> (and <a href="http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13570177">more</a> and <a href="http://www.literaryreview.co.uk/addison_04_09.html">more</a>). Three decades after <a href="http://www.sundayherald.com/display.var.2501405.0.0.php?utag=47703">Margaret Thatcher</a> came to power, Iain Macwhirter considers the legacy of a political leader who changed our world. Acceptable in the 80s: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/11/thatcher-and-the-arts">Thatcher was no friend of culture</a>, yet by provoking such strong opposition, did she give the arts a shot in the arm? A <a href="http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1617/article_detail.asp">review</a> of <i>“There Is No Alternative”: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters</i> by Claire Berlinski.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.russiatoday.com/Politics/2009-05-13/Russia_s_new_security_strategy__disarm__but_deter.html" target="_blank">Russia's new security strategy: disarm, but deter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6d71ec26-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia">Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/377082.htm">Time for Russia to Shed Pessimism</a> - Andrei Kortunov, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rss.russiatoday.ru/Politics/2009-05-13/Russia_s_new_security_strategy__sleeker_and_stronger.html" target="_blank">Russia's new security strategy: sleeker and stronger | Politics <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5321159/Mikhail-Gorbachev-says-Europe-misunderstands-Russia.html">Mikhail Gorbachev says Europe 'misunderstands' Russia</a> Mikhail Gorbachev has said that Europe still misunderstands Russia nearly two decades after the Soviet Union collapsed, and he dismissed as nonsense portrayals of his country as an aggressive force. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090514/OPINION/705139928/1080">Medvedev: no longer his master’s voice in the Kremlin</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Adrian Pabst</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Dmitry Medvedev, who marked his first year as Russian president last week, is often said to be in office but not in power<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6283130.ece">Russia warns of war over Arctic oil </a>Moscow willing to use force to defend its interests in race to exploit resource-rich region, Kremlin strategy paper suggests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6282618.ece">Plan must shake off shackles of history</a><span style=""> </span>We cannot move forward for the benefit of the people of the Middle East without America<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Michael Levy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6282701.ece">Farewell deflation: inflation is the fear</a> Experts fear interest rates will soar as recovery comes. That must not be allowed to happen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky">Anatole Kaletsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6283118.ece">Muslims unify to oppose Pakistan Taleban</a><span style=""> </span>Cleric founds alliance of 22 Islamic groups and political parties in Pakistan with the goal of opposing resurgent Taleban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6283333.ece">Pope: Palestinians 'have a right to a homeland' </a><span style=""> </span>Pope gives his most forthright endorsement of Palestinian state on visit to refugee camp in shabby suburb of Bethlehem<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6279443.ece">Kashmir tense as separatist stands in poll</a> Troops patrol streets as separatist leader breaks ranks in attempt to move independence struggle from bullet to ballot box<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6282558.ece">Zardari - give Pakistan control over US drones </a><span style=""> </span>President said he aimed to give Pakistan control over drones which have been used by America to attack Taleban targets<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124225939853917439.html">U.S., Allies Set Target for Iran Progress </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The U.S. and its European allies set October as a target date to determine whether engagement with Iran is making progress or should lead to sanctions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124223286506515765.html">Obama Weighs Indefinite Detention </a>Obama is weighing plans to detain terror suspects on U.S. soil -- indefinitely and without trial -- as part of a plan to retool military commission trials held for Guantanamo prisoners. The administration also reversed its position on the release of abuse photos.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124220736617414635.html">The EU Slaps Intel With a Record Fine </a>EU regulators hit Intel with a €1.06 billion ($1.45 billion) fine -- the largest ever for monopoly abuse -- and called for changes in how it sells the chips at the heart of most of the world's PCs. Intel plans to appeal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124219909052714469.html">Pope Offers Support to Palestinians </a>Pope Benedict issued his strongest statement yet of solidarity with Palestinians, expressing sorrow for their hardships and offering his prayers that an effective blockade of Gaza by Israel will soon be lifted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124226630752118027.html">Obama's Photo Epiphany </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why make it harder for the U.S. to defend itself?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">8888888888888888888<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/">SEVEN QUESTIONS</a> <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4920">The man who wants to cure Wall Street</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9345" title="The Effects of Monetary Policy on Unemployment Dynamics under Model Uncertainty: Evidence from the US and the Euro Area">The Effects of Monetary Policy on Unemployment Dynamics under Model Uncertainty: Evidence from the US and the Euro Area</a> <strong>CESifo<span style=""> </span></strong><b style=""><span style="color: black;">This 44-page paper explores the role that the imperfect knowledge of the structure of the economy plays in the uncertainty surrounding the effects of rule-based monetary policy on unemployment dynamics in the Euro area and the US<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/717634e2-3ff0-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">A stress unconfessed</a> <span style="color: black;">World economy: As US banks raise capital backed by official tests of robustness, Europe is riding on the coat-tails – but its wariness risks prolonging the recession if lending stays low<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4503cb8c-3fd1-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Europe’s line must embrace Turkish sand</a><span style=""> </span>If the EU were to slam the door shut on Turkey, as Mr Sarkozy suggested in Nîmes, the consequences could be more unpredictable and more dangerous than they are today with the door half open<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6d71ec26-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia">Kazakhs approve pipeline to Russia </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/14fe88ba-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: The eyes have it as US shifts Afghanistan focus">The eyes have it as US shifts Afghanistan focus </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8916980-3fce-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">US backs new approach to Doha negotiations</a> Ron Kirk, the new US trade representative, reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to a successful and speedy conclusion to the Doha global trade talks, but said this might require a change in the negotiating approach <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/781afd0e-3fe7-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Obama U-turns on detainee abuse photo release</a> In a reversal, President Barack Obama objected to the release of dozens of photographs showing the abuse of terrorism suspects, fearing the pictures could trigger a backlash against US troops<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa60a29e-3ff3-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Bill Clinton urges ‘strong’ climate change bill </a><span style=""> </span>The US Congress must pass a “strong” climate change bill before the global warming summit in Copenhagen this December if it is to have a chance of persuading China and India to sign up to a new treaty, says Bill Clinton <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82c921b4-3ff0-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Afghanistan ouster underscores Pentagon shift</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1db2069a-3fed-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Find the right buyer for your paper</a> Two astute wheeler-dealers – Carlos Slim, the Mexican media mogul, and David Geffen, the Hollywood big shot – have their eyes on The New York Times. But, asks <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johngapper" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / John Gapper">John Gapper</a>, with the share price close to an all-time low, is it time for the Ochs-Sulzberger family to sell? <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="2ba14cd2-3fef-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ba14cd2-3fef-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mixed signals from Asia’s animal spirits</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> David Pilling on recovery without a strong west <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e831c2a-3fef-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">US health reform’s long road ahead</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Getting a grip on healthcare requires a radical plan that the US administration has yet to disclose and which the healthcare industry, despite this week’s watershed event, is certain to oppose <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eac791ea-3fc5-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Geithner says financial system healing</a> Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, said ‘the financial system is starting to heal’ as he pledged to recycle returned bank bail-out funds into small community banks <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05693e9a-3fe4-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Pope backs sovereign homeland for Palestinians</a> Pope Benedict expressed solidarity with the 1.5m Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by the Islamist Hamas group, during speech in Bethlehem<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="e265f7fc-3ff8-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e265f7fc-3ff8-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What’s a flu like you doing in a host like this?</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Marlene Zuk on life with the parasites <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="0d58ce0c-3feb-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d58ce0c-3feb-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This has not been a pure failure of markets</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Leszek Balcerowicz questions attacks on greed <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="d0653f90-3ff8-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0653f90-3ff8-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When it’s too expensive to hang up your boots</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Jonathan Guthrie looks at early retirement <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3206d6ca-3ff7-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Sarkozy’s populist mandate undermined</a><span style=""> </span>One of President’s Sarkozy’s most cherished public pledges – an equal share of profits between companies, investors and employees – seen as in decline by new report <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f4cf25a0-3ff6-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html">Steinbrück sees stress tests as pointless</a> Steinbrück said the publication of unaltered results from individual stress tests for European banks was equally dangerous because it ‘could increase a pro-cyclical negative effect’ <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate-photos14-2009may14,0,2416893.story">Obama moves to prevent release of detainee photos</a> The images of alleged abuse could turn more against America and endanger U.S. troops, he says. Liberal advocacy groups denounce the move.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="centerleadin"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Text:</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/05/-obama-detainee-abuse-photos.html">'I am concerned about . . . the safety of our troops.'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="centerleadin"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Opinion:</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/05/poll-should-obama-release-detainee-abuse-photos.html">Should the photos be released?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-boot13-2009may13,0,1278653.story" target="_self" title="Obama's right on target in Afghanistan">Obama's right on target in Afghanistan</a><span style=""> </span>By Max Boot <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president has assembled an impressive military-diplomatic team and... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-camps14-2009may14,0,2591723.story">Pakistan's displacement camps: A study in contrasts</a> <span style=""> </span>The government's large Jalala camp pales in comparison to privately run Hazrat Usman. Analysts warn that could turn huge numbers of Pakistanis against the military crackdown on the Taliban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-predator14-2009may14,0,2535383.story">U.S. acknowledges Pakistan drone program</a> Central Command and other military officials say the joint effort does not include the use of armed strikes on suspected militant positions, only intelligence gathering.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-terror14-2009may14,0,4718750.story">Britain has freed more than half of those arrested as terrorism suspects</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Detainees' advocates say the statistics point up the flaws in Britain's approach since Sept. 11. The government says they show how real the threat is.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-pope13-2009may13,0,2727154.story" target="_self" title="Politics and the pope">Politics and the pope</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">On his trip to the Holy Land, the pontiff's message is lost amid the bitter... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roger Simon / <a href="http://www.politico.com/" target="_self">The Politico</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22445.html" target="_self">GOP to rebrand Dems as ‘socialists’</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Andrew Sullivan / <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/" target="_self">The Daily Dish</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/05/obama-neocon-in-chief.html" target="_self">Obama, Neocon In Chief</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — From extending and deepening the war in Afghanistan, to suppressing evidence of rampant and widespread abuse and torture of prisoners under Bush, to thuggishly threatening the British with intelligence cut-off if they reveal the brutal torture inflicted on Binyam Mohamed … <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chris Cillizza / <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/" target="_self">The Fix</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/white-house/the-left-rises-up-against-obam.html" target="_self">The Left Rises Up Against Obama</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — President Barack Obama's reversal on the release of detainee photos has angered the liberal left, a perceived poke in the eye that has left some questioning Obama's commitment to progressive policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124226863721018193.html">Congress and Waterboarding </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Karl Rove</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Nancy Pelosi was an accomplice to 'torture.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/business/economy/13leonhardt.html?ref=politics">How Will Dems Pay for Health Care?</a> - David Leonhardt, New York Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20090513/OPINION01/905130323/1008/Uncle-Sam-throws-wrench">Obama and Autos: What is His Exit Plan?</a> - Kevin McDonald, Detroit News<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22439.html">Democrats: CIA is Out to Get Us</a> - Manu Raju, Politico<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: gray;"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5320175/Obama-attempts-to-block-release-of-torture-photos.html">Obama attempts to block release of 'torture' photos</a> <span style=""> </span>US President attempts to block release of up to 2,000 photographs of alleged abuse at American prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/pope-challenges-israel-to-give-palestinians-homeland-1684587.html">Pope challenges Israel to give Palestinians homeland</a> Benedict XVI throws weight behind statehood solution during visit to a West Bank refugee camp<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/zaki-cooper-the-pope-has-a-mountain-to-climb-1684499.html">Zaki Cooper: The Pope has a mountain to climb</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>SOME NEW ARMY FIELD MANUALS </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Noteworthy new additions to the literature of U.S. Army Field Manuals include the following (all pdf).<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-07-1.pdf" target="_blank">"Security Force Assistance,"</a> FM 3-07.1, May 2009 (on support to foreign security forces).<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm1-04.pdf" target="_blank">"Legal Support to the Operational Army,"</a> FM 1-04, April 2009 (including detainee and stability operations, but excluding the law of armed conflict).<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm6-02-40.pdf" target="_blank">"Visual Information Operations,"</a> FM 6-02.40, March 2009 (referring to military photography, video recording, and the production and use of other visual media).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/13/mckiernan_may_be_the_eric_shinseki_of_afghanistan" target="_blank">McKiernan may become the General Shinseki of Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Evan Perez / <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_self">Wall Street Journal</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124223286506515765.html" target="_self">Obama Weighs Indefinite Detention</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is weighing plans to detain some terror suspects on U.S. soil — indefinitely and without trial — as part of a plan to retool military commission trials that were conducted for prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54311">Army Requires Different Leaders to Fight Irregular Wars, General Says</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54308">Military Needs New Strategy for Present, Future Threats, General Says</a> - Gerry J. Gilmore, <em>American Forces Press Service</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3dba6b2a-4020-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: War trucks axed over security fears">War trucks axed over security fears </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090513/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gates_afghanistan">Gates: General Wasn't Fired Over Troop Requests</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/13/ex-fbi-interrogator-says-harsh-methods-didnt-work-2/">Ex-FBI Interrogator Says Harsh Methods Didn't Work</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">the KGB in America: A <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/guttenplan">review</a> of <i>Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America</i> by John Earl Haynes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54312">Obama Nominates Stavridis to Head <span class="caps">NATO,</span> US European Commands</a> - <em>A</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9346" title="Swine Flu: Lessons for a Biological Terrorism Event ">Swine Flu: Lessons for a Biological Terrorism Event </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">INSS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/zelikow_advocates_independent_investigation_into_torture_policies">Zelikow: We need an independent investigation on torture</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Scott McConnell on <a href="http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Spring/full-McConnell.html">multiculturalism and foreign policy</a>; and is the <a href="http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/2009%20-%20Spring/full-Kohn.html">U.S. military profession</a> in decline?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/found-the-origin-of-life-1684584.html">Found: the origin of life</a> Scientists solve the mystery of how the Earth was transformed<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Harvard Magazine</i>, "you haven't changed a bit": <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/05/you-havent-changed-bit">Why we worry about reunions</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After the Germans rolled over France’s defenses in 1940, how <b>brave were French writers</b> in resisting the Nazis? Ah, it was a complex, sadly mixed affair... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/arts/design/25libr.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Everyone likes to talk about how young families are <b>revitalizing big cities</b>. The truth of migration patterns tells another story, as Joel Kotkin explains... <a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/may-2009/the-luxury-city-vs-the-middle-class/">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">recent studies on the <a href="http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/this_is_your_brain_on_facebook/">effects of the internet and other new media on brain plasticity</a> raises an open research question: Is Google making us smarter?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6244754.ece">Top 10 real-life spy gadgets</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">an <a href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/076034.html">excerpt</a> from <i>Black Men Can’t Shoot</i> by Scott N. Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><a name="blogs"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">SWJ Blog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/">Oxblog</a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a> <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-85968520363023716582009-05-13T09:39:00.001+03:002009-05-13T09:39:59.257+03:00May 13, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Walt <b><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/imbalance_of_power" target="_blank">Imbalance of power</a> </b>America's role in the world today is shaped by two imbalances of power, not just one. The first is the gap between U.S. capabilities and everyone else's. The second imbalance is between organized interests whose core mission is constantly pushing the U.S. government to do more and in more places, and the far-weaker groups who think we might be better off showing a bit more restraint.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WINEP </span><span class="lastfeaturestitle1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3052"><strong>Populism, Authoritarianism, and National Security in al-Maliki's Iraq </strong></a><span style=""> </span></span></span><span class="homesansdark1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S. efforts to preserve fragile and hard-won security gains in Iraq will be tested by the Iraqi government's more assertive stance as politicians position themselves for 2010 elections. </span></span><span class="homesansdark1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="DE">Michael Eisenstadt writes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203039.html">For Petraeus, a Tougher Fight in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Ignatius, Bush's man is now being asked to bring tactics from Iraq to a much tougher fight<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203679.html">McChrystal Faces Raft of Issues as New Commander in Afghanistan</a> Gen. McChrystal Faces Raft Of Issues in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051200438.html">Pakistani Commandos Target Taliban Bases</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051200252.html">Report Warns of Insolvency for Social Security, Medicare</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Report Also Warns Of Medicare Collapse</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rand Corporation <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0509/pubs/monographs/MG838/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(139, 14, 4);">Imported Oil and U.S. National Security</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By <a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0509/pubs/authors/c/crane_keith.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 102);">Keith Crane</span></a> et al. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG838.pdf">Full Document</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0509/pubs/monographs/MG847/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(139, 14, 4);">Occupying Iraq</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0509/pubs/monographs/MG847/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(139, 14, 4);">A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By <a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0509/pubs/authors/d/dobbins_james.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 102);">James Dobbins</span></a> et al. </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG847.pdf">Full Document</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=ec910325-4dc6-4ec6-b290-f55edee42d01">Does Petraeus Have All the Answers?</a> - Dexter Filkins, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/_6AveravBq0/0,8599,1897548,00.html" target="_blank" title="As it keeps making its case for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Israel isn't being very subtle">Understanding Iran's Deterrence Game</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e7dd89c-3f1c-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Why Obama’s conservatism may not prove good enough</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">The more the crisis unfolds, the more evident it is that incentives in the financial system were (and are) badly distorted, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a>. At the end, will the number of institutions thought “too big to fail” be as large as now and, if so, how will they be controlled?<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5534bd04-3f27-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">America’s triple A rating is at risk</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Washington is asleep, says David Walker<span class="pub-date3"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4132661a-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">US returns to its trust-busting roots</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">The Obama administration is right in seeking to return to an older, active interpretation of the antitrust policy that decides what constitutes fair or unfair competition<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34786118-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">To beat the Taliban</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">If Pakistan is to defeat the Taliban and other extremists its soldiers and spies need to sunder once and for all their tactical alliances with all jihadi groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da46ad4e-3f19-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Facebook sets tone in Iran’s electoral contest</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leading rival candidates resort to the internet and wireless technology to spread their messages as they struggle to compete against Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, who enjoys the support of a powerful state apparatus<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/682a8fd8-3f45-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Medicare fund to run out of money by 2017</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leaders of both US political parties called for reform of Social Security and Medicare as a report showed that the benefit programmes were on course for bankruptcy sooner than previously expected<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/46c20ab0-3f59-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan">Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ed62184e-3f57-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing">US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2df5eb62-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Global Insight: Pessimists find reasons to be cheerful</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Just as the recession might have reached its bottom, so might economists’ pessimism. Some are already trying to turn the tide<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ee8637e-3eee-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Hizbollah confirms broad aid for Hamas</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Hizbollah has been providing the Palestinians in Gaza with ‘every type of support’ possible for some time, the deputy leader of the powerful Lebanese Shia movement admitted in an FT interview<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/44f42b66-3ec6-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Transcript: FT interview with deputy chief of Hizbollah">Transcript: FT interview with deputy chief of Hizbollah </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72195962-3f1c-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">US set for compromise bill on emissions</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Democrats in the US House of Representatives are expected to announce a compromise move that would give the go-ahead to a bill to tackle global warming. Success would beat expectations in a political climate increasingly hostile to cap-and-trade<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13iht-edacohen.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Bye Bye, Eurasian Pipelines?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ariel Cohen | International Herald Tribune<span style=""> </span>The West is ceding Caspian energy to Russia and China. It should not.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208442748008601.html" target="_blank">Pakistan's Existential Question</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal<span style=""> </span>About Iran, Henry Kissinger once asked whether the Islamic Republic was a country or a cause. About Pakistan, the question is whether it's a country or merely a space.<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/05/iraqi-insurgents200905">U.S. Spurned Offer for Iraq Peace</a> - David Rose, Vanity Fair <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=101859">Mistakes Are No Option in Afghanistan</a> - Bruce Riedel, Daily Star <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21452">Pakistan's Passing Grade</a> - Anatol Lieven, National Interest<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://sandbox.blog-city.com/linkblog/jump/?i=510086" target="_blank" title="...">A Growing Divergence between Jerusalem and Washington? by Efraim Inbar</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTY2Mjk4ZGYwYTljMjkzMTRmZGVmMDYyYzE1ODFkNjA=" target="_blank" title="Mohsen Rezai's web portal, Tabnak, is making suggestions . . ....">Is Holbrooke Assistant Vali Nasr in Iran? by Michael Rubin</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/12/60minutes/main5009197.shtml" target="_blank">Meeting The <b>Mossad</b></a><br /> 60 Minutes <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">CBS News</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/05/iraqi-insurgents200905">U.S. Spurned Offer for Iraq Peace</a> - David Rose, Vanity Fair<span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The so-called Sunni Awakening, in which American forces formed tactical alliances with local sheikhs, has been credited with dampening the insurgency in much of Iraq. But new evidence suggests that the Sunnis were offering the same deal as early as 2004—one that was eagerly embraced by commanders on the ground, but rejected out of hand at the highest levels of the Bush administration.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/a_better_approach_to_the_israeli_palestinian_talks">Six things Obama should remember about the Middle East</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/obama-israel-summit">Progress is doomed if Obama is merely a cleverer version of Bush</a> Jonathan Freedland: At next week's US-Israel summit, a change in mood music will not be enough. A radical shift in strategy is needed <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/general-mckiernan-afghanistan">Echoes of Vietnam in Afghanistan</a> <strong>Robert Fox:</strong> General McKiernan has been sacked and 'experts' are being sent in – but few seem to understand the facts on the ground <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/david-mckiernan-afghanistan">The curious sacking of Gen McKiernan</a> <strong>Simon Tisdall:</strong> Obama's top US general in Afghanistan has been shown the door, but top brass at the Pentagon haven't really explained why <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/obama-israel-west-bank">Will Obama keep Israel to its promises?</a> <strong>Benjamin Pogrund:</strong> Israel has ignored its own promises to halt settler expansion on the West Bank. Can Obama enforce them?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/europe-workers">The flipside of Europe's 'common identity'</a> <strong>David Cronin: </strong>The EU's priority is the smooth functioning of markets – and workers are paying the price<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/economic-recovery-recession">Armageddon averted</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Larry Elliott</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The economy, we're told, is bouncing back. Here is a checklist to help test if the recovery is for real<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084710.html">Bradley Burston: How would Israel look if its left finally died?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085188.html">Is it him or is it us?</a> <span class="t13">Netanyahu benefits from his position on the political spectrum, between Barak and Avigdor Lieberman, and uses his foreign minister as a shield to deflect the world's potshots.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511722&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">The Jordanian option is back </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="byline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">By MICHAEL BAR-ZOHAR </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A two-state plan works only if Jordan, Egypt help create a Palestinian nation that won't be suffocated.</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029503802&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Opportunity is knocking </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">[ CAROLINE GLICK,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500942&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Obama, Netanyahu and US Jews </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">[ ISI LEIBLER,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Washington Times </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/tehrans-nukes/" target="_blank">U.S. Intelligence Community Ignores Iranian Threat</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> – Editorial <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051209b.shtml"><b><span style="color: rgb(72, 90, 110);">Iran: An Unlikely Political Alliance Taking Shape</span></b></a><br /> </span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY KAMAL NAZER YASIN</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> With one month to go before Iran’s June 12 presidential election, incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection chances seem high. But his candidacy is proving so polarizing that the election campaign could bring about lasting changes to Iran’s political landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101872&categ_id=17">Obama has earned to goodwill of Arabs, but what will he do with it?</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE13Ak01.html">Sanctions renewed, but Syria understands</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The renewal of United States sanctions on Syria comes as no surprise to Damascus, which realizes that undoing former president George W Bush's handiwork is no easy feat. Syria is instead setting its sights on the Middle East peace process, though it stresses the return of the Golan Heights by Israel remains non-negotiable. - <b>Sami Moubayed<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE13Df02.html">A new fight over the Iran 'threat'</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>United States President Barack Obama has made good on his promise to pay more attention to the troubles in Afghanistan, and now increasingly in Pakistan. Powerful pro-Israel factions inside and outside the US government are fighting hard to redirect attention to where they believe it belongs - on Iran and its nuclear program. - <b>Jim Lobe</b> and <b>Daniel Luban<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13commander.html?ref=todayspaper">A General Steps From the Shadows</a><span style=""> </span>Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, set to become the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is said to move easily between the political and military realm.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Violence Rises in Iraq’s Tense North</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Says 1.3 Million Flee Fight With Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13christians.html?ref=todayspaper">Christians in Mideast Losing Numbers and Influence</a><span style=""> </span>The pope this week is addressing a dwindling Christian population driven away by political violence, lack of economic opportunity and the rise of radical Islam<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3714537,00.html">Tehran Preparing for Attack on Its Nuclear Sites</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090512/wl_nm/us_iraq_displaced">Displaced Iraqis Stay Away as Violence Persists</a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da46ad4e-3f19-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Facebook sets tone in Iran’s electoral contest</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leading rival candidates resort to the internet and wireless technology to spread their messages as they struggle to compete against Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, who enjoys the support of a powerful state apparatus<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/medvedev-russia-glasnost">Medvedev makes his mark</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jason Corcoran:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A year after his arrival, measures from the Russian president suggest a power shift in the Kremlin, and an era of glasnost-lite <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34979&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=a2b77f5af8" title="Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement">Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/377041.htm" target="_blank">Medvedev Pretends to Lead</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Vladimir Ryzhkov | The Moscow Times<span style=""> </span>One year after President Dmitry Medvedev took office, it is clear that his ""tandemocracy"" with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin does not work. Furthermore, their modernization efforts have accomplished little if anything at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/hioLr4A1Jjg/0,8599,1897611,00.html" title="Cooperation between the militant organization and U.S.-backed security forces to take down an alleged espionage ring raises questions over Washington' ">Hizballah's Bust of Israeli 'Spies' Shows Its Growing Power in Lebanon</a></span><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/12/pakistan-army-13-million-fled-fighting-in-nw-2/">Pakistani Military Says 1.3 Million Fled Fighting in NW</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/68038.html"><span class="Kpr13">Pakistan sends helicopter-borne commandos into Swat</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistani commandos dropped by helicopter into the Taliban's mountain base in Swat on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a stepped-up offensive against the extremists who seized the area in defiance of a peace agreement, the army announced.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6276150.ece">The test of how much tougher on Israel Obama will be than George W. Bush begins next week </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6268938.ece">The Iraq invasion lesson: don't do it again </a><span style=""> </span>Adviser to General David Petraeus predicts al-Qaeda will wither and die if Barack Obama avoids unnecessary conflicts</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217056273612739.html">A General for Afghanistan </a><span style=""> </span>Gen. McChrystal brings the new American way of war to an old theater.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217073493612717.html">The Nuclear Realists </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A bipartisan commission says we still need a credible deterrent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124216198620012257.html">Mideast Court Battles </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Josh Goodman</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> 'Lawfare' against Israel complicates the search for peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05122009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/paks_poker_hand_168800.htm" target="_blank">Pak's Poker Hand</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ralph Peters | New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Faced with catastrophe, Pakistan still has time to play the dead-man's hand it holds. The question is whether its leaders are betting or bluffing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roubini <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/NourielRoubinisGlobalEconomonitor/%7E3/5pNY9Qr6XuE/green_shoots_or_yellow_weeds" target="_blank">Green Shoots or Yellow Weeds?</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Foreign Policy </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4919.php">The Mubarak Test</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(110, 107, 107);" lang="EN-US">How Barack Obama handles an upcoming visit by the Egyptian president will reveal much about his approach to human rights.</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200906/happiness">What Makes Us Happy?</a> - Joshua Wolf Shenk, The Atlantic<span style=""> </span>Is there a formula—some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation—for a good life?<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=56292" title="ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın Yakın Doğu İşlerinden sorumlu Müsteşar Yardımcısı Richard Schmierer, son dönemde Türkiye-Irak sınırının iki tarafında olumlu bir yaklaşım gördüklerini belirterek öze ">ABD: PKK'ye destek azalıyor</a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1705308&l=3634&ctl=2433930:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C60C9AAC94BB3B4200323EB2A364EF19D1&" target="_blank">Davutoğlu: 'Tüm Filistinli Gruplar Muhatap Alınmalı'</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1705308&l=3634&ctl=2433931:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C60C9AAC94BB3B4200323EB2A364EF19D1&" target="_blank">Türkiye - IMF Anlaşması Konusunda Tedirginlik</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1705308&l=3634&ctl=2433934:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C60C9AAC94BB3B4200323EB2A364EF19D1&" target="_blank">Erdoğan Bakü’de Kaygıları Gidermeye Çalışacak</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11636229.asp?gid=244" target="_self">Turkey seeks a new role with an old ally</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34980&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=85756df36e" target="_self">Ankara Establishing a "Paper Tiger to Address Terrorism</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jamestown Foundation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUSTRE54561G20090506&cid=1347558361&ei=jkQKSu26N8PUjAfKxYSoBw&usg=AFQjCNHBpsqfNLcNygHp0XXm7s4zShn1kg" target="_blank">Turkish strikes on Iraq killed 10 PKK rebels: agency - Reuters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do%3Fload%3Ddetay%26link%3D174926%26bolum%3D100&cid=0&ei=jkQKSu26N8PUjAfKxYSoBw&usg=AFQjCNFgJFu_DBwQ-k1n2f_hGFz63Ij-oQ" title="PKK has Russian army ">PKK has Russian army weapons, claims newspaper - Today's Zaman</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=175159&bolum=8" target="_self">Top British diplomat offers UK's support to Turkey on a range of ...</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34979&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=a2b77f5af8" title="Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement">Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090513/FOREIGN/705129858/1002" target="_self"><span style="">Generals may be losing their clout</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The National</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forexpros.com/news/interest-rates-news/turkey-needs-imf-despite-lower-deficit--analysts-53730" target="_self">Turkey needs IMF despite lower deficit -analysts</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/world/11632350.asp?scr=1" target="_blank">Syria ready to resume <b>Turkish</b>-mediated talks with Israel: diplomat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Google News</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firatnews.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Fırat News Agency</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdmedia.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34980&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=07a7bd74d8" title="Ankara Establishing a "Paper Tiger to Address Terrorism"><span style="" lang="TR">Ankara Establishing a "Paper Tiger to Address Terrorism</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/12/Ankara-to-address-Kurdish-question/UPI-94991242156646/" title="Ankara to address Kurdish question">Ankara to address Kurdish question</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1705308&l=3634&ctl=2433935:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C60C9AAC94BB3B4200323EB2A364EF19D1&" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="TR">Irak Parlamentosu'nda Su Baskısı</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Irak parlamentosu, Türkiye, Suriye ve İran</span></span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">’</span></span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">la paylaştıkları su kaynaklarından daha fazla yararlanabilmek için hükümete baskı yapıyor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=56292" title="ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı'nın Yakın Doğu İşlerinden sorumlu Müsteşar Yardımcısı Richard Schmierer, son dönemde Türkiye-Irak sınırının iki tarafında olumlu bir yaklaşım gördüklerini belirterek öze ">ABD: PKK'ye destek azalıyor</a></span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html?scp=3&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Violence Rises in Iraq’s Tense North">Violence Rises in Iraq’s Tense North</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=41658" target="_self">Envoy says US not uneasy with Iraqi Sadr's visit to Turkey</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090511/BUSINESS/705119932/-1/NEWS" target="_blank">Kurdish oil 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13commander.html?ref=todayspaper">A General Steps From the Shadows</a><span style=""> </span>Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, set to become the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is said to move easily between the political and military realm.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Violence Rises in Iraq’s Tense North</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Says 1.3 Million Flee Fight With Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13christians.html?ref=todayspaper">Christians in Mideast Losing Numbers and Influence</a><span style=""> </span>The pope this week is addressing a dwindling Christian population driven away by political violence, lack of economic opportunity and the rise of radical Islam<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13pope.html?ref=todayspaper">Pope’s Wartime Past Becomes an Issue</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">9 Killed in Coordinated Attacks in Afghanistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/13nations.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Joins Rights Panel After a Vote at the U.N.</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13military.html?ref=todayspaper">Switch Signals New Path for Afghan War</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/asia/13school.html?ref=todayspaper">Third Afghan Girls’ School Experiences Sudden Illness</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/us/politics/13health.html?ref=todayspaper">Recession Drains Social Security and Medicare</a><span style=""> </span>The Medicare hospital insurance trust fund may be depleted by 2017 and Social Security reserves gone by 2037, a new report from trustees says.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13divoll.html?ref=opinion">Congress’s Torture Bubble</a><span style=""> </span>Briefing only four members of Congress about “enhanced interrogation techniques” hardly qualifies as oversight of the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13wed1.html?ref=opinion">Reminders on Health Reform</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The only way to solve the fiscal problems of the big entitlement programs is to slow the relentless rise in the underlying health care costs.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13wed2.html?ref=opinion">Return of the Trustbusters</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">After eight years of taking the side of Big Business, the Justice Department’s antitrust division is getting back to fighting for the interests of consumers.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13dowd.html?ref=opinion">Rogue Diva of Doom</a> Just as the Republicans are trying to get kinder and gentler, Dick Cheney has popped out of his dungeon to carry on his nasty campaign of fear and loathing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203039.html">For Petraeus, a Tougher Fight in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Ignatius, Bush's man is now being asked to bring tactics from Iraq to a much tougher fight<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203679.html">McChrystal Faces Raft of Issues as New Commander in Afghanistan</a> Gen. McChrystal Faces Raft Of Issues in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051200438.html">Pakistani Commandos Target Taliban Bases</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051200252.html">Report Warns of Insolvency for Social Security, Medicare</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Report Also Warns Of Medicare Collapse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203477.html">Freed American Journalist Had Copied Iranian Report on U.S.-Led War in Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203669.html">At Hill Hearing, Details Sought On Afghanistan-Pakistan Policy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203571.html">In the Loop: Cheney and Tenet, Like Strangers on a Train</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051200638.html">Israelis Criticize Pope For Holocaust Remarks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051203961.html">White House Indicates 'Great Concern' About Releasing Photos of Detainee Abuse</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051202050.html">Man Convicted of Building Militant Camp in U.S.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051201743.html">Obama Aides Debate Role Of Proposed Cyber Czar</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051202880.html">The GOP's Driving Desire for Defeat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Gerson, The Republican Party seems united in a race toward irrelevance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051202879.html">Why More Women Are Needed on the Supreme Court</a> By Ruth Marcus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There are good reasons for Obama to get two more X chromosomes on the bench.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051202877.html">The Right Person for the High Court</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jeff Sessions, Page A19<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will it be a fair-minded umpire or a robed politician, the Alabama senator asks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051202878.html">Barack Obama, Wanda Sykes and the Politics of Humorlessness</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Kathleen Parker,<span style=""> </span>Yes, Sykes went over the top on Rush Limbaugh. So what?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Progress_is_doomed_if"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/obama-israel-summit"><span style="">Progress is doomed if Obama is merely a cleverer version of Bush</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jonathan Freedland: At next week's US-Israel summit, a change in mood music will not be enough. A radical shift in strategy is needed <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Echoes_of_Vietnam_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/general-mckiernan-afghanistan"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Echoes of Vietnam in Afghanistan</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Fox:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> General McKiernan has been sacked and 'experts' are being sent in – but few seem to understand the facts on the ground</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{The_curious_sackin"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/david-mckiernan-afghanistan"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The curious sacking of Gen McKiernan</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Simon Tisdall:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Obama's top US general in Afghanistan has been shown the door, but top brass at the Pentagon haven't really explained why <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestEditorialPages}{Will_Obama_k"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/obama-israel-west-bank"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will Obama keep Israel to its promises?</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Benjamin Pogrund:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Israel has ignored its own promises to halt settler expansion on the West Bank. Can Obama enforce them?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestEditorialPages}{The_flipside"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/europe-workers"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The flipside of Europe's 'common identity'</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">David Cronin: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The EU's priority is the smooth functioning of markets – and workers are paying the price</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Armageddon_averted?_|"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/economic-recovery-recession"><span style="">Armageddon averted</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Larry Elliott</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The economy, we're told, is bouncing back. Here is a checklist to help test if the recovery is for real <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Iran_plans_to_air_US-"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/iran-tv-election-ahmadinejad-karroubi-mousavi"><span style="">Iran plans to air US-style TV election debate</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Interior ministry's election committee accepts proposal from IRIB to stage Iranian presidential candidates' debates before election <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/medvedev-russia-glasnost">Medvedev makes his mark</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jason Corcoran:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A year after his arrival, measures from the Russian president suggest a power shift in the Kremlin, and an era of glasnost-lite <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Obamas_key_climate_bi"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/12/us-climate-bill-oil-gas"><span style="">Obama's key climate bill hit by $45m PR campaign</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Oil, gas and coal industries lobby against Democratic leadership on 'cap and trade' legislation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Dozen_wavering_Democr"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/12/us-climate-change-bill-democrats"><span style="">Dozen wavering Democrats hold key to fate of crucial climate change bill<span style=""> </span><br /> </span><span style=""></span></a>Democrats hold key to fate of climate change bill that could make or break global carbon deal <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Commando_attack_on_Ta"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/pakistan-taliban-maulana-fazhullah-army"><span style="">Commando attack on Taliban stronghold leaves 800,000 homeless<br /> </span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistani troops landed in Swat's Piochar valley by helicopter, home to militants' key base <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Six_to"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/12/generalmotors-automotive-industry"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">General Motors shares plummet</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ailing US carmaker sees shares collapse after top executives at firm dump personal stock holdings <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Sean_Duggan}&lp"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/us-military-funding-congress-obama"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Funding war through the backdoor</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Sean Duggan and Laura Conley:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Congress shouldn't be allowed to pad the US military's budget with weapons unrelated to Iraq and Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Ditching_Gordon_Br"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/gordon-brown-labour-polly-toynbee"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ditching Gordon Brown won't help</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Anne Perkins:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Polly Toynbee's call to sack Gordon Brown is not the answer. Labour must now go home and prepare for opposition <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Washington Times </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/tehrans-nukes/" target="_blank">U.S. Intelligence Community Ignores Iranian Threat</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> – Editorial <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051209b.shtml"><b><span style="color: rgb(72, 90, 110);">Iran: An Unlikely Political Alliance Taking Shape</span></b></a><br /> </span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY KAMAL NAZER YASIN</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> With one month to go before Iran’s June 12 presidential election, incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection chances seem high. But his candidacy is proving so polarizing that the election campaign could bring about lasting changes to Iran’s political landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101872&categ_id=17">Obama has earned to goodwill of Arabs, but what will he do with it?</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE13Ak01.html">Sanctions renewed, but Syria understands</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The renewal of United States sanctions on Syria comes as no surprise to Damascus, which realizes that undoing former president George W Bush's handiwork is no easy feat. Syria is instead setting its sights on the Middle East peace process, though it stresses the return of the Golan Heights by Israel remains non-negotiable. - <b>Sami Moubayed<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE13Df02.html">A new fight over the Iran 'threat'</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>United States President Barack Obama has made good on his promise to pay more attention to the troubles in Afghanistan, and now increasingly in Pakistan. Powerful pro-Israel factions inside and outside the US government are fighting hard to redirect attention to where they believe it belongs - on Iran and its nuclear program. - <b>Jim Lobe</b> and <b>Daniel Luban</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029512391&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Egypt to get boost from Obama's Cairo address </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.michaeltotten.com/" target="_self">Michael J. Totten</a>:<span style=""> </span></span></cite><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/05/the-future-of-i.php" target="_self">The Future of Iraq, Part I</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090513/OPINION/705129928/1080">All eyes on Iran, the hesitant and imperfect democracy</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Emile Hokayem, political editor</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Iranian presidential elections are peculiar things. Their democratic feel, tough campaigning and unpredictable outcomes are oddities in a region where such contests are rare.</span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16702" target="_blank">Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Paul Bremer (Part One) Asharq Alawsat <b>...</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22370.html">As Promised, Obama Has Been Tested</a> - Richard Benedetto, Politico<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090511.wcorussia12/BNStory/specialComment/home">It's Time to End the Cold War</a> - James Bissett, Globe and Mail<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1897561,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Will the U.S. Reciprocate for Saberi?</a> - Massimo Calabresi, Timei<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-12/the-saudi-bitch-slap/">The Saudi Bitch Slap</a> - Asra Nomani, The Daily Beast<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/the-convoy-solution/">Defeating Piracy</a> - Stephen Solarz & Michael O'Hanlon, Washington Times<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4534-the-fat-tail">The Fat Tail</a> <strong>Ian Bremmer</strong> president, Eurasia Group explains how politics matters at least as much as the economic fundamentals when it comes to global markets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16702">Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Paul Bremer (Part One)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/how_to_understand_the_case_of_roxana_saberi">What Roxana's Release Tells Us About Iran</a> BY MICHAEL SINGH,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Steve Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/imbalance_of_power">Why Is America Still Spending Gazillions on Defense?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/gates_takes_his_irregular_war_to_the_hill">The threats Bob Gates is missing</a> BY DOV ZAKHEIM<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Algeria/Background.html">Country Analysis Brief: Algeria</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /> Source: Energy Information Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16703">Obama is Not a Frenchman in Syria</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16703">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span class="ldrlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16700">No Amendment to the Arab Peace Initiative</a></span> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16700">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/contributors/05-2009/Article-20090512-33ea5d24-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78f20fc65ff/story.html"><b>Obama Speech and Mubarak Visit Signal Improvement in US-Egypt Relations</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3714537,00.html">Tehran Preparing for Attack on Its Nuclear Sites</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090512/wl_nm/us_iraq_displaced">Displaced Iraqis Stay Away as Violence Persists</a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3 style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-right: 0.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da46ad4e-3f19-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Facebook sets tone in Iran’s electoral contest</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leading rival candidates resort to the internet and wireless technology to spread their messages as they struggle to compete against Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, who enjoys the support of a powerful state apparatus<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8034522.stm">Concrete divisions</a><span style=""> </span>Iraqi views on living with the capital's concrete barriers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=194353" target="_blank">Iran denies receiving letter from US</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Tehran Times</span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13iran.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Journalist’s Release Shows Divide Among Iran’s Leaders </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/iran-tv-election-ahmadinejad-karroubi-mousavi">Iran plans to air US-style TV election debate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16704" target="_blank">Iraqi President Denies Asking Bremer to Disband Iraqi Army</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Asharq Alawsat<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-11-voa44.cfm" target="_blank">US Urges Syria to Cut Flow of Foreign Fighters to Iraq</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Voice of America<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(174, 170, 160) rgb(174, 170, 160); border-width: medium 0.75pt 0.75pt; padding: 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; margin-bottom: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/12/Obama-criticized-for-planned-Cairo-visit/UPI-24931242155912/" title="Obama criticized for planned Cairo visit"><span style="">Obama criticized for planned Cairo visit</span></a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Opposition leaders in Egypt reacted adversely to a scheduled visit to Cairo and speech to the Muslim world by U.S. President Barack Obama in June.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; margin-bottom: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all"><b><i>Violence Rises in Iraq's Tense North</i></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050901667.html" target="_blank">Muslim Brotherhood: Obama's Egypt Trip "Useless"</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773224561&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Jordan's Abdullah woos Assad in peace push</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mmorning.com/ArticleC.asp?Article=6817&CategoryID=6" target="_blank">'Baghdad committed to US withdrawal timetable' Maliki continues <b>...</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=2811" target="_blank">Iraqi lawmakers hope for surprise visit by Pope Benedict</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/12/AR2009051201302.html" target="_blank">Iraq parliament demands more water from neighbors</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/world/middleeast/13christians.html?ref=global-home">Christians in Mideast Losing Numbers and Influence</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8046787.stm">Egyptian court 'bans porn sites'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An Egyptian court bans pornographic websites, labelling them "venomous and vile", the state news agency reports. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Why_Was_Roxana_Saberi_Freed_From_A_Tehran_Prison/1730265.html">Why Was Roxana Saberi Freed From A Tehran Prison?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi from Tehran's Evin prison and the reduction of her lengthy prison sentence has led to widespread relief. Yet many questions remain about how Saberi's initial detention on a minor charge evolved into her conviction on espionage and an eight-year prison sentence, before she was eventually freed. RFE /RL examines the circuitous route Saberi's case took and the role international politics may have played.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6274496.ece">Jailed US Journalist Roxana Saberi 'Had Secret Document on War in Iraq'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084710.html">Bradley Burston: How would Israel look if its left finally died?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085188.html">Is it him or is it us?</a> <span class="t13">Netanyahu benefits from his position on the political spectrum, between Barak and Avigdor Lieberman, and uses his foreign minister as a shield to deflect the world's potshots.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085206.html">Mubarak to Israel: Progress in peace process before Arab recognition </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085101.html">UN: Israel gives Lebanon cluster bomb data from 2006 war </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1085189.html">A missed opportunity</a> <span class="t13">The pope's visit shows that there is no real dialogue between Israel and the Vatican, and that it is difficult to erase centuries-old wounds.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029511722&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">The Jordanian option is back </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="byline1"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">By MICHAEL BAR-ZOHAR </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A two-state plan works only if Jordan, Egypt help create a Palestinian nation that won't be suffocated.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1 style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029503802&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Opportunity is knocking </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">[ CAROLINE GLICK,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500942&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Obama, Netanyahu and US Jews </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">[ ISI LEIBLER, </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1 style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029512782&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Vatican 'surprised' by criticism of pope</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Spokesman says negative reaction in Israel to Benedict's comments at Yad Vashem is uncalled for.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1170359815127&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">No linkage between Iran, Palestinians</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dershowitz: Nuclear blackmail does not encourage Israel to make peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500323&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Abdullah's vital role</span></a> The king must lobby the Arab League for vital improvements to its plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029512815&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IDF fencing off part of Egyptian border</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Anti-terrorist barrier is being constructed along a 40-km. stretch between Gaza and Nitzana.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029510675&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lieberman in London to meet Miliband</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">UK anti-Israeli groups threaten to protest first high-level meeting between FM, foreign gov't official.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029512776&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Benedict missed a critical opportunity for reconciliation </a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 140%;"><span class="byline1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">By EFRAIM ZUROFF</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Two critical elements were totally missing from the pope's remarks.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714594,00.html"><b><span style="color: black;">How Jewish are you? </span></b></a></span><span dir="rtl"></span><span dir="rtl" style="font-size: 9pt; color: black;" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="rtl"></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span dir="ltr"></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714594,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Ynetnews blog: Jews should look out for each other with or without keeping kosher, Shabbat</span><span style="color: white;"> </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714853,00.html"><span style="color: black;">The speech that fell short/ Daum</span></a> </span></b><span class="text16g1"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Expression of regret missing in pope’s speech not merely question of semantics</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714563,00.html"><b><span style="color: black;">Peres’ historic statements </span></b></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="text16g1"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Given his track record, Peres should not be pushing Bibi into making ‘historic moves’</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1586306" target="_blank">The Myth of a "Secular Democratic Palestine"</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Benny Morris (<i>National Post-Canada</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/date_set_for_nscs_rudman_to_join_mitchell_team" target="_blank">Date set for NSC's Rudman to join Mitchell team | The Cable</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000448363&fid=942" target="_blank">Increased U.S. Military Aid Includes Less for Arrow 2</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Ran Dagoni<span style=""> </span>The fiscal 2010 budget bill that the Obama administration sent to Congress last week includes $2.78 billion in defense aid for Israel, up from $2.55 billion in the 2009 budget, an increase based on the formula in the ten-year U.S. military aid deal. The U.S. proposes boosting aid for the next-generation Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile defense system from $30 million in 2009 to $37.5 million in 2010. However, the administration has more than halved aid for the Arrow 2 from $74.3 million in 2009 to $36.3 million in 2010. (<i>Globes</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ee8637e-3eee-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Hizbollah confirms broad aid for Hamas</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN">Hizbollah has been providing the Palestinians in Gaza with ‘every type of support’ possible for some time, the deputy leader of the powerful Lebanese Shia movement admitted in an FT interview<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624030,00.html" target="_blank">There Is No Reason to Discuss Israel's Nuclear Weapons</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Interview with Jeffrey Herf<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/12/60minutes/main5009197.shtml" target="_blank">Meeting The <b>Mossad</b></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">CBS News<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=11313&pageid=37&pagename=Page+One">Has Obama-Israel Policy on Iran Ruptured?</a> - David Horovitz, Cutting Edge</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/as_e004.htm" target="_blank">Islamic Radicals Blame Jews for Swine Flu</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-israel11-2009may11,0,4732546.story" target="_blank">Pope Calls for a Palestinian Homeland</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/archives/003560.html" target="_blank" title="Interesting that the one recorded think-tank in Washington where US general Keith Dayton, who's been training the PA's armed forces for the past 2.5 years, goes to speak is the...">Dayton on his Palestinian army's prospects</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13iht-edtouval.html?_r=1&ref=global" target="_blank">A Recognition Israel Doesn’t Need</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Yonatan Touval | International Herald Tribune Here is a statement you will not hear today from Jerusalem: “I wish to declare that the government of Israel will not ask any nation, be it near or far, mighty or small, to recognize our right to exist.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090512/FOREIGN/705119808/1002" target="_blank">Contest to Win Obama’s Ear</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Matt Bradley | The National<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8047134.stm">Pontiff to hold mass in Bethlehem</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict XVI is to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, as he continues a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198933869004507.html" target="_blank">How Obama's America Might Threaten Israel</a> BY: Norman Podhoretz | The Wall Street Journal <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is there a threat to Israel from the United States under Barack Obama? The question itself seems perverse. For in spite of the hostility to Israel in certain American quarters, this country has more often than not been the beleaguered Jewish state's only friend in the face of threats coming from others.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101871">Time to consider building Palestine from the bottom up</a> </span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">By Shlomo Avineri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101870">One-sided concessions won't bring peace</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101873">A Palestinian remembers the lessons of the Holocaust</a><br /> </span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">By Aziz Abu Sarah</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg12-2009may12,0,1363776.story" target="_self" title="What is anti-Semitism?">What is anti-Semitism?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Nicholas Goldberg <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UCSB professor's controversial e-mail underscores the need to define a sensitive subject<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope13-2009may13,0,3629877.story">Vatican stumbles in defense of Pope Benedict</a> A spokesman, stung by criticism of the pope during his Holy Land trip, inaccurately says Benedict never belonged to the Hitler Youth. Benedict presses ahead with his visit, calling for peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6068" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Netanyahu, Mubarak, Abbas see Obama in Washington this month</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-hier11-2009may11,0,5219999.story" target="_self" title="The Catholic Church and Judaism: a way forward">The Catholic Church and Judaism: a way forward</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Marvin Hier The Vatican today is not the same institution that once fostered anti-Semitism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/5314068/Will-Benjamin-Netanyahu-fall-out-with-Barack-Obama.html">Will Netanyahu fall out with America?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu will have his first formal meeting with Barack Obama in the White House. All the signs are that relations between Israel and its superpower ally are not as harmonious as usual, says </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">David Blair.</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(174, 170, 160) rgb(174, 170, 160); border-width: medium 0.75pt 0.75pt; padding: 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; margin-bottom: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/12/Commentary-Peace-or-war/UPI-94211242137719/" title="Commentary: Peace or war?">Commentary: Peace or war?</a> WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Jordan’s King Abdullah says the world’s 57 Muslim nations are ready to embrace Israel if the Jewish state agrees to a viable Palestinian state. But Israel’s priorities are elsewhere -- the existential threat posed by Iran. The White House believes the two positions can be bridged.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://forward.com/articles/105729/">Analysis: Unfulfilled Vow to Vatican Vexes Israel Ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p02s01-wogi.html"><span style="">Russia plays up its international role – especially in Mideast peace</span></a> </span><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">It chaired a special meeting Monday of the Security Council that endorsed the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow this year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/12/pakistan-steps-up-efforts-against-taliban-%e2%80%93-but-at-what-cost/"><span style="">Pakistan steps up efforts against Taliban – but at what cost? </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Some 501,000 Pakistanis have fled the fighting in Swat and nearby areas as the Army dropped commandos in by helicopter.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="summary4"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p06s05-woaf.html"><span style="">Somali government encircled by hardline Islamists</span></a> </span><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">After five days of assault by better-armed Al Shabab militiamen, pro-government fighters have apparently begun to retreat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p09s04-coop.html"><span style="">Why Americans are devout and diverse but not divided</span></a> </span><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">They are increasingly tolerant of other religions and persuasions.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p99s01-duts.html">Poll: Pakistanis worried about Taliban, economy </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The survey found only 10 percent of the population is worried about terrorism, but 69 percent said the Taliban and Al Qaeda were a problem.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p06s02-wome.html"><span style="">Pope's lack of specifics on Gaza, Holocaust disappoint Muslims and Jews</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">He was politely received at Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem Tuesday, but clerics, judges, and Hamas representatives want stronger statements on Israeli policies and Palestinian suffering<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p02s07-usmi.html"><span style="">Gates ousts US commander in Afghanistan, saying 'we must do better'</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">The man he wants for the post, Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is deeply versed in special operations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p02s16-usfp.html"><span style="">US rejoins UN’s human rights forum</span></a> </span><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">Bush had shunned it as an ineffective dictators' club. Obama's team pledges to work from within to 'improve' it.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p06s13-woeu.html"><span style="">Diplomatic memos reveal Chinese effort to block Guantánamo prisoner's asylum bid </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US has cleared the Uighur prisoners at Gitmo of wrongdoing, but China calls them 'terrorists.' Seventeen Uighurs are seeking political asylum in Sweden, Canada, the US, and Germany. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/12/pakistan-army-13-million-fled-fighting-in-nw-2/">Pakistani Military Says 1.3 Million Fled Fighting in NW</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(7, 80, 153) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0.25pt medium medium; padding: 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <h1 style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/68038.html"><span class="Kpr13">Pakistan sends helicopter-borne commandos into Swat</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0cm; line-height: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistani commandos dropped by helicopter into the Taliban's mountain base in Swat on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a stepped-up offensive against the extremists who seized the area in defiance of a peace agreement, the army announced.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/363/05-11-2009/graham_e._fuller"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">Graham E. Fuller: OBAMA'S POLICIES MAKING SITUATION WORSE IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208442748008601.html" target="_blank">Pakistan's Existential Question</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Bret Stephens | The Wall Street Journal<span style=""> </span>About Iran, Henry Kissinger once asked whether the Islamic Republic was a country or a cause. About Pakistan, the question is whether it's a country or merely a space.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090512_pakistan_nuclear_security_and_u_s_strategy_southwest_asia">Pakistan: Nuclear Security and the U.S. Strategy for Southwest Asia</a> Public discourse over Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is part of an issue much wider than asset security or the Taliban threat to Islamabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090512_china_beijing_strengthens_its_claims_south_china_sea">China: Beijing Strengthens its Claims in the South China Sea</a> China's aggressive moves to reassert its claims over the South China Sea will increase tensions with Beijing's neighbors and the United States. (With STRATFOR map)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Grunwald / <a href="http://www.time.com/" target="_self">Time</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1897555,00.html" target="_self">Why the Pentagon Axed Its Afghanistan Warlord</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/mckiernan_out_mcchrystal_in">It's time for the varsity squad in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.feer.com/politics/2009/may56/indias-great-election-road-show">India's Great Election Road Show</a> - Jyoti Malhotra, FEER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/measuring_progress_against_the.html">Measuring the Jihadist Threat</a> - Michael Jacobson, Washington Institute<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=101859">Mistakes Are No Option in Afghanistan</a> - Bruce Riedel, Daily Star <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21452">Pakistan's Passing Grade</a> - Anatol Lieven, National Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124216531392512435.html">Megacities Threaten to Choke India </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">India's teeming new megacities are swelling rapidly even as jobs dry up and funding for infrastructure disappears<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c470974-3f22-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Sickness of the savers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">China: Hopes that consumers in the world’s most populous nation will help revive global demand are being pinned on improvements in health cover that could give them less need to put money by</span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/muslim-leaders-unite-against-the-taliban/" target="_blank">Muslim Leaders Unite Against the Taliban</a> BY: Raza Khan | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>Mainstream Muslim religious leaders in Pakistan have formed an alliance to openly oppose the Taliban, a development that promises to give authorities broad-based support to fight militants who have imposed a reign of terror on much of the northwest. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/05/kerryled_panel.html" target="_blank">Kerry-led panel holds hearing on new Pakistan plan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/china-bolsters-for-cyber-arms-race-with-us/" target="_blank">China Blocks U.S. From Cyber Warfare</a> BY: Bill Gertz | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>China has developed more secure operating software for its tens of millions of computers and is already installing it on government and military systems, hoping to make Beijing's networks impenetrable to U.S. military and intelligence agencies. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2009/05/young-pakistan-army-officers-m.html">Young Pakistan Army Officers May Be Turning to Taliban, Insiders Say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpress.org/Asia/3346.cfm" target="_blank">Obama's New 'AfPak' Strategy: The View from Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Mustafa Qadri | Common Ground News<span style=""> </span>People with a hammer only see nails. This well-worn maxim aptly describes the United States' relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan over the past several decades. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE13Df03.html">Afghanistan defies the US battle plan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Prior to the Vietnam War, counter-insurgency thinking was considered a new and even adventurous way of defeating wars of national liberation. Later, it became synonymous with Western ideas of development - turning a backward traditional society into a vigorous modern nation. Afghans see the concept in a different light: a foreign power is occupying their land, just like the Russians, British, Persians and Mughals before them. - <b>Brian M Downing</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/13/new_strategy_new_commander">New strategy, new commander</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The new US commander in Afghanistan must pay more heed to the concerns of the civilian population. <span class="attr">(Boston Globe)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ft </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/46c20ab0-3f59-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan">Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ed62184e-3f57-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing">US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/12/afghan-commission-concludes-140-civilians-killed-in-farah/">Afghan Commission: US Hit Killed 140 Civilians</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/12/latest-us-drone-attack-on-south-waziristan-kills-at-least-nine/">Pakistan Officials: US Missile Strike Kills 9</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/2009/05/12/from-phnom-penh-to-islamabad/"><span style="">From Phnom Penh to Islamabad</span></a> by William Pfaff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/engelhardt/2009/05/12/pipelineistan-goes-af-pak/">Pipelineistan Goes Af-Pak</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> by Pepe Escobar and Tom Engelhardt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54B39N20090512">Pakistan's Swat Offensive Risks Wider Backlash</a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=77489">Holbrooke: Delay in Pakistan Aid to Benefit US Enemies</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05122009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/paks_poker_hand_168800.htm" target="_blank">Pak's Poker Hand</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ralph Peters | New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Faced with catastrophe, Pakistan still has time to play the dead-man's hand it holds. The question is whether its leaders are betting or bluffing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/al-qaeda-no-2-hiding-in-quetta/" target="_blank">Al Qaeda No. 2 Hiding in Quetta</a> BY: Jasmeen Manzoor | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, the most wanted terrorist after Osama bin Laden, with a $25 million bounty on his head, is holed up near Quetta, Pakistan, according to a highly placed Pakistani intelligence source.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Makesh"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/sri-lanka-hospital-shelling-tamil-tigers"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">47 dead in Sri Lanka hospital shelling</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Army denies using heavy weapons in north-east of country but UN describes incident as war crime <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{The_battle_of_word"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/india-elections-hate-speech"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's battle of words</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sriram Karri:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> In the Indian election, insults, acrimony and hate speech are taking the place of a debate on the country's problems <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8045567.stm">India election starts final phase</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's marathon general election is drawing to a close, as 107m voters in nine states and territories cast ballots. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/poverty-and-activism-the-heart-of-global-civil-society" title="Link to Poverty and global civil society">Poverty and global civil society</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/519163"><span style="" lang="DE">Ashwani Kumar</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/526120"><span style="" lang="DE">Jan Aart Scholte</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Mary_Kaldor.jsp"><span style="" lang="DE">Mary Kaldor</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Marlies_Glasius.jsp"><span style="" lang="DE">Marlies Glasius</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/526121"><span style="" lang="DE">Hakan Seckinelgin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Helmut_Anheier.jsp"><span style="" lang="DE">Helmut Anheier</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The realities of Indian poverty are where arguments about global civil society are being tested<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE13Df01.html">Congress keeps all options open</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> As India anxiously awaits this week's election results, Nehru-Gandhi dynasty scion and Congress Party general secretary Rahul Gandhi has sparked a firestorm by making presumptuous requests to potential allies - and even foes - looking to form a government. But for now, he has been given the cold shoulder. - <b>Neeta Lal</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8046977.stm">Coming unstuck</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What does a new US general mean for Afghanistan? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235309">May 12 SD# 2353 - Criticism in the Arab Press of U.S. Administration's Initiative to Reach Out to 'Moderates in the Taliban'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <em>FT</em> reports that China's exports, a critical indicator of demand, <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-dUpWRkTA41n4c%404237509-1n0bgv/ZeiGDs" target="_blank">fell 22.6 percent</a> in the year through April, significantly worse than the 17.1 percent year-on-year drop they posted through March. Many analysts had interpreted the March numbers as a sign that economic tensions were easing, the article says, but that may prove a chimera. Dow Jones reports Chinese <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-1oB4LuttDbgEg%404237510-43UeL7PohQRzA" target="_blank">imports also fell</a> by 23 percent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">At the same time, however, Bloomberg reports that Chinese investment in infrastructure development <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-zmmlduEz8G7tU%404237511-13nXB8NVOHikc" target="_blank">surged 30.5 percent</a>, more than economists had forecast, countering some of the worries about the deepening export slump.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-3cSApdNmELeic%404237512-fRpYWVnink.2w" target="_blank">article in today's <em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> questions whether Chinese consumers stand ready to replace their American counterparts as a major driver of the world economy. The article quotes CFR's Brad Setser, who says Chinese stimulus spending doesn't seem to have translated to increased product demand, as yet. Setser notes that U.S. exports to China remain near a three-year low.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Pentagon_Hopes_Commander_Will_Bring_New_Thinking_To_Afghan_Conflict/1730302.html">Commander Brings Promise Of 'New Thinking'</a><span style=""> </span>The United States has announced the replacement of its top general in Afghanistan, a few weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a new strategy aimed at ending the nearly eight-year conflict<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C05%5C13%5Cstory_13-5-2009_pg7_48">UN Envoy: New US Commander Must Enforce Afghan Attack Rules</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 17, 17);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p09s01-coop.html"><span style="">In China, 'truthiness' trumps truth</span></a> </span><span class="summary4"><span style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt;" lang="EN-US">Twenty years after Tiananmen, I found that even many of my Chinese journalism students didn't even know a pro-democracy movement existed.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/opinion/13iht-edacohen.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Bye Bye, Eurasian Pipelines?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Ariel Cohen | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The West is ceding Caspian energy to Russia and China. It should not.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/13/a_new_nato_for_a_new_world">A new NATO for a new world</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Despite its successes and the addition of 12 new members since 1999, NATO has failed to clearly define what it is doing to address emerging threats. <span class="attr">(By Jeanne Shaheen, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/publicationDetails.action;jsessionid=88FD1BC87145F9C3935D1B96BCDF6D2B?searchData.onlyJustPublished=true&searchData.expression=*&searchData.domain=title&searchData.orderCriteria=just_published&flag=onlyJustPu%20">Fact Sheets on the European Union 2009</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: EU Bookshop <a href="http://bookshop.europa.eu/eubookshop/download.action?fileName=BAAA08001ENC_002.pdf&eubphfUid=10061951&catalogNbr=BA-AA-08-001-EN-C">Full Document</a> (PDF; 9.2 MB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6092&l=1" target="_blank">Serb Integration in Kosovo: Taking the Plunge</a>,* the latest International Crisis Group report<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/czech-republic/090509/eu-launches-eastern-partnership" target="_blank">EU Tries to Boost Ex-Soviet States</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Bruce I. Konviser | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Frustrated with the slow pace of political and economic reforms in several former Soviet republics, the European Union has launched a program intended to help these struggling countries develop democratic principles and market economies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/europe-workers">The flipside of Europe's 'common identity'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Cronin: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The EU's priority is the smooth functioning of markets – and workers are paying the price<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8045178.stm">Sovereignty battle</a> Suspicion of an EU power grab is rife in England <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124216455888312421.html">Media Role Is Focus<br /> Of U.K. Expense Row </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">While many U.K. politicians are embarrassed by the revelation of expenses they charged to taxpayers, authorities are focusing on how the news got out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Medvedev_the_refor"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/medvedev-russia-glasnost"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Medvedev makes his mark</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jason Corcoran:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A year after his arrival, measures from the Russian president suggest a power shift in the Kremlin, and an era of glasnost-lite <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34979&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=a2b77f5af8" title="Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement">Armenian President Criticized Over Turkish Rapprochement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/377041.htm" target="_blank">Medvedev Pretends to Lead</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Vladimir Ryzhkov | The Moscow Times<span style=""> </span>One year after President Dmitry Medvedev took office, it is clear that his ""tandemocracy"" with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin does not work. Furthermore, their modernization efforts have accomplished little if anything at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav051209a.shtml"><b><span style="color: rgb(72, 90, 110);">Central Asia: Washington Boosts Aid to Region to Bolster Afghan War Effort</span></b></a><br /> </span><span class="maintxt1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY JOSHUA KUCERA</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The United States is proposing significant increases to its aid packages for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the hopes that stabilizing those countries will enhance US efforts to defeat the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. More broadly, however, regional experts say the aid amounts that Washington is extending to the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in 2009 are insufficient to secure desired US diplomatic objectives in those regions.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/a-georgian-chalk-circle-open-letter-to-the-west" title="Link to A Georgian chalk circle">A Georgian chalk circle</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/526133">Tedo Japaridze</a> Tbilisi's endemic political impasse provokes an appeal to the west from Georgia's former foreign minister</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/1109">U.S., Russia "Reset" the Convergence Agenda</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/377019.htm" target="_blank">Putin Hopes for Nuclear Deal in Japan</a> BY: Anatoly Medetsky | The Moscow Times<span style=""> </span>Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hopes to sign a long-delayed deal to supply additional nuclear fuel to Japan and to cooperate on making related equipment and building reactors during talks in Tokyo on Tuesday. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/377041.htm">Putin Maintains Leadership Grip</a> - Vladimir Ryzhkov, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090512_recession_ukraine">The Recession in Ukraine</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A downgrade from Moody's credit rating agency reflects Ukraine's dire economic situation -- a situation exacerbated by pre-election political tensions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34977&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=8c2a15ac0b" title="Radical Georgian Opposition Considers Shift in Tactics">Radical Georgian Opposition Considers Shift in Tactics</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6276150.ece">The test of how much tougher on Israel Obama will be than George W. Bush begins next week </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6268938.ece">The Iraq invasion lesson: don't do it again </a><span style=""> </span>Adviser to General David Petraeus predicts al-Qaeda will wither and die if Barack Obama avoids unnecessary conflicts</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/chris_ayres/article6275952.ece">Barack Obama: the first Vulcan in the Oval Office?</a> Debate rages over whether the President is a nerd, a geek or a dweeb<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/chris_ayres/">Chris Ayres</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6276121.ece">Pakistan drops commandos in Taleban strongholds </a>Offensive marks first time such forces have taken part in fighting since the military offensive began more than a week ago<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6276316.ece">Obama’s Middle East plan lauded by Miliband </a><span style=""> </span>Foreign Secretary says peace between Palestinians and Israelis is now more likely than at any time since Camp David <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6274826.ece">Pope denies Hitler Youth past as trip tainted</a> Vatican issues surprise denial about Pope Benedict XVI’s past as his speech at a Holocaust memorial provokes criticism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6276267.ece">KGB's ‘Agent Scott’ revealed as Arthur Wynn</a> Identity of Briton who recruited Oxford Ring of spies and informants is found in Russian counter-intelligence documents <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6275948.ece">Britain must look to its risk-takers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The ‘age of austerity' is a stupid idea. To regain economic power we need to trust the innovators<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Rob Killick</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6276147.ece">Slaughter in Sri Lanka</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The world must force Colombo to halt the shelling of trapped civilians<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217056273612739.html">A General for Afghanistan </a><span style=""> </span>Gen. McChrystal brings the new American way of war to an old theater.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217073493612717.html">The Nuclear Realists </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A bipartisan commission says we still need a credible deterrent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124216198620012257.html">Mideast Court Battles </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Josh Goodman</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> 'Lawfare' against Israel complicates the search for peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217336075913063.html">Martin Feldstein: Tax Increases Could Kill the Recovery</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217260273613005.html">Putin's Ninth Year in Power </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Gary Kasparov</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Russia's new president hasn't changed the nature of the regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217531980213261.html">The Tilting Yard: Republicans vs. Bureaucrats </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Thomas Frank</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> You can't starve government and blame it too.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124217566996913283.html">An Environmentalist's Thesaurus </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Joe Queenan</strong><br /> 'Global warming' is so passé.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124212226456010203.html">Pope Visits Holy Sites of Islam, Judaism </a><span style=""> </span>Pope Benedict visited Islam's third-holiest shrine and Judaism's sacred Western Wall. But controversy dogged the pontiff, and a Vatican spokesman denied that the pope had ever been a member of the Hitler Youth Corps</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124211189427409977.html">Pakistan Raids Taliban Stronghold </a>Pakistan commandos flew in to hunt Taliban leaders in the Swat Valley, a strategy shift<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">MONETARISM ENTERS BANKRUPTCY </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KE13Dj05.html"><span style="color: black;">Credulity caught in stress test</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Regulators are beginning to grasp that "too-big-to-fail" in the debt-driven financial democracy that is the US now encompasses individual mortgage or credit-card holders. The government has already got the picture, evident in its negotiation of the "must pass" stress test for banks. - <b>Henry C K Liu </b><i>This report is the third in a series</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Part 1: </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KA06Dj04.html">Monetarism enters bankruptcy</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Part 2:</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KE06Dj03.html">The burden of elitism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6147.html#wp-1">Securing Jobs or the New Protectionism? Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Harvard Business School Working Papers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/68039.html"><span class="Kpr13"><u>Breathing easier after bank stress tests? You shouldn't</u></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Largely unnoticed in last week's government report on the condition of the nation's biggest banks was the disclosure that five of them, topped by Bank of America, could lose $99 billion from the kinds of exotic bets that sank the global economy. There's more. The banks' quarterly financial reports show that 17 of the 19 largest banks could lose as much as $568 billion on derivatives if the economy worsens<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e7dd89c-3f1c-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Why Obama’s conservatism may not prove good enough</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">The more the crisis unfolds, the more evident it is that incentives in the financial system were (and are) badly distorted, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a>. At the end, will the number of institutions thought “too big to fail” be as large as now and, if so, how will they be controlled?<span class="pub-date3"> <span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5534bd04-3f27-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">America’s triple A rating is at risk</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Washington is asleep, says David Walker<span class="pub-date3"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4132661a-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">US returns to its trust-busting roots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">The Obama administration is right in seeking to return to an older, active interpretation of the antitrust policy that decides what constitutes fair or unfair competition<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34786118-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">To beat the Taliban</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">If Pakistan is to defeat the Taliban and other extremists its soldiers and spies need to sunder once and for all their tactical alliances with all jihadi groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da46ad4e-3f19-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Facebook sets tone in Iran’s electoral contest</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leading rival candidates resort to the internet and wireless technology to spread their messages as they struggle to compete against Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, who enjoys the support of a powerful state apparatus<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/682a8fd8-3f45-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Medicare fund to run out of money by 2017</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Leaders of both US political parties called for reform of Social Security and Medicare as a report showed that the benefit programmes were on course for bankruptcy sooner than previously expected<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/46c20ab0-3f59-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan">Swat outlook 'pretty bleak' for Pakistan </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ed62184e-3f57-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing">US lawmakers in threat to raise tariffs on Beijing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2df5eb62-3f1f-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Global Insight: Pessimists find reasons to be cheerful</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Just as the recession might have reached its bottom, so might economists’ pessimism. Some are already trying to turn the tide<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ee8637e-3eee-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Hizbollah confirms broad aid for Hamas</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Hizbollah has been providing the Palestinians in Gaza with ‘every type of support’ possible for some time, the deputy leader of the powerful Lebanese Shia movement admitted in an FT interview<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/44f42b66-3ec6-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Transcript: FT interview with deputy chief of Hizbollah">Transcript: FT interview with deputy chief of Hizbollah </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72195962-3f1c-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">US set for compromise bill on emissions</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Democrats in the US House of Representatives are expected to announce a compromise move that would give the go-ahead to a bill to tackle global warming. Success would beat expectations in a political climate increasingly hostile to cap-and-trade<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78bc3e8c-3f36-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">US takes human rights seat at UN</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">The Obama regime’s path of global re-engagement takes a step forward as the country joins the United Nations Human Rights Council, a body it shunned since its creation three years ago<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e00dc224-3f57-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Oil at $60 for first time in six months">Oil at $60 for first time in six months</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b142fe9a-3f26-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">A head start for India’s next prime minister</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Aravind Adiga outlines four foreseeable crises<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/020211bc-3f28-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Think about the costs of regulation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Exercise caution, warns </span><span class="bodystrong4"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">David Arculus</span></span><span class="pub-date3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2c470974-3f22-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Sickness of the savers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">China: Hopes that consumers in the world’s most populous nation will help revive global demand are being pinned on improvements in health cover that could give them less need to put money by<span class="pub-date3"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36084216-3ef5-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">IMF urges stress tests on European banks</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Europe should follow the US in conducting stress tests on individual banks, said the International Monetary Fund as it warned that economic recovery in the region next year depended on bolder and more forceful policy action<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5fb84d30-3f2d-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">UK ready to sign up for Eurofighter</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Gordon Brown is set to sign off on the UK’s latest order of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, but is still examining options on how to contain production costs<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2830123c-3f26-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">France to crack down on internet piracy</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">France is set to introduce the world’s most draconian laws against internet piracy, after parliamentarians voted to give the government powers to cut off offenders’ internet access<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5534cd3a-3f27-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Expenses have caught MPs with their pants down</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">John Kay on professional greed<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span class="grey4"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f7c2cde-3f1a-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html">Journalist Saberi ‘happy to be free again’</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who was freed on Monday, said she had no immediate plan to leave the country<span class="pub-date3"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-predator13-2009may13,0,2239914.story">U.S., Pakistan carrying out drone missions together</a> Washington has given Pakistan the freedom to launch Predator airstrikes against militants, but so far the Pakistanis have been reluctant, officials say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-bombers13-2009may13,0,7347089.story">Coordinated suicide bombings strike Afghanistan</a> At least 20 are dead and three U.S. soldiers are wounded in fighting that follows synchronized attacks involving up to a dozen bombers in Khowst, site of an American military base<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-general12-2009may12,0,1685603.story">A new U.S. approach expected in Afghanistan</a> Gen. David D. McKiernan, replaced as commander by Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, lacked bold, new plans, officers and officials say. McChrystal is expected to aggressively overhaul the war effort.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-civilians13-2009may13,0,1662624.story">Afghan villagers get payments for battle that killed civilians</a> A government commission concluded that 140 civilians died, more than twice the figure cited by the United States<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-saberi12-2009may12,0,1820053.story" target="_self" title="Saberi's release is one small step in Iran">Saberi's release is one small step in Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran frees the American journalist, but the larger case of human rights abuses remains. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg12-2009may12,0,1363776.story" target="_self" title="What is anti-Semitism?">What is anti-Semitism?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Nicholas Goldberg <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UCSB professor's controversial e-mail underscores the need to define a sensitive subject<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope13-2009may13,0,3629877.story">Vatican stumbles in defense of Pope Benedict</a> A spokesman, stung by criticism of the pope during his Holy Land trip, inaccurately says Benedict never belonged to the Hitler Youth. Benedict presses ahead with his visit, calling for peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlie Cook / <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/" target="_self">National Journal Online</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/offtotheraces.php" target="_self">Sometimes Silence Is Golden</a></strong> — The GOP Would Be Well-Advised To Take A Page From The Democratic Playbook And Steer Clear Of Politically Divisive Issues <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/12/wanted_a_fighting_party_96448.html">What Republicans Should Do</a> - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-medicare13-2009may13,0,1363760.story">Recession puts Medicare on brink </a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Trustees report that the healthcare program's biggest fund will be broke in just eight years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/recession-hits-social-security-medicare/meltdown/">Recession Hits Social Security, Medicare</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/" target="_self">Megan McArdle</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/05/the_risk_of_debt.php" target="_self">The Risk of Debt — So why should we worry about the ability of the government to borrow?</a></strong><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/13/the_party_of_colin_powell">The party of Colin Powell</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There are times when party loyalty asks too much, JFK once said, but for Colin Powell there rarely seems to be a time when it doesn't. <span class="attr">(By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/118306/Obama-Approval-Picks-Up-May.aspx"><i><span style="">GALLUP: Obama Approval Picks Up in May...</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green; font-weight: normal;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/5314068/Will-Benjamin-Netanyahu-fall-out-with-Barack-Obama.html">Will Netanyahu fall out with America?</a> On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu will have his first formal meeting with Barack Obama in the White House. All the signs are that relations between Israel and its superpower ally are not as harmonious as usual, says </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">David Blair. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5315355/US-elected-to-UN-rights-council-as-Obama-reverses-Bush-policy.html">US elected to UN human rights council</a> United States joined United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time, after Obama reversed another Bush-era policy<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-grand-bargain-for-the-middle-east-is-achievable-1683136.html">Leading article: A grand bargain for the Middle East is achievable</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/girls-targeted-in-taliban-gas-attack-1684028.html">Girls targeted in 'Taliban gas attack'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Militants blamed after 90 pupils poisoned in third attack on girls' school in three weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/kim-sengupta-protect-women-a-new-mission-for-america-1684029.html">Kim Sengupta: Protect women: a new mission for America</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-fresh-face-in-afghanistan-1683996.html">Leading article: A fresh face in Afghanistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/china-bolsters-for-cyber-arms-race-with-us/">China Blocks US from Cyber Warfare</a> - Bill Gertz, <em>Washington Times</em>. China has developed more secure operating software for its tens of millions of computers and is already installing it on government and military systems, hoping to make Beijing's networks impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/13/a_new_nato_for_a_new_world">A new NATO for a new world</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Despite its successes and the addition of 12 new members since 1999, NATO has failed to clearly define what it is doing to address emerging threats. <span class="attr">(By Jeanne Shaheen, Boston Globe)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6276267.ece">KGB's ‘Agent Scott’ revealed as Arthur Wynn</a> Identity of Briton who recruited Oxford Ring of spies and informants is found in Russian counter-intelligence documents <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/us-military-funding-congress-obama">Funding war through the backdoor</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Sean Duggan and Laura Conley:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Congress shouldn't be allowed to pad the US military's budget with weapons unrelated to Iraq and Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Technology, Coercive Diplomacy, and the Lure of Limited War </span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Dr. Douglas Peifer, <em>Small Wars Journal</em><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/243-peifer.pdf">Riskless War (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/05/mckiernan-mcchrystal-sof-sf-vs/"><span style="" lang="TR">McKiernan, McChrystal, SOF & SF vs. GPF, SOF vs. SF, AF, IW, COIN...</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/12/educating_the_military/" target="_blank">Educating the Military</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Kent Park | The Boston Globe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">For the cost of one F-22 fighter jet, the military could send an additional 5,769 officers to Harvard. It's something to think about.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/al-qaeda-no-2-hiding-in-quetta/" target="_blank">Al Qaeda No. 2 Hiding in Quetta</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jasmeen Manzoor | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, the most wanted terrorist after Osama bin Laden, with a $25 million bounty on his head, is holed up near Quetta, Pakistan, according to a highly placed Pakistani intelligence source.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/jesse-ventura-you-give-me-water-board-dick" target="_self">Jesse Ventura: You Give Me a Water Board, Dick Cheney and One Hour, and I'll Have Him Confess to the Sharon Tate Murders</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/05/12/obama-breaks-with-gates-cancels-nuke-program.aspx" target="_self">Obama Breaks With Gates, Cancels Nuke Program</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Obama's new budget plan includes a little-noted sea change in U.S. nuclear policy, and a step towards his vision of a denuclearized world. It provides no funding for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program, created to design a new generation …<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624432,00.html" title="The torture practices used in interrogations of al-Qaida prisoners were not developed by government officials in Washington, but by private security experts. In return for a d ">The Torture Business: CIA Outsourced Development of Interrogation Plan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208806470008931.html#mod=article-outset-box">Success and Scrutiny Mark General's Career</a> - Peter Spiegel and Yochi Dreazen, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he wants a new commander in Afghanistan to fight the kind of complex counterinsurgency warfare that has come to dominate the campaign there</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/12/torture_a_national_guard_officer_responds_to_krauthammer">Charles Krauthammer's tortured logic</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/obama-threatens-to-limit-us-intel-with-brits/">Obama Threatens to Limit US Intel with Brits</a> - Eli Lake, <em>Washington Times<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/12/obamas-peace-dividend-wont-erase-deficits-this-tim/">'Peace dividend' Won't Erase Deficits</a> - David M. Dickson, <em>Washington Times</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(7, 80, 153) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0.25pt medium medium; padding: 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <h1 style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; line-height: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/68013.html"><span class="Kpr13">After 2 mistrials, U.S. gets convictions in Miami terror case</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(7, 80, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; padding: 0cm; line-height: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Federal jurors Tuesday finally reached verdicts in the Bush-era terrorism case of six Miami men charged with conspiring with al Qaida to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago and other major buildings. The jury returned guilty verdicts against five of the men; a sixth defendant was acquitted. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/print/200906/happiness">What Makes Us Happy?</a> - Joshua Wolf Shenk, The Atlantic<span style=""> </span>Is there a formula—some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation—for a good life? For 72 years, researchers at Harvard have been examining this question, following 268 men who entered college in the late 1930s through war, career, marriage and divorce, parenthood and grandparenthood, and old age. Here, for the first time, a journalist gains access to the archive of one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies in history. Its contents, as much literature as science, offer profound insight into the human condition—and into the brilliant, complex mind of the study’s longtime director, George Vaillant. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6277461.ece">Google refines search options </a>The search giant has launched new ways for users to narrow their search results to help get what they are looking for<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Terry Eagleton on the liberal supremacists: Whether they like it or not, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/25/liberal-islam">Dawkins, Amis, Hitchens and company</a> have become weapons in the war on terror.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/cannes-2009-fun-in-the-sun-1683956.html">Cannes 2009: Fun in the sun</a> Who's striking the deals? Which movies will wow the jury? And which stars will send the paparazzi into a frenzy? Our team on the Croisette presents everything you need to know about the world's glitziest film festival<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/13/a_perfect_storm_for_papers">A perfect storm for papers</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sinking revenues and the Internet are forcing journalists worldwide to remake their troubled industry. <span class="attr">(By Lou Ureneck, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{|_Jenna_McWilliams"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/11/women-bullying-workplace"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Women behaving badly</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Jenna McWilliams:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The issue of woman-on-woman workplace bullying is more common – and more complex – than many realise<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{_|_Dan_Kennedy}&lp"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/12/rupert-murdoch-arianna-huffington-newspapers"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newspapers can't charge, can't be free</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Dan Kennedy:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Rupert Murdoch wants to charge for content. Arianna Huffington wants to tear down paywalls. Neither will save newspapers<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Open_thread:_is_ed"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/education-genes-social-class"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is education wasted on the 'not bright?'</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Open thread:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Cleverness is in the genes, and the genes are in social class, reckons Chris Woodhead<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5309026/Intelligent-women-enjoy-sex-more-than-bimbos-research-finds.html">Intelligent women enjoy sex more</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>NYRB</i>, a <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22688">review</a> of <i>The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life</i> by Alice Schroeder, <i>Outliers: The Story of Success</i> by Malcolm Gladwell, and <i>Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else</i> by Geoff Colvin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>New York</i>, a cover story on <a href="http://nymag.com/news/features/56623/">Recession Culture</a>: Economically, socially, even in terms of brain chemistry, the crash is rewriting the city’s rules.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/paper/shanzerd.html">review</a> of <i>On Farting: Language and Laughter in the Middle Ages</i> by Valerie Allen.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">a study uncovered "a popularity premium" that seems to quasi-scientifically confirm <a href="http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/56624/">what Kurt Vonnegut once observed</a> — "Life is nothing but high school".<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5a960938-3f59-11de-ae4f-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: 'Grey Lady' has a patient suitor">'Grey Lady' has a patient suitor</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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David McKiernan Ousted as Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102669.html">Iraq: Hold and Build or Lose a War Against Jihadists</a> By Anthony H. Cordesman,<span style=""> </span>Iraq could become the forgotten war -- and a defeat -- unless we act. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.slcontent&ContentId=2009051037557" target="_blank"><b><span style="">OPINION</span></b></a> Saudi Gazette Obama worsening Afghan-Pak state By <i>Graham E. Fuller</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?ref=todayspaper">Commander’s Ouster Is Tied to Shift in Afghan War</a> <span style=""> </span>The replacement of Gen. David D. McKiernan less than a year after he took over marks a major change in leadership in a worsening war environment.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue1.html?ref=opinion">An Agenda for Mr. Netanyahu</a> <span style=""> </span>As new leaders of two deeply entwined countries, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel have an interest in getting their relationship off to a good start</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a26b11b5e74964fab78cacff9cb82af9" target="_blank" title="President Obama’s decision to deliver a speech to the Muslim world from Egypt is fraught with potential perils.">Memo From Cairo: Egypt to Be Center Stage in Obama’s Address to Arabs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/engaging-iran-cuban-chinese-and-soviet-precedents/" target="_blank">Engaging Iran: Cuban, Chinese, and Soviet precedents</a> <strong>From <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/members/michael_mandelbaum/">Michael Mandelbaum</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span class="hometitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=457">Beyond the First 100 Days: Prospects for Obama Administration Middle East Strategy</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nicholas Blanford, John Hannah, and David Makovsky addressed The Washington Institute's 2009 Soref Symposium to analyze the Obama administration's initial policies in the Middle East and how they affect critical issues such as Iran's nuclear program, Lebanon's upcoming elections, and U.S. relations with Israel. Listen online.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=370" target="_blank">Do Elections Expose Weak States to Too Much Foreign Influence?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jon Haron-Feiertag | Diplomatic Courier It is not an accident political instability correlates closely with elections. It is an old lesson of politics: elections expose the state to the full threat of espionage and the ambition of outside influence. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3734" target="_blank">Two States Now: The Case for Unilateral U.S. Recognition of Palestine</a> BY: John Kilcullen | World Politics Review As the founders of the United States wrote in the Declaration of Independence, an effectively governed state that keeps order and fosters the well-being of its citizens is an essential means of guaranteeing basic human rights and civil liberties. It is also something that the Palestinians have been denied for too long now.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=59fe8f65-fc23-40b0-b3d8-6b334b46aee2">U.S.-Iran Cold War Unfolds in Lebanon</a> - David Samuels, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peter Feaver <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/10/jim_jones_impersonates_donald_rumsfeld">Jim Jones is the new Rumsfeld</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/the-moment-of-maximum-danger/">• The moment of maximum danger by Stephen Peter Rosen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Marc Lynch <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/a_better_approach_to_the_israeli_palestinian_talks" title="Setting the stage for the Israeli-Palestinian main event">Setting the stage for the Israeli-Palestinian main event</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Slate <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218160/">Why Obama Ousted His Afghanistan Commander</a> By Fred Kaplan It's Obama's War Now -<br /> The ouster of Afghanistan commander David McKiernan could make—or break—the Obama presidency.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084834.html">Iran's missiles not an existential threat, study said</a> Former security official says Iran's leaders describe their missile arsenal as the 'heart of its deterrent.' </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084571.html">Did U.S. Help Lebanon Crack Alleged Israeli Spy Rings?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084937.html">Will Netanyahu lead or be dragged in Washington?</a> Netanyahu will have to accept the two-state principle and commit himself to the development of the PA</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084846.html">Why did Bibi cross the road?</a> Maybe it?s time for Benjamin Netanyahu to cross the road, give up his old tricks and acquaint himself with Washington?s new politics. If he shows some goodwill, Barack Obama will oblige him to some degree<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090511_georgia_political_wrangling">Georgia: Political Wrangling</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Georgia's president will maintain control as long as there is disunity among the opposition leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773223143&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">A growing divergence between J'lem and Washington?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/taliban-pakistan-swat-tribal-belt">Taliban spreading violence across tribal belt in Pakistan</a><span style=""> </span>Al-Qaida training militants for suicide attacks aimed at diverting Pakistani forces from Swat battle, army says <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/pakistan-taliban-army-offensive">Pakistan: The battle gets bigger</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> The army offensive in Pakistan is only in its earliest and easiest days<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/11/barack-obama-binyamin-netanyahu">For Obama and Netanyahu, it's showdown time</a><strong> Simon Tisdall:</strong> There's a lot riding on the US president's masterplan for peace in the Middle East. Expectations are high, but will it deliver?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/al-qaida-taliban-pakistan">Al-Qaida's push into Pakistan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Jason Burke:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> Personal contacts with militants allows al-Qaida to exploit local grievances and restore its fading jihadi credentials<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/11/obama-cairo-egypt-speech-muslim-world">Obama in Cairo is a blow to democracy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Wajahat Ali:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> Obama's decision to give a speech to the Muslim world from Cairo is an endorsement of Egypt's brutal dictatorship</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/iran-us-journalist-release">Roxana Saberi's release may shift hurdle to rapprochement with White House</a> Roxana Saberi reunited with parents after more than three months in Iranian prison<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WP <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102668.html">'Enhanced Interrogation's' Effectiveness: What If Cheney's Right?</a> By Richard Cohen,<span style=""> </span>The vice president says memos would prove him right on torture. Let's have a look.<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102866.html">An Anti-Obama Agenda for the GOP</a> By William Kristol,<span style=""> </span>A five-point plan for the GOP to stop navel-gazing and start fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/11/Analysis-Whats-cooking-in-the-Mideast/UPI-50521242050540/" title="Analysis: What's cooking in the Mideast">Analysis: What's cooking in the Mideast</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- As the famous song by Vietnam-era band Buffalo Springfield goes, "There's something happening here; what it is ain't exactly clear."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090512/OPINION/705119896/1080">How its Arab neighbours can help to build the new Iraq</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Ellen Laipson </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The Obama administration has made Iraq’s reintegration into the region one of the cornerstones of its Iraq policy.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090512/OPINION/705119902/1033">A breakthrough driven by necessity</a> Who controls Iraq’s oil is a thorny political issue. The Kurds in the north and Shiites in Basra want exclusive pumping and export rights, seeking autonomy from Baghdad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/obamas_war_tour">Why Obama chose Egypt</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46802" target="_blank">MIDEAST: US Thaw with Syria Hits Stumbling Blocks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6062" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Obama's SOS to Gulf emirs: Invest in US and global economies</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624053,00.html" target="_blank"><b>Obama's</b> New Middle East Diplomacy</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Spiegel Online<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/" target="_self">Room for Debate</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/why-iran-freed-roxana-saberi/" target="_self">Why Iran Freed Roxana Saberi</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3733" target="_blank">The New Rules: When Prevention Goes Viral</a> BY: Thomas P.M. Barnett | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Have the media and governments overreacted to the swine-flu threat? You might not have liked how China treated incoming airline passengers, but better too much screening than too little.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEVE WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/things_to_read_afpak_israel_iran">Why is the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> acting like <em>Pravda</em>?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/poll_obama_more_popular_than_us_in_the_middle_east">The Middle East still loves Obama</a> BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/obamas_arab_ratings_sixnation.html" title="Jordan, 58 percent favorable opinion of Obama personally; Saudi Arabia 53 percent favorable; UAE 52 percent; Kuwait 47 percent; Lebanon 43 percent; ">Obama's Arab ratings: Six-nation survey: The Swamp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://qifanabki.com/2009/05/11/lebanon-elections-part-3/" target="_blank">Pollsters Predict Lebanese Election Results « Qifa Nabki</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hometitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=458">'Mutual Interest and Mutual Respect': Ideas for U.S. Public Diplomacy toward the 'Muslim World'</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">James Glassman, Marc Lynch, and Robert Satloff addressed The Washington Institute's 2009 Soref Symposium to discuss challenges for U.S. public diplomacy efforts and offer suggestions for improving America's image in the Middle East and beyond. Watch or listen online.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lnk.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleId=635621&sid=182">Why Obama Renewed Sanctions on Syria</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67948.html">Deficits soar even with rosy assumptions in new Obama budget</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The White House on Monday projected 2009 and 2010 federal budget deficits far higher than it forecast just two and a half months ago, even as it continued to defy most experts and predict that the economy is headed for a strong comeback starting late this year. Economists scoffed at the latest administration predictions<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aec5cce-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Exports offer hope in Iraq oil share row</a> The Kurdistan regional government has told oil companies working in the northern Iraqi province that they will be able to export oil using Iraq’s main pipeline as early as next month, an apparent breakthrough in a long-running dispute about sharing Iraq’s oil wealth<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">SAUDI-FRANCE:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The <em>Arab News</em> reports Saudi Arabia and France are in the process of <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-7VwkovDeEfCzk%404233991-asz1cNwfgo97Q" target="_blank">finalizing a civilian nuclear cooperation pact</a> that could lead to the sale of French nuclear technology to Riyadh<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10312560.html">U.S. Confident Israel Is Not Rushing to Attack Tehran</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=101806">Israel's "Sleeper Cells" Were Building Hizbullah Database</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>AFP/Daily Star-Lebanon</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208442748008601.html">Global View: Pakistan's Existential Challenge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124207226366907849.html">Filling the Democracy Gap </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Robin Shepherd</strong><br /> The opponents of an 'ever closer union' need to spell out a viable alternative to the status quo.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e22b31a-3e55-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Hungarian lessons for a world crisis</a> The unfolding of the Hungarian crisis now looks like a microcosm of the world crisis. Fear of financial collapse is gradually giving way to worries about an unprecedented contraction in the economy – with all the social and political consequences that could imply, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03d19fd6-3e2d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Downturn bottomed out, Trichet signals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OECD sees ‘pause’ in slowdown<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc4b05b8-3e5d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Central banks need to avoid fighting the last war</a> We need a new macro-economic framework, says John Gieve <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be090cc2-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Altered reality</a> India’s politicians are in for a frenzied bout of coalition-building after an election likely to give a strong voice to regional leaders as power at the centre wanes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s07-wome.html">Iran release of US journalist removes obstacle to US-Iran dialogue</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roxanna Saberi was freed after three months in prison on charges of spying.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s04-wosc.html">Pakistani refugees escape Army offensive – and Taliban rule</a> Their fear of the Islamic militants may not translate into support for the government, whose attacks in Swat forced them to flee.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13635619" target="_blank">Whose Backyard?</a> The Economist <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Can Europe pull off America’s trick? The European Union wants to bolster stability and prosperity in ex-Soviet countries on its borders, while improving ties with Russia on other matters. That is pretty much what Barack Obama’s new administration has managed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Some European politicians now suggest that immigrants ought to be expected to respect the <b>values and customs of their new homelands</b>. A bit late in the day... <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10749">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198687030304449.html" target="_blank">Europe Betrays Its Mission in Prague</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Borut Grgic | The Wall Street Journal The much-anticipated Prague Summit between the European Union and our eastern partners was a flop. The eastern partnership declaration published last Thursday is not worth the paper it was printed on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6269458.ece">Khameini’s hidden hand in Saberi case </a>Journalist's release shows Supreme Leader has the last word on matters of strategic importance, especially on the US<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6268981.ece">Middle East miracle might just happen</a> The bargaining will be hard, but circumstances could favour King Abdullah's vision of peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Malcolm Rifkind</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6269130.ece">The Yanks and their firepower are coming</a> ...but not to destroy the Taleban. The aim of the troop surge is to give Afghans enough space to rebuild their lives <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Michael Evans</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roubini </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/NourielRoubinisGlobalEconomonitor/%7E3/Zldg4VMAk_E/ten_reasons_why_the_stress_tests_are_schmess_tests_and_why_the_current_muddle-through_approach_to_the_banking_crisis_may_not_succeed" target="_blank">Ten Reasons Why the Stress Tests Are “Schmess” Tests and Why the Current Muddle-Through Approach to the Banking Crisis May Not Succeed</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/con_coughlin/blog/2009/05/11/king_abdullahs_warning_of_war_casts_cloud_over_popes_visit_to_holy_land">King Abdullah's warning of war casts cloud over Pope's visit to Holy Land</a><span style=""> </span>Barack Obama's commitment to negotiate a comprehensive peace settlement have raised expectations to fever pitch, writes<strong> Con Coughlin. </strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5309802/Barack-Obama-the-peacemaker.html">Barack Obama the peacemaker?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Telegraph View</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Barack Obama's courage in tackling the situation in the Middle East is to be applauded.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/nichols?rel=hp_picks">The Future of Journalism</a> - John Nichols, The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“Parents have no lasting influence on their children’s personalities or on the way they behave outside the home.” <b>Judith Rich Harris</b>’s thesis still shocks... <a href="http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/reviewofbooks_article/6601/">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12iht-edbell.html?ref=global">The Confucian Party</a> By DANIEL A. BELL<span style=""> </span>With communism waning and Western values suspect, Confucius is making a comeback.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/a_torturous_question_about_social_science">What If Torture Works?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/bloggingheads/%7E3/SWL6Dw4Kask/19635" title="Joe: Political science has become irrelevant to actual politics... Should scholars just stay in their ivory towers?... The barriers to making scholarship actually useful ">Joseph Nye & Daniel Drezner: Worldwise: Out of Academia</a> How policymaking is like heroin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">"<a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19367/financial_crisis_and_global_financial_and_monetary_cooperation_audio.html" target="_blank">The Financial Crisis and Global Financial and Monetary Cooperation</a>." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/?im=yhs&hn=55996" title="Kandil içlerine düşen Kuzine köyüne ABD tankları eşliğinde yüzlerce peşmerge ile birlikte yığınak yapıldığı iddia ediliyor. Peşmerge ve ABD askerlerinin içinde bulunduğu askeri gücün bin dolayı ">ABD Kandil'i kuşatıyor</a> Kandil içlerine düşen Kuzine köyüne ABD tankları eşliğinde yüzlerce peşmerge ile birlikte yığınak yapıldığı iddia ediliyor. Peşmerge ve ABD askerlerinin içinde bulunduğu askeri gücün bin dolayında olduğu belirtiliyor.<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090511_eu_turkey_challenges_nabucco_pipeline">EU, Turkey: The Challenges of the Nabucco Pipeline</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Substantial issues still exist for the Nabucco pipeline project despite the recent agreement signed between Turkey and the European Union.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FT<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c6c78a8-3e5c-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Time running out for Cyprus settlement</a> Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders are intensifying negotiations on the island, where the conflict remains the biggest obstacle to Turkey’s progress on EU membership<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">"Turkey's Cabinet Reshuffle: Another Balancing Act" <strong>Amberin Zaman</strong>,<strong> <a href="http://www.gmfus.org/template/download.cfm?document=/doc/Amberin_Analysis_Turkey_05092_Final.pdf" target="_blank">Download File</a></strong>, Format: PDF, Size: 1364 KB<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174996&bolum=101" target="_blank">Government to announce new <b>Kurdish</b> package</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11628499.asp?gid=244" target="_self">Turkey develops local arms sector</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://haber.turk.net/ENG/2272679/-DIP--COOPERATION-NEEDED-FOR-PEACE-IN-MIDDLE-EAST--TURKISH-FOREIGN-MINISTER" target="_self">(DIP) COOPERATION NEEDED FOR PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST, TURKISH FOREIGN ...</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090511_geopolitical_diary_al_sadrs_return">Geopolitical Diary: Al-Sadr's Return?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr is rumored to be preparing to return home from Iran -- and when he does, Iran and Turkey will compete for his attention<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/somalia-pirates-network">Somali pirates linked to London plotters</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Hijacked Turkish crew were singled out as a target by network of UK informers, says leaked report <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Google News</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firatnews.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Fırat News Agency</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdmedia.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aec5cce-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Exports offer hope in Iraq oil share row</a> The Kurdistan regional government has told oil companies working in the northern Iraqi province that they will be able to export oil using Iraq’s main pipeline as early as next month, an apparent breakthrough in a long-running dispute about sharing Iraq’s oil wealth</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLB734832" target="_blank">Suspected <b>Iranian</b> shells hit Turkish soil-officials</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSDAH122387" target="_blank">Iran urges Iraqi action on Kurdish rebels</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/05/11/Erdogan-in-Iran-on-Nabucco/UPI-58301242072736/" target="_blank">Erdogan in <b>Iran</b> on Nabucco?</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">United Press International,,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=94381&sectionid=351020204" target="_self">Israeli UAV 'goes missing in Turkey test-flight'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174996"><span class="liste-span1"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Government to announce new Kurdish package </span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2009/05/11/a-turning-point-for-iraqs-oil-industry/" target="_blank">FT.com | FT Energy Source | A turning point for Iraq's oil industry?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.innercitypress.com/un2may5srilanka051109.html" target="_blank">Turkey Says UN Must Cooperate with Sri Lankan Army, PKK Off-stage</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090511-700927.html" target="_blank">DNO Intl: Formal Notice Given To Start Oil Export From Tawke</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=175035&bolum=100" target="_self">Gül to urge Syria to contribute to Palestinian unity in visit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD235009">May 11 SD# 2350 - Turkish Jihadist Commander Ebuzer in Afghanistan: Muslims Should Join Jihad</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/42344/baghdad-recognizes-kurds-oil-claims" target="_blank">The Washington Independent » Baghdad Recognizes Kurds' Oil Claims</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1335824&Lang=E" target="_blank"><b>Turkish</b> private gas companies call for <b>Iran</b> gas export</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090511/BUSINESS/705119946/-1/SPORT" target="_blank"><b>Kurdistan</b> moves ahead with oil exporting</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34976&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=e82163a68a" title="Turkey Debates the Village Guard System">Turkey Debates the Village Guard System</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/05/10/2009-05-10T095849Z_01_LA340440_RTRIDST_0_IRAQ-OIL-KURDISH-URGENT.html" target="_blank">Iraq approves Kurdish oil exports-official</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10899&Itemid=52" target="_blank">PUKmedia :: English - Statement by KRG minister for Natural <b>...</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE">Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/habervideo/video.asp"><span style="" lang="DE">NTV</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnnturk.com/Gallery/Video/default.aspx"><span style="" lang="DE">CNNTürk</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.milliyet.com.tr/"><span style="" lang="DE">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/Yazarlar">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b>Editorial - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue1.html?ref=opinion">An Agenda for Mr. Netanyahu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span lang="EN-US">As new leaders of two deeply entwined countries, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel have an interest in getting their relationship off to a good start</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?ref=todayspaper">Commander’s Ouster Is Tied to Shift in Afghan War</a> <span style=""> </span>The replacement of Gen. David D. McKiernan less than a year after he took over marks a major change in leadership in a worsening war environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/middleeast/12iran.html?ref=todayspaper">In Turnabout, Iran Releases U.S. Journalist</a> <span style=""> </span>An Iranian-American reporter who was jailed on spying charges was released after a court reduced the sentence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a26b11b5e74964fab78cacff9cb82af9" target="_blank" title="President Obama’s decision to deliver a speech to the Muslim world from Egypt is fraught with potential perils.">Memo From Cairo: Egypt to Be Center Stage in Obama’s Address to Arabs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12brooks.html?ref=opinion">They Had It Made</a><span style=""> </span>The Grant Study, a longitudinal study of a group of promising young men that began in the late 1930s, reveals life stories more vivid than any theory one could concoct to explain them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue4.html?ref=opinion">Journalist Released</a> The Iranian gesture of Roxana Saberi’s release and the relief for her and her family should not be overstated. Working conditions are still treacherous in Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROSS DOUTHAT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12douthat.html?ref=opinion">Faking Left</a><span style=""> </span>The Obama administration seems to have a plausible strategy for turning the “social issues” to liberalism’s advantage. The outline is simple: Engage on abortion, and punt on gay rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12tue3.html?ref=opinion">Sharing Congress’s Research</a> Making Congressional Research Service reports available to the public would narrow the information gap between Washington insiders and ordinary Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3e82adc61809d7ab5a3f6396d7f28046" target="_blank" title="If history is a guide, the commitments of doctors, hospitals, drug makers and insurance companies may not produce their promised savings.">News Analysis: Obama’s Push for Health Care Cuts Faces Daunting Odds</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/technology/internet/12digital.html?ref=todayspaper">Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web</a> <span style=""> </span>E-reader technology is making it easier to obtain and distribute copyrighted material on the Web for free.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12lanka.html?ref=todayspaper">U.N. Tells of ‘Bloodbath’ in Sri Lanka</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/middleeast/12iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Soldier Kills 5 of His Comrades in Iraq</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/europe/12georgia.html?ref=todayspaper">Meeting of Georgia’s President and His Rivals Ends in Stalemate</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12flu.html?ref=todayspaper">Swine Flu Migrates to China and Japan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Terrorism Is Not Priority for Pakistanis, Poll Finds</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/middleeast/12pope.html?ref=todayspaper">On His Tour, Pope Runs Into Politics of Middle East and Holocaust</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/europe/12britain.html?ref=todayspaper">Britons Outraged at Lawmakers’ Liberty With Spending Accounts</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H5 </span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051101864.html">Gen. David McKiernan Ousted as Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102669.html">Iraq: Hold and Build or Lose a War Against Jihadists</a> By Anthony H. Cordesman,<span style=""> </span>Iraq could become the forgotten war -- and a defeat -- unless we act. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102668.html">'Enhanced Interrogation's' Effectiveness: What If Cheney's Right?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Richard Cohen,<span style=""> </span>The vice president says memos would prove him right on torture. Let's have a look.<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102866.html">An Anti-Obama Agenda for the GOP</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By William Kristol, Page A21<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A five-point plan for the GOP to stop navel-gazing and start fighting.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102670.html">Dick Cheney: The Old Faithful of Nonsense</a> By Eugene Robinson<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Between torture and Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney is a fount of nonsense. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100794.html">Appeals Court in Iran Releases Imprisoned American Journalist Roxana Saberi</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charges Altered, Sentence Reduced<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103412.html">Detainee Who Gave False Iraq Data Dies In Prison in Libya</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A former CIA high-value detainee, who provided bogus information that was cited by the Bush administration in the run-up to the Iraq war, has died in a Libyan prison, an apparent suicide, according to a Libyan newspaper.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100294.html">52 Insurgents Killed in Pakistani Operation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Officials Toughen Stance; Premier Says Country's 'Very Existence' Is at Stake<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103416.html">Fine Print: Report Says Military Was Split on Interrogation Tactics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051102667.html">Swine Flu: A Panic to Be Thankful For</a> A Little Fear Goes a Long Way in Fighting a Pandemic<span style=""> </span>By Anne Applebaum,<span style=""> </span>First the swine flu paranoia, now the backlash. Here's why the fear was useful.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103015.html">$2 Trillion in Hope</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The White House and a health-care coalition promise savings, but no one's offering specifics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103607.html?hpid=topnews">Retailers Cut Prices to Match New Frugality</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Growing number of companies develop products they can sell at a lower price without driving themselves out of business in the post-splurge era.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103143.html">U.S. Soldier in Iraq Kills 5 Comrades at Stress Clinic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100187.html">Pope Recalls Holocaust Victims at Jerusalem Memorial</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103503.html">Hispanics See Stars Aligned on High Court</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">For President, Diversity Is One Of Many Factors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051103500.html">Blast Goes Unsolved as U.N. Agencies Probing Alleged Crime Turn on Each Other</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100761.html">In Japan, Scandal Boosts Prime Minister Aso's Bid to Stay in Power</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rival of Embattled Japanese Premier Resigns After His Support Crumbles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/taliban-pakistan-swat-tribal-belt">Taliban spreading violence across tribal belt in Pakistan</a><span style=""> </span>Al-Qaida training militants for suicide attacks aimed at diverting Pakistani forces from Swat battle, army says <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/12/pakistan-taliban-army-offensive">Pakistan: The battle gets bigger</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The army offensive in Pakistan is only in its earliest and easiest days<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/11/barack-obama-binyamin-netanyahu">For Obama and Netanyahu, it's showdown time</a><strong> Simon Tisdall:</strong> There's a lot riding on the US president's masterplan for peace in the Middle East. Expectations are high, but will it deliver?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/al-qaida-taliban-pakistan">Al-Qaida's push into Pakistan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Jason Burke:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> Personal contacts with militants allows al-Qaida to exploit local grievances and restore its fading jihadi credentials<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/11/obama-cairo-egypt-speech-muslim-world">Obama in Cairo is a blow to democracy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Wajahat Ali:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> Obama's decision to give a speech to the Muslim world from Cairo is an endorsement of Egypt's brutal dictatorship<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/roxana-saberi-release-ahmadinejad">Iran frees Saberi in time for elections</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Henry Newman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> The American-Iranian journalist is freed just as Ahmadinejad tries to please voters keen for closer ties with the west <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/real-time-media-government">Real-time media is changing our world</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Nik Gowing:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> Cheap 'go-anywhere' cameras and phones are challenging the credibility of governments, corporations and the traditional media <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/pope-benedict-xvi-israel">Israel gives Pope Benedict its blessing</a><strong> Aluf Benn:</strong> Despite the controversy potential of the papal visit, both the Catholic church and Israel's new government need a PR success<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/iran-us-journalist-release">Roxana Saberi's release may shift hurdle to rapprochement with White House</a> Roxana Saberi reunited with parents after more than three months in Iranian prison <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/us-general-sacked-afghanistan">Top general sacked as US bids to turn around Afghan war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama replaces General David McKiernan in effort to step up hunt for Osama bin Laden <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/newspapers-web-media-pay-wall">The paywall is history</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Arianna Huffington</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The media must explore new revenue models. But we've tried 'protecting' content. It doesn't work<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/labour-gordon-brown">Gordon Brown must go – by June 5</a> <strong>Polly Toynbee: </strong>He made the rich richer and the poor poorer. The Labour party can't go into the next election under Brown's leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/sri-lanka-tamil-fighters-un">UN attacks Sri Lanka war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Doctor inside no-fire zone estimates up to 1,400 people may have been killed in two days of attacks <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/science-research-business">These men would've stopped Darwin</a> <strong>George Monbiot:</strong> Science research in Britain is now all about turning knowledge into business, rather than the beauty of exploration <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/pope-pilgrimage-criticism">Pope Benedict's Holocaust speech to Israel deemed inadequate</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pontiff criticised for not apologising for Catholic church's conduct during war, at the beginning of pilgrimage to Holy Land <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/11/Analysis-Whats-cooking-in-the-Mideast/UPI-50521242050540/" title="Analysis: What's cooking in the Mideast">Analysis: What's cooking in the Mideast</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- As the famous song by Vietnam-era band Buffalo Springfield goes, "There's something happening here; what it is ain't exactly clear."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090512/OPINION/705119896/1080">How its Arab neighbours can help to build the new Iraq</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Ellen Laipson </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The Obama administration has made Iraq’s reintegration into the region one of the cornerstones of its Iraq policy.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090512/OPINION/705119902/1033">A breakthrough driven by necessity</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Who controls Iraq’s oil is a thorny political issue. The Kurds in the north and Shiites in Basra want exclusive pumping and export rights, seeking autonomy from Baghdad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/how_policymaking_is_like_heroin" title="How policymaking is like heroin">How policymaking is like heroin</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/obamas_war_tour">Why Obama chose Egypt</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/trager/65502" title="Ever since the November 2007 Annapolis conference, proponents of the Middle East peace process have been divided into two camps. One camp — bolstered by Annapolis — advocated i ">R.I.P. “Syria First,”2007-2009 by Eric Trager</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/hazony/65442" title="Sometimes, the forces pushing on Israel to compromise on the Palestinian front are so desperate to make their case that they accidentally reveal the flimsiness of their reasoni ">Bad Logic from the NSC by David Hazony</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46802" target="_blank">MIDEAST: US Thaw with Syria Hits Stumbling Blocks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6062" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Obama's SOS to Gulf emirs: Invest in US and global economies</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,624053,00.html" target="_blank"><b>Obama's</b> New Middle East Diplomacy</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Spiegel Online<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/" target="_self">Room for Debate</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/why-iran-freed-roxana-saberi/" target="_self">Why Iran Freed Roxana Saberi</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3733" target="_blank">The New Rules: When Prevention Goes Viral</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Thomas P.M. Barnett | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Have the media and governments overreacted to the swine-flu threat? You might not have liked how China treated incoming airline passengers, but better too much screening than too little.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEVE WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/things_to_read_afpak_israel_iran">Why is the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> acting like <em>Pravda</em>?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/poll_obama_more_popular_than_us_in_the_middle_east">The Middle East still loves Obama</a> BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/05/obamas_arab_ratings_sixnation.html" title="Jordan, 58 percent favorable opinion of Obama personally; Saudi Arabia 53 percent favorable; UAE 52 percent; Kuwait 47 percent; Lebanon 43 percent; ">Obama's Arab ratings: Six-nation survey: The Swamp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://qifanabki.com/2009/05/11/lebanon-elections-part-3/" target="_blank">Pollsters Predict Lebanese Election Results « Qifa Nabki</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hometitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=458">'Mutual Interest and Mutual Respect': Ideas for U.S. Public Diplomacy toward the 'Muslim World'</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">James Glassman, Marc Lynch, and Robert Satloff addressed The Washington Institute's 2009 Soref Symposium to discuss challenges for U.S. public diplomacy efforts and offer suggestions for improving America's image in the Middle East and beyond. Watch or listen online.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lnk.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleId=635621&sid=182">Why Obama Renewed Sanctions on Syria</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><b><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/hayden"><span style="">Understanding the Long War</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> by Tom Hayden</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><span class="ldrlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16690">Iraq and the Problem with Revenge</a></span> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16690">Tariq Alhomayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8025410.stm">Faith banking</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Could Islamic ways of doing business be the answer? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE12Ak01.html">UN suffers disarmament depression</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> United States President Barack Obama has signaled his commitment to a nuclear-free world, but this week's United Nations conference on non-proliferation showed that global consensus on the issue remains elusive. The problem is rooted in the conflicting interpretation of "common security" in a world divided between the nuclear haves and nuclear have-nots. - <b>Kaveh L Afrasiabi</b><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/interview/%7E3/k3Ybk2A60vk/new_media_tools_and_public_diplomacy.html" title="Elliott Schrage, Facebook's vice president of global communications, outlines a strategy for governments seeking to incorporate onli ">New Media Tools and Public Diplomacy</a><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1aec5cce-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Exports offer hope in Iraq oil share row</a> The Kurdistan regional government has told oil companies working in the northern Iraqi province that they will be able to export oil using Iraq’s main pipeline as early as next month, an apparent breakthrough in a long-running dispute about sharing Iraq’s oil wealth<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">SAUDI-FRANCE:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The <em>Arab News</em> reports Saudi Arabia and France are in the process of <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-7VwkovDeEfCzk%404233991-asz1cNwfgo97Q" target="_blank">finalizing a civilian nuclear cooperation pact</a> that could lead to the sale of French nuclear technology to Riyadh<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10312560.html">U.S. Confident Israel Is Not Rushing to Attack Tehran</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=101806">Israel's "Sleeper Cells" Were Building Hizbullah Database</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>AFP/Daily Star-Lebanon</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/baghdad-us-soldier-dead">Five dead at US base in Baghdad after soldier opens fire</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Shooter killed military personel in stress clinic at Camp Liberty and wounded three <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/11/conservative-eu-david-cameron">EU allies warn Cameron over pact</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">European leaders criticise Conservative leader's decision to leave centre-right allies <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://iranquest.com/blog/?p=5519" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b> release of US journalist removes obstacle to US-<b>Iran</b> dialogue <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8044939.stm">Free, but no thaw</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran's release of reporter heralds no shift in politics <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090511/BUSINESS/705119990/1042/ART" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b> strips UAE group of mobile licence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iv9J9njKiDTptYcJ5NTWczSdppdQ" target="_blank">UN to debate how to revive flagging Mideast peace</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=25084" target="_blank">Shi’ites Plan to Take Saudi Clerics to International Court</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Media Line <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Al Al-Beit institution in Cairo and Baghdad are joining efforts to press charges against 22 Saudi clerics, accusing them of issuing fatwas, religious decrees, that label the Shi’ites as infidels and incite to violence against them. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/11/general-motors-europe-deadline">GM needs Europe deal within month</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US carmaker's effort to avoid bankruptcy may depend on immediate sale of all or part of European arm <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084834.html">Iran's missiles not an existential threat, study said</a> Former security official says Iran's leaders describe their missile arsenal as the 'heart of its deterrent.' </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084571.html">Did U.S. Help Lebanon Crack Alleged Israeli Spy Rings?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084937.html">Will Netanyahu lead or be dragged in Washington?</a> Netanyahu will have to accept the two-state principle and commit himself to the development of the PA</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084846.html">Why did Bibi cross the road?</a> Maybe it?s time for Benjamin Netanyahu to cross the road, give up his old tricks and acquaint himself with Washington?s new politics. If he shows some goodwill, Barack Obama will oblige him to some degree.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084660.html">'Obama's peace plan: Muslim world must recognize Israel'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084938.html">New envoy to U.S.: Soon Jews won't want to live in Israel </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084847.html">Vision and tactics</a> The summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, on the eve of Netanyahu's trip to Washington, is intended to impress on the prime minister the understanding that the confluence of interests between Israel, the Arab nations and the United States demands a serious Israeli response.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084657.html">Akiva Eldar: Obama is changing the rules of Mideast pressure</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084417.html">The Vatican, the Jews, and the Palestinians</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Shlomo Avineri</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773223143&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_blank">A growing divergence between J'lem and Washington?</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500714&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">J'lem 'not miffed' on Obama's June trip</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">"Obama is meeting Netanyahu two weeks before, so what would be the point?" diplomatic official says.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1 style="line-height: 140%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029501813&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Widening the lens </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By HERB KEINON</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The emerging approach to Mideast peace has a decidedly regional bent.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/so_what_s_obama_s" target="_top"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);">So, what's Obama's position on linkage?</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029499952&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_self">Sheikh attacks Israel, pope walks out</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Article's topics: Sheikh Tamimi, Benedict XVI — Chief Islamic Judge of the Palestinian Authority, Sheikh Tayseer Rajab Tamimi, launched a poisonous verbal attack at Israel at a Monday night gathering attended by Pope Benedict XVI.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242029500948&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Was there a Jewish pope?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/is_israel_prepared_to_make" title="A reader from Oregon responded to Does the Democratic Majority have a problem with Israel?I think one of the substantive (one might even say metaphysical) reasons I did no ">"Is Israel prepared to make and enforce small concessions?" by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714381,00.html"><span style="color: black;">If I were Netanyahu </span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714381,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Bibi must tell Obama Israel no shtetl that can be bullied into submission, says Martin Sherman</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714395,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Israeli 'spy' tools on display </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714395,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Lebanese police present devices they say were seized from Palestinians working for Mossad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714295,00.html">'Pope showed no regret' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3714295,00.html"><span style="color: black;">During emotional ceremony at Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, Benedict XVI says cries of Nazi genocide victims continue to reverberate 60 years after WWII. Rabbi Lau: Pope's speech devoid of any compassion, regret </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3734" target="_blank">Two States Now: The Case for Unilateral U.S. Recognition of Palestine</a> BY: John Kilcullen | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As the founders of the United States wrote in the Declaration of Independence, an effectively governed state that keeps order and fosters the well-being of its citizens is an essential means of guaranteeing basic human rights and civil liberties. It is also something that the Palestinians have been denied for too long now.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218002/">Hitchens: The Radical Conflict Within Israel's Government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/11/Lebanese-spy-arrests-blow-to-Mossad/UPI-40241242077840/" title="Lebanese spy arrests blow to Mossad">Lebanese spy arrests blow to Mossad</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 11 (UPI) -- Lebanese security officials said the arrest of spies working for the Israeli intelligence agency was a major victory as claims of Hezbollah involvement surface.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101862&categ_id=17">Mubarak has missed an opportunity to exercise Egypt's diplomatic muscle</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101861">Fatah's congress could breathe new life into the movement</a> <strong><i>By Hossam Ezzedine<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="lastfeaturestitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=456"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Peace through Security: America's Role in the Development of the Palestinian Authority Security Services</span></strong></a> </span></span><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, the U.S. security coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, delivered a keynote address at The Washington Institute's 2009 Soref Symposium. Read a transcript of his remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1389">Netanyahu-Mubarak Talks Aim to produce Arab-Israeli Front versus Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deae0722-3e4e-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Israeli PM vows to restart Palestinian talks</a> Benjamin Netanyahu promised the Egyptian president that he would restart peace talks with the Palestinians ‘as soon as possible’, in an attempt to calm Arab concerns over his policies ahead of a crucial Israeli-US summit next week</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>NYRB</i>, Gershom Gorenberg <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22701">reviews</a> <i>1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War</i> by Benny Morris and <i>Making Israel<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=101806">Israel's "Sleeper Cells" Were Building Hizbullah Database</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>AFP/Daily Star-Lebanon</i>)</span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/if_israel_attacks_iran_49_say_u_s_should_help">If Israel Attacks Iran, 49% Say U.S. Should Help</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>Rasmussen Reports</i>)</span><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208701401908833.html">Netanyahu Asks Egypt for Backing </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israeli leader Netanyahu called for moderate Arab states to confront Iran and said he would renew peace talks with Palestinians.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67953.html">Pope arrives in Israel and already rankles Israelis</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pope Benedict XVI waded straight into Middle East politics Monday as he began an historic five-day pilgrimage meant to strengthen the Vatican's strained relationship with Israel and boost his profile as a beacon of peace in the Holy Land.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1896731,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Has Netanyahu Turned Pragmatist?</a> - Tim McGirk, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25399713-25132,00.html">Israel Still Looks Good, Warts and All</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Greg Sheridan (<i>The Australian</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/archives/003559.html">An informed view of Hamas policy (4)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=122331&d=8&m=5&y=2009">Arab Peace Offer Is Not Negotiable</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16692">Lebanon: More Israeli Spies to be Arrested Soon</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s07-wome.html">Iran release of US journalist removes obstacle to US-Iran dialogue</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roxanna Saberi was freed after three months in prison on charges of spying.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s04-wosc.html">Pakistani refugees escape Army offensive – and Taliban rule</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Their fear of the Islamic militants may not translate into support for the government, whose attacks in Swat forced them to flee.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s01-wome.html">Pope's agenda in Israel: honoring Holocaust victims, urging two-state solution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As he landed in Tel Aviv, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of need for a 'just resolution' for Israelis and Palestinians<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p09s01-coop.html">The new case against the death penalty</a> The bittersweet reality is that money, rather than morality, has become the tipping point for abolishing it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p08s01-comv.html">An unseen burqa revolution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Gains among women in Muslim nations, while still uneven, are important to recognize.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67958.html">Obama hires new commander for new Afghanistan strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Newspapers<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon sought 'fresh thinking' to implement its new strategy for the worsening conflict in Afghanistan, replacing Army Gen. David McKiernan with Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a veteran counterinsurgency expert.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Elisabeth Bumiller / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">U.S. Replaces Commander in Afghanistan in War Overhaul</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is replacing the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, less than a year after he took over, marking a major overhaul in military leadership of a war that has presented President Obama with a worsening national security challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fred Kaplan / <a href="http://slate.com/" target="_self">Slate</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://slate.com/id/2218160" target="_self">The ouster of Afghanistan commander David McKiernan could make—or break—the Obama presidency.</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101859">Mistakes are no option in Afghanistan</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><i>By Bruce Riedel</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ann Scott Tyson / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051101864.html" target="_self">Gates Recommends Replacement for Top Command in Afghanistan</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/opinion/12iht-edbell.html?ref=global">The Confucian Party</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DANIEL A. BELL <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With communism waning and Western values suspect, Confucius is making a comeback. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/10/obama-zardari-pakistan-india-elections-opinions-columnists-taliban.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="" lang="EN">Obama's</span></b><span style="" lang="EN"> War</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN">Forbes </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/10/obama-zardari-pakistan-india-elections-opinions-columnists-taliban.html">America's Main Battle Has Moved to Pakistan</a> - Tunku Varadarajan, Forbes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/lobe/2009/05/10/hawks-divided-afpak-or-iran/" target="_blank">Hawks Divided: AfPak or Iran? by Jim Lobe -- Antiwar.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090511_afghanistan_and_u_s_strategic_debate/?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">The Strategic Debate Over Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67949.html">VIDEO: Why U.S. and Afghan officials let drug trade bloom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p06s04-wosc.html">Pakistani refugees escape Army offensive – and Taliban rule </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Their fear of the Islamic militants may not translate into support for the government, whose attacks in Swat forced them to flee. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsletters.brookings.edu/t/225131/104813/6453/0/10/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5icm9va2luZ3MuZWR1L29waW5pb25zLzIwMDkvMDUwNl9wYWtpc3Rhbl9vaGFubG9uLmFzcHg%2fZW1jPWxtJm09MjI1MTMxJmw9MTAmdj0xMDQ4MTM%3d&x=26bb2ae5" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Pakistan's Nuclear Scenarios: The Risks with Bombing</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19330/winning_the_information_war_in_afghanistan_and_pakistan.html">Winning the Af-Pak Information War</a> - Council on Foreign Relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsletters.brookings.edu/t/225131/104813/6454/0/11/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5icm9va2luZ3MuZWR1L29waW5pb25zLzIwMDkvMDUwNF9hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbl9iaW5kaS5hc3B4P2VtYz1sbSZtPTIyNTEzMSZsPTExJnY9MTA0ODEz&x=cfa836b4" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Europe's Problematic Contribution to Police Training in Afghanistan</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11intel.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as a Target of Plots by Al Qaeda </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Taliban militants push deeper into Pakistan’s settled areas, foreign operatives of Al Qaeda who had focused on plotting attacks against the West are seizing on the turmoil to sow chaos in Pakistan and strengthen the hand of the militant Islamist groups there, according to American and Pakistani intelligence officials. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1864&Itemid=174" target="_blank">The Temperature Cools in Kashmir</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Siddhartha Srivastava | Asia Sentinel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is change coming to the bitterly contested Jammu and Kashmir region, the decades-old flashpoint between Pakistan and India? With India's tk-week electoral process in full swing, all eyes are turned toward the region where voters, appearing less deterred than usual by calls from separatist groups, went to the polls last week in the fourth day of national voting under the watchful gaze of security forces determined to keep violence to a minimum.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/on_the_defenstration_of_gen_mckiernan_in_afghanistan" title="I've got onethought here: This reminds me of how Gen. Casey got fired as the commander inIraq. I think Petraeus and Gates are behind this, ">On the defenestration of Gen. McKiernan in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistan_Fighting_Sparks_Fears_Of_Massive_Humanitarian_Crisis/1683378.html">Fears Mount Of Massive Humanitarian Crisis In Pakistan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Swat residents make the arduous trip and to the western Pakistani city of Mardan, they prepare to join the hundreds of thousands who have already sought refuge from the recent fighting between the Pakistani military and hard-line Islamist militants. The exodus now threatens to complicate Pakistan's efforts to contain the expanding Taliban and Al-Qaeda insurgency within its borders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE12Ak02.html"><span style="color: black;">Taliban on the run in Swat</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Pakistan's massive military campaign to oust Taliban forces from a swathe of North-West Frontier Province in and around Swat has left as many as 700 militants killed, the government claims, and the Taliban on the run or under siege in most places. Up to 1.5 million residents may be displaced in coming weeks and ethnic tensions are simmering. This is exactly the situation al-Qaeda has been waiting for. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/11/pakistan-700-militants-killed-in-past-four-days/">Pakistani Military: 700 Killed in Swat Offensive</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8044735.stm">US sacks top Afghanistan general</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US defence secretary says he called for the top US general in Afghanistan to resign, adding that "new thinking" is needed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8045106.stm">'Drone kills eight in Pakistan'</a> <br /> Missiles fired by a suspected US drone kill at least eight people in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, officials say. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=77394">Opposition Figure Urges Pakistan to Abandon Terror War</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1476424.php/Afghan_lawmakers_demand_restrictions_on_foreign_military_forces_">Afghan Lawmakers Demand Restrictions on Foreign Military Forces</a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090511/FOREIGN/705109846/1002" target="_blank">Clerics Turn Against ‘Ignorant’ Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Tom Hussain | The National<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Yesterday they were holy warriors fighting for the popular cause of Islamic justice. Today Pakistan’s Taliban militants find themselves denounced by the orthodox clergy as infidels.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s01-wosc.html" target="_blank">Pakistani Taliban Under Pressure From Tribal Rival</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Rehmat Mesud and Ben Arnoldy | The Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A escalating feud could distract Baitullah Mehsud and his 10,000-plus men from fighting Western forces in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ft <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be090cc2-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Altered reality</a> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be090cc2-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">India‘s regions drain power from the centre</a> India’s politicians are in for a frenzied bout of coalition-building after an election likely to give a strong voice to regional leaders as power at the centre wanes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100761.html">In Japan, Scandal Boosts Prime Minister Aso's Bid to Stay in Power</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rival of Embattled Japanese Premier Resigns After His Support Crumbles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9333" title="The Migration-Displacement Nexus in Afghanistan">The Migration-Displacement Nexus in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brookings Institution</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Slate</i>, the good news: Obama understands <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217900/">what's wrong in Afghanistan and Pakistan</a> — the bad news: He can't fix it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124198698601604425.html">Long-Term Challenges Test China's Growth</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13635619" target="_blank">Whose Backyard?</a> The Economist <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Can Europe pull off America’s trick? The European Union wants to bolster stability and prosperity in ex-Soviet countries on its borders, while improving ties with Russia on other matters. That is pretty much what Barack Obama’s new administration has managed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Some European politicians now suggest that immigrants ought to be expected to respect the <b>values and customs of their new homelands</b>. A bit late in the day... <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10749">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198687030304449.html" target="_blank">Europe Betrays Its Mission in Prague</a> BY: Borut Grgic | The Wall Street Journal The much-anticipated Prague Summit between the European Union and our eastern partners was a flop. The eastern partnership declaration published last Thursday is not worth the paper it was printed on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124207929839408119.html">Stress Tests Raise Stakes in Europe </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">U.S. bank stress tests are stoking worry that European banks aren't doing enough to shore up their finances.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/european-parliament-election" target="_blank">We Must Take EU Elections Seriously</a> BY: Ilana Bet-El | The Guardian Europe's parliament may not be sexy, but it keeps governments in check -- don't let them persuade you it isn't relevant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.docuticker.com/%E2%80%9Dhttp://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/bud_bud09_index.htm%E2%80%9D">Budget 2009: Building Britain’s Future</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Source: HM Treasury<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/charlie-brooker-gordon-brown">The Car Crash That Is Gordon Brown</a> - Charlie Brooker, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/">Mardell's Europe</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Can an Old World campaign match the New for thrills? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4bf38a8-3e52-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Poland considers postponing euro entry</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Poland may postpone by at least a year its plans to adopt the euro in 2012, amid signs of a worsening economy and budget deficit, the country’s finance minister has said <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c6c78a8-3e5c-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Time running out for Cyprus settlement</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders are intensifying negotiations on the island, where the conflict remains the biggest obstacle to Turkey’s progress on EU membership<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124208266892308423.html">European Cases of Swine Flu Mount </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">European health authorities said the number of A/H1N1 swine flu cases transmitted locally in Europe nearly doubled over the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03d19fd6-3e2d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Downturn bottomed out, Trichet signals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">OECD sees ‘pause’ in slowdown<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e22b31a-3e55-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Hungarian lessons for a world crisis</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The unfolding of the Hungarian crisis now looks like a microcosm of the world crisis. Fear of financial collapse is gradually giving way to worries about an unprecedented contraction in the economy – with all the social and political consequences that could imply, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a><span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124207226366907849.html">Filling the Democracy Gap </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Robin Shepherd</strong><br /> The opponents of an 'ever closer union' need to spell out a viable alternative to the status quo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0511/p10s01-woeu.html">Italy to stem a human tide of immigrants</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Italian Navy this week will begin turning back Africans who have transformed Lampedusa, Italy, into the site of a humanitarian crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051109c.shtml">Nagorno-Karabakh: Baku and Yerevan Downbeat on a Possible Solution</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY SHAHIN ABBASOV AND GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN</span><br /> While international mediators give an upbeat assessment to the May 8 tête-à-tête between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, within Azerbaijan and Armenia there is a scarcity of optimism.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/11/georgian-opposition-turns-down-power-sharing-offer/">Georgia Opposition Turns Down 'Power-Sharing' Offer</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9458beb4-3e45-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Georgian talks fail to break deadlock</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mikheil Saakashvili held talks with the opposition but failed to break the political deadlock in the former Soviet country where protesters are calling for him to step down <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p02s01-wogi.html">Russia plays up its international role — especially in Mideast peace </a><span style=""> </span>It chaired a special meeting Monday of the Security Council that endorsed the idea of holding a Middle East peace conference in Moscow this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav051109a.shtml">Uzbekistan: Karimov Gives Washington the Air Base It Needs for Afghan Operations</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY DEIRDRE TYNAN</span><br /> With a helping hand from South Korea, the United States has reestablished a strategic presence in Uzbekistan - sort of. The development provides a boost for US efforts to press an offensive against Islamic militants in Afghanistan, and offers evidence that Russia’s influence in Central Asia is waning.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001960.html?sub=AR" target="_blank">Dangerous Work in Moscow</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Fred Hiatt | The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As the Obama administration prepares for a July summit at the Kremlin, the nature of the Russian regime and the possibility of constructive cooperation with it are very much up for debate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34974&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=f9e4bf37ca" title="Medvedev's Presidency After the "Second Parade"">Medvedev's Presidency After the "Second Parade"</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <div style="border: 0.75pt solid rgb(102, 102, 102); padding: 2pt; background: rgb(249, 255, 229) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <h3 style="border: medium none ; margin: 0cm 2.25pt 0.0001pt; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34934&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=2c04e27e03" title="Jamestown Presents "Azerbaijan and the West: Strategic Partnership at Eurasia's Crossroads"">Jamestown Presents "Azerbaijan and the West: Strategic Partnership at Eurasia's Crossroads"</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0cm 2.25pt 0.0001pt; padding: 0cm;"><span class="news-list-date9"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">May 14, 2009</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN">Thursday, May 14th, 2009 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Featuring Vladimir Socor, Dr. Brenda Shaffer, and Daniel P. Fata</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9334" title="Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions">Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brookings Instiution</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 27-page US paper commenting on the possibilities for a post-START agreement between the US and Russia for a reduction in strategic nuclear arsenals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE12Ag01.html">The czar and the pirates</a></span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><br /> In the context of grand strategy, and with half a millennium of gunboat diplomacy to learn from, the Russian Navy has been increasingly active in projecting its capabilities in international waters, as it was before the Soviet government fell in 1991. As made clear by a recent Kremlin transcript, President Dmitry Medvedev wants to show the world that he's a can-do guy when it comes to dealing with pirates. - <b>John Helmer</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090511_georgia_political_wrangling">Georgia: Political Wrangling</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Georgia's president will maintain control as long as there is disunity among the opposition leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124207533186208023.html">Georgian Talks End Unresolved </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Talks aimed at ending a monthlong stalemate between Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and opposition leaders calling for his resignation ended with no resolution Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6269458.ece">Khameini’s hidden hand in Saberi case </a>Journalist's release shows Supreme Leader has the last word on matters of strategic importance, especially on the US<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6268981.ece">Middle East miracle might just happen</a> The bargaining will be hard, but circumstances could favour King Abdullah's vision of peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Malcolm Rifkind</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6269130.ece">The Yanks and their firepower are coming</a> ...but not to destroy the Taleban. The aim of the troop surge is to give Afghans enough space to rebuild their lives <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Michael Evans</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6269646.ece">Taleban using white phosphorus made in Britain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US documents show that insurgents have been using the banned deadly material in rockets and mortars across Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6269498.ece">UN backs King's campaign to avert war</a> Security Council statement comes a week before President Obama due to hold first meeting with new Israeli Prime Minister<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6269394.ece">Small step to peace as Iran frees 'spy' reporter</a> 'Politically influenced' release of Roxana Saberi indicates new willingness to negotiate with President Obama, say experts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6269127.ece">Tehran Turns</a> The release of Roxana Saberi hints at a heartening thaw in US-Iran relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article6268941.ece">If we want democracy, we have to pay</a> We are intoxicated by our own outrage. When we sober up we'll face some tough decisions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/">David Aaronovitch</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6269236.ece">US sacks commander in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">General David McKiernan will be replaced after Pentagon and White House decided 'fresh thinking' was needed to win war<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6269490.ece">Pope appeals for peace in the Middle East </a>Pope calls for Palestinian homeland and denounces anti-Semitism as he arrives in Israel on his first trip to Holy Land <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/tools_and_services/mobile_times/swine_flu/article6269046.ece">Swine flu 'is on a par with 1957 pandemic'</a> About 23,000 people contracted virus in Mexico before the end of April and death toll could match previous outbreak, researchers say <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6270555.ece">No time for niceties of international law </a><span style=""> </span>White phosphorus can be used legally to defend troops by creating a smokescreen, or deployed unlawfully as an offensive device<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208442748008601.html">Global View: Pakistan's Existential Challenge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208327133908471.html">Geithner's Revelation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124207226366907849.html">Filling the Democracy Gap </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Robin Shepherd</strong><br /> The opponents of an 'ever closer union' need to spell out a viable alternative to the status quo. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124199757744704863.html" target="_blank">Why Would an Organization Designed to "Strengthen Democracy" Want Cuba as a Member</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Mary Anastasia O'Grady | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Organization of American States claims to be "the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/11/Walkers-World-Is-this-a-recovery/UPI-58821242055051/" title="Walker's World: Is this a recovery?">Walker's World: Is this a recovery?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) -- The pace of global economic decline has slowed markedly, and there are signs that we will touch bottom later this year and start a hesitant climb out of the trough. But there are three powerful reasons to doubt whether the economic recovery will be sustainable.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/0511_bank_stress_tests_elliott.aspx">Implications of the Bank Stress Tests</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Brookings Institution + <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/0511_bank_stress_tests_elliott/0511_bank_stress_tests_elliott.pdf">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 131 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>TNR</i>, what were the root causes of the economic crisis? <a href="http://www.tnr.com/booksarts/story.html?id=3b588db3-b3cd-4b4a-867a-ff9a70b93940">Three of the biggest minds</a> in the field slug it out<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>TAP</i>, Robert Reich <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=a_stalled_counter_revolution">reviews</a> <i>A Failure of Capitalism</i> by Richard Posner, <i>Animal Spirits</i> by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, <i>Lords of Finance</i> by Liaquat Ahamed, and <i>Plunder and Blunder: the Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy </i>by Dean Baker; and a special section on <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=its_time_to_rethink_the_problem">five ways of looking a risk</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e22b31a-3e55-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Hungarian lessons for a world crisis</a> The unfolding of the Hungarian crisis now looks like a microcosm of the world crisis. Fear of financial collapse is gradually giving way to worries about an unprecedented contraction in the economy – with all the social and political consequences that could imply, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03d19fd6-3e2d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Downturn bottomed out, Trichet signals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OECD sees ‘pause’ in slowdown<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc4b05b8-3e5d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Central banks need to avoid fighting the last war</a> We need a new macro-economic framework, says John Gieve <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be090cc2-3e5a-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Altered reality</a> India’s politicians are in for a frenzied bout of coalition-building after an election likely to give a strong voice to regional leaders as power at the centre wanes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/946168bc-3e58-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Over the horizon</a> The lesson of the Eurofighter is that government must plan procurement to make sure it buys what the country really needs; it is time for a new strategic defence review <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bcf9bd2-3e58-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Winds of change for Asian model</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By blocking the latest attempt by Richard Li, one of the region’s biggest tycoons, to take over PCCW, Hong Kong has set a promising course. Asia, if it is to be a model for the world, should take heed <span class="grey">- </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cf5657a-3e0d-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Pope faces first crisis of historic visit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict XVI faced the first crisis of his historic visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, when a Muslim cleric launched into an anti-Israel tirade in his presence <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce9c689e-3e65-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">US names new leader for Afghan conflict</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US announced it was replacing General David McKiernan as the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan and bringing in a military leader who has specialised in counter-insurgency combat. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27b0d234-3e4e-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Obama hails plan to cut healthcare bill</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Barack Obama welcomed proposals by the US healthcare industry to reduce costs by $2,000bn over the next 10 years, as efforts to overhaul the health system gather pace in Washington <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2cd1c230-3e69-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Return to Clinton-era intervention</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The past eight years have seen Washington take a back seat on antitrust issues and allowed Brussels to cement its place as the global competition capital as European regulators took on US companies such as Microsoft and Intel for alleged abuses <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/99e111e4-3e57-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Britain’s years of progress were no illusion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Skapinker looks on the bright side <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fc3d707c-3e60-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Managers must be judged on the real score</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roger Martin on playing by NFL rules <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5dbe5b4-3e60-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Tawdry yes, but so is the media humbug</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MPs are not crooks, says Philip Stephens <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-general12-2009may12,0,1685603.story" title="U.S. commander in Afghanistan replaced">U.S. commander in Afghanistan replaced</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pentagon chief Robert Gates says it's time for 'fresh thinking, fresh eyes' in the troubled country, replacing Army Gen. David McKiernan with Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.latimes.com/%7Er/latimes/news/nationworld/world/%7E3/tZ56XCp7GXk/la-fg-afghanistan-general12-2009may12,0,1685603.story" title="Gen. David D. McKiernan, replaced as commander by Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, lacked bold, new plans, offi ">A new U.S. approach expected in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-shooting12-2009may12,0,1052210.story">Iraq shooting leaves 5 U.S. soldiers dead; fellow GI suspected</a> Military officials have taken a U.S. soldier into custody after the deadly shooting at a combat stress center at Camp Liberty, outside Baghdad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan12-2009may12,0,3064262.story">Pakistan flight resembles Darfur, U.N. official says</a> ,Thousands more displaced people pour out of the conflict area, further straining humanitarian organizations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-economy11-2009may11,0,6735436.story">Economic downturn finally hits Iraq</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many thought Iraq, with its unsophisticated banking and high oil revenues, would be unaffected by the global crisis. But with oil prices tanking and consumer spending down, the economy is stalling<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-mideast12-2009may12,0,1951298.story">Pope's speech on Holocaust receives lukewarm response</a> At the memorial in Israel, Benedict XVI declares that Jews' suffering must 'never be denied.' But Jewish leaders say the pontiff avoided questions of responsibility for the Holocaust.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-israel11-2009may11,0,4732546.story">Pope calls for a Palestinian homeland</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict XVI put himself at odds with Israel's new government today by calling for an independent Palestinian homeland. "I plead with all those responsible to explore every possible avenue in the search for a just resolution of the outstanding difficulties," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-journalist12-2009may12,0,3372344.story">Iran frees U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi</a> A letter from Ahmadinejad is thought to have helped sway the court decision, despite objections from intelligence officials. Saberi is said to have had a classified Iranian report in her possession<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/" target="_self">National Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/05/10/david-fum-quick-fix-today-crisis-tomorrow-in-obama-s-white-house.aspx" target="_self">David Frum: Quick fix today, crisis tomorrow in Obama's White House</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/11/gop-is-the-party-of-fred-flintstone-say-democrats/">GOP is the party of Fred Flintstone say Democrats</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22401.html" target="_self">Pelosi: Torture protest improper in '03</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">Mark Blumenthal / </span></cite><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pollster.com/" target="_self"><span style="" lang="DE">Pollster.com</span></a></span></cite><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pollster.com/blogs/the_publication_of_a_new.php" target="_self">The Edwards 2008 What-If</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — The publication of a new book by Elizabeth Edwards, and especially the revelation that she advised her husband against running in 2008, has created a lot of “what if” speculation about how the race might have been different.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/12/what_if_cheneys_right_96444.html">What if Cheney's Right?</a> - Richard Cohen, Washington Post<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> Rothkopf <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/obamas_heritage">America's Greatest Fictional President</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/11/gates-budget-cuts-sour-conservatives/">Gates' Budget 'Cuts' Sour Conservatives</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/67948.html">Deficits Soar Even with Rosy Assumptions</a> - David Lightman, McClatchy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218160/">It's Obama's War Now</a> - Fred Kaplan, Slate<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2009/05/ominous_parallels_is_obama_the.html">Ominous Parallels Between Obama & Bush</a> - Bill Frezza, RealClearMarkets<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/11/sharp_left_turn_on_intel_96437.html">Sharp Left Turn on Intel</a> - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/con_coughlin/blog/2009/05/11/king_abdullahs_warning_of_war_casts_cloud_over_popes_visit_to_holy_land">King Abdullah's warning of war casts cloud over Pope's visit to Holy Land</a><span style=""> </span>Barack Obama's commitment to negotiate a comprehensive peace settlement have raised expectations to fever pitch, writes<strong> Con Coughlin. </strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5309802/Barack-Obama-the-peacemaker.html">Barack Obama the peacemaker?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Telegraph View</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Barack Obama's courage in tackling the situation in the Middle East is to be applauded. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/5310230/US-replaces-Nato-commander-in-Afghanistan-war-overhaul.html">US replaces Nato commander in Afghanistan</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama authorises the firing of General David McKiernan, Nato commander in Afghanistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5310478/Diplomat-charged-with-race-crime-against-Jews.html">Diplomat charged with race crime against Jews</a><span style=""> </span>Foreign Office diplomat Rowan Laxton has been charged with racially aggravated harassment after allegations that he launched a foul-mouthed anti-Jew tirade at a gym, it has been confirmed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5308820/David-Cameron-warned-by-Angela-Merkel-over-Lisbon-Treaty.html">David Cameron warned by Angela Merkel over Lisbon Treaty</a> An incoming Conservative government will face isolation and the political enmity of Germany and France for not "cooperating" with the Lisbon European Union Treaty, Angela Merkel has warned. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pentagon-reshuffles-command-in-afghanistan-1683131.html">Pentagon reshuffles command in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US commander in Afghanistan is to be replaced after less than a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67958.html">Obama hires new commander for new Afghanistan strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Newspapers<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon sought 'fresh thinking' to implement its new strategy for the worsening conflict in Afghanistan, replacing Army Gen. David McKiernan with Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a veteran counterinsurgency expert.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Elisabeth Bumiller / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/world/asia/12military.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">U.S. Replaces Commander in Afghanistan in War Overhaul</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is replacing the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan, less than a year after he took over, marking a major overhaul in military leadership of a war that has presented President Obama with a worsening national security challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fred Kaplan / <a href="http://slate.com/" target="_self">Slate</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://slate.com/id/2218160" target="_self">The ouster of Afghanistan commander David McKiernan could make—or break—the Obama presidency.</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3724" target="_blank">U.S. Army Expands Use of Video Games for Training </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Seth McLaughlin | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A newly issued U.S. Army field manual has put people on notice: Video games are serious training tools. In its first revision since 9/11, the U.S. Army field manual for Training and Full Spectrum Operations mentions gaming 32 times, describing it as as a key ingredient in replicating "an actual operational environment." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/a_torturous_question_about_social_science">What If Torture Works?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9334" title="Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions">Beyond START: Negotiating the Next Step in U.S. and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brookings Instiution</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 27-page US paper commenting on the possibilities for a post-START agreement between the US and Russia for a reduction in strategic nuclear arsenals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/946168bc-3e58-11de-9a6c-00144feabdc0.html">Over the horizon</a> The lesson of the Eurofighter is that government must plan procurement to make sure it buys what the country really needs; it is time for a new strategic defence review<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/cia_historical_review_panel.html" title="Permanent Link to The Role of the CIA Historical Review Panel">The Role of the CIA Historical Review Panel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The role of the Panel was described lately by its chairman, Prof. Robert Jervis, in <a href="http://www.shafr.org/newsletter/2009/Passport0409scan.pdf">the latest issue of Passport</a> (pdf, at pp. 10-13), the newsletter of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chris Wallace / <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/" target="_self">Fox News</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519696,00.html" target="_self">Transcript: Gen. David Petraeus on ‘FNS’</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bring back ROTC</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. Values and outlooks that a military education can cultivate go far beyond war-making. They might find a place in universities today... <a href="http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=X4tYdYf4z5mCcYYxmdsswzZrzMhNBPjp">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218002/">Hitchens: The Radical Conflict Within Israel's Government</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9335" title="Why Pay Taxes When No One Else Does? ">Why Pay Taxes When No One Else Does? </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">IZA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 22-page paper studies the phenomena whereby a large proportion of the population evades tax payments<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/nichols?rel=hp_picks">The Future of Journalism</a> - John Nichols, The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“Parents have no lasting influence on their children’s personalities or on the way they behave outside the home.” <b>Judith Rich Harris</b>’s thesis still shocks... <a href="http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/reviewofbooks_article/6601/">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/a_torturous_question_about_social_science">What If Torture Works?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsletters.brookings.edu/t/225131/104813/6429/0/16/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5icm9va2luZ3MuZWR1L3BhcGVycy8yMDA5LzA1X25ld3Nfd2VzdC5hc3B4P2VtYz1sbSZtPTIyNTEzMSZsPTE2JnY9MTA0ODEz&x=8ac9ba1b" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">The New Digital Press: How to Create a Brighter Future for the News Industry</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Karl Inderfurth <a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/11/how_about_a_foreign_policy_film_course">Teaching foreign policy through film</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8025410.stm">Faith banking</a><span style=""> </span>Could Islamic ways of doing business be the answer? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/asset.aspx?AssetId=1580">Citizen’s Briefing Book</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF; 3.4 MB) Source: White House Office of Public Engagement<span style=""> </span>- A process by which Americans outside of Washington could come together to present ideas directly to the President – a “Citizen’s Briefing Book.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/pdf/keyfacts_corp_2009.pdf">Key Facts on Corporate Foundations (2009 Edition)</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF: 231 KB)<br /> Source: Foundation Center<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Wired</i>, an article on the <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/2012storms/">2012 Apocalypse</a> — and how to stop it (and <a href="http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/multimedia/2009/04/st_timeline">more</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/11/AR2009051100782.html">The Death of Print?</a> - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/kElyNo83R98/196252" title="Why the moms of America need a whole lot more than one Sunday a year. ">Why Working Moms Will Never Have Work-Life Balance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">what if we need blogging? <a href="http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/what-if-we-need-blogging">Blogs can replace newspapers</a> — step one: take advantage of the inherent communities<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A guide to <i>Salon</i>'s investigation of <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/05/07/torture/index.html">torture, American-style</a>. You thought Guantanamo was bad? Welcome to the <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2218032/">U.S. prison system</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cavett.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/seriously-what-are-the-odds/index.html?ref=opinion">Seriously, What Are the Odds?</a><span style=""> </span>Coincidences are mysterious, intriguing and, in certain situations, excruciatingly embarrassing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=406390">review</a> of <i>Cruelty: Human Evil and the Human Brain</i> by Kathleen Taylor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Harper's</i>, Jesus killed Mohammed: Jeff Sharlet on the <a href="http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/8540/35/">crusade for a Christian military</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>New Scientist</i>, an article on <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17082-five-futurist-visionaries-and-what-they-got-right.html">five futurist visionaries</a> and what they got right. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>NYRB</i>, Gershom Gorenberg <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22701">reviews</a> <i>1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War</i> by Benny Morris and <i>Making Israel</i>; a <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22691">review</a> of <i>Island of Shame: The Secret History of the US Military Base on Diego Garcia</i> by David Vine; and a review of <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22689">books on Madame de Stael</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By the Book: Even in the <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/may/04/00019/">Kindle age</a>, the printed page still has its place.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Who cares if he’s gay or straight? It’s hard not to become completely enthralled by <b>Tintin</b>’<b>s fast-paced adventures</b>... <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/489dpvft.asp">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/11/what_makes_good_art">What makes good art?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What do we make of non-representational art, of music that is not melodic, of novels that are not immediately inviting? Some times it's hard to say whether the problem lies in the art or with us. <span class="attr">(By Margot Livesey, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-79485252390707159572009-05-11T09:54:00.002+03:002009-05-11T10:16:18.388+03:00May 11, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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In short, incorporating regular use of techniques such as these can enable one to structure thinking for wrestling with difficult questions.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/09/full-video-obamas-white-h_n_201264.html">Full Video: Obama's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084405.html">U.S. puts October deadline on Iran talks</a> J'lem receives confidential report stating special envoy Ross setting deadline for U.S. policy change</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084400.html">Alongside talks, Obama renews sanctions against Syria </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083978.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu is beginning to look worried</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6262080.ece">King’s ultimatum: peace now or war next year</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Jordan’s King Abdullah emerges as key player in President Obama’s hugely ambitious peace plan for the Middle East</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6260385.ece">TRANSCRIPT: 'A 57-state solution... or war' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jordan is leading a peace initiative that could finally break the deadlock in the Middle East, King Abdullah tells The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001959.html">The Fault Line Between Pashtuns and Punjabis in Pakistan</a> By Selig S. Harrison,<span style=""> </span>Key to keeping Pakistan stable is understanding its ethnic conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.slcontent&ContentId=2009051037557" target="_blank">OPINION</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Saudi Gazette<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">Obama worsening Afghan-Pak state </span><span style="" lang="EN-US">By <b><i>Graham E. Fuller</i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-taliban10-2009may10,0,127699.story">Confusion over Taliban muddies the issues in Pakistan</a> Are fighters religious zealots, thugs or revolutionaries? The perceptions of the public, leaders and U.S. are at odds, but the overriding sentiment in Pakistan is that 'America created this problem.' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate10-2009may10,0,1512131.story">Memos shed light on CIA's use of sleep deprivation</a> Many see it as more effective and less objectionable than other methods, but memos show it's no picnic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195786">Change We Can't Believe In </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Fareed Zakaria<span style=""> </span>Pakistan's military has lost every conventional war. It's far better at guerrilla wars.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <i>Foreign Affairs</i> roundtable discussion on the <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/discussions/roundtables/whats-the-problem-with-pakistan">causes of instability in Pakistan</a> and what, if anything, can be done about them; and <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64872/stephen-d-krasner/who-gets-a-state-and-why">who gets a state, and why</a>? Stephen Krasner investigates.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations Committee</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090506a.html">Engaging Iran: Obstacles and Opportunities </a>[May 6, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/iran-and-the-bomb-israels-analogies/" target="_blank">Iran and the bomb: Israel’s analogies</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16655" target="_blank">Why Washington is Waiting for Mussavi</a> BY: Amir Taheri | Asharq Alawsat<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Waiting for Mussavi! This is the name of a new diplomatic game much in fashion in Washington these days. Home to a veritable industry of political speculation, the American capital has been working overtime to make President Barack Obama's confused foreign policy statements look coherent if not actually meaningful.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">NYT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/world/middleeast/09military.html?scp=4&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for U.S. Troops">General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for U.S. Troops</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/richard_or_jimmy_or_bill_oh_my">Why Obama is the new Nixon</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/194f533a-3d8d-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Taboo broken in US Middle East offensive</a> <span style="color: black;">A period of high-level diplomacy on the Middle East opens in New York on Monday, promising further insights into an emerging strategy from Barack Obama’s administration that is already raising concerns among Israel’s supporters</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e006738-3d89-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">An assured Assad</a> <span style="color: black;">Syria: As Barack Obama’s new Middle East policy offers the country a way out of isolation, Damascus is in danger of a miscalculation that could cost it political influence</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50f701a4-3d90-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Talk to Russia, remember Georgia</a> The real test of the Obama approach to Russia will come in how the US responds to Moscow’s claims for primacy in its ‘near abroad’, the former Soviet Union <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e3b972fc-3aa6-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">How panic gripped the world’s biggest banks</a> In the second extract from her new book, <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gilliantett" target="_blank">Gillian Tett</a> reveals how the accumulation of mortgage-backed securities proved to be super-toxic and spoiled the banking binge<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a234e056-3d89-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Like a fish, Europe is rotting from the head</a> Wolfgang Münchau on a weak response to the crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d75e86a-3b5c-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">US joblessness hits 25-year high</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US unemployment climbed to 8.9 per cent in April, its highest level in a quarter of a century, as the economy shed more than half a million jobs, official figures showed<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f5cac22-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">The allies fight the ‘wrong’ war in Afghanistan</a> Max Hastings on the need to refocus the campaign <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9eeb3d08-3bfb-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Desperate ‘baby boomers’ return to work</a> The impending retirement of America’s 78m-strong “baby boomer” generation has caused consternation among policymakers for years. Now the “silver tsunami” may be on hold <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/10/petraeus-al-qaeda-longer-operating-afghanistan" target="_self">Petraeus: Al Qaeda No Longer Operating in Afghanistan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Gen. David Petraeus says affiliated organizations still have “enclaves and sanctuaries” in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,6ml0,5zaq,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Gwertzman Interview</a> with <strong>Bruce Riedel</strong> on Pakistan's internal political dynamics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67723.html">Afghan drug trade thrives with help, and neglect, of officials</a><span style=""> </span>McClatchy Newspapers </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">When it's harvest time in the poppy fields of Kandahar, dust-covered Taliban fighters pull up on their motorbikes to collect a 10 percent tax on the crop. Afghan police arrive in Ford Ranger pickups — bought with U.S. aid money — and demand their cut of the cash in exchange for promises to skip the farms during annual eradication.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182231571302141.html">Toll Rises as Iraq Slows Surge</a> - Charles Levinson, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>. Violence is on the rise in Iraq as American troops withdraw. A ground-level look at the handover provides one explanation: The Iraqi government is neglecting many of the successful counterinsurgency initiatives it is inheriting from the US military.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/weekinreview/10taubman.html?ref=weekinreview">The Trouble With Zero</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By PHILIP TAUBMAN No nukes at all. A goal deemed quixotic in the era of Stalin gets new life in the age of the Taliban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,i325,asp1,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Task Force Report</a>: <em>U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy</em>, a report of an Independent Task Force co-chaired by <strong>William J. Perry</strong> and <strong>Brent Scowcroft</strong>, and directed by <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,dp1q,gxzb,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank"><strong>Charles Ferguson</strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/middleeast/10insurgent.html?ref=todayspaper">Arrest of Ex-Militant Who Switched Sides Shows Iraqi Reconciliation Pitfalls</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11intel.html?ref=todayspaper">Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as a Target of Plots by Al Qaeda</a><span style=""> </span>Foreign operatives of Al Qaeda are moving to sow chaos in Pakistan and strengthen the hand of the militant Islamist groups there, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Many Try to Run for President in Iran, but Few Will Be Allowed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Baker Institute <a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-JaffeRussEnergyExecSum-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="">Executive Summary - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD234809">May 8 SD# 2348 - Pakistani Author Ahmed Rashid: 'The Pakistani Taliban Movement is Turning Into a Multiethnic Movement [Not Limited to Pashtuns]; I No Longer Say That There's a Creeping Talibanization In Pakistan – It's a Galloping Talibanization'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703211.html">Carlos Lozada -- Review of Leslie H. Gelb's "Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy"</a> A Big Washington Book by a man who embodies big Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902373.html">Iraqi Forces' Conduct on Humanitarian Mission Raises Questions About Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Local Forces' Conduct During Mission to Help Disabled Children Raises Questions About Future After U.S. Withdrawal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050802947.html">A Reality Check for Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jackson Diehl,<span style=""> </span>Obama couldn't scare Karzai and Zardari.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http:/us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories0509_22251_html/31938081/SIG=11mm3ompm/*http:/www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22251.html">Reporters have a Jones for NSC profiles (Politico)</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082789.html"><b><i>Ha'aertz</i></b></a>: Netanyahu sets up Iran task force:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ha’aretz <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084660.html">'Obama's peace plan: Muslim world must recognize Israel'</a>Jordan king describes new U.S. plan to Times of London, calls Netanyahu-Obama meet a critical juncture.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084657.html">Akiva Eldar / Obama is changing the rules of Mideast pressure</a> Like a spoiled child, Israel is in no rush to willingly surrender real estate it has held for decades<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084656.html">Amira Hass / Israel knows that peace just doesn't pay</a> Successive cabinets understood that peace with Palestinians could seriously damage national interests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Army War College </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/09spring/contents.htm"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Parameters,</span></em> Spring 2009, v. 39, no. 1</a><br /> *“Winning in Afghanistan” by Ali A. Jalali<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“Deterrence in the Israeli-Iranian Strategic Standoff” by W. Andrew Terrill<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/05/peres.php">Shimon Peres on Iran: Overreaction Is Better than Underreaction</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Interview with Jeffrey Goldberg</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5477/type,1/">The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report</a> [Updated May 09 2009]</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTGLOBALMONITOR/EXTGLOMONREP2009/0,,contentMDK:22141578%7EmenuPK:5924426%7EpagePK:64168445%7EpiPK:64168309%7EtheSitePK:5924405,00.html">Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: World Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773221488&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran to procure Chinese defense system</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After failing to buy the S-300 from Russia, Teheran will reportedly turn to Beijing. (The Media Line)<b><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494796&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The rupture </a><span class="bottomline">[ DAVID HOROVITZ<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494789&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Obama's green light to attack Iran </a><span class="bottomline">CAROLINE GLICK<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713687,00.html">'2-states will help on Iran' </a><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713687,00.html"><span style="color: black;">US ratchets up pressure on new Israeli government ahead of PM Netanyahu's visit as National Security Advisor says Israel should work towards advancing talks with Palestinians if it is worried about nuclear threat from Tehran </span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712830,00.html">9 tips for the road </a><span style=""> </span><span class="text16g"><b>Eitan Haber offers Prime Minister Netanyahu some words of advice before trip to America</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFR Meeting <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,6695,gb96,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Transcript</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,d7e,8jyo,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,5cr,99e1,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Video</a>: U.S. policy toward Russia, with <strong>Graham Allison</strong>, <strong>Maurice Greenberg</strong>, <strong>Gary Hart</strong>, <strong>Dimitri Simes</strong>, and <strong>Peter Osnos<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,gut1,l0sl,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Testimony</a> by <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,9smw,hm18,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Stephen Sestanovich</span></strong></a> on prospects for engagement with Russia before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67869.html">Poll: Obama, headed to Middle East, is winning Arab hearts</a> As President Barack Obama prepares to journey to Egypt to address the Muslim world, his overtures to the Middle East are paying off in positive feelings from Arab peoples that far outpace the region's critical view of the United States, according to a new McClatchy/Ipsos Poll<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p06s01-wome.html">Stability lets Basra, a city of poets, return to its roots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In the southern Iraqi city, poetry and music have returned since Iraqi forces wrested control from Shiite extremists last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p09s02-coop.html">Islam and democracy can – and do – coexist</a> Just look at successes in Indonesia and Turkey.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s01-wosc.html">Pakistani Taliban under pressure from tribal rival </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A escalating feud could distract Baitullah Mehsud and his 10,000-plus men from fighting Western forces in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE09Df03.html"><span style="color: black;">Balochistan is the ultimate prize</span></a></strong> Strategically, the Pakistani province of Balochistan is mouth-watering: east of Iran, south of Afghanistan, and boasting three Arabian sea ports, including Gwadar - a harbor built by China - which is the absolute key. The only acceptable scenario for the Pentagon is to take over Gwadar, gaining a prime confluence of Pipelineistan and the US empire of bases. The die has been cast. - <b>Pepe Escobar</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/vladmir-putin-president-russia-2012">Putin ponders presidential comeback</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">Russia's PM gives strong hint in interview with Japanese press about return to Kremlin in 2012 <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/european-union-ex-balkan-region">Eastern partners</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The ex-balkan region does not need hothead nationalists who start wars they cannot win with Russia. It needs pragmatists who recognise the constraints of their geography and economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/10/music-news-murdoch-free-google">The end of the age of free</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many of the media's big players - including Rupert Murdoch - are thinking of charging for content <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/rupert-murdoch-internet-media-free-news">Editorial: Is the era of free news over?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/israel-middle-east-peace-process">Peace in our time?</a> <strong>Ben White: </strong>There is growing speculation about a revamped peace plan for the Middle East. But what will it contain – or achieve?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/10/torture-us-armed-forces-obama">Torture makes a mockery of the brave</a> <strong>Ian Buruma:</strong> Those who try to pass off torture as an act of war undermine the armed forces' discipline and morale<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/russia-nato-georgia">Nato exercises threaten Russian thaw</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Irina Filatova:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> It seems Russia is trying to play 'good guys' Europe against 'bad guys' Nato, an odd policy when you look at Nato's composition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182437320102371.html">The Power of the First Impression</a> - Elliott Abrams, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198933869004507.html">How Obama's America Might Threaten Israel </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Norman Podhoretz </span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> <strong>From Commentary:</strong></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Determined fecklessness on Iran could lead to nuclear war.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/the_israeli_nuke_kerfuffle">Is Obama calling out Israel's nuclear program?</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2009-05-08-voa14.cfm" target="_blank">The Question of <b>Kurdistan</b>: Where Will It Lead?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Voice of America<span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/english/2009_05/Audio/Mp3/IP_Kurdistan_C050709.Mp3">mp3</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/11/eu-turkey-nabucco-gas-pipeline">New deal on Turkey-EU gas pipeline</a> Ankara reaches agreement with EU on new pipeline project unlocking potential Caspian energy bonanza <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090510-703119.html" target="_self">German, French Leaders Oppose Turkey Joining EU</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wall Street Journal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/db1f7920-3dc1-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Berlin and Paris unite over Turkey">Berlin and Paris unite over Turkey</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LA306017.htm" target="_blank">ANALYSIS-Coup probe tests reform in Turkey</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174827">NATO and Freedom in Turkey</a> - Ali Aslan, Today's Zaman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34973&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=e0d5919f60" target="_blank"><b>Davutoglu</b> Promoting "Strategic Depth" in Turkish Foreign Policy</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL912193920090509" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> will not accept IMF demands to curb spending-PM</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=41478" target="_blank">Turkey's <b>Davutoglu</b> leaves for US</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/08/Turkish-military-defends-guard-system/UPI-18571241796757/" target="_blank">Turkish military defends guard system</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050709.shtml" target="_blank"><b>TURKEY</b>: CAN <b>TURKEY'S</b> MAIN SECULARIST PARTY MAKE A COMEBACK?</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">EurasiaNet<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_35_0_t&usg=AFQjCNH98aPntXoyzpLkkV1cUJbZOTJq0w&sig2=LnGEb3a8F0zQl_FFd-NqjQ&cid=1349038536&ei=7MgHStj9EovGsgaA8Z-OAg&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.todayszaman.com%2Ftz-web%2Fdetayla%20">Turkey has not scored big at the UNSC yet, no major accident either</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Google News</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firatnews.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Fırat News Agency</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdmedia.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/10/business/AP-ML-Iraq-Oil.html?scp=8&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Iraqi Government OKs Kurds Crude Oil Export">Iraqi Government OKs Kurds Crude Oil Export</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ijJx0Ic9MPUl-XesIr-QoXeBNhIQ" target="_blank">Iraq's Kurds to begin oil exports in June</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL9421414" target="_blank">No plans to abolish <b>Turkey's</b> rural militia-minister</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2009-05-08-voa14.cfm" target="_blank">The Question of <b>Kurdistan</b>: Where Will It Lead?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Voice of America<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rizgari.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18696" title="">Kürdistan Petrolü Ceyhan’a akacak</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://vvanwilgenburg.blogspot.com/2009/05/bbc-reports-about-kurdish-state-channel.html">BBC reports about Kurdish state channel</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?storyid=1093247704" target="_blank">Iraq demands <b>Turkey</b>, <b>Iran</b> to preserve Iraq's water shares</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span 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11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/allBreakingNews/idUKL847718320090508" target="_blank">Iraq <b>Kurds</b> say to start Tawke crude exports June 1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=E80FCED553200E53EACA4F80FC1C8349" target="_blank">Elections a stimulus for the reshaping of the PUK</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.metimes.com/Security/2009/05/08/turkish-syrian_ties_no_strategic_shift/f66d/" 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style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <br /></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <br /></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h5><a name="_Hlt507664537"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/weekinreview/10taubman.html?ref=weekinreview">The Trouble With Zero</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By PHILIP TAUBMAN No nukes at all. A goal deemed quixotic in the era of Stalin gets new life in the age of the Taliban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/middleeast/10insurgent.html?ref=todayspaper">Arrest of Ex-Militant Who Switched Sides Shows Iraqi Reconciliation Pitfalls</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">-<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11intel.html?ref=todayspaper">Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as a Target of Plots by Al Qaeda</a><span style=""> </span>Foreign operatives of Al Qaeda are moving to sow chaos in Pakistan and strengthen the hand of the militant Islamist groups there, U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/middleeast/11iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Many Try to Run for President in Iran, but Few Will Be Allowed</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/middleeast/11iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraqi Leaders and Kurds Reach Oil Deal; Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11gates.html?ref=todayspaper">Gates’s Plan to Shift Military Spending Faces Skepticism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">7 Are Killed in Suicide Bombings in Afghanistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/middleeast/11pope.html?ref=todayspaper">Pope Celebrates Mass in Jordan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/europe/11russia.html?ref=todayspaper">Putin Says NATO Exercises in Georgia Hinder U.S.-Russia Relations</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/opinion/11mon1.html?ref=opinion">A Lot More to Cut</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">President Obama should have further cut the Pentagon budget by harvesting savings from costly weapons systems designed for the cold war.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/opinion/11havel.html?ref=opinion">A Table for Tyrants</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By VACLAV HAVEL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The absence of competition in the election for the United Nation’s Human Rights Council suggests that states that care about human rights simply don’t care enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/opinion/11packwood.html?ref=opinion">The G.D.P. Question</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By BOB PACKWOOD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The real question is not how much we want to tax, but how much we want to spend<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://theconversation.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/who-will-replace-souter/index.html?ref=opinion">Who Will Replace Souter?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS Here's hoping for someone Gail Collins likes, and David Brooks can live with.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/asia/10pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">From Air and Ground, Pakistan Strikes Back at Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Frank Rich <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10rich.html?ref=opinion">The American Press on Suicide Watch</a> The real question is for the public, not journalists: Does it want to pony up for news, whatever the media that prevail?<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10sun1.html?ref=opinion">After the Stress Tests</a> Investors, consumers and taxpayers alike must wait and see if the nation’s biggest banks will begin to function normally.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10dowd.html?ref=opinion">Put Aside Logic</a> Just as Spock swoops in to rescue the world from red matter in J. J. Abrams’s dazzling new “Star Trek,” imagine Barack Spock rescuing read matter for the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/business/11antitrust.html?ref=todayspaper">Administration Plans to Strengthen Antitrust Rules</a> The Obama administration plans to reverse a Bush administration policy shift that precluded antitrust actions against big corporations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11coal.html?ref=todayspaper">China Emerges as a Leader in Cleaner Coal Technology</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">While the United States debates the use of so-called clean coal, China is mastering the technology and driving down the cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/opinion/10kristof.html?ref=opinion">The Killer No One Suspects</a> Pneumonia is an illness that is easy to treat, yet more than two million children die each year.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/10safetynet.html?ref=todayspaper">For Victims of Recession, Patchwork State Aid</a><span style=""> </span>As millions of Americans seek aid, many are finding it dispensed through a jumble of disconnected programs that reach some and reject others.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/middleeast/10jerusalem.html?ref=todayspaper">Parks Fortify Israel’s Claim to Jerusalem</a><span style=""> </span>A $100 million effort to develop parks outside the Old City of Jerusalem may strengthen Israeli claims to the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/middleeast/10pope.html?ref=todayspaper">Pope Deplores ‘Ideological Manipulation’</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html?ref=todayspaper">Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls</a> In war games at military schools, hackers replace snipers and the only mines are computer viruses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/us/politics/10vote.html?ref=todayspaper">Gaps Appear in G.O.P. Solidarity</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002242.html">Iraq Militant Group's Pipeline Through Syria Revives After Long Gap</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pipeline to Iraq Back In Business After Lull<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001959.html">The Fault Line Between Pashtuns and Punjabis in Pakistan</a> By Selig S. Harrison,<span style=""> </span>Key to keeping Pakistan stable is understanding its ethnic conflicts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703211.html">Carlos Lozada -- Review of Leslie H. Gelb's "Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy"</a> A Big Washington Book by a man who embodies big Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902373.html">Iraqi Forces' Conduct on Humanitarian Mission Raises Questions About Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Local Forces' Conduct During Mission to Help Disabled Children Raises Questions About Future After U.S. Withdrawal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050802947.html">A Reality Check for Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jackson Diehl,<span style=""> </span>Obama couldn't scare Karzai and Zardari.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002172.html">White House Proposes Cuts in Military Recruiting Budget</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama Plan Would Spend 11% Less<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001958.html">The Right Fight Over President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">By E.J. Dionne Jr.,<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Liberals should welcome a debate on the Supreme Court -- and win it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001961.html">The Great Tax Dodge Demystified</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Robert J. Samuelson, Page A17<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Are multinationals not paying their fair share?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051000259.html">In Surprise Iraq Visit, Pelosi Promises ‘Intense Political Involvement' by U.S.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301850.html">Army Families Under Fire</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">By Kristina Kaufmann,<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As we approach eight years of war, too many families are coming apart at the seams.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002180.html">More Airstrikes Against Taliban Possible, Says U.S. Official</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001960.html">Human Rights Work in Putin and Medvedev's Russia</a> By Fred Hiatt,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama must remember the cause of human rights in Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002241.html">Fear and Worry Pervade Refugee Camps As Pakistanis Flee Assault on Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002129.html">Biden's Advisory Role Expands to Supreme Court Pick</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050802385.html">Will The Post Figure Out Its Future in a New-Media World?</a> By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902518.html">Taliban-Style Justice Stirs Growing Anger</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sharia Being Perverted, Pakistanis Say<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902802.html">Obama Delivers the Zingers at Journalists' Dinner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902143.html">The President's Budget</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Leaving the hard choices for the next one<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902495.html">Iraqi Leader Sees Fraud as a Top Worry</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050802384.html">Obama's Missed Opportunity for Budget Sense</a> By David S. Broder<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/vladmir-putin-president-russia-2012">Putin ponders presidential comeback</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">Russia's PM gives strong hint in interview with Japanese press about return to Kremlin in 2012 <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Editorial:_Eastern_pa"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/european-union-ex-balkan-region"><span style="">Eastern partners</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The ex-balkan region does not need hothead nationalists who start wars they cannot win with Russia. It needs pragmatists who recognise the constraints of their geography and economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{The_en"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/10/music-news-murdoch-free-google"><span style="">The end of the age of free</span><span style=""></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many of the media's big players - including Rupert Murdoch - are thinking of charging for content <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={sublinks}{Is_the_era_of_free_news_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/rupert-murdoch-internet-media-free-news"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: Is the era of free news over?</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/israel-middle-east-peace-process">Peace in our time?</a> <strong>Ben White: </strong>There is growing speculation about a revamped peace plan for the Middle East. But what will it contain – or achieve?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/10/torture-us-armed-forces-obama">Torture makes a mockery of the brave</a> <strong>Ian Buruma:</strong> Those who try to pass off torture as an act of war undermine the armed forces' discipline and morale<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/russia-nato-georgia">Nato exercises threaten Russian thaw</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Irina Filatova:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> It seems Russia is trying to play 'good guys' Europe against 'bad guys' Nato, an odd policy when you look at Nato's composition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/swine-flu">The lessons of swine flu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ian Scoones:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> We must accept the uncertainty surrounding potential pandemics and prepare for surprises if we are to respond effectively<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/china-foreign-currency-reserves">Beijing's capital ideas</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kerry Brown and Peter Wood: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's £2 trillion of foreign currency reserves, accrued through two decades of strong exports and foreign investment, is casting a long shadow<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/pakistan-taliban-swat-valley">Pakistani civilians flee Swat valley as offensive draws closer</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Army orders residents to leave during lull in fighting, prompting warning of humanitarian crisis<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/pakistan-swat-offensive-analysis">Analysis: Crucial to Pakistan's credibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/swine-flu-cases-america">US worst hit by swine flu, WHO says</a> World Health Organisation reveals figures as health officials announce America's third death from virus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/israel-expansion-east-jerusalem">Israel 'extends East Jerusalem control'</a> Peace groups say government's secret plans with settler groups could prevent two-state solution <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/iraq-invest-conference">Invest in Iraq, if you dare</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ranj Alaaldin:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Invest Iraq conference outlined the huge potential of taking a stake in the nation's future, but could not disguise the pitfalls<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/11/presidents-emails-barack-obama">All the president's emails: Sesame Street Production Office, David Axelrod, Joe Biden</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A selection of Barack Obama's emails from recent days: As seen by <strong>Oliver Burkeman</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/11/in-praise-of-council-europe">In praise of ... the Council of Europe</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>The continent's 'other club' inevitably lives in the EU's shadow but it remains the only forum to span the whole map<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/somalia-piracy-history">Sharia solution</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> Piracy off the coast of Somalia has galvanised the international community, but the cause of a failed state in its 18th year of conflict goes unaddressed <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/barack-obama-correspondents-dinner-jokes">Obama has them rolling in the aisles</a><span style=""> </span>President's gags tickle Washington journalists at annual White House correspondents' dinner <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">,<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/internet-digital-society-peter-preston">A web of destruction</a><strong>Peter Preston</strong>: Be it our high streets, our newspapers or the climate, the internet and the digital lifestyle is ruining the way we live<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/09/barack-obama-tax-reform">We need a global tax plan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David McNair: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama must champion a much better exchange of tax information to help the developing world deal with evasion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span lang="EN-US">The Observer <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/green-shoots-economy-recession-intervention">Do not be fooled by green shoots in the City – our pain will continue</a> </span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will Hutton:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> We need a mindset more like the 1930s – trying to develop our economy, encouraging innovation and insisting our banks serve business<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/pope-benedict-judaism-christianity">Dialogue, not symbolism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ed Kessler:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> If Pope Benedict is to deepen relations with Jews, he cannot ignore the theological questions about the Christian perspective of Judaism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182231571302141.html">Toll Rises as Iraq Slows Surge</a> - Charles Levinson, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>. Violence is on the rise in Iraq as American troops withdraw. A ground-level look at the handover provides one explanation: The Iraqi government is neglecting many of the successful counterinsurgency initiatives it is inheriting from the US military.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703211.html?wprss=rss_print/outlook">Leslie Gelb: Wonky Witness to History</a> - Carlos Lozada, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/audio/%7E3/YHBmQdSfFSQ/financial_crisis_and_global_financial_and_monetary_cooperation_audio.html" title="Listen to experts discuss how international financial institutions can work together to mitigate the fin ">The Financial Crisis and Global Financial and Monetary Cooperation (Audio)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/beyond_violent_extremism">It's time for a Mideast policy about more than terrorism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5469/type,1/" title=" Bookmark this on Delicious - Saved by mideaststrategy to pointers ">• 'Iraq: Trends in Violence and Civilian Casualties' by Anthony Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101820">The Great Depression analogy will not provide easy answers</a><br /> <strong><i>By Harold James</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101819">Obama must move beyond pseudo-events</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> <strong><i>By Leon T. Hadar<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101821">Between Egypt and Hizbullah, a crisis just waiting to happen</a><br /> <strong><i>By Gamal A. G. Soltan</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/VfU7p7OYK8s/" target="_blank">Syria Eats Sanctions but Looks to Mitchell Visit for Understanding</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=a07df7e1-cd79-4b34-ae12-d5706e70aec9">A Realpolitik of Nice</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101755&categ_id=17">US talk of Lebanon's sovereignty sounds like a remix of an old song</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101752">Putting Lebanon's elections in context</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/11/the_popes_pilgrimage_of_healing">The pope's pilgrimage of healing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A symbolic figure on pilgrimage to a symbolic place, Pope Benedict XVI has opportunities to heal ancient and modern wounds. <span class="attr">(By James Carroll, Boston Globe)</span><strong><i><o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9322" title="Iran Increases its Political and Economic Presence in Latin America">Iran Increases its Political and Economic Presence in Latin America</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">IICC </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">A 40-page Israeli report on how Iran is increasing its political and economic presence in Latin America</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_return_of_american_realism.html">The Return of American Realism</a> - Richard Haass, RealClearWorld<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/pope-israel-palestine">The Pope's Mideast Opportunity</a> - Tariq Ramadan, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/10/obamas-financial-unilateralism/">Obama's Financial Unilateralism</a> - F. Smith & J. Berlau, Washington Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <strong>Jamestown Foundation</strong><br /> · <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/TM_007_12.pdf"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Terrorism Monitor</span></em>, May 8, 2009, v. 7, no. 12</a><br /> *Latest Surge of Violence in Iraq Tests al-Maliki’s Government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1897120,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Whatever Happened to Muqtada al-Sadr?</a> - Mark Kukis, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p09s02-coop.html">Islam and Democracy Can Coexist</a> - John Hughes, Christian Science Monitor<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/09/free-roxana-saberi/">Free Roxana Saberi!</a> - Clifford May, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/obamas_yemen_gitmo_dilemma">Obama's Yemeni Gitmo Dilemma</a> - Ginny Hill, Foreign Policy<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090508.wcomurphy09/BNStory/specialComment/home">Fickle Gods of Global Warming</a> - Rex Murphy, Globe and Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_spine/archive/2009/05/09/the-road-from-damascus.aspx" title="The president's two emissaries to Bashar Assad left Damascus the other day with the message to Bibi Netanyahu that they and Barack Obama expected a dea ">The Road From Damascus by Marty Peretz</a><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198892778904525.html">Iraq Ends Ban, Allows Kurds to Export Oil </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Iraqi federal oil ministry said it will allow the autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq to start exporting crude oil after blocking such shipments for the past two years.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-economy11-2009may11,0,6735436.story">Economic downturn finally hits Iraq</a> Many thought Iraq, with its unsophisticated banking and high oil revenues, would be unaffected. But with oil prices and consumer spending down, the economy is stalling.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051002242.html">Iraq Militant Group's Pipeline Through Syria Revives After Long Gap</a> Pipeline to Iraq Back In Business After Lull<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902373.html"><b>Humanitarian Mission Raises Questions in Iraq: </b> Local Forces' Conduct During Mission to Help Disabled Children Raises Questions About Future After U.S. Withdrawal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/09/world/middleeast/09military.html?scp=4&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for U.S. Troops">General Sees a Longer Stay in Iraq Cities for U.S. Troops</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/middle-east-feels-the-pinch/meltdown/">Middle East Feels the Pinch</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aed6cfa4-3d39-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Four contenders register for Iran polls</a> Registration for Iran’s presidential election has ended with Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad officially seeking re-election next month in a race with three main rivals <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084658.html">Poll: Arab world favors Obama, but still wary of U.S. </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16681" title="BAGHDAD (AFP) – The withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi cities won't affect security in the country, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki assured US House of Representatives speaker Nancy P ">US Forces Not Needed in Iraqi Cities: Maliki</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/10/maliki-to-pelosi-no-need-for-us-troops-in-cities/"><b><i><span style="">We Don't Need GIs in Cities, Iraq PM Tells Pelosi</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6064" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Syrian offhand about US sanctions, policy reversal </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6063" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Obama to address Muslim world again – from Egypt </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=101770">Hale: No Syria deal at Lebanon's expense</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-08-voa49.cfm" target="_blank">Obama to Travel to Egypt, Give Speech to Muslim World</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Voice of America</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050803843.html">Obama Picks Egypt as Speech Venue</a> -<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8043144.stm">King Abdullah in Mid East warning</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jordan's king warns that failure to reach a Middle East peace deal would result in a new conflict within 12-18 months. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ec26c58a-3d8e-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: A tale of two conflicts with Iraq">A tale of two conflicts with Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=25058" target="_blank">Iran: Handling of Nuclear Crisis Model for Palestinian ‘Resistance’</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/middleeast/08security.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">Iraqi Forces: Rebuilt and Stronger, but Still Stumbling </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a.NGRhb_SFoY&refer=canada" target="_blank">Oil Falls on Speculation Increased Supplies Will Limit Gains</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jQWu7MO4Yu_kHhFdEPK-fQfxQU5Q" target="_blank">Obama renews sanctions on Syria for one year</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iphones-in-iraq-ndash-the-us-armys-new-weapon-1682655.html">iPhones in Iraq – the US Army's new weapon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902495.html">Iraqi Leader Sees Fraud as a Top Worry</a> - Nada Bakri, <em>Washington Post</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/middleeast/10insurgent.html?ref=world">Arrest of Ex-Militant Shows Reconciliation Pitfalls</a> - Sam Dagher, <em>New York Times<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/10/world/AP-ML-Iraq.html?scp=2&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Pelosi Wants US to Strengthen Intelligence in Iraq">Pelosi Wants US to Strengthen Intelligence in Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67867.html">Pelosi makes suprise visit to Iraq to talk intelligence</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Iraq on Sunday, meeting with the prime minister and the speaker of the iraqi parliament. Based on comments from all three politicians, intelligence gathering was the main topic of conversation, with Pelosi saying the U.S. could need to increase its intelligence gathering in Iraq as its troop prsence declined.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902373.html">'It's Time for the Iraqis to Step Up'</a> - Ernesto Londoño, <em>Washington Post<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/10/pope-visits-mosque-in-muslim-outreach/">Pope Visits Mosque in Muslim Outreach</a> - Dale Gavlak, <em>Washington Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://archive.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10311700.html">Syria: No Need to Amend Arab Peace Initiative</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76912fec-3d82-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Gulf economies to contract, says IMF</a> The Gulf’s largest economies are expected to contract this year as Opec-mandated cuts in oil production and declining petroleum revenue erode growth <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713494,00.html" target="_blank">Iraq wants Israel to pay for bombing reactor</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084405.html">U.S. puts October deadline on Iran talks</a> J'lem receives confidential report stating special envoy Ross setting deadline for U.S. policy change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084660.html">'Obama's peace plan: Muslim world must recognize Israel'</a>Jordan king describes new U.S. plan to Times of London, calls Netanyahu-Obama meet a critical juncture.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084657.html">Akiva Eldar / Obama is changing the rules of Mideast pressure</a> Like a spoiled child, Israel is in no rush to willingly surrender real estate it has held for decades<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084656.html">Amira Hass / Israel knows that peace just doesn't pay</a> Successive cabinets understood that peace with Palestinians could seriously damage national interests</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084570.html">'80% of prisoners in Palestinian jails being held without trial'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084400.html">Alongside talks, Obama renews sanctions against Syria </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083978.html">ANALYSIS / Netanyahu is beginning to look worried</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084455.html">Report: Syria criticizes renewal of U.S. sanctions </a>Syrian state-run paper calls on U.S. to 'get rid of foolish policies and replace them with openness.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084468.html">Netanyahu: Israel must ease restrictions on Palestinians </a>Prime Minister tells cabinet economic relief for West Bank residents not a substitute for diplomatic efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084419.html">Zvi Bar'el / Easing Gazans' plight is political necessity for Israel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084402.html">Israel has secret plan to thwart division of Jerusalem </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084417.html">Shlomo Avineri / The pope and the Palestinian Nakba</a>While the finest Israeli writers confront the moral challenge of upholding the justice of the Zionist enterprise while understanding the Palestinians' pain and rights, we hear no comparable moral voice on the other side.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084418.html">Gideon Levy / We deserve to know what the IDF did in our name in Gaza</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">But let's assume Amnesty is lying, Human Rights Watch is fabricating, B'Tselem is embellishing, the UN is anti-Israel and the media is full of hatred against us - isn't there enough in the IDF's own figures to shake us to the core?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084458.html">'No Jews' policy employed at Austria hotel </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084586.html">Tsunami in a test tube</a> The importance that Obama places in moving toward that difficult goal of a nuclear weapons-free world provides Israel with a rare opportunity for launching a unilateral, nonbinding initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084443.html">Facebook founder's roommate recounts creation of Internet giant </a>Arie Hasit, who immigrated to Israel two years ago, roomed with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084416.html">What we must insist on</a> The Palestinians are right when they say the diplomatic custom is to recognize a country, not its regime. Of course, our situation is more complex.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084573.html">Mubarak to urge Netanyahu: Relaunch talks with Palestinians </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:1.5pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./051109f_dosyalar/image001.png" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/051109f_dosyalar/image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1026" border="0" height="1" width="2" /><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>Palestinians, Iran and Hezbollah cell captured in Egypt to top Netanyahu-Mubarak agenda in Sharm.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773221488&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran to procure Chinese defense system</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After failing to buy the S-300 from Russia, Teheran will reportedly turn to Beijing. (The Media Line)<b><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719493923&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">With Obama and Netanyahu, it's the trust that counts </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ HERB KEINON,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773214057&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">India to finally receive Phalcon AWACS </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494796&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The rupture </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ DAVID HOROVITZ,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494789&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Obama's green light to attack Iran </a><span class="bottomline">[ CAROLINE GLICK<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773223064&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">How Ahmadinejad helped Israel </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By RASOOL NAFISI</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> His anti-Israel angst reflects more than political calculations, and may require psychological analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/so_what_s_obama_s" target="_blank" title="A week ago - when AIPAC supporters were shocked to report that they were told by Rahm Emanuel that ">So, what's Obama's position on linkage? by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773222874&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Iran boosts need for 2-state solution'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NSC chief tells ABC that US agrees that Teheran's nuclear ambitions pose "existential threat" to Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773222943&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Blair: We've reached 'moment of truth'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Quartet's envoy tells 'Post' why choices facing region might now prompt progress toward reconciliation.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773221309&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Syrian state-run paper criticizes renewal of US sanctions</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Front-page 'Tishrin' editorial urges Obama to abandon "foolish policies," says Damascus hopeful US will not cave in to Israeli pressures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773224180&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">An open message to the pope </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By RABBI SHEAR YASHUV COHEN</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> I hope you reiterate the theological principle that Jews needn't convert to merit redemption.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713687,00.html">'2-states will help on Iran' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713687,00.html"><span style="color: black;">US ratchets up pressure on new Israeli government ahead of PM Netanyahu's visit as National Security Advisor says Israel should work towards advancing talks with Palestinians if it is worried about nuclear threat from Tehran </span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713419,00.html">Our enemies’ mistakes/ Bechor</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Guy Bechor says this was good year for Israel, as our enemies made series of mistakes</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713083,00.html">Iran-Israel linkage harmful </a><span class="text16g"><b>Illogical linkage makes anti-Iran campaign a hostage in hands of Palestinian terrorists</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712830,00.html">9 tips for the road </a><span style=""> </span><span class="text16g"><b>Eitan Haber offers Prime Minister Netanyahu some words of advice before trip to America<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713561,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Disrespecting other faiths </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713561,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Pope Benedict XVI holds negative, divisive views regarding other religions, writes MK Horowitz</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713650,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'Iran doesn't speak for us' </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713650,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Abbas distances himself from Ahmadinejad's anti-West rhetoric ahead of meeting with Obama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3713483,00.html">PM vows Israel won't leave Golan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124182437320102371.html">The Power of the First Impression</a> - Elliott Abrams, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198933869004507.html">How Obama's America Might Threaten Israel </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Norman Podhoretz From Commentary:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Determined fecklessness on Iran could lead to nuclear war.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/the_israeli_nuke_kerfuffle">Is Obama calling out Israel's nuclear program?</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/iran-and-the-bomb-israels-analogies/comment-page-1/#comment-2073" title="The road to understanding current international problems is paved with doubtful and sometimes dangerously misleading analogies. ">Comment on Iran and the bomb: Israel’s analogies by Walter Laqueur</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/09/israel-middle-east-max-hastings"><b>The Paradox of Israel's Pursuit of Might</b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Max Hastings</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124195075279204261.html">Pope to Take 'Prudent' Approach With Israel </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Israel on Monday, shouldering 2,000 years of often-rocky ties between Catholics and Jews<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103993050&ft=1&f=1004" title="Some experts believe Washington and Jerusalem may be headed toward a clash over how to restart negotiations on Palestinian statehood.» E-Mail This » Add to De ">In U.S., A Change In Tone On Israel</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05092009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dont_blame_israel_168418.htm">Don't Blame Israel</a> - Alan M. Dershowitz, <em>New York Post</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1897071,00.html">Hamas Claims U.S., E.U. Are Reaching Out</a> - Marc Perelman, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090508_israel_lebanon_indications_possible_conflict">Israel, Lebanon: Indications of Possible Conflict</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A reduction in the U.N. force monitoring southern Lebanon hints at possible Israeli preparations for a rematch with Hezbollah.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090511/OPINION/705109942/1080">New pressures for Netanyahu will lead to the same old manoeuvres</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">James Zogby </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The Obama administration has made clear its intention to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/israel-expansion-east-jerusalem">Israel 'extends East Jerusalem control'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peace groups say government's secret plans with settler groups could prevent two-state solution <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=f470f8e7-49ae-4eb1-a8ac-1a2326ae9c9f">Gaza's Real Civilian Death Count</a> - Simona Weinglass, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://mondediplo.com/2009/05/04israel">Hostages to Israel's Far Right</a> - J. Algazy & D. Vidal, Le Monde Diplomatique<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/05/peres.php">Shimon Peres on Iran: Overreaction Is Better than Underreaction</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Interview with Jeffrey Goldberg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE5490YF20090510" target="_blank">FACTBOX - Main issues in Middle East peace process</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1037761.html" target="_blank">'Do as I Say Not as I -- Never Mind'</a> BY: Uri Dromi | Miami Herald </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's foreign minister, has raised some concerns because of his hawkish positions and blunt language. However, European foreign ministers who met him this week were happily surprised by his pragmatism<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://sandbox.blog-city.com/linkblog/jump/?i=510052" target="_blank" title="...">The War to Begin All Wars [review of Benny Morris] by Gershom Gorenberg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16253.htm" target="_self">Report: Syria, Iran Set Conditions For Support Of Hamas, Islamic Jihad</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With nationalist demagogues rising to power in both <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090327/REVIEW/384079579/1008/">India and Israel</a>, Pankaj Mishra examines their parallel histories.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090504/the-sadness-arab-censorship">Arab World Needs to Stop Banning Books and Movies about Jews</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - H.D.S. Greenway<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8043113.stm">Pope Benedict starts Israel visit</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict, on a tour of the Holy Land, travels to Jerusalem amid tension between the Israeli government and the Vatican<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p06s01-wome.html">Stability lets Basra, a city of poets, return to its roots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In the southern Iraqi city, poetry and music have returned since Iraqi forces wrested control from Shiite extremists last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p09s02-coop.html">Islam and democracy can – and do – coexist</a> Just look at successes in Indonesia and Turkey.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s01-wosc.html">Pakistani Taliban under pressure from tribal rival </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A escalating feud could distract Baitullah Mehsud and his 10,000-plus men from fighting Western forces in Afghanistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p12s01-wome.html">Pope embarks on Mideast fence-mending trip</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">His pilgrimage this week is also a chance to reassure Jews and Muslims about Vatican views.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p09s01-coop.html">Cut hours, not employees</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In some ways, reduced time can enrich our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0508/p88s01-comv.html">Obama passes the stress test, too</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">His economic team forces a transparency on troubled banks that needs to be permanent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s07-woap.html">China quake: From rubble, civil society builds </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Volunteerism stands strong one year later – and has even won support from local authorities normally wary of grass-roots movements. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p02s01-usfp.html">Pakistan's <i>sharia</i> cease-fire: I knew it wouldn't work, Zardari says </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Political and military leaders in the region try to look to the positive as Taliban fighters entrench in Pakistan's Swat Valley. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/10/us-tries-tries-again-to-revive-north-korean-talks/">US tries, tries again to revive North Korean talks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">US envoy Stephen Bosworth is visiting Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo, after Pyongyang rejected six-party dialogue and threatened to test another nuclear bomb. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/world/asia/10pstan.html?ref=world">From Air and Ground, Pakistan Strikes Back at Taliban</a> - Andrew Kannapell, <em>New York Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124180237216101373.html">Pakistan Again Faces a Test It Has Often Failed Before</a> - Matthew Rosenberg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1068">From Strategy to Implementation: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship</a> [May 6, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090510_geopolitical_diary_u_s_limitations_afghanistan">Geopolitical Diary: U.S. Limitations in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The situation in Afghanistan is not presenting the United States with any good options for getting the Taliban to the negotiating table<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/08/AR2009050802947.html">An 'Afpak' About-Face For Obama</a> - Jackson Diehl, <em>Washington Post</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/pakistan-mingora-taliban-swat-fortress">Inside the Taliban's besieged Swat fortress as battle rages</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus10-2009may10,0,3733423.column">Obama's Big Bet on Pakistan</a> - Doyle McManus, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> opinion. The United States has just acquired a new client state -- one with 170 million people, nuclear weapons, an Islamist insurgency and Osama bin Laden. And that's the good news.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902518.html?hpid=topnews">Taliban-Style Justice Stirs Growing Anger</a> - Pamela Constable, <em>Washington Post</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-taliban10-2009may10,0,127699.story">Confusion Over Taliban Muddies the Issues in Pakistan</a> - Mark Magnier, <em>Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon; font-weight: normal;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241773221488&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran to procure Chinese defense system</a> After failing to buy the S-300 from Russia, Teheran will reportedly turn to Beijing. (The Media Line)<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19366/&cid=0&ei=IZYHSomIA6HSjAfpva3SDA&usg=AFQjCNFygKlBO_-QyzBEh-jmbtcU43uoHg" title="India's Role in Democracy PromotionCouncil on Foreign Relations, NYIn a ma ">India's Role in Democracy Promotion - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KE09Cb01.html"><span style="color: black;">China stirs a</span><span style="color: black;"><br /> </span><span style="color: black;">pot of gold</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> China's strengthening of its gold reserves still leaves those holdings as a very small fraction of both its total monetary reserves and US holdings of the precious metal. It nevertheless points to a strategic trend that other surplus nations can be expected to follow. The biggest winners will trade their dollars for gold before there's a rush for the door. - <b>John Brown</b><em><o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:4.5pt;height:4.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:3.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./051109f_dosyalar/image003.gif" href="http://antiwar.com/blkbullet1.GIF"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/051109f_dosyalar/image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1025" border="0" height="6" vspace="5" width="6" /><!--[endif]--><a href="http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/10/pakistani-president-believes-osama-bin-laden-is-dead/">Pakistani President: Osama bin Laden Is Dead</a><em><o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Views&id=d0546851-d0fe-455f-b7b7-074bda1d3e89&Headline=Another+coalition%3f+No%2c+thank+you">Coalition Gov't in India? No Thanks</a> - Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195702">Where Pakistan Is Winning</a> - Haider Ali Hussein Mullick, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/north_koreas_cries_for_attenti.html">North Korea's Cries for Attention</a> - Joel Brinkley, Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KE09Dg01.html">North Korea Not Coming to Party</a> - Donald Kirk, Asia Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-komireddi8-2009may08,0,7360957.story">Pakistan On the Precipice</a> - Kapil Komireddi, Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/from_the_eyes_of_pakistanis.html">From the Eyes of Pakistanis</a> - Saif Qarni, RealClearWorld<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124171815664996913.html">Indian Communist Chic</a> - Siddharth Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090509a1.html">Let China Launch Its Carrier</a> - Tetsuo Kotani, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/08/talking_with_the_taliban">Time to talk to the Taliban?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:4.5pt;height:4.5pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./051109f_dosyalar/image003.gif" href="http://antiwar.com/blkbullet1.GIF"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/051109f_dosyalar/image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1033" border="0" height="6" width="6" /><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/10/us-dismisses-demand-to-stop-afghan-air-strikes/"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">US Dismisses Karzai Demand to Halt Air Strikes</span></i></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5304309/Pakistan-army-ready-for-house-house-combat-with-Taliban.html">Pakistan ready for combat</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Army prepares for house-to-house combat with Taliban in Swat Valley<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/08/karzai-jockeys-to-stay-in-power/" target="_blank">Karzai Jockeys to Stay in Power</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">He might not be the Obama administration's preferred candidate, but President Hamid Karzai looks poised to win another term in office that will test both his relationship with Washington and his ability to lead a fractured country<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/10/obamas-vietnam-7747776/">Obama's Vietnam?</a> - <em>Washington Times</em> editorial.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-president-zardaris-gamble-1682666.html">Leading article: President Zardari's gamble</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-warlords-casting-a-shadow-over-afghanistan-1682660.html">Karzai's warlords</a> They are brutal, bloodthirsty – and becoming increasingly influential in Afghan politics.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-faces-biggest-human-flood-since-1947-1682309.html">Pakistan faces biggest human flood since 1947</a> Half a million people are being displaced by Pakistan's military operations against the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-who-killed-120-civilians-the-us-says-its-not-a-story-1682310.html">Patrick Cockburn: Who killed 120 civilians? The US says it's not a story</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/196253">Moving Beyond Gut-Check Diplomacy</a> - Eleanor Clift, <em>Newsweek</em> opinion. Pakistan could be the source of the biggest nuclear crisis to face an American president since the Cold War.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s01-wosc.html">Pakistani Taliban under pressure from tribal rival </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A escalating feud could distract Baitullah Mehsud and his 10,000-plus men from fighting Western forces in Afghanistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4918">Is It Too Late to Help Pakistan?</a> BY ROBERT HADDICK<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11intel.html?_r=1&ref=global-home">Shaky Pakistan Is Seen as a Target of Plots by al-Qaeda</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0510/p06s07-woap.html">China quake: From rubble, civil society builds </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Volunteerism stands strong one year later – and has even won support from local authorities normally wary of grass-roots movements. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67873.html">Pakistan army lets refugees flee Swat battle, and camps fill</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At least 250,000 people have registered as refugees since Pakistan's army began an offensive four days ago to retake the district of Swat from the Taliban. The lifting of a curfew in Swat for a few hours Sunday set off a surge of refugees to the city of Mardan, some coming on foot, others in cars, tractor trolleys and donkey carts. Officials say it's possible as 700,000 people will flee the violence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/10/petraeus-al-qaeda-longer-operating-afghanistan" target="_self">Petraeus: Al Qaeda No Longer Operating in Afghanistan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Gen. David Petraeus says affiliated organizations still have “enclaves and sanctuaries” in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6065" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Pakistan hangs back from major Swat offensive, talks secretly to Taliban </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/5296515/China-overtakes-the-US-as-Brazils-largest-trading-partner.html"><span style="">China overtakes the USA as Brazil's largest trading partner...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124196376624004275.html">U.S. Rejects Calls to End Air Strikes </a>The conflict over U.S. air strikes comes as Obama seeks to launch a counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan, and could hobble cooperation to rein in the Taliban.</span><tt><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></tt></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-komireddi8-2009may08,0,7360957.story" target="_self" title="Pakistan on the precipice">Pakistan on the precipice</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Kapil Komireddi <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistanis must act to save their country. But Washington also must help safeguard its nuclear arsenal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f5cac22-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Opinion: The allies fight the ‘wrong’ war in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western forces find themselves engaged in an ill-defined campaign to stabilise Afghan tribal society, while being unable to use troops across the border, writes <span class="bodystrong">Max Hastings</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124180237216101373.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Pakistan Again Squares Off Against Taliban in Swat</a> - Matthew Rosenberg, Rehmat Mehsud and Zahid Hussain, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8042642.stm">US to review Afghan air strikes</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A top US general orders a probe into the use of air strikes in Afghanistan, following protests about civilian casualties. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5305508/US-denies-using-white-phosphorus-in-Afghan-strikes.html">US denies using white phosphorus in Afghan strikes</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The United States has said it will not halt air strikes in Afghanistan as demanded by President Hamid Karzai after civilian deaths, and it denied using burning phosphorus in the attacks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/trudy_rubin/20090510_Worldview__Hearts_and_minds_in_Afghanistan.html">Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan</a> - Trudy Rubin, <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.ifpa.org/pdf/RealignPriorities.pdf">Realigning Priorities: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Future of Extended Deterrence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704035.html" target="_blank">In Reprisal, India Probes U.S. Trade Barriers</a> BY: Rama Lakshmi | The Washington Post </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">India has begun a tit-for-tat study on the barriers its exporters face in the United States, part of an effort to aggressively counter an American investigation into Indian trade hurdles</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Pakistani_Public_Opinion_Swings_Against_The_Taliban/1624368.html">Pakistani Public Opinion Swings Against The Taliban</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As the Pakistani military prepares to fight a decisive battle against the Taliban in the western Swat Valley, the public mood in Pakistan has visibly turned against the Taliban. Analysts maintain that the change in public perceptions might prove crucial in denying the extremists public support and mobilizing the state to confront them head-on instead of trying to contain and appease them through peace agreements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9330" title="Real Bridge to Nowhere; China's Foiled North Korea Strategy">Real Bridge to Nowhere; China's Foiled North Korea Strategy</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">USIP </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A 37-page US working paper examining the complexities of Chinese-North Korean relations, taking into account the perspective of China’s border areas, a vital aspect of China’s relationship with the Korean peninsula that is often overlooked.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With nationalist demagogues rising to power in both <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090327/REVIEW/384079579/1008/">India and Israel</a>, Pankaj Mishra examines their parallel histories.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/world/asia/11coal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">China Emerges as a Leader in Cleaner Coal Technology</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12349" target="_blank" title="Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal makes its success against the Taliban insurgents critical for world security">Pakistan, Taliban and Global Security – Part I</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a234e056-3d89-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Wolfgang Münchau: Like a fish, Europe is rotting from the head</a> There is nothing in European politics that stinks more than the apparent inevitability of another five-year term for the Portuguese president of the Commission, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/wolfgangmunchau" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Wolfgang Munchau">Wolfgang Münchau</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33807e10-3c06-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Threat to German welfare system</a>Germany’s generous welfare system could collapse as early as this year because of the economic crisis and misguided confidence-boosting measures by the government<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198687030304449.html">Europe Betrays Its Mission in Prague </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Borut Grgic </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Its eastern partnership plan is just seven pages of ramble. <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9321" title="The Securitisation of Islam in Europe">The Securitisation of Islam in Europe</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CEPS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 17-page research paper summarises the main hypotheses and results of the research on the securitisation of Islam. It presents recommendations to facilitate the greater inclusion of Muslims within European public spheres</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43acadba-3db7-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">German parties widen political gap</a> Chances run high that a grand coalition of the country’s two main parties could again take government after September’s election as two smaller parties rule out alternative tie-ups<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Centre for European Reform</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cer.org.uk/pdf/bn_spain_may09.pdf">Will Spain Remain a Small Country?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9318" title="Synergies vs. Spheres of Influence in the Pan-European Space">Synergies vs. Spheres of Influence in the Pan-European Space</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CEPS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 104-page report investigates whether and how the European Union, in its policies towards Russia, the Eastern partner countries and Central Asia, might build stronger common programmes and projects across these three political ‘spaces’ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/publications/booklets/equality/">Women in European politics - time for action</a><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: European Commission: Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/publications/booklets/equality/pdf/ke8109543_en.pdf">Full Document</a> (PDF; 2 MB) At European level, the members of the European Parliament comprise 31% women and 69% men. This is a better balance than in national parliaments but progress towards gender equality has stagnated and there has been little change since the 1999 elections. The 2009 elections represent an opportunity to take the next step forwards. In national parliaments across the European Union, slightly less than one in four members of parliament are women (24%). Sweden, the Netherlands and Finland are the only EU countries with more than 40% women in parliament.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/633c34c4-3da4-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Services sector starts to feel more confident</a> Service sector companies in European and emerging markets have recovered much of the confidence lost as the global recession took its toll, providing another sign of green shoots <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9328" title="NATO-Azerbaijan: Assessing the Past, Looking Into the Future">NATO-Azerbaijan: Assessing the Past, Looking Into the Future</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">ADA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This Azerbaijani article assesses the current level of partnership achieved between Azerbaijan and NATO <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5301009/A-look-in-the-EUs-unbalanced-books.html">A Look in the EU's Unbalanced Books</a> - Christopher Booker, Daily Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/ee61802e-3c03-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Where Is Italy Headed?</a> - John Lloyd, Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/10/silvio-berlusconi-italy-immigrants-libya">Berlusconi rejects 'multi-ethnic' Italy</a> PM denies claims Italy violated international law when navy returned more than 200 'boat people' to Libya <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8036685.stm">Historic role</a><span style=""> </span>How Hungary cut a hole in the iron curtain, in 1989 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFR Meeting <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,6695,gb96,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Transcript</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,d7e,8jyo,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,5cr,99e1,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Video</a>: U.S. policy toward Russia, with <strong>Graham Allison</strong>, <strong>Maurice Greenberg</strong>, <strong>Gary Hart</strong>, <strong>Dimitri Simes</strong>, and <strong>Peter Osnos<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,gut1,l0sl,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Testimony</a> by <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16kiy,qiu,9smw,hm18,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Stephen Sestanovich</span></strong></a> on prospects for engagement with Russia before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090507_geopolitical_diary_russia_shift_relations_washington_and_warsaw/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: Russia's Shifting Relations with Washington and Warsaw</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/376973.htm" target="_blank">4 F's for the 4 I's</a> BY: Vladislav Inozemtsev | The Moscow Times </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Dmitry Medvedev came to power promoting the doctrine of "Four I's" -- that is, to develop the country's institutions, infrastructure, innovation and investment. But he was hostage to a system that had been created over the preceding eight years by his mentor, former President Vladimir Putin.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2bd8acd3958f3504b0e198ea61d1c3d0.a1&show_article=1" target="_self">Russia warns foes in Soviet-style show of might</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> … Russia on Saturday sternly warned its foes not to dare attempt any aggression against the country, as it put on a Soviet-style show of military might in Red Square including nuclear capable missiles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6249016.ece">Moscow show of strength hides military weakness </a>Parade intended to symbolise the return of Russian might, but it cannot mask the dismal state of the armed forces<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3edbc88-3c17-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Icy winds threaten US-Russia thaw</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nato exercises and spying case hit détente<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124201434584605885.html">Georgia President to Meet Protesters </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mikheil Saakashvili will meet opposition leaders to try to break a monthlong political deadlock.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/10/AR2009051001960.html">Human Rights Work in Putin and Medvedev's Russia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Fred Hiatt, Page A17<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama must remember the cause of human rights in Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050809c.shtml">Azerbaijan: Diaspora Organization Tries to Counter Armenian-American Influence in Washington</a><br /> A new front has opened in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict and it is centered in Washington, DC. Frustrated by the effectiveness of Armenian-American advocacy groups to shape debates in the United States, Baku is now looking to its diaspora for a little public-relations support<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,623453,00.html" target="_blank">A Czar in Chains</a> BY: Benjamin Bidder | Der Spiegel </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">One year after taking office, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's track record has been less than impressive. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin still pulls the strings of power while his former protégé struggles unsuccessfully to free himself.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050809a.shtml">Central Asia and Caucasus: Terrorist Threat on Rise in Ferghana Valley - US State Department</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY JOSHUA KUCERA</span><br /> The threat posed by Islamic militant groups in Central Asia, especially in the Kyrgyz and Tajik portions of the Ferghana Valley, appears to be growing, according to the US State Department’s recently released annual report on terrorism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6262080.ece">King’s ultimatum: peace now or war next year</a> Jordan’s King Abdullah emerges as key player in President Obama’s hugely ambitious peace plan for the Middle East <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6260385.ece">TRANSCRIPT: 'A 57-state solution... or war' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jordan is leading a peace initiative that could finally break the deadlock in the Middle East, King Abdullah tells The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6261546.ece">Time for a Deal</a> The Arabs and the Americans must seize a rare chance for Middle East peace<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6261843.ece">Obama aims high on his first Arab visit</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6261998.ece">Obama: 'It is time for Middle East progress' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The American President regards his early peak of global popularity as offering the opportunity to revive the peace process<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6261925.ece">Netanyahu’s ‘make or break’ peace meeting </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">King Abdullah of Jordan says that a failure by Obama to find a solution to the Middle East conflict would point to another war<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6256702.ece">Gordon Brown set for election wipeout</a> Analysis shows that Gordon Brown is heading for a humiliating third place in next month’s local elections<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6256675.ece">Karzai in move to share power with warlord</a> Extremist on America's list of most-wanted terrorists is to hold talks with the Afghan government in coming weeks<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6256650.ece">Israel fears Jewish attack on ‘Hitler Youth’ Pope</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Security is stepped up for the controversial Benedict XVI's visit to the Middle East amid worries over reprisals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6249016.ece">Moscow show of strength hides military weakness </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Parade intended to symbolise the return of Russian might, but it cannot mask the dismal state of the armed forces<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6261262.ece">China and us – a cultural revolution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Britain is their largest European investor. Today's summit will develop this vital relationship<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Alistair Darling</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/article6261263.ece">Damage limitation is Labour’s only option</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This Parliament is exhausted. We need new MPs, a new Speaker and a new Prime Minister<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/">William Rees-Mogg</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6260266.ece">Thousands flee Taleban battle zone </a>Civilians streamed out of the Swat Valley in Pakistan after Government lifts curfew but aid workers warn over relief camps<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6251886.ece">Timing of attack on Taleban is no accident </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Pakistan Army's assault on the militants seems designed to coincide with President Zardari’s visit to Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6258404.ece">CIA terror suspects 'kept awake for 11 days'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Justice Department memos reveal prisoners shackled to floor dressed in nappies and deprived of sleep for up to 11 days<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6260632.ece">Pope pleads for Middle East Christians</a> Pope Benedict XVI called for Christians to be better protected in the Middle East as he addressed a crowd of 20,000 in Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stelzer </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article6257175.ece">Much of the news of late has been a lot cheerier than the reports that descended on us only a few months ago </a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTGLOBALMONITOR/EXTGLOMONREP2009/0,,contentMDK:22141578%7EmenuPK:5924426%7EpagePK:64168445%7EpiPK:64168309%7EtheSitePK:5924405,00.html">Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: World Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/194f533a-3d8d-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Taboo broken in US Middle East offensive</a> <span style="color: black;">A period of high-level diplomacy on the Middle East opens in New York on Monday, promising further insights into an emerging strategy from Barack Obama’s administration that is already raising concerns among Israel’s supporters</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e006738-3d89-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">An assured Assad</a> <span style="color: black;">Syria: As Barack Obama’s new Middle East policy offers the country a way out of isolation, Damascus is in danger of a miscalculation that could cost it political influence</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50f701a4-3d90-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Talk to Russia, remember Georgia</a> The real test of the Obama approach to Russia will come in how the US responds to Moscow’s claims for primacy in its ‘near abroad’, the former Soviet Union <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e3b972fc-3aa6-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">How panic gripped the world’s biggest banks</a> In the second extract from her new book, <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gilliantett" target="_blank">Gillian Tett</a> reveals how the accumulation of mortgage-backed securities proved to be super-toxic and spoiled the banking binge<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a234e056-3d89-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Like a fish, Europe is rotting from the head</a> Wolfgang Münchau on a weak response to the crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d75e86a-3b5c-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">US joblessness hits 25-year high</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US unemployment climbed to 8.9 per cent in April, its highest level in a quarter of a century, as the economy shed more than half a million jobs, official figures showed<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="3f5cac22-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f5cac22-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The allies fight the ‘wrong’ war in Afghanistan</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Max Hastings on the need to refocus the campaign <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ec26c58a-3d8e-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">A tale of two conflicts with Iraq</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Financial Times</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9eeb3d08-3bfb-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Desperate ‘baby boomers’ return to work</a> The impending retirement of America’s 78m-strong “baby boomer” generation has caused consternation among policymakers for years. Now the “silver tsunami” may be on hold <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bdeb234-3d90-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Shareholder duties</a> Stronger action against the perverse incentives for risk-taking by bankers could have saved shareholders money – and made financial sector collapse less likely<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46b721a6-3d90-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">Kindling the news</a> One of the media industry’s best hopes lies in that clutter of gadgets that is starting to litter your coffee table and weigh down your handbag <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3edbc88-3c17-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html">Icy winds threaten US-Russia thaw</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Relations have gone awry between the two powers because Russia expelled two Canadian diplomats from Nato’s mission in Moscow while the alliance went ahead with a long-planned military exercise in Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="dfbd55ea-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfbd55ea-3d8c-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amid economic rubble, Shangkong will rise</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Jeffrey Garten on a Shanghai-Hong Kong partnership <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="650dc50c-3bfa-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/650dc50c-3bfa-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new hunger for headlines</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Christopher Caldwell on hunger strike tactics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/636d553e-3d8d-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">America’s classroom equality battle</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fixing US education means firing the worst teachers and shutting the worst schools, but in many parts of the country sacking a teacher, however incompetent, is next to impossible. Will Mr Obama dare to face down this powerful Democratic party constituency, asks <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook">Clive Crook</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-taliban10-2009may10,0,127699.story">Confusion over Taliban muddies the issues in Pakistan</a> Are fighters religious zealots, thugs or revolutionaries? The perceptions of the public, leaders and U.S. are at odds, but the overriding sentiment in Pakistan is that 'America created this problem.' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-economy11-2009may11,0,6735436.story">Economic downturn finally hits Iraq</a> Many thought Iraq, with its unsophisticated banking and high oil revenues, would be unaffected. But with oil prices and consumer spending down, the economy is stalling.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate10-2009may10,0,1512131.story">Memos shed light on CIA's use of sleep deprivation</a> Many see it as more effective and less objectionable than other methods, but memos show it's no picnic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-edwards10-2009may10,0,2427294.story" target="_self" title="The nation needs a better GOP">The nation needs a better GOP</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Mickey Edwards <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Republicans have to put a leash on attack-dog tactics and engage in a constructive manner to deal with serious problems facing the country<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-mass11-2009may11,0,7533334.story">Pope encourages Christians in Middle East to persevere</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benedict XVI, closing a visit to Jordan, holds Mass for 20,000 before heading to Israel and the West Bank.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-egypt9-2009may09,0,4677402.story">Obama chooses Egypt for address to Muslims</a> The president's promised speech to Muslims worldwide will be June 4 during a multinational trip<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-la-fg-pope-mideast10-2009may10,0,6091532.story">Pope calls for cooperation between Christians and Muslims</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict XVI, speaking at a mosque in Amman, Jordan, also expresses concern about the discrimination that he says Christians and others face in Islamic nations such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-pelosi-iraq11-2009may11,0,6843512.story">Pelosi visits Iraq, discusses economy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BAGHDAD — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a surprise one-day visit to Baghdad today and discussed U.S.-Iraqi economic relations with the prime minister, the government spokesman said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-cheney-limbaugh11-2009may11,0,6685850.story">Cheney backs Limbaugh for GOP future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/09/full-video-obamas-white-h_n_201264.html">Full Video: Obama's White House Correspondents Dinner Speech</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5301078/Barack-Obamas-rich-supporters-fear-his-tax-plans-show-hes-a-class-warrior.html" target="_self">Barack Obama's rich supporters fear his tax plans show he's a class warrior</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/08/huckabee-warns-gop-could-become-irrelevant/" target="_self">Huckabee warns GOP could become ‘irrelevant’</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124199822823204897.html">Republicans and the 'Public Option'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/05/is_the_conserva.html" target="_blank">Is the Conservative Movement Losing Steam? Posner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/05/the_serious_con.html" target="_blank">The Serious Conflict in the Modern Conservative Movement-Becker</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-edwards10-2009may10,0,2427294.story" target="_self" title="The nation needs a better GOP">The nation needs a better GOP</a> By Mickey Edwards <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Republicans have to put a leash on attack-dog tactics and engage in a constructive manner to deal with serious problems facing the country<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-winograd-hais10-2009may10,0,7848392.story" target="_self" title="The Republican Party ignores young 'millennials' at its peril">The Republican Party ignores young 'millennials' at its peril</a> The new generation of voters is unified, committed and, for the foreseeable future, overwhelmingly...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-language11-2009may11,0,6774375.story">Buzzwords: Rephrasing Obama's lexicon</a> Scratch "cap and trade" and "global warming," Democratic pollsters tell Obama. They're ineffective. Republicans are also rethinking how to use words to their advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-viguerie10-2009may10,0,6986091.story" target="_self" title="What Republicans need is a mutiny">What Republicans need is a mutiny</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Richard A. Viguerie <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The party establishment is out to sea, so conservatives need to start rocking the boat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/10/cheney-says-obama-endangers-nation/" target="_self">Cheney: Obama endangers the nation</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=77d809f5fd50b58f95843c34b06139f5" target="_blank" title="During budget hearings, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will face critics who say his plan would render America unprepared for traditional war.">Gates’s Plan to Shift Military Spending Faces Skepticism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/socialstudies.php">The Torture Trials Of 2010</a> - Jonathan Rauch, National Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1896604,00.html">How the Republicans Can Come Back</a> - Joe Scarborough, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Frank Newport / <a href="http://www.gallup.com/" target="_self">Gallup</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/118285/Democrats-Best-Among-Generation-Baby-Boomers.aspx?CSTS=alert" target="_self">Democrats Do Best Among Generation Y and Baby Boomers</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/09/AR2009050902802.html" target="_self">Obama Delivers the Zingers at Journalists' Dinner</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/10/guests_natl_sec_advisor_jones_sen_mccain_96431.html">Guests: Nat'l Sec. Advisor Jones, Sen. McCain</a> - This Week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67868.html">Will Congress keep paying for these two wars?</a>The debate over how — and how long — the United States should fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan returns to Washington's political stage this week as a wary Congress begins considering new funding for the conflicts. The House of Representatives is scheduled to spar over a $96.7 billion plan to pay this year's costs for the wars and flu prevention strategies, with final passage likely by the end of the week. The Senate Appropriations Committee plans to write its version on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.apsanet.org/content_64443.cfm">Why Policy Changes During Obama Presidency Will Be More Significant than During Clinton, Reagan Administrations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: PS: Political Science & Politics (via American Political Science Association)<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obsessive Housing Disorder</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. Nearly a century of Washington’s efforts to promote home ownership has produced one calamity after another... <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_2_homeownership.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5304309/Pakistan-army-ready-for-house-house-combat-with-Taliban.html">Pakistan army ready for house-house combat with Taliban</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Pakistani military has prepared for house-to-house combat to flush the Taliban from its urban strongholds in the Swat Valley. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/georgepitcher/5304596/The-Pope-brings-the-Truth-to-the-Middle-East---not-a-peace-plan.html">The Pope brings the Truth - not a peace plan</a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">George Pitcher</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> says that critics of Pope Benedict have the wrong idea about his role in the modern world.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="eyebrow"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span>Exclusive Interview <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/david-cameron-ill-pull-the-plug-on-brown-1682306.html">David Cameron: I'll pull plug on Brown</a> He's miles ahead in the polls and next year Cameron can expect to be PM. Except that he knows he can afford to take nothing for granted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-warlords-casting-a-shadow-over-afghanistan-1682660.html">Karzai's warlords</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">They are brutal, bloodthirsty – and becoming increasingly influential in Afghan politics. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="eyebrow"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="eyebrow"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-faces-biggest-human-flood-since-1947-1682309.html">Pakistan faces biggest human flood since 1947</a> Half a million people are being displaced by Pakistan's military operations against the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-who-killed-120-civilians-the-us-says-its-not-a-story-1682310.html">Patrick Cockburn: Who killed 120 civilians? The US says it's not a story</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-president-zardaris-gamble-1682666.html">Leading article: President Zardari's gamble</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/11/technology/11cybergames.html?ref=todayspaper">Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls</a> In war games at military schools, hackers replace snipers and the only mines are computer viruses</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/241-gavrilis.pdf">A Model for Population-Centered Warfare (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/10/petraeus-al-qaeda-longer-operating-afghanistan" target="_self">Petraeus: Al Qaeda No Longer Operating in Afghanistan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Gen. David Petraeus says affiliated organizations still have “enclaves and sanctuaries” in the country. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Australia Department of Defence</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.defence.gov.au/whitepaper/docs/defence_white_paper_2009.pdf">Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings Institution</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/05_counterinsurgency_ohanlon/05_counterinsurgency_ohanlon.pdf">Assessing Counterinsurgency and Stabilization Missions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Army War College</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/09spring/contents.htm"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Parameters,</span></em> Spring 2009, v. 39, no. 1</a><br /> *“Winning in Afghanistan” by Ali A. Jalali<br /> *“Enhancing the Footprint: Stakeholders in Afghan Reconstruction” by Bas Rietjens, Myriame Bollen, Masood Khalil, and Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi<br /> *“Responsibility and Proportionality in State and Nonstate Wars” by Michael Walzer<br /> *“The End of Proportionality” by Jonathan F. Keiler<br /> *“Russia’s Conventional Armed Forces and the Georgian War” by Roger N. McDermott<br /> * “Deterrence in the Israeli-Iranian Strategic Standoff” by W. Andrew Terrill</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An <a href="http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300140699">excerpt</a> from <i>Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq</i> by Peter R. Mansoor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FPRI <a href="http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/1405.200905.ross.nuclearweaponsintlpolitics.html">The Role of Nuclear Weapons in International Politics: A Strategic Perspective</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American Enterprise Institute (AEI) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.aei.org/docLib/Jihadist%20International.pdf">The Jidahist International: Al Qaeda's Advance in the Levant</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iphones-in-iraq-ndash-the-us-armys-new-weapon-1682655.html">iPhones in Iraq – the US Army's new weapon</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Applications prove invaluable for soldiers on the battlefield<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greg Miller / <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_self">Los Angeles Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate10-2009may10,0,1512131.story" target="_self">Memos shed light on CIA use of sleep deprivation</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Though widely perceived as more effective and less objectionable than other interrogation methods, memos show it's harsher and more controversial than most realize. And it could be brought back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Defense Information (CDI)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cdi.org/pdfs/DM_AprilMayJune.pdf"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">The Defense Monitor</span></em>, v. 38 - April/May/June 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/P.20090507.BudgetRequestBegin/P.20090507.BudgetRequestBegin.pdf">Budget Request Begins Shift Toward Balanced Defense Posture</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/" target="_self">Deutsche Welle</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4238891,00.html" target="_self">Germany says US data on Guantanamo inmates insufficient</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Myglesias / <a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/" target="_self">Matthew Yglesias</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/05/defense-spending-as-a-global-public-good.php" target="_self">Defense Spending as a Global Public Good</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.fpri.org/footnotes/1410.200905.garfinkle.nucleardeterrenceterrorism.html">Does Nuclear Deterrence Apply in the Age of Terrorism?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RAND </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG790.pdf">International Cooperation with Partner Air Forces</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Tough_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/10/uk-government-report-climate-change"><span style="">Climate report calls for tough action</span><span style=""></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Government report recommends radical overhaul of global institutions to combat climate change <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congressional Budget Office (CBO)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> · <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10107&type=1">Potential Impacts of Climate Change in the United States</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Century Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.iai.it/pdf/Quaderni/Quaderni_E_15_selection.pdf">Fighting Off Fatigue: The UN Cornerstone of Antiterrorism Action</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lsr.nellco.org/cornell/lps/clacp/29/">A Value Oriented Legal Theory for Muslim Countries in the 21st Century: A Comparative Study of Both Islamic Law and Common Law Systems</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Cornell Law School Graduate Student Papers Series<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lsr.nellco.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=cornell/lps">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 224 KB)<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/10/music-news-murdoch-free-google">The end of the age of free</a><span style=""> </span>Many of the media's big players - including Rupert Murdoch - are thinking of charging for content <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dfdb2272-3d97-11de-a85e-00144feabdc0.html">US newspapers eye government support</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Congress is looking at handful of ideas to keep the fourth estate ticking over<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/10/rupert-murdoch-internet-media-free-news">Editorial: Is the era of free news over?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An article on solving the <a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=saving-the-honeybee">mystery of the vanishing bees</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fortune</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> goes inside the <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/news/economy/okeefe_bridgewater.fortune/index.htm">world's biggest hedge fund</a>: Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio's intense focus on principles helps him make money in good times and bad — now he's bracing for some very tough times indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3a2dfeb6-3b5e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">The split between scientists and writers</a> CP Snow once said the divide threatened western civilisation. So what has changed?<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2009/05/why_is_google_so_dominant.html" target="_blank">Why Is Google So Dominant?</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">NPR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124198824181404433.html">Evening Standard Says 'Sorry' to Readers </a>As newspapers around the world frantically search for ways to keep readers, The Evening Standard is trying an unusual tactic: apologizing for its past coverage<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=how_do_americans_really_feel_about_god" target="_blank" title="The religious right's era of unquestioning Christianity is over. In fact, Americans have incredibly complex feelings about God and country.">How Do Americans Really Feel About God?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charles Darwin</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> did not invent the idea of evolution, or even the idea that a process of evolution had occurred in the history of life... <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22694">more<b>»</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124199933659205011.html">Copyright Critics Rationalize Theft </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Mark Helprin</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> Writers, composers, designers and other content creators need to fight back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“The emotions you get from listening to Mozart are like the faint glimpses of ultimate reality we get from quantum experiments.” Yeah, <b>in Quantum Theory</b>, <b>anything goes</b>... <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147752556985009.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amis</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, <b>Osborne</b>, <b>Larkin</b>, <b>and Tynan</b>. Blokes with no time for social disciplines: self-assertion and pleasure were what they were after... <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124165387092193901.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <b>end of East Germany</b> was ushered in by massive protests across the land. But opposition to communist rule had started with a whisper... <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,623492,00.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">where are the <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/132773.html">paleo-Schumpeterians</a> when we need them?:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-74366284188155521092009-05-08T10:39:00.002+03:002009-05-08T10:42:20.704+03:00May 08, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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">Hirsh: The Increasingly Uneasy U.S.-Israel Relationship</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719495058&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US denies Israel access to F-35 computer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Exclusive: As dispute on Joint Strike Fighter jet holds up sale, Defense Ministry looks at advanced F-15.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Time </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1896731,00.html" title="">The Old Bibi or A New One?</a> <span class="tocparens"><span style=""> </span></span>Israel's Prime Minister is on his way to Washington with a newfound reputation for pragmatism. We'll see<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703054.html">The Hamas 'Peace' Gambit</a> By Charles Krauthammer,<span style=""> </span>Westerners may be stupid, but Palestinian terrorists are not. Hamas tries to trick the West by disguising perpetual war as two-state peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iie.com/publications/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?id=150">The Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States</a><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Peterson Institute for International Economics + <a href="http://bookstore.petersoninstitute.org/book-store/4327.html">Full Document</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/196025" target="_blank">Train Wreck Ahead?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Newsweek<span style=""> </span></span>Why the U.S. and Israel may be headed for a collision<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083541.html" target="_blank">ANALYSIS / Loss of nuclear monoply - an Israeli nightmare</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ha'aretz<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34115604-3b31-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Diplomacy works, but it cannot defuse every threat</a> Barack Obama has elevated diplomacy and engagement as vital instruments of American power, recognising that legitimacy counts alongside military muscle. The truth, however, is that it may be impossible to eliminate the most serious threats to international security, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ae559d8-3b37-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">All must play a part in fighting climate change</a> US must not act unilaterally, says James Baker <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e14afb6-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Fighting recession in the eurozone</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lending is now constrained by demand and supply. The ECB must keep doing what it can to loosen monetary conditions. But it must also make clear the need to recapitalise banks and stimulate demand further <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0e6e08-3b51-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Ahmadi-Nejad takes to the streets</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In his four years as Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad has made his tours of provincial cities the centrepiece of attempts to portray himself as protector of the Iranian people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c41c3f84-3b36-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">US supports Syria-Israel pact</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington will back peace talks between the two countries as part of its broader solution to the Middle East’s problems amid the Obama administration’s accelerated efforts to engage its traditional foes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f67cd12c-3b23-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Stress tests show $75bn buffer needed</a> Ten banks need more common equity</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174197515699005.html">Give the Afghan Army a Governance Role</a> - Bing West, <em>Wall Street Journal</em> opinon.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090505_geopolitical_diary_case_georgian_deja_vu/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: A Case of Georgian Deja Vu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1896588,00.html">Republicans in Wilderness: Is the Party Over?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">- Michael Grunwald, Tim<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124172137962697121.html"><span style="">Fed Sees Bank Losses </span><span style="color: rgb(9, 61, 114); text-decoration: none;"><br /> </span><span style="">Of Up to $599 Billion </span></a><span style=""> </span>The U.S. said 19 banks could suffer losses of up to $599 billion and ordered 10 of them to raise a combined $74.6 billion in capital.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Senater FRC - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090506p.html">NATO POST-60:<br /> INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES<br /> MOVING FORWARD </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090506a.html">ENGAGING IRAN:<br /> OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67740.html">Glass half empty or full? 10 banks told to raise $75 billion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy<span style=""> </span>Based on government stress tests, the banks that must raise more money are Bank of America, Wells Fargo, GMAC, Citigroup, Regions Financial, SunTrust, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Fifth Third Bancorp and PNC Financial Services. Nine other banks were judged to be healthy. But some analysts noted that if the numbers were off by even a small percentage, much larger amounts of capital would be needed.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67718.html">Pakistan launches full-scale military assault on Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan declared war on its homegrown Islamic extremists Thursday in a dramatic move that could trigger a wider conflagration. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a late-night televised address to the nation, said Pakistan would launch a full-scale offensive against Pakistani Taliban guerrillas who've seized control of the vast Swat valley, which is about 100 miles north of the capital.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Annotated Iraq Study Group Recommendations: What Makes Sense, What Made Sense Then but Doesn't Now, and What Never Made Sense</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.aei.org/scholar/99">Frederick W. Kagan</a>, <a href="http://www.aei.org/article/26299">American Enterprise Institute</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704239.html">Pentagon Budget Devotes More To Afghanistan War Than to Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050702833.html">Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Present U.S. With Strategic Problem</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703538.html">Make the Stress Tests Permanent</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Sebastian Mallaby, Does the government have a duty to test the reactions of banks to future shocks?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Europe's economies</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610767">A new pecking order</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">There has been a change in Europe’s balance of economic power; but don’t expect it to last for long</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">The French model </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610197"><span style="" lang="FR">Vive la différence!</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The French way of doing things looks pretty good—at least in these troubled economic times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6244519.ece">Tony Blair is a step closer to becoming president of the European Council </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08sherjan.html?ref=opinion">Talked to Death</a><span style=""> </span>By HASSINA SHERJAN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The idea of reaching out again to the Taliban, who have repeatedly demanded unacceptable conditions for talks, should be shelved once and for all.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/books/08book.html?scp=6&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="BOOKS OF THE TIMES; The Deciders and How They Decided">BOOKS OF THE TIMES; The Deciders and How They Decided</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/business/08stress.html?ref=todayspaper">Ailing Banks Need $75 Billion, U.S. Says</a><span style=""> </span>After subjecting the biggest U.S. banks to stress tests, regulators ordered 10 to raise more capital and gave the rest a clean bill of health.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/middleeast/08security.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraqi Forces: Rebuilt and Stronger, but Still Stumbling</a><span style=""> </span>A recent series of attacks by insurgents have highlighted shortcomings, large and small, despite billions of dollars in American training and equipment, officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Admits Civilians Died in Afghan Raids</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/europe/08britain.html?ref=todayspaper">Britain’s Unpopular Leader Is Ripe Target in Parliament</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/07/belarus-and-moldova-invited-into-eu-europe-ponders-countering-resurgent-russia/">Belarus and Moldova invited into EU? Europe ponders countering 'resurgent' Russia </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At Prague summit today, EU leaders seek stronger ties with eight former Soviet republics. <b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p09s01-coop.html">Religious bullying is a problem around the world</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Vigilante enforcement of theocratic codes can crop up when a minority group doesn't conform</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/netanyahu-obama-israel">Netanyahu's three-step solution</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Simon Tisdall:</strong> The US expects Israel to participate fully with its Middle East gameplan – but Bibi's counter-offensive is already taking shape<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/gordon-brown-thatcher-blair-election">Brown can lead a rally and win the next election. All he needs is a war</a> <strong>Simon Jenkins:</strong> Forget the revisionist spin. The Falklands conflict rescued Thatcher. History chronicles the power of the beating drum <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/medvedev-russia-president">Medvedev the fake reformer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Luke Harding:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A year has passed since Russia got a new president, but his talk of legal and political reform have still produced no change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/devolution-wales-scotland">Forcing the break-up of Britain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Perryman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Labour's imminent decline means that nationalist sentiments in Scotland and Wales will be given more purpose after 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/afpak-barack-obama-iraq">Obama's fine line in Afpak and Iraq</a> <strong>James Denselow:</strong> Too much or too little US involvement could spell disaster for Obama's approach in countries ridden by internal conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/pakistan-taliban-democrats-army">Pakistan's army needs to choose sides</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Mohsin Hamid:</strong> As the military dithers over whether to support the majority Pakistani democrats – the Taliban gains precious ground<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/pakistan-taliban-myths">Pakistan's worst case scenario</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ray LeMoine:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> By relying on drone aerial attacks, the US is harming its attempts to make progress in volatile areas such as Karachi</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9314" title="EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems">EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Turku School of Economics, Pan European Institute<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">This 212-page Finnish report offers a variety of views on the EU’s gas imports and assesses the various pipeline alternatives proposed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/196007">Recovery? What Economic Recovery?</a> - Kevin Kelly, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Emerging markets and the credit crunch<span style=""> </span></em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610801">Whom can we rely on?</a> Poor countries are not fretting about the boundaries between state and market. Instead, they are debating whether to rely on domestic or foreign demand<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174053175598779.html">A Pacific Warning </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Australia prepares for U.S. decline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lowy Institute <a href="http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1036" title="On Friday 1 May 2009, in his first major foreign policy speech as Opposition Leader and first address to the Lowy Institute, Malcolm Turnbull discussed the challenges and priorities in ">Power balances in Asia: The Coalition perspective</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083976.html">In search of a magic formula</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083992.html">U.S. incorporating Livni's ideas into peace process</a> Livni's proposals include enlisting Arab world in peace process, encouraging normalization with Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084015.html">From 'comfort zone' to 'decision zone'</a> The leaderships in both Jerusalem and Ramallah appear to share one common goal: finding a comfort zone, a place where the peace process can continue ad infinitum, and hard decisions can be avoided.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084011.html">Even a blizzard begins with tiny snowflakes</a> We must take into account that an air attack on Iran, as successful as it may be, would also make our home front a target for large missiles that would hit the big cities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083792.html">U.S.: We are committed to Syrian-Israeli peace deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083978.html">Educating Bibi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083975.html">Lieberman's Italian job</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jerusalem Post <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719496291&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu can be a peacemaker, says Quartet emissary Blair</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In interview with 'Post', former British premier praises PM for focus on improving West Bank economy; says Iran must realize it "can't have nukes."</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9315" title="The Long-Delayed Hope for Fatah’s Rebirth">The Long-Delayed Hope for Fatah’s Rebirth</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><strong><span style="color: black;">CEIP</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">An article assessing the prospects for a Fatah revival<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/behind_the_scenes_of_the_peres_obama_meeting">The inside scoop on the Obama-Peres meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64655/dore-gold-and-shimon-shapira-richard-n-haass-and-martin-indyk/defending-the-golan-heights">Defending the Golan Heights</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Dore Gold and Shimon Shapira (<i>Foreign Affairs</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/text/DefensibleBorders-GolanHeights.pdf">Defensible Borders on the Golan Heights</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland (<i>Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gHV2K5HdiJUn2rks7Aw-YOPz7_rg&ct=ga&cd=JhTwAyGbqks&usg=AFQjCNFwfM94ZI7HK1IbVBLkkvtQjKmfCA" target="_blank">US envoy on new 'constructive' visit to Syria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1896790,00.html" target="_self">Despite US Outreach, Syria Affirms Iran Ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE54631I20090507" target="_blank">Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Iran's presidential race </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611520">How popular is the populist?</a> Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have put his foot in it once too often</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/inside-the-ring-98368565"><span style="">CIA: Iran increases uranium production...</span></a></span></b></tt><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124170213807095837.html">A Method to Obama's Madness? </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By James Taranto </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The administration courts Iran, and Arabs suddenly sound reasonable. <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE08Ak01.html">Iraq on brink of third great mistake</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If Iraq's leaders treat Sunni groups that are being infiltrated by al-Qaeda as potential enemies, it would be one of the most disastrous decisions made since 2003 - it would push the Sunni community back down the path of resistance and insurgency. - <b>W Andrew Terrill</b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16646">Damascus Deporting Mishal is a Good Step</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16646">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101706&categ_id=17">Will the flurry of activity on Middle East peace lead to tangible results?</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3717" target="_blank">Not So Fast: Rethinking America's Decline</a> BY: David Kampf | World Politics Review Have we really reached the end of American hegemony? For those who think so, the signs of America's decline and the rise of emerging powers are everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-afghan8-2009may08,0,3475875.story">In Afghanistan conflict, Pentagon considers structural changes</a> The increase in U.S. troop numbers requires a larger headquarters operation, military experts say. Changes in deployment cycles are also being considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.org/articles/65077/i-m-destler/jonestown"><span style="" lang="EN">Jonestown</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.org/author/i-m-destler"><span style="" lang="EN">I. M. Destler</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration has promised to revamp the National Security Council, but so far it has not delivered.<span style=""> </span><span class="field-content"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.org/articles/65077/i-m-destler/jonestown">Read</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/audio/%7E3/d_EgNI2hYI0/war_of_necessity_war_of_choice_audio.html" target="_blank" title="Listen to CFR President Richard N. Haass discuss his new book, War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars. ">War of Necessity, War of Choice (Audio)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/interview/%7E3/v63iPm2dQ8s/building_trust_among_antitaliban_allies.html" title="Beyond the immediate pledges of support that emerged from the U.S.-Afghan-Pakistan summit, President Barack Obama should convey a ">Building Trust Among Anti-Taliban Allies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(229, 229, 229) rgb(230, 230, 230) rgb(229, 229, 229) rgb(229, 229, 229); border-width: 0.25pt 0.75pt 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 8pt 0cm 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; margin: 0cm 3.75pt 12.75pt 2.25pt; padding: 0cm; line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time </span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1896424,00.html" title="">What Germany Got for Its $2 Trillion</a> To reunify the country, Berlin has spent big over the past two decades. 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what Germany can teach the world about stimulus packages</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h1><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Sabancı Lecture </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/events/2009/0505_sabanci/20090505_sabanci.pdf">Transatlantic Partners: The Challenges of Multilateralism for Europe, Turkey and the United States</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by Chris Patten<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050709.shtml">Turkey: Can Turkey’s Main Secularist Party Make a Comeback?</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY NICHOLAS BIRCH</span> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34963&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=2f8ce493f3" title="Ankara Considering PKK's Proposals on Dialog">Ankara Considering PKK's Proposals on Dialog</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11603368.asp?gid=244"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 56, 125);">Turkey OK with UN Kirkuk report</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1701887&l=3634&ctl=241C749:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C61CEF995A044CB3FE8E0DF015AC2EE5AD&" target="_blank">Azerbaycan ve Ermenistan İlke Anlaşmasına Vardı</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090507_armenia_azerbaijan_rivals_table">Armenia, Azerbaijan: Rivals at the Table </a>Armenia and Azerbaijan are sitting down to talk about the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, but there is a lot more going on behind the scenes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://docstalk.blogspot.com/2009/05/fethullah-gulen-turkish-khomeini.html">Doc's Talk: Fethullah Gülen: the Turkish Khomeini?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DT </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/armenia/5292200/Energy-security-fears-over-Armenia-Turkey-talks.html">Energy security fears over Armenia-Turkey talks<o:p></o:p></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/0506_syria_turkey_saab.aspx" target="_self"><span style="">Syria and Turkey Deepen Bilateral Relations</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings Institution</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/76054/-turkey-is-syria-s-quot-window-to-europe-and-u-s-quot-.html">Turkey Is Syria's "window To Europe and U.s."</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE08Ag03.html">Azerbaijan can look the other way</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Azerbaijan, for two decades a reliable energy supplier for the West, may reconsider that "partnership" as Europe drags its feet over the proposed Nabucco pipeline and the Caspian country sees its hope that it could eventually join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization extinguished. - <b>Robert M Cutler</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/opinion/11602721.asp?yazarid=309&gid=260"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 56, 125);">No adventurism expected under FM Davutoğlu</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090507-718157.html" target="_self">INTERVIEW: Turkey's Economy At Bottom - Turkcell CEO</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Chatham House<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1157/" target="_blank">Turkey's Reform Process and Multi-Regional Foreign Policy</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11603523.asp?scr=1"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 56, 125);">Davutoglu plans visit to Pakistan</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/5291465/Rebel-Land-Among-Turkeys-Forgotten-Peoples-by-Christopher-de-Bellaigue-review.html" target="_blank">Rebel Land: Among <b>Turkey's</b> Forgotten Peoples by Christopher de Bellaigue<b>.</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54628R20090507">Turkey mulls militia reform after wedding bloodbath | International | Reuters</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.prospectblogs.com/2009/05/07/turkey-must-examine-its-past-before-labelling-kurds-as-backward/" title="Turkey must examine its past before labelling Kurds as “backward”">Turkey must examine its past before labelling Kurds as “backward”</a> <a href="http://blog.prospectblogs.com/author/nick-birch/" title="Posts by Nick Birch">Nick Birch</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPbfGE-Cde0AWCI8OGoUpJJZWpGQD981EFP81" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> to review village guards after massacre</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10825&Itemid=52" target="_blank" title="PUKmedia 07-05-2009 16:44:42 On late May 7th, 2009 both the main parties in...">“The Kurdistani list” is the name of PUK& KDP joint list</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1701887&l=3634&ctl=241C74A:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C61CEF995A044CB3FE8E0DF015AC2EE5AD&" target="_blank">Bakan Çiçek: Koruculuk Kaldırılabilir</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174666&bolum=100" target="_self">Turkey welcomes UN report on Kirkuk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bianet.org/english/minorities/114369-pkk-leader-karayilan-calls-for-end-to-fighting" target="_self">PKK Leader Karayılan Calls for End to Fighting</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebulletin.us/articles/2009/05/07/news/world/doc4a0283268e208619237525.txt" target="_blank">Report: Turkey To Break With NATO On Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6233978.ece" target="_blank">Suspect in <b>Turkey</b> wedding massacre planned to kill every guest</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Times Online<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turkmenfriendship.blogspot.com/2009/05/human-rights-violations-in-northern.html">Human Rights Violations in Northern Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10805&Itemid=52" target="_blank">PUKmedia :: English - Suspicious movements by Iraqi army 12th <b>...</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/me_turkey0364_05_07.asp" target="_blank"><b>Kurdish</b> insurgents, in reversal, announce end to separatist ambitions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Continues_Shelling_Kurds_In_Iraqi_Territory_/1623746.html&ct=ga&cd=JhTwAyGbqks&usg=AFQjCNGKo0VsGj3mD8usR1qq39oaT6NUCQ" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b> Continues Shelling Kurds In Iraqi Territory</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083958.html&ct=ga&cd=6VwRDdUY4tw&usg=AFQjCNHJmOe1X8yYLGTNPq3zTk3y59FqCg" target="_blank">Waiting for the Messiah</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ha'aretz -</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc050609HA.html" target="_blank">The urgency of this search for peace cannot be underestimated!</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8038346.stm"><span style="" lang="FR">Turkish massacre villagers flee</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dozens of Turkish villagers flee their homes in fear of reprisals for this week's wedding massacre, in which 44 people died. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/Yazarlar">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1703,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1714,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">NAZLI ILICAK</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,9,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="">MEHMET BARLAS</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h5><a name="_Hlt507664537"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08sherjan.html?ref=opinion">Talked to Death</a><span style=""> </span>By HASSINA SHERJAN<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The idea of reaching out again to the Taliban, who have repeatedly demanded unacceptable conditions for talks, should be shelved once and for all.<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/business/08stress.html?ref=todayspaper">Ailing Banks Need $75 Billion, U.S. Says</a><span style=""> </span>After subjecting the biggest U.S. banks to stress tests, regulators ordered 10 to raise more capital and gave the rest a clean bill of health.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/middleeast/08security.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraqi Forces: Rebuilt and Stronger, but Still Stumbling</a><span style=""> </span>A recent series of attacks by insurgents have highlighted shortcomings, large and small, despite billions of dollars in American training and equipment, officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/asia/08afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Admits Civilians Died in Afghan Raids</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/europe/08britain.html?ref=todayspaper">Britain’s Unpopular Leader Is Ripe Target in Parliament</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/middleeast/08pope.html?ref=todayspaper">Pope, Hope in Hand, Is Heading to Mideast</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/europe/08abkhazia.html?ref=todayspaper">Sukhumi Journal: Abkhazia Lures Its Expatriates, Welcoming Them One by One</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/europe/08georgia.html?ref=todayspaper">Georgia Releases 3 Activists Whose Arrests Set Off a Fray</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/asia/08pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Premier Vows to Eliminate the Taliban in Pakistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/health/08flu.html?ref=todayspaper">Swine Flu Cases Worldwide Exceed 2,300</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08fri1.html?ref=opinion">The Climate Debate Heats Up</a><span style=""> </span>A stalled clean energy bill needs to be revised, and quickly, if there is a chance for comprehensive climate change legislation to be passed by this Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08krugman.html?ref=opinion">Stressing the Positive</a> Washington has made a decision to muddle through the financial crisis, hoping that the banks can earn their way back to health.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08brooks.html?ref=opinion">The Harlem Miracle</a> An inner-city school eliminated the white-black achievement gap by establishing a rigorous no excuses standard for learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703054.html">The Hamas 'Peace' Gambit</a> By Charles Krauthammer,<span style=""> </span>Westerners may be stupid, but Palestinian terrorists are not. Hamas tries to trick the West by disguising perpetual war as two-state peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704239.html">Pentagon Budget Devotes More To Afghanistan War Than to Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050702833.html">Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Present U.S. With Strategic Problem</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703538.html">Make the Stress Tests Permanent</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Sebastian Mallaby, Does the government have a duty to test the reactions of banks to future shocks?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703130.html">Pakistan Announces Army Offensive Against Taliban</a> Move Solidifies Collapse of Peace Accord<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704181.html">Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan Meet With Senators Weighing Aid</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703736.html">Stress Tests</a> The banks' results are in. Now let's see what they mean.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703056.html">The Book 'American Grace' and How the Young View Religion</a> The Right Kind of Religion Would Bring the Young Back By Michael Gerson <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Young people are increasingly steering clear of religion. Nice going, religious right.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703055.html">Time for President Obama to Stand Up for Gay Marriage</a> By Eugene Robinson, It's not unrealistic to expect the president to spend some political capital in this fight.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050702001.html">Democrats Assail Obama's Hit List</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lawmakers Vow to Protect Pet Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703208.html">U.S. to Wind Down Help for Some Banks</a> Stress Tests Find Most Can Absorb Losses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050703985.html">Lawmakers Balk at Holding Guantanamo Bay Detainees in U.S.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/netanyahu-obama-israel">Netanyahu's three-step solution</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Simon Tisdall:</strong> The US expects Israel to participate fully with its Middle East gameplan – but Bibi's counter-offensive is already taking shape<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/gordon-brown-thatcher-blair-election">Brown can lead a rally and win the next election. All he needs is a war</a> <strong>Simon Jenkins:</strong> Forget the revisionist spin. The Falklands conflict rescued Thatcher. History chronicles the power of the beating drum <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/07/russia-eu-europe-partnership-deal">Pact challenges Russian influence</a> 'Eastern Partnership' trade deal signed after summit between six post-Soviet counties and EU <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/08/stress-test-banking-sector-capital">Stress tests: 10 US banks told to raise capital cushion by further $65bn</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">8 May 2009: </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bank of America top of the list, needing $33.9bn, followed by Wells Fargo, which requires $13.7bn, while financial arm of troubled General Motors needs to generate $11.5bn <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/medvedev-russia-president">Medvedev the fake reformer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Luke Harding:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A year has passed since Russia got a new president, but his talk of legal and political reform have still produced no change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/devolution-wales-scotland">Forcing the break-up of Britain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Perryman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Labour's imminent decline means that nationalist sentiments in Scotland and Wales will be given more purpose after 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/afpak-barack-obama-iraq">Obama's fine line in Afpak and Iraq</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">James Denselow:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Too much or too little US involvement could spell disaster for Obama's approach in countries ridden by internal conflict<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/pakistan-taliban-democrats-army">Pakistan's army needs to choose sides</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Mohsin Hamid:</strong> As the military dithers over whether to support the majority Pakistani democrats – the Taliban gains precious ground<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/pakistan-taliban-myths">Pakistan's worst case scenario</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ray LeMoine:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> By relying on drone aerial attacks, the US is harming its attempts to make progress in volatile areas such as Karachi<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2009/may/07/rupert-murdoch-internet">Is Rupert Murdoch losing it?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Tomasky:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Murdoch's plan to charge for access to his newspapers on the internet is a sign he's lost his touch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/07/swat-pakistan-taliban-camps">Fear and Taliban sympathisers follow flood of refugees</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Green UN tents and abandoned possessions line streets of Pakistani province on North West Frontier <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/07/rupert-murdoch-newspapers-internet">Rupert Murdoch's online folly</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jenna McWilliams:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The media mogul has pronounced that 'the current days of the internet will soon be over'. He couldn't be more wrong<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/08/editorial-public-services-privatisation-business">Business and the state: All pain, no gain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A long time ago, public was public and private was private and the two kept mostly apart<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><a name="_Hlt507664543"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">7</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124170213807095837.html">A Method to Obama's Madness? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By James Taranto </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The administration courts Iran, and Arabs suddenly sound reasonable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE08Ak01.html">Iraq on brink of third great mistake</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If Iraq's leaders treat Sunni groups that are being infiltrated by al-Qaeda as potential enemies, it would be one of the most disastrous decisions made since 2003 - it would push the Sunni community back down the path of resistance and insurgency. - <b>W Andrew Terrill</b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16646">Damascus Deporting Mishal is a Good Step</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16646">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a></span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101706&categ_id=17">Will the flurry of activity on Middle East peace lead to tangible results?</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3717" target="_blank">Not So Fast: Rethinking America's Decline</a> BY: David Kampf | World Politics Review Have we really reached the end of American hegemony? For those who think so, the signs of America's decline and the rise of emerging powers are everywhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/7SSVW1Gy964/" target="_blank">Obama Should not Renew Executive Order Sanctions on Syria this Weekend</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/iraq_the_unraveling_vii_tribes_vs_baghdad">The best damn Iraqi political analysis period</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a> <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/speak_softly_and_crush_your_coffee_cups">Do we really want James Jones staying up all night?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/arab_fears_of_obamas_outreach_to_iran" title="Don't exaggerate Arab fears of Obama's outreach to Iran">Don't exaggerate Arab fears of Obama's outreach to Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.daralhayat.com/opinion/editorials/05-2009/Item-20090506-17a65204-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78fc541bb21/story.html" title="... in US or Israeli war with Iran, in constant conflict with Iran, in a threatened Iranian regime. Interesting leader in a ">Ghassan Cherbel: No Arab interest...</a><span style=""> </span>... in US or Israeli war with Iran, in constant conflict with Iran, in a threatened Iranian regime. Interesting leader in al-Hayat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090507/FOREIGN/705069831/1002" target="_blank">No-Chance Challenger Undercuts Ahmadinejad</a> BY: Michael Theodoulou | The National Of Iran’s four main presidential contenders, Mr Rezai is perhaps the most enigmatic, embodying many of the contradictions in the Iranian system. Despite his electoral weakness, however, his candidacy is problematic for Mr Ahmadinejad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4915.php">Chain Reaction</a> How the U.S.-UAE nuclear deal could set off a Middle East arms race.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05072009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/sitting_down_with_bloody_despots_167992.htm" target="_blank">Sitting Down With Bloody Despots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Daniel Mandel | New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IF the Obama administration really wants to improve human rights, it's taking the wrong approach in seeking a seat on the seriously flawed United Nations Human Rights Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/decision-time-on-deterrence/" target="_blank">Decision Time on Deterrence</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Robert R. Monroe | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An effort is afoot to destroy the U.S. nuclear deterrent that has kept America safe for more than half a century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Al-Ahram</i>, why such a <a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/941/op10.htm">great fear of democracy</a>? Galal Nassar examines the pathology of apathy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/a_major_setback_in_the_war_of_ideas">Obama's public diplomacy blunder</a> BY PETER FEAVER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_bi_ge/oil_prices_42"><span style="color: red;">$58: Oil prices jump to new six-month high...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/08/brazil_dodges_a_demagogue">Brazil dodges a demagogue</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Everyone should breathe a sigh of relief that Iran's irascible President Mamoud Ahmadinejad canceled his planned trip to Brazil. <span class="attr">(Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">REBRANDING THE LONG WAR, Part 1</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE08Df02.html"><span style="color: black;">Obama does his Bush impression</span></a></strong><br /> This week's summit between United States President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan was less about saving lives than it was about rhetorically re-inventing - and physically relocating - the past administration's "global war on terror". The question is: how far will the three leaders go to wipe out al-Qaeda in Afghanistan or halt the Predator drone war? - <b>Pepe Escobar</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE08Df04.html">A right path for India's left</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Seen as irrelevant by voters due to their anti-Western outlook, India's leftist parties have lost support since a proud showing at the last elections. But many of India's core problems - income inequality, caste discrimination, ethnic militancy and religious extremism - can only be solved by embracing the left, as it can focus on issues rather than identities. - <b>Chietigj Bajpaee<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE08Ag02.html">Uzbekistan mixes rich and poor</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Former Soviet republic Uzbekistan may have somewhat recovered from the post-dissolution economic crash that hit many of its counterparts, but prosperity continues to elude it. Thanks to a fossilized political structure led by the uncharismatic President Islam Karimov - who would rather focus on the Great Game than economics - it is a rich country filled with poor people. - <b>Ian Williams</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gHV2K5HdiJUn2rks7Aw-YOPz7_rg&ct=ga&cd=JhTwAyGbqks&usg=AFQjCNFwfM94ZI7HK1IbVBLkkvtQjKmfCA" target="_blank">US envoy on new 'constructive' visit to Syria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1896790,00.html" target="_self">Despite US Outreach, Syria Affirms Iran Ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSTRE54631I20090507" target="_blank">Washington committed to seeking Syria-Israel deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Iran's presidential race</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611520">How popular is the populist?</a> Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have put his foot in it once too often</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/inside-the-ring-98368565"><span style="">CIA: Iran increases uranium production...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/middleeast/08security.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Iraqi Forces: Rebuilt and Stronger, but Still Stumbling</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/middleeast/07mitts.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Ambush by an Ally Chills Trust in Iraqi Units</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603415.html">Report: Foreign Analysts Cite Iran Bomb Progress</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173539948798231.html"><span style="">Mideast Tour to Test Pope's Diplomacy </span></a>Pope Benedict will pay his first visit to an Arab country since becoming pope as he begins a Mideast tour.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494996&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Egypt: Nuke program only for peaceful purposes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083998.html">Breakdown of Mideast coordination with U.S. worries J'lem</a>Jerusalem officials say new administration no longer sees Israel as a 'special' state in the Mideast<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Benn <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083976.html">In search of a magic formula</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083992.html">U.S. incorporating Livni's ideas into peace process</a> Livni's proposals include enlisting Arab world in peace process, encouraging normalization with Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084015.html">From 'comfort zone' to 'decision zone'</a> The leaderships in both Jerusalem and Ramallah appear to share one common goal: finding a comfort zone, a place where the peace process can continue ad infinitum, and hard decisions can be avoided.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1084011.html">Even a blizzard begins with tiny snowflakes</a> We must take into account that an air attack on Iran, as successful as it may be, would also make our home front a target for large missiles that would hit the big cities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083792.html">U.S.: We are committed to Syrian-Israeli peace deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083978.html">Educating Bibi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083975.html">Lieberman's Italian job</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719495058&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US denies Israel access to F-35 computer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Exclusive: As dispute on Joint Strike Fighter jet holds up sale, Defense Ministry looks at advanced F-15.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719496291&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu can be a peacemaker, says Quartet emissary Blair</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In interview with 'Post', former British premier praises PM for focus on improving West Bank economy; says Iran must realize it "can't have nukes."</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719496933&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Hamas vote highlights Fatah failures</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Islamist movement holds key elections while its rivals continue to bicker.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494962&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Cairo seeks Iranian link to terror cell</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egyptian spokesman tells 'Post' only indirect link between Teheran, Hizbullah established at this point.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719495140&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US slams Hizbullah actions in Egypt</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ambassador to UN echoes Ban's call for guerrilla group to transform itself into purely political party.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719494901&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">An absorption overhaul</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Outgoing ministry head urges unifying all Diaspora, aliya functions.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1241719496939&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Cairo's ties to Israel will remain steady in Netanyahu era'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712678,00.html">'Annapolis was a mistake' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712678,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Deputy FM Ayalon backs Lieberman's stance, says any additional land Israel cedes to Palestinians will 'almost immediately' be taken over by Hamas. Adds: Iran's atomic clock now measured in months, not years </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712719,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'Harsher sanctions unwise' </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712719,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Russian FM tells American counterpart Moscow opposes toughening punitive action against Iran</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712686,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'Hizbullah actions alarming' </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712686,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Shiite group's support of Hamas terrorists in Gaza from Egypt concerns UN chief Ban</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712728,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Obama to visit Buchenwald </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712728,00.html"><span style="color: black;">US leader said to be planning visit to Nazi camp liberated by US troops, including his great uncle</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712661,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Papal visit bad for us </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712661,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Giora Eiland says current pope no friend of Israel, should not have been welcomed here</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712578,00.html">Good cop, bad cop/ Yitzhak Benhorin</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Yitzhak Benhorin examines President Peres’ meetings with top US officials in Washington</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9315" title="The Long-Delayed Hope for Fatah’s Rebirth">The Long-Delayed Hope for Fatah’s Rebirth</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><strong><span style="color: black;">CEIP</span></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">An article assessing the prospects for a Fatah revival<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/behind_the_scenes_of_the_peres_obama_meeting">The inside scoop on the Obama-Peres meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/2009/05/07/israels-bad-faith-negotiating-position/">Israel's Bad-Faith Negotiating Position</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William Pfaff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8037467.stm">UN laments choking of Bethlehem</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The UN accuses Israel of strangling development of the Bethlehem region in the occupied West Bank. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6669545.stm">Obstacles to peace: Borders and settlements</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://forward.com/articles/105680/">AIPAC Confronts a New Reality as Obama’s Agenda Becomes Clear</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64655/dore-gold-and-shimon-shapira-richard-n-haass-and-martin-indyk/defending-the-golan-heights">Defending the Golan Heights</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Dore Gold and Shimon Shapira (<i>Foreign Affairs</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/text/DefensibleBorders-GolanHeights.pdf">Defensible Borders on the Golan Heights</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Maj.-Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland (<i>Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=f470f8e7-49ae-4eb1-a8ac-1a2326ae9c9f">Numbers Game: How Many Civilians Were Killed in Gaza?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Simona Weinglass<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-aipac7-2009may07,0,7256238.story">Government Was Right to Drop AIPAC Case</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Editorial (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/leader.asp?section=3&article=518214&issueno=11118" title="... former Jordanian Information Minister thinks that after the Abdullah, Mubarak, Netanyahu and Abbas visits Obama will lay out the U.S. plan for peace. Maybe. Al-S ">Saleh al-Qullab: a decisive three weeks for Middle East peace</a> ... former Jordanian Information Minister thinks that after the Abdullah, Mubarak, Netanyahu and Abbas visits Obama will lay out the U.S. plan for peace. Maybe. Al-Sharq al-Awsat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/more_from_does_the_democratic" title=" Here are a couple of paragraphs from my presentation at the BESA-ADL conference earlier this week: These are the specific reasons I listed for which the Democratic maj ">More from "Does the Democratic Majority have a problem with Israel?" by Shmuel Rosner</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-israel-is-just-using-iran-to-stall-progress-on-the-middle-east-1681013.html">Adrian Hamilton: Israel is just using Iran to stall progress on the Middle East</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/67724.html">Tepid reception expected for Pope Benedict in Israel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/gaza-unitednations" target="_blank">The UN on Gaza: Partial and Partisan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Robbie Sabel | The Guardian For Ban Ki-moon to disown the UN report on Gaza speaks volumes about the credibility of its claims of Israeli misconduct.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=249">Hawks Scramble to Get on Board With Two-State Solution</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> by Daniel Luban</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Did you know the woman in the Starbucks logo is Queen Esther of the Jews? Just part of a <b>vast Israeli plot</b> against Arab people. Greg Sheridan can tell you more... <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25399713-25132,00.html">more<b>»</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/07/belarus-and-moldova-invited-into-eu-europe-ponders-countering-resurgent-russia/">Belarus and Moldova invited into EU? Europe ponders countering 'resurgent' Russia </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At Prague summit today, EU leaders seek stronger ties with eight former Soviet republics. <b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p09s01-coop.html">Religious bullying is a problem around the world</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Vigilante enforcement of theocratic codes can crop up when a minority group doesn't conform<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p08s01-comv.html">Refugees will judge Pakistan's anti-Taliban fight</a> Islamabad must be accountable to people fleeing the Swat Valley region.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p09s02-coop.html">A major investment risk: Congress at work</a> When Congress is in session, stock prices tend to stall or fall. When Congress is out of session, they tend to soar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p06s18-wosc.html">India displays civic spirit – and cynicism – as election nears end</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New Delhi and Kashmir voted Thursday in Round 4 of staggered national polls<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/05/07/four-big-banks-need-more-capital-to-weather-recession-us-finds/">Four big banks need more capital to weather recession, US finds </a>'Stress tests' reveal that banks need to raise more than $65 billion to be able to keep lending if the recession drags on. <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lowy Institute <a href="http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1036" title="On Friday 1 May 2009, in his first major foreign policy speech as Opposition Leader and first address to the Lowy Institute, Malcolm Turnbull discussed the challenges and priorities in ">Power balances in Asia: The Coalition perspective</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/7SSVW1Gy964/" target="_blank">Obama Should not Renew Executive Order Sanctions on Syria this Weekend</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/07/pakistan-vows-war-against-swat-valley-terrorists/"><span style="">Pakistan Declares War Against Swat 'Terrorists'</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67718.html">Pakistan launches full-scale military assault on Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan declared war on its homegrown Islamic extremists Thursday in a dramatic move that could trigger a wider conflagration. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in a late-night televised address to the nation, said Pakistan would launch a full-scale offensive against Pakistani Taliban guerrillas who've seized control of the vast Swat valley, which is about 100 miles north of the capital.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174197515699005.html">Give the Afghan Army a Governance Role</a> - Bing West, <em>Wall Street Journal</em> opinon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174053175598779.html">A Pacific Warning </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Australia prepares for U.S. decline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carnegie <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeaceGeneralPublicationsAndEvents/%7E3/uM48H8F7ovM/index.cfm" title="The idea that success in Afghanistan requires a new focus on Pakistan is misguided. Besides providing money and ">Pakistan Dilemma for Obama and Europe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173359782198081.html"><span style="">U.S. to Appoint Top General to Kabul </span></a>The Pentagon is expected to bolster the U.S. military leadership in Afghanistan by appointing a three-star general to Kabul.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124166933425095115.html"><span style="">India's Voters Near End of Elections </span></a>Many voters in Kashmir defied a boycott call and headed to the polls as India's elections neared an end.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704239.html">Pentagon Budget Devotes More To Afghanistan War Than to Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217900/">The AfPak Puzzle</a> - Fred Kaplan, Slate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/confidence_games">Obama still doesn't know what his Af-Pak strategy is</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/630326" target="_blank">Pakistan calls fears over nuclear security overblown</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2009/05/07/officials-admit-pakistanis-reject-us-priorities/">Officials Admit Pakistanis Reject US Priorities</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_recession_china/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">The Recession in China</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's response to the global economic crisis may have brought Beijing's day of reckoning closer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=2008ecb3-3d16-4240-86e0-5516f7e0caed">Airplane!</a> - Michael Crowley, <em>The New Republic</em> opinion. Pakistan's <em>Top Gun</em> mentality is partly about its archrival to the east.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2009/05/06/207089/p1/Australia-in.htm">Rising China Puts Australia in a Bind</a> - John Lee, China Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/thatseemsfair/latimes0156.html">Pakistan Appears Unprepared for 'Massive Displacement'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090507/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_countering_taliban">Pakistan Army Fights, but Can It Win?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CRS <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40493.pdf">“Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications,”</a> May 1, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzcyM2VlY2QxZDljOGVjYmY3MTcwNWNlM2Y3ZTBiNTE=">Washington's Misguided Pakistan Policy</a> - Alex Alexiev, National Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16647">Asharq Al-Awsat Goes Inside Al Qaeda's Hideout</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE08Df01.html">Al-Qaeda seizes on Taliban's problem</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Taliban operations launched through the Pakistani tribal areas into Afghanistan have been seriously disrupted this year. If more troops are relocated from the border with India to this region, the Taliban will suffer further disruptions. Al-Qaeda sees this as an opportunity. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08iht-edsinha.html?_r=1&ref=global" target="_blank">Back to Bihar</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Ranu Sinha | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s 1987 and I am to leave Bihar; the place where I was born in 1981. It’s the bleakest state in India, a country with more poverty than anywhere else.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's election and the BJP </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611584">Saffron hopes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fighting the Pakistani Taliban</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611544">The Swat test</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Afghanistan's elections </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611536">Poll position</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CSIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CSIS/%7E3/TFZZjTtGEGw/" title="Teresita Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, has written an analysis of the political situation in Pakistan for the latest issue of the South Asia Monitor newsletter ">Pakistan: Struggling Through the Perfect Storm</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/07/china_to_the_rescue">Can China Save Detroit?</a> BY KELLY GALLAGHER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></pre></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CEPS <a href="http://www.ceps.eu/Event.php?event_id=384" target="_blank" title="20090626-13.15-14.30@Speaker: H.E. Ambassador Christian Danielsson, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the EU@Venue: CEPS Conference room">The Priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the EU</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://shop.ceps.be/BookDetail.php?item_id=1838" target="_blank">The European Commission 2004-09: A politically weakened institution? Views from the National Capitals</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Europe's economies</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610767">A new pecking order</a> There has been a change in Europe’s balance of economic power; but don’t expect it to last for long</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">The French model </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610197"><span style="" lang="FR">Vive la différence!</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The French way of doing things looks pretty good—at least in these troubled economic times</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Germany's economy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611300">The export model sputters</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Unemployment in Spain </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611650">Not working</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610228">An unloved parliament</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Gordon Brown </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611957">A hunted man</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8037523.stm">Eurozone interest rates cut to 1%</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Eurozone rates are cut to 1% and the European Central Bank says it plans to pump about 60bn euros into the region's economy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/07/belarus-and-moldova-invited-into-eu-europe-ponders-countering-resurgent-russia/">Belarus and Moldova invited into EU? Europe ponders countering 'resurgent' Russia </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">At Prague summit today, EU leaders seek stronger ties with eight former Soviet republics. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/28081" target="_blank">EU Summit Text Loaded With Eastern Tension</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Andrew Rettman | EU Observer Last minute tweaks to the Eastern Partnership summit declaration reveal EU unease over enlargement and immigration, as well as the complexities of old conflicts on the union's eastern frontier. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/in-search-of-the-lost-european-perspective" title="Link to Has Europe dropped the Balkans?">Has Europe dropped the Balkans?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/525808">Christophe Solioz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Are the Western Balkans ever going to be part of Europe? Christophe Solioz reviews the situation since the Thessaloniki Summit of 2003</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/devolution-wales-scotland">Forcing the break-up of Britain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Perryman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Labour's imminent decline means that nationalist sentiments in Scotland and Wales will be given more purpose after 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174065662798791.html">Gordon Brown's Free Fall </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Ian Bremmer</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Britain's prime minister may be on his way out.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e512c28-3ad8-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Czech exits EU post with shot at Sarkozy</a> Mirek Topolanek, outgoing Czech prime minister, delivered a parting shot at Nicolas Sarkozy, saying he should have reined in the French president during his four months at the helm of the European Union <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/287034fc-3aee-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">ECB cuts rates to combat recession</a> European central banks intensified their efforts to combat the continent’s severe recession by unveiling bolder-than-expected moves to buy assets and boost growth through historically-low interest rates <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9314" title="EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems">EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Turku School of Economics, Pan European Institute<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">This 212-page Finnish report offers a variety of views on the EU’s gas imports and assesses the various pipeline alternatives proposed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;" lang="EN">FT Leader </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e14afb6-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Fighting recession in the eurozone</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lending is now constrained by demand and supply. The ECB must keep doing what it can to loosen monetary conditions. But it must also make clear the need to recapitalise banks and stimulate demand further<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Polish_FM_EU_Wont_Apologize_For_Being_Attractive_To_Its_Neighbors/1623797.html">Polish FM: EU Has Nothing To Apologize For</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, Poland's foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, says the European Union will not apologize for the "civilizational attraction" of its Eastern Partnership project, a Polish-Swedish initiative which Russia claims is a front for an attempt to secure the bloc a "sphere of influence." Sikorski spoke with RFE/RL correspondent Ahto Lobjakas on the sidelines of a summit in Prague of 27 EU leaders and the representatives of Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armeni<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/europe/07spain.html?ref=world">New Basque President Vows to Fight <span class="caps">ETA</span></a> - Victoria Burnett, <em>New York Times</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090507_spain_changing_demographics_and_elections_basque_country">Spain: A New President and Changing Demographics in the Basque Country</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Changing demographics in the Basque Country could signal a resurgence of separatist violence. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,623269,00.html" target="_blank">Europe's New Eastern Friend</a> BY: Christian Neef | Der Spiegel </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">For years, Alexander Lukashenko has been called Europe's "last dictator." Now, though, the European Union has begun making overatures to Minsk, inviting the Belarusian president to a Thursday summit in Prague. Is the country opening up?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9313" title="What the Economic Crisis Means for the EU's Eastern Policy">What the Economic Crisis Means for the EU's Eastern Policy</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">CER</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">A 4-page policy brief assessing the implications of the global economic crisis for the EU's Eastern Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-nato7-2009may07,0,1630567.story" target="_blank">NATO War Games Launch Despite Russia's Fierce Objections</a> Moscow has called the NATO military exercises in Georgia, which includes U.S. troops, 'open provocation' and threatened grim consequences.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,623453,00.html" title="One year after taking office, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's track record has been less than impressive. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin still pulls the strings of power wh ">Medvedev's First Year: A Czar in Chains</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/07/medvedevs_first_year_96371.html">Medvedev's First Year</a> - Cathy Young, RealClearPolitics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090507_georgia_spy_or_scapegoat">Georgia: A Spy, or a Scapegoat?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Georgia's former NATO representative, charged with espionage, likely is serving as a scapegoat for the Georgian president.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist Russia and its near abroad</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13611685">Neighbourhood watching</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173095774097831.html">Putinist Show Trial </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">REVIEW & OUTLOOK<span style=""> </span>Medvedev could restore some semblance of the rule of law in Russia by putting an end to Khodorkovsky's ordeal. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050709b.shtml">Yerevan City Election Gives Opposition Second Chance</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">Rarely has a city council election attracted such notice. Yerevan's May 31 municipal election marks not only the first time voters can play a role in choosing their own mayor, but, for Armenia's largest opposition movement, a chance to make up for the loss of last year's presidential election. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050709e.shtml">Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Playing Hard-to-Get with the European Union?</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">It seems Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov will not be attending a European Union energy summit in Prague on May 8. According to a report in the Russia’s Vremya Novostei, the Turkmen leader supposedly declined to make the trip after he failed to receive guarantees that he would not face protesters.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9314" title="EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems">EU-Russia gas connection: Pipes, politics and problems</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Turku School of Economics, Pan European Institute</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">This 212-page Finnish report offers a variety of views on the EU’s gas imports and assesses the various pipeline alternatives proposed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=368" target="_blank">A Vote for Stability in Sochi</a> BY: Jason Vaughn | Diplomatic Courier<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">On April 27, in an election demonstrating the continued power and influence of the United Russia party, the Kremlin’s choice for mayor of the future 2014 Winter Olympics city of Sochi, Anatoli Pakhomov, won a new mayoral term with an overwhelming 76.8 percent of the vote. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376919.htm">Razing Russia's Fourth Estate</a> - Christopher Walker, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE08Ag02.html">Uzbekistan mixes rich and poor</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Former Soviet republic Uzbekistan may have somewhat recovered from the post-dissolution economic crash that hit many of its counterparts, but prosperity continues to elude it. Thanks to a fossilized political structure led by the uncharismatic President Islam Karimov - who would rather focus on the Great Game than economics - it is a rich country filled with poor people. - <b>Ian Williams<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE08Ag01.html">Gazprom shadow falls over Hungary</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Russian energy giant Gazprom may be preparing to take over a large part of the Hungarian domestic gas distribution network. The opaque scheme may also be designed to siphon off funds for the Kremlin.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Vox_Pop_Russians_React_To_One_Year_Of_Medvedevs_Presidency/1623617.html">Vox Pop: Russians React To Year One</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marks his first year in office today, after a busy year that has seen him grappling with an economic crisis and the August war with neighboring Georgia. There have also been constant questions as to whether he is his own man or whether former President Vladimir Putin, who is now prime minister, has more power and will stage a return in elections scheduled for 2012. What do average Russians on the streets of Moscow think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Medvedev_Marks_A_Year_In_The_Kremlin_But_Does_He_Rule/1623372.html">Medvedev Marks A Year In The Kremlin, But Does He Rule?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dmitry Medvedev took office as Russian president one year ago. But many eyes remained on his powerful predecessor as the country entered a period of so-called tandem rule. The last year has been trying for Russia and the future of its two-headed leadership remains uncertain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-JaffeRussEnergyExecSum-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="">Executive Summary - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/energy-study-working-papers-russia-and-the-caspian-states-in-the-global-energy-balance" target="_blank" title="">Energy Study Working Papers - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-HartleyMedlockRussNatGas-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="Energy Study Working Paper - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance">Scenarios for Russian Natural Gas Exports: The Role of Domestic Investment, the Caspian and LNG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-ElassJaffeRussiaOPEC-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="Energy Study Working Paper - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance">The History and Politics of Russia's Relations With OPEC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-OlcottRussAsiaCaspEnergySecurity-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="Energy Study Working Paper - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance">Russia, Central Asia, and the Caspian: How Important is the Energy and Security Trade-off?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-ShevtsovaMedvedevPres-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="Energy Study Working Paper - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance">The Medvedev Presidency: Russia's Direction and the Implications for Foreign Policy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/publications/EF-pub-BarnesSmulcerUSRussia-050609.pdf" target="_blank" title="Energy Study Working Paper - Russia and the Caspian States in the Global Energy Balance">Emerging U.S. Policy Toward Russia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article6244519.ece">Tony Blair is a step closer to becoming president of the European Council </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6245200.ece">Obama to visit Buchenwald concentration camp</a> Site is laden with significance for the American President whose great-uncle Charlie helped liberate the camp in 1945 <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6245190.ece">History is not Obama's strong suit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6244435.ece">We need men not aircraft carriers</a> With no prospect of more cash, defence chiefs must be ready for some hard decisions<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Allan Mallinson</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6244665.ece">Rational exuberance</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the economy deteriorates, stock markets are suddenly rising sharply. It is possible that a prolonged bull market will have been stimulated by good policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174197515699005.html">Give the Afghan Army a Governance Role </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Bing West</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> The military is the country's most trusted institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174065662798791.html">Gordon Brown's Free Fall </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Ian Bremmer</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Britain's prime minister may be on his way out.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173868341998567.html">Stressed for Success?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174053175598779.html">A Pacific Warning </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Australia prepares for U.S. decline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173905445498599.html">Colin Powell's Bad Advice </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nobody wants the government in their living room.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 3pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iie.com/publications/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?id=150">The Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Peterson Institute for International Economics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/196007">Recovery? What Economic Recovery?</a> - Kevin Kelly, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Emerging markets and the credit crunch<span style=""> </span></em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610801">Whom can we rely on?</a> Poor countries are not fretting about the boundaries between state and market. Instead, they are debating whether to rely on domestic or foreign demand</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34115604-3b31-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Diplomacy works, but it cannot defuse every threat</a> Barack Obama has elevated diplomacy and engagement as vital instruments of American power, recognising that legitimacy counts alongside military muscle. The truth, however, is that it may be impossible to eliminate the most serious threats to international security, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4ae559d8-3b37-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">All must play a part in fighting climate change</a> US must not act unilaterally, says James Baker <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e14afb6-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Fighting recession in the eurozone</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lending is now constrained by demand and supply. The ECB must keep doing what it can to loosen monetary conditions. But it must also make clear the need to recapitalise banks and stimulate demand further <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0e6e08-3b51-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Ahmadi-Nejad takes to the streets</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In his four years as Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad has made his tours of provincial cities the centrepiece of attempts to portray himself as protector of the Iranian people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c41c3f84-3b36-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">US supports Syria-Israel pact</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington will back peace talks between the two countries as part of its broader solution to the Middle East’s problems amid the Obama administration’s accelerated efforts to engage its traditional foes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f67cd12c-3b23-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Stress tests show $75bn buffer needed</a> Ten banks need more common equity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b2f9de38-3b67-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: What a feeling: how emotions may yet drive the recovery">What a feeling: how emotions may yet drive the recovery</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/959f9fe0-3b66-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Obama's trade stance keeps partners guessing">Obama's trade stance keeps partners guessing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/df8c47f6-3b67-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Anti-dumping inquiries on the rise, says WTO">Anti-dumping inquiries on the rise, says WTO</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d1218c8-3b35-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Africa has to find its own road to prosperity</a> Paul Kagame on where foreign aid goes wrong <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ab01302-3b36-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">Tackling Britain’s fiscal debacle</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The UK must regain control, says Martin Wolf <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7be8a018-3b36-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">China and Britain need to join hands over crisis </a><span style=""> </span>We should work together, says Wang Qishan<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5b3220d6-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">A Lazarus option</a> Carmakers need to produce vehicles that people want to drive. This requires scale. But the sector itself needs to shrink: there was over-capacity even when consumers were readier to buy cars <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6328cbbe-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">We wuz robbed!</a> The football bureaucracies, so innovative in marketing the sport, are strangely reactionary about keeping what happens on the pitch the same as it ever was. But video refereeing would benefit everyone<span style=""> </span><span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-afghan8-2009may08,0,3475875.story">In Afghanistan conflict, Pentagon considers structural changes</a> The increase in U.S. troop numbers requires a larger headquarters operation, military experts say. Changes in deployment cycles are also being considered.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-banks-stress8-2009may08,0,6715820.story">Stress test: 10 major banks need more capital</a> Bank of America must raise about $34B. Officials say all 19 major banks are able to handle current conditions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-mardan8-2009may08,0,3289667.story">In Pakistan, Mardan anxiously awaits the Taliban</a> The town on the Islamabad-Peshawar highway is at a crossroads of a different kind: Many residents worry Mardan will be next to fall to the militants, even as others deny it could happen there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-protests8-2009may08,0,2896478.story">Afghans protest civilian deaths as U.S. officials raise doubts</a> A list of 147 slain villagers has reportedly been compiled. Some of them may have been victims of grenades thrown by the Taliban, U.S. military officials maintain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-aipac7-2009may07,0,7256238.story" target="_self" title="Letting go of the AIPAC case">Letting go of the AIPAC case</a> The government was right to drop its espionage case against two former employees... <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum7-2009may07,0,7164270.column" target="_self" title="Are Americans spoiled?">Are Americans spoiled?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Meghan Daum<span style=""> </span>A Pew Research Center poll indicates that we may be more willing to do without some things that we once...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-jordan8-2009may08,0,76086.story">Jordan first stop on papal Holy Land visit</a> Pope Benedict XVI is to arrive Friday in Amman, the Jordanian capital. His words while in the region will be carefully parsed, and the Muslim world views him with aloofness, anger and faint hope</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-quake-china8-2009may08,0,2711305.story" title="China says 5,335 students died in last year's quake">China says 5,335 students died in last year's quake</a> Beijing officials had resisted releasing the figure as they denied charges that a disproportionate number of schools collapsed in the quake because of shoddy construction.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/greider?rel=hp_picks">The Future of the American Dream</a> - William Greider, The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13610905">The golden boy and the blob</a> Is Barack Obama’s education secretary too good to be true?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/05/intelligence-re.html" target="_self">Intelligence Report: Pelosi Briefed on Use of Interrogation Tactics in Sept. <span style="" lang="DE">'02</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">Michael Grunwald / </span></cite><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/" target="_self"><span style="" lang="DE">Time</span></a></span></cite><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1896588,00.html" target="_self">Republicans in Distress: Is the Party Over?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/feehery.republicans/" target="_self">Commentary: 5 reasons GOP will rebound</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050702001.html" target="_self">Obama Releases Details of $3.4 Trillion Budget Plan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/08/geithners_stress_cases">Geithner's stress cases</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Geithner's bank stress tests turn out to be a good way to reassure shareholders - and the public - that the extent of the damage their toxic assets have caused can be measured, and thus can be fixed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/07/obamas-budget-whacks-121-programs/">Obama's budget whacks 121 programs </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a $3.5 trillion spending plan released Thursday, the White House proposes $17 billion in cuts - including some items that President Bush also tried to ax. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/concoughlin/5292187/Barack-Obamas-charm-offensive-needs-to-be-followed-up-with-military-action.html">Obama's charm offensive needs to be followed up with military action</a> Pakistan and Afghanistan are not yet fully committed to fighting the Taliban, argues </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Con Coughlin.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5291041/David-Miliband-is-wrong-about-the-Lisbon-Treaty.html">David Miliband is wrong about the Lisbon Treaty</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A referendum on the Lisbon Treaty would save the Special Relationship, writes <strong>Nile Gardiner. </strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5293679/MPs-expenses-Gordon-Brown-and-Cabinet-face-questions-over-claims.html">How Brown and his Cabinet exploit expenses system</a> Telegraph investigation uncovers how senior ministers subsidise their lifstyles with taxpayers' money.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-israel-is-just-using-iran-to-stall-progress-on-the-middle-east-1681013.html">Adrian Hamilton: Israel is just using Iran to stall progress on the Middle East</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-rocked-by-expenses-revelations-1681169.html">Labour rocked by expenses revelations</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gordon Brown and several members of his Cabinet were deeply embarrassed last night when the full details of their expense claims as MPs were revealed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/presidents-zardari-and-karzais-us-visit-ends--but-doubts-remain-1681071.html">Presidents Zardari and Karzai's US visit ends - but doubts remain</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghans-riot-over-airstrike-atrocity-1681070.html">Afghans riot over air-strike atrocity</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Witnesses say deaths of 147 people in three villages came after a sustained bombardment by American aircraft<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamid-karzai-my-aim-is-to-turn-afghanistan-into-a-first-world-country-1681018.html">Hamid Karzai: My aim is to turn Afghanistan into a First World country</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/07/pentagon-budget-seeks-more-weapons-spending/"><b><i><span style="">Pentagon's Requests Increased Arms Spending</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12652">DoD Releases Fiscal 2010 Budget Proposal</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: U.S. Department of Defense<span style=""> </span>+ <a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/2010%20Budget%20Proposal.pdf">Overview</a> (PDF; 30 KB) + <a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/FY10%20Budget%20Request.pdf">Summary Charts</a> (PDF; 33 KB)<br /> + <a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/comptroller/budget.html">Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/hayden">Understanding the Long War</a> - Tom Hayden, <em>The Nation</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aei.org/outlook/27641" target="_blank">What Lies "Beyond Goldwater-Nichols"?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">American Enterprise Institute<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/a-pearl-harbor-by-keystroke/">A Pearl Harbor by Keystroke?</a> - Thomas M. Skypek, <em>Washington Times</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050704070_pf.html">Obama Administration Is Bringing Nuclear Arms Control Back</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=918">Mexico's Narco-Insurgency and <span class="caps">U.S.</span> Counterdrug Policy</a> - Hal Brands, US Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute.<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124173359782198081.html"><span style="">U.S. to Appoint Top General to Kabul </span></a>The Pentagon is expected to bolster the U.S. military leadership in Afghanistan by appointing a three-star general to Kabul.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217900/">The AfPak Puzzle</a> - Fred Kaplan, Slate<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <cite>Walter Pincus / <a href="http://www.cjr.org/" target="_self">CJR</a>:</cite> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cjr.org/essay/newspaper_narcissism_1.php?page=all" target="_self">Newspaper Narcissism</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Our pursuit of glory led us away from readers — American journalism is in trouble, and the problem is not just financial. My profession is in distress because for more than a decade it has been chasing the false idols of fame and fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=7f8df1a5-5504-4f4c-ba34-ba3dc3955c61">The Future of Journalism</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/05/07/murdoch-no-more-free-lunch-and-no-kindle-love/">Murdoch: 'The current days of the Internet will soon be over.'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124172706880397529.html"><span style="">Madame Bovary Meets the Mouse Click </span></a>Now online, the complete drafts of "Madame Bovary" provide insight into Flaubert's writing process and represent an exciting example of literary collaboration on the Web.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article6236384.ece">The decline and fall of books</a> Is this the final chapter for the book industry? <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p02s01-usgn.html">Why do millions of Americans struggle with reading and writing?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new government study looks at factors like income and identifies specific skills that could be challenging.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A look at what drives people to <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d41a83d6-09dc-11de-add8-0000779fd2ac.html">steal precious books</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Is America’s <a href="http://www.theweek.com/article/index/94691/The_vanishing_shopping_mall">love affair with the mall</a> over?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6328cbbe-3b2e-11de-ba91-00144feabdc0.html">We wuz robbed!</a> The football bureaucracies, so innovative in marketing the sport, are strangely reactionary about keeping what happens on the pitch the same as it ever was. But video refereeing would benefit everyone<span style=""> </span><span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102064994">excerpt</a> from <i>The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It</i> by Joshua Cooper Ramo (and <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a27803c2-2add-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/05/RVF916KFFV.DTL">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://books.foreignpolicy.com/category/one_time_tags/marx_salon">Was Marx Right? The <span class="fpred">FP</span> Debate Continues</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With jobs, income, and credit in a death spiral, the <b>model of capitalism</b> that dominates the global economy must be radically reformed... <a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/4361/the_meltdown_goes_global">more<b>»</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5291477/Tata-builds-the-Nano-home.html">Tata builds 'Nano home'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The company behind the world's cheapest car gives India the world’s cheapest home. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">SWJ Blog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-92073156734515292582009-05-07T10:27:00.002+03:002009-05-07T11:11:23.943+03:00May 07, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Eli Lake / <a href="http://www.washtimes.com/" target="_self">Washington Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/us-weighs-forcing-israel-to-disclose-nukes/" target="_self">EXCLUSIVE: Secret U.S.-Israel nuclear accord in jeopardy</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — President Obama's efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel's nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54523R20090506" target="_self">Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usip.org/strategic_posture/final.html">Strategic Posture of the United States: Final Report</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States <a href="http://media.usip.org/reports/strat_posture_exec_sum.pdf">Executive Summary</a> (PDF; 580 KB) + <a href="http://media.usip.org/reports/strat_posture_report.pdf">Full Report</a> (PDF; 2.9 MB)<span style=""> </span>--<span style=""> </span>The report<span style=""> </span>provides over 100 findings and recommendations on critical issues related to <b>U.S. nuclear strategy.</b> Key themes on which recommendations are focused include <b>(1)</b> challenges and opportunities inherent in the current security environment; <b>(2)</b> the roles, functions, and projection of U.S. nuclear forces, including missile defense; <b>(3) </b>the safety, security, and reliability of the nuclear stockpile; <b>(4)</b> the state of the nuclear weapons complex;<b> (5) </b>arms control and nonproliferation; and <b>(6)</b> additional steps for the prevention of proliferation and the protection against nuclear use.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124163109101092479.html">Uranium Traces Found in Egypt </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors discovered traces of highly enriched uranium, a fuel that can be used to make nuclear weapons, at a site in Egypt, according to excerpts of a report by the U.N. agency.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124164855601493195.html">Rivals in Iran's Election Take Aim at Ahmadinejad </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Ahmadinejad's rivals in the June presidential elections are seeking to distance themselves from his tough-talking style.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/obama-tougher-treaty-to-halt-nuke-weapons-needed/">Obama: Tougher Treaty to Halt Nuke Weapons Needed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6236597.ece">US will still rule the post-crisis world</a> As green shoots sprout on Wall Street, other nations are emerging from the recession in a worse shape <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky"><span style="color: red;">Anatole Kaletsky</span></a></span> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6236597.ece">China is far too poor, too technologically backward and too inward-looking to be a credible economic leader </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86834368-3a6c-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Oil groups to end 40-year exile from Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">BP and Shell are preparing to go back into Iraq by the end of the year, in spite of Baghdad’s failure to pass an oil law and continuing concerns over security <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/960a15d0-3a6e-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">How banks learnt to play the system</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The results of the US stress tests are a harsh judgment on the biggest US banks and a damning verdict on Basel and two decades of capital adequacy regulation. If governments want to do better this time, they must learn the lesson that banks faced with new balance sheet rules will strive to evade those rules, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johngapper" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / John Gapper">John Gapper</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5758a9e8-3a94-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Heritage soars 25% on Kurdistan find</a> The independent explorer’s discovery of an oilfield in the Iraqi region that it estimates could yield 4.2bn barrels of oil sends its shares soaring but also underscores the uncertainty surrounding oil licences in the area <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13560894-3a3f-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Insolvent banks should feel market discipline</a> Matthew Richardson and Nouriel Roubini on US stress tests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7e9c2fa-3a82-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Hyperactive Sarkozy has failed to deliver</a> The president has elevated action over results, writes<span class="bodystrong"> Zaki Laïdi<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bodystrong"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0b46c00-3a56-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Syria takes cold comfort from crisis </a>The nation is not immune to the global downturn but its isolation from the west and the nascent state of its economy have proved a shield from the worst effects<span class="bodystrong"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57d45a62-3a84-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Ascendant China eclipses trailblazing Japan</a> David Pilling looks at an Asian superpower<span class="grey"> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/recession-free-market-economics-bankers">This epochal crisis requires us to resolve the paradox of capitalism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Garton Ash:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> At work, we're told to be diligent and disciplined; elsewhere, hedonistic and self-indulgent. We need a sustainable model</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/06/china-seeks-climate-change-deal">China ready for post-Kyoto deal on climate change</a> Dramatic reversal in US position under Obama has brought Beijing to table, says UK climate secretary<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/editorial-basque-country-spain">Basque country: Nation building, not nationalism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If Eta stops the violence, maybe Basque nationalists can enjoy the autonomy they so crave<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/lebanon-election-hezbollah">The end of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nicholas Noe:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The west must recognise that a Hezbollah victory in elections could force it into responsibility and disarmament<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/iran-ahmadinejad-mahdi">Ahmadinejad's messianic connections</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Meir Javedanfar: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Iranian leader's mentor thinks war would hasten the Mahdi's return. Fortunately he and his allies have no nuclear access<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/taliban-afghanistan-pakistan-obama">Pakistan: Blunders of the Taliban</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Neither of the two leaders whom Obama met in Washington inspires confidence<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050604134.html">National Security Adviser Jones Says He's 'Outsider' in Frenetic White House</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603322.html">The Baby Boomers' Retirement Bummer</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Ignatius Baby boomers might deny it, but data show a major retirement crisis in the cards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050604220.html">In Pakistan, 'Great Rage, Great Fear'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Refugees Fleeing Swat Valley Tell of Taliban Crimes, Abuses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603752.html">No Questions Asked</a> What will unconditional aid buy from Egypt's Hosni Mubarak<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090507/OPINION/705069932/1080">When the crisis is over, we must understand a ‘new normal’</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kenneth Rogoff </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Global growth is almost certain to remain lower than the pre-crisis boom years for some time to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/breaking-faith-with-israel/">Breaking Faith with Israel</a> - <em>ashington Times</em> editorial. Will the United States sell out its strongest ally in the Middle East to cozy up to its worst enemy?<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1896382,00.html">Behind the Military Mutiny in Georgia</a> - John Wendle, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rozen <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/behind_the_scenes_of_the_peres_obama_meeting" target="_blank">Behind the scenes of the Peres-Obama meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak02.html">Hamas Feels Heat from Syria</a> - Speical Correspondent, Asia Times</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/07jones.html?ref=todayspaper">National Security Adviser Tries Quieter Approach</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/asia/07afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Civilian Deaths Imperil Support for Afghan War</a><span style=""> </span>Concern increases about American raids as the Obama administration prepares to increase forces in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/business/07bank.html?ref=todayspaper">As Stress Tests Are Revealed, Markets Sense a Turning Point</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stress tests to be released Thursday suggest some banks still need money. But additional funds won’t necessarily come from the government.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/asia/07prexy.html?ref=todayspaper">Emphasis on Al Qaeda at Three-Way Talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083792.html">Abbas to give U.S. 'complete' Mideast peace plan</a>Initiative to include Arab gestures to Israel; Arab sources: Concessions on right of return not being mulled<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083670.html">Will Obama's denuclearization plan mean 'Dimona for Natanz'?</a> Obama intends to strengthen global nuclear monitoring, and Israel will be asked to contribute to the effort<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083667.html">Settlement expansion seeing biggest boost since 2003</a>West Bank construction has been accelerating, putting Israel on a collision course with the U.S<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083699.html">Nation building for Palestine</a>If Netanyahu and Mubarak agree at Sharm el-Sheikh that they intend to stop Iran and build Palestine, we can reasonably assume they will find a partner in Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083696.html">I. Harel: Netanyahu shouldn't go to Obama like a shtetl Jew begging for protection</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885976&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">PM seeks to upgrade diplomatic role of moderate Arab states<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885976&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" style="'width:12pt;height:6.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="./050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://static.jpost.com/images/2006/site/ic/ic.video.txt.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1025" border="0" height="9" width="16" /><!--[endif]--></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Netanyahu to meet Mubarak on Monday in Sharm to stress Egypt's importance; Jerusalem mum on reports of 'new' Arab peace plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885988&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Israel sees no reason to sign 'ineffective' NPT </a><span class="byline0">By YAAKOV KATZ</span><br /> Defense expert: After failure with Syria, Iran, it's ridiculous for US to make demands on Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710872891&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Washington's elders of anti-Zion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Their never-ending, low-intensity war on Israel dates back nearly 50 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885701&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Egypt: We have to keep Teheran in check</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FM spokesman: US dialogue with Iranians could be good if there are clear parameters, set timetable.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712016,00.html">'We made mistakes in Gaza' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712016,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Peres meets with UN secretary-general, rejects claims IDF targeted UNWRA facilities in Gaza during operation. 'I do not know of any war without mistakes. We did not want to kill a single civilian,' he says </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711717,00.html">No longer loyal/ Shaul Rosenfeld</a><span class="text16g"><b>Traditional notion of loyalty to Israel changing under Obama administration</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711614,00.html">A sign of things to come?</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Surprising US statement regarding Israel’s nuclear program cause for concern</b></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711836,00.html"><span style="color: black;">The American appeaser </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711836,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Shaul Rosenfeld says Israel must tell US it has no intention of going like lamb to the slaughter</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54523R20090506" target="_self">Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1475285.php/Report_Netanyahu_supports_only_Palestinian_%26quotself-government%26quot_">Report: Netanyahu Supports Only Palestinian 'Self-Government' – No State</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSM <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p08s04-comv.html">The Obama doctrine: Charm enemies, arm-twist friends</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">For a friendly foreign leader, a visit to the White House can be a visit to the woodshed.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/the_good_the_bad_and_the_unknown">Why Wasn't I Invited to AIPAC This Year?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/israels_arsenal" target="_blank">Israel's arsenal</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/will-israelis-ever-accept-the-arab-peace-initiative" title="Link to Will Israelis ever accept the Arab Peace Initiative?">Will Israelis ever accept the Arab Peace Initiative?</a> <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/525878">Gershon Baskin</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Are peace and security an <em>outcome</em> or a <em>condition</em> of a process? A peace camp must find a way to bridge the two</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/tension-with-syria-eases/" target="_blank">Lebanon-Syria Tension Eases</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Tina Wolfe | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>Syria has taken the first steps toward recognizing its longtime client, Lebanon, as a separate sovereign country, but the relationship could take new turns depending on the results of the June 7 Lebanese elections and the prospect for Syria-Israel peace. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99782" target="_blank">Lebanon: Court Decision Reverberates</a> BY: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UN tribunal's decision not to prosecute Lebanese generals in connection with a political assassination bodes ill for the court and anti-Syrian movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9310" title="Lebanon in Advance of Elections">Lebanon in Advance of Elections</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">INSS<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">An Israeli article assessing the issues and parties in the forthcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3700" target="_blank">Central Asia and the U.S.-Russia 'Reset' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Peter Kiernan | World Politics Review President Barack Obama didn't look into Dimitry Medvedev's eyes and claim that he saw the Russian president's soul at the G-20 summit in early April. But the meeting between the two leaders has potentially set the stage for a more pragmatic relationship between Washington and Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak03.html"><span style="color: black;">Muqtada comes in from the cold</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The Western perception of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is of a firebrand militant attached to strings pulled in Iran. The face Muqtada presented on a visit to Turkey at the weekend - his first public appearance in nearly two years - told a very different story, one of a "cultural, economic and political rebellion", no guns, and of solidarity with Ankara on the issue of Kurds. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak01.html">Why suicide bombers are back in Iraq</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>In the past two months, there have been 25 suicide bombings in Iraq, bringing the seemingly forgotten war back into the media spotlight. The United States may be downplaying the violence as a "last gasp" by al-Qaeda, but the reality is that insurgents are responding to Washington's unclear terms of withdrawal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak02.html">Hamas feels the heat from Syria</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Damascus is pushing hard to reinvent itself, taking major steps to prove its willingness to be a leading powerbroker in the region and leave its reputation as a sponsor of terrorism behind. In a move that would have dramatic implications in the region, Hamas' political leadership could be asked to hit the road. - <b>Special Correspondent</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/361/05-06-2009/zalmay_khalilzad">Zalmay Khalilzad: OBAMA’S MOMENT IN SOUTH ASIA<span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /> </span>WEAK KARZAI LEADERSHIP BENEFITS TALIBAN</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19322/holbrookes_testimony_on_afghanistanpakistan_before_the_house_foreign_relations_committee_may_2009.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252Fissue%252F135%252Fterrorism&%20">Holbrooke's Testimony on Afghanistan/Pakistan Before the House ... - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s01-usfp.html">US, Karzai seek to mend fraying relationship at summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington has been increasingly critical of the Afghan president. But with Karzai likely to win reelection this year, both sides will want to dial back the recriminations.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p06s01-wosc.html">Are Pakistani Taliban finding new foothold in south?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Analysts say political leaders could strengthen militants' appeal if they do not manage deep ethnic tensions – which resulted in clashes that killed 30 people last week.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s07-usgn.html">With piracy odds in their favor, ships shun armed guards</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The small number of successful pirate attacks, an increase in military patrols, and legal concerns have kept many firms from hiring security.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3704">The Obama Bubble: Buying Time for Renewed American Engagement</a>, By Steve Clemons <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3705">Obama and U.S. Strategy: A New Beginning</a>, By Anthony H. Cordesman <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3706">Obama's First Steps: What Comes After the 'Listening Phase'?</a> By Nikolas Gvosdev </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3707">Obama's Folly: Courting Our Enemies and Criticizing Ourselves</a>, By Joshua Muravchik<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/gymonPR3pWg/195984" target="_blank" title="Despite the Taliban's advances, Pakistan's nuclear weapons are safe. ">Opinion: Pakistan's Nukes Are Safe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/global-financial-crisis-and-counterterrorism/" target="_blank">Global financial crisis and counterterrorism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/economic_meltdown/">Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown: the Top 25 Subprime Lenders and Their Wall Street Backers</a></strong><br /> Source: Center for Public Integrity<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_battle_for_turkeys_future.html">The Battle for Turkey's Future</a> - Soner Cagaptay, Washington Institute<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_armenia_dropping_out_negotiations">Armenia: Dropping Out of Negotiations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Yerevan has decided to withdraw from talks with Azerbaijan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Turkey’s Local Elections of 2009: Results, Trends and the Future<span style=""> </span>ALI CARKOGLU</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(50, 136, 150);" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.setav.org/document/SETA_Policy_Report_1_Turkeys_Local_Elections_of_2009.pdf" target="_blank" title="http://www.setav.org/document/SETA_Policy_Report_1_Turkeys_Local_Elections_of_2009.pdf">Read complete text (PDF)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(50, 136, 150);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www2.debka.com/headline.php%3Fhid%3D6060&ct=ga&cd=RilrfkRZP9M&usg=AFQjCNHzS2OpzZdiK2MGe-tFruvvnVRDeQ" target="_blank">Saudis, Egypt snatch Syrian-Israel peace track from Turkey. Assad <b>...</b></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DEBKA file</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BBC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8034186.stm">Peace in sight?</a> Hopes for a deal in Nagorno-Karabakh are increasing <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSM <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p06s01-woeu.html">Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The presidents leading either side of the divided island are longtime allies. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak03.html" target="_blank">Muqtada comes in from the cold</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Asia Times </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Western perception of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is of a firebrand militant attached to strings pulled in Iran. The face Muqtada presented on a visit to Turkey at the weekend - his first public appearance in nearly two years - told a very different story, one of a "cultural, economic and political rebellion", no guns, and of solidarity with Ankara on the issue of Kurds. - <b>Sami Moubayed<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Al Hayat </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/05-2009/Article-20090504-0c14159e-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78fc1ace8dc/story.html">The Iranian-Turkish Umbrella</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elias Harfoush</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> -<span style=""> </span>The least that can be said about Muqdata’s Turkey visit is that it is exceptional<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050609a.shtml">Armenia: Karabakh Leaders Uneasy with Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Google News</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firatnews.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Fırat News Agency</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdmedia.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUSTRE54561G20090506&ct=ga&cd=RilrfkRZP9M&usg=AFQjCNGISJPhvruD-ix9qgiBqlJVmrmsFQ" target="_blank"><b>Turkish</b> strikes on Iraq killed 10 PKK rebels: agency</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/67549.html" target="_blank">U.S. Fears Violence Ahead of Kurdistan Regional Elections</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5758a9e8-3a94-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Heritage soars 25% on Kurdistan find</a> <span style="color: black;">The independent explorer’s discovery of an oilfield in the Iraqi region that it estimates could yield 4.2bn barrels of oil sends its shares soaring but also underscores the uncertainty surrounding oil licences in the area</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx%3Fid%3D93751%26sectionid%3D351020101&ct=ga&cd=RilrfkRZP9M&usg=AFQjCNHX7_LzHzQu_m0guZS__kEeDk25dA" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b> 'continues PJAK bombings in Iraq'</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">PRESS TV<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www2.debka.com/headline.php%3Fhid%3D6060&ct=ga&cd=RilrfkRZP9M&usg=AFQjCNHzS2OpzZdiK2MGe-tFruvvnVRDeQ" target="_blank">Saudis, Egypt snatch Syrian-Israel peace track from Turkey. Assad <b>...</b></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DEBKA file<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1701129&l=3634&ctl=2416FC0:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C6718130EDE345C8F3F0E59DCD267292FE&" target="_blank">İsrail Parlamentosu Ermeni İddialarını Görüşmeyi Reddetti</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1701129&l=3634&ctl=2416FC1:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C6718130EDE345C8F3F0E59DCD267292FE&" target="_blank">Türk Uçakları Kuzey Irak'taki PKK Mevzilerini Bombaladı</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak03.html" target="_blank">Muqtada comes in from the cold</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Asia Times </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Western perception of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is of a firebrand militant attached to strings pulled in Iran. The face Muqtada presented on a visit to Turkey at the weekend - his first public appearance in nearly two years - told a very different story, one of a "cultural, economic and political rebellion", no guns, and of solidarity with Ankara on the issue of Kurds. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174447&bolum=102" target="_blank">PKK leader: We want bloodshed to end</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSL656621320090506" target="_blank">Heritage Oil says makes big oil find in <b>Kurdistan</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/blog/blog.aspx?id=3715" target="_blank">WPR Blog | Is Iraqi <b>Kurdistan</b> Now a Free-Fly Zone?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090506/BUSINESS/705069922/1005" target="_blank">Oil find in northern Iraq</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.aina.org/news/20090506165234.htm" title="Back in February 2003, then-deputy defense secretary Paul Wolfowitz testified before the House Budget Committee that Iraqi oil export money would help pay for rebuilding the country -- and provid ">No Way Out for Northern Iraqi Oil</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/marketforceslive/2009/may/06/avivabusiness-legalandgeneralgroup" target="_blank"><b>Kurdistan</b> oil discovery boosts Heritage</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s10-woeu.html" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b>: massacre reflects ancient traditions and volatile politics</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Christian Science Monitor</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc050609DB.html" target="_blank">In response to Qubad <b>Talabani's</b> comments about Kurds in Diaspora!</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.metimes.com/Security/2009/05/06/sadr_visit_a_political_show/3fa3/" target="_blank">Sadr visit a political show</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Middle East Times<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Turkey’s Local Elections of 2009: Results, Trends and the Future<span style=""> </span>ALI CARKOGLU</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(50, 136, 150);" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.setav.org/document/SETA_Policy_Report_1_Turkeys_Local_Elections_of_2009.pdf" target="_blank" title="http://www.setav.org/document/SETA_Policy_Report_1_Turkeys_Local_Elections_of_2009.pdf">Read complete text (PDF)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p06s01-woeu.html&ct=ga&cd=Mice95e4AkI&usg=AFQjCNF8YK85uwLCqnlQEJIfQsj_ym37Xg" target="_blank">Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity?</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Christian Science Monitor</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34956&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=c8c269f9e0" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> Prioritizing its Relations with Azerbaijan</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RFERL </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Prague_Summit_Could_Yield_Progress_On_Resolving_Karabakh_Conflict_/1622962.html">Could Prague Bring Progress On Karabakh?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There would be a most pleasing symmetry in Prague serving as the venue for at least a preliminary agreement on resolving the Karabakh conflict, given that it was in Prague five years ago that the OSCE-mediated talks that yielded the Basic Principles got under way</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07thu1.html?ref=opinion">The Torture Debate: The Missing Voices</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While the personal accounts from prisoners subjected to brutality are being suppressed, culpable ex-officials are busily trying to rewrite history.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07thu2.html?ref=opinion">The Torture Debate: The Lawyers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar association disciplinary committees are not set up to do investigations into torture, but the use of documentary evidence is enough to proceed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://theconversation.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/who-will-replace-souter/index.html?ref=opinion">Who Will Replace Souter?</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Here's hoping for someone Gail Collins likes, and David Brooks can live with.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/politics/07obama.html?ref=todayspaper">White House Memo: With Gay Issues in View, Obama Is Pressed to Engage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050604134.html">National Security Adviser Jones Says He's 'Outsider' in Frenetic White House</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603322.html">The Baby Boomers' Retirement Bummer</a> By David Ignatius Baby boomers might deny it, but data show a major retirement crisis in the cards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050604220.html">In Pakistan, 'Great Rage, Great Fear'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Refugees Fleeing Swat Valley Tell of Taliban Crimes, Abuses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603752.html">No Questions Asked</a> What will unconditional aid buy from Egypt's Hosni Mubarak<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603495.html">How a Free-Trade Pact With Georgia Could Help Heal the Wounds of War</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By John F. Kerry and David Dreier, The U.S. must cooperate with Moscow but also protect the freedom of the fledging democracy on its border.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050602631.html">Joint Probe Planned Of Deadly U.S. Strike In West Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Red Cross Says Children, Women Died<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050602182.html">Stress Test Finds Strength in Banks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Uncertainty Remains, but Officials Say Most Have Capital to Outlast Recession<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050601851.html">Obama Stresses Joint Action Against Taliban Push in South Asia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603968.html">FBI's Lapses on Terrorist Watch List Put Nation at Risk, Report Warns</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603319.html">The Stakes at Notre Dame for President Obama and U.S. Catholics</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Words From Rome Change The Debate on Inviting Obama<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">By E.J. Dionne Jr.,<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Vatican alters the debate with a surprisingly positive take on the president.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603760.html">Most of Any Vaccine for New Flu Strain Could Be Claimed by Rich Nations' Preexisting Contracts</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rich Nations Have Preexisting Contracts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050600314.html">At Least 12 Killed in 2 Baghdad Car Bombings</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603320.html">The Obama Administration's Adventures in Running Chrysler and General Motors</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By George F. Will, His bankruptcy plan for Chrysler is akin to extracting sunbeams from cucumbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603888.html">U.S. Running Out of Time to Join Shanghai Expo</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">State Dept. Pushing Participation After Chinese Officials Expressed Dismay to Clinton<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603454.html">Obama's Budget Knife Yields Modest Trims</a> Plan Likely to Face Tough Fight on the Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603969.html">Washington Sketch: Newspapers Get Some Old-Fashioned Love in the Senate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603318.html">Jack Kemp's Gifts to the Republican Party</a> By David S. Broder, Even today's most impressive Republicans don't offer what Jack Kemp did.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050603182.html">Bush Administration Officials Behind Interrogation Memos May Avoid Professional Sanctions</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/recession-free-market-economics-bankers">This epochal crisis requires us to resolve the paradox of capitalism</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><strong>Timothy Garton Ash:</strong></b> At work, we're told to be diligent and disciplined; elsewhere, hedonistic and self-indulgent. We need a sustainable model<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/06/china-seeks-climate-change-deal">China ready for post-Kyoto deal on climate change</a> Dramatic reversal in US position under Obama has brought Beijing to table, says UK climate secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/editorial-basque-country-spain">Basque country: Nation building, not nationalism</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>If Eta stops the violence, maybe Basque nationalists can enjoy the autonomy they so crave<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/lebanon-election-hezbollah">The end of Lebanon's Cedar Revolution</a> <strong>Nicholas Noe:</strong> The west must recognise that a Hezbollah victory in elections could force it into responsibility and disarmament<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/iran-ahmadinejad-mahdi">Ahmadinejad's messianic connections</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Meir Javedanfar: </strong>The Iranian leader's mentor thinks war would hasten the Mahdi's return. Fortunately he and his allies have no nuclear access<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/07/taliban-afghanistan-pakistan-obama">Pakistan: Blunders of the Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Neither of the two leaders whom Obama met in Washington inspires confidence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/barack-obama-afghanistan-pakistan-summit">Obama meets Karzai and Zardari</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Doubts remain in Washington over the ability of Afghan and Pakistani presidents to keep promises <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/israel-army-bethlehem-un">Occupation 'compromises Bethlehem'</a><span style=""> </span>Israeli military presence around historic city is undermining its economy and future, says UN report <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/us-israel-palestinians-middle-east">Israel lobby bids to halt policy shift</a><span style=""> </span>Congress members urged to sign letter to Obama calling for Israel to set pace in Palestinian talks <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/eu-lisbon-treaty-czech-republic">Czech parliament ratifies Lisbon treaty</a> Hurdle for EU treaty overcome despite mood of euroscepticism in Prague <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/russia-nato-diplomat-expulsions">Russia expels Nato envoys</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Officials say move in retaliation for expulsion from Nato's headquarters of two Russian diplomats <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/may/07/bank-america-investors-nils-pratley">Stress tests on US banks don't worry the market</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="date"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">7 May 2009: </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nils Pratley: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Investors over here have learned that greater government ownership of a bank doesn't necessarily kill a share price <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/05/obama-clinton-latin-america">US strategy in Latin America was wrong</a> <strong>Mark Weisbrot:</strong> The Obama administration admits its approach must change, as Latin American countries unite against the US<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/06/afghanistan-us-soldiers-christianity">Afghan-wards Christian soldiers?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brian Whitaker: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US military stands accused of breaking its own rules by attempting to convert Afghans to Christianity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak02.html">Hamas Feels Heat from Syria</a> - Speical Correspondent, Asia Times<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/07jones.html?ref=us" target="_blank">National Security Adviser Tries Quieter Approach</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/tension-with-syria-eases/" target="_blank">Lebanon-Syria Tension Eases</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Tina Wolfe | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>Syria has taken the first steps toward recognizing its longtime client, Lebanon, as a separate sovereign country, but the relationship could take new turns depending on the results of the June 7 Lebanese elections and the prospect for Syria-Israel peace. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99782" target="_blank">Lebanon: Court Decision Reverberates</a> BY: Dominic Moran | ISN Security Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UN tribunal's decision not to prosecute Lebanese generals in connection with a political assassination bodes ill for the court and anti-Syrian movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9310" title="Lebanon in Advance of Elections">Lebanon in Advance of Elections</a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">INSS<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">An Israeli article assessing the issues and parties in the forthcoming Lebanese parliamentary elections<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4913.php">The World's Most Important Election</a> BY CHARLES FERGUSON <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4913.php">Electing the Nuclear Pope</a> The IAEA will select its next leader through secrets and posturing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16637">Khalid Mishal and Mama America</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16637">Tariq Alhomayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/contributors/05-2009/Article-20090506-14fbfe4c-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78f9b200e62/story.html">US Pursuing Cautious Engagement with Syria in Wake of Lebanese Elections</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Joyce Karam</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3704">The Obama Bubble: Buying Time for Renewed American Engagement</a>, By Steve Clemons <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3705">Obama and U.S. Strategy: A New Beginning</a>, By Anthony H. Cordesman <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3706">Obama's First Steps: What Comes After the 'Listening Phase'?</a> By Nikolas Gvosdev<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nikolas K. Gvosdev is on the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">+ <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3707">Obama's Folly: Courting Our Enemies and Criticizing Ourselves</a>, By Joshua Muravchik<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9309" title="The Concept of Normative Power in World Politics">The Concept of Normative Power in World Politics</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">DIIS</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 5-page Danish brief aiming to clarify the concept of normative power in world politics as developed in European Union (EU) studies over the last ten years<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/europe/07poll.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Economic Crisis Raises Fears of Extremism in Western Countries</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/nuclearweapons/articles/050609_support_nuclear_reductions_builds/" target="_blank">Support for Nuclear Reductions Builds with Two New Bipartisan Reports</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99792" target="_blank">Costs of War: The Fear Virus</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Shaun Waterman | ISN Security Watch<span style=""> </span>A virulent disease sweeps the US, but it isn't swine flu. The fear virus, spawned by the war on terrorism, causes an over-reaction to the H1N1 flu that could be more dangerous and costly than the actual disease.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=369" target="_blank">Obama's Cuba Policy: Are Times Changing?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Joseph Germani | Diplomatic Courier<span style=""> </span>Latin American leaders at the recent Summit of the Americas took the opportunity to pressure President Obama to lift the almost half-century old trade embargo on Cuba. Pressure has also mounted within the United States from certain quarters, especially the agricultural sector, for a more open policy towards Cuba<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/07/the_inadequacy_of_international_law">The inadequacy of international law</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The troubling notion that international law has no practical advice for a state facing terrorist attacks other than to grin and bear it is increasingly pervasive.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/x3aGJEd3b6E/" target="_blank">What is Feltman Doing in Damascus?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/d-_yuwjUrEE/" target="_blank">Syria and Washington, the Likely Path Ahead</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/07/ultimate_generational_bummer_96377.html">The Time Bomb for the Baby Boomers</a> - David Ignatius, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE07Ak01.html">Why Suicide Bombers Are Back in Iraq</a> - Steve Niva, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NPR <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103865486&ft=1&f=1004" title="The prospect of the Taliban or Iran's religious leaders controlling nuclear weapons makes many people nervous. But Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on ">Would Nuclear Deterrence Work With Iran, Taliban?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_A_Magnet_For_Spies_Over_Decades/1622122.html">NATO A Magnet For Spies Over Decades</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NATO's decision to expel two Russian diplomats on spying charges is only the latest espionage incident in a long line of such cases. The Western alliance was a natural target of Soviet espionage efforts during the Cold War, and Russia has evidently inherited that interest. And of course, the West has had its own agents working for the benefit of the alliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/05-2009/Article-20090506-1685a8cc-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78f85e3d102/story.html">When Israel Manipulates the Iranian Nuclear Weapon</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elias Harfoush</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=13157" target="_blank">Arab States, like Israel, Fear an Obama “Engagement” with A-jad’s Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=13142" target="_blank">Obama’s Regional Plan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/us-backed-iraqi-fighters-desert-posts/"><b><i><span style="">US-Backed Iraqi Fighters Desert Posts</span></i></b></a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16639">Q&A with Iraqi PM Nuri al Maliki</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711958,00.html" target="_blank">US envoys make second trip to Syria since March</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090506/wl_mideast_afp/mideastdefenceussaudiiran">Gates Touts Strength of US-Saudi Ties</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54543S20090506"><i>IAEA: High-Enriched Uranium Traces Found in Egypt</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103769799">Saudi Leaders Refuse To Give New Money To IMF</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124164855601493195.html">Rivals in Iran's Election Take Aim at Ahmadinejad </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ahmadinejad's rivals in the June presidential elections are seeking to distance themselves from his tough-talking style.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0b46c00-3a56-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Syria takes cold comfort from crisis </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The nation is not immune to the global downturn but its isolation from the west and the nascent state of its economy have proved a shield from the worst effects<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/06/Expert-Iran-could-get-nukes-within-months/UPI-27081241643987/" title="Expert: Iran could get nukes within months">Expert: Iran could get nukes within months</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Iran poses the greatest threat to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime, a nuclear-arms expert with the Council on Foreign Relations said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/06/US-links-Syrian-ties-to-Lebanese-vote/UPI-26991241640763/" title="U.S. links Syrian ties to Lebanese vote">U.S. links Syrian ties to Lebanese vote</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A visit by top U.S. officials to Damascus is expected to couple the Lebanese parliamentary elections with Syrian efforts at engagement, analysts said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67631.html">Truck bomb loaded with vegetables kills 11 in Baghdad</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090506/wl_mideast_afp/usirandiplomacycongresskerry">Sen. Kerry: US No Longer Wants Iranian 'Regime Change'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/us-allies-in-mideast-cautious-over-iran-overtures-2/">US Allies in Mideast Cautious Over Iran Overtures</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8036452.stm">Iraq urged to stop death penalty</a> <br /> The UN human rights office says Iraq should not use the death penalty as its justice system cannot guarantee fair trials<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD234209">May 6 SD# 2342 - Iranian Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami In Friday Sermon: 'If America Was a Human Being, We'd Talk With It' – But You Are Not Human Beings; There's Been No Change During Obama's First 100 Days</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p08s01-wome.html">Dubai's glitz lost in grim life</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Migrant laborers have been hit hard since the city's construction boom came to a screeching halt.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083792.html">Abbas to give U.S. 'complete' Mideast peace plan</a>Initiative to include Arab gestures to Israel; Arab sources: Concessions on right of return not being mulled<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083670.html">Will Obama's denuclearization plan mean 'Dimona for Natanz'?</a> Obama intends to strengthen global nuclear monitoring, and Israel will be asked to contribute to the effort<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083667.html">Settlement expansion seeing biggest boost since 2003</a>West Bank construction has been accelerating, putting Israel on a collision course with the U.S<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083699.html">Nation building for Palestine</a>If Netanyahu and Mubarak agree at Sharm el-Sheikh that they intend to stop Iran and build Palestine, we can reasonably assume they will find a partner in Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083551.html">Peres tells Ban: Israel will never accept UN Gaza probe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083696.html">I. Harel: Netanyahu shouldn't go to Obama like a shtetl Jew begging for protection</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083698.html">Gideon Levy: Peres' propaganda for Netanyahu and Lieberman is pathetic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peres hasn't forgotten the hollow old slogans about Israel's yearning for peace, slogans for which one might still find dubious buyers only occasionally in America.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885976&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">PM seeks to upgrade diplomatic role of moderate Arab states<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885976&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" style="'width:12pt;height:6.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="./050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://static.jpost.com/images/2006/site/ic/ic.video.txt.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1026" border="0" height="9" width="16" /><!--[endif]--></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Netanyahu to meet Mubarak on Monday in Sharm to stress Egypt's importance; Jerusalem mum on reports of 'new' Arab peace plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885988&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Israel sees no reason to sign 'ineffective' NPT </a><span class="byline0">By YAAKOV KATZ</span><br /> Defense expert: After failure with Syria, Iran, it's ridiculous for US to make demands on Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710872891&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Washington's elders of anti-Zion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Their never-ending, low-intensity war on Israel dates back nearly 50 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710882914&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Peres: We won't apologize for Gaza op<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710882914&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" style="'width:12pt;height:6.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="./050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://static.jpost.com/images/2006/site/ic/ic.video.txt.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/050709f_dosyalar/image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1027" border="0" height="9" width="16" /><!--[endif]--></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President blasts Hamas in heated exchange with Al-Jazeera reporter, but admits IDF made mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885701&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Egypt: We have to keep Teheran in check</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FM spokesman: US dialogue with Iranians could be good if there are clear parameters, set timetable.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710883267&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Rosen likens AIPAC spy case to Dreyfus Affair</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710881363&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">IAEA: Weapons-grade uranium found in Egypt </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710881344&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Merkel: No 2-state solution substitute </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710885347&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: 'Principles and interests' in harmony </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ JONATHAN SPYER,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710883558&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lion's Den: Standing with Steven J. Rosen </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ DANIEL PIPES, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710883611&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Rattling the Cage: Follow me, Ahmed </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ LARRY DERFNER,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710876788&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_blank">Report: Arabs Formulating New Peace Plan</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>Jerusalem Post</i>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710879018&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Video: The best of AIPAC</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Watch addressess by Netanyahu, Peres, Cantor, Hoyer and Gingrich</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712016,00.html">'We made mistakes in Gaza' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3712016,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Peres meets with UN secretary-general, rejects claims IDF targeted UNWRA facilities in Gaza during operation. 'I do not know of any war without mistakes. We did not want to kill a single civilian,' he says </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711717,00.html">No longer loyal/ Shaul Rosenfeld</a><span class="text16g"><b>Traditional notion of loyalty to Israel changing under Obama administration</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711614,00.html">A sign of things to come?</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Surprising US statement regarding Israel’s nuclear program cause for concern</b></span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711836,00.html"><span style="color: black;">The American appeaser </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711836,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Shaul Rosenfeld says Israel must tell US it has no intention of going like lamb to the slaughter</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711628,00.html" target="_blank">Israel: Signing NPT Won't Prevent Nuclear Armament</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/behind_the_scenes_of_the_peres_obama_meeting" target="_blank">Behind the scenes of the Peres-Obama meeting</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/us-weighs-forcing-israel-to-disclose-nukes/" target="_blank">Secret U.S.-Israel Nuclear Accord in Jeopardy</a> BY: Eli Lake | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama's efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons threaten to expose and derail a 40-year-old secret U.S. agreement to shield Israel's nuclear weapons from international scrutiny, former and current U.S. and Israeli officials and nuclear specialists say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54523R20090506" target="_self">Israel would inform, not ask U.S. before hitting Iran</a></span></strong><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/06/breaking-faith-with-israel/">Breaking Faith with Israel</a> - <em>Washington Times</em> editorial. Will the United States sell out its strongest ally in the Middle East to cozy up to its worst enemy?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1475285.php/Report_Netanyahu_supports_only_Palestinian_%26quotself-government%26quot_">Report: Netanyahu Supports Only Palestinian 'Self-Government' – No State</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/the_good_the_bad_and_the_unknown">Why Wasn't I Invited to AIPAC This Year?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-39434320090505?sp=true" target="_blank">U.S. Wants Israel, India in Anti-Nuclear Arms Treaty</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/05/1004948/peres-to-biden-cant-stop-natural-growth" target="_blank">Peres: Israel Can't Stop Natural Growth in Settlements</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tzipi Livni, Israel's former foreign minister and leader of the Kadima Party, which is now in the country's opposition, discussed Israel's new government in a speech yesterday at CFR. <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-iSYDISeJbapNk%404220912-iZmsnJ2l/m08w" target="_blank">Here is the video</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="hptitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Peres meets with US President Obama at the White House </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2009/President-Peres-meets-with-President-Obama-6-May-2009.htm?DisplayMode=print" target="_blank">(Communicated by the President's Spokesperson)</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (press release)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.meforum.org/blog/obama-mideast-monitor/2009/05/me-interviewed-about-the-aipac-case.html" target="_blank" title="I was interviewed by Israel Channel 10 about the AIPAC case (in English)...">Me interviewed about the AIPAC case by Steven J. Rosen</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/will-israelis-ever-accept-the-arab-peace-initiative" title="Link to Will Israelis ever accept the Arab Peace Initiative?">Will Israelis ever accept the Arab Peace Initiative?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/525878">Gershon Baskin</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Are peace and security an <em>outcome</em> or a <em>condition</em> of a process? A peace camp must find a way to bridge the two</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Andrew Sullivan / <a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/" target="_self">The Daily Dish</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/05/israels-nuclear-closet-ctd.html" target="_self">Israel's Nuclear Closet, Ctd</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711958,00.html" target="_blank">US envoys make second trip to Syria since March</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Ynetnews<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/israel-reacts-with-shock-dismissal-at-us-calls-to-join-npt/"><b><i><span style="">Israel Brushes Off Call to Sign Nuclear Arms Pact</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711458,00.html" target="_blank">Spanish Judge Went Too Far: Targeting Gaza Terror Mastermind Not a War Crime</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Robbie Sabel (<i>Ynet News</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403639.html" target="_blank">Dropping Espionage Charges Against Former AIPAC Lobbyists</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Walter Pincus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710873844&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_blank">Joint Command Set Up at U.S. Radar Base</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Yaakov Katz (<i>Jerusalem Post</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06278337.htm"><span style="">Peres won't rule out 'other options' against Iran...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1239710883267">AIPAC Official Claims Anti-Semitism to Blame for Charges Against Him</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8036054.stm">UN seeks $11m for Israeli raids</a> <br /> The UN chief says Israel should pay millions in compensation for its bombed Gaza base but rules out a war crimes inquiry. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s01-usfp.html">US, Karzai seek to mend fraying relationship at summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington has been increasingly critical of the Afghan president. But with Karzai likely to win reelection this year, both sides will want to dial back the recriminations.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p06s01-wosc.html">Are Pakistani Taliban finding new foothold in south?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Analysts say political leaders could strengthen militants' appeal if they do not manage deep ethnic tensions – which resulted in clashes that killed 30 people last week.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s07-usgn.html">With piracy odds in their favor, ships shun armed guards</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The small number of successful pirate attacks, an increase in military patrols, and legal concerns have kept many firms from hiring security.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p08s04-comv.html">The Obama doctrine: Charm enemies, arm-twist friends</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">For a friendly foreign leader, a visit to the White House can be a visit to the woodshed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0507/p06s01-woeu.html">Cyprus: Are old friends offering new hope for unity? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The presidents leading either side of the divided island are longtime allies. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p09s03-coop.html">Boost national cybersecurity without stifling freedom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US government should apply stricter control over its own network, but it should leave public networks alone.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p09s01-coop.html">A newspaper business model that's working</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We make community news free and have watched profits soar.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Helene Cooper / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/asia/07prexy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Emphasis on Al Qaeda at Three-Way Talks</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19068/">Must Read: Changing Relations with Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://international.edgeboss.net/real/international/FC05052009.smi" target="_blank">Watch Daniel Markey's House Testimony on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="break"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-BymPRzX4ViEAw%404220915-c2KXij1M5Dr.6" target="_blank">This Backgrounder</a> looks at what Chinese military modernization means for both East Asia and the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE07Df01.html"><span style="color: black;">India looks on as</span><span style="color: black;"><br /> </span><span style="color: black;">the East integrates</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> India, blinded by security concerns, is a mere onlooker as neighbor China step-by-step integrates its economy with other countries in the region, to the benefit of all parties. - <b>Zorawar Daulet Singh<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE07Ad01.html">China-India equation still uncracked</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> With their deep-rooted cultural and religious ties and historic struggles against colonialism, India and China could put aside their differences and unite to boost their economies and deflect Western influence in South and East Asia. But the wounds of the 1962 border war are still raw, with neither prepared to take the first step towards reconciliation. - <b>Jian Junbo</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57d45a62-3a84-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Ascendant China eclipses trailblazing Japan</a> David Pilling looks at an Asian superpower<span class="grey"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f58b97a-3a72-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">A delicate detente</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>As the global crisis hits exports to the west, Taipei is turning to its old enemy to forge economic links. Although mistrust remains, Beijing is now more receptive</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1ec735fe-3a12-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">Transcript: Senior ex-US diplomat Blackwill on India-US relations</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-tlpFSXXRxpBuQ%404220907-sluO4I1BR734c" target="_blank">new interview</a> with CFR, Bruce Riedel, who chaired a special interagency committee to develop President Obama's policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, says concerns about internal violence in Pakistan are rapidly escalating and that the United States should quickly ramp up aid to Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090506_geopolitical_diary">Geopolitical Diary: The Criticality of Pakistan's Swat Region</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Islamabad’s impending operations in Swat could make or break the regional fight against the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4912">Don't count on Nawaz Sharif to save Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/06/Outside-View-To-save-Pakistan/UPI-77841241614800/" title="Outside View: To save Pakistan">Outside View: To save Pakistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- As today's trilateral meetings among U.S. President Barack Obama, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Zardari begin, the mood in Washington, amplified by a media that reports Pakistan is in chaos and could implode, is especially grim. Many observers see this as Obama's greatest foreign policy test and one in which no U.S. option looks particularly appealing. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124164109244492917.html">Obama Lauds Afghan, Pakistani Efforts </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">After a White House summit, Obama said recent violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan underscores the security link between both countries and the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_white_paper_australias_enduring_challenge">A White Paper on Australia's Enduring Challenge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A recently released study maps out Australia's defense plans for the foreseeable future.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8035906.stm">Rich or poor</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is China still a country that needs financial help? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/us-strikes-in-afghanistan-kill-100-mostly-civilians/"><span style="">US Kills 100 Afghans, 'Mostly Civilians'</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-civilians-pay-price-of--war-from-above-1680408.html">Civilians pay price of war from above</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert Fisk</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Of course there will be an inquiry. And in the meantime, we shall be told that all the dead Afghan civilians were being used as "human shields" by the Taliban and we shall say that we "deeply regret" innocent lives that were lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8036345.stm">Obama hails unity over al-Qaeda</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama says after talks with the Afghan and Pakistani leaders that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8036782.stm">US disquiet over strategy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8035690.stm">Delhi's turn in Indian election</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's capital Delhi goes to the polls as the country reaches the fourth phase of its marathon general election. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124166933425095115.html">India Enters Fourth Round of Vote </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thousands of voters lined up outside polling stations in New Delhi, part of the country's monthlong election expected to elect a new Parliament by early next month.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/432820/obey_issues_a_vietnam_warning?rel=hp_picks">A 'Vietnam' Warning in Pakistan</a> - Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/07/the_other_dangers_in_pakistan_96366.html">Fear Mongering Over Pakistan</a> - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090505.wcopakistan06/BNStory/specialComment/home">Pakistan Besieged by Taliban, Fixated on India</a> - Irshad Manji, Globe & Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/05/global-times-beijing-cctv-peoples-daily-opinions-columnists-xinhua.html">Beijing's Propaganda Goes Global</a> - Gordon Chang, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5280511/When-Pakistan-goes-to-war-it-gives-no-quarter-to-anyone.html">Pakistan Goes All Out for War</a> - David Blair, Daily Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.feer.com/free-interviews/20098/may56/Negroponte-on-Obamas-Asia-Policy">Obama 'Moving Smartly' on Asia Policy</a> - Colum Murphy, FEER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090506tp.html">Practical Approach for China, Taiwan</a> - Tom Plate, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090505.wcopakistan06/BNStory/specialComment/home">Obama Must Set Pakistan Straight</a> - Irshad Manji, Globe and Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2009/05/pakistan-us-relations-are-upside-down.php" target="_self">Pakistan-US Relations Are Upside Down</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/05/qa-pakistans-nuclear-weapons-safe-or-not-2/">Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons, Safe or Not?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090506a1.html">Nuclear Spin in Indian Elections</a> - N.V. Subramanian, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/will_japans_voters_dump_aso.html">Will Japan's Voters Dump Aso?</a> - Todd Crowell, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157443611490277.html">Mending EU-China Trade Ties</a> - Iana Dreyer, Wall Street Journal</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504048.html" target="_blank">Administration Is Keeping Ally at Arm's Length</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/pakistan/090430/pakistan" target="_blank">Bad Times Return to Karachi</a> BY: Sara Stuteville | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Renewed violence in this Pakistani port city is threatening its status as a safe haven from troubles further north.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67662.html">Obama pledges 'commitment' to Afghan, Pakistan leaders</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Barack Obama Wednesday pledged a "lasting commitment" by the U.S. to the democratic governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan after an unusual three-way meeting that ended with promises but no concrete agreements<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-05-voa61.cfm">Holbrooke Makes Case for Increased US Aid to Pakistan</a> - Dan Robinson, <em>Voice of America</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-05-voa17.cfm">Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan Pivots Toward Pakistan</a> - Barry Newhouse, <em>Voice of America</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/boot/64861">Call Off the Drones?</a> - Max Boot, <em>Commentary</em> opinion</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span>C</span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07iht-edrogozin.html?ref=global">ooperation? Your Call, NATO</a> - Dmitry Rogozin, Int'l Herald Tribune<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/opinion/02iht-edrussia.html?ref=global">Counting Votes, Kremlin Style</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What the Kremlin wants, the Kremlin gets, except when the Kremlin’s man chooses to go his own way. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07thu1.html?ref=global">The Torture Debate: The Missing Voices</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While the personal accounts from prisoners subjected to brutality are being suppressed, culpable ex-officials are busily trying to rewrite history. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07thu2.html?ref=global">The Torture Debate: The Lawyers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar association disciplinary committees are not set up to do investigations into torture, but the use of documentary evidence is enough to proceed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/torture/index.html">Times Topics: Torture </a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/opinion/06wed1.html?ref=global">Mr. Obama, Mr. Zardari and Mr. Karzai</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If there is any hope of defeating the Taliban, Congress must support President Obama’s plan to deal with Pakistan and Afghanistan as an integrated regional problem. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07iht-edrogozin.html?ref=global">Your Call, NATO</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By DMITRY ROGOZIN <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Russian view: The West is fanning needless tensions and pushing Russia eastward. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07iht-edcourtney.html?ref=global">A Russia Test</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By DENIS CORBOY, WILLIAM COURTNEY, and KENNETH YALOWITZ <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Western view: Russia may be underestimating the price of new adventures in Georgia. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07iht-edbowring.html?ref=global">Asia Helps Itself</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By PHILIP BOWRING <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Growing cooperation in Asia should be seen more as a defensive response to the economic crisis than as aggressive pan-Asian regionalism. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07annaldrich.html?ref=global">A Deep Bench</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By ANN ALDRICH, ALEX FRONDORF and RICHARD J. HAWKINS <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama should select a nominee with experience that no other sitting justice has — service as a trial judge on a federal district court. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_recession_and_european_union">The Recession In Europe</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe will have to pull itself out of the current recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c2e9d290-3a62-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Sarkozy seeks substance to burnish style</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">With waves of discontent lapping at the Elysée, the ‘Omni-president’ has wisely adopted a low profile on the second anniversary of his presidency <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9312" title="Not Your Grandfather’s Eastern Bloc: The EU New Member States as Agenda">Not Your Grandfather’s Eastern Bloc: The EU New Member States as Agenda</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">OSI<span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">This 69-page study analyses the positions of the 10 new Member States in Central and Eastern Europe in seven key areas including energy, foreign policy and economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/376899.htm" target="_blank">EU Offers <b>Russia's</b> Neighbors Perks for Energy</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Moscow Times</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/news/article_1475451.php/BACKGROUND_The_EUs_pipeline_dreams_&ct=ga&cd=Mice95e4AkI&usg=AFQjCNHTfQQWISsnhhgboHdPmG9dVEVTkA" target="_blank">BACKGROUND: The EU's pipeline dreams</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124155150793788477.html">U.S., Europe Differ<br /> On Jobless Benefits </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unemployment is taking a different human toll on opposite sides of the Atlantic, which helps explain why Europe and the U.S. can't agree on how to attack the global recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090506_kosovo_seeking_recognition_and_funds_imf">Kosovo: Seeking Recognition and Funds From the IMF</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kosovo's International Monetary Fund membership will relieve the pressure on the European Union to bolster Kosovo's economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8035710.stm">Difficult frontier</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Instability subverts EU's links with Eastern neighbours <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:25.5pt;height:.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./050709f_dosyalar/image002.png" href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/050709f_dosyalar/image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1028" border="0" height="1" width="34" /><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/28068" target="_blank">Croatia Accepts EU Proposal for Border Dispute Arbitration</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer Zagreb has accepted EU enlargement commissioner Olli Rehn's latest proposal aimed at solving the lengthy border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia, currently blocking Croatia's EU membership talks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090506/wl_afp/eupoliticstreatyczechlead">Czech Senators Approve European Union's Lisbon Treaty</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1895894,00.html&ct=ga&cd=Mice95e4AkI&usg=AFQjCNGIvT6mvRt2lKPE8VKyOJ_JqRPCNA" target="_blank">OECD Report: How We Live Now</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">TIME<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">B<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/spain-basque-patxi-lopez-socialist" target="_blank">asques Vote In New Era</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Giles Tremlett | The Guardian Spain's troubled northern Basque country took a historic step away from local nationalism as Patxi López, a Socialist, became the first regional premier for 30 years not to come from the ranks of the Basque Nationalist party.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9313" title="What the Economic Crisis Means for the EU's Eastern Policy">What the Economic Crisis Means for the EU's Eastern Policy</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">CER</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">A 4-page policy brief assessing the implications of the global economic crisis for the EU's Eastern Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-miller6-2009may06,0,5614280.story">Spain Tries to Try U.S. Officials</a> - Philippe Sands, Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/538ead4c-3a5f-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">European Parliament blocks Le Pen</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The flag-bearer of France’s far right is deprived the platform of addressing the full parliament after members forced through a change in its bylaws<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/303a1882-3a72-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Red-faced IMF fixes east Europe error</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The fund has corrected an embarrassing error that led to exaggerated estimates of the external debt levels of crisis-hit east European states <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ba9b0be-3a4d-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Czechs clear way for Lisbon treaty</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The upper house of the Czech parliament approved the EU’s Lisbon treaty by a convincing majority, increasing the chances that long-awaited reforms in the 27-nation bloc will come into effect on January 1 2010 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83bdbdfc-3a26-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Mood sours as Russia expels Nato envoys</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Relations between Nato and Russia were undermined once again when the Kremlin expelled two Canadian diplomats from the western alliance’s Moscow office in retaliation for a similar move by the Brussels-based<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8036942.stm">Anti-government clash in Georgia</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Anti-government protesters and police clash in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, over the alleged beating of a local journalist. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1896382,00.html">Behind the Military Mutiny in Georgia</a> - John Wendle, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/georgias_mutiny_mystery">Georgia's mutiny mystery</a> By LINCOLN MITCHELL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/06/georgian-opposition-clash-with-police-in-tbilisi-3/">Georgian Opposition Clash With Police in Tbilisi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050609a.shtml">Armenia: Karabakh Leaders Uneasy with Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY HAROUTIUN KHACHATRIAN</span><br /> Expectations are building that a May 7 meeting between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev could boost the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. But amid much diplomatic maneuvering between Yerevan and Baku, a new, complicating factor has surfaced -- evidence of discord among Armenian leaders in Armenia proper and in Karabakh.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34955&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=916bf46c18" title="The Ukrainian-Russian Cultural Conflict">The Ukrainian-Russian Cultural Conflict</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Der Spiegel </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,623245,00.html" title="Since losing a war to -- and its markets in -- Russia, Georgia has seen worsening poverty and unemployment. The recent failed rebellion was only the most recent sign of discon ">Seething in Georgia: Poverty and Powerlessness Fuel Growing Rage</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34954&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=8250e68329" title="Moscow Playing Hard-Ball in its Quasi-Partnership with NATO">Moscow Playing Hard-Ball in its Quasi-Partnership with NATO</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aei.org/outlook/15088" target="_blank">Is <b>Russia</b> Really "Lost"?</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">American Enterprise Institute<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3700" target="_blank">Central Asia and the U.S.-Russia 'Reset' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Peter Kiernan | World Politics Review President Barack Obama didn't look into Dimitry Medvedev's eyes and claim that he saw the Russian president's soul at the G-20 summit in early April. But the meeting between the two leaders has potentially set the stage for a more pragmatic relationship between Washington and Moscow. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-05-voa54.cfm">Russian President's Power in Doubt</a> - Peter Fedynsky, <em>Voice of America</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/600/42/376845.htm" target="_blank">Moscow To Expel 2 NATO Envoys</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6236597.ece">US will still rule the post-crisis world</a> As green shoots sprout on Wall Street, other nations are emerging from the recession in a worse shape </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky"><span style="color: red;">Anatole Kaletsky</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6236597.ece">China is far too poor, too technologically backward and too inward-looking to be a credible economic leader </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6236561.ece">Knocking Heads</a> Obama must force the Afghan and Pakistani leaders to confront the terrorist threat<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6237189.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Airstrike deaths overshadow Obama's summit </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Hour-long raid reported to have left dozens of civilians dead as US President has first summit with Afghan leader</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6236751.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Russia expels envoys as Nato war games begin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Nato diplomats expelled by Russia appears to be timed to coincide with start of Nato's military exercised in Georgia <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6235447.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Clinton - 'deep regret' over deadly US airstrike </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Secretary of State expresses remorse for bombing in Afghanistan as President Karzai and Pakistani leader are in US<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124165410800493933.html">Obama's Gitmo Mess</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124164602384093211.html">Britain Will Remain a Global<br /> Financial Leader </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Alistair Darling and Win Bischoff </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Partnerships will be key to our continued competitiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124165357245393865.html">Henninger: Should the GOP Forget Reagan?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/feds-seven-banks-need-67b/stressed/"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/feds-seven-banks-need-67b/stressed/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" lang="EN-US">Feds: Seven Banks Need $67 Billion<o:p></o:p></span></a></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67657.html">Stress test sneak peek: Big banks still threaten economy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The results, which will be officially released Thursday, show that banks are likely to continue to sit on money to build their balance sheets rather than lend it out amid a downturn that renders consumers and businesses less creditworthy. This lack of credit is a central reason why the economy has sunk<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67633.html">Despite grim economic news, some foresee recession's end</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The jobless rate is expected to tick up later this week and continue climbing for months, a crisis in commercial real estate looms and the latest survey of bank lending suggests that it's still pretty hard to get a new mortgage. So it may sound surprising that some forecasters see an imminent end to the recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/economic_meltdown/">Who’s Behind the Financial Meltdown: the Top 25 Subprime Lenders and Their Wall Street Backers</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Center for Public Integrity<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86834368-3a6c-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Oil groups to end 40-year exile from Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">BP and Shell are preparing to go back into Iraq by the end of the year, in spite of Baghdad’s failure to pass an oil law and continuing concerns over security <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/960a15d0-3a6e-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">How banks learnt to play the system</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The results of the US stress tests are a harsh judgment on the biggest US banks and a damning verdict on Basel and two decades of capital adequacy regulation. If governments want to do better this time, they must learn the lesson that banks faced with new balance sheet rules will strive to evade those rules, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johngapper" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / John Gapper">John Gapper</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5758a9e8-3a94-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Heritage soars 25% on Kurdistan find</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The independent explorer’s discovery of an oilfield in the Iraqi region that it estimates could yield 4.2bn barrels of oil sends its shares soaring but also underscores the uncertainty surrounding oil licences in the area <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/13560894-3a3f-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Insolvent banks should feel market discipline</a> Matthew Richardson and Nouriel Roubini on US stress tests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7e9c2fa-3a82-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Hyperactive Sarkozy has failed to deliver</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president has elevated action over results, writes<span class="bodystrong"> Zaki Laïdi<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bodystrong"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0b46c00-3a56-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Syria takes cold comfort from crisis </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The nation is not immune to the global downturn but its isolation from the west and the nascent state of its economy have proved a shield from the worst effects<span class="bodystrong"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57d45a62-3a84-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Ascendant China eclipses trailblazing Japan</a> David Pilling looks at an Asian superpower<span class="grey"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f58b97a-3a72-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">A delicate detente</a><span style=""> </span>As the global crisis hits exports to the west, Taipei is turning to its old enemy to forge economic links. Although mistrust remains, Beijing is now more receptive<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b7c50d96-3a6a-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Billions required to bolster US banks</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Shares jump as gaps appear manageable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/303a1882-3a72-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Red-faced IMF fixes east Europe error</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Debt of crisis-hit region overstated<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6583e406-3a67-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">A Budget blast for Downing Street </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The criticisms raised by the Treasury select committee are the conclusions of a group of MPs in which Labour backbenchers form a majority. The Treasury must spell out options for plugging the fiscal gap<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6d7580a2-3a67-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Testing times for Geithner’s plans</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By the end of Thursday, the US will have published detailed results of its banks, revealing a great deal more about them than any other country, and in striking contrast to Europe’s reluctance to act <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/433a92b4-3a67-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Gold sales cost Europe’s central banks $40bn</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe’s central banks are $40bn poorer than they might have been after they followed a British move taken 10 years ago to shrink the Bank of England’s gold reserves, analysis by the Financial Times has shown<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/84b2f7c6-3a13-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Obama holds talks with Zardari and Karzai</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama, US president, on Wednesday welcomed the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to the White House, as Islamabad intensified attacks against Taliban militants in the northern Swat valley <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20d18e28-3a6a-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Emerging markets rally leads the rebound</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">One asset class still stands out<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27dd32f4-3a50-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Murdoch challenges Amazon’s Kindle model</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Experiment with news on mobile devices<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fef5b64-3a80-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Until death or a downturn do us part</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Does economic turmoil wreck marriages, asks Jonathan Guthrie<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2fa1a91e-3a11-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Truck bomb kills 10 in Baghdad market</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A truck bomb has killed 10 people and wounded 37 others when it exploded in a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad, according to police<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-obama-summit7-2009may07,0,5186772.story">U.S., Afghanistan and Pakistan vow joint effort against militants</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">At a White House summit, Obama says he and the other leaders "fully appreciate" the regional threat posed by Al Qaeda and the Taliban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-pakistan6-2009may06,0,1238493.story" target="_self" title="Obama juggles Afghan and Pakistani allies"><span style="">Obama juggles Afghan and Pakistani allies</span></a> Both countries distrust each other, and neither is happy with the U.S., but we all need each other to...<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-miller6-2009may06,0,5614280.story" target="_self" title="Spain considers prosecuting U.S. officials for torture"><span style="">Spain considers prosecuting U.S. officials for torture</span></a> How and why a Spanish judge might put Bush administration lawyers on trial for... <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-nato7-2009may07,0,1630567.story">NATO war games launch despite Russia's fierce objections</a> Moscow has called the NATO military exercises in Georgia, which includes U.S. troops, 'open provocation' and threatened grim consequences<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-georgia-mutiny6-2009may06,0,2663070.story">Georgia puts down mutiny in tank battalion</a> President Mikheil Saakashvili says he personally handled negotiations at the rebel military base. He suggests Russia sought to mount a coup. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-deaths7-2009may07,0,968285.story">Red Cross confirms Afghan civilian toll</a> Estimates of the number of people killed by U.S. airstrikes in western Afghanistan rise as high as 100. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. 'deeply regrets' the loss of life</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/" target="_self">Mother Jones</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/05/did-cheneys-office-coverup-torture-wrong-memo" target="_self">A Cheney Cover-Up?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Someone in the White House tried to deep-six Philip Zelikow's anti-torture memo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/06/poll-dont-investigate-torture-techniques/" target="_self">Poll: Don't investigate torture techniques</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/cheat-sheet/050609white-house-cheat-sheet.html" target="_self">White House Cheat Sheet: Republican Recruiting Recovering</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — (Photo - Toni L. Sandys/ The Washington Post) — Republicans, out of power in Washington and struggling badly to find new leaders to match President Obama at the national level, are on the verge of a series of recruiting successes<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/benedict-brogan/5287101/Could-Labour-turn-into-a-liberal-party-after-Gordon-Brown-is-beaten.html">Could Labour turn into a liberal party?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-civilians-pay-price-of--war-from-above-1680408.html">Civilians pay price of war from above</a> <b>Robert Fisk</b>: Of course there will be an inquiry. And in the meantime, we shall be told that all the dead Afghan civilians were being used as "human shields" by the Taliban and we shall say that we "deeply regret" innocent lives that were lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-air-strikes-will-not-bring-stability-to-afghanistan-1680338.html">Leading article: Air strikes will not bring stability to Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-wanted-new-political-thinking-1680339.html">Leading article: Wanted: new political thinking</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/milburn-tells-pm-dont-betray-blair-1680387.html">Milburn tells PM: Don't betray Blair</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Former health secretary warns party against lurching to the left<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/david-remes-obama-talked-a-good-game-on-guantanamo-but-whats-he-done-1680367.html">David Remes: Obama talked a good game on Guantanamo. But what's he done?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9308" title="Unfinished Business: The Negotiation of the CTBT and the End of Nuclear Testing">Unfinished Business: The Negotiation of the CTBT and the End of Nuclear Testing</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">UNIDIR </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 383-page report aims to provide the international community with insights and signposts as to how to bring the CTBT into force and give it the teeth, through the International Monitoring System embodied in the Treaty, that the world needs and demands</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/us/politics/07defense.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">White House Is Firm on Shaking Up Military Spending</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/06/Army-manual-Focus-on-root-causes-critical/UPI-34801241646582/" title="Army manual: Focus on root causes critical">Army manual: Focus on root causes critical</a> (UPI) -- A new U.S. Army field manual calls on troops to address an insurgency's root problems and suggests military solutions alone cannot solve them. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/06/time_to_amend_fm_3_24">It's time to update the counterinsurgency manual</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/240-ubaldi.pdf">Why Civilian Integration is Essential in Post-Stability Operations (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Barstow / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/us/06generals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Inspector at Pentagon Says Report Was Flawed</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — In a highly unusual reversal, the Defense Department's inspector general's office has withdrawn a report it issued in January exonerating a Pentagon public relations program that made extensive use of retired officers who worked as military analysts for television and radio networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/06/us-interrogators-killed-dozens-human-rights-researcher-and-rights-group-say/"><b><i><span style="">US Interrogators May Have Killed Dozens</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/david-remes-obama-talked-a-good-game-on-guantanamo-but-whats-he-done-1680367.html">David Remes: Obama talked a good game on Guantanamo. But what's he done?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/06/Focus-on-terrorism-misleading/UPI-95581241646346/" title="Focus on terrorism misleading?">Focus on terrorism misleading?</a> (UPI) -- Governments should focus less on fighting terror because that might mean losing sight of other important issues, Germany's potential next foreign minister said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/257/story/67646.html">Pentagon will miss chemical weapons deadline by 9 years</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217804/">Your Search Returned 12 Million Books</a> Google's goal of a universal online library would be great for humanity. It can still be great for authors and publishers, too.<br /> <strong>Farhad Manjoo</strong><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9303" title="Feed the World: The Challenge of Agricultural Development">Feed the World: The Challenge of Agricultural Development</a><span style=""> </span><strong>IPN</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 24-page paper focuses on food, first surveying long-term trends in global demand and supply to put recent price changes into perspective. It evaluates various factors which underpin the high prices experienced in 2007 and 2008, including the conversion of crops into liquid fuels (“biofuels”). The paper concludes with lessons we should have learned recently about food scarcity and its alleviation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/358/04-28-2009/muhammad_yunus">Muhammad Yunus: HEALTH CARE CAN BE MADE AFFORDABLE FOR THE POOR</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The democratic nature of the net has created a mass of undifferentiated data, accurate, speculative, and absurd. Consider <b>conspiracy theories</b>... <a href="http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6187493.ece">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195961">Big Media, RIP</a> - Johnnie Roberts, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Can a click replace a glance? Newspapers offered a <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=can_a_click_replace_a_glance">serendipitous reading experience</a> that online formats haven't managed to replicate. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27dd32f4-3a50-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Murdoch challenges Amazon’s Kindle model</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Experiment with news on mobile devices<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=25921" target="_blank">First-Ever Gallup Student Poll Shows That One-Third of America’s Young People Are Struggling or Suffering</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fef5b64-3a80-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.html">Until death or a downturn do us part</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Does economic turmoil wreck marriages, asks Jonathan Guthrie<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/05/04/101-undiscovered-free-apps-and-services-for-web-users/" title="Permanent Link to 101 Undiscovered Free Apps and Services for Web Users">101 Undiscovered Free Apps and Services for Web Users</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Who gets to change the <b>rules of English usage</b>? We all do, says Patricia O’Conner. When enough of us decide that “cool” means “hot,” change happens... <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/note.asp?note=22261272">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217762/">Want To Know What's Really Killing Newspapers? 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: black;"></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">“Tactics in Counterinsurgency”</a> (pdf), a new <i>U.S. Army Field Manual</i>, expands upon the Counterinsurgency doctrine of the best-selling December 2006 <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24.pdf">manual</a> (pdf) on that subject.<span style=""> </span>“At its heart, a counterinsurgency is an armed struggle for the support of the population,” <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">the manual</a> declares. “This support can be achieved or lost through information engagement, strong representative government, access to goods and services, fear, or violence. This armed struggle also involves eliminating insurgents who threaten the safety and security of the population.”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“However, military units alone cannot defeat an insurgency. Most of the work involves discovering and solving the population’s underlying issues, that is, the root causes of their dissatisfaction with the current arrangement of political power. Dealing with diverse issues such as land reform, unemployment, oppressive leadership, or ethical tensions places a premium on tactical leaders who can not only close with the enemy, but also negotiate agreements, operate with nonmilitary agencies and other nations, restore basic services, speak the native (a foreign) language, orchestrate political deals, and get ‘the word’ on the street.”See <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">“Tactics in Counterinsurgency,”</a> Field Manual 3-24.2, April 21, 2009 (300 pages, 10 MB PDF).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710874687&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Top US official: Israel should join Non-Proliferation Treaty</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Assistant Secretary of State won't say if Washington will press J'lem to sign pact; Weisglass: This may be most worrisome development in years.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Idiot's Guide to Pakistan: Everyone in Washington is <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4782">talking about Pakistan</a>, but few understand it — here’s how to dazzle the crowd at your next Georgetown cocktail party.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/CurrentIssue.aspx"><span style="color: red;">National Interest</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21320">A Thousand Envoys Bloom</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by David Rothkopf</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Obama has assembled a crack national-security team, filled with sharp minds and even-sharper personalities. Our economic wise men too may be sharp, but with a groupthink typical of a team of neophytes. Finger-pointing and leaks are likely to ensue in both appointment-heavy teams. In the face of a changing international environment, the costs of our reliance on the old national-security apparatus and White House–centric decision making may be too great.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21422">Contra Rothkopf</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Christopher Lamb and James Douglas Orton<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Rothkopf’s belief that the national-security structure is sound—articulated in his <b><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21320" target="_blank">article</a></b> in the May/June <i>National Interest</i>—is mistaken. We need to reform the system to make sure that good people aren’t held back by bad bureaucracies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6229551.ece">Georgian leader claims to have crushed mutiny</a> Georgia claimed yesterday to have put down an army mutiny and foiled a plot to disrupt Nato military exercises <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6229530.ece">Georgia’s army is turning on itself</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6229180.ece">Obama hints at tougher line on Israel </a>Vice-President says Jewish State must work towards Palestinian nation as dismay grows over Netanyahu's hardline stance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/ban-ki-moon-gaza-inquiry">UN chief rejects further Gaza inquiry</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ban Ki-moon opts not to use prerogative to order his own inquiry into allegations of rights abuses <a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/05/05/4MayGltrtoSCBrd.pdf">Full summary of the UN report</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/100-feared-dead-afghanistan-raids">Up to 100 feared dead in Afghan raids</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pentagon to launch investigation into raid that could have caused highest civilian toll since invasion<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exposed-mi5s-secret-deals-in-camp--xray-1679884.html">Exposed: MI5's secret deals in Camp X-ray</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MI5 attempted to recruit prison camp inmates by promising to protect them from their American captors, <i>The Independent</i> has learnt.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Time </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/9Ct6m0zyMnI/0,8599,1895701,00.html" title="Analysis: A downturn in Iraq's security situation -- and in Sunni-Shi'iterelations -- could cloud President Obama's withdrawal plans">A War No Longer on Autopilot: What if Iraq Unravels?</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OBAMA'S WAR A New Approach to Karzai</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504048.html">Skeptical Administration Keeping Karzai at Arm's Length</a> Skepticism of Afghan Leader Shapes Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501591.html">Gates Assures Mideast Allies on U.S. Overtures to Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/05/when_is_war_justifiable.html?hpid=talkbox1">The Case for <s>Just</s><br /> Justifiable War</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Richard N. Haass</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> | A just war theory is too impractical for today's threats.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502376.html">Difficult Friends</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama may not like working with the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan -- but does he have a choice?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Commentary <a href="http://sandbox.blog-city.com/linkblog/jump/?i=509983" target="_blank" title="...">Seven Existential Threats by Michael B. Oren</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083236.html">U.S. urges Israel to sign anti-nuclear arms treaty</a> State Department calls universal adherence to NPT 'a fundamental objective of the United States.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083370.html">Aluf Benn: Obama will have to scare Netanyahu to advance peace process</a> Netanyahu began his second term with a stance of having his cake and eating it too - having America deal with the Iranian threat while Israel holds on to all the settlements.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083371.html">Netanyahu, listen to Obama</a><span style=""> </span>Netanyahu must heed Obama's message and see it as an opportunity to advance the peace process with the help of an active and involved American president.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">BBC</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8034001.stm">Hard man to beat</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rivals may struggle to unseat Iran's embattled leader <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156815330789749.html">EU Pipeline Gets Boost Amid Slump </a>The economic downturn is giving glimmers of hope to EU efforts to build a supply route for natural gas from the Caspian Sea. An EU summit Friday in Prague will for the first time bring together all the players needed to build pipelines from the Caspian and the Middle East.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19298/iran_is_the_most_difficult_challenge_for_the_nonproliferation_regime.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Ftype%3Dinterview" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Iran</span><span style=""> is the 'Most Difficult Challenge' for the Nonproliferation Regime</span></a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Council on Foreign Relations</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/us_engagement_of_iran_is_futil.html">U.S. Engagement of Iran Is Futile</a> - Mustafa Hijri, RealClearWorld</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05Meshal-transcript.html%3Fref%3Dglobal-home&ct=ga&cd=V9byzZtuXG0&usg=AFQjCNEO281lex_d2afWDiHDosEyqSATDw" target="_blank">Transcript: Interview With Khaled Meshal of Hamas</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s07-wosc.html">Afghanistan's divided opposition boosts Karzai's election bid</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Though unpopular, the president has more national reach than the shrinking pool of contenders</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s12-woeu.html">Seeing Red: Georgia blames Russia for 'mutiny'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span class="summary"><span lang="EN-US">Russia, furious over NATO war games set to begin Wednesday in Georgia, says recent turmoil is evidence of Saakashvili's instability. Armenia withdraws from war games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090505_georgia_attempted_coup/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Georgia: An 'Attempted Coup'</a> A number of military troops staged a mutiny at a military base in Mukhrovani, Georgia, on May 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34949&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=15f03e19ff" title="Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity">Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/05/the-china-iran-comparison/">• The China-Iran comparison by Jacqueline Newmyer</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/geoint_terrorism.html" title="Permanent Link to A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan"><span style="color: red;">A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan</span></a> ---</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/osc/afghan-geospat.pdf">“Afghanistan — Geospatial Analysis Reveals Patterns in Terrorist Incidents 2004-2008,”</a> Open Source Center, April 20, 2009 (in a very large 19 MB PDF file)<span style=""> </span>By analyzing parameters such as location, timing, frequency, lethality and other such characteristics, the OSC study identified “hotspots” for terrorist activity and changes over time. It also provided data for evaluating an OSC predictive model of terrorism in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101670">A moment of reckoning in the Mideast</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The relationship between the United States and Israel is one of the strongest and most stable bilateral links in the history of modern statehood<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4909">Pakistan Has Already Failed</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4909.php">How Pakistan Can Fix Itself</a> When will Pakistan's leaders wake up and do what's needed to save their country from ruin? BY AYESHA AND PARAG KHANNA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/what_if_hezbollah_wins">What happens if Lebanon elects Hezbollah?</a> BY ELIAS MUHANNA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Gideon Rachman <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9135ad8-398f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Time for US to get on with ‘AfPak’ heads</a> <i>White House should resist the urge to meddle<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75c532b4-3951-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Georgia ends mutiny at army base</a> Russia accused of backing coup plot<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34f7848e-39a7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Central banks must target more than just inflation</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over almost three decades, policymakers became ever more confident they had found, in inflation targeting, the holy grail of fiat (or man-made) money. Today, they are struggling with the deepest recession since the 1930s and the danger of deflation. How can it have gone so wrong, asks <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9709baaa-39d6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: A thirst to reach the top in Iran">A thirst to reach the top in Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc25161a-39b6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Gates pessimistic on chance of Tehran accord</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Tuesday said Tehran’s response to Washington’s overtures had not been encouraging and played down the prospects for improved relations with Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Interest </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21316">Manchurian Paradox</a> </span></b><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Stephen S. Roach</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The America-China symbiosis cannot be overstated. Beijing’s willingness to buy U.S. debt allowed us to live on credit, while our purchase of Chinese goods propelled their meteoric rise. But as the financial markets have soured, some in the United States are questioning the wisdom of this mutual dependence. With China heckling us over our fiscal policies and its U.S. debt holdings, America is threatening protectionism. Just as we both rise, so may we both fall: together.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21312">Two-Part Czar</a> <em>by Peter Reddaway</em><br /> The Russian leadership lives in a tension-ridden house. Putin and Medvedev’s tandem system is beginning to falter. The recession has exposed frictions between the two men and revealed Putin’s inadequacies at rectifying the state’s deep economic flaws. It has also led to growing popular protest, ruling-class dissent and greater regional autonomy. As Russian elites begin to lose confidence in the tandem leadership, the state’s future looks increasingly uncertain.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21410">The Pentagon’s Papers</a><span style=""> </span>by Lawrence J. Korb The Defense Department is about to conduct its quadrennial policy review. But instead of being a funding wish list, the exercise should force the Pentagon to make hard choices about which programs to keep and which ones to axe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1700251&l=3634&ctl=2411706:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C647A272F84104E90803D4B35F4D615E6F&" target="_blank">Le Monde: 'İncirlik Irak'tan Çekilme Öncesi Hareketleniyor'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67549.html">U.S. fears violence ahead of Kurdistan regional elections</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guatemala-times.com/opinion/syndicated-2/europe-at-home-and-abroad/1086-cypruss-last-best-chance.html"><span style=""> </span>Cyprus’s Last Best Chance</a> Desmond Tutu , Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16628">Why was al-Sadr in Turkey? Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The picture remains unclear regarding the reasons behind Moqtada al-Sadr's surprise appearance in Turkey after an almost two year absence in Iran, even if it was [officially] announced that al-Sadr was in Turkey to attend a conference called "The al-Sadr movement and future challenges."</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE06Ak01.html" target="_blank">Iran takes a stand over <span style="font-weight: normal;">Kurds</span></a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Asia Times<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Kaveh L Afrasiabi </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Kurdish leaders in Iraq face tough decisions with respect to the central government in Baghdad and powerful neighbors Iran and Turkey. I</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">ran's hot pursuit of Kurdish rebels from Iraq, and the subsequent bombing of border villages, has sent a signal to the semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Administration about Tehran's unhappiness with Kurdish inflexibility in post-occupation Iraq. Looming over the recent conflict is how to settle Kirkuk</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=940329&lang=eng_news" target="_blank">French president says EU-<b>Turkey</b> need common forum</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156815330789749.html" target="_self"><span style="">EU Pipeline Gets Boost Amid Slump</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wall Street Journal</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6223950.ece">44 killed in Turkish engagement massacre</a> Officials blame blood feud as gunmen slaughter engagement party guests - but others say it is the work of paramilitaries<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/8cd3f4f0-39d7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Call to disarm after Turkish massacre">Call to disarm after Turkish massacre</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Google News</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firatnews.eu/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Fırat News Agency</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdmedia.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67549.html">U.S. fears violence ahead of Kurdistan regional elections</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/05/04/the-pkk-loses-its-gamble/" target="_blank">Belmont Club » The PKK loses its gamble</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8033829.stm">BBC NEWS | Europe | Village Guards in spotlight after attack</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3701" target="_blank">The Nabucco Carrot and US-<span style="font-weight: normal;">Iran</span> Engagement</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1700251&l=3634&ctl=2411708:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C647A272F84104E90803D4B35F4D615E6F&" target="_blank">Iraklı Kürtler 25 Temmuz'da Seçime Gidecek</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711461,00.html" target="_self"><span style="">Erdan: Knesset not the place to mark Armenian genocide</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ynetnews</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> –</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTRkZGJjMjJhM2FiZWY5OGQ4OTY4ZTBiMjQzZDBjYjY=" target="_blank" title="Worrying signs ahead of Iraqi Kurdistan's elections....">Press Freedom on Decline in Iraqi Kurdistan by Michael Rubin</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090506/OPINION/705059917/1126&template=columnists">Turkey: new foreign minister, new politics</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174447&bolum=102" target="_self">PKK leader: We want bloodshed to end</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34950&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=252077f8bd" target="_self"><span style="">Iraqi Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Visits Turkey</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jamestown Foundation</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050509a.shtml">Turkey: Massacre Puts Government on Defensive on Support for Paramilitaries</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/family-feud-that-turned-wedding-into-bloodbath-1679725.html">Family feud that turned wedding into bloodbath</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Leaders condemn 'tradition' that led to the massacre of 44 people.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nicholas-birch-how-war-on-the-kurds-put-guns-in-the-wrong-hands-1679726.html">Nicholas Birch: How war on the Kurds put guns in the wrong hands</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSM <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s10-woeu.html">Turkey: massacre reflects ancient traditions and volatile politics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-why-is-the-labour-party-still-seduced-by-thatcher-1679733.html">Why is the Labour Party stil</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.internetajans.com/default.asp?NID=74785" target="_self">"İncirlik'ten Çekilmiyoruz"</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/turkey-longs-for-its-empire-to-return-44355637.html" target="_self"><span style="">Turkey longs for its empire to return</span></a></span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090505/FOREIGN/705049874/1002" target="_blank">Turkey's Diplomatic Fixer Takes the Reins</a> BY: Thomas Seibert | The National</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL5564232" target="_self">Iraq condemns Iranian shelling of Kurd villages</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD9803GUO0" target="_blank">Iraq summons Iranian ambassador over bombardment</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do%3Fload%3Ddetay%26link%3D174482%26bolum%3D105&ct=ga&cd=V9byzZtuXG0&usg=AFQjCNHV6NF75DVlt8PiF_DTniGWskdFFA" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Turkish</span> transporters eye Iraqi market to overcome crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=83278&cid=2" target="_self">Iran accuses US of backing Kurdish rebels</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174437&bolum=8" target="_self">Concerned Turkish deputy calls for active engagement in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16145.htm" target="_blank">Iraqi President <span style="font-weight: normal;">Talabani's</span> Son Attends AIPAC Meeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8802151239" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Iran</span>, <span style="font-weight: normal;">Turkey</span> Discuss Expansion of Economic Ties</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174366&bolum=101" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Turkey's</span> Southeast now has a language atlas</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/05/04/Kurdish-oil-may-degrade-export-quality/UPI-42141241452293/" target="_blank">Kurdish oil may degrade export quality</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">United Press International<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">-- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Crude oil from the northern Iraqi city of <span style="">Kirkuk</span> could be degraded if Kurdish oil exports reach 100000 barrels per day</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11584864.asp?scr=1" target="_blank">Dialogue the answer, says PKK</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; 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lang="EN-US">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"><a href="http://sondakika.hurriyet.com.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US">Hürriyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/sondakika.do"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Zaman</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com.tr/news?ned=tr_tr"><span style="color: green;">GH Türkiye</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> 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href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milligazete" target="_top"><span style="">Milli Gazete</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milliyet" target="_top"><span style="">Milliyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=posta" target="_top"><span style="">Posta</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=radikal" target="_top"><span style="">Radikal</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=referans" target="_top"><span style="">Referans</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=sabah" target="_top"><span style="">Sabah</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=star" target="_top"><span style="">Star</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=taraf" target="_top"><span style="">Taraf</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=tercuman" target="_top"><span style="">Tercüman</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=turkiye" target="_top"><span style="">Türkiye</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vakit" target="_top"><span style="">Vakit</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vatan" target="_top"><span style="">Vatan</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=yenisafak" target="_top"><span style="">Yeni Şafak</span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=zaman" target="_top"><span style="">Zaman</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/Arsiv.aspx"><span style="color: red;">Arşiv</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> 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href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a 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DONAT</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Ekonomi</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> 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lang="EN">Erdal Sağlam</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/opinion/06wed1.html?ref=opinion">Mr. Obama, Mr. Zardari and Mr. Karzai</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If there is any hope of defeating the Taliban, Congress must support President Obama’s plan to deal with Pakistan and Afghanistan as an integrated regional problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani Army Poised for New Push Into Swat</a> Residents were flooding out of the Swat Valley by the thousands as the government prepared to mount a new military operation against Taliban militants there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/opinion/06price.html?ref=opinion">Free Trade, Green Trade</a><span style=""> </span>By DANIEL M. PRICE<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fighting protectionism and climate change can be done at the same time by unilaterally eliminating tariffs on clean technology products.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/opinion/06allen.html?ref=opinion">Can the Pope Bring the Peace?</a><span style=""> </span>By JOHN L. ALLEN Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pope Benedict XVI could use his advantage over politicians to flourish in the “theopolitics” of the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/us/politics/06inquire.html?ref=todayspaper">Torture Memos: Inquiry Suggests No Prosecutions</a><span style=""> </span>A draft of a Justice Department report found serious errors of judgment in secret memos authorizing brutal interrogations, but opposed prosecuting the authors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/economy/06leonhardt.html?ref=todayspaper">As Unemployment Growth Slows, a Recovery Could Stir</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID LEONHARDT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After a stretch of unrelenting bad news, the economic signals have been more mixed lately, leading those who have been pessimistic to reassess.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani Army Poised for New Push Into Swat</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/middleeast/06iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraqi Report on Corruption Cites Prosecutors’ Barriers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Afghans Say U.S. Raids Killed 30 Civilians</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/middleeast/06syria.html?ref=todayspaper">Leaders of Iran and Syria Vow to Back ‘Palestinian Resistance’</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/asia/06policy.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani President Tries to Assure U.S. on Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/europe/06britain.html?ref=todayspaper">Britain Identifies 16 Recently Barred From Entering the Country</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/health/policy/06medical.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Seeks a Global Health Plan Broader Than Bush’s AIDS Effort</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/europe/06georgia.html?ref=todayspaper">On Eve of NATO Exercise, Georgia Says It Foiled Mutiny</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/europe/06iht-spain.html?ref=todayspaper">Socialist Leader Vows to Confront ETA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/06bank.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. May Set a Debt Test for Banks</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Treasury is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that banks must show that they can issue debt without government subsidies before they are allowed to exit TARP.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OBAMA'S WAR A New Approach to Karzai</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504048.html">Skeptical Administration Keeping Karzai at Arm's Length</a> Skepticism of Afghan Leader Shapes Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501591.html">Gates Assures Mideast Allies on U.S. Overtures to Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/05/when_is_war_justifiable.html?hpid=talkbox1">The Case for <s>Just</s><br /> Justifiable War</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Richard N. Haass</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> | A just war theory is too impractical for today's threats.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502376.html">Difficult Friends</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama may not like working with the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan -- but does he have a choice?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503453.html">United Nations Inquiry Finds Israel Purposely Fired on U.N.-Run School in Gaza Strip</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503730.html">Thousands Flee Swat Ahead of Expected Fighting</a> Face-Off Between Taliban, Pakistani Army Appears Imminent<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503926.html">U.S. Stresses Support For Pakistan's Zardari</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503422.html">Looking for Drones, Zardari Went to CNN</a> Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has a problem. His government is near collapse, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the Taliban in northwest Pakistan, and militants are within 60 miles of the capital, Islamabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504342.html">Cyber-Command May Help Protect Civilian Networks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Pentagon is considering whether to create a new cyber-command that would oversee government efforts to protect the military's computer networks and would also assist in protecting the civilian government networks, the head of the National Security Agency said yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050500827.html">Britain Bans 16 for 'Fostering Extremism'</a> The list includes Muslim extremists, a former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and U.S. conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503809.html">Payments, Apologies For Victims of Civil War</a> Since President Álvaro Colom took office last year, Guatemala has stepped up payments to survivors of the estimated 200,000 people who died in the 36-year civil war.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502884.html">Obama's Prosecutions by Proxy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By John R. Bolton,<span style=""> </span>Obama's passivity is opening a pathway for other countries to put the U.S. on trial.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503016.html">The Cost of Climate Change Inaction</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Kristen Sheeran and Mindy Lubber, Two activists respond to Robert Samuelson, arguing that inaction on climate change is the costliest option. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501707.html">Court in Iran to Review Conviction of U.S. Journalist Roxana Saberi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504344.html">Party Switch Costs Specter His Seniority on Senate Committees</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502219.html" target="_self">Former Bush Officials Work to Soften Ethics Report on Interrogations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050503018.html">What's Good for Chrysler: A Restructuring That Wall Street Could Use</a> By Harold Meyerson,<span style=""> </span>Bankers could use a little of Chrysler's medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050502928.html">Behind the Judicial Blindfold</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Ruth Marcus,<span style=""> </span>The hostile reaction to the president's criteria for a high court nominee is unfair.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H6</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/ban-ki-moon-gaza-inquiry">UN chief rejects further Gaza inquiry</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ban Ki-moon opts not to use prerogative to order his own inquiry into allegations of rights abuses <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/05/05/4MayGltrtoSCBrd.pdf">Full summary of the UN report</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/100-feared-dead-afghanistan-raids">Up to 100 feared dead in Afghan raids</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pentagon to launch investigation into raid that could have caused highest civilian toll since invasion <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/obama-middle-east-israel-netanyahu">What Obama must tell Bibi</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jonathan Steele</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Only a dramatic break from previous US policy on Israel can end the Middle East deadlock<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/editorial-basque-country-spain">Basque country: Nation building, not nationalism</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If Eta stops the violence, maybe Basque nationalists can enjoy the autonomy they so crave<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/pakistan-afghanistan-taliban-nuclear">Pakistan's doomsday scenario</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Fox:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> There is a real risk Taliban militias could seize nuclear assets if the US and UK pursue wornout, vainglorious policies in Pakistan<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/afghanistan-gordon-brown-pakistan">Afghans welcome a British shift</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nushin Arbabzadah:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Afghanistan didn't get excited about Gordon Brown's visit either, but his shift in focus away from Pakistan is broadly welcomed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/obama-netanyahu-israel-palestine">There is hope for Barack and Bibi</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Petra Marquardt-Bigman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Though there is speculation of a clash with Netanyahu, Obama's good-faith gestures could mark a turning point with Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/kosovo-serbs-return">Kosovo's Serbs must return</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ian Bancroft: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The international community has failed to ensure the safe return of hundreds of thousands of people expelled from their homes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/gordon-brown-editorial">Gordon Brown: Defining problem</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Unless he starts to spell out his vision soon, it will not be long before Gordon Brown gives his power away<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/india-elections-gandhi">Gandhi heir claims power for the poor</a> Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party are recast as the electoral hope for India's impoverished masses <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/iran-elections-women">Iran's first first lady?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Massoumeh Torfeh:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The wife of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is taking an unprecedented role in his campaign in a bid for women's vote<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> BBC</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8034001.stm">Hard man to beat</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rivals may struggle to unseat Iran's embattled leader <span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19298/iran_is_the_most_difficult_challenge_for_the_nonproliferation_regime.html?breadcrumb=%2Fpublication%2Fpublication_list%3Ftype%3Dinterview" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Iran</span> is the 'Most Difficult Challenge' for the Nonproliferation Regime</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Council on Foreign Relations<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101670">A moment of reckoning in the Mideast</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The relationship between the United States and Israel is one of the strongest and most stable bilateral links in the history of modern statehood<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101672">Obama's message to Iran represented a turning point</a><br /> <strong><i>By Sadegh Zibakalam</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/05/without-preparation-or-response/">Can U.S. Respond to 'Mortal Threat'?</a> - Tony Blankley, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/us_engagement_of_iran_is_futil.html">U.S. Engagement of Iran Is Futile</a> - Mustafa Hijri, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/04/supreme-court-justice-opinions-columnists-epstein.html">Beware Of Empathy</a> - Richard Epstein, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An interview with <a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/03/hbc-90004621">Ian Bremmer</a>, author of <i>The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing</i> (and <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0146.html">more</a>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4910.php">The List: Five Disease Outbreaks That Are Worse Than Swine Flu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090506/OPINION/705059911/1080">Can the Middle East states rise to Obama’s challenge?</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Emile Hokayem, Political Editor</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The US has a tactical advantage as the source of fresh ideas, which will test the strength of the various regional alliances<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/gates_military_aid_not_conditional_on_democracy_human_rights">Robert Gates drops the ball in Egypt</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA51309">May 5 IA# 513 - Iran Foreign Minister: The Japanese Nuclear Model Applies To Us Too</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-04-voa10.cfm">Iraq: No Extension of US Withdrawal Date from Cities</a> - <em>Voice of America<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403315.html">Iraq Committed to June 30 Withdrawal for American Troops</a> -<em><o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/05/gates-calms-allies-on-iran-overtures/" target="_blank">Gates Calms Allies on Iran Overtures</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/05/Nuclear-talks-not-election-issue-in-Iran/UPI-27051241547413/" title="Nuclear talks not election issue in Iran">Nuclear talks not election issue in Iran</a> (UPI) -- The June 12 presidential elections in Iran play no role in ongoing talks on its controversial nuclear program, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710873838&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Arabs optimistic on Obama, but 'still waiting' for action</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jjOSWX_lGbhoCMb_3hLxTlf7Ew-Q" target="_blank">U.S. Rejects Syria's Call for Dialogue with Hamas, Hizbullah</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p06s13-wome.html">Basra Residents Safer, But Looking for Work</a> - Jane Arraf, <em>Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/iran-elections-women">Iran's first first lady?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Massoumeh Torfeh:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The wife of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is taking an unprecedented role in his campaign in a bid for women's vote<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8035155.stm">Deadly bombing in Baghdad market</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An explosion at a market in the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad kills at least 10 people, say reports. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083236.html">U.S. urges Israel to sign anti-nuclear arms treaty</a> State Department calls universal adherence to NPT 'a fundamental objective of the United States.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083370.html">Aluf Benn: Obama will have to scare Netanyahu to advance peace process</a> Netanyahu began his second term with a stance of having his cake and eating it too - having America deal with the Iranian threat while Israel holds on to all the settlements.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083371.html">Netanyahu, listen to Obama</a><span style=""> </span>Netanyahu must heed Obama's message and see it as an opportunity to advance the peace process with the help of an active and involved American president.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083356.html">Mossad officials jostle for top intelligence agency post</a> Netanyahu reportedly chose to extend chief's tenure until end of 2010 so as not to impair decisions on Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083222.html">Peres to Obama: No choice but to compare Iran to Nazis</a> President says Israel ready for peace talks with Palestinians, it should back U.S. overtures to Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083216.html">Assad: Syria-Iran ties serve stability and strength of Mideast</a> Ahmadinejad: Syria, Iran united behind Palestinians; Iran president plans to meet Hamas, Jihad leaders</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083172.html" target="_blank">Israel: Syria Arms Hizbullah While Courting U.S.</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083360.html">Biden: U.S. wants two-state solution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710874687&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Top US official: Israel should join Non-Proliferation Treaty</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Assistant Secretary of State won't say if Washington will press J'lem to sign pact; Weisglass: This may be most worrisome development in years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710873744&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'We blocked Ahmadinejad S. America trip'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In apparent change of policy, FM takes credit for torpedoing Iranian President's visit to continent.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711393,00.html">'We'll back Obama on Iran' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711393,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Peres meets with Obama in Washington, says Israel will be 'loyal supporter' of efforts to engage Tehran through diplomacy. Hours earlier VP Biden said Israel must accept the two-state solution, freeze all settlement construction </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3711091,00.html">Unique Jewish model/ Weissglass</a><span class="text16g"><b>Dov Weissglass offers words of praise, gratitude to American pro-Israel lobby group</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05Meshal-transcript.html%3Fref%3Dglobal-home&ct=ga&cd=V9byzZtuXG0&usg=AFQjCNEO281lex_d2afWDiHDosEyqSATDw" target="_blank">Transcript: Interview With Khaled Meshal of Hamas</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">New York Times –<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/432474/is_it_clinton_vs_jones" target="_blank">Is It Clinton vs. Jones?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8034565.stm">UN rebukes Israel over Gaza raids</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UN inquiry into attacks by Israeli forces on its property in the Gaza conflict this year is heavily critical of Israel's militar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101670">A moment of reckoning in the Mideast</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The relationship between the United States and Israel is one of the strongest and most stable bilateral links in the history of modern statehood<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="articletext"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/aipac_so_2008">Why nobody cares about AIPAC this year</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/israel-and-palestine/090504/popeophobia-the-holy-land" target="_blank">'Popeophobia' Hits Holy Land Ahead of Tour</a> BY: Matt Beynon Rees | Global Post If you happen to be in the Holy Land next week and you have a beef with the pope, get to the back of the line. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2009/Press+releases/Israel_reaction_UN_inspection_committee+report_5-May-2009.htm" target="_blank">Israel: UN Report Ignores Truth on Installations Damaged in Gaza War</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><b>Prime Minister Netanyahu at AIPAC: <a href="http://www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/PMSpeaks/speechaipac050509.htm" target="_blank">Text</a>, <a href="http://www.aipac.org/about_AIPAC/Learn_About_AIPAC/2841_24653.asp" target="_blank">Video</a></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124148066581885273.html" target="_blank">Israel: Build Palestinian Institutions Before Statehood</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090504/the-sadness-arab-censorship">Banning Jewish Works in Arab World</a> - H.D.S. Greenway, Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16619">Hamas Officials Supportive of Syrian-Israeli Talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s07-wosc.html">Afghanistan's divided opposition boosts Karzai's election bid</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Though unpopular, the president has more national reach than the shrinking pool of contenders</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s12-woeu.html">Seeing Red: Georgia blames Russia for 'mutiny'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia, furious over NATO war games set to begin Wednesday in Georgia, says recent turmoil is evidence of Saakashvili's instability. Armenia withdraws from war games.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s01-usfp.html">US, Karzai seek to mend fraying relationship at summit </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington has been increasingly critical of the Afghan president. But with Karzai likely to win reelection this year, both sides will want to dial back the recriminations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0506/p02s07-usgn.html">With piracy odds in their favor, ships shun armed guards </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The small number of successful pirate attacks, an increase in military patrols, and legal concerns have kept many firms from hiring security<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Idiot's Guide to Pakistan: Everyone in Washington is <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4782">talking about Pakistan</a>, but few understand it — here’s how to dazzle the crowd at your next Georgetown cocktail party.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-pollock5-2009may05,0,6296120.story" target="_self" title="China's boxed itself in">China's boxed itself in</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Randy Pollock<span style=""> </span>Its emphasis on math and science has certainly fueled its rapid economic growth, but its lack of creative thinking could rob it of an innovative edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-birth6-2009may06,0,155406.story">Japan: Birthrate report shows it's not getting any younger</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A report says Japan's ratio of children is now down to 13%, boding ill for the labor pool and pension funds</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090505_u_s_pakistan_afghanistan_seeking_trilateral_solution/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan: Seeking a Trilateral Solution</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8035020.stm">Pakistan urged over Taleban fight</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US envoy Richard Holbrooke says Washington must put maximum pressure on Pakistan to ensure it fights the Taleban effectively. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67572.html">Pakistan may overshadow Afghanistan in Washington talks</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">With nuclear-armed Pakistan increasingly threatened by Islamist militants, President Barack Obama will urge the country's leader on Wednesday to confront the threat head-on, while offering promises of long-term U.S. support, senior U.S. officials said Tuesday</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67571.html">Thousands flee as Taliban take control of Pakistan's Swat</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Armed Taliban insurgents seized control of the main town in Pakistan's Swat valley, sending thousands of residents fleeing in advance of a possible showdown between the Islamic militants and the army that could help decide the future of nuclear-armed Pakistan.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34949&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=15f03e19ff" title="Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity">Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4909">Pakistan Has Already Failed</a>BY AYESHA AND PARAG KHANNA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE06Ad01.html">Chinese carriers - let them have them</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>It's only a matter of time before China develops and deploys its first aircraft carrier. But rather than protest, worried nations like Japan could keep in mind that such a project will take Beijing decades, and at considerable cost. In any event, a Chinese carrier strike group will be no match for the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/geoint_terrorism.html" title="Permanent Link to A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan"><span style="color: red;">A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan</span></a> ---</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/osc/afghan-geospat.pdf">“Afghanistan — Geospatial Analysis Reveals Patterns in Terrorist Incidents 2004-2008,”</a> Open Source Center, April 20, 2009 (in a very large 19 MB PDF file)<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By analyzing parameters such as location, timing, frequency, lethality and other such characteristics, the OSC study identified “hotspots” for terrorist activity and changes over time. It also provided data for evaluating an OSC predictive model of terrorism in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/india-elections-gandhi">Gandhi heir claims power for the poor</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party are recast as the electoral hope for India's impoverished masses <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/de_hyphenate_af_pak">Separating the Af from the Pak</a> BY DAN TWINING<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/us_officials_warn_of_existential_crisis_in_pakistan" target="_blank">U.S. officials warn of "existential" crisis in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/may/05/climate-change-recession-nicholas-stern">Why global warming could make or break south-east Asia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nicholas Stern and Haruhiko Kuroda:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> South-east Asia has the most to lose from global warming but could gain much by developing a low-carbon future<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3689">State Building in Afpak</a> - Andrew Bast, World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,622759,00.html">The Battle for Control of Pakistan</a> - S. Koelbl & G. Steingart, Der Spiegel<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE06Df03.html"><span style="color: black;">Obama could learn from Karzai</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> There is supreme irony in the suggestion that what is helping Afghan President Hamid Karzai more than anything else to wrap up his re-election on August 20 is that Western politicians were so quick to distance themselves from him. Without the opprobrium of their company, Karzai gained some key alliances and a new credibility - even respectability - in Afghan eyes. It all reads like a morality play. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KE06Cb01.html"><span style="color: black;">The world melts,</span><span style="color: black;"><br /> </span><span style="color: black;">China grows</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Western economies shrink under the impact of the global financial crisis, China's continues to grow, its currency is becoming more international, and the confidence of the government is strengthening. Leaders in Washington will soon have to concede that financial power is shifting towards the world's thriving regions, the foremost of which is China.- <b>Dilip Hiro</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0430_afghanistan_riedel.aspx?rssid=LatestFromBrookings">What's at Stake in Afghanistan</a> - Brookings Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/these_statements_are_overblown.html">Money & Training Alone Won't Save Pakistan</a> - Center for Am. Progress<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156465200189381.html">Washington Asserts Loyalty to Zardari </a>The White House said it fully backs Pakistan's president as Zardari and his Afghan counterpart arrived in Washington for talks with Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/453citgp.asp" target="_blank">One China, Two Parties</a> BY: Michael Goldfarb | The Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 2000 election of Democratic Progressive Party leader Chen Shui-bian as president of Taiwan marked the first democratic transfer of power in Taiwanese history, but after two terms in office Chen is in prison and his party in shambles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8034834.stm">Afghan diary</a><span style=""> </span>Adrenalin rush as US troops deal with Taleban fire <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Afghan_Presidents_Choice_Of_Running_Mate_Draws_Criticism/1622135.html">Karzai's Choice Of Running Mate Draws Criticism</a> Afghan President Hamid Karzai registered to run for reelection on May 4 and named former Vice President and Defense Minister Mohammad Qasim Fahim to run with him as the senior of two vice presidents. Once Afghanistan's most powerful warlord, Fahim’s choice as Karzai running mate has drawn considerable criticism<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1856&Itemid=176" target="_blank">To Dump or Not To Dump </a>BY: Todd Crowell | Asia Sentinel<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">If the Japanese could choose for their next prime minister anyone in the world, they would undoubtedly pick US President Barack Obama or possibly Britain's young and charismatic Conservative Party leader David Cameron, anyone but the goofballs and retreads that are currently on offer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3691" target="_blank">Opposition Raises Specter of Civil War in Thailand</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05iht-edbowring.html?ref=global" target="_blank">The Philippines: Looking Good for Now</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Philip Bowring | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Without bigger commitments to long term investments, and better governance, it is hard to see the Philippines breaking out of a 40-year pattern of relative decline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402943.html" target="_blank">Pakistan's Critical Hour</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Ahmed Rashid | The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan is on the brink of chaos, and Congress is in a critical position: U.S. lawmakers can hasten that fateful process, halt it or even help turn things around.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124146742384384333.html">In Preview of Surge, US Calms Afghan Valley but Peace Is Fragile</a> - Michael M. Phillips, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/06/without_preparation_explanation_or_response_96353.html">Pakistan Poses a 'Mortal Threat'</a> - Tony Blankley, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54182">Strategic Focus Shifts to Afghanistan, Mullen Says</a> - Jim Garamone, <em>American Forces Press Service</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124156815330789749.html">EU Pipeline Gets Boost Amid Slump </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The economic downturn is giving glimmers of hope to EU efforts to build a supply route for natural gas from the Caspian Sea. An EU summit Friday in Prague will for the first time bring together all the players needed to build pipelines from the Caspian and the Middle East.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124154945954288339.html">ECB Is Expected to Cut Rate to 1% </a><span style=""> </span>The ECB is widely expected to cut its main interest rate to a low of 1% and decide whether to use nonconventional policy measures to encourage lending.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/06/editorial-basque-country-spain">Basque country: Nation building, not nationalism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If Eta stops the violence, maybe Basque nationalists can enjoy the autonomy they so crave<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/kosovo-serbs-return">Kosovo's Serbs must return</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ian Bancroft: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The international community has failed to ensure the safe return of hundreds of thousands of people expelled from their homes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ft <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c902c1f0-399f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Sarkozy woos French eurosceptics</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President tells voters, ahead of elections in June, that a strong French presence is vital if the European Union is to change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddc5c02e-399f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Analysis: Moment of truth</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eurozone: The ECB’s rapid response to the crisis has been surpassed by those of the US and the UK, fuelling speculation that on Thursday Frankfurt, too, will embrace the unconventional, writes <span class="bodystrong">Ralph Atkins</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78fcdd5a-3975-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">France pushes for stricter hedge fund rules</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lagarde presses European Union partners to impose strict rules on hedge funds, in spite of warnings that even the tightest regulation would be no guarantee against financial turmoil akin to that of the past two years<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d486fca-39a2-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Voters to deliver verdict on relevance</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The handling of the economic crisis will be on voters’ minds but the results will tell a broader tale on whether people believe the EU has a role to play <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,622766,00.html" target="_blank">Geman Elite Troop Abandons Plan to Free Pirate Hostages</a> Der Spiegel <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a massive secret operation, Berlin sent members of its elite GSG-9 police force to Somalia to free hostages and a German freighter captured by pirates there, but the commandos were called off before the rescue effort could begin. The scuppered operation reveals deficits in Germany's security forces<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,623000,00.html">Germany's Campaign of Empty Promises</a> - Der Spiegel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-SF-09-028/EN/KS-SF-09-028-EN.PDF">Business profit share and investment rate higher in the EU than in the USA</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF; 338 KB) Source: Eurostat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8033635.stm">Hague triples Vukovar jail term</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Hague court rules that an ex-Yugoslav officer jailed for crimes at Vukovar, Croatia, in 1991 should serve 17, not five years. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bbc.com/europe09">Europe's biggest vote</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With only a month to go before tens of millions of people in 27 countries vote in EU elections, check out the BBC's comprehensive coverage <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090505_georgia_attempted_coup/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Georgia: An 'Attempted Coup'</a> A number of military troops staged a mutiny at a military base in Mukhrovani, Georgia, on May 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34949&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=15f03e19ff" title="Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity">Sino-Russian Military Exercises Conceived as a Show of Unity</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-accused-after-georgia-puts-down-attempted-coup-1679729.html">Russia accused after Georgia puts down 'attempted coup'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-unwise-war-games-1679735.html">Leading article: Unwise war games</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8035130.stm">Nato to begin Georgia exercises</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Soldiers from 18 Nato countries begin a series of military exercises in Georgia described by Russia as a provocation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124151604760586903.html">Georgian Government Halts Mutiny Attempt </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgian authorities put down an attempted mutiny at a military base outside the capital Tuesday as simmering political tensions erupted on the eve of the start of NATO exercises in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05iht-edcameron.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Medvedev’s First Year</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Fraser Cameron | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Dmitri Medvedev enters his second year in the Kremlin, it seems that he is still more in office than in power.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/NATO_A_Magnet_For_Spies_Over_Decades/1622122.html">NATO A Magnet For Spies Over Decades</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">NATO's decision to expel two Russian diplomats on spying charges is only the latest espionage incident in a long line of such cases. The Western alliance was a natural target of Soviet espionage efforts during the Cold War, and Russia has evidently inherited that interest. And of course, the West has had its own agents working for the benefit of the alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124146747599584407.html" target="_blank">No More Berlin Walls</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Aleksander Kwasniewski | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Europe won't be 'whole and free' until Ukrainians can pursue their chosen path.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1/79d1683e-394f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Lex: Russian energy liberalisation </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another financial crisis-induced headache for the country: ensuring economic difficulties today do not mean blackouts tomorrow<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050409.shtml">Georgia: Saakashvili Administration Puts Down Alleged Anti-NATO Mutiny</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY GIORGI LOMSADZE</span><br /> On the eve of controversial May 6 exercises to be held by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Georgian government quickly suppressed a military rebellion that it claims was backed by Moscow. According to officials in Tbilisi, the revolt supposedly aimed to oust President Mikheil Saakashvili from power, and to redirect Georgia’s foreign policy orientation back toward Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/pp050509.shtml">Caucasus: Don’t Let the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood Initiative Become a Paper Tiger</a> <span class="maintxt">On May 7, the Czech Presidency of the European Union will host a summit of high-level representatives of six former Soviet republics: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The purpose for the gathering is the kickoff of the EU’s new initiative called Eastern Partnership. Given the precarious position of these countries, the European Partnership is an urgently needed idea, although its current form is flawed. </span><br /> <span class="text">A EurasiaNet partner post commentary by Vladimir D. Shkolnikov of <a href="http://www.freedomhouse.org/" target="_blank">Freedom House</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-2eDQPnC.dT2ds%404216789-iXLPAFGSihG/g" target="_blank">recent interview</a>, S. Frederick Starr, a professor at Johns Hopkins, told CFR that Moscow appears inclined to establish a stronger presence in Russia's "near abroad."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/europe/05russia.html?ref=world" target="_blank">U.S. Negotiator Signals Flexibility Toward Moscow Over New Round of Arms Talks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Ellen Barry | The New York Times The top arms control negotiator for the United States said on Monday that the government was willing to agree to count both nuclear warheads and their delivery vehicles when renegotiating the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or Start — addressing one of Russia’s longstanding concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34945&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=3084347d46" target="_blank">Moscow Tightens its Grip on the Regions as Wealth Declines</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Yuri Zarakhovich | Eurasia Daily Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over the past decade, Vladimir Putin's policies, federal in name and unitary in substance, deprived units of the Russian Federation of their own money. Not unlike in the "good old" Soviet era, the federal center claimed all the collected revenues, and then decided on the allocation of subsidies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_kremlins_lawless_legality.html">The Kremlin's Lawless Legality</a> - Susanne Scholl, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-georgia5-2009may05,0,2527356.story">Battalion Mutinies at Georgian Base, Officials Say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/may/05/kazakhstan-blogging-freedom-of-speech">Kazakhstan's uneasy press freedom</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dan Kennedy:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Kazakhstan's independent journalists are threatened by proposed laws to censor speech online<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p06s04-wogn.html">Ukraine: opening of secret archives shines light on famine, repression</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Yushchenko says his country must confront its past. But critics say deeper examination of authoritarianism and the starvation that killed millions could be dangerous.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6229551.ece">Georgian leader claims to have crushed mutiny</a> Georgia claimed yesterday to have put down an army mutiny and foiled a plot to disrupt Nato military exercises <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6229530.ece">Georgia’s army is turning on itself</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6229180.ece">Obama hints at tougher line on Israel </a>Vice-President says Jewish State must work towards Palestinian nation as dismay grows over Netanyahu's hardline stance</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6229545.ece">UN report condemns Israel over Gaza war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israel accused by United Nations of 'reckless disregard' for human life in using white phosphorus on attack on school <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6229243.ece">Taleban seizes Mingora in Swat Valley</a> Pakistan scrambles to shelter 500,000 refugees as Taleban fighters seize Mingora, the main town of the Swat Valley <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6229375.ece">Judicial review</a> Barack Obama has an opportunity make the Supreme Court more like America<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157646115290479.html">The War for Pakistan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Its leaders need U.S. aid and support, not public lectures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157680630090517.html">How to Handle the Guantanamo Detainees </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Lindsey Graham and John McCain</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> Preventive detention will continue to have a place in the war on terror.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157636504090459.html">Obama's Global Tax Raid</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157690047290553.html">Big Spending and Easy Money Will Produce a Recovery </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Michael T. Darda</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> The question is whether policy errors will cause another dip.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157594861790347.html">Let's Move Their Cheese </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">THE TILTING YARD<br /> <strong>By Thomas Frank</strong><br /> We can get better bank management for a fraction of the cost.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The Economist</i>, the IMF has been promised lots more money and has a new sense of purpose, but reform is still needed — especially if it is to <a href="http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13447231">win the trust of emerging economies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/05/05/bernanke-looking-ahead-to-bailout-exit-strategy-as-fears-lessen/">Bernanke looking ahead to bailout 'exit strategy' as fears lessen </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Fed chief said he sees the economy beginning to revive by year-end. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> Gideon Rachman <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9135ad8-398f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Time for US to get on with ‘AfPak’ heads</a> <i>White House should resist the urge to meddle<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75c532b4-3951-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Georgia ends mutiny at army base</a> Russia accused of backing coup plot<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/34f7848e-39a7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Central banks must target more than just inflation</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Over almost three decades, policymakers became ever more confident they had found, in inflation targeting, the holy grail of fiat (or man-made) money. Today, they are struggling with the deepest recession since the 1930s and the danger of deflation. How can it have gone so wrong, asks <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9709baaa-39d6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: A thirst to reach the top in Iran">A thirst to reach the top in Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc25161a-39b6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Gates pessimistic on chance of Tehran accord</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Tuesday said Tehran’s response to Washington’s overtures had not been encouraging and played down the prospects for improved relations with Iran<span class="grey"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0a057558-39d7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Saakashvili's opponents open fresh front">Saakashvili's opponents open fresh front</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0d53a086-39d7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">UN criticises Israeli conduct in Gaza raids</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a30ee8b2-398a-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Bernanke sees early signs of stability</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Libor rates fall to record low<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ddc5c02e-399f-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Moment of truth</a> The ECB’s rapid response to the crisis has been surpassed by those of the US and the UK, fuelling speculation that on Thursday Frankfurt, too, will embrace the unconventional<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4541e17e-399b-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Level the field for tax competition</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr Obama’s proposals will make the tax system a bit more neutral but they ignore the larger policy question: how can national jurisdictions achieve fair and efficient taxation in a global economy?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d1fa3ae-399b-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s power</a> As he contemplates his stronger position in the Senate and the opening on the Supreme Court, Mr Obama must remember that he needs the support of the middle of the US electorate<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/75728218-39d7-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article:Civilians flee build-up in Swat">Civilians flee build-up in Swat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e07fd74-399b-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Splenetic isolation</a> It is in the UK’s interests to be at the centre of crucial European Union decisions and leadership in Europe - not a special relationship with America – should be Britain’s prime diplomatic goal <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/35aee4e2-39d6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Securitisation important to rekindling of lending">Securitisation important to rekindling of lending</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1d2c749a-39d9-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article:Few escape blame over subprime explosion">Few escape blame over subprime explosion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31c0e766-39c9-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Washington sets out Tarp payback rules</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Process may deter early repayment<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78fcdd5a-3975-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">France pushes for stricter hedge fund rules</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lagarde says proposals too timid<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/511daf88-39a9-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">Party broadcasts are so last century</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Politics must use the media, says Peter Bazalgette <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00964de0-39a4-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">A boom based on little more than a bezzle</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">John Kay on how we were hit by a decade of ‘febezzlement’<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96ec9414-39a6-11de-b82d-00144feabdc0.html">How tax havens helped to create a crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reform tax havens, says Sol Picciotto<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-georgia-mutiny6-2009may06,0,2663070.story" title="Georgia quells tank battalion mutiny">Georgia quells tank battalion mutiny</a> The government accuses Russia of aiding the rebellion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-mideast6-2009may06,0,6986104.story">Biden urges Israel to work for a Palestinian state</a> Speaking to the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, Vice President Joe Biden also calls for a halt to the expansion of Jewish settlements<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-summit6-2009may06,0,4513000.story">Obama prepares for talks with presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Taliban's recent gains in Pakistan have already left the leaders' recently crafted strategy outdated. Obama is expected to press Zardari to do more<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-refugees6-2009may06,0,1663840.story">A sea of Pakistani civilians flees area of Taliban-army fighting</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Officials in North-West Frontier Province brace for hundreds of thousands. President Asif Ali Zardari and President Obama are expected to discuss the army's operation against Taliban militants Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-civilians6-2009may06,0,2112221.story">U.S. investigates claims of civilian deaths in Afghanistan clash</a> Afghan officials say up to 70 people were killed in fighting between the Taliban and coalition forces. Civilian deaths have been a tense issue between the Afghan government and its Western allies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-pollock5-2009may05,0,6296120.story" target="_self" title="China's boxed itself in">China's boxed itself in</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Randy Pollock<span style=""> </span>Its emphasis on math and science has certainly fueled its rapid economic growth, but its lack of creative thinking could rob it of an innovative edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-birth6-2009may06,0,155406.story">Japan: Birthrate report shows it's not getting any younger</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A report says Japan's ratio of children is now down to 13%, boding ill for the labor pool and pension funds<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg5-2009may05,0,7389678.column" target="_self" title="Democrats wallow in a 'culture of corruption'"><span style="">Democrats wallow in a 'culture of corruption'</span></a> Jonah Goldberg <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Meet the new political bosses, worse than the old political bosses. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-05/hooray-for-obamas-socialist-budget/">Obama is Right to Turn U.S. Toward Europe</a> - Matthew Yglesias, Daily Beast<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=db244f73-129d-444d-a090-2bf39c026d1d">Tortured Logic</a> - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/06/sorry_history_is_just_not_that_simple_96356.html">Sorry, History Is Just Not That Simple</a> - David Harsanyi, Denver Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195941">Will Obama's Chrysler Plan Work?</a> - Daniel Gross, Newsweek<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/rebranding-will-not-be-en_b_196312.html">Rebranding Won't Help Republicans</a> - Lincoln Mitchell, Huffington Post<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/05/senate_democrats_deny_specter.html" target="_self">Senate Democrats Deny Specter Committee Seniority</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67562.html">Obama's challenge: Selecting a truly diverse justice</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jack Kelly / <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/" target="_self">Real Clear Politics</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/05/the_cias_fight_with_obama_96333.html" target="_self">The CIA's Fight With Obama</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Has Barack Obama made an enemy who can sabotage his presidency? — The presidency of George W. Bush began to unravel when some in high positions at the Central Intelligence Agency began waging a covert campaign against him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p09s01-coop.html">Forget tea parties. Bring a pitchfork to a shareholder meeting.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If you want a revolution, hold corporate elites accountable.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5280118/Britain-will-be-missed-on-the-world-stage.html">Britain will be missed on the world stage</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Defence cuts will leave Britain as a peripheral player, argues <strong>Irwin Stelzer</strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5280511/When-Pakistan-goes-to-war-it-gives-no-quarter-to-anyone.html">When Pakistan goes to war, it gives no quarter to anyone</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan's army uses maximum firepower and overwhelming force against any enemy, says <strong>David Blair</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5281206/Britons-face-working-until-70-to-help-bring-public-debt-under-control.html">Britons to work until 70</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Britons will have to work at least five years beyond the current retirement age, if the Government is to stand any hope of bringing public debt under control over the next decade, a report claims<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/5281352/Israel-must-accept-Palestinian-state-Joe-Biden-says.html">Joe Biden: Israel must accept Palestinian state</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vice-President placed America on a collision course with Israe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5279418/Up-to-500000-flee-as-Pakistan-prepares-to-take-on-the-Taliban.html">500,000 flee as Pakistan takes on the Taliban</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Locals said the fighters had recruited young men, broadcast anti-government propaganda, dug trenches and laid mines. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5281433/Zardari-insists-Pakistan-government-is-safe-ahead-of-White-House-summit.html">Zardari insists Pakistan government is safe ahead of White House summit</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan's embattled president, Asif Ali Zardari, insisted his government was safe hours before White House talks with Afghanistan on fighting a Taliban insurgency raging in the two countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/georgia/5279324/Georgia-accuses-Russia-of-supporting-coup-attempt.html">Georgia accuses Russia of backing coup attempt</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exposed-mi5s-secret-deals-in-camp--xray-1679884.html">Exposed: MI5's secret deals in Camp X-ray</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MI5 attempted to recruit prison camp inmates by promising to protect them from their American captors, <i>The Independent</i> has learnt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/robert-verkaik-alarm-bells-should-have-been-ringing-in-london-1679708.html">Robert Verkaik: Alarm bells should have been ringing in London</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/where-the-taliban-roam-1679797.html">Where the Taliban roam</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-accused-after-georgia-puts-down-attempted-coup-1679729.html">Russia accused after Georgia puts down 'attempted coup'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-unwise-war-games-1679735.html">Leading article: Unwise war games</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">“Tactics in Counterinsurgency”</a> (pdf), a new <i>U.S. Army Field Manual</i>, expands upon the Counterinsurgency doctrine of the best-selling December 2006 <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24.pdf">manual</a> (pdf) on that subject.<span style=""> </span>“At its heart, a counterinsurgency is an armed struggle for the support of the population,” <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">the manual</a> declares. “This support can be achieved or lost through information engagement, strong representative government, access to goods and services, fear, or violence. This armed struggle also involves eliminating insurgents who threaten the safety and security of the population.”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“However, military units alone cannot defeat an insurgency. Most of the work involves discovering and solving the population’s underlying issues, that is, the root causes of their dissatisfaction with the current arrangement of political power. Dealing with diverse issues such as land reform, unemployment, oppressive leadership, or ethical tensions places a premium on tactical leaders who can not only close with the enemy, but also negotiate agreements, operate with nonmilitary agencies and other nations, restore basic services, speak the native (a foreign) language, orchestrate political deals, and get ‘the word’ on the street.”See <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-24-2.pdf">“Tactics in Counterinsurgency,”</a> Field Manual 3-24.2, April 21, 2009 (300 pages, 10 MB PDF).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/05/hybrid-war-to-pull-us-military/">'Hybrid War' to Pull U.S. Military in Two Directions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/05/security-force-assistance/">Security Force Assistance</a>-<span style=""> </span>Army <a href="http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/Repository/FM3071.pdf">Field Manual 3-07.1: <em>Security Force Assistance</em></a>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050504342.html">Cyber-Command May Help Protect Civilian Networks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Pentagon is considering whether to create a new cyber-command that would oversee government efforts to protect the military's computer networks and would also assist in protecting the civilian government networks, the head of the National Security Agency said yesterday<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s8498.html">first chapter</a> from <i>Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11</i> by Amy B. Zegart (and <a href="http://www.nthposition.com/theciaandtheculture.php">more</a> on the CIA).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/geoint_terrorism.html" title="Permanent Link to A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan"><span style="color: red;">A GEOINT Analysis of Terrorism in Afghanistan</span></a> ---</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/osc/afghan-geospat.pdf">“Afghanistan — Geospatial Analysis Reveals Patterns in Terrorist Incidents 2004-2008,”</a> Open Source Center, April 20, 2009 (in a very large 19 MB PDF file)<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By analyzing parameters such as location, timing, frequency, lethality and other such characteristics, the OSC study identified “hotspots” for terrorist activity and changes over time. It also provided data for evaluating an OSC predictive model of terrorism in Afghanistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67570.html">Senators: Put armed men on ships to stop pirates</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Commercial shipping companies need to take greater responsibility for protecting their vessels against Somali pirates — including hiring private armed security guards — and look less to the U.S. Navy or other international military for help.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124157680630090517.html">How to Handle the Guantanamo Detainees</a> - Sens. Graham & McCain, WSJ</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3048" target="_blank">Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: A Global Intelligence Imperative</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Rolf Mowatt Larssen | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">While the IAEA sorts out changes at the top, the United States should try to expand the agency's mandate and responsibilities. One such change would be the establishment of a full-fledged intelligence office, which would dramatically improve the agency's ability to identify and deter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,622766,00.html" target="_blank">Geman Elite Troop Abandons Plan to Free Pirate Hostages</a> Der Spiegel <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a massive secret operation, Berlin sent members of its elite GSG-9 police force to Somalia to free hostages and a German freighter captured by pirates there, but the commandos were called off before the rescue effort could begin. The scuppered operation reveals deficits in Germany's security forces</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99688" target="_blank">Triple Canopy, ‘Obama’s Blackwater’</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Jody Ray Bennett | ISN Security Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The next private military company to take over Blackwater’s contract in Iraq has an interesting history, operates worldwide and provides more than just personal security.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/04/irreparable_damage" target="_blank">Why Al Qaeda Is Ignoring the Torture Memos</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Thomas Hegghammer | Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The CIA torture memos have generated a media storm in the United States. Many have expressed surprise and indignation at the nature and extent of state-sanctioned torture in the war on terror.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/algerian_nuclear.html" title="Permanent Link to An Algerian Nuclear Bibliography">An Algerian Nuclear Bibliography</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/05/flournoy_s_principles">The next Secretary of Defense?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217718/">Bilderberg Preview</a><br /> It's that time of year.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217721/">Do NBA Players Try Harder in the Playoffs?</a><span style=""> </span>The guys from <em>Basketball Prospectus</em> try to quantify the intangibles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217583/">Did Churchill Torture Nazis or Not?</a><br /> By Christopher Hitchens<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5281422/Barack-Obama-unveils-63bn-global-health-package.html">Obama's $63bn global health plan</a> President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would ask Congress for $63bn (£41bn) over six years to battle chronic global health crises, including AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9303" title="Feed the World: The Challenge of Agricultural Development">Feed the World: The Challenge of Agricultural Development</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">IPN</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 24-page paper focuses on food, first surveying long-term trends in global demand and supply to put recent price changes into perspective. It evaluates various factors which underpin the high prices experienced in 2007 and 2008, including the conversion of crops into liquid fuels (“biofuels”). The paper concludes with lessons we should have learned recently about food scarcity and its alleviation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iom.edu/?ID=66154&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=Institute%20of%20Medicine&utm_campaign=Pandemic+Flu+Announcement+to+News%2fMembers&utm_content=Special+Announcements&utm_term=">Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine Studies and Workshops</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Institute of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64165259&theSitePK=469372&piPK=64165421&menuPK=64166093&entityID=000158349_20090428090316">The crisis-resilience of services trade</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Incognito: Evidence mounts that brains decide <a href="http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13489722">before their owners know about it</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/05/05/death-of-newspapers-could-kill-communities-civic-values-too.html">Death of Newspapers Could Kill Civic Values</a> - Marc Dunkelman, US News<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217718/">Bilderberg Preview</a> It's that time of year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=magic-neuroscience-cognition-illusions">What can magicians teach us</a> about the brain?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/health/05virus.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">10 Genes, Furiously Evolving</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5280355/The-French-are-wide-awake-to-the-joys-of-life.html">The French are wide awake to the joys of life</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">They only sleep more than us because they're so busy living each day to the full, suggests <strong>Celia Walden</strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p02s01-ussc.html">Boston Globe avoids shutdown – at least for now</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Could it produce a prototype that other struggling big-city newspapers could use to survive the current recession?</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0505/p08s03-comv.html">A yellow light for electric cars</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Advocates of next-gen cars need to remember that there's no free lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/05/06/liberal_bias_isnt_killing_newspapers">Liberal bias isn't killing newspapers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newspapers are in extremis not because of their political agenda -- as many conservatives insist -- but because the world around them has been transformed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10233764-36.html" target="_blank">Is Kindle a newspaper savior? Not quite</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-12137052687383463282009-05-05T10:25:00.001+03:002009-05-05T10:25:53.608+03:00May 05, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/04/the_threat_mongers_handbook"><b><span style="">The Threat-Monger's Handbook</span></b></a> by Stephen M. Walt</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101618">Realism is back, because democracy is an uncertain proposition</a> <strong><i>By Richard N. Haass</i></strong><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083080.html">Obama gets tougher with Israel on Palestinians, Iran</a> National Security Adviser told a European foreign minister that White House will be 'forceful' with Israel<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864928&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu: Israel prepared to resume talks without delay</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Prime minister tells AIPAC conference Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state; calls for talks on political, security, economic fronts.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710865692&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Mashaal: Hamas wants 10 year cease-fire</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Islamist group's political leader tells 'New York Times' that Hamas wants state on 1967 borders</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864732&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Hizbullah cell scouted Israeli targets'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Source on defense team to 'Post': Palestinian suspects were planning attacks "deep inside Israel."</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851987&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Hizbullah paradox </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By GARY C. GAMBILL</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Shi'ite Islam bares traits that bode well for eventual acceptance of a Jewish state in Palestine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851427&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Teheran's stake in regional insecurity </a></span><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By JONATHAN SPYER</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The administration's assumption of a common Iranian-US interest in beating the Taliban is questionable.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710862845&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The death of Jewish Republicanism?</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090504_geopolitical_diary_irans_crisis_deepens">Geopolitical Diary: Iran's Crisis Deepens</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The rift among Iran's conservatives will not be settled by the June 12 presidential election and thus will hinder Iran's policy moves, particularly where the United States is concerned<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6222272.ece">Iraq security at risk in militia crackdown</a> Progress made over past months looking fragile as Government arrests commanders of US-backed Sunni groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Anatol Lieven <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6221874.ece">Many Pakistanis who deeply oppose Taleban rule are also opposed to a tough military campaign against them </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">In Pakistan they believe the US was behind 9/11. That is why opposition to the Taleban is lukewarm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6222388.ece">Troops clash with Taleban in Swat Valley</a> Controversial Pakistan peace accord is annulled after soldier in army convoy is killed during ambush by insurgents<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03f8b64a-38d6-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s ‘apologies’ are a strength</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When the US president suggests that America has made mistakes in its dealings with Europe or the Muslim world, he is quite deliberately sending a signal. To his conservative critics, it is one of weakness. But mature democracies should not be afraid of open discussion, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f842dec-38d8-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">If China loses faith the dollar will collapse</a> Andy Xie on pressure for an alternative reserve currency <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/298f71a6-390c-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Saudi reconciliation with US might still end in tears">Saudi reconciliation with US might still end in tears </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f2fca90a-390c-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US signals tough settlement stance">US signals tough settlement stance </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ded51f4-38d8-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Lay to rest ghosts of war in the Caucasus</a> The region needs peace, says Thomas de Waal <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b039babe-38d4-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Inflation can and must be avoided</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Some view inflation as a clever way to eliminate the overhang of private- and public-sector debt. But it would also make another recession inevitable. The underlying aim should be to restore stability<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36efd906-38dc-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Optimism builds</a><span style=""> </span>With economic data showing a slowing of the rate of decline, opinions are split on whether the US can help lead the world back to sustained growth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b80c548-38f2-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Fifth anniversary fails to assuage concerns</a> Recognition of the historic significance of the EU’s eastward expansion is tinged by concern about costs, the global financial crisis and planned future enlargements <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8672e52a-3901-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Europe jobs crisis poses social order ‘threat’</a> Tensions and political extremism could increase to dangerous levels unless rising joblessness is tackled, warns the EU’s top employment official as Europe’s politicians balk at giving more power over social policy to Brussels<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710862759&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_self">Emanuel: Thwarting Iran hinges on Israeli-Palestinian talks</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3690" target="_blank">An Agenda for the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: John A. Nagl and Brian M. Burton | World Politics Review Iraq is sure to test your formidable diplomatic skills. The ad hoc bargains and ceasefires negotiated by your predecessor, Ryan Crocker, and the U.S. military -- deals that kept the country from plunging deeper into the throes of insurgency and civil war -- appear to be on the verge of unraveling</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE05Ak02.html">Predicting the death of Islam</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <b><i>The Crisis of Islamic Civilization</i></b> by <b>Ali A Allawi </b>The differences between Islam and the Judeo-Christian West run far deeper than the political surface, the author argues, and they begin with a radically different view of the individual, or more precisely, the view that the individual human being really does not exist to begin with. - <b>Spengler</b><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-news-of-god2019s-death-has-been-greatly-exaggerated">review</a> of John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge's <i>God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith is Changing the World</i> (and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102880913">more</a> and <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123906081768295037.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Rosin-t.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/books/31kaku.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0147.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/40524ce6-1a5e-11de-9f91-0000779fd2ac.html">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67501.html">Pakistani Army Flattening Villages as It Battles Taliban</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.cna.org/documents/AfghanistanIraq.pdf">Afghanistan and Al Anbar: Lessons Learned Nine differences between Iraq's Al Anbar province and Afghanistan and what it means for the Marine Corps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05policy.html?_r=1&ref=world">Joint Chiefs Offer Mixed Assessment of Pakistan's Security</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=985be4210365cce417f748d330740773" title="Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, said the militant group was seeking a state only in the areas Israel won in 1967.">Addressing U.S., Hamas Says It Grounded Rockets</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05fighter.html?ref=todayspaper">Porous Border With Pakistan Could Hinder U.S. Troops</a><span style=""> </span>Afghan militants are able to cross the border with ease, according to interviews with a logistics tactician for the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/europe/05russia.html?ref=todayspaper">.S. Negotiator Signals Flexibility Toward Moscow Over New Round of Arms Talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeaceGeneralPublicationsAndEvents/%7E3/4bPncNk2Fvc/index.cfm" title="The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace cordially invites you to a one-day conference of officials and ex ">Finding the Right Grand Strategy in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147831175584985.html">Richardson and Roubini: We Can't Subsidize the Banks Forever</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124148276774185481.html">Don't Forget About Foreign Aid </a><strong>By Madeleine K. Albright and Colin L. Powell</strong><br /> Prosperity depends on stability.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jamestown Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/cb_009_9.pdf"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">China Brief,</span></em> v. 9, no. 9, April 30, 2009</a><span style=""> </span>*PLA’s “Absolute Loyalty” to the Party in Doubt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>OpenDemocracy </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/russia/article/will-there-be-a-second-crimean-war" title="Link to Will There Be a Second Crimean War?">Will There Be a Second Crimean War?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/516404">Andreas Umland</a> <em>Escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian quarrel over Crimea could destabilise European security<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402943.html">Pakistan's Critical Hour</a> By Ahmed Rashid,<span style=""> </span>The U.S. can still do something to stave off chaos, a veteran journalist says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">David Ignatius: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/david_ignatius/2009/05/the_us_plan_for_pakistan.html?hpid=talkbox1"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">The U.S. Plan For Pakistan</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402656.html">Mullen Says Afghan War Is U.S. Military's Top Priority</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400189.html"><span style="">The Taliban Tightens Hold In Pakistan's Swat Region</span></a> </span><span class="h22"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400189.html?hpid=topnews">Pakistan Seeks Nonviolent Path</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> Nation's military tries to maintain peace accord even as Taliban tightens its grip in Swat region<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403450.html">Human Rights Activists Troubled by Administration's Approach</a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-president-rebuked-by-khamenei-1679065.html">Iran President rebuked by Khamenei</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/04/arrests-threaten-sectarian-violence/">Arrests Threaten Sectarian Violence</a> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/04/mullen-sees-no-need-to-slow-us-iraq-troop-drawdown/">Mullen: No Need to Slow US Iraq Troop Drawdown</a></span></i></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p06s01-wosc.html">Next Taliban conquest? A view from Pakistan's frontline.</a><span class="summary">Residents living between the militants and the capital worry their understaffed security forces can't defend their town<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p09s03-coop.html">Are US missile strikes in Pakistan a dud policy?</a> <span class="summary">Predator drones have negative consequences that should be openly debated<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p22s01-usmi.html">Fighting a high-tech war with a low-tech mule</a> <span class="summary">US Marines and soldiers are training to fight in Afghanistan, where mules and donkeys can haul supplies and weapons to places where Humvees and helicopters can't easily go.</span><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05brooks.html?ref=opinion">The Long Voyage Home</a> Republicans are so much the party of individualism and freedom that they are no longer the party of community and order.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/04/swine-flu-pandemic-alert">Swine flu pandemic warning levels may rise, says WHO chief</a> Raising the alert to level six would mean that a global outbreak is underway <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/04/financial-crisis-climate-policy">Responding to the triple crunch</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Michael Meacher: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Financial meltdown, climate change and dwindling energy supplies demand a newer world order <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/04/richard-dawkins-ridiculing-belief">Dawkins is wrong about believers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Carlo Strenger: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Richard Dawkins' tactic of ridiculing religion will inspire only hostility among those who feel their worldview to be under attack<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/economic_crisis_political_change_2.pdf">Will the International Economic Crisis Undermine Struggling Democracies? </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12329" target="_blank" title="Globalization has brought greater risks to the economy, but also the solution to mitigate such risks">Has Globalization Made Us More Catastrophe-Prone?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402606.html">45 killed in attack on engagement party in Turkey </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402606.html">Turkey: 8 suspects in wedding shooting detained </a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b46209e-3923-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Masked gunmen kill 45 at Turkish wedding</a> Local rivalries spill over into deadly feud</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Guardian </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/turkey-wedding-massacre">Dozens killed at wedding in Turkey</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/05/turkey-wedding-massacre">Gunmen kill at least 45 at wedding in Turkey</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dozens shot dead by unidentified attackers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Faruk Logoglu <a href="http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=11568329" target="_blank"><b>Turkey and Armenia: Hope for the future </b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174284&bolum=100" target="_blank">New FM <b>Davutoğlu</b> to build order-instituting role for Turkey</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“ <a href="http://www.insightturkey.com/Insight_Turkey_10_1_A_Davutoglu.pdf" target="_blank">This essay</a> (.pdf) is a good place to start to get up to speed on Davutogu's very sharp analysis of Turkey's foreign policy posture. “<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/04/Ankara-sees-closer-ties-to-Washington/UPI-93841241467266/" title="Ankara sees closer ties to Washington">Ankara sees closer ties to Washington</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Improved relations with Washington are Ankara's key foreign policy objective as Turkey becomes a key player in regional dynamics, the new foreign minister said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.globalatlanta.com/cal/event/1323/" target="_self">Prospects of Israeli-Turkish Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1699348&l=3634&ctl=2409AF1:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C6A055EF40BEB9F6D02F77868790858E00&" target="_blank">Ankara-Bakü Arasındaki Güven Krizi Aşılabilecek mi?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.today.az/news/politics/52023.html" target="_self">Turkish PM Erdogan to make a speech at Azerbaijani Parliament</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11575598.asp">Turkey to establish anti-terrorism undersecretariat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174286&bolum=100" target="_blank">Turkey to face pressure over US nukes on its soil</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-04-voa52.cfm" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> Weighs Ending Economic Embargo on Armenia</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Voice of America<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/TM_007_11.pdf"><em>Terrorism Monitor</em>, v. 7, no. 11, April 30, 2009</a> *Rival Islamist Groups Vie for the Support of Southeast Turkey's Conservative Kurdish Population<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/turkey-armenia-opening-minds-opening-borders/article-181925">EurActiv.com - Turkey and Armenia: Opening minds, opening borders | EU - European Information on Enlargement & Neighbours</a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKL472399420090504" target="_blank">Turkey tries to calm Azeris over thaw with Armenia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11569096.asp?scr=1" target="_blank">A long to-do list awaits diplomacy's new chief</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11576572.asp?scr=1"><b><span style="color: rgb(1, 56, 125);">Gov’t to speed up moves in Caucasus</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">The National </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090504/FOREIGN/705039822/1002" target="_blank">Turkey Takes Lead in Battling Piracy</a> Turkey’s navy yesterday took command of an international force to combat piracy off the Somalian coast in a move analysts say reflects Ankara’s increased role as a major player in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ded51f4-38d8-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1">FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Lay to rest ghosts of war in the Caucasus</a> By Thomas de Waal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2009/05/post-2004-eu-enlargement-is-a-hard-grind-for-olli-rehn/">FT.com | Brussels Blog | Post-2004 EU enlargement is a hard grind for Olli Rehn</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090504/FOREIGN/705039822/1041/BUSINESS" target="_blank">Turkey takes lead in battling piracy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fortyfour-killed-in-attack-on-turkish-wedding-1679060.html">Forty-four killed in attack on Turkish wedding</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/node/17905" target="_self">What is Moqtada al-Sadr doing in Turkey?</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BBC <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8032970.stm">Many die in Turkey wedding attack</a> At least 45 people are killed in south-eastern Turkey, as unidentified men armed with grenades and automatic rifles attack a wedding party. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6223950.ece">Dozens dead in Turkish wedding party massacre</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/world/europe/05turkey.html?_r=1&ref=global-home">41 People Are Killed in Wedding Attack in Turkey - NYTimes.com</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayarticleNew.asp?section=newsmakers&xfile=data/newsmakers/2009/May/newsmakers_May8.xml">Khaleej Times Online - Mideast peacemaker is Turkey’s new FM</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=33165" target="_blank">Brigadier General Brown Meets With Kurdish President in Barzan, Iraq</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=174386&bolum=102" target="_self">Talabani says Kurds won't accept bargaining on Kirkuk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news-en.trend.az/important/exclusive/1465570.html" target="_self">Al-Sadr's visit to Turkey- end to Iran's influence in Iraq</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=greece"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Greece</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=cyprus"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="TR">Cyprus</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/turkish_press_en/turkish_press_en?OpenDocument"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Turkish Cypriot Press</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.abhaber.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">ABHaber</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/TRABGunluk"><span style="color: maroon;">Günlük</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/04/lewy" target="_blank">Going After a Scholar's Critic</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Inside Higher Ed</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34946&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=95f94fd09f" title="Baku Calling for Openness in Turkish-Armenian Relations">Baku Calling for Openness in Turkish-Armenian Relations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Former_Armenian_President_Excoriates_Government_For_Genocide_Denial/1620297.html" target="_blank">Former Armenian President Excoriates Government For 'Genocide Denial'</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=20844">Civil.Ge | Saakashvili on his Controversial Trip to Turkey</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11576514.asp?scr=1">Italian envoy echoes support for Turkey’s EU bid</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/sondakika.do"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Zaman</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com.tr/news?ned=tr_tr"><span style="color: green;">GH Türkiye</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mansetoku.com/1sayfalar"><span style="color: red;">Birinci Sayfalar</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=aksam" target="_top"><span style="">Akşam</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=birgun" target="_top"><span style="">Birgün</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=bugun" target="_top"><span style="">Bugün</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=cumhuriyet" target="_top"><span style="">Cumhuriyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=dunya" target="_top"><span style="">Dünya</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=hurriyet" target="_top"><span style="">Hürriyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milligazete" target="_top"><span style="">Milli Gazete</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milliyet" target="_top"><span style="">Milliyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=posta" target="_top"><span style="">Posta</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=radikal" target="_top"><span style="">Radikal</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=referans" target="_top"><span style="">Referans</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=sabah" target="_top"><span style="">Sabah</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=star" target="_top"><span style="">Star</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=taraf" target="_top"><span style="">Taraf</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=tercuman" target="_top"><span style="">Tercüman</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=turkiye" target="_top"><span style="">Türkiye</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vakit" target="_top"><span style="">Vakit</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vatan" target="_top"><span style="">Vatan</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=yenisafak" target="_top"><span style="">Yeni Şafak</span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=zaman" target="_top"><span style="">Zaman</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/Arsiv.aspx"><span style="color: red;">Arşiv</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/yazar_tum_haberleri.asp?yazarID=10018">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=FehmiKoru">Fehmi Koru</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/yazarlar/?s=1&y=TahaKivanc">Taha Kıvanç</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Şamil Tayyar <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=985be4210365cce417f748d330740773" title="Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, said the militant group was seeking a state only in the areas Israel won in 1967.">Addressing U.S., Hamas Says It Grounded Rockets</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05fighter.html?ref=todayspaper">Porous Border With Pakistan Could Hinder U.S. Troops</a><span style=""> </span>Afghan militants are able to cross the border with ease, according to interviews with a logistics tactician for the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/europe/05russia.html?ref=todayspaper">.S. Negotiator Signals Flexibility Toward Moscow Over New Round of Arms Talks</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/europe/05union.html?ref=todayspaper">European Union to Reach Out to 6 Former Soviet States in Meeting</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05policy.html?ref=todayspaper">Advances by the Taliban Sharpen U.S. Concerns</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Karzai Enlists Former Warlord as Running Mate</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05yemen.html?ref=todayspaper">Violence in Yemen Shows Growing Power of Insurgency</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/europe/05turkey.html?ref=todayspaper">Gunmen Kill 45 at Turkish Wedding</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Iranian Leader Is Scolded on Removal of Official</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/middleeast/05briefs-egypt.html?ref=todayspaper">World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Gates Seeks to Assure Allies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05brooks.html?ref=opinion">The Long Voyage Home</a> Republicans are so much the party of individualism and freedom that they are no longer the party of community and order.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/business/05tax.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Calls for New Curbs on Offshore Tax Havens</a><span style=""> </span>The proposed tax overhaul, aimed at benefits enjoyed by those harboring cash in offshore accounts, could help raise $210 billion, the administration estimates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROSS DOUTHAT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05douthat.html?ref=opinion">A Hole in the Center</a> The Republican Party needs centrists, but not unprincipled ones like Arlen Specter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial - <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05tue1.html?ref=opinion">Tax Salvos</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There are no easy fixes to tax problems posed by global profits. The Obama proposals oversimplify the challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BOB HERBERT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/opinion/05herbert.html?ref=opinion">Jack Kemp’s Futile Quest</a> Jack Kemp meant well, but the great irony that cloaked his career was that it was not possible to achieve the ends he sought using the means he pushed with such zeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402943.html">Pakistan's Critical Hour</a> By Ahmed Rashid,<span style=""> </span>The U.S. can still do something to stave off chaos, a veteran journalist says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">David Ignatius: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/david_ignatius/2009/05/the_us_plan_for_pakistan.html?hpid=talkbox1"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">The U.S. Plan For Pakistan</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402656.html">Mullen Says Afghan War Is U.S. Military's Top Priority</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400189.html"><span style="">The Taliban Tightens Hold In Pakistan's Swat Region</span></a> </span><span class="h22"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400189.html?hpid=topnews">Pakistan Seeks Nonviolent Path</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> Nation's military tries to maintain peace accord even as Taliban tightens its grip in Swat region<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403450.html">Human Rights Activists Troubled by Administration's Approach</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403472.html">Karzai Registers for Reelection in Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402945.html">A Litmus Test That Counts</a> By Richard Cohen Where will the next justice stand on the weakening justification for affirmative action?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402944.html">A World Without the Globe?</a> By Eugene Robinson,<span style=""> </span>From pimped to pillaged: A tumultuous era for the Boston Globe and its owner. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h22"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403196.html?hpid=topnews">Fiat Works Toward Deal for Opel</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> With Chrysler deal in hand, firm looks to continue expansion with stake in GM's German unit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402942.html">Time and the Political Tides</a> By Howard H. Baker Jr.,<span style=""> </span>The GOP may yet be attractive again, says the former Tennessee senator.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050402941.html">A Starbucks State of Mind</a> By Anne Applebaum, The arrival of the coffee chain in Warsaw illuminates the psychology of post-communist Europeans.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050400703.html">Obama Targets Overseas Tax Dodge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Plan Would Crack Down On Individuals, Firms With Money Abroad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403256.html">Corporate Tax Reform</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president's tax plan can be the start of an important discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403233.html">Washington Sketch: Obama's World Looks More and More Divine</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/04/AR2009050403283.html">KBR Connected to Alleged Fraud, Pentagon Auditor Says</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/04/swine-flu-pandemic-alert">Swine flu pandemic warning levels may rise, says WHO chief</a> Raising the alert to level six would mean that a global outbreak is underway <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/04/financial-crisis-climate-policy">Responding to the triple crunch</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Michael Meacher: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Financial meltdown, climate change and dwindling energy supplies demand a newer world order <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/04/richard-dawkins-ridiculing-belief">Dawkins is wrong about believers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Carlo Strenger: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Richard Dawkins' tactic of ridiculing religion will inspire only hostility among those who feel their worldview to be under attack <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/05/conservative-party-thirty-years-on">Conservative party: Thirty years on</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The truth is that Britain did not really know what sort of government it had elected in 1979<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/04/iraq-war-retreat">The uneasy retreat from Iraq</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">James Denselow: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Gordon Brown's description of Iraq as a success story is evidence of the huge gap between rhetoric and reality <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/04/afghanistan-pashtun-taliban-karzai">Pashtuns caught in another proxy war</a> <strong>Nushin Arbabzadah: </strong>Afghanistan's civilian majority are resented for their links to government and the Taliban, although<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3690" target="_blank">An Agenda for the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: John A. Nagl and Brian M. Burton | World Politics Review Iraq is sure to test your formidable diplomatic skills. The ad hoc bargains and ceasefires negotiated by your predecessor, Ryan Crocker, and the U.S. military -- deals that kept the country from plunging deeper into the throes of insurgency and civil war -- appear to be on the verge of unraveling<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE05Ak02.html">Predicting the death of Islam</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <b><i>The Crisis of Islamic Civilization</i></b> by <b>Ali A Allawi </b>The differences between Islam and the Judeo-Christian West run far deeper than the political surface, the author argues, and they begin with a radically different view of the individual, or more precisely, the view that the individual human being really does not exist to begin with. - <b>Spengler</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-news-of-god2019s-death-has-been-greatly-exaggerated">review</a> of John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge's <i>God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith is Changing the World</i> (and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102880913">more</a> and <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123906081768295037.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Rosin-t.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/books/31kaku.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0147.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/40524ce6-1a5e-11de-9f91-0000779fd2ac.html">more</a>).<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090504_geopolitics_pandemics/?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">The Geopolitics of Pandemics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD233909">May 4 SD# 2339 - 'Al-Hayat' Interview with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/reports/2009/0501_obama_mgi/0501_obama_mgi.pdf">President Obama’s First 100 Days: Managing Global Insecurity Project Recommendations and an Evaluation of U.S. Global Engagement</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/economic_crisis_political_change_2.pdf">Will the International Economic Crisis Undermine Struggling Democracies? </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12329" target="_blank" title="Globalization has brought greater risks to the economy, but also the solution to mitigate such risks">Has Globalization Made Us More Catastrophe-Prone?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1852&Itemid=590" target="_blank">The Rich World's Dash for Food Security </a>BY: John Berthelsen | Asia Sentinel Agriculture is in for a revolution, not only via trade but in vertical integration and technology. Rich countries that don't have enough land to grow their own food have been characterized as land grabbers buying up vast tracts of poor countries, particularly in Africa, to cultivate the land they need to feed their people.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090430_cordesman_iraqbroadertrends.pdf">Iraq: The Broader Trends in Violence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.uniraq.org/documents/UNAMI_Human_Rights_Report_July_December_2008_EN.pdf">Human Rights Report 1 July - 13 December 2008 </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090501_cordesman_iraqtrends.pdf">Iraq: USCENTCOM and Iraqi Government Estimates of the Trends in the Patterns in Violence and Casualties</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/05/05/the_cias_fight_with_obama_96333.html">The CIA's Fight With Obama</a> - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/05/11/090511taco_talk_gourevitch">Interrogating Torture</a> - Philip Gourevitch, The New Yorker<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905u/kaplan-obama-100-days">Obama the Untested</a> - Robert Kaplan, The Atlantic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217394">Foreign Aid and Corruption in Africa</a> - Francis Fukuyama, Slate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idINN0435230420090504"><span style="">1,000+ flu cases in 21 countries...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/Article.aspx?id=3690">Ambassador Hill's Iraq Agenda</a> - John Nagl & Brian Burton, WPR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/04/the_threat_mongers_handbook">The Threat Mongers Handbook</a> - Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE05Ak01.html">Britain bruised by its Basra adventure</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>With a somber military ceremony in Basra, Britain bade farewell to its six-year, controversy filled stint in Iraq. Its legacy is still unfolding, but the country's involvement is by far and away its most problematic foreign adventure since the Suez crisis of 1956, and the costs are still being counted both at home and in Basra. - <b>Ronan Thomas</b><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/54WkMMG8ipU/195864" title="Scientists prepare for a more severe strain of influenza that spreads as easily as the swine flu but is as lethal as SARS. ">Why Future Flu Pandemics May Be Much More Lethal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-president-rebuked-by-khamenei-1679065.html">Iran President rebuked by Khamenei</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/04/arrests-threaten-sectarian-violence/">Arrests Threaten Sectarian Violence</a> -</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/04/mullen-sees-no-need-to-slow-us-iraq-troop-drawdown/">Mullen: No Need to Slow US Iraq Troop Drawdown</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/04/the-influence-game-lobbyists-eye-iraq-measure-4/">The Influence Game: Lobbyists Eye Iraq Measure</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/bu-BVtkJtpA/">Hamas and Hizbullah Reach out to Obama</a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/298f71a6-390c-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Saudi reconciliation with US might still end in tears">Saudi reconciliation with US might still end in tears </a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cede205a-38ce-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Torture video hits UAE hope of nuclear deal </a>Video showing a man alleged to be a half-brother of the UAE’s president torturing an Afghan deepens the problem of the US implementing the deal<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710903,00.html">US: Syria mustn't support terror</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p06s13-wome.html">Basra residents safer, but looking for work</a> <span class="summary">Iraqi governor talks about how to revive southern Iraqi city.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/04/Critics-Egypt-Hezbollah-row-manufactured/UPI-62971241471688/" title="Critics: Egypt-Hezbollah row manufactured">Critics: Egypt-Hezbollah row manufactured</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The conflict between Egypt and Hezbollah is a miscalculated attempt by the Shiite militant group to insert itself into the regional conversation, critics argue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/04/Iranian-hopeful-offers-olive-branch/UPI-26571241467106/" title="Iranian hopeful offers olive branch?">Iranian hopeful offers olive branch?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender Mohsen Rezaei said the era of aggression with Washington is over, adding that Tehran can exploit the U.S. position in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6056" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Sudden cancellation of Ahmadinejad Latin American tour without explanation</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083080.html">Obama gets tougher with Israel on Palestinians, Iran</a> National Security Adviser told a European foreign minister that White House will be 'forceful' with Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082944.html">Bradley Burston: This is how the occupation ends</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083175.html">Netanyahu: 'We want peace with Arab world'</a> PM states in AIPAC address he wants to release young Palestinians from a 'cult of death, despair and hate.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083065.html">Israeli envoy taunted with anti-Semitic slurs in Madrid</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083172.html">Syria looks to Lebanon War for tips on arming Hezbollah</a> Sources: Syria intent on maintaining military strategy based on air defense and anti-tank weapons</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1083173.html">PA working to root out Hamas, Hezbollah secret agents</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864928&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu: Israel prepared to resume talks without delay</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Prime minister tells AIPAC conference Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state; calls for talks on political, security, economic fronts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710865692&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Mashaal: Hamas wants 10 year cease-fire</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Islamist group's political leader tells 'New York Times' that Hamas wants state on 1967 borders<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864732&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Hizbullah cell scouted Israeli targets'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source on defense team to 'Post': Palestinian suspects were planning attacks "deep inside Israel."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851987&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Hizbullah paradox </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By GARY C. GAMBILL</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Shi'ite Islam bares traits that bode well for eventual acceptance of a Jewish state in Palestine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rosner/64721" title="While a vast majority of American Jews feel comfortable with President Obama and hold his policies in high regard, a majority of Israelis don’t yet know what to make of his pla ">Israelis Size up Obama by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/does_the_democratic_majority_have" target="_bl " title="I'll try to answer this question on Wed., at the conference on US-Israel relations, sponsored by the BESA Center and the ADL. More on this event here. ...">Does the Democratic Majority have a problem with Israel? by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851427&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Teheran's stake in regional insecurity </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JONATHAN SPYER</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The administration's assumption of a common Iranian-US interest in beating the Taliban is questionable.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710862845&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The death of Jewish Republicanism?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710862759&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_self">Emanuel: Thwarting Iran hinges on Israeli-Palestinian talks</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864465&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Anti-Semitic slurs yelled at Spain envoy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ambassador called "dirty Jew," "Jew bastard" and "Jew murderer" by three men at Real Madrid game.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710864019&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Egypt: Israeli nukes 'greatest threat'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lieberman blasts Egyptian Foreign Ministry saying Israeli arsenal poses more of a danger than Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710862856&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran - a nation paralyzed</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124148066581885273.html">U.S., Israel Diverge on Palestinian Plan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Netanyahu pledged to pursue "without any delay" a peace process with Palestinians based on a new strategy of addressing political, economic and security issues concurrently.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710841537&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">Missile Defense Forces Prepare for Iranian Threat</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710919,00.html">'Ready for peace talks now' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710919,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Speaking via satellite, PM tells AIPAC conference he is prepared to resume negotiations with Palestinians. He presents triple-track plan, says peace is reachable: 'With Obama and Abbas' help we can surprise the world' </span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710603,00.html">Obama waiting for Bibi/ Somfalvi</a> <span class="text16g"><b>t’s still unclear what PM has in store for US president, entire Israeli public</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1400">How Jewish is the State of Israel</a>? David Goldman wants to know.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chatham House</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/download/-/id/739/file/13928_0409palrefugees_shehadi.pdf">Palestinian Refugees: The Regional Perspective</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Forward</i>, do Jews have a <a href="http://www.forward.com/articles/105242/">Jesus problem</a>?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124121908115478693.html">The AIPAC Case Fallout</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Editorial</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/03/1004873/leaders-asking-questions-in-ex-aipac-staffers-case">Answers Sought in Ex-AIPAC Staffers' Case</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/us/politics/05aipac.html?ref=us">Air of Relief Lingers Over AIPAC Meeting</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">Ft </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f2fca90a-390c-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US signals tough settlement stance">US signals tough settlement stance </a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></b><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101616">Don't bet much on a US-Israel showdown</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By George Giacaman</span></i></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=anYSd9RU3Zdw&refer=home">Israel Will Accept Palestinian State, Rejects Syria Talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=1&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=442&PID=0&IID=2515&TTL=A_New_Strategy_for_the_Israeli-Palestinian_Conflict">A New Strategy for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon (<i>Institute for Contemporary Affairs/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/thatseemsfair/latimes0148.html">Jane Harman Tells Pro-Israel Lobbyists She'll Clear Her Name</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/04/israel-dispatches-envoys-to-soften-hawkish-image/">Israel Dispatches Envoys to Soften Hawkish Image</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/obama-outreach-to-muslims-worries-israelis-1678810.html">Obama Outreach to Muslims Worries Israelis</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=25020" target="_blank">Israel Loses Prized 'Free' Press Status; Kuwait Tops Arab World</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Media Line<span style=""> </span>Israel's media freedom ranking has been downgraded from "free" to "partly free," the first time the Jewish State has lost its status as the only Middle Eastern nation with a "free" press. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8032508.stm">Gaza patients questionings 'rise'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The number of Palestinians forced to provide information in return for being let out of Gaza for treatment is rising, a group says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=99367">Indo-Israeli Defense Deals Draw Flak</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p06s01-wosc.html">Next Taliban conquest? A view from Pakistan's frontline.</a><span class="summary">Residents living between the militants and the capital worry their understaffed security forces can't defend their town<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p09s03-coop.html">Are US missile strikes in Pakistan a dud policy?</a> <span class="summary">Predator drones have negative consequences that should be openly debated<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p22s01-usmi.html">Fighting a high-tech war with a low-tech mule</a> <span class="summary">US Marines and soldiers are training to fight in Afghanistan, where mules and donkeys can haul supplies and weapons to places where Humvees and helicopters can't easily go.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/04/obama-targets-tax-havens-and-corporate-america-shudders/">Obama targets tax havens, and corporate America shudders </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The plan to crack down on individuals who hide cash in foreign accounts has broad support. But eliminating tax havens for American companies could put them at a disadvantage internationally, experts say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p06s13-wome.html">Basra residents safer, but looking for work</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraqi governor talks about how to revive southern Iraqi city.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0504/p09s01-coop.html">Fill Souter's shoes with a genial persuader</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A liberal appointee wouldn't affect the court's rulings much. A liberal who can coax conservatives would.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_implications_of_pakistans.html">What If Pakistan Collapses?</a> - Simon Henderson, Washington Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67501.html">Pakistani Army Flattening Villages as It Battles Taliban</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.cna.org/documents/AfghanistanIraq.pdf">Afghanistan and Al Anbar: Lessons Learned Nine differences between Iraq's Al Anbar province and Afghanistan and what it means for the Marine Corps</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/world/asia/05policy.html?_r=1&ref=world">Joint Chiefs Offer Mixed Assessment of Pakistan's Security</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jamestown Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/cb_009_9.pdf"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">China Brief,</span></em> v. 9, no. 9, April 30, 2009</a><span style=""> </span>*PLA’s “Absolute Loyalty” to the Party in Doubt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mr-obamas-afpak-options-1679016.html">Leading article: Mr Obama's 'Af-Pak' options</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RFERL <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/AfPak_Policy_Faces_Hurdles_Even_As_Its_Launched/1621335.html">Strategic Hurdles</a> As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares for talks with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts, his new "Af-Pak" strategy for combating extremism and restoring stability in the region is already facing rapidly evolving challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124146742384384333.html">U.S. Troops Calm<br /> An Afghan Valley </a>A single company of fresh U.S. troops has turned an insurgent haven into a laboratory test for Obama's Afghanistan troop surge.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124144325468983215.html">Pakistan Abandons Truce in Swat </a>Pakistan abandoned its truce with the Taliban in the Swat Valley after militants attacked an army convoy, leaving one soldier dead.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/01/as_pakistani_government_teeters_holbrooke_hill_appearances_on_pakistan_delayed_agai">Why Holbrooke keeps avoiding Congress</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE05Df03.html">Exposed Jihadis Put Pakistan in Spotlight</a> - Syed Shahzad, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This Backgrounder <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-c.I4VEHoi8.xE%404212488-icc3JlBPtrW8s" target="_blank">explains some of the controls</a> that Pakistan has in place on its nuclear technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032898.stm">US seeks Pakistan nuclear pledge</a> <br /> The US national security adviser seeks guarantees from Pakistan that its nuclear weapons are safe from militants. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time </span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/RDTceq-I9mA/0,8599,1895167,00.html" title="Washington is demanding more from Islamabad in the fight against theTaliban, but Pakistan doesn't share the U.S. view that the militantsrepresent a mo ">Pakistan and the U.S. Still at Odds over Taliban Threat</a><i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,622759,00.html" title="The Taliban's advances into the heartland of Pakistan have alarmed the West. How close are the extremists to acquiring nuclear warheads? The Americans have urged the Pakistani ">Tribal Areas and Terrorists: The Battle for Control of Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. House. Armed Services Committee </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.house.gov/hasc/hearing_information.shtml">Hearings</a><span style=""> </span>*Effective Counterinsurgency: The Administration’s Perspective on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 29, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Society </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.asiasociety.org/taskforces/water/">Asia's Next Challenge: Securing the Region's Water Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/usPoliticsNews/idUKTRE54363X20090504"><span style="">China military build-up 'U.S.-focused'...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/04/Walkers-World-Chinas-growth-puzzle/UPI-12721241447882/" title="Walker's World: China's growth puzzle">Walker's World: China's growth puzzle</a> (UPI) -- China's official figures claim the economic recovery is taking hold. The figures for electricity output say otherwise. Which are right?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for a New American Security</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS_Working%20Paper_DPRK_Literature%20Review_Apr2009.pdf">U.S.-DPRK Nuclear Negotiations: A Survey of the Policy Literature</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE05Df01.html">Chinese antics have India fuming</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> For the first time, Beijing has dragged a territorial dispute with New Delhi into a multilateral financial institution, putting the brakes on an application by India for a loan to manage water in disputed Arunachal Pradesh. India's response: reject China's request to participate in a 33-member Indian Ocean initiative. - <b>Sudha Ramachandran</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://icsr.info/publications/papers/1240835356ICSRStephenTankelReport.pdf">Laskhar-E-Taiba: From 9/11 to Mumbai </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/04/major-taliban-faction-pulls-out-of-swat-valley-peace/"><b><i><span style="">Major Taliban Faction Pulls Out of Swat Valley Peace</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/ninety_years_of_chinese_nation.html">Ninety Years of Chinese Nationalism</a> - Samuel Chi, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101617">To work, Obama's new 'AfPak' strategy must fight poverty</a><br /> <strong><i>By Mustafa Qadri</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/andrew-buncombe-stakes-at-us-summit--could-not-be-higher-1679004.html">Andrew Buncombe: Stakes at US summit could not be higher</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistans-forgotten-casualties-of-war-1679005.html">Pakistan's forgotten casualties of war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thousands of civilians flee fighting between the military and the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7236f86-38d4-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Antitrust in China</a> Beijing is right to enforce anti-monopoly laws but it must be fair. If it is perceived that China is dressing up protectionist sentiment in antitrust robes, other governments will react in kind<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/04/afghanistan-pashtun-taliban-karzai">Pashtuns caught in another proxy war</a> <strong>Nushin Arbabzadah: </strong>Afghanistan's civilian majority are resented for their links to government and the Taliban, although both bring them only harm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/just_walk_away_167489.htm">Time to Dump Pakistan</a> - Ralph Peters, New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE05Df03.html"><span style="color: black;">Exposed jihadis put Pakistan on the spot</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The tales that seven Pakistani fighters caught in Afghanistan told interrogators sent shock waves all the way to Washington. Evidence of a jihadi network openly doing business in Pakistani cities was all the United States needed to convince the leaders in Islamabad - both government and opposition - that the time had come to stand united against militancy. Al-Qaeda has already mapped its reponse. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090127_africa_review_china_draft.pdf">China’s Engagement in Africa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19260/stabilizing_pakistan.html?breadcrumb=%2Fissue%2F">Stabilizing Pakistan: Boosting its Private Sector</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong>Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)</strong><br /> · <a href="http://www.cna.org/documents/CampbellPatelFord_US_Asia-Pacific_February2009.pdf">The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: Security Strategy for the Obama Administration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE5431RL20090504" target="_self">U.S. denies letting troops convert Afghans</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124146273088984281.html">Aso Urges Global Push on Nuclear Weapons </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Japan's prime minister called for a unified international effort to push for nuclear nonproliferation, saying recent activities in China and North Korea were threatening security in Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The European Commission has a webpage <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-hkzhGcE0PKDRU%404212479-anopFmv7LBkvE" target="_blank">outlining Europe's response</a> to the financial crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-b6Z8TFt4wyec.%404212480-sA40X4pNedEe6" target="_blank">recent podcast</a> with CFR, Robert Cottrell, formerly of the <em>Economist</em> and <em>Financial Times</em>, explains how financial strains in Eastern Europe are testing the fabric of the European Union.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e30e6ef8-38ca-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Global Insight: apathetic voters aid extemists</a> For the seventh time European voters have a chance to choose the European parliament in direct elections. But turnout has fallen, from 63 per cent in 1979 to a low of barely 45 per cent in 2004<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8672e52a-3901-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Europe jobs crisis poses social order ‘threat’</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tensions and political extremism could increase to dangerous levels unless rising joblessness is tackled, warns the EU’s top employment official as Europe’s politicians balk at giving more power over social policy to Brussels<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8024829.stm">In search of Europe</a> Jonny Dymond, from France, on what unites and divides the continent, before its biggest ever vote <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,622620,00.html">Learning Labor Lessons from Germany</a> - Jack Ewing, Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3b080f6-380d-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Europe Must Learn from Japan</a> - Wolfgang Muenchau, Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-we-will-all-lose-out-if-we-dont-take-europe-seriously-1679015.html">Leading article: We will all lose out if we don't take Europe seriously</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8032990.stm">Basques set for landmark handover</a> <br /> A new government is set to take over the Basque region of Spain - the first non-nationalist administration in 30 years<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6222392.ece">Europe in Recession </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Growth and investment are collapsing, and inflation is moderating; yet the European Central Bank has been tardy in easing monetary conditions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b80c548-38f2-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Fifth anniversary fails to assuage concerns</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recognition of the historic significance of the EU’s eastward expansion is tinged by concern about costs, the global financial crisis and planned future enlargements <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee5ef5a0-3895-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">End to Europe’s recession in sight </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The end of Europe’s severe recession is in sight, the European Commission has declared, but it still expects job cuts in the next two years to almost wipe out employment gains since 2006 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8adad2d0-3901-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">IMF gives $17.1bn loan to Romania</a> The two-year standby aid will make $6.6bn available immediately, with the rest in quarterly instalments as the fund moves to help the eastern European country survive the global downturn <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/67476.html">Europe is about to take an astronomical lead over U.S.</a><span style=""> </span>McClatchy Newspapers <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The world's astronomers are about to get a trio of powerful new eyes on the sky that can see better and farther than existing space telescopes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124146747599584407.html">No More Berlin Walls </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Aleksander Kwasniewski</strong><br /> Europe won't be 'whole and free' until Ukrainians can pursue their chosen path. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UK Parliament</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·· <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2009/rp09-036.pdf">Russia and the West</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2009/rp09-035.pdf">Russia’s Military Posture</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050409c.shtml">Russia: Coping with the Constraints of the Kremlin’s "Tandemocracy"</a> <span class="maintxt"><span style=""> </span>BY IGOR TORBAKOV Western attitudes toward Russia tend to shift much like a swinging pendulum: euphoria quickly turns to dismay, or, alternatively, despair in no time morphs into hope. The reason that perceptions of Russia are so volatile is that the West tends to harbor all sorts of extravagant expectations about its proverbially enigmatic eastern neighbor.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">OpenDemocracy </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/russia/article/will-there-be-a-second-crimean-war" title="Link to Will There Be a Second Crimean War?">Will There Be a Second Crimean War?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/516404">Andreas Umland</a> <em>Escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian quarrel over Crimea could destabilise European security</em></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3679" target="_blank">Russian Government Keeps Eye on Social Unrest </a>BY: Daria Solovieva | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">With the confidence of the oil-boom years a casualty of the country's sharply deteriorating financial outlook, Russians have shed their traditional reluctance to participate in the political process. The official polling agency, VTSIOM, found that 48 percent of respondents are ready to mobilize and be more politically active, with the number trending upwards. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34937&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=555ea0099f" target="_blank">Ukraine Witnessing Rise of Radicalism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Pavel Korduban | Eurasia Daily Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As elections approach in Ukraine, controversial historical and linguistic issues are high on the agenda within a country divided along regional and cultural lines. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">TURKMENISTAN:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> RFE/RL reports on whether recent moves by Turkmenistan's president, ostensibly <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-1gh7Wm0OAAF6Q%404212490-z/MH911lbV3VQ" target="_blank">aimed at opening up media</a> in the country, will actually accomplish that end<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6222272.ece">Iraq security at risk in militia crackdown</a> Progress made over past months looking fragile as Government arrests commanders of US-backed Sunni groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Anatol Lieven <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6221874.ece">Many Pakistanis who deeply oppose Taleban rule are also opposed to a tough military campaign against them </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">In Pakistan they believe the US was behind 9/11. That is why opposition to the Taleban is lukewarm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6222388.ece">Troops clash with Taleban in Swat Valley</a> Controversial Pakistan peace accord is annulled after soldier in army convoy is killed during ambush by insurgents</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6222392.ece">Europe in Recession </a>Growth and investment are collapsing, and inflation is moderating; yet the European Central Bank has been tardy in easing monetary conditions<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article6222039.ece">God's return is greatly exaggerated</a> Religion makes you happy. It may seem bad manners for we atheists to say it, but so do pets <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/">David Aaronovitch</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147831175584985.html">Richardson and Roubini: We Can't Subsidize the Banks Forever</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124148276774185481.html">Don't Forget About Foreign Aid </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Madeleine K. Albright and Colin L. Powell</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Prosperity depends on stability.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147840167185071.html">Pandemics and Depressions </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> History shows the swine flu could take an economic toll.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03f8b64a-38d6-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s ‘apologies’ are a strength</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When the US president suggests that America has made mistakes in its dealings with Europe or the Muslim world, he is quite deliberately sending a signal. To his conservative critics, it is one of weakness. But mature democracies should not be afraid of open discussion, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f842dec-38d8-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">If China loses faith the dollar will collapse</a> Andy Xie on pressure for an alternative reserve currency <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ded51f4-38d8-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Lay to rest ghosts of war in the Caucasus</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The region needs peace, says Thomas de Waal <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b039babe-38d4-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Inflation can and must be avoided</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Some view inflation as a clever way to eliminate the overhang of private- and public-sector debt. But it would also make another recession inevitable. The underlying aim should be to restore stability<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36efd906-38dc-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Optimism builds</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>With economic data showing a slowing of the rate of decline, opinions are split on whether the US can help lead the world back to sustained growth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2009/05/post-2004-eu-enlargement-is-a-hard-grind-for-olli-rehn/">FT.com | Brussels Blog | Post-2004 EU enlargement is a hard grind for Olli Rehn</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b80c548-38f2-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Fifth anniversary fails to assuage concerns</a> Recognition of the historic significance of the EU’s eastward expansion is tinged by concern about costs, the global financial crisis and planned future enlargements <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8672e52a-3901-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Europe jobs crisis poses social order ‘threat’</a> Tensions and political extremism could increase to dangerous levels unless rising joblessness is tackled, warns the EU’s top employment official as Europe’s politicians balk at giving more power over social policy to Brussels<span class="grey"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/412f2784-38b7-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Obama takes aim at US multinationals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Plan to close offshore tax loopholes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f352000-38d7-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Time to be honest about open-plan offices</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We get less done, says Michael Skapinker<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b76ac76a-38d4-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">The next big thing</a> US Venture capitalists blame the decline in the number of young companies seeking a stock market listing on regulation, a harsh tax regime and on Wall Street. Yet it is more to do with supply and demand <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7236f86-38d4-11de-8cfe-00144feabdc0.html">Antitrust in China</a> Beijing is right to enforce anti-monopoly laws but it must be fair. If it is perceived that China is dressing up protectionist sentiment in antitrust robes, other governments will react in kind<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-summit5-2009may05,0,3463308.story">What the Pakistani people would tell Obama</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'Everyday people' interviewed on the street cite deadly drone attacks and the struggles of the poor as their top concerns. Obama is to meet with the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan this week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mullen5-2009may05,0,4972862.story">U.S. warily encouraged over Pakistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Adm. Michael G. Mullen says it's too soon to tell whether the military offensive against insurgents can be sustained.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/WhiteHouse/">WhiteHouse 2.0</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: The White House Blog<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/WhiteHouse/#TB_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineId=tb_external">Facebook.com/WhiteHouse</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/WhiteHouse/#TB_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineId=tb_external">MySpace.com/WhiteHouse</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/05/01/WhiteHouse/#TB_inline?height=220&width=370&inlineId=tb_external">Twitter.com/WhiteHouse</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Frum on <a href="http://www.theweek.com/article/index/95947/How_to_rebuild_the_GOP">how to rebuild the GOP</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/05/best_and_the_brightest/index.html">The "best and the brightest"? Spare me</a> Some are arguing that if we prosecute Bush officials for torture, or reregulate the financial industry, talented people won't enter government or become bankers. No, they're not kidding.<br /> By Michael Lind<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5273638/Pakistan-now-needs-to-act-on-its-promises.html">Pakistan now needs to act on its promises</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Tomorrow's visit to Washington by Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, could hardly be more timely. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mr-obamas-afpak-options-1679016.html">Leading article: Mr Obama's 'Af-Pak' options</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-we-will-all-lose-out-if-we-dont-take-europe-seriously-1679015.html">Leading article: We will all lose out if we don't take Europe seriously</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-president-rebuked-by-khamenei-1679065.html">Iran President rebuked by Khamenei</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/karzai-criticised-over-choice-of-running-mate-1679064.html">Karzai criticised over choice of running mate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistans-forgotten-casualties-of-war-1679005.html">Pakistan's forgotten casualties of war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thousands of civilians flee fighting between the military and the Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.cna.org/documents/AfghanistanIraq.pdf">Afghanistan and Al Anbar: Lessons Learned Nine differences between Iraq's Al Anbar province and Afghanistan and what it means for the Marine Corps</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">a <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0903.worth.html">review</a> of <i>Big Boy Rules: America’s Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq</i> by Steve Fainaru<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/04/Exercise-to-simulate-terror-attack/UPI-12351241476264/" title="Exercise to simulate terror attack ">Exercise to simulate terror attack </a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The U.S. Homeland Security Department will conduct a multi-agency exercise Tuesday to test emergency response capabilities to a waterborne terrorist attack.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">)<br /> · <a href="http://www.csbaonline.org/4Publications/PubLibrary/R.20090422.Nuclear_Terrorism/R.20090422.Nuclear_Terrorism.pdf">Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Biosecurity of UPMC</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/focus/swine_flu_updates/pdf/2009-04-28-BorderClose.pdf">Border Restrictions: Not an Effective Means of Preventing the Spread of Swine Flu</a> <br /> · <a href="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/focus/swine_flu_updates/pdf/2009-04-29-containment.pdf">Can the Current Swine Flu Outbreak Be Contained? In A Word, No</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/focus/swine_flu_updates/pdf/2009-04-29-EUA.pdf">FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs): What Are They and What Do They Mean for the Swine Flu Response?</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/swine_flu/pdf/2009-04-28-Reassort.pdf">An Influenza Virus Naturally Can Have Multiple Genetic Sources: Why the Current Swine Flu Virus Is Not Bioterrorism</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/focus/swine_flu_updates/pdf/2009-04-30-StigmaFAQ.pdf">Social Stigma Attached to “Swine Flu”—An FAQ for U.S. Elected Leaders and Health Officials</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/focus/swine_flu_updates/pdf/2009-04-29-NoStigma.pdf">Stigma: Its Harm and Its Remedy in Outbreaks Like Swine Flu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/audio/%7E3/PwbgmIxFyN4/media_conference_call.html" title="Listen to CFR expert Charles D. Ferguson and General Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser, discuss a new report of an Independent Task For ">Media Conference Call: Release of Task Force Report on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rand <a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG819/index.html" title="Establishing security is the sine qua non of stability operations, since it is a prerequisite for reconstruction and development. Security requires a mix of military and police forces to ">Justification and Options for Creating A U.S. Stability Police Force</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Terrorism Research (CTR)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.defenddemocracy.org/downloads/HomegrownTerrorists_USandUK.pdf">Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K.: An Empirical Study of the Radicalization Process</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://icsr.info/publications/papers/1240835356ICSRStephenTankelReport.pdf">Laskhar-E-Taiba: From 9/11 to Mumbai </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for National Policy</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cnponline.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12932">The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Security Archive</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/nukevault/ebb275/index.htm">"How Much is Enough?": The U.S. Navy and "Finite Deterrence"</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. House. Energy and Commerce Committee</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <span style=""> </span><br /> · <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1600:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-on-cybersecurity-network-threats-and-policy-challenges&catid=122:media-advisories&Itemid=80">Cybersecurity: Network Threats and Policy Challenges</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1601&catid=132&Itemid=72">Swine Flu Outbreak and the U.S. Federal Response</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee</strong><b><br /> </b>· <a href="http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=1069">International Efforts to Combat Maritime Piracy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. Senate. Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=b23401d0-ead2-4841-bdbb-fc40112424b1">National Security Reform: Implementing a National Security Service Workforce</a> [April 30, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=2a681099-9864-4f0d-b533-7dd2489f65ec">Swine Flu: Coordinating the Federal Response </a>[April 29, 2009] <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=fd18b89f-b540-4e9a-9c52-823013751b9b">Cyber Security: Developing a National Strategy </a>[April 28, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Nuclear_Weapons_TFR62.pdf">U.S. Must Act to Reduce Nuclear Force Levels and Dangers of Proliferation and Use</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RAND</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG815.pdf">Assessing Capabilities and Risks in Air Force Programming: Framework, Metrics, and Methods </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124147578109184945.html">Taking a Stand in the Grandstands </a>Why do European soccer fans stand during games while U.S. sports fans sit? Historians point to everything from labor laws to gender roles to cultural expectations<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://email.condenet.com/cgi-bin5/DM/y/nqsL0LC5Xe0K3S0CZ2C0E2" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">How David Beats Goliath</span></a><br /> by Malcolm Gladwell<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Substituting effort for ability turns out to be a winning formula for underdogs in all walks of life…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article6222039.ece">God's return is greatly exaggerated</a> Religion makes you happy. It may seem bad manners for we atheists to say it, but so do pets <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/">David Aaronovitch</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217345/"><span class="fpred1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">FP</span></span>'s Terrible Taste in Movies</a> BY FRED KAPLAN <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" lang="EN"><a href="http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/04/why_we_dont_have_to_reinvent_the_book_for_the_web_age" title="Why we don't need to reinvent the book for the web age">Why we don't need to reinvent the book for the web age</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nostalgia can mean a melancholic flight from life. With <b>Constantine Cavafy</b> it turns into an element of cultural health and creative drive... <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25399885-26063,00.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <i>Wired</i> FAQ on the fight over the <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/04/the-fight-over-the-worlds-greatest-library-the-wiredcom-faq/">Google of All Libraries</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the earth wobbles under the weight of six billion beholders, what is beauty then? <b>Ihab Hassan</b> wonders... <a href="http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/philosophy_and_literature/32.1.hassan.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/may/04/amazon-big-screen-kindle">Amazon to unveil bigger Kindle</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124146996831184563.html" target="_self">Amazon Plans Kindle for Textbooks</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4408-changing-values-for-a-just-and-sustainable-world">Changing Values for a Just and Sustainable World</a> <strong>Peter Singer</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09379.pdf">Higher Education: Approaches to Attract and Fund International Students in the United States and Abroad GAO-09-379</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a> NYT </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/asia/04nuke.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Strife Raises U.S. Doubts on Nuclear Arms</a><span style=""> </span>As the insurgency spreads in Pakistan, senior U.S. officials say they are increasingly concerned about new vulnerabilities for Pakistan’s arsenal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/middleeast/04israel.html?ref=todayspaper">News Analysis: Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082790.html">Poll: Most Jewish Israelis back attack on Iran</a> ADL poll finds a majority of those who favor strike would maintain their support even if U.S. opposed strike</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082804.html">Amir Oren / If Israel acquiesces on Iran, world will follow suit</a> Israel's ambiguity has failed to attract international support or deter Iran's drive for nuclear weapons</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082896.html">Pentagon chief to reassure Mideast allies over Iran outreach</a> Gates vows Washington would be 'tough-minded' with Tehran if its overtures were rebuffed<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195666">Evan Thomas: Why Presidents Need Contrarians</a><span style=""> </span><span style="color: black;">Smart decisions don't grow in a vacuum. The most successful presidents recognize the fact and encourage debate—and even rivalry—between their advisers. They do their best to consider the options fully. All the same, it's harder than many people might imagine for our national leaders to keep the field of opinions from turning into a monoculture.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195667">The Dilemma of Dissent </a>by Richard N. Haass <span style="color: black;">You try to make the best of an executive decision you think is wrong. But there's a limit. A former Bush aide looks back.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><a href="http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2008/index.htm">Country Reports on Terrorism 2008</a> </strong></b>Source: U.S. Department of State From <a href="http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2008/122411.htm">Chapter 1. Strategic Assessment</a>:<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wits.nctc.gov/ReportPDF.do?f=crt2008nctcannexfinal.pdf">National Counterterrorism Center: 2008 Report on Terrorism</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF: 594 KB)<span style=""> </span>Source: National Counterterrorism Center<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195786?from=rss">Has Pakistan's Army Changed Its Stripes?</a> - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek Pakistan's military has lost every conventional war. It's far better at guerrilla wars.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/30/bacevich/index.html">Farewell to the American Century</a> - Andrew Bacevich, Salon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/29/bretton-woods-economic-crisis-renminbi-opinions-columnists-nouriel-roubini.html?feed=rss_opinions">Rebuilding a World in Crisis: Bretton Woods III?</a> - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124139838660282045.html&ct=ga&cd=Pie2QzluHCU&usg=AFQjCNFDi4Wh2ALpNfOIu017N2psXJyGlA" target="_blank">As the US Retreats, Iran Fills the Void</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Wall Street Journal<span style=""> </span></span>By <b>AMIR TAHERI </b>Convinced that the Obama administration is preparing to retreat from the Middle East, Iran's Khomeinist regime is intensifying its goal of regional domination. It has targeted six close allies of the U.S.: Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait and Jordan, all of which are experiencing economic and/or political crises.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1895226,00.html">Hamas: U.S. Diplomacy's Final Frontier</a> - Peter Beinart, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/how-obama-s-america-might-threaten-israel-15132">Obama's America Might Threaten Israel</a> - Norman Podhoretz, Commentary<span style=""> </span>Will Washington force Jerusalem to choose between friendly relations and the actions necessary to assure Israel’s survival?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/">Moving Beyond the Middle East</a> - David Ignatius<i>, Foreign Policy</i><span style=""> </span>For three decades, David Ignatius has talked to all camps in the fractious Middle East. Then came Davos, and an effort to “moderate” a conversation between irreconcilable sides on the Gaza war. The center not only cannot hold, he concludes—it no longer exists.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102824.html">Moment of Truth in Pakistan</a> - David Ignatius, <em>Washington Post</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://feeds.cfr.org/%7Er/publication/audio/%7E3/r6xk5AiW6FI/unsettling_settlement.html" title="Listen to David Fromkin, professor of international relations, history, and law at Boston University and author of Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of ">An Unsettling Settlement: The 1922 Middle East Peace Agreement Seen Today (Audio)</a> David Fromkin<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5257571/US-general-says-Pakistan-could-be-two-weeks-from-collapse.html">US General Says Pakistan Could be Just Two Weeks from Collapse</a> - Isambard Wilkinson, <em>Daily Telegraph</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/27821081/obamas_chess_masters">Obama's Chess Masters</a> - Robert Dryfuss, <em>Rolling Stone</em>. The president has assembled a trusted circle of advisers to oversee all aspects of national security directly from the White House.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/238-west.pdf">Garbage, Lies, and Uncertainties (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a> <strong><i>Deception vs. Risk in War </i></strong><em>by</em> Bing West <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/01/a_syrian_view_on_the_future_of_relations_with_the_us">How Syria sees the world</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19274/obama_broadening_afghanistan_war_into_war_of_choice_and_not_necessity.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252Fpublication%252Fpublication_list%253Ftype%253Dinterview&%20">Obama Broadening Afghanistan War Into 'War of Choice' and Not ... - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE02Ak01.html">US hides behind Iran sanctions threat</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Proposed legislation introduced into the United States Senate this week would place "crippling sanctions" on Iran by targeting its energy imports. Tehran has reacted angrily, placing a question mark over any further moves towards US-Iran dialogue. It could be that this was precisely Washington's intention. - <b>Kaveh L Afrasiabi</b></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE02Ak02.html">Now for the next 100 days ...</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> President Barack Obama has scored well on foreign policy in his first 100 days, breathing new life into a number of United States initiatives. All this will count for nothing if Pakistan and Afghanistan continue on their downward spiral, and if he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fall out at their meeting this month. -<b>Jim Lobe</b><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE02Ag01.html"><span style="color: black;">Russia, China on comradely terms</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Russia's deteriorating ties with the West - evident most recently in a blowout with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over "spies" - are moving the country strategically closer to China. Moscow and Beijing have agreed to intensify military cooperation, while a plan is in the works to utilize the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to counter US expansion into Central Asia. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-iran-military-option,0,3544085.story" target="_blank">Gates: Military Options Against Iran Would Only Provide Temporary, Ineffective Fix</a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sunday Times </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6211364.ece">Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect</a> Obama’s withdrawal pledge is at risk as militias paid by the US begin to rejoin the insurgency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">McClatchy </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67404.html">In Baghdad, Iraqis fear return of sectarian bloodshed</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Restaurants, cafes and parks are still busy in Baghdad, despite a rise in violence over the last two months. But even as they crowd Baghdad's public spaces, Iraqis acknowledge that they are worried about what the upswing in violence may mean. Most say they don't expect a return of widespread sectarian killing, but many also said they believe things could quickly change</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/capitaljournal/2009/04/30/a-wise-man-looks-at-obama-era-ties-to-russia-china/" target="_blank">A Wise Man Looks at Obama-Era Ties to Russia, China</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Wall Street Journal<span style=""> </span></span>By Gerald F. Seib <b>Brent Scowcroft</b>, an éminence grise of US foreign policy, has watched superpower relations up close through seven presidencies</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050302212.html">U.S. Options in Pakistan Limited</a> Nation Rife With Security Issues, Infighting, Anti-American Sentiment<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301847.html">Can the U.S. Counter the Taliban's Advance in Pakistan?</a> By Jackson Diehl,<span style=""> </span>The U.S. may be too late to counter the Taliban's advance in Pakistan.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/magazine/03Obama-t.html?ref=magazine">After the Great Recession</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID LEONHARDT President Obama discusses how his policies on schools, energy and health care might change daily life in America.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04iht-edcohen.html?ref=global">The Mellow Doctrine</a> By ROGER COHEN <b><span style="color: black;">Foes of the United States have been disarmed by Barack Obama’s no-drama diplomacy</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/weekinreview/03tavernise.html?ref=weekinreview">Pakistan: Struggling to See a Country of Shards</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SABRINA TAVERNISE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The country’s competing impulses are so different that they are hard to see together in the same frame.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/world/02clinton.html?ref=world">Her Rival Now Her Boss, Clinton Settles Into New Role</a> - Mark Landler<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Afghan Governor Leaves Presidential Race</a> <b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-rise-and-rise-of-russian-nationalism-1678130.html">The rise and rise of Russian nationalism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-president3-2009may03,0,6269705.story">Forget blaming Bush: This is Obama country </a>By Peter Nicholas With a bolstered majority in Congress, a budget blueprint and a Supreme Court vacancy, the president has crossed a line: He's fully responsible<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-israel2-2009may02,0,5794927.story" target="_self" title="Options for Mideast peace fade fast">Options for Mideast peace fade fast</a> In its quest for a two-state solution, the U.S. must move quickly to overcome... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-darfur-genocide4-2009may04,0,616474.story">Is the Darfur bloodshed genocide? Opinions differ</a> U.S. presidents and some activist groups have called the bloody campaign by the Sudanese Arab-led government and allied militias 'genocide.' But others doubt the violence fits the legal definition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus3-2009may03,0,7133284.column" target="_self" title="U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told">U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told</a> Doyle McManus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Predator missile strikes aimed at Al Qaeda often go astray, enraging the people and threatening the...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-anbar4-2009may04,0,3919681.story">In Iraq's Anbar province, the Awakening grapples with a new role</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The group has gone from fighting militants to the task of governance after its slate wins provincial elections. It has a grand $11-billion reconstruction plan -- but a $100-million budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">The Observer</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/iraq-war-occupation-army">Iraq: Our duty does not end with the soldiers' exit</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>A problem with the Iraq war from the outset was that it was devised as a military adventure</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/bosnia-war-nationalism-poor-economy">Bosnia lurches into a new crisis</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nationalist passions that brought war to Balkan state re-emerge as communities struggle in poor economy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/usa-pakistan-opposition-sharif">Pakistan opposition chief Nawaz Sharif wooed by US</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama administration seek closer ties with Nawaz Sharif as country struggles to overcome Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Walker / <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/" target="_self">Woodrow Wilson International Center …</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=519403" target="_self">The World's New Numbers</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — “Here lies Europe, overwhelmed by Muslim immigrants and emptied of native-born Europeans.” That is the obituary some pundits have been writing in recent years. But neither the immigrants nor the Europeans are playing their assigned roles.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span>Benn </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082131.html">Is Netanyahu bringing Israel closer to a 'second Holocaust'?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082625.html">'IDF staged drills over Gibraltar, preparing for attack on Iran'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082641.html">Hamas: We won't oppose Israel-Syria talks</a> Gaza officials tell <i>A-Sharq al-Awsat</i> peace negotiations won't affect group's own relations with Damascus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar’el <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082568.html">Obama is no Chamberlain</a> The U.S. president merely wants to try something still untried: dialogue with Iran, a country that has developed many advanced technologies, not just nuclear.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Levy <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082567.html">Poets beware</a><span style=""> </span>Locking up three and a half million Palestinians in the occupied territories and denying them basic human rights has already undermined Israel's pretentions of democracy, but now dangerous cracks are appearing in our Jews-only democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Interest <a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21402">Triple Threat</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Morton Abramowitz<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Instead of squabbling over trade and deficit issues, America, Japan and China should work together by creating a trilateral forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21386">A Foreign-Policy President?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Jacob Heilbrunn<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama has scuttled the GOP and seems triumphant at home. But with ominous clouds gathering abroad, foreign policy has the potential to wreck his presidency.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710831623&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Editor's Notes: A cold dose of realism </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID HOROVITZ</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> When Netanyahu meets Obama, each will be looking for the other's pragmatism.<b><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851038&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Ayalon: Israel accepts 2-state solution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ahead of Lieberman's trip to Europe, deputy FM says government must "abide by previous commitments."</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710823345&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Taking stock </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ YAAKOV KATZ<span style=""> </span>]</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> New Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon assesses Israel's possible courses of action in the face of threats from Iran and Syria.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124139425252181683.html">Trade Tumbled in 4th Quarter </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Trade between developed nations fell at an unprecedented rate in the final three months of 2008, although there are signs that the pace of decline is slowing, the OECD says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></b><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101587">The four generals and Mideast impunity</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101588">Why is the burden of US-Iran engagement only on Washington?</a><br /> <strong><i>By Michael Rubin</i></strong><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/03/internet-carbon-footprint">Internet 'draining world power'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Soaring online demand sapping electricity at increasing rate, say scientists and industry executives <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Simon Tisdall / <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_self">Guardian</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/pakistan-nuclear-security" target="_self">Fears over Pakistan nuclear projects</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/pakistan-taliban-military-swat">Pakistan's army: as inept as it is corrupt</a> <strong>Mustafa Qadri:</strong> The answer to why Pakistan's mighty army seems impotent against Taliban insurgents is that it is more mafia than military<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853349&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: AIPAC decision a victory - with qualifiers </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JTA </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A hole big enough for a sequel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">USIP <a href="http://www.usip.org/events/2009/0512_us_iraq.html" target="_blank" title="May 12 - The Coalition Provisional Authority governed occupied Iraq from April 2003 through June 2004. What did the CPA accomplish? What were its shortfalls?">Event: The U.S. Occupation of Iraq: What Lessons Should be Learned?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/01/three_juntas_and_a_democracy">When a military junta is the best you can hope for</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21316" target="_blank">Stephen Roach looks at China's response to the global financial crisis</a>, and worries that Beijing does not understand the need for rebalacing. </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4362-the-role-of-the-ambassador-in-international-relations-">The Role of the Ambassador in International Relations</a> Ambassador <strong>Donald Blinken</strong><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11558321.asp?scr=1" target="_blank"><b>US</b> says <b>Turkey's</b> controversial Ergenekon probe details 'murky'</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=844669" title="Ergenekon iddianamesine göre bazı generallerin darbe teşebbüslerinin ayyuka çıktığı 2004 yılının ilk ayları. İlker Başbuğ Paşa, Genelkurmay ikinci başkanı sıfatıyla Washington'ı ziyaret ediyo "><span style="" lang="DE">ALİ H. ASLAN - Obama'nın Türkiye'de demokrasi testi:Ergenekon</span></a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html">ÖMER TAŞPINAR </a><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html"><b>Yeni kabine ve Washington </b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11564384.asp?gid=244">New Turkish foreign minister says seeks greater regional role</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/03/iraqi-president-says-will-not-barter-disputed-city/">Iraqi President Says Will Not Barter Disputed City</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/turkey-barack-obama">Escaping a vile past</a><span style=""> </span>Christopher de Ballaigue <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26836ab6-36a6-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">Turkey’s AKP pins revival on cabinet changes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces a sweeping reshuffle as he tries to get a better grip on economic policy and revive his party’s fortunes after a bruising electoral setback <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/">Moving Beyond the Middle East</a> - David Ignatius<i>, Foreign Policy</i><span style=""> </span>For three decades, David Ignatius has talked to all camps in the fractious Middle East. Then came Davos, and an effort to “moderate” a conversation between irreconcilable sides on the Gaza war. The center not only cannot hold, he concludes—it no longer exists.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050109.shtml">Turkey: May Day Highlights Workers’ Concerns about the Economy</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>May Day is traditionally an occasion for labor unions to mark accomplishments and air grievances. The day in Turkey this year was especially laden with political significance, given the battering that the country’s working class has taken amid the global economic downturn.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/03/what_is_moqtada_al_sadr_doing_in_turkey&ct=ga&cd=gP__ww0AHHY&usg=AFQjCNHie_p5zFAYQnnJ83_UlA7l3tJH6A" target="_blank">What is Moqtada al-Sadr doing in Turkey?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Foreign Policy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BBC ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2007/12/071211_global_account_three.shtml"><span class="link-title"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Part Three</span></span></a> Can the Kurdish region of Iraq maintain its fragile stability?<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gvHrE5sJL52rQ6e5_6iB70266Aaw" target="_blank">Kurdish vote may bring strife as change looms</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">AFP<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=May2009&file=World_News20090502262.xml" target="_blank">Davutoglu, the architect of <b>Turkey's</b> foreign policy activism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34944&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=b0084f730e" target="_blank">Turkish-Syrian Security Cooperation Testing Turkish Foreign Policy</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://qubadsblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/kurdish-lobby.html" target="_blank">Qubad's Blog: The Kurdish Lobby</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">By Qubad Talabany<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090503/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestiranturkeykurds">Iraq's Kurds Condemn Cross-Border Attacks by Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/yazar_tum_haberleri.asp?yazarID=10018">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/magazine/03Obama-t.html?ref=magazine">After the Great Recession</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID LEONHARDT President Obama discusses how his policies on schools, energy and health care might change daily life in America.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">The Mellow Doctrine</a><span style=""> </span>Foes of the United States have been disarmed by Barack Obama’s no-drama diplomacy. It is neither idealistic nor classic realpolitik.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/weekinreview/03tavernise.html?ref=weekinreview">Pakistan: Struggling to See a Country of Shards</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SABRINA TAVERNISE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The country’s competing impulses are so different that they are hard to see together in the same frame.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/asia/04nuke.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Strife Raises U.S. Doubts on Nuclear Arms</a><span style=""> </span>As the insurgency spreads in Pakistan, senior U.S. officials say they are increasingly concerned about new vulnerabilities for Pakistan’s arsenal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/middleeast/04israel.html?ref=todayspaper">News Analysis: Israel Faces a Hard Sell in Bid to Shift Policy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/asia/04pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan Says Islamic Court Fulfills Deal With Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04mon1.html?ref=opinion">Still Unfinished Business</a> <b><span style="color: black;">Washington needs to be pressing the Shiite-led government a lot harder to make the political changes necessary to hold the country together.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/world/02clinton.html?ref=world">Her Rival Now Her Boss, Clinton Settles Into New Role</a> - Mark Landler<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/asia/04schools.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistan’s Islamic Schools Fill Void, but Fuel Militancy</a><span style=""> </span>Pakistan’s poorest families have turned to Islamic schools that feed and house children while pushing a militant brand of Islam.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04krugman.html?ref=opinion">Falling Wage Syndrome</a> Even if the recession is declared over, there still are not enough jobs — which is a recipe for continuing wage cuts, which will in turn keep the economy weak.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/opinion/04meltzer.html?ref=opinion">Inflation Nation</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By ALLAN H. MELTZER Why the Federal Reserve must start to demonstrate the kind of courage and independence it has not recently shown.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Afghan Governor Leaves Presidential Race</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/middleeast/03iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Gunfight Breaks Out as Iraqi Soldiers Try to Arrest Trade Officials</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/03swine.html?ref=todayspaper">No Signs of Sustained Global Spread of Swine Flu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/americas/03mexico.html?ref=todayspaper">In Capital of Mexico, Cabin Fever Takes Hold</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/asia/03communists.html?ref=todayspaper">Communists’ Land Plan Could Backfire in India</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/europe/03russia.html?ref=todayspaper">Russia Digs In Alongside Breakaway Territories</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/europe/03medvedev.html?ref=todayspaper">Political Memo: A Puzzle Over Intentions of Russia’s President</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/opinion/02iht-edrussia.html?ref=global">Counting Votes, Kremlin Style</a> What the Kremlin wants, the Kremlin gets, except when the Kremlin’s man chooses to go his own way. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/us/politics/04stress.html?ref=todayspaper">Tests of Banks May Bring Hope More Than Fear</a><span style=""> </span>The Obama administration seems prepared to say that while a few of the biggest 19 banks may need more cash, the system is more solid than analysts fear.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/opinion/03dowd.html?ref=opinion">How Character Corrodes</a><span style=""> </span>The Republicans’ newfound concern about checks and balances is touching, given what the Bush administration did to undermine the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FRANK RICH<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/opinion/03rich.html?ref=opinion">Enough With the 100 Days Already</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama’s high marks by the public and the press are all ludicrously provisional. It’s too early to judge the results of any policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/opinion/03kristof.html?ref=opinion">A Nation of Typhoid Marys</a> The flu crisis should be a wake-up call, a reminder that one of the nation’s vulnerabilities to the possible pandemic is our deeply flawed medical system.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/opinion/02sat2.html?ref=global">The World Economy, Still Waiting</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Economic stimulus alone will not stop global indicators from sinking; there must be stronger regulation of financial markets<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/weekinreview/03tanenhaus.html?ref=weekinreview">100 Days in the Footsteps of F.D.R. and L.B.J.</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SAM TANENHAUS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The ’30s were about recovery, the ’60s race. President Obama faces both challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/business/media/04media.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Media See a Path to India in China’s Snub</a><span style=""> </span>After years of the cold shoulder from Chinese censors and regulators, entertainment giants are shifting their efforts to a regional rival.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/us/politics/04detain.html?ref=todayspaper">Interrogation Debate Sharply Divided Bush White House</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/us/politics/03race.html?ref=todayspaper">Voices Reflect Rising Sense of Racial Optimism</a><span style=""> </span>More Americans indicated that they were feeling optimistic about race relations, yet no one claimed that racial prejudice has disappeared.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/business/03auto.html?ref=todayspaper">Chrysler’s Fall May Help Administration Reshape G.M.</a><span style=""> </span>If the Chrysler legal process unfolds as the White House hopes it will in coming weeks, the bankruptcy option may look increasingly attractive for General Motors as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/us/politics/03obama.html?ref=todayspaper">As a Professor, a Pragmatist About the Supreme Court</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama will likely favor a pragmatist with a limited view of the role of courts, former colleagues and students said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/us/03kemp.html?ref=todayspaper">Jack Kemp, Star on Field and in Politics, Dies at 73</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/opinion/03fernandes.html?ref=opinion">Selling Democracy (and Tea) in India</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By NARESH FERNANDES<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The sluggish turnout in an election contradicts India’s perception of itself as a deeply rooted democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/weekinreview/03rosenthal.html?ref=weekinreview">Swine Flu: First, Sow No Panic</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Hand-washing is the first lesson from SARS to apply to swine flu. Another is: Masks are only rarely useful<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050302212.html">U.S. Options in Pakistan Limited</a> Nation Rife With Security Issues, Infighting, Anti-American Sentiment<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301847.html">Can the U.S. Counter the Taliban's Advance in Pakistan?</a> By Jackson Diehl,<span style=""> </span>The U.S. may be too late to counter the Taliban's advance in Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Krauthammer <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/30/AR2009043003108.html">Torture? No. Except . . .</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102824.html">Make-or-Break Moment in Pakistan's Struggle With the Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050103404.html">Expert Groups Largely Back Obama's Nuclear Stance</a> - Walter Pincus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102826.html">A President Goes Friending</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jim Hoagland<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050101830.html">The Big Idea -- The Power Problem</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Carlos Lozada, Page B04<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama may have difficulty resisting the allure of military might.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050201698.html">Karzai's Would-Be Competition in Disarray</a> As Afghan President Heads to Washington, No Challengers Emerge for Election<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050300791.html?hpid=topnews">Cautious Optimism from U.S., Mexico on Outbreak</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> After a week of alarm, a new strain of swine flu may prove not to be as lethal as initially feared; Mexico says virus is "in its declining phase." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pomfret: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/pomfretschina/2009/05/whos_vision_won_for_china_maos.html?hpid=talkbox1">Did Communists Really Win in China?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102823.html">Can Detroit's Automakers Save Themselves?</a> By David S. Broder, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050201904.html">Checking in on the Economy</a> Way too soon to break open the champagne<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050201905.html">Beleaguered Mexico</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A capable but struggling democratic government needs more support from the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301848.html">The Obama Administration Is Buying Time on Immigration</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">By E.J. Dionne Jr <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration is slowly building consensus rather than moving fast. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301849.html">The Obama Administration's Bias Against Oil and Natural Gas</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Robert J. Samuelson,<span style=""> </span>In his zeal to create new energy jobs, Obama leaves out a vital sector.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301885.html">Remembering Jack Kemp</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Gerson,<span style=""> </span>Jack Kemp was the most influential modern Republican who never became president.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301970.html">Taliban Resumes Patrols in Swat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301983.html">Fiat in Talks To Acquire GM Europe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050202501.html">Jack Kemp, Nine-Term GOP Congressman From New York, Dies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050103269.html">Benjamin Wittes -- On the Supreme Court, What Price Diversity?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Benjamin Wittes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042903940.html">Julia E. Sweig — Give Guantanamo Back to Cuba</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Julia E. Sweig, Page B02<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Don't just shut it down. Give it back to the Cubans. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102782.html">Reihan Salam -- Specter's No Big Loss for the GOP, But Others Could Be</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Reihan Salam, Page B03<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It's the Republican party's frame of mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/30/AR2009043003795.html">An Open Letter To President Obama From Wilhelm Ii, German Kaiser And King Of Prussia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050202264.html">Buffett Praises U.S. Decisions on Economy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301739.html">4th-Grader Questions Rice on Waterboarding</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ex-Secretary of State Stresses Legality<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050302015.html">In India, Educated but Unemployable Youths</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Graduates Find Schools Don't Foster Skills Needed for Changing Economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H6</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={trailItemImageAndTrailText}{Web_pr"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/03/internet-carbon-footprint"><span style="">Internet 'draining world power'</span><span style=""></span></a> Soaring online demand sapping electricity at increasing rate, say scientists and industry executives <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Simon Tisdall / <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_self">Guardian</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/pakistan-nuclear-security" target="_self">Fears over Pakistan nuclear projects</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Pakistans_army:_as"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/pakistan-taliban-military-swat"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan's army: as inept as it is corrupt</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mustafa Qadri:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The answer to why Pakistan's mighty army seems impotent against Taliban insurgents is that it is more mafia than military <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{The_Talibans_perve"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/may/03/taliban-sharia-pakistan"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Taliban's perversion of sharia law</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Houriya Ahmed: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Taliban have perverted sharia law in a way that shames Islam and contravenes human rights <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Refugees_on_a_wild_fr"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/buner-pakistan-army"><span style="">Refugees on a wild frontier between army and Taliban</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Islamabad's war with its militants is destroying lives and dislocating communities, as civilians flee in rising numbers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Iran_suspends_Islamic"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/islamic-games-iran-persian-gulf"><span style="">Islamic games suspended over Gulf row</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran announces cancellation of sporting event meant to promote Islamic harmony <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a name="&lid={bookSection}{The_arguments_against"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/africa-aid-katine"><span style="">For all the debate on the worth of aid, we can well afford to pay the price</span><span style=""></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Madeleine Bunting</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Voguish disaffection with helping Africa is born of false hopes and flawed critiques. The moral case to do more is compelling <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">The Observer</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/iraq-war-occupation-army">Iraq: Our duty does not end with the soldiers' exit</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A problem with the Iraq war from the outset was that it was devised as a military adventure</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/bosnia-war-nationalism-poor-economy">Bosnia lurches into a new crisis</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nationalist passions that brought war to Balkan state re-emerge as communities struggle in poor economy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/usa-pakistan-opposition-sharif">Pakistan opposition chief Nawaz Sharif wooed by US</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Obama administration seek closer ties with Nawaz Sharif as country struggles to overcome Taliban<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/lord-paddy-ashdown-bosnia-us">Paddy Ashdown upbeat on Bosnia's future - but wants help from US</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Country's former UN high representative says the chances of things going wrong in troubled region are avoidable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/afghanistan-hamid-karzai-presidential-election">Hamid Karzai rival pulls out of Afghanistan presidential race</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gul Agha Sherzai makes u-turn, leaving incumbent Hamid Karzai in strong position to win re-election in August<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/will-hutton-fairness-unjust-society">'Fair' is horribly abused</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will Hutton:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Life may not be fair, but that's still no excuse for an unjust society<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/03/andrew-rawnsley-gordon-brown">Gordon Brown - why a clever man ends up making a fool of himself</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Andrew Rawnsley:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Gordon Brown is blundering into self-inflicted debacles because he lacks emotional intelligence and some basic political radar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/03/bnp-european-elections">BNP exploit public's fury at politicians</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Anger towards Westminster, as expenses and effects of recession are being exploited by the far-right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Observer</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> profiles <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/22/pope-benedict-aid-africa-apology">Benedict XVI</a>, the less than infallible pontiff, and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/15/sergey-brin-google-founder">Sergey Brin</a>, master of the online universe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/02/gordon-brown-hazelblears">Key minister savages PM over 'lamentable' failures</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cracks appear in cabinet after disastrous and humiliating week for Gordon Brown <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/israel-gaza-egypt-aircraft-tunnels">Israel bombs tunnels on Gaza-Egypt border</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israeli aircraft attack three smuggling tunnels, after Gaza militants fire two mortar shells at southern Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4838&page=0">Moving Beyond the Middle East</a> - David Ignatius, Foreign Policy <span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">WINEP </span><span class="lastfeaturestitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3049"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Disrupting Tehran's Export of Technology and Weapons</span></strong></a> </span></span><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington needs to better constrain Tehran's ability to arm allies and surrogates hostile to U.S. interests. Doing so will enhance U.S. leverage in possible negotiations with Tehran, Matthew Levitt writes.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">T<a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9273" title="The Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis,">he Coming Order: Strategic and Geopolitical Impacts of the Economic Crisis,</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">World Politics Review </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An article examining the strategic and geopolitical implications of the economic crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,622225,00.html" target="_blank">The Answer To Ahmadinejad</a> BY: Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath | Der Spiegel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a SPIEGEL Interview, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's challenger in the Iranian election, Mir Hossein Mousavi, discusses his chances of beating the president in June and the West's illusions regarding Tehran's nuclear policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=101541" target="_blank">How Will Personal Freedom Play Out in Iran's Election?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Afshin Shahi | The Daily Star<span style=""> </span>Although in most countries the state has a limited interest in people's personal affairs, Iran has retained a say over such matters, including personal appearance, whether an individual's clothing or hairstyle. The Islamic Republic rests on an ideology that believes in "collective morality" in an Islamic contex<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16608">Nasrallah: Caught in a Trap</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16608">Tariq Alhomayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Financial_Crisis_Causing_Drop_In_Media_Freedom_Worldwide/1620201.html">Financial Crisis Causing Drop In Media Freedom Worldwide </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A report by the U.S.-based watchdog Freedom House says the global financial crisis is having a negative impact on freedom of the press. Released ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the report indicates that the crisis is providing oppressive governments with new tools to tighten their grip on the media<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101539">Accountability time for UN investigators</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><i>By Michael Young<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101541">How will personal freedom play out in Iran's election?</a><br /> <strong><i>By afshin sha<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE02Ak03.html">A Shot in the Arm for Hezbollah</a> - Sami Moubayed, Asia Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/an_example_on_fighting_piracy.html">An Example on Fighting Piracy</a> - Richard Halloran, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050109b.shtml">Iran: Is Ahmadinejad Trying to Pull Off a May Surprise?</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY KAMAL NAZER YASIN</span><br /> Just when you thought it was impossible for Iranian politics to get any murkier, controversy has erupted over whether President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a gesture during a recent visit to Switzerland to signal his interest in normalizing relations with the United States<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/05/01/obama-could-send-message-to-iran-with--a-message-to-iran.html?PageNr=1">Obama's Letter to Iran</a> - Vartan Gregorian, US News & World Report<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,622268,00.html&ct=ga&cd=NrYcdPDpxp8&usg=AFQjCNF6clemprLUUylnTyYqrmhNJ0pKQg" target="_blank">WASHINGTON AND THE IRANIAN BOMB The West's Preventative Capitulation</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Spiegel Online</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/02/dancing-with-dictators/">Dancing with Dictators</a> - Jeffrey Kuhner, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_real_danger_of_global_warm.html">The Real Danger of Global Warming</a> - Vaclav Klaus, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5252325/Iraq-Is-life-better-in-Basra.html">Is Life Better in Basra?</a> - David Blair, Daily Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/01/group-besieged-in-iraq/">Besieged Group in Iraq Holds Key in Iran</a> - Robin Corbett, Wash Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102826.html">A President Goes Friending</a> - Jim Hoagland<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/world/middleeast/02crooke.html?ref=world">Ex-Spy Sits Down With Islamists and the West</a> - Robert F. Worth, <em>New York Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/30/what_swine_flu_tells_us_about_global_cooperation" target="_blank">What swine flu tells us about global cooperation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-a-historic-day-for-iraq-ndash-but-not-in-the-way-the-british-want-to-believe-1677106.html"><span style="">A Historic Day for Iraq – but Not in the Way the British Want to Believe</span></a> by Robert Fisk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8031761.stm"><span style="" lang="DE">Swine flu 'in decline' in Mexico</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Swine flu in Mexico, the epicentre of the global outbreak, has peaked, the Mexican health minister says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fiskrsquos-world-right-to-the-very-end-in-iraq-our-masters-denied-us-the-truth-1677680.html">Robert Fisk’s World: Right to the very end in Iraq, our masters denied us the truth</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032094.stm">WHO warns against flu complacency</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Health experts say countries must not lower their guard over swine flu, as Mexico says the virus may have peaked. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124135130674780783.html">18 Countries </a><span style=""> </span>New reports showed the A/H1N1 swine flu had spread to 18 countries, as the World Health Organization moved closer to officially declaring the new strain a global pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124121965740478983.html">The Age of Pandemics </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The threat of deadly new viruses is on the rise due to population growth, climate change and increased contact between humans and animals. Larry Brilliant on what the world needs to do to prepare.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KE02Ak03.html">A shot in the arm for Hezbollah</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Fireworks and celebratory gunfire crackled through Beirut's streets after the release this week of four Lebanese generals arrested in 2005 over former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri's assassination, with Hezbollah expected to benefit from the dramatic turn of events at June's elections. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050300269.html?hpid=topnews">Boston Globe Faces Shutdown</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Failed negotiations with unions lead owner to threaten to shut down the newspaper in 60 days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=8&id=16605">Iran's Longest Night in History</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6211364.ece">Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect</a> Obama’s withdrawal pledge is at risk as militias paid by the US begin to rejoin the insurgency<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/03/iraq-no-extension-on-us-pullout-dates/"><span style="">US, Iraq at Odds Over Extending Pullout</span></a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;">McClatchy </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67404.html">In Baghdad, Iraqis fear return of sectarian bloodshed</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Restaurants, cafes and parks are still busy in Baghdad, despite a rise in violence over the last two months. But even as they crowd Baghdad's public spaces, Iraqis acknowledge that they are worried about what the upswing in violence may mean. Most say they don't expect a return of widespread sectarian killing, but many also said they believe things could quickly change</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IRAN-U.S.:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> In its annual report on state sponsors of terrorism, the U.S. State Department said Iran is the <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-ZrweuMC/97ibM%404207766-FkLD/odGCddbs" target="_blank">"most active state sponsor of terrorism" (RFE/RL)</a> and that Tehran's role in both planning and financing terror operations serves as a major destabilizing force in the Middle East and Afghanistan.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090502/wl_afp/iraqunrestirankurds">Iran Helicopters Strike Iraq Kurd Villages</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090430/wl_mideast_afp/usattacksintelligenceiran_20090430185605;_ylt=Akk6uvkNewjOWCnZTepCc.2aOrgF" target="_blank">U.S.: Iran Remains Most Active State Sponsor of Terrorism</a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6211364.ece">Iraq Bloodshed Rises as US Allies Defect</a> - Ali Rifat, Hala Jaber and Sarah Baxter, <em>The Times</em>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8031867.stm">Sunni militia leader held in Iraq</a> <br /> The head of a leading US-allied Sunni militia group in Iraq is arrested in a joint Iraqi-US operation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090430-711771.html" target="_blank">Iraq Govt Moving To Permit Foreign Land Ownership - PM</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6f237a04-35a7-11de-a997-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F6f237a04-35a7-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fworld" target="_blank">Old Troubles Stir in Baghdad</a> BY: Roula Khalaf | Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Iraq sells itself to the world more vigorously – on Thursday it held an investment conference in London – violence has been surging. And it is reviving some of the old fears that many had assumed were buried.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/iraq-basra-is-now-worse-than-when-the-british-troops-arrived-1677856.html">Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Six years after the invasion, the BBC's Hugh Sykes reflects on the changing security picture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=93244&sectionid=351020101"><span style="" lang="DE">Belarus Selling Iran Iskander-M Missiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-shooting3-2009may03,0,2897607.story">2 US Troops Killed by Iraqi Soldiers</a> - Saif Hameed and Liz Sly, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-baghdad-mood2-2009may02,0,5266042.story">In Baghdad, Dread Grows with Death Toll</a> - Liz Sly, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124108772431672741.html">U.K. Ends Combat Operations in Iraq </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The U.K. ended its combat mission in Iraq after six years, leaving the south of the country relatively stable.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/01/Al-Qaida-activity-growing-in-Iraq/UPI-65481241207616/" title="Al-Qaida activity growing in Iraq?">Al-Qaida activity growing in Iraq?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/05/01/Ross-brings-nuclear-message-to-Middle-East/UPI-23221241206426/" title="Ross brings nuclear message to Middle East">Ross brings nuclear message to Middle East</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/hezbollah-spies&ct=ga&cd=cetQt5o3Lx4&usg=AFQjCNGo2DIRUMdCBYhZjfBOa_P-Qvwe7g" target="_blank">Hezbollah spy thriller grips Arab world</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090502/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestsecuritysahwa">US-Allied Iraqi Militia Strikes Over Late Pay</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/saudi-arabia/090427/religious-police-lose-their-long-arm" target="_blank">Saudi Religious Police Feel the Heat</a><span style=""> </span>GlobalPost Feared and loathed by many Saudis, the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice gets a little disciplining of its own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710850091&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Ahmadinejad to meet Assad in Syria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iranian president expected to meet terror leaders and formulate strategy ahead of Obama overtures<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/thatseemsfair/latimes0146.html">A Hard-Liner Attacks Ahmadinejad</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="delicious-extended"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.daralhayat.com/arab_news/levant_news/05-2009/Item-20090503-07e29a37-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78fec58386c/story.html" title=".. what a fine dinner conversation they could all have... Al-Hayat.">Damascus prepares to receive Feltman, Gul, and Ahmedenejad</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="delicious-extended"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090501/REVIEW/704309992/1008" title="Good piece on the Lebanese elections">Stumbling blocs - The National Newspaper</a><span style=""> </span>Lebanese elections<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710841585&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Senior US diplomats set to return to Syria soon</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/01/rebuffing-maliki-us-general-says-gis-wont-face-trial-over-iraq-raid/"><b><i><span style="">Rebuffing Maliki, US Won't Let GIs Face Trial</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/03/uae-sheikh-accusation-assualt-tape">Torture-tape Gulf prince accused of 25 other attacks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cef10474-35b1-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">Middle East slump in investment banking</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Investment banking revenue tumbled 45 per cent to $103m in the first three months as the global financial crisis and a slowing trickle of petrodollars took its toll on Gulf states<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f74a092c-35dc-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Between Iraq and a marketplace">Between Iraq and a marketplace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082790.html">Poll: Most Jewish Israelis back attack on Iran</a> ADL poll finds a majority of those who favor strike would maintain their support even if U.S. opposed strike</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082804.html">Amir Oren / If Israel acquiesces on Iran, world will follow suit</a> Israel's ambiguity has failed to attract international support or deter Iran's drive for nuclear weapons</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082896.html">Pentagon chief to reassure Mideast allies over Iran outreach</a> Gates vows Washington would be 'tough-minded' with Tehran if its overtures were rebuffed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Benn </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082131.html">Is Netanyahu bringing Israel closer to a 'second Holocaust'?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082625.html">'IDF staged drills over Gibraltar, preparing for attack on Iran'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082792.html">Israel's next ambassador to U.S. tells AIPAC: We won't let Iran get nuclear weapons</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082641.html">Hamas: We won't oppose Israel-Syria talks</a> Gaza officials tell <i>A-Sharq al-Awsat</i> peace negotiations won't affect group's own relations with Damascus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar’el <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082568.html">Obama is no Chamberlain</a> The U.S. president merely wants to try something still untried: dialogue with Iran, a country that has developed many advanced technologies, not just nuclear.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Levy <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082567.html">Poets beware</a><span style=""> </span>Locking up three and a half million Palestinians in the occupied territories and denying them basic human rights has already undermined Israel's pretentions of democracy, but now dangerous cracks are appearing in our Jews-only democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082801.html">Understandings before a clash</a> Engaging the Americans in "arm-wrestling" will not help. Ultimately, Israel is a democratic country where the Knesset makes the decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082631.html">One month on, how is Avigdor Lieberman faring as foreign minister?</a> Ahead of Lieberman's first trip abroad, Haaretz looks at the promises and changes he has brought to the ministry</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082657.html">Deputy FM: Israel accepts two-state route to peace accord </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" 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width="2" /><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>Netanyahu's coalition will honor previous governments' commitments, Daniel Ayalon tells Bloomberg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082557.html">Israel set to quit divided Lebanon border town</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082409.html">Netanyahu candidate Michael Oren tapped as U.S. envoy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082136.html">US Jewish Professor Probed Over Criticism of Israel</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082786.html">German politician: Netanyahu won't harm Israel-EU ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710831623&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Editor's Notes: A cold dose of realism </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID HOROVITZ</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> When Netanyahu meets Obama, each will be looking for the other's pragmatism.<b><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710851038&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Ayalon: Israel accepts 2-state solution</a> Ahead of Lieberman's trip to Europe, deputy FM says government must "abide by previous commitments."</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853666&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="" lang="DE">Gingrich tells 'Post': Obama is endangering Israel</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Before addressing AIPAC, fmr. house speaker says policies on Iran, Palestinians are "weak" and "the clearest adoption of weakness since Carter."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853830&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Livni: On Iran, there's no opposition</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In AIPAC address, opposition leader says she favors 2-state solution out of necessity, despite own beliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853349&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: AIPAC decision a victory - with qualifiers </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JTA </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A hole big enough for a sequel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853292&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Netanyahu, Mubarak to discuss threats'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egyptian official tells 'Post' leaders will discuss issues of Iran, threat of extremism and Schalit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853304&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">UN to probe Israel's torture record</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Physicians for Human Rights claim interrogations of Palestinian patients increased by 15% in past year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853310&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israelis like Obama, his policies - less</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bar-Ilan University poll finds 47% still uncertain about president's stand on Israel and Mideast issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710853298&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">AIPAC to lobby for two-state solution</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Delegates to conference will ask their congressmen to back vision of viable Palestinian state.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710852990&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Our man in Washington </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Oren will be at his most effective if Netanyahu can articulate coherent and sensible policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710852833&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Oren: Israel won't allow nuclear Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">presumed ambassador says Jerusalem won't remain passive but it is still committed to peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710823345&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Taking stock </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ YAAKOV KATZ<span style=""> </span>]</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> New Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon assesses Israel's possible courses of action in the face of threats from Iran and Syria.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710841083&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Singing Israel's praises abroad </a><span class="bottomline">[ HERB KEINON,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710831634&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">One civilization clashing </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ CAROLINE GLICK</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710841562&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Biden, Kerry to be featured speakers at AIPAC conference</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710140,00.html"><span style="color: black;">PA to press for 2-state deal </span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710140,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Abbas to tell Obama resuming talks with Israel hinges on its approval of two-state solution</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3709846,00.html">Rules of game changing/ Shiffer</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Israelis officials can’t keep up with dramatic changes in America’s Mideastern policy<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710287,00.html">'Israel must make decisions' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710287,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Speaking in Washington for first time since assuming role of opposition leader, Livni urges Arab leaders to advance Mideast peace, act against Iran. Avoiding tough decisions is the strategic threat on State's future, she says </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3709994,00.html"><span style="color: black;">PM Netanyahu’s tank </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3709994,00.html"><span style="color: black;">President Peres’ meeting with Obama to serve as introduction to Bibi’s visit, says Eitan Haber</span></a></span><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710242,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'Aid to Israel breach of NPT' </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710242,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Iran says US violating anti-nuclear arms accord by 'providing nuclear aid to Zionists and India'</span></a></span><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3709075,00.html" target="_blank">Clinton: No Possibility of Funding Hamas</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710251,00.html"><span style="color: black;">US urged to talk to Hamas </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3710251,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Assad says isolating Hamas, Hizbullah 'counterproductive' if US wants to seek peace</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://jta.org/" target="_self">JTA</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/01/1004827/case-against-ex-aipac-staffers-dropped" target="_self">Case against ex-AIPAC staffers dropped</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/books/01roos.html?ref=books">Roosevelt and the Jews: A Debate Rekindled</a> By PATRICIA COHEN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A forthcoming book contends that Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to rally the world’s democracies and relocate millions of European Jews to undeveloped areas in Latin America and Africa.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.29795/pub_detail.asp&cid=1344328101&ei=CWb-SbeDDZm4Ma-S4MgH&usg=AFQjCNFB9P1I8uLYKPO8MMjGXUQBPp1_qQ" title="Israel's Diplomatic IsolationAmeric ">Israel's Diplomatic Isolation - American Enterprise Institute</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/05/settlement_database.html" title="Permanent Link to A “Secret” Database of Israeli Settlements">A “Secret” Database of Israeli Settlements</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4905" target="_blank">What Happened to the Israeli Left?</a> BY: Evan R. Goldstein | Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Consider the election results from February. The Labor party, which dominated Israeli politics until 1977 and has been the traditional home of the Zionist left, came in fourth with a meager 13 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, its worst showing in the history of the state. Meretz, the other "major" left-wing party, garnered a pathetic three seats.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www2.debka.com/article.php?aid=1388" target="_blank">Netanyahu heads for collision with Obama administration</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DEBKA file</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://imra.org.il/story.php3?id=43522" title="">L'Express: Israel Air Force conducted long range air refueling exercises in preparation to attack Iran if needed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"><a href="http://jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=2&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=443&PID=0&IID=2948&TTL=Hizbullah%27s_Struggle_to_Change_the_Lebanese_Regime" target="_blank">Hizbullah's Struggle to Change the Lebanese Regime</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"> - Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Shimon Shapira and Yair Minzili<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;">(<i>Note: The English text of the 2009 Hizbullah platform appears at the end of this essay.</i>) (<i>Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/home_page/604.php">Majority in U.S. Oppose Israeli Settlements</a> - World Public Opinion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/03/israeli-military-exercise-over-gibraltar-raises-specter-of-iran-strike/">IDF Military Exercise Raises Specter of Iran Strike</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/san_fernando_curt/2009/05/the-heft-that-dare-not-speak-i.php?ref=reccafe"><b><i><span style="">The Israel Lobby Wins Again</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/05/01/1004853/lawyers-credit-obama-team-for-dismissing-aipac-case"><b><i><span style="">Defense Lawyers Credit Obama Team for Dismissing AIPAC Case</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2009/05/aipac-verdict-sure-to-fuel-mor.html"><b><i><span style="">CQ's Stein: Rep. Jane Harman Story Is Not About Porter Goss</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neil A. Lewis / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>: </span></cite><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02aipac.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">U.S. to Drop Spy Case Against Pro-Israel Lobbyists</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jerry Markon / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050101310.html" target="_self">Prosecutors to Drop Charges Against Two Former AIPAC Lobbyists</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1082120.html">Saudi Arabia: US Lied, Saudi King Did Not Meet Peres</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?apage=1&cid=1239710832357&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">AIPAC Set to Push Iran Legislation at Annual Meet</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090503/OPINION/705029941/1080">The real game behind Bibi’s Jewish state’ ultimatum</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Tony Karon </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: President Mahmoud Abbas was on solid ground when he rebuffed Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand that he recognise Israel as a “Jewish state”.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/world/middleeast/01jerusalem.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">U.N. Seeks End to Razing of Homes in East Jerusalem</a> BY: Isabel Kershner | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The United Nations is calling on Israel to freeze all pending demolition orders against Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem in a new report that reflects growing international concern over developments in the contested city.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101540">Russia's legal nihilism is more illegally present than ever</a> <strong><i>By Susanne Scholl</i></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8031474.stm">Four arrested in West Bank unrest</a> <br /> Four Jewish settlers, including two off-duty soldiers, are arrested after shots are fired at a Palestinian village, police say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1895226,00.html">Hamas: U.S. Diplomacy's Final Frontier</a> - Peter Beinart, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/a_syrian_comeback_in_lebanon.html">A Syrian Comeback in Lebanon</a> – Stratfor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3709243,00.html">Abbas Won't Bring Peace</a> - Moshe Elad, Ynet News<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/27/barack-obama-binyamin-netanyahu"><span style="">When Barack Meets Bibi</span></a> by Simon Tisdall</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4905" target="_blank">On Reconciliation with the Palestinians - An Interview with Historian Benny Morris</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Evan R. Goldstein </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4905">Benny Morris: Israel's Sad Two-Stater</a> - Foreign Policy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Forward</i>, a <a href="http://www.forward.com/articles/103562/">review</a> of <i>The Jews as a Chosen People</i> by S. Leyla Gurkan; <i>The Chosen: The History of an Idea, the Anatomy of an Obsession</i> by Avi Beker; and <i>Who Are the Real Chosen People?</i> by Reuven Firestone. Rise of the New Yiddishists: Thirty years ago the <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/04/yiddishists200904">American Jewish fiction</a> of Philip Roth and Saul Bellow was all about Yiddish insults, blonde shiksas, and getting away from the past; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">today’s talented crop of young Jewish writers, such as <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/014_01/223">Nathan Englander</a>, <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/014_01/204">Michael Chabon</a>, and Dara Horn, are weaving tales bound in a newfound ethnic pride that has revitalized Jewish literature in America.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="storysummary"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/the-aipac-case-in-washing_b_195250.html&ct=ga&cd=JLp9WS20gLI&usg=AFQjCNHHFAkQIx0lay5FLa9LWu3X-A3Vxw" target="_blank">The AIPAC Case in Washington, Iraq, and Beyond</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Huffington Post</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p02s04-usju.html">Souter retirement gives Obama early Supreme Court pick</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">But the court's balance of power may not change much, as Justice Souter, a conservative choice, consistently voted liberal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/05/03/governments-role-in-economy-getting-too-big/">Government's role in economy getting too big? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US might have headed off a deeper recession by investing hundreds of billions into major companies. But it drives up deficits and creates uncertainty among investors. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p02s01-usgn.html">Swine flu: Why such a huge response to so few cases?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Scientists are only now getting a handle on the details of the outbreak, so governments have taken a path of caution.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p09s01-coop.html">Arab forum tackles a Washington taboo</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Doha Debates dared to discuss the US relationship with Israel in Washington – and got away with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0503/p06s10-wome.html">My Iraq: a reporter's 20-year retrospective</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p03s01-usgn.html">Recession and flu show borderless world</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The flow of capital and travelers across international borders has accelerated in recent years, presenting new challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/05/03/specter-reagans-gop-is-gone/">Specter: Reagan's GOP is gone </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">On Sunday talk shows, he says the 'big tent' party of Reagan and the late Jack Kemp has been replaced by rigid conservatism. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0503/p06s12-woaf.html">An interview with a jailed Somali pirate leader </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Behind the bare brick walls of a desolate former British colonial prison in Somali land, five jailed Somali pirates didn't seem very fearsome at all. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/03/us-wants-to-export-30-guantanamo-inmates-but-europe-is-balking/">US wants to export 30 Guantánamo inmates but Europe is balking </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Was attorney general Eric Holder's visit to Berlin last week a 'diplomatic begging tour'? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p02s07-usju.html">In replacing Souter, how far left will Obama go?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">He'll face pressure from his liberal base in his pick for the Supreme Court.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p06s07-wosc.html">Pakistan resumes peace talks with Taliban amid heavy offensive</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">To bolster tenuous progress, the Army must push on to drive the Taliban out of Swat Valley, according to some analysts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050102824.html">Moment of Truth in Pakistan</a> - David Ignatius, <em>Washington Post</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16575">Pakistan and the Mad Mullahs of the Mountain</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16575">Amir Taheri</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9274" title="End-State Afghanistan">End-State Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egmont </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 31-page Belgian paper aims to return to the core of crisis management in Afghanistan and stimulate a broad debate about a grand strategy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67379.html">Despite Taliban turmoil, Pakistan expands nuke plants</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/weekinreview/03tavernise.html?ref=weekinreview">Pakistan: Struggling to See a Country of Shards</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SABRINA TAVERNISE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The country’s competing impulses are so different that they are hard to see together in the same frame.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus3-2009may03,0,7133284.column">US Drone Attacks in Pakistan 'Backfiring,' Congress Told</a> - Doyle McManus, <em>Los Angeles Times</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195786?from=rss">Has Pakistan's Army Changed Its Stripes?</a> - Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS Pakistan: Struggling Through the Perfect Storm</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Teresita Schaffer <a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5463/type,3/">Read More</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67409.html">Pakistan moving closer to confronting the Taliban in Swat</a> <b><span style="color: black;">Pakistan on Sunday edged closer to a major conflict with Taliban militants as a controversial peace deal with Islamic extremists in the Swat valley near the Afghan border began to unravel, according to military officials and politicians. Taliban militants were suspected in the beheading of two Pakistani soldiers and there were reports that the militants were openly patrolling streets, in violation of a ceasefire</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/451ppqnn.asp">Obama Mishandles Taliban Crisis</a> - Michael Rubin, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/67289.html" target="_blank">Islamic Law Ushers in Reign of Terror in Pakistan's Swat Valley</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Saeed Shah | McClatchy Newspapers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Two weeks after the Pakistani government capitulated to Islamist demands and imposed Islamic law throughout the Swat valley, armed militants are patrolling the streets of the district capital and masked gunmen have taken control of outlying districts, where they're terrorizing residents and using intimidation to close girls' schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Strategic_Affairs_Analyst_Takes_Broad_View_Of_AfPak_Strategy/1618476.html">Parsing Obama's 'Af-Pak' Strategy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In an interview with RFE/RL, strategic affairs analyst Julian Lindley-French says the next two years will be critical for Western stabilization efforts in Afghanistan, and suggests U.S. President Barack Obama's new "Af-Pak" strategy will require a robust economic development plan to succeed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rawstory.com/08/blog/2009/05/01/john-bolton-we-may-have-to-acquiesce-in-a-pakistani-military-takeover/">John Bolton: We May Have to Acquiesce in a 'Pakistani Military Takeover'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4906">Have Pakistan's leaders lost their minds?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a> <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/01/three_juntas_and_a_democracy">When a military junta is the best you can hope for</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124139618473981875.html">U.S. Aims to Unify Efforts on Afghan Border </a>Obama will seek a unified strategy to subdue Islamist militants in the tribal regions straddling Pakistan and Afghanistan when he meets with the presidents of the two nations this week<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/02/corrected-corrected-afghan-presidential-hopeful-promises-taliban-talks/">Afghan Presidential Hopeful Promises Taliban Talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_pak_civil_war_167063.htm" target="_blank">The Pak Civil War</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ralph Peters | New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Our diplomats and generals can't understand why Pakistan's million- man military avoids confronting the Taliban as the extremists tear into the country's flesh.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/01/acid-foreign-policy-test/" target="_blank">Acid Foreign Policy Test</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Arnaud de Borchgrave | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The struggle in Afghanistan and Pakistan is President Obama's most urgent foreign policy and national security priority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124118409056177131.html">Pakistan Pursues Two-Track Approach to Taliban</a> - Matthew Rosenberg and Zahid Hussain, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e095bc8-37de-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Japan offers $100bn for Asian economies</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/bb0cf08c-3843-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Taliban defy call to lay down arms">Taliban defy call to lay down arms</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21903">Pakistan Opposition Leader: Obama's Statement Raises Concerns About Sovereignty</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21886">Holbrooke Says Pakistan Civilian Govt Capable of Resolving Issues</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kabuls-new-elite-live-high-on-wests-largesse-1677116.html"><b><i><span style="">Kabul's New Elite Live High on West's Largesse</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0502/p03s01-usfp.html">US Faces Iraq-like Spending Problems in Afghanistan</a> - Gordon Lubold, <em>Christian Science Monitor</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1026616.html" target="_blank">Taking the Fight to the Taliban</a> BY: Trudy Rubin | Miami Herald<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In the imposing Bala Hisar fort looking down over this frontier city, Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan is planning how to stop the Taliban advances<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jft1oAwSPO7oRYIP-HGmqHKYKZ4g" target="_blank">Obama set for 'intense' Pakistan, Afghan summit</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/7N-sYgQUCOA/195669" title="A personal visit to a part of India where Mao-spouting armed rebels are the law. ">Fear Reigns in India's Maoist-Run Countryside</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9285" title="Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan">Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan</a> <strong>SSI </strong><span style="color: black;">This 404-page US volume analyzes the PLA’s involvement in disaster and humanitarian relief, United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO), counterterrorism and border defense, security in outer space and cyberspace, and the level of activity in regional “joint” operational contingencies. On the whole, the volume provides a discerning analysis of these varied PLA developments and how they affect policy towards both Taiwan and the entire Asia-Pacific region<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217228/" target="_blank">Why Hasn't the Pakistani Army Defeated the Taliban Insurgents</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Fred Kaplan | Slate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistani troops The Pakistani army's belated assault this week on Taliban insurgents in Buner district—just 60 miles from the capital, Islamabad—is more than merely welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/opinion/03fernandes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss">Selling Democracy in India</a> - Naresh Fernandes, New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.esquire.com/the-side/war-room/china-government-043009?src=rss">China: Superpower or Sissy?</a> - Thomas P. M. Barnett, Esquire<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE02Ag01.html">Russia, China Forge Closer Ties</a> - M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/totten/64212">The Taliban & Pashtun Nationalism</a> - Michael Totten, Commentary<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25415099-7583,00.html">China Is No Threat to Australia</a> - Malcum Turnbull, The Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/446pzzny.asp">Pressuring Pyongyang</a> - J. Fly, C. Leddy, & C. Whiton, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/world/asia/01policy.html?ref=world">Now, US Sees Pakistan as a Cause Distinct From Afghanistan</a> - Mark Landler and Elisabeth Bumiller, <em>New York Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE02Ad01.html">An illusion of global governance</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Visions of a United States-China Group of Two are tempting as Beijing and Washington have perhaps the world's most important bilateral relationship. But China is still focused on its own economic progress, a G-2 would antagonize the rest of the world, and the nations have wildly divergent approaches to the world's many crises<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9282" title="Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: A Pragmatic Approach for India">Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: A Pragmatic Approach for India</a> <strong>PESD Stanford</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 29-page US working paper offering a fromework for a strategy to inform which efforts offer the most leverage on warming emissions and which are most credible because they align with India’s own interests<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/05012009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_pak_civil_war_167063.htm">Civil War in Pakistan</a> - Ralph Peters, New York Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/afghanistan_what_is_at_stake.html">Afghanistan: What Is at Stake?</a> - Bruce Riedel, Center for American Progress<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE01Df01.html">The myth of Talibanistan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The Taliban's activities in Buner in Pakistan - which prompted a sharp response from the military - have raised concern over the country to the level of hysteria; that it is about to fall to an army of turbans. This is not going to happen. What is happening is that the United States, to legitimize the next stage in the Af-Pak war, is creating a new uber-bogeyman - Pakistan Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. - <b>Pepe Escoba<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/02/AR2009050201698.html">Karzai's Would-Be Competition in Disarray</a> - Pamela Constable, <em>Washington Post</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/asia/03afghan.html?ref=world">Afghan Governor Leaves Presidential Race</a> - Abdul Waheed and Carlotta Gall, <em>New York Times</em>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KE02Ad01.html">An illusion of global governance</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Visions of a United States-China Group of Two are tempting as Beijing and Washington have perhaps the world's most important bilateral relationship. But China is still focused on its own economic progress, a G-2 would antagonize the rest of the world, and the nations have wildly divergent approaches to the world's many crises.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KE02Df01.html">Behind the Afghan propaganda</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><i>Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story</i></strong><i> </i>by <strong>Paul Fitzgerald</strong> and <strong>Elizabeth Gould</strong><br /> Providing an honest overview of the US's involvement in Afghanistan dating from the Cold War, this book raises useful questions for anti-imperialists, "liberal imperialists" and neo-cons alike. As independence continues to elude the Afghan people, the full extent of Washington's meddling is revealed. - <b>Anthony Fenton<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/pakistan-sources-of-turmoil">Pakistan: sources of turmoil</a> <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Paul_Rogers.jsp">Paul Rogers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan's deep social divisions reinforce the perils of a military reponse to Taliban advance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1839&Itemid=174" target="_blank">India's Great Election Circus</a> BY: Neeta Lal | Asia Sentinel In what is being touted as the world's largest democratic voting exercise, India is in the throes of general elections to choose 543 members to its 15th Lok Sabha, or parliamentary lower house. More than 714 million voters are exercising their franchise between April 16 and May 13.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9278" title="China Can Achieve Low Carbon Growth: Pathways for Low Carbon Development ">China Can Achieve Low Carbon Growth: Pathways for Low Carbon Development </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">SPRU</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 80-page UK report shows that decoupling the growth of carbon emissions from economic development is challenging but achievable in China. It reveals the various pathways that will lead to low carbon development in China <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan3-2009may03,0,5022327.story">Pakistani Outpost Attacked; 18 Dead</a> - Mark Magnier, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124121967978578985.html">The Taliban's Atomic Threat</a> - John Bolton, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.feer.com/politics/2009/may56/Chinas-Commercialization-of-Censorship">China's Growing Censorship</a> - Christopher Walker & Sarah Cook, FEER<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/john-metzler/2009/05/02/206521/WHA-entry.htm">Another Sign of Closer Cross-Strait Ties</a> - John Metzler, China Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/30/inside-the-battle-zone/">Inside the Afghan Battle Zone</a> - Sean Maloney, Maclean's<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KD30Ae01.html">China Lends Hand in Southeast Asia</a> - Brian McCartan, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/frank-ching/2009/04/29/206164/p1/WHA-is.htm">China, Taiwan Jumping Hurdles</a> - Frank Ching, China Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba75d7c0-35f9-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">Japan Edges Back Into Deflation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Michiyo Nakamoto | Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Japanese consumer prices fell in March for the first time in 18 months, stoking fears that the recession afflicting Japan could be aggravated by persistent deflation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/america-will-not-protect-us-warns-rudd-20090501-aq6c.html">America Will Not Protect Us, Warns Rudd</a> - Jonathan Pearlman, <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3680" target="_blank">nd NATO: Interlocking or Interblocking?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Stéphanie Hofmann and Ken Weisbrode | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">With many of the world's navies engaged in anti-pirate patrols off the coastal waters of Somalia, it's no surprise to find French, German and Spanish frigates among them. The frigates are there, though, not under their respective national commands, but rather under that of a joint EU naval force.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eca92dd4-37ff-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Global insight: EU needs diplomacy in east</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brussels pushes partnership approach <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Walker / <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/" target="_self">Woodrow Wilson International Center …</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=519403" target="_self">The World's New Numbers</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — “Here lies Europe, overwhelmed by Muslim immigrants and emptied of native-born Europeans.” That is the obituary some pundits have been writing in recent years. But neither the immigrants nor the Europeans are playing their assigned roles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8024829.stm">On the march</a> French see EU's eastward push as a threat <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/05/the_world_owes_germany_thanks.html">The World Should Thank Germany</a> - Hans-Werner Sinn, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/106c266a-35dd-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Reflections on the Revolution in Europe">Reflections on the Revolution in Europe</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span class="ssresultauthor">Review by Mark Mazower</span><span class="ssresultpublication">, FT.com</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0501/p06s10-woeu.html">The pain in Spain: On May Day, nearly 1 in 5 are jobless, but few seem angry</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In Madrid, the workers' day was marked by samba dances, not brick-throwing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124139642920281859.html">Spain Avoids Unrest As Economy Slumps </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The very factors that make some European economies sluggish and inflexible during times of plenty also help cushion the impact of the downturn.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/05/01/bad_counsel">Why is the EU worrying about budget deficits?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY DESMOND LACHMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9281" title="Re-thinking Europe’s Naval Power ">Re-thinking Europe’s Naval Power </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">SDA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 20-page Belgian report of an event held to assess the future for multinational naval operations and to consider the need for a collective EU naval strategy<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac108f3c-35b2-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">An Ever-Fearful Europe Risks Forfeiting the Future</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Philip Stephens | Financial Times Americans are happy to take risks while Europeans strive to avoid them. This is as often reflected in their respective economic performances during good times as in their reactions at moments of crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9280" title="Assessing the Security Implications of Balkan Integration ">Assessing the Security Implications of Balkan Integration </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">SDA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> This 28-pager Belgian discussion paper considers the arguments for and against stabilising Balkan countries through integration into the EU and NATO <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1895238,00.html?xid=rss-topstories">Buyer's Remorse in the European Union</a> - Leo Cendrowicz, Time<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4a4767a-380d-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Fiat plans European car supergroup</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Joins Chrysler and GM unit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN">H12</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Russias_Labor_Tribulations_Cast_Shadow_Over_May_Day_Festivities_/1619349.html">Russia's Labor Pain Casts Shadow</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia's industrial workers are in no mood to celebrate this May Day. Unemployment is skyrocketing and more layoffs loom. Wage arrears are piling up. Strikes are proliferating. Is Russia on the verge of labor unrest?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_Steps_Up_Cooperation_With_Breakaway_Georgian_Regions/1619281.html">ussia Agrees Cooperation With Breakaway Regions</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia's president and the de facto leaders of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have signed in Moscow agreements on cooperation in protecting the regions' border with Georgia. The regions declared independence following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, and Moscow recognized them shortly after. Georgia regards them as occupied Georgian territory</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">TLS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6204755.ece">Who runs the Soviet Church?</a>The Russian Orthodox Church has survived Communism, the Patriarch is the politician's best friend, but who co-opted whom?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">CSIS <o:p></o:p></span></p> <table style="border: medium none ;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm; width: 100%;" width="100%"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia Balance Sheet Published </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: none;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 100%;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Russia Balance Sheet</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> provides comprehensive, balanced, and accurate information on all key aspects of Russia’s developments and their implications for the United States. After the strained Bush-Putin years, the Obama administration must seize the initiative to define its policy toward Russia. <a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5440/type,2/">Read More</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KE02Ag01.html"><span style="color: black;">Russia, China on comradely terms</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Russia's deteriorating ties with the West - evident most recently in a blowout with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over "spies" - are moving the country strategically closer to China. Moscow and Beijing have agreed to intensify military cooperation, while a plan is in the works to utilize the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to counter US expansion into Central Asia. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0e7c4672-363d-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">Russian leaders in election dilemma </a>Medvedev a possible spoiler to Putin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090430_russia_firmer_grasp_caspian_pipeline_consortium/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Russia: A Firmer Grasp on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Moscow has taken another step to thwart Europe's plans to wean itself from Russian energy supplies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9291" title="The Road to Moscow">The Road to Moscow</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nixon Center </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A US article proposing a new route for US-Russia relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/28051" target="_blank">EU Condemns Russian Agreement With South Ossetia, Abkhazia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Leigh Phillips | EU Observer Russia has taken official control of the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in a 10-year deal with the two Georgian breakaway regions. The European Union alongside Nato and the United States have condemned the development as a breach of the 2008 Russia-Georgia peace agreement brokered by the EU<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/01/taxes-putin-medvedev-opinions-contributors-sidorov.html">Putin, Medvedev Play the Democracy Game</a> - Dmitry Sidorov, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/05/02/russian-troops-patrol-rebel-borders-with-georgia/">Russian Troops Patrol Rebel Borders With South Ossetia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> <a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do;jsessionid=9FA165AF45DE1AA36E9ED558A8CD5DCE?haberno=174173">Russian Moves in the Southern Caucasus</a> - Fikret Ertan, Today's Zaman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/world/europe/03russia.html?ref=world">Russia Digs In Alongside Breakaway Territories</a> - Ellen Barry, <em>New York Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DT <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5268566/Tensions-over-Georgia.html">Tensions over Georgia</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The Kremlin has no right to dictate terms to Tbilisi. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6211364.ece">Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama’s withdrawal pledge is at risk as militias paid by the US begin to rejoin the insurgency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6216563.ece">Swine flu cases peak but virus may return </a><span style=""> </span>Swine flu peaks in Mexico and US but it is expected to return with a vengeance in autumn, World Health Organisation says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6216878.ece">Hamid Karzai gets clear road to re-election</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Afghan President's likely victory in August poll follows increasing Western criticism of corruption of his government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6216897.ece">White House allies who hardly inspire confidence </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After months criticism of Hamid Karzai, the Obama Administration has suddenly reined in its opprobrium<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6216709.ece">Guantánamo returns to haunt Barack Obama </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US President on the verge of breaking two key campaign promises in his attempt to shut notorious detention centre<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6215137.ece">Man infects pigs with swine flu on farm in Canada</a> First case of transmission from humans to animals as diplomatic row erupts in Asia after hotel is quarantined with guests inside</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6206835.ece">Thatcher's Legacy Won't Rust Easily</a> - Charles Powell, The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6211013.ece">A Draw in Iraq, No Victory Near in Helmand</a> - Michael Clarke, Troops need to believe that they risk their lives for things that are genuinely important<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6211392.ece">It is time to invoke the spirit of Maggie</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The task of turning the country around is becoming as urgent as when Thatcher swept into power<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211511.ece">2,000 villagers held as human shields</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Taliban militants inflict reign of terror on villagers in Pakistan, using kidnapping and murder to impose their will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6211245.ece">IN DEPTH: Mutant fears over 'mild flu' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Experts say swine flu appears less virulent than the typical seasonal virus, but are still concerned about its future path<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124139838660282045.html">As the U.S. Retreats, Iran Fills the Void </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Amir Taheri</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Lebanon could be one of the first moderate Mideast states to fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124138389442681147.html">Obama's Lisbon Agenda </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Ann Mettler</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The U.S. president is implementing what the European Union has been working on since the beginning of this decade.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124138923788881247.html">Dollar Demand Is Strong, but Lending Lags Behind </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign banks are pulling dollars out of their U.S. branches at a record pace.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.loc.gov/law/help/financial_stimulus_plan.php">Financial Stimulus Plans: Recent Developments in Selected Countries</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Law Library of Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eca92dd4-37ff-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Global insight: EU‘s eastern diplomacy needs tailoring</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The bloc’s new ‘Eastern Partnership’, to be launched this week, is a vessel rocking from side to side even before it starts its voyage. Each of the six ex-Soviet states involved presents distinctive challenges <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/efdd4b8e-35e8-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">US must pause for thought as old troubles stir in Baghdad</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was with great relief, if a little surprise, that the world greeted Iraq's improved security following the previous US administration's temporary troop surge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deed710a-380e-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Republicans all at sea as party sinks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The party needs to frame practical, coherent, and above all centrist alternatives to what Mr Obama and his congressional allies are doing. Instead, it wants to shore up its base, chant its slogans and purge its moderates. Yet this gleeful suicidal tendency is sad as well as funny, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook">Clive Crook</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c6316d1e-3661-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">Glimmers of hope on US economy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US manufacturing sector is still shrinking but at a much slower pace, a key survey showed, while battered US consumers started to feel more confident about the economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d869d8f2-3802-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Anniversary blues</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It is five years since the European Union enlarged to include eastern Europe in what has proved to be a successful policy. EU leaders must continue to emphasise the benefits of expansion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/760b2828-3843-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: A new order fit for the post-crisis world">A new order fit for the post-crisis world</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/89c0ff6e-380c-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Lady Thatcher would despise today’s vision</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Maurice Saatchi strongly defends Thatcherism <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3b080f6-380d-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Europe must learn from Japan’s experience</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wolfgang Münchau on learning from mistakes <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46e2f784-380b-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Troubled banks must be allowed a way to fail</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thomas Hoenig on US financial institutions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43af97ce-3825-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Jobs in balance in £1bn Eurofighter order </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Agreement on a third production run of 236 aircraft between the four partner nations on the programme has been held up as the MoD and Treasury have tried to agree a deal over funding <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12891d0e-37fe-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Lieberman visits European leaders</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israel’s foreign minister, head of a far-right party, arrived in Rome for the first of a series of meetings with European leaders aimed at calming tensions between the EU and his government <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21fe979e-3837-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Ukraine shows signs of recovery</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">After a 25% annual fall in Kiev’s GDP, there are indications of a rebound in steel production, helped by the sharp devaluation of the hryvnia, and good prospects for a bumper harvest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d204e68c-3802-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Back-seat driving</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US government is right to place Chrysler, and perhaps GM, into Chapter 11 bankruptcy but handing majority ownership of the two companies to the auto-workers union will not solve Detroit’s problems <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e15570ca-3802-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">The recession and the return of taxes</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">If public debt is to be be brought under control, more national income must be diverted from spending to debt service, presenting an opportunity to make the first steps towards badly needed tax reforms<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c018d478-37fe-11de-9211-00144feabdc0.html">Concerns raised over EU hedge fund rules</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Planned regulations will make it more expensive to run funds from offshore centres and may drive many of these onshore, while affecting other classes of alternative investment <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2ac8344-3684-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">A lesson for bankers from the birds and the bees</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The dynamics of the modern financial network make it comparable to other complex networks, such as rainforests, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gilliantett" target="_blank">Gillian Tett</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6989da1c-367d-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">Extinction has a weird appeal</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is a new fascination for life after people, says Christopher Caldwell <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac108f3c-35b2-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">An ever-fearful Europe risks forfeiting the future</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">End the paralysis, says Philip Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fddc24b4-35af-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">Politicians should be paid for results</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Create the right incentives, says Iain Pears<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6331f512-367f-11de-af40-00144feabdc0.html">Republican retreat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US politics: The defection of a moderate senator is a fresh blow for the Grand Old Party, already facing a catastrophic loss of support and deeply divided over how to claw back power<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-president3-2009may03,0,6269705.story">Forget blaming Bush: This is Obama country </a>By Peter Nicholas With a bolstered majority in Congress, a budget blueprint and a Supreme Court vacancy, the president has crossed a line: He's fully responsible<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-israel2-2009may02,0,5794927.story" target="_self" title="Options for Mideast peace fade fast">Options for Mideast peace fade fast</a> In its quest for a two-state solution, the U.S. must move quickly to overcome... <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-darfur-genocide4-2009may04,0,616474.story">Is the Darfur bloodshed genocide? Opinions differ</a> U.S. presidents and some activist groups have called the bloody campaign by the Sudanese Arab-led government and allied militias 'genocide.' But others doubt the violence fits the legal definition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus3-2009may03,0,7133284.column" target="_self" title="U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told">U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan 'backfiring,' Congress told</a> Doyle McManus <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Predator missile strikes aimed at Al Qaeda often go astray, enraging the people and threatening the...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-anbar4-2009may04,0,3919681.story">In Iraq's Anbar province, the Awakening grapples with a new role</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The group has gone from fighting militants to the task of governance after its slate wins provincial elections. It has a grand $11-billion reconstruction plan -- but a $100-million budget.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-arrest4-2009may04,0,338234.story">Iraqi police arrest high-ranking member of U.S.-allied movement</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-langguth3-2009may03,0,6987276.story" target="_self" title="U.S. has a 45-year history of torture">U.S. has a 45-year history of torture</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The difference between American involvement in South American atrocities in 1964 and 'enhanced interrogation' now is that some modern-day officials appear proud of themselves<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-souter2-2009may02,0,5842093.story" target="_self" title="Replacing Souter">Replacing Souter</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama appears to be looking for real-world experience in a successor to the...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ehrenreich3-2009may03,0,4064609.story" target="_self" title="Trying to find a job is not a job">Trying to find a job is not a job</a> By Barbara Ehrenreich <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Keeping the unemployed busy is an exercise in denial -- and social control.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-korea-brand3-2009may03,0,3764471.story">How about, 'South Korea: Way better than you think it is'?</a> South Korea has decided the world doesn't appreciate it enough, so it's spending millions of dollars to develop a national brand. Look out, Coca-Cola. You too, Czech Republic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-oren3-2009may03,0,5986984.story">Israel picks historian Michael Oren as ambassador to U.S.</a> The New York-born dual citizen, a prize-winning author who is well connected in U.S. political circles, is likely to be an effective advocate for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-election3-2009may03,0,687760.story">Ahmadinejad accused of fabricating crowds</a> Rivals say the Iranian president has been busing in students and soldiers to swell the audiences for his speeches<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090503/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_kemp" target="_self">Jack Kemp, quarterback turned politician, dies</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/05/04/is_obama_president_yet">Is Obama president yet?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Isn't Barack Obama president? Then why are so many of his key Cabinet jobs still unfilled? It shouldn't take so long to get presidential nominees confirmed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1209/racial-ethnic-voters-presidential-election">Dissecting the 2008 Electorate: Most Diverse in U.S. History</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Pew Research Center <a href="http://pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/dissecting-2008-electorate.pdf">Full Report</a> (PDF; 421 KB)<span style=""> </span>Overall, whites2 made up 76.3% of the record 131 million people3 who voted in November’s presidential election, while blacks made up 12.1%, Hispanics 7.4% and Asians 2.5%.4 The white share is the lowest ever, yet is still higher than the <a href="http://pewhispanic.org/files/factsheets/hispanics2007/Table-1.pdf">65.8% white share of the total U.S. population</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/s8891.html">first chapter</a> from <i>The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership</i> by George C. Edwards III<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/03/cantor-weve-got-a-lot-to-learn-from-obama/" target="_self">Cantor: 'We've got a lot to learn' from Obama</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/motoringAutoNews/idUKTRE5406CF20090501" target="_self">Obama revelling in U.S. power unseen in decades</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/03/AR2009050301848.html">The Obama Administration Is Buying Time on Immigration</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E.J. Dionne Jr The Obama administration is slowly building consensus rather than moving fast. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5268566/Tensions-over-Georgia.html">Tensions over Georgia</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The Kremlin has no right to dictate terms to Tbilisi. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5267555/Former-MI6-chief-says-Britain-was-dragged-into-Iraq-war.html">Former MI6 chief: Britain 'dragged' into Iraq war</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nigel Inkster, former MI6 deputy director, reveals reservations over the war at the top level within the Secret Intelligence Service. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5263569/Battle-rages-over-our-tragic-failure-in-Afghanistan.html">Battle rages over our tragic failure in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>There is a fierce conflict between the MoD, determined to conceal how far its strategy is failing in Afghanistan, and other Government players who realise our policy must be completely rethought, says <strong>Christopher Booker.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/5269662/Harriet-Harman-to-fight-for-leadership-if-Gordon-Brown-is-forced-out.html">Harriet Harman: I'd fight for the leadership</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Labour's deputy leader would oppose a unity candidate and fight for the leadership of the party should backbenchers attempt to force Gordon Brown from office before the General Election, <strong>The Telegraph</strong> has learnt. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/5268860/Swine-flu-the-worst-is-yet-to-come-in-autumn-warns-Alan-Johnson.html">Swine flu: 'much worse' is to come warns minister</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Doctors are being warned to prepare for a second wave of swine flu hitting Britain in the autumn, the Health Secretary disclosed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/janetdaley/5263261/The-Tories--must-do-more-than-simply-wait-for-victory.html">Tories must do more than wait for victory</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>To convince voters, David Cameron's Conservatives need to develop a positive alternative programme for when they take power, says <strong>Janet Daley.</strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/iraq-basra-is-now-worse-than-when-the-british-troops-arrived-1677856.html">Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Six years after the invasion, the BBC's Hugh Sykes reflects on the changing security picture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-a-land-darkened-by-the-shadow-of-the-taliban-1678131.html">Patrick Cockburn: A land darkened by the shadow of the Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blears-pms-failure-to-connect-with-voters-is-lamentable-1678107.html">Blears: PM's failure to connect with voters 'lamentable'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cabinet minister appears to court the sack with scathing article on Gordon Brown's faltering premiership.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9279" title="Can NATO's Solidarity Crisis be Fixed? ">Can NATO's Solidarity Crisis be Fixed? </a><strong>SDA </strong><b><span style="color: black;">This 20-page study publishes the findings of an online consultation considering NATO's credibility as a constructive global security player</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/columnists/laura-h-kahn/whos-charge-during-the-swine-flu-crisis">Who's In Charge During Swine Flu Crisis?</a> - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9283" title="SIPRI ARMS TRANSFERS DATA, 2008">SIPRI ARMS TRANSFERS DATA, 2008</a> <strong>SIPRI</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 8-page Swedish fact sheet provides measures of trends in international transfers of major conventional weapons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 100%;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" valign="top"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rebalancing the Force: Major Issues for QDR 2010<span style=""> </span>The CSIS Military Strategy Forum hosted Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy, to discuss "Rebalancing the Force: Major Issues for QDR 2010."<br /> <a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_events/task,view/id,2027/" target="_self">Listen </a>| <a href="http://media.csis.org/csistv/?090429_msf" target="_self">Watch </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">EU a<a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3680" target="_blank">nd NATO: Interlocking or Interblocking?</a> BY: Stéphanie Hofmann and Ken Weisbrode | World Politics Review <b><span style="color: black;">With many of the world's navies engaged in anti-pirate patrols off the coastal waters of Somalia, it's no surprise to find French, German and Spanish frigates among them. The frigates are there, though, not under their respective national commands, but rather under that of a joint EU naval force.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.meforum.org/2127/the-american-military-advisor">"The American Military Advisor"</a> - Michael J. Metrinko, <em>Middle East Quarterly<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105482098871505.html">US Takes Dutch Military as Role Model in Afghan Operation</a> - Jay Solomon, <em>Wall Street Journal</em></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9284" title="The Future of Nuclear Weapons in NATO">The Future of Nuclear Weapons in NATO</a> <strong>FES, SIPRI</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 50-page study examines the role of nuclear weapons in European security<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Defense Science Board (DSB) has posted the unclassified version of their latest report - <a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2009-04-Time_Critical_Strike.pdf">Time Critical Conventional Strike from Strategic Standoff</a><br /> <br /> Other reports are available from their <a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports.htm">main reports</a> page.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9281" title="Re-thinking Europe’s Naval Power ">Re-thinking Europe’s Naval Power </a><span style=""> </span><strong>SDA</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 20-page Belgian report of an event held to assess the future for multinational naval operations and to consider the need for a collective EU naval strategy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=915">The New Balance: Limited Armed Stabilization and the Future of U.S. Landpower</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College <a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=915">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 563 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9290" title="What to do About Piracy?">What to do About Piracy?</a> <strong>FPRI<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9272" title="Pirates and How to Deal with Them">Pirates and How to Deal with Them</a> <strong>Chatham House</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An 8-page UK briefing note on dealing with piracy off the Somali coast<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090430p.html">CONFRONTING PIRACY<br /> OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA </a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9285" title="Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan">Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions other than Taiwan</a> <strong>SSI </strong><b><span style="color: black;">This 404-page US volume analyzes the PLA’s involvement in disaster and humanitarian relief, United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO), counterterrorism and border defense, security in outer space and cyberspace, and the level of activity in regional “joint” operational contingencies. On the whole, the volume provides a discerning analysis of these varied PLA developments and how they affect policy towards both Taiwan and the entire Asia-Pacific region</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/news/press/2009/04/28/index.html">U.S.-Mexico Strategic Partnership Needed to Help Mexico Improve Its Security Institutions</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: RAND Corporation</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/world/asia/01firebase.html?_r=1&ref=world">Training Afghans as Bullets Fly: A Young Marine’s Dream Job</a> - C. J. Chivers, <em>New York Times</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30456930/"><i><span style="">Did Pentagon Lose Billions, Pennies at a Time?</span></i></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67261.html">U.S. allies losing asylum bids over definition of 'terrorist'</a><span style=""> </span>McClatchy Newspapers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Forced to flee his homeland because he supported America's ideals, Tsegu Bahta thought he'd be embraced by the country he emulated and respected. Instead, the U.S. has branded him a terrorist. Bahta is among at least 6,000 immigrants who've tried to find refuge in the U.S. only to be told that they don't qualify because the Patriot Act and other post-9/11 laws label members of armed groups terrorists, even if they supported pro-democracy efforts and opposed despots and dictators<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217359/">All the President's Accomplices</a><br /> How the country acquiesced to Bush's torture policy.<br /> <strong>Jacob Weisberg</strong><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9275" title="Climate Change and Security">Climate Change and Security</a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Egmont</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 12-page report of a conference held to discuss what influence the risks and challenges of climate change will have on the African continent and how they should be dealt with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/us/politics/02enviro.html"><span style="">NYT obtains green strategy memo: Stop use of term 'global warming'!</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/an-invention-that-could-change-the-internet-for-ever-1678109.html">An invention that could change the internet for ever</a> The revolutionary new web software could put giants such as Google in the shade.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/21/beauty-roger-scruton-art-books">More</a> on <i>Beauty</i> by Roger Scruton.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Standpoint</i>, an article on <a href="http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/diy-bandwagons-march-09-counterpoints-islamist-think-tanks">imaginary Islamist think-tanks</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c222362-35b1-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">For a happier life, shake off your misplaced optimism</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">When an exception is misrepresented as a rule, our misfortunes weigh down on us like particular curses, writes <span class="bodystrong">Alain de Botton</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/opinion/01brooks.html?em" title="Click to go to this article">David Brooks: Genius: The Modern View</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e92328a-35b4-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html">A catechism for a system that endures</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The assumption that pursuit of self-interest within the conventions of society will promote the public interest may be succeeded by a mushy collectivist pseudo-altruism, in which jealousy and envy get a free ride, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/samuelbrittan" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Samuel Brittan">Samuel Brittan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/03/no_natives_allowed">No natives allowed</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Over the last century, the conservation movement has created some beautiful parks - and millions of refugees. <span class="attr">(By Mark Dowie, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Truth matters, but the best way to get at truth is to allow an open contest of ideas. That’s why we need <b>freedom of speech</b>... <a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/01/freedom-to-offend/print/">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why don’t students like school? Because <b>school requires them to think abstractly</b> – not something our brains are designed to enjoy... <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124079001063757515.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Post-Google, <b>plagiarism is a different art</b>: add little observations that differ from the original. Reorder paragraphs, with new quotes, spurious or ad hoc... <a href="http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=3sb7fgmhd1qszg1g6tgbtjx5kj95v8ny">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/03/30/090330crat_atlarge_lane">review</a> of <i>The Letters of Samuel Beckett, Volume I: 1929-1940</i> (and <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22612">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/books/review/ONeill-t.html">more</a> and <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/18/entertainment/et-rutten18">more</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An <a href="http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=9780300125702">excerpt</a> at <i>The Myth of American Exceptionalism</i> by Godfrey Hodgson (and <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-ca-jedediah-purdy22-2009mar22,0,2998662.story">more</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/god-talk/index.html?ref=opinion">God Talk</a><span style=""> </span>By STANLEY FISH<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A new book suggests that believing in technology and progress might be more superstitious than believing in religion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=25839" title="Permanent Link to Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 (Top 50)">Quality of Living global city rankings 2009 (Top 50)</a> <a href="http://www.mercer.com/summary.htm?idContent=1345570"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Direct to Complete List (Top 50 Cities)</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4add9230-23d5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html">Is a high IQ a burden as much as a blessing?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6211202.ece">They know what you're thinking </a><span style=""> </span>Research into brain scanning is advancing fast and controversial testing includes prisoner interrogation and advertising<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6211362.ece">Mums going for the burn boost baby IQ </a><span style=""> </span>Women who exercise during pregnancy are helping to boost their child’s IQ, according to new research<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22657">Who Should Own the World's Antiquities?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong>By Hugh Eakin</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The animated Jean-Jacques Rousseau with his Armenian caftan. The portly, amiable David Hume. They must have made a <b>very odd couple</b>... <a href="http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/1158/full">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“Capitalism is nothing but a false religion, with Mammon as its god and <b>Adam Smith</b> as its high priest.” How true is this claim?... <a href="http://www.standpointmag.co.uk/node/1069/full">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As his first feature film appears, just how seriously should we be taking <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10739">Armando Iannucci</a>, Britain's pre-eminent satirist?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8901.html">first chapter</a> from <i>The Bounds of Reason: Game Theory and the Unification of the Behavioral Sciences</i> by Herbert Gintis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The Futurist</i>, a special issue on how "<a href="http://www.wfs.org/March-April09/Wintro.htm">wild cards</a>" may reshape our future. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/03/the_female_advantage">The female advantage</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new reason for businesses to promote women: it's more profitable <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-89640671480872447362009-04-30T10:51:00.000+03:002009-04-30T10:52:06.362+03:00April 30, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; margin-left: 5.25pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="border: 0.5pt solid silver; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; background: rgb(217, 217, 217) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 18cm; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="680"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -3.8pt;"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">043009f</span><a name="top"></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">FOREIGN PRESS REVIEW (FPR) - </span></b><span lang="EN-US">‘Relevant news, views, comments and analyses for informed debate’ Compiled by Şanlı Bahadır Koç from <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">ASAM (Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies)</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> --</span> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> FT Editorial </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c468b42-34e6-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s hundred days of ambition</a> If he succeeds in his policy goals he will be regarded as a great president, and rightly so. If he fails, he will be accused of hubristic overreach, with equal justification. He has set himself Herculean challanges<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904015.html">Gen. James Jones's Outlook as Barack Obama's National Security Adviser</a> By David Ignatius,<span style=""> </span>Will the national security adviser's low-key style work when sharp disagreements arise?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042900305.html">Obama Emphasizes Sharp Departures From Bush Policies</a> President Reflects on First 3 Months in Office <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/04/28/DI2009042801373.html?hpid=artslot">Q&A Transcript</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-advance30-2009apr30,0,5140573.story">It's Day 100, and President Obama returns to theme of hope</a><span style=""> </span>He says he is "pleased . . . but not satisfied" with his administration's progress in the face of major issues including the economy and swine flu.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rose29-2009apr29,0,1468193.story" target="_self" title="Obama's doing the best with a short stack">Obama's doing the best with a short stack</a> By Gideon Rose<span style=""> </span>Unlike the two previous presidents, he seems to know how to calculate the odds...<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9265" title="More than "><span style="font-size: 11pt;">More than "Shiites" and "Sunnis"</span></a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">NUPI </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 32-page Norwegian policy report presents the consensus view of a group of distinguished Iraqi academics and professionals brought together to discuss a strategy to achieve sustainable political reform in Iraq</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_obama_doctrine_166684.htm" target="_blank">The Obama Doctrine</a> BY: Ralph Peters | New York Post After a mere 100 days, the "Obama Doctrine" for our foreign and security poli cies has emerged. And it's terrifying.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WINEP<a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC04.php?CID=310" title="Why has the United States consistently failed to achieve its strategic goals in the Middle East? According to Dennis Ross and David Makovsky, two of America's leading experts on th ">Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Finding a New Direction for America in the Middle East</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67163.html">April bloodiest month in Iraq in a year as security plummets</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">More than 200 people have been killed this month in a series of explosions in Baghdad, the most recorded in the Iraqi capital since March 2008. Iraqis fear the toll will continue to rise as American troops draw down. On Wednesday, explosions in the capital killed at least 43.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be8041b6-34fa-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">US taxpayers face bill of $1,900bn, fears IMF</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Efforts to stabilise the financial system could end up costing US taxpayers about 13.3 per cent of annual output, or $1,900bn over the next five years, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50c4cc3a-34d9-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Obama foreign policy spotlights engagement</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US president Barack Obama has made clear his belief that engagement itself is the abiding theme of his foreign policy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06299c8e-3437-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">US economy shrinks 6.1%</a> The US economy continued to contract in the first quarter of this year as business investment collapsed in the face of eroding global demand <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f7b025a-3524-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Congress approves $3,400bn budget</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress passed a $3,400bn budget resolution that laid the foundation for healthcare reform and a series of other Democratic policy goals, handing President Barack Obama a key victory on his 100th day in office</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710821164&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US Won't Set Timelines for Iran Talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090429_iran_squeezed_turkmenistan_and_russia">Iran: Squeezed by Turkmenistan and Russia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A deal between Turkmenistan and Russia is bad news for Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6194409.ece">Retreat from Afghanistan</a> The temporary dispatch of only 700 troops to bolster British forces in Afghanistan is the worst of all worlds: sending too few reinforcements to achieve the end promised<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105386858871365.html">U.S. Plans New Talks With Syria </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Obama is dispatching two high-level envoys to Syria for a second round of talks focused on securing the Iraqi border and supporting the Arab-Israeli peace process.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105268584271249.html">Obama Outsources His Presidency </a><strong>By Karl Rove </strong>He may come to regret letting Congress write his major legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Interest <a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21274">The Last Temptation of Risk</a> by Barry Eichengreen For the past forty years, it seemed economic theory had conquered the market. Analysts had learned to manage risk and keep inflation low. The skeptics were sidelined. The ivory tower became a narcissistic echo chamber. Even though the economic theorists were right in principle, they fell victim to herd behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081955.html">Aluf Benn: Netanyahu will have to work to restore U.S. ties</a> U.S. officials to tell PM in Washington that Israel will have to give something in return for action on Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081979.html">Ari Shavit: Obama in 2012, after he fails to deal with Iran</a> A decision to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions could have prevented Mideast chaos and U.S. decline<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081918.html">Peres: Bombing Iran may not be the 'best solution'</a> President says attacking Iran nuclear sites would only postpone its ability to build atom bomb</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081968.html">Israel warns EU to stop criticizing Netanyahu government</a> Foreign Ministry official: Israel will block EU from participating in peace process if criticism continues.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081987.html">'Netanyahu will surprise us all with serious Syria talks'</a> Minister Ben-Eliezer says PM will base plan for peace with Palestinians on two-state solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081978.html">The binationalism vogue</a> If the two-state option melts away, the burden of coping with a binational reality will fall on all of us.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710821241&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">PM to tell Obama he accepts 'some form' of Arab peace plan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israeli official denies move is radical departure from previous policy; Lieberman to make first trip to Europe as FM.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/linkage_wars_lieberman_barak_syria" target="_top">The US-Israel linkage-war</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/29/hezbollah-eyes-elections/" target="_blank">Hezbollah, Allies Positioning to Win Election</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Sam F. Ghattas | Associated Press With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections - and the militant Shi'ite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/iraqi-prime-minister-maliki">Iraqi strongman tightens his grip</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ghaith Abdul-Ahad</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> reports on how a leader once seen as weak is now being compared to Saddam Hussein <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/europe-elections-politics">Europe's future depends on voters. But not on the European elections</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Garton Ash:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The EU is not a single democracy. The parties are shaping up for a big scrap in June, but the issues will be domestic <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/uk-strategic-goals-afghanistan-pakistan">Gordon Brown redefines British goals in Afghanistan</a><span style=""> </span>Objective is no longer to create a western-style democracy but to help set up a functioning state, PM says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/belarus-turkey-armenia-europe">The frozen conflicts start to thaw</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Simon Tisdall:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Under pressure from Brussels, Europe's 'wild east' is coming in from the cold – but plenty of obstacles still remain.<span style=""> </span>Most significant in strategic and economic terms is the burgeoning rapprochement between <span class="highlight">Turkey</span> and Armenia<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-pandemic-threat-level-five">WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert level</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">•</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Pandemic alert raised to level five<br /> <strong>•</strong> US confirms first death outside Mexico<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD30Ak01.html">Hawks soften rhetoric on Iran</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Against the backdrop of US President Barack Obama's moves to engage Tehran, a group of neo-conservative hawks gathered to discuss what they consider provocative actions by Iran. But in a departure from the George W Bush era, they are no longer talking tough, even recognizing the futility of invasions and sanctions.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Leonhardt / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/magazine/03Obama-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">After the Great Recession</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376701.htm">U.S., Russia: Mother of All Deals?</a> - Amitai Etzioni, Moscow Times<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4409-the-great-experiment-quest-for-a-global-nation">The Great Experiment: Quest for a Global Nation</a> <strong>Strobe Talbott</strong>, president of the Brookings Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/the-shifting-sands/">Saudis Learn to Embrace Iran</a> - Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss?mm=4&yr=2009"><span style="">Is Obama Fiddling While Iraq Burns?</span> </a>by Robert Dreyfuss</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0511/021-opinions-current-events-obama-world-sheriff.html">Obama Has to Be World's Sheriff</a> - Paul Johnson, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">T<a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3047" target="_blank">hrowing the Book at Tehran</a> BY: MIchael Jacobsen | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While the Treasury action was hardly surprising -- given the number of Iran-related designations over the past several years -- the role of other law enforcement agencies in the Iran effort is a fairly recent trend, one that the Obama administration should encourage as negotiations with Tehran move forward. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090428/sleepwalking-towards-the-exit" target="_blank">Sleepwalking Toward the Exit</a> BY: Michael Moran | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The American public, fatigued by the years of carnage and funerals, the dissembling and deception of their former leaders, simply hope for the best in Iraq. The day-to-day warfare there, once breathlessly reported and followed, is largely tuned out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p90s01-usfp.html">US officials ratchet up pressure on Pakistan over Taliban militants</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">On eve of White House summit, Pakistani officials push back against the impression that they're responding to Washington pressure.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0430/p02s04-usmi.html">Gates's next lever to reshape the Pentagon: QDR </a><span style=""> </span>This week, the Defense Department will begin the Quadrennial Defense Review, a year-long study that should help the secretary put his stamp on the military.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090429_geopolitical_diary_suspects_release_and_syrian_comeback_lebanon">Geopolitical Diary: Suspects' Release and a Syrian Comeback in Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In clearing its way out of a tribunal over former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri's assassination, Syria has gotten its wish to hold onto influence in Lebanon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/brutal-reminders-that-peace-in-iraq-is-far-from-assured-1676414.html">Brutal reminders that peace in Iraq is far from assured</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As British troops pull out of Basra, a stabbing and car bombing show that stability is still a long way away<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-next-emerging-market-iraq-sets-out-its-stall-1676430.html">The next emerging market? Iraq sets out its stall</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-timely-end-to-an-unwise-and-mismanaged-intervention-1676346.html">Leading article: A timely end to an unwise and mismanaged intervention </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-is-this-the-price-of-americas-new-friendship-with-syria-1676416.html">Is this the price of America's new friendship with Syria?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Fisk</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Pro-Damascus generals held for the assassination that sparked turmoil in Lebanon walk free after four years<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-demonising-pakistan-will-not-solve-afghanistan-1676352.html">Adrian Hamilton: Demonising Pakistan will not solve Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a92fbbc2-34e4-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="">Pakistan shares nuclear secrets; Move to allay fears over Taliban advance...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6195931.ece">China inches towards closer ties with Japan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">China tenatively commits to improving relationship with WWII enemy during visit to Beijing by Japan's prime minister Taro Aso<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_Strains_To_Juggle_Interests_And_Values/1618551.html">Juggling Act</a> The draft of a document slated for release at an upcoming EU Eastern Partnership summit suggests the bloc is struggling to make the program an ideal fit. The debate reflects the inconvenient reality that most invitees fall far short of the democratic and rights standards promoted by the EU itself<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fd57e9a-34e5-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Migrants boost EU economy, says study</a> Migration from eastern to western Europe is boosting the economy of the European Union by nearly €50bn a year, or about 0.8 per cent of gross domestic product, according to a report sponsored by the European Commission<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,621680,00.html">Why Is Germany So Calm about Crisis?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">- J. Moreno & S. Simons, Der Spiegel</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21330">Hedgehogs and Foxes</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Daniel W. Drezner<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American schools turn out hundreds of international relations graduates each year. But is IR a politically irrelevant discipline?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">New York Times</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/europe/30iht-letter.html" target="_blank">Letter From Europe Stakes High in Armenia-<b>Turkey</b> Talks</a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"> </span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/europe/30turkey.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Turkey's Top Officer Denies Plot to Topple Government</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=101509">Turkey's Army Chief Dismisses Israeli Criticism of Joint Exercise With Syria</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8024229.stm">Turkey Blast Kills Nine Soldiers</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSLT396406">Q&A-Significance of attacks in Turkey | Reuters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11544442.asp?scr=1" target="_self">Turkey Armenia set for agreed road map</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173892"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Commander says Armenia border opening linked to Karabakh</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173908"><span class="liste-span1"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Turkey may hit wall in Armenian dialogue </span></span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ss_iraq0341_04_29.asp" target="_blank">Kurds want US forces to remain in northern Iraq</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">World Tribune</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090430/FOREIGN/704299837/-1/OPINION" target="_blank">Erdogan set to play his two trump cards</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Guardian </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/armenian-genocide-turkey">Tackling the Turkish taboo</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Ellis: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Public discussion of the Armenian genocide is still risky, but signs that Ankara is softening its stance are encouraging<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710819554&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Turkey not worried by Israeli reaction'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/health/30flu.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">World Health Organization Raises Swine Flu Alert Level</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">On the day that a Mexican toddler became the first person to die of the disease on United States soil, the W.H.O. warned that a “pandemic is imminent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/us/politics/30obama.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Obama ‘Gravely Concerned’ About Pakistan</span></a></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-transform: uppercase;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/opinion/30iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">Of Loos and Language</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">It’s strange that President Obama, who is far more eloquent than his predecessor, can communicate so well in a world whose lingua franca has become bad English.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/business/economy/30econ.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">Economic Decline in Quarter Exceeds Forecast</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 1.5pt; line-height: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">The government reported gross domestic product shrank at a 6.1 percent yearly rate, but the numbers suggested that the worst of the recession may be easing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 1.5pt; line-height: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/opinion/30wolfe.html?ref=opinion"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">How to Prevent a Pandemic</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US">By NATHAN WOLFE </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">If more attention were paid to how human-animal interactions enable new viruses to emerge, perhaps the swine flu virus could have been detected sooner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/health/30contain.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">Containing Flu Is Not Feasible, Specialists Say</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">Closing borders or restricting travel to thwart a flu virus would provide a marginal benefit at a very heavy economic cost, analysts say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/middleeast/30lebanon.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Suspects in Hariri’s Death Released</span></a></span><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/middleeast/30iraq.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Baghdad Is Shaken by a Series of Bombs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/asia/30pstan.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Civilians Flee as Pakistani Forces Hit Resistance</span></a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/europe/30britain.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Britain to Add 700 Troops to Afghan War</span></a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/world/europe/30turkey.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Turkey’s Top Officer Denies Plot to Topple Government</span></a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/health/30frieden.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">Updates on Flu Spotlight New York’s Health Chief</span></a></span></u><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/health/30school.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118);">School Days Are Disrupted, by Facts and Fears of Flu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/us/politics/30repubs.html?ref=todayspaper"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">G.O.P. Debate: A Broader Party or a Purer One?</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">A fundamental debate broke out among Republicans on Wednesday over how to rebuild the party in the wake of Senator Arlen Specter’s departure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/opinion/30thu3.html?ref=opinion"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">Sri Lanka’s Dirty War</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">The international community should withhold financial aid to Sri Lanka until all civilians are evacuated from the war zone and aid workers have full access to refugee camps<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/opinion/30whitman.html?ref=opinion"><span style="color: rgb(0, 66, 118); text-decoration: none;">It’s Still My Party</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US">By CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 2.25pt; line-height: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">Moderate Republicans should use Senator Arlen Specter’s switch as the impetus to force a re-evaluation of where our party is going — a review that can happen only from the inside</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Georgia; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904015.html">Gen. James Jones's Outlook as Barack Obama's National Security Adviser</a> By David Ignatius,<span style=""> </span>Will the national security adviser's low-key style work when sharp disagreements arise?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042900305.html">Obama Emphasizes Sharp Departures From Bush Policies</a> President Reflects on First 3 Months in Office<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042901470.html">Attacks Across Baghdad Leave At Least 48 Dead, Scores Injured</a><b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042900595.html">Signs of Hope Amid Economy's Steep Dive</a> Household Spending Rose as U.S. Output Fell<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904153.html">Tracking How Stimulus Dollars Are Tracked</a> Observers Offer Ideas About Web Site<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904230.html">In India, a Grass-Roots Shift</a> New Parties Compete in Election as Mumbai Attacks Spur Greater Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904911.html">System Set Up After SARS Epidemic Was Slow to Alert Global Authorities</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904150.html">Milk the Drama, Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Dana Milbank, There must have been 50 ways to celebrate the 100 days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904419.html">Courting Mr. Chávez</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration seeks to please a strongman by ignoring his crackdown on domestic opposition<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904018.html">Washington Unreconciled on 'Reconciliation' and Torture</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By George F. Will,<span style=""> </span>In Washington, the opposite of reconciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904016.html">Arlen Specter Defects -- Again</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David S. Broder,<span style=""> </span>An opportunistic move by one of the most opportunistic politicians of modern times.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904019.html">The Cutter and the Bank</a> By Harold Meyerson,<span style=""> </span>A tale about the bank bailout, an angry congressman and the president's suits.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904376.html">Europe Seen Willing to Taking Detainees: Holder Says He's 'Pleasantly Surprised'</a> Holder 'Pleasantly Surprised' by Allies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/iraqi-prime-minister-maliki">Iraqi strongman tightens his grip</a> <strong>Ghaith Abdul-Ahad</strong> reports on how a leader once seen as weak is now being compared to Saddam Hussein <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/europe-elections-politics">Europe's future depends on voters. But not on the European elections</a> <strong>Timothy Garton Ash:</strong> The EU is not a single democracy. The parties are shaping up for a big scrap in June, but the issues will be domestic <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/uk-strategic-goals-afghanistan-pakistan">Gordon Brown redefines British goals in Afghanistan</a><span style=""> </span>Objective is no longer to create a western-style democracy but to help set up a functioning state, PM says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/belarus-turkey-armenia-europe">The frozen conflicts start to thaw</a> <strong>Simon Tisdall:</strong> Under pressure from Brussels, Europe's 'wild east' is coming in from the cold – but plenty of obstacles still remain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-pandemic-threat-level-five">WHO raises swine flu pandemic alert level</a><span style=""> </span><strong>•</strong> Pandemic alert raised to level five <strong>•</strong> US confirms first death outside Mexico<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/obama-waterboarding-mistake">Obama: 'Waterboarding was torture'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US president cites Churchill's refusal to use torture during the Blitz in rejecting interrogation technique <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/israel-palestine-one-state-solution">Israel-Palestine is already a de facto single state</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Antony Lerman:</strong> The control Israel exerts on Gaza and the West Bank suggests time is running out for proponents of a two-state solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/afghanistan-pakistan">Brown's not-new non-strategy for Afghanistan</a> <strong><span style=""> </span>Robert Fox:</strong> Sending 700 more troops to Helmand for a few months is neither here nor there. Brown's AfPak bluster is likely to end as blunder<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/30/us-detroit-car-industry-gm-chrysler">US car industry: Downsizing in Detroit</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> The Detroit Three - the trio of carmakers that were the industrial embodiment of the American century - can well become the Detroit Two<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/apr/30/from-the-archives-chernobyl">Silence covers 'zone of death'</a> <strong>From the archive: 30 April 1986</strong><br /> Area around Chernobyl nuclear plant was last night enclosed by tight security and wall of official silence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9265" title="More than ">More than "Shiites" and "Sunnis"</a> <strong>NUPI<span style=""> </span></strong>This 32-page Norwegian policy report presents the consensus view of a group of distinguished Iraqi academics and professionals brought together to discuss a strategy to achieve sustainable political reform in Iraq<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/V5tcfodw73A/0,8599,1894730,00.html" target="_blank" title="The effort to end Syria's influence in Beirut is floundering, but U.S.-Syrian rapprochement may help ease the pain">Lebanon Frees Hariri Suspects: Is the Cedar Revolution Over?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090430/OPINION/704299873/1080">A haphazard hundred days masked as ‘change’ from Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michael Young </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The United States' policy jumble in the Middle East may well bring greater instability<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/30/iraqi-prime-minister-maliki">Iraqi strongman tightens his grip</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ghaith Abdul-Ahad</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> reports on how a leader once seen as weak is now being compared to Saddam Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/the-shifting-sands/">Saudis Learn to Embrace Iran</a> - Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss?mm=4&yr=2009"><span style="">Is Obama Fiddling While Iraq Burns?</span> </a>by Robert Dreyfuss</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_spine/archive/2009/04/29/understanding-syria-s-assads.aspx" title="I know it is still a heresy, a lesser heresy than when we thought every culture was basically the same. Still, I actually believe in national cha ">How To Understand Syria's Assads by Marty Peretz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,621979,00.html" title="Is history repeating itself? The current global downturn has many parallels to the Great Depression. And if the current massive bailout packages fail, the effect on the world ">Is 2009 the New 1929?: Current Crisis Shows Uncanny Parallels to Great Depression</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,621997,00.html" title="A new global energy framework is long overdue. The Obama administration could well be interested in teaming up with the European Union to create one. In addition to enhancing ">Help Wanted: The World Needs an Energy Framework</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/uiqbhUGGyrM/195395" title="Foreign policy is set to move center stage ">Hirsh: As Foreign Policy Takes Center Stage, So Will Hillary</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php%3FstoryId%3D103542989&ct=ga&cd=2PNSdVYYnCQ&usg=AFQjCNGgtl2wF4-uIzR0KA6cBafqnDL5dA" target="_blank">Obama Aims To Change World Perceptions Of US</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">NPR</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/The-road-to-peace-runs-through-Damascus/UPI-46061241040811/" title="The road to peace runs through Damascus?">The road to peace runs through Damascus?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Washington could employ soft diplomacy in the Middle East by courting Damascus in an effort to moderate the regional behavior of Iran, analysts said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101517">Most of Barack Obama's toughest choices still lie ahead</a> <strong><i>By Shlomo Ben-Ami</i></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0511/021-opinions-current-events-obama-world-sheriff.html">Obama Has to Be World's Sheriff</a> - Paul Johnson, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">T<a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3047" target="_blank">hrowing the Book at Tehran</a> BY: MIchael Jacobsen | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While the Treasury action was hardly surprising -- given the number of Iran-related designations over the past several years -- the role of other law enforcement agencies in the Iran effort is a fairly recent trend, one that the Obama administration should encourage as negotiations with Tehran move forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090428/sleepwalking-towards-the-exit" target="_blank">Sleepwalking Toward the Exit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Michael Moran | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The American public, fatigued by the years of carnage and funerals, the dissembling and deception of their former leaders, simply hope for the best in Iraq. The day-to-day warfare there, once breathlessly reported and followed, is largely tuned out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=ea3b25ad-17a7-4005-be18-c708b8a2a214" target="_blank">A Moral Reason for Abandoning the U.S. Embargo of Cuba</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Alvaro Vargas Llosa | The New Republic<span style=""> </span>Sometimes, sanctions work, sometimes they don't. A study by Gary Hufbauer, Jeffrey Schott, Kimberly Elliot and Barbara Oegg titled "Economic Sanctions Reconsidered" analyzes dozens of cases of sanctions since World War I. In about a third of them, they worked either because they helped to topple the regime (South Africa) or because they forced the dictator to make major concessions (Libya).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/abroad__bam_still_walks_on_water_166685.htm">Abroad, Obama Still Walks on Water</a> - John O'Sullivan, New York Post</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD30Dj02.html">The Global Politics of Swine Flu</a> - Kaveh Afrasiabi, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/04/28/don-martin-swine-flu-no-re-run-of-1918-pandemic.aspx">Swine Flu No Rerun of 1918 Pandemic</a> - Don Martin, National Post</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://docstalk.blogspot.com/2009/04/100-days-of-new-security-strategy.html" target="_blank">Doc's Talk: 100 Days of the New Security Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67142.html">At former British prison, Somali pirates tell their side</a> Their exploits have turned the inky-blue waters of the Indian Ocean into a perilous gantlet for ships and an unlikely security challenge for world leaders. But behind the bare brick walls of a desolate former British colonial prison here, five jailed Somali pirates didn't seem very fearsome at al<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/67179.html">World health officials urge governments to prepare for pandemic</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The global threat from the swine flu outbreak reached its highest level yet on Wednesday as the World Health Organization urged government, business and health officials to start planning in earnest for a pandemic, which now appears unavoidable.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Awsat </span><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16560">The Muslim Brotherhood and the Shia</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16560">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101519&categ_id=17">The Special Tribunal and its decisions should be fully supported</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101516">Michel Sleiman, our election wild card</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Young<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/29/torture_isnt_conservative">Torture Isn't Conservative</a> BY KEN ADELMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/">SEVEN QUESTIONS</a> <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4902">Hans Blix: Nuclear weapons are "expensive theoretical gadgets"</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD30Dj02.html"><span style="color: black;">The global politics of swine flu</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The United States and the European Union are already at odds over the outbreak of swine flu. And if this is merely the first phase of the deadly attack, subsequent waves will cause greater disruptions in world trade, transport and trans-border human movement, making a whole new logic of de-globalization inevitable. - <b>Kaveh L Afrasiabi</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67163.html">April bloodiest month in Iraq in a year as security plummets</a> More than 200 people have been killed this month in a series of explosions in Baghdad, the most recorded in the Iraqi capital since March 2008. Iraqis fear the toll will continue to rise as American troops draw down. On Wednesday, explosions in the capital killed at least 43.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/29/iraqi_parliamentary_elections_to_be_pushed_back_two_months_at_least" target="_blank">Iraqi Parliamentary elections to (maybe) be pushed back two months</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8024463.stm">Lebanon releases Hariri suspects</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Four generals in custody over the killing of former Lebanon PM Rafik Hariri are freed from jail after four years. </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710821164&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US Won't Set Timelines for Iran Talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/29/hezbollah-eyes-elections/" target="_blank">Hezbollah, Allies Positioning to Win Election</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Sam F. Ghattas | Associated Press With quiet campaigning and moderate talk, Hezbollah is building its strength for Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections - and the militant Shi'ite Muslim group and its allies stand a good chance of winning. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/EU-Washington-issue-warnings-to-Iran/UPI-76321241039274/" title="EU, Washington issue warnings to Iran">EU, Washington issue warnings to Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The European Union embraced the Washington policy of engagement with Iran as a bipartisan effort on Capitol Hill intensifies efforts at coercive diplomacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/UNAMI-Human-rights-in-Iraq-a-concern/UPI-59841241038610/" title="UNAMI: Human rights in Iraq a concern">UNAMI: Human rights in Iraq a concern</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq said Wednesday the human rights situation in Iraq remains a top concern despite modest security improvements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/Generals-released-in-Hariri-investigation/UPI-15971241034031/" title="Generals released in Hariri investigation">Generals released in Hariri investigation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Four Lebanese generals held in connection to the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri were released from custody Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8025298.stm">Triple car bomb strikes Baghdad</a> <br /> Three car bombs kill at least 41 people in the Shia district of Sadr City in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, police say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/april-iraqs-deadliest-month-in-over-a-year/">April Iraq's Deadliest Month in Over a Year</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090429/wl_mideast_afp/iraqpoliticssecurity">Iraq Moves to Dissolve National Security Council</a></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/29/hariri-assassination-suspects-freed-in-blow-to-syrias-opponents/">Hariri assassination suspects freed </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In an unexpected twist, the UN tribunal investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has ordered the release of four senior Lebanese officials</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-04-28-iraqshrine_N.htm">Attacks Have Ripple Effect on Iran-Iraq Ties</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5giE3PFLPpuY0NB9p7wGcuglM1RcA">Iran Ex-Revolutionary Guards Chief to Run for President</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hE2YXobljP7rmcrij_aBm2GJe5HQ">Iran's Khatami Throws Weight Behind Reformist Mousavi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/Former-IRGC-chiefs-presidential-bid/UPI-18711241042819/" title="Former IRGC chief's presidential bid">Former IRGC chief's presidential bid</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Former commander of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohsen Rezaei officially announced his bid for Iran's presidency Wednesday on the Principlist ticket.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16555">Dispute within the Brotherhood</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081955.html">Aluf Benn: Netanyahu will have to work to restore U.S. ties</a> U.S. officials to tell PM in Washington that Israel will have to give something in return for action on Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081979.html">Ari Shavit: Obama in 2012, after he fails to deal with Iran</a> A decision to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions could have prevented Mideast chaos and U.S. decline<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081918.html">Peres: Bombing Iran may not be the 'best solution'</a> President says attacking Iran nuclear sites would only postpone its ability to build atom bomb</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081968.html">Israel warns EU to stop criticizing Netanyahu government</a> Foreign Ministry official: Israel will block EU from participating in peace process if criticism continues.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081987.html">'Netanyahu will surprise us all with serious Syria talks'</a> Minister Ben-Eliezer says PM will base plan for peace with Palestinians on two-state solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081978.html">The binationalism vogue</a> If the two-state option melts away, the burden of coping with a binational reality will fall on all of us.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710821241&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">PM to tell Obama he accepts 'some form' of Arab peace plan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israeli official denies move is radical departure from previous policy; Lieberman to make first trip to Europe as FM.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/linkage_wars_lieberman_barak_syria" target="_top">The US-Israel linkage-war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710816467&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><i><span style="">Obama: Bond With Israel 'Unshakable'</span></i></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708410,00.html">Peres to 'soften' Obama </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708410,00.html"><span style="color: black;">President to head to Washington this weekend for meeting with American counterpart ahead of PM Netanyahu's US visit in mid May, to tell him Israel wants peace. FM Lieberman to make his first official trip to Europe next week </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708327,00.html"><span style="color: black;" lang="DE">Egypt warns Iran, Hizbullah </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="DE"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708327,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Egyptian president says 'will not tolerate those who try to tamper with Egypt's security, stability'</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090429/FOREIGN/704289822/1002" target="_blank">Labor Issues ‘Two-State’ Warning to Netanhyahu</a> BY: Vita Bekker | The National While Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s new right-wing prime minister, remains silent on his approach to Palestinian statehood, his more left-leaning coalition ally stated yesterday that he expects him to support a two-state solution during a key visit to Washington next month<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/israel-palestine-one-state-solution" target="_blank">Israel-Palestine Is Already a De Facto Single State</a> BY: Antony Lerman | The Guardian<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The control Israel exerts on Gaza and the West Bank suggests time is running out for proponents of a two-state solution.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSM <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p06s14-wome.html">In Israel, Jews and Arabs aim to bridge 'independence' and 'catastrophe' narratives</a><span style=""> </span><span class="summary">As the Jewish state celebrates Independence Day on Wednesday, a small but growing band comes together to share experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=C5217224-8535-47EB-9CB6-C63A9A248262" target="_blank" title="The popularity-seeking policy that threatens the Jewish nation.">The Obama-Netanyahu Schism--4/30/2009 12:00:00 AM</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p90s01-usfp.html">US officials ratchet up pressure on Pakistan over Taliban militants</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">On eve of White House summit, Pakistani officials push back against the impression that they're responding to Washington pressure.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0430/p02s04-usmi.html">Gates's next lever to reshape the Pentagon: QDR </a><span style=""> </span>This week, the Defense Department will begin the Quadrennial Defense Review, a year-long study that should help the secretary put his stamp on the military. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/29/silver-lining-of-shrinking-economy-consumer-spending-up/">Silver lining of shrinking economy: consumer spending up </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Economic activity in the US plunged 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, but free-fall in consumer spending stopped. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/29/house-passes-36-trillion-budget-plan/">House passes $3.6 trillion budget plan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The plan, which will help fund Obama's healthcare reform and education agenda, is also on track to pass in the Senate Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/29/fed-pace-of-us-economys-decline-is-easing/">Fed: Pace of US economy's decline is easing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/29/fall-in-us-gdp-worst-in-51-years/">Fall in US GDP worst in 51 years</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p19s01-usgn.html">Where did all the bailout money go?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The government has pledged $11.3 trillion for economic rescue – and has spent one-quarter of that. On what?</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p09s01-coop.html">What Afghanistan can learn from the Taliban</a><span style=""> </span><span class="summary">They clearly went too far to end corruption, but some tactics worked.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/29/obama-channels-fdr-in-prime-time-press-conference/">Obama channels FDR in prime time press conference </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Banks failing and the economy in shambles, the new U.S. president reassured a nationwide audience that his administration was putting America back on the right track. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p08s01-comv.html">Will Specter be the center's pivot?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington looks to be heading toward one-party rule. It needs a tempering middle.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p09s03-coop.html">Beyond Specter, Republicans have a steep hill to climb</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">To overcome scary electoral math, the GOP must recast its principles.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a92fbbc2-34e4-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="">Pakistan shares nuclear secrets; Move to allay fears over Taliban advance...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6195931.ece">China inches towards closer ties with Japan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">China tenatively commits to improving relationship with WWII enemy during visit to Beijing by Japan's prime minister Taro Aso<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6188506.ece" target="_blank">Russia and China Announce New Era of Military Cooperation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Tony Halpin | The London Times Russia and China announced plans for an intensified programme of military cooperation yesterday as part of a burgeoning “strategic partnership”. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803795_pf.html">Taliban Advance in Pakistan Prompts Shift by US</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/obama-administration-split-on-balochistan-strikes/"><span style="">White House Split on Pakistan Drone Strikes</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/pakistan-conflicted-on-militant-battle/"><span style="">Pakistanis Conflicted on Militant Battle</span></a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/29/planet_holbrooke_and_envoy_nation">Planet Holbrooke</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/29/AR2009042904230.html">In India, a Grass-Roots Shift</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New Parties Compete in Election as Mumbai Attacks Spur Greater Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KD30Ae01.html">A helping Chinese hand</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> China's US$25 billion aid and credit package for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is part of its strategy to strengthen already booming economic ties with the region through soft power. By wooing developing nations such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia with strings-free aid, China can also secure valuable infrastructure and natural resource deals - and usurp American influence in the region. - <b>Brian McCartan<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD30Df02.html">A capital idea for Afghanistan</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> With the United States' new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan already under attack, a symbol of hope is badly needed for the former. Replacing Kabul with a new capital in a more central part of the country might serve that purpose well. - <b>Peter J Brown<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/scores-of-pakistani-forces-captured-during-buner-offensive/">Scores of Pakistani Forces Captured During Buner Offensive</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=54107">Petraeus Parallels Iraq, Afghanistan Strategies</a> - Fred W. Baker <span class="caps">III, </span><em>American Forces Press Service</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-pakistan29-2009apr29,0,3805869.story">US Training of Pakistan Army to Grow</a> - Julian Barnes, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>. T</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/taliban-threatens-wave-of-attacks-against-us-surge/">Taliban Threatens Wave of Attacks Against US Surge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67186.html">Obama says he's 'gravely concerned' about Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-demonising-pakistan-will-not-solve-afghanistan-1676352.html">Adrian Hamilton: Demonising Pakistan will not solve Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8026111.stm">Japan in surprise economy boost</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Industrial output in Japan rose in March for the first time in six months, according to official government figures. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/29/us-may-fast-track-aid-to-block-taliban/" target="_blank">U.S. May Fast-Track Aid to Block Taliban</a> BY: Raza Khan and Christina Bellantoni | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration is considering expediting aid to Pakistan, where militants are advancing on the capital and posing a threat to a cluster of strategic installations, including a major dam, a key bridge and the country's largest weapons and ammunition complex.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/opinion/30iht-edashdown.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Falling Short on Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: PADDY ASHDOWN and JOSEPH INGRAM | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lessons drawn from Bosnia and East Timor can be used to coordinate international aid.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR's Scott Snyder says in a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-bfo8XAH2H5jkY%404200208-yk.c8vjIS748w" target="_blank">new interview</a> that questions about a possible regime succession make negotiating with North Korea more difficult at the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Time </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/LCIIlZLr9Aw/0,8599,1894790,00.html" target="_blank" title="Modestly improvements in the latest trade figures indicate the worst of the recession may have passed">Asia's Hard-hit Exporters See a Glimmer of Economic Hope</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/V68pDDpBdVE/0,8599,1894565,00.html" title="Government-backed giants are benefiting from the country's stimulusprograms, while the private sector is forced to fend for itself. IsBeijing's economic po ">Why China's State-owned Companies Are Making a Comeback</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1847&Itemid=422" target="_blank">China's Gold Ambitions </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Philip Bowring | Asia Sentinel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's announcement that it has more than doubled its official gold holdings to over 1,000 tonnes is significant as much for the politics of its timing as for the news itself. Indeed it is only one of several recent announcements made to position China for greater influence as the world financial system faces the prospect of its biggest changes since the 1971 Smithsonian Agreement. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5237497/UN-accuses-Sri-Lanka-of-shelling-civilian-safe-zone.html" target="_blank">UN Accuses Sri Lanka of Shelling Civilian 'Safe Zone'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/KD30Ae01.html" target="_blank">A Helping Chinese Hand</a> BY: Brian McCartan | Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's US$25 billion aid and credit package for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is part of its strategy to strengthen already booming economic ties with the region through soft power.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p06s19-woap.html"><span style="" lang="FR">Taiwan wins rare UN invite</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With nod from China, it will attend next month's World Health Assembly, but only as an "observer."</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ebf80c58-34ed-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Fatal flaws that wrecked Thailand’s promise </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">David Pilling on a country in turmoil</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></pre></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/europe-elections-politics">Europe's future depends on voters. But not on the European elections</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Garton Ash:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The EU is not a single democracy. The parties are shaping up for a big scrap in June, but the issues will be domestic <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Eastern_Partnership_Summit_Strains_To_Juggle_Interests_And_Values/1618551.html">Juggling Act</a> The draft of a document slated for release at an upcoming EU Eastern Partnership summit suggests the bloc is struggling to make the program an ideal fit. The debate reflects the inconvenient reality that most invitees fall far short of the democratic and rights standards promoted by the EU itself<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fd57e9a-34e5-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Migrants boost EU economy, says study</a> Migration from eastern to western Europe is boosting the economy of the European Union by nearly €50bn a year, or about 0.8 per cent of gross domestic product, according to a report sponsored by the European Commission<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/64c422da-34de-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">EU faces year of tough challenges</a> For European Union policymakers, a combination of soaring budget deficits and feeble economic recovery threatens to make 2010 a year of challenges no less demanding than those of the past 12 months <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,621680,00.html">Why Is Germany So Calm about Crisis?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">- J. Moreno & S. Simons, Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2009/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2009_MONTH_04/6-17042009-EN-AP.PDF">Euro area external trade deficit 2.0 bn euro ; 10.6 bn euro deficit for EU27</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF; 236.9 KB)<span style=""> </span>Source: Eurostat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/nato_out_of_area_not_out_of_bu_1.html">NATO Is Not Out of Business</a> - Couloumbis, Ahlstrom & Weaver, RCW<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8024345.stm">France urges Mexican flight ban</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">France says it will request an EU-wide ban on all flights to Mexico, source of the swine flu outbreak. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/29/islam-terrorism-radicalisation-recession" target="_blank">Muslim Radicalisation's Socio-Economic Roots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Tahir Abbas | The Guardian In the UK Muslims are more vulnerable to radicalisation when they are poor, northern and discriminated against.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173775&bolum=109">Do Balkans Belong to Europe?</a> - Hajrudin Somun, Today's Zaman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p06s13-woeu.html">At Europe's doorway, a Greek city grapples with growing illegal immigrant problem</a> <span class="summary">Afghan immigrants often make their way to Patras, where they become entangled in EU asylum laws<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FRANCE-SPAIN: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In an address to the Spanish parliament yesterday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-2kndVC49gHwqg%404200217-QdDUPJ4Gt6VKk" target="_blank">joint summit (AFP)</a> to tackle terrorism, including the Basque separatist group ETA, as well as drug trafficking and illegal immigration.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376701.htm">U.S., Russia: Mother of All Deals?</a> - Amitai Etzioni, Moscow Times</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34912&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=3eae8c3146" target="_blank">Numbers Declining, Risks Mounting in Tbilisi Demonstrations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor<span style=""> </span>As crowds dwindle to near-insignificance at the Tbilisi protest rallies, their leaders are abandoning the failed tactics of mass mobilization, shifting to new efforts designed to spark violence and blame it on the authorities. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CSIS/%7E3/gSmxjcOFO94/" title="The Russia Balance Sheet provides comprehensive, balanced, and accurate information on all key aspects of Russia’s developments and their implications for the United States. After the ">Russia Balance Sheet Published</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/29/nato-resumes-russia-contacts-differences-linger/">NATO Resumes Russia Contacts, Differences Linger</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDwDws7jzRsh-LX1hQd8fBCcu-_Q">Russia Insists It Won't Militarize the Arctic</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042909.shtml">Kazakhstan: Central Asian Leaders Clash over Water at Aral Sea Summit</a><br /> A summit on the future of the shrinking Aral Sea ended in Almaty without making any tangible progress on resuscitating the endangered sea. If anything, the meeting succeeded only in stoking acrimony among participants on the water-use issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/344b98e2-34c8-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Gazprom waives Ukraine gas fines</a> Russia’s state-controlled energy giant has agreed to waive hefty fines upon Ukraine, which purchased only a third of planned natural gas supplies so far this year after its recession-battered economy shrank sharply</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko says she has successfully solved <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-gU8bevCV5ryDA%404200216-GDLS4XDSO7UXI" target="_blank">Ukraine's gas supply disputes (Ria Novosti)s</a> with Russia at meetings with her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39446224-3500-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Nato expels Russian envoys </a>Nato has ordered the expulsion of two Russian diplomats in retaliation for a spy scandal in which a senior Estonian official was jailed for passing on top-level secrets about the western alliance to Moscow<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6194409.ece">Retreat from Afghanistan</a> The temporary dispatch of only 700 troops to bolster British forces in Afghanistan is the worst of all worlds: sending too few reinforcements to achieve the end promised<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6194351.ece">The longest assisted suicide in history</a> The Budget is a death blow for Labour - because Brown prefers playing politics to proper strategy <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky">Anatole Kaletsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6194491.ece">Victory without humanity can be no triumph</a> We have seen for ourselves why an international relief effort is now urgently needed in Sri Lanka <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">David Miliband and Bernard Kouchner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6194859.ece">Pandemic level raised amid 'imminent' emergency</a>World Health Organisation raises the alert level to one beneath the maximum level, as swine flu continues to spread<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6195422.ece">Key town seized from Taleban in major offensive</a> Pakistani army commandos dropped by helicopters behind Taleban lines swiflty recaptured Dagar, the main town in Buner district <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6195931.ece">China inches towards closer ties with Japan</a> China tenatively commits to improving relationship with WWII enemy during visit to Beijing by Japan's prime minister Taro Aso<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris/article6194377.ece">I know those car-alarm moments</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">‘In the Loop' certainly strikes a chord. It is a work of near-genius, almost too clever <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/matthew_parris">Matthew Parris</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6195090.ece">I’m not a miracle worker, Obama tells America </a><span style=""> </span>President Obama marks 100th day in office by pleading for patience and warning that America faces 'a long journey ahead'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6194875.ece">End of an era as Britain takes a back seat </a><span style=""> </span>The British Army once boasted mastery of counter-insurgency operations all over the world<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6194874.ece">Donkey ‘suicide’ bombing is latest tactic </a><span style=""> </span>A tethered donkey laden with explosives was detonated as British armoured vehicle passed in southern Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6194873.ece">Military loses battle over troop boost </a><span style=""> </span>Gordon Brown has rejected plea from commanders for 2,000 permanent British troop reinforcements in southern Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105386858871365.html">U.S. Plans New Talks With Syria </a>Obama is dispatching two high-level envoys to Syria for a second round of talks focused on securing the Iraqi border and supporting the Arab-Israeli peace process.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105013014171063.html">Henninger: 100 Days: 'Harry, I Have a Gift'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105268584271249.html">Obama Outsources His Presidency </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Karl Rove </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">He may come to regret letting Congress write his major legislation.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124104689179070747.html">The Real Culture War Is Over Capitalism </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Arthur C. Brooks</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Tea parties, 'ethical populism,' and the moral case against redistribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124104452361970553.html">Obama Aims for Fast Private Sector Exit </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama said he wants to get the government out of the private sector as fast as possible -- but would help troubled companies make "tough decisions based on realistic assumptions."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124100763955368325.html">Hopeful Signs Seen in GDP Fall </a>The U.S. economy contracted at a 6.1% annual rate in the first quarter, but inventories declined and consumer spending rebounded.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/index.html" target="_self">Bloomberg</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aiz06xRmmeOQ" target="_self">Fed Is Said to Seek Capital for at Least Six Banks</a></strong> — At least six of the 19 largest U.S. banks require additional capital, according to preliminary results of government stress tests, people briefed on the matter said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm">Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2009 (Advance)</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis + <a href="http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp109a.pdf">Full release and tables</a> (PDF; 1.01 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c468b42-34e6-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s hundred days of ambition</a> If he succeeds in his policy goals he will be regarded as a great president, and rightly so. If he fails, he will be accused of hubristic overreach, with equal justification. He has set himself Herculean challanges<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be8041b6-34fa-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">US taxpayers face bill of $1,900bn, fears IMF</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Efforts to stabilise the financial system could end up costing US taxpayers about 13.3 per cent of annual output, or $1,900bn over the next five years, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50c4cc3a-34d9-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Obama foreign policy spotlights engagement</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US president Barack Obama has made clear his belief that engagement itself is the abiding theme of his foreign policy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06299c8e-3437-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">US economy shrinks 6.1%</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US economy continued to contract in the first quarter of this year as business investment collapsed in the face of eroding global demand <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f7b025a-3524-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Congress approves $3,400bn budget</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Congress passed a $3,400bn budget resolution that laid the foundation for healthcare reform and a series of other Democratic policy goals, handing President Barack Obama a key victory on his 100th day in office<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a96147a4-34f4-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Anything to distract us from the arts of life</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jonathan Guthrie on working fewer hours <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/60a2cd2c-3502-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">It is time for debate on how to cut public spending </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">David Davis suggests some ways<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/283c1562-34ec-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Homeward bound</a> Even as appetite for risk recovers, the implosion in cross-border lending as banks return to their domestic markets will depress world finance for years to come<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df09b2ee-34ed-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html">Madison Avenue feels the squeeze</a> Today’s face-off between the people in suits – media planning agencies – and advertising’s creatives is fuelled by recession rather than growth, and the internet rather than television, with clients demanding extra work – such as digital campaigns – for the same money, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johngapper" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / John Gapper">John Gapper</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-advance30-2009apr30,0,5140573.story">It's Day 100, and President Obama returns to theme of hope</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">He says he is "pleased . . . but not satisfied" with his administration's progress in the face of major issues including the economy and swine flu.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rose29-2009apr29,0,1468193.story" target="_self" title="Obama's doing the best with a short stack">Obama's doing the best with a short stack</a> By Gideon Rose<span style=""> </span>Unlike the two previous presidents, he seems to know how to calculate the odds... <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-fighting30-2009apr30,0,6695106.story" title="Pakistan wrests control of town from Taliban">Pakistan wrests control of town from Taliban</a> But militants have taken over a police station and dozens of officers are hostage. The military actions are an effort to push the Taliban back into its base in the Swat Valley<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-bombings30-2009apr30,0,6711281.story">Five car bombings across Baghdad kill 48</a><span style=""> </span>Shiite Muslims appear to be the targets, and that raises fears of a renewed Sunni insurgency. Survivors of two blasts in Sadr City say Iraqi security forces failed to protect them<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-pakistan29-2009apr29,0,3805869.story">U.S. training of Pakistan army to grow</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fearing Islamabad is ill equipped to battle militants, Washington aims to bolster the nation's anti-insurgency efforts<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-swine29-2009apr29,0,6988350.story" target="_self" title="The swine flu battle">The swine flu battle</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sensible steps, not panic, are called for to contain the outbreak. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-lebanon-generals30-2009apr30,0,5454513.story">Lebanon frees 4 generals held in ex-premier's slaying</a> A U.N.-backed tribunal orders them released for lack of evidence after a witness recants a statement alleging that the men helped plan the 2005 bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 22 others.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-oew-kaye-carafano29-2009apr29,0,6696340.story" target="_self" title="The Bush memos: What do they reveal?">The Bush memos: What do they reveal?</a> David Kaye says the memos shouldn't obscure the fact that Bush and his senior White House officials bear responsibility for torturing. James Jay Carafano says this issue cannot be resolved in a court.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-swine-flu30-2009apr30,0,4696825.story">Swine flu prompts WHO to raise alert level</a> The level goes from 4 to 5, meaning the likelihood of a pandemic "is very high or inevitable," an official says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-bird-flu30-2009apr30,0,5512058.story">Bird flu blamed in Egypt child's death</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Six-year-old Ali died last week, and health workers don't know the source of his disease. Bird flu has been blamed in the deaths of 26 people in Egypt since 2006, the most of any nation outside Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bank-america30-2009apr30,0,7663139.story">Ken Lewis ousted as Bank of America chairman</a> Lewis has faced sharp disapproval for his role in B of A's hastily arranged merger with Merrill Lynch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/us/politics/29text-obama.html" target="_self">President Obama's 100th-Day Press Briefing</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —Transcript<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/us/politics/30repubs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">G.O.P. Debate: A Broader Party or a Purer One?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/29/democrats-message-to-gop-in-budget-plan-we-dont-need-you/">Democrats to GOP in budget plan: We don't need you </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Though Democrats are asking for bipartisan support, the resolution passed Wednesday suggests they are prepared to go it alone on healthcare and education reform. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dan Balz / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803840.html" target="_self">Will GOP Sleep Through Wake-Up Call?</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67185.html">100 days: Obama makes broad assurances to country</a> President Barack Obama marked his first 100 days in office Wednesday with a broad assurance that the country is on the road to recovery and that there is no cause for panic on threats ranging from the swine flu to nuclear weapons in Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67160.html">As Obama grows stronger, GOP rhetoric becomes extreme</a> To hear Republicans tell it, Obama's first 100 days have been an unprecedented disaster. "The most harmful budget in American history," said a recent GOP missive. Said another, Obama's global warming proposals could change "the economic fortunes of the hearland . . . for generations." "They're floundering," one political scientist said<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/30/the_defector_96254.html">The Defector</a> - David Broder, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p09s03-coop.html">Beyond Specter, GOP Has Steep Hill to Climb</a> - John Pitney, CSM<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/30/100-day_lurch_to_the_left_96260.html">100-Day Lurch to the Left</a> - Lawrence Kudlow, RealClearPolitics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/29/obama_torture/">Obama Reframes the Torture Debate</a> - Alex Koppelman, Salon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/magazine/03Obama-t.html">After the Great Recession</a> - David Leonhardt, New York Times Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217275/">Obama Calmed the Economy in His First 100 Days</a> - Daniel Gross, Slate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/30/reconciliations_slippery_path_96256.html">Reconciliation's Slippery Path</a> - George Will, Washington Post<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/democrats-push-back-on-specter-deal-2009-04-29.html" target="_self">Reid's Specter deal stirs senior Dems' anger</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) deal to allow Sen. Arlen Specter to retain his seniority after he switches to the Democratic Conference has not been received well by senior senators in the party. — Several Democrats are furious<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090429/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_fact_check_obama" target="_self">FACT CHECK: Obama disowns deficit he helped shape</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/black-white-divide-in-obama-popularity-43923897.html" target="_self">The black-white divide in Obama's popularity</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — On his 100th day in office, Barack Obama enjoys high job approval ratings, no matter what poll you consult. But if a new survey by the New York Times is accurate, the president and some of his policies are significantly less popular …<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096669499866405.html#mod=article-outset-box">100 Days: An Engaged, Elusive, President</a> - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30460145/">Obama to Be Spectacular Success--or Failure?</a> - Chuck Todd, NBC News<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/29/obama_sows_seeds_of_demise__96245.html">Obama's High Approval Ratings Won't Last</a> - Dick Morris, The Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/29/for_specter_full_circle_96228.html">Specter's Move Signals a Decisive Shift</a> - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/29/a_long_term_problem_for_republicans_96230.html">The Republican Party Needs Moderates</a> - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/29/obamas_liberal_arrogance_will_be_his_undoing_96225.html">Liberal Arrogance Will Be Obama's Undoing</a> - Jonah Goldberg, LA Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=addb4fea-070e-4444-9a3b-7e1557ab221c">Obama: Better Than Roosevelt?</a> - Alan Brinkley, The New Republic<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0511/017-opinions-steve-forbes-the-fight.html">The Looming Fight for 17% of the U.S. Economy</a> - Steve Forbes, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/5245216/British-campaign-in-Iraq-comes-to-official-end.html">British campaign in Iraq comes to official end</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">British troops are awaiting the final order to withdraw from Iraq after six years of conflict that has cost 179 lives. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/5246254/Iraq-withdrawal-war-tested-special-relationship-between-Britain-and-US.html">Iraq withdrawal: war tested 'special relationship' between Britain and US</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Britain has been the United States' strongest ally in Iraq over the past six years, but the bloody conflict has tested the special relationship. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://adc.telegraph.co.uk/a/adgent007/11228-01-01.html?oldURL=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5245958/A-war-without-frontiers.html&timer=5000&clickurl=http://ads.telegraph.co.uk/event.ng/Type%3Dclick%26Segments%3D8,35,417,475,663,964,1026,1%20">A war without frontiers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Stability in Pakistan is just as important as peace in Afghanistan <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/brutal-reminders-that-peace-in-iraq-is-far-from-assured-1676414.html">Brutal reminders that peace in Iraq is far from assured</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As British troops pull out of Basra, a stabbing and car bombing show that stability is still a long way away<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-next-emerging-market-iraq-sets-out-its-stall-1676430.html">The next emerging market? Iraq sets out its stall</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-timely-end-to-an-unwise-and-mismanaged-intervention-1676346.html">Leading article: A timely end to an unwise and mismanaged intervention </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-is-this-the-price-of-americas-new-friendship-with-syria-1676416.html">Is this the price of America's new friendship with Syria?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robert Fisk</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Pro-Damascus generals held for the assassination that sparked turmoil in Lebanon walk free after four years<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian-hamilton-demonising-pakistan-will-not-solve-afghanistan-1676352.html">Adrian Hamilton: Demonising Pakistan will not solve Afghanistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/crucial-flu-drug-for-50m-britons-1676390.html">Crucial flu drug for 50m Britons</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As WHO raises threat level, ministers increase stockpiles to cover three-quarters of the UK population<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/is-tamiflu-ndash-or-a-vaccine-ndash-the-answer-1676395.html">Is Tamiflu – or a vaccine – the answer?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/the-complete-university-guide-end-of-the-great-divide-1676107.html">The Complete University Guide: End of the great divide</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oxford is in pole position again – but this year, for the first time, the new universities have clearly broken into the top half of the league table.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/29/reading_lists" target="_blank">Reading lists</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Popular Science</i>, an essay on <a href="http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-04/future-military">The Future of the Military</a> — Perhaps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD233309">Apr 29 SD# 2333 - Interviews with Members of a Slaughtering Squad of Al-Qaeda in Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0430/p02s04-usmi.html">Gates's Next Lever to Reshape the Pentagon: <span class="caps"><span style="text-decoration: none;">QDR</span></span></a> - Gordon Lubold, <em>Christian Science Monitor</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/nato_out_of_area_not_out_of_bu_1.html">NATO Is Not Out of Business</a> - Couloumbis, Ahlstrom & Weaver, RCW</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://merln.ndu.edu/index.cfm?secID=263&pageID=35&type=section">Piracy off the Coast of Somalia</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: National Defense University Library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greater Transparency Needed in Development of U.S. Policy on Cyberattack<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12651">Direct to Full Text Report</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99454" target="_blank">Costs of War: Dirty Little Secrets</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Shaun Waterman | ISN Security Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is going to be accountability for the officials who authored and authorized the US interrogation program for al-Qaida detainees. The only question is how.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2009/04/army_intel_journal-2.html" title="Permanent Link to Army Intel Journal Back Online">Army Intel Journal Back Online</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/29/British-plan-for-new-intelligence-facility/UPI-39201241041810/" title="British plan for new intelligence facility">British plan for new intelligence facility</a>9 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense announced plans for a new intelligence facility to strengthen operational and strategic threat-assessment capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H20</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2217002/" target="_blank">Yet Another CIA Failure</a> BY: Christopher Hitchens | Slate </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CIA Director Gen. Michael V. Hayden has deplored the release of the memorandums on the grounds that they inform our enemies of how far we are prepared to go. In what conceivable world has the general been living?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9266" title="Climate Change: The Case for Action">Climate Change: The Case for Action</a> <strong>Parliamentary Library - Australia</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 41-page Australian paper presenting the case for climate change mitigation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9256" title="The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism">The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Parliamentary Library – Australia </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 25-page Australian background note provides information on the Clean Development Mechanism and its associated emissions credits <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Garish, tasteless, sentimental: <b>kitsch gives us fake human feeling</b> wrapped in a thick layer of cuteness. But so what, if people enjoy it?... <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/story-printer.html?id=34b2e4cc-6760-49b1-8cb0-a6642d73a6d1">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The National Interest</i>, Barry Eichengreen on <a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21274">The Last Temptation of Risk</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Post-Google, <b>plagiarism is a different art</b>: add little observations that differ from the original. Reorder paragraphs, with new quotes, spurious or ad hoc... <a href="http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=3sb7fgmhd1qszg1g6tgbtjx5kj95v8ny">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pornocalypse Now: It’s in a <a href="http://www.adbusters.org/magazine/83/pornocalypse_now.html">fog of fake fucking</a> that man is sleepwalking toward an abyss.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/every_time_i_think_im_done_with_the_policy_relevance_of_the_academy_they_pull_me_ba">An absolutely preposterous idea for reforming academia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <b>traditional obituary</b> is an art form nasty, brutish, and short, one that takes the scrambled up thing that is a human life and smashes it into a tidy narrative... <a href="http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article04220903.aspx">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1893965,00.html">Why Google Wants You to Google Yourself</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/191399">More</a> and <a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/12/art_for_evolutions_sake/">more</a> and <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/373dff48-14db-11de-8cd1-0000779fd2ac.html">more</a> on <i>The Art Instinct</i> by Denis Dutton<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Daedalus</i>, a special issue on <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3671/is_200901/">reflecting on the humanities</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a stunning result, the winner of the annual <i>Time</i> 100 poll and new owner of the title <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1894028,00.html">World's Most Influential Person</a> is moot (and <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/27/time-magazine-throws-up-its-hands-as-it-gets-pwned-by-4chan/">more</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. Francis Fukuyama on <a href="http://65.182.203.221/contd/?p=729">Mexico and the Drug Wars</a> (and <a href="http://exiledonline.com/dispatch-from-mexico-bringing-you-up-to-date-on-mexico%E2%80%99s-victories-against-the-drug-lords/">more</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <a href="http://press.princeton.edu/chapters/i8908.html">introduction</a> to <i>Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain, and France, 1890s to 1990s</i> by Marion Fourcade. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticlePrint/21274">review</a> of <i>The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free Market and Why Liberals Should Too</i> by James K. Galbraith<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/battle-of-the-berlusconis-italys-first-couple-at-war-over-harem-1676418.html">Battle of the Berlusconis: Italy's first couple at war over 'harem'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124105279357871239.html">Ordinary Happiness </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BOOKSHELF<span style=""> </span><strong>By Wes Davis</strong><br /> The riches to be found in listening, looking, walking, reading -- in simply paying attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-31318209929316948622009-04-29T09:54:00.000+03:002009-04-29T09:55:04.179+03:00April 29, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4900.php">The Bourgeois Revolution</a> How the global middle class declared war on democracy By Joshua Kurlantzick<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94f9640e-3436-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning</a> The largest economies have made the fundamental decision to prevent bankruptcy. but this is only the first step on the long road to financial health. Those who hope for a swift return to what they thought normal two years ago are deluded, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a51aca-3436-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Flashes of brilliance, but Barack could do better</a> Edward Mortimer assesses Obama’s first 100 days<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8f9b36-341b-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Germany’s woes spark talk of Weimar </a>About 10,000 demonstrators are expected to march in the capital in May Day protests on Friday under the banner: ‘Capitalism means war and crisis – For the social revolution’ <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/723d88b0-3412-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Senior Saudi calls for political reforms</a> Prince Talal bin Abdelaziz appeals for political and economic change in the world’s largest oil producer, warning that the kingdom is not prepared to face the challenges of the 21st century<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a7b1294-341c-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Swine flu spread points to global pandemic</a> Countries around the world stepped up measures to discourage travel to Mexico as the further international spread of swine flu signalled the growing likelihood of a global pandemic<span class="grey"> </span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Debka<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6048" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Talks on Iranian corridor for US troops, supplies to Afghanistan on fast track</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/us/politics/29specter.html?ref=todayspaper">Specter Joins Democrats; Senate Count May Reach 60</a><span style=""> </span>The decision by Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania to switch parties potentially presents Democrats with a 60th vote and the power to break Senate filibusters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/asia/29afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Sets Fight in the Poppies to Stop Taliban</a><span style=""> </span>Commanders are planning to cut off the Taliban’s main source of money, Afghanistan’s multimillion-dollar opium crop, by doubling the number of troops in three provinces.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://100days.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/obama-at-100-days-how-does-he-compare/index.html?ref=opinion">Obama at 100 Days: How Does He Compare?</a><span style=""> </span>By THE EDITORS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The contributors assess President Obama’s 100 days in the final installments of this series.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial – <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29wed1.html?ref=opinion">One Hundred</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In his first 14 weeks plus two days, President Obama has made a strong start at addressing the most critical of the failed policies and urgent threats that he inherited.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081530.html">Bradley Burston: Could the Taliban get the bomb before Iran does?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081825.html">Jimmy Carter: U.S. and Syria to restore full diplomatic ties soon</a> Carter, Assad to meet in June; Assad: Obama will face Mideast crisis if he does<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></b></a> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-mexico-uk-media">Swine flu: Crisis, but not yet calamity</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> It would be a mistake to treat the 1,600 or so suspected cases in Mexico, 50 cases in the US and handful of other sufferers across the world, as evidence that a cataclysmic outbreak is now unavoidable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-mexico-uk-media1">Swine flu? A panic stoked in order to posture and spend</a> <strong>Simon Jenkins: </strong>Despite the hysteria, the risk to Britons' health is tiny - but that news won't sell papers or drugs, or justify the WHO's budget<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/obama-100-days">Barack Obama: A good start</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>The American president is making huge strides to change old American policies, but challenges lie ahead<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/28/swine-flu-united-states-mexico">Prepare for swine flu pandemic, authorities warn</a> Poorest nations may be hardest hit, says WHO, whlist California declares state of emergency <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/pakistan-taliban-human-rights-india">Living with the Taliban</a> <strong>Ali Dayan Hasan: </strong>Unless its army can focus on confronting them, Pakistan risks bending to the fundamentalists' will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Robert Tait / <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_self">Guardian</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/28/iran-election-admadinejhad-slogan-obama" target="_self">Ahmadinejad tells voters: Yes, we can</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6188506.ece">New era of cooperation for Russia and China</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As many as 25 joint military manoeuvres to be staged in a demonstration of strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mr-obama-is-honouring-his-promise-to-change-america-1675701.html">Leading article: Mr Obama is honouring his promise to change America </a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-pakistans-threat-is-not-exaggerated-1675702.html">Leading article: Pakistan's threat is not exaggerated</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-awakening28-2009apr28,0,115151.story">Iraq's Awakening: Two tales illustrate force's birth and slow death</a> A politician and a fighter were both part of the Sons of Iraq, a U.S.-backed Sunni force that helped end the civil war. Now one is hunted and the other is trying to find a place in the government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-fighter28-2009apr28,0,1838613.story">A revolt begins with a four-man hit squad</a> Betrayed, one brother is killed by Al Qaeda in Iraq. But more tribesmen then join the fight to take back towns.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kirchick28-2009apr28,0,4218519.story" target="_self" title="Squanderer in chief">Squanderer in chief</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By James Kirchick<span style=""> </span>At a stop on his grand global apology tour this spring, President Obama was asked by a reporter in France if he believed in "American exceptionalism." This is the notion that our history as the world's oldest democracy, our immigrant founding and our devotion to liberty endow the United States with a unique, providential role in world affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29iht-edsahimi.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Iran's Power Struggle</a> BY: Muhammad Sahimi | International Herald Tribune <b><span style="color: black;">Hard-liners and pragmatic conservatives are battling for dominance in the next election. An Iranian-American journalist has become a pawn in this fight.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022516.stm">Global alert</a> How countries are preparing for a swine flu pandemic <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://sandbox.blog-city.com/linkblog/jump/?i=509866" target="_blank" title="...">Lee Hamilton: Eminence Grise of Obama's Middle East Policy by Ed Lasky</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Ian Bremmer </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/28/the_10_crises_you_arent_expecting_but_should_be_part_1">The 10 crises you aren't expecting but should be</a> BY IAN BREMMER<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-27-voa26.cfm">Report: Arms Sales to Middle East Up 38 Percent</a> - Cindy Saine, <em>Voice of America</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99452" target="_blank">Mass Confusion in Tehran</a> BY: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch<span style=""> </span>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's unofficial re-election bid is causing great consternation among his former allies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/obamas_100_days_in_foreign_pol.html">Obama's 100 Days in Foreign Policy</a> - Kim Holmes, Heritage Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090427_obamas_first_hundred_days_and_u_s_presidential_realities">Obama's First Hundred Days and U.S. Presidential Realities</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124095940043565747.html">Can Europe's Leaders<br /> Hold the Fiscal Line? </a>As Europe's biggest countries fall together into recession, proponents of a more aggressive fiscal policy wonder how long European leaders can continue to reject one.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124093808014064221.html" target="_blank">World Waits for Foreign Policy to Take Shape</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124093808014064221.html">New Era Abroad, but Still-Wary World </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama squeezed in two tours that told much of the world what it wanted to hear: the Bush era is over. But the world remains on edge about exactly what change will bring.<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Asia Times </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">CHAN AKYA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD29Dj03.html"><span style="color: black;">Swine flu over cuckoo markets</span></a></strong> The outbreak of swine flu and the continuing global financial crisis have more in common than their potential to disrupt the lives of numerous people across the globe. Both highlight the danger of maintaining unsustainable modus operandi at the core of modern humanity's lifestyle<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD29Ak02.html">A new order emerges in Lebanon</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span>Calls for engagement with Hezbollah in Lebanon are increasing in Washington, Britain is opening dialogue with non-state players and the Syrians are back in the international arena. Steadily, the Middle East leftovers of the George W Bush era are being eroded, and people like Lebanese warlord Walid Jumblatt are preparing for the new alignments. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD29Ak01.html">US and Iran stuck at pre-dialogue</a> </strong>Despite strong misgivings, many Iranian politicians still hope that a meaningful breakthrough in relations with the United States is possible, based on "common interests". A major hurdle, though, remains the perception of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad as a mere "noisemaker" without clout in foreign policy. - <b>Kaveh L Afrasiabi</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710807376&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The world according to Lieberman </a><span style=""> </span>Exclusive interview: The new foreign minister is fed up with the "slogans" he keeps hearing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710815388&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Hamas and Fatah deadlocked over unity</a> Rival factions end fourth round of power-sharing talks without deal, will meet again on May 16.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710812623&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Reformist challenger slams Ahmadinejad</a> Candidate Karroubi says current president has "derailed" Iran with Holocaust-denying statements<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1040/42/376651.htm" target="_blank">20 Years of Going Nowhere</a> BY: Vladimir Ryzhkov | The Moscow Times <span style="color: black;">The recent annual meeting of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a Moscow-based think tank, underscored the confusion and distress among leading Russian politicians, analysts and policymakers</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8023837.stm">Medvedev sacks Moscow police head</a> <span style=""> </span>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismisses Moscow's police chief a day after an officer shot dead three people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/engelhardt/2009/04/28/whose-century-was-that/">Whose Century Was That?</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> by Andrew J. Bacevich and Tom Engelhardt</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124092119905463407.html">Pakistan Sends Jets to Battle Taliban </a>Pakistan's military attacked Taliban positions in a district next to the Swat Valley in its most robust effort to repel a militant advance.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28iht-edscissors.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Deng Undone</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Derek Scissors | International Herald Tribune As China pulls back from market reforms, the Obama administration faces difficult choices on how to engage Beijing on economic issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090428_pakistan_tactical_response_taliban_expansion">Pakistan: A Tactical Response to Taliban Expansion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan's anti-jihadist operations in the North-West Frontier Province will not keep the province from becoming a lawless haven for militants.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090428_geopolitical_diary_pakistans_containment_negotiating_table">Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan's Containment Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The only resolution for Islamabad's Taliban problem -- as with Washington's -- may be at the negotiating table.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/archives/003535.html" target="_blank" title="Steve Clemons wrote on his blog Saturday that Dennis Ross was due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today on a big (and possibly hastily scheduled?) trip today. He added that...">'Sensitive' developments in Saudi Arabia? Succession-related?</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do%3Fload%3Ddetay%26link%3D173817%26bolum%3D100&ct=ga&cd=f2XjSzsmWZ0&usg=AFQjCNH0H3RgytBQr1IEemV-RwD-XkvO9A" target="_blank">Ankara won't allow Israel to use <b>Turkish</b> airspace in attacking <b>Iran</b></a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1694960&l=3634&ctl=23EE888:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C681435012096D987478E581C28AFA70E2&" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="DE">Türk - Amerikan İlişkilerinde 24 Nisan Eşiği Aşıldı</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1694960&l=3634&ctl=23EE88A:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C681435012096D987478E581C28AFA70E2&" target="_blank">Aliyev'den Karabağ Sorunu Konusunda Sert Açıklamalar</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PostGlobal: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal?hpid=talkbox1">Reconciling Turkey and Armenia</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/04/the_trouble_with_the_genocide.html" title="external link">The Trouble With the 'Genocide' Label</a><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist<span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13565679" target="_blank">Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation is Worrying Azerbaijan</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Azerbaijan has reacted with alarm to news of a Turkish-Armenian roadmap to normalise relations that foresees the lifting of Turkey’s blockade of Armenia—which would ease the pressure on Armenia to reach a deal with Azerbaijan over Nagorny-Karabakh.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1694960&l=3634&ctl=23EE88B:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C681435012096D987478E581C28AFA70E2&" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="TR">Avrupa Adalet Divanı'ndan Kıbrıslı Rumlar Lehine Karar</span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124091203150163129.html">EU Ruling Rattles Cyprus Talks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In a move that could rattle peace talks, Europe's highest court ruled that judges in Cyprus can compel the return of land seized after the 1974 Turkish invasion</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1270">Article or Op-Ed</a> "The AKP's Foreign Policy: The Misnomer of 'Neo-Ottomanism' By Soner Cagaptay<span style=""> </span>The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11535089.asp?gid=244">Implicit 'genocide' threat lies behind Turkey-Armenia breakthrough</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Jerusalem Post </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710813794&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Turkey set to boost trade with Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Protocol signed outlining means to increase value of trade to $20 billion yearly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2009/04/200942810132414871.html" target="_blank">PKK 'ready for peace' with <b>Turkey</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">EurasiaNet </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042809.shtml">Turkey: Ankara-Yerevan Rapprochement Initiative Faces Public Skepticism</a> <span class="maintxt">BY YIGAL SCHLEIFER</span><br /> Turkey and Armenia have announced they are close to reaching an agreement to restore ties and reopen their borders. But observers caution that getting to a final deal will require both Turkey and Armenia to navigate through difficult domestic and external challenges.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1240971421.54">Turkey goes cold on EU — EUbusiness.com - business, legal and economic news and information from the European Union</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Guardian </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/cyprus-second-home-judgement">Cyprus land ruling hits second home-owners</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Landmark ruling for refugee who lost his home when island was divided could lead to thousands of similar claims</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e02d9c4-3403-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">EU ruling hits UK expats in northern Cyprus</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Thousands of expats who have bought or developed property in northern Cyprus could be affected by a European Court of Justice ruling that courts throughout the European Union should enforce Greek Cypriot legal verdicts</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/af1f4356-e399-11dc-8799-0000779fd2ac.html?_i_referralObject=1105470966&fromSearch=n">Thomas de Waal on a big moment for Turkey and Armenia</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24926" target="_blank">Turkey to Cyprus: Water Is in the Pipeline</a> BY: Jasper Mortimer | The Media Line It should be straightforward: the Turks have an abundance of water, the Cypriots have a sustained drought, the answer is to lay a pipeline across the seabed and pump fresh water from southern Turkey to north Cyprus. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/28/Turkey-eyes-S-400-missile-shield/UPI-97181240956709/" title="Turkey eyes S-400 missile shield">Turkey eyes S-400 missile shield</a> (UPI) -- Turkish officials have stated their willingness to consider purchasing the Russian S-400 strategic missile-defense system, Russian officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">GlobalPost <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/turkey/090424/the-little-known-alevis">The little-known Alevi</a> They do not pray in mosques, and align themselves with secular society: meet the Alevi Turks.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harut-sassounian/et-tu-obama-letter-from-a_b_192134.html" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="FR">Harut Sassounian: Et Tu Obama? </span>Letter from a Former Admirer</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34914&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=d2c09bc5b0" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> Uneasy Over Obama's Statement on Armenia</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/942/re71.htm" target="_blank">Crossroads or maze?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Al-Ahram Weekly </span>Turkey and Iran are the two centres of gravity emerging to shape increasingly complex regional power struggles, writes <b>Mustafa El-Labbad<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11534950.asp?scr=1" target="_self">'Erdoğan didn't explain events of 1915 properly'</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173824">Turkey awaiting reply after submitting plan to IMF</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11535116.asp?scr=1">IMF recalls ’old hands’ for Turkey</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">BBC Türkçe</span> </b><span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram"><span style="" lang="TR">0700</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram"><span style="" lang="TR">1800</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram"><span style="" lang="TR">0630</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram"><span style="" lang="TR">1345</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram"><span style="" lang="TR">2130</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC"><span style="" lang="TR">0830</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC"><span style="" lang="TR">1130</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC"><span style="" lang="TR">1530</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p 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102);">KurdishMedia</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc042809AD.html" target="_blank">Is Baghdad Trustworthy or ever has been?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Kurdish Aspect</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10704&Itemid=52" target="_blank">PUKmedia :: English - PKK 'ready for peace' with <b>Turkey</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602174.html" target="_blank">Democracy Thrives in <b>Kurdistan</b></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post - </span>KRG US Representative Qubad <b>Talabani</b> writes to the Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc042909KC.html" target="_blank">Dr. Michael Gunter:It is not rational for Turkey to refuse to deal <b>...</b></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Kurdish Aspect</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090428/FOREIGN/704279810/1002" target="_blank">Turkey Appeals for Islands Resolution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Mahmoud Habboush | The National The speaker of the Turkish parliament will ask his Iranian counterpart to “speed up” the resolution of the dispute over three Emirati islands in the Gulf, he said yesterday. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11535012.asp?scr=1" target="_self">Experts say Syria deal not Israel threat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090427104034/Oil%20export%20ban%20costs%20Iraq%20dearly,%20Kurds%20say" target="_blank">Oil export ban costs Iraq dearly, Kurds say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=greece"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Greece</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=cyprus"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="TR">Cyprus</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/turkish_press_en/turkish_press_en?OpenDocument"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Turkish Cypriot Press</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.abhaber.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">ABHaber</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/TRABGunluk"><span style="color: maroon;">Günlük</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2009/gb20090428_757417.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_top+stories" target="_blank">US Goes Neutral on Eastern Gas Pipelines</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">BusinessWeek</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/04/the_trouble_with_the_genocide.html">The Trouble With the 'Genocide' Label</a> With such a precise definition, what do we call equally horrific crimes that don't fit the bill? <span class="homefoot"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/">Sail Tripathi , </a>|<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/04/defining_a_future_as_neighbors.html">Defining a Future As Neighbors</a> <span class="homefoot"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/">Richard Giragosian , </a>|<span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/rami_g_khouri/2009/04/acknowledging_the_aggrieved.html">Acknowledge the Aggrieved</a> <span class="homefoot"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/rami_g_khouri/">Rami G. Khouri , Beirut, Lebanon</a> |<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/04/the_caucasian_energy_circle.html">The Caucasian Energy Circle</a> <span class="homefoot"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/">Soner Cagaptay , </a>| <o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ali_ettefagh/2009/04/genocide_issue_merely_a_frame.html">'Genocide' Issue Merely a Frame</a> <span class="homefoot"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/ali_ettefagh/">Ali Ettefagh , Tehran, Iran</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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to Try Once More for an Accord</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/europe/29britain.html?ref=todayspaper">British Court Clears 3 Men on Terrorism Charges</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/asia/29india.html?ref=todayspaper">In India, Shadows of Violence Cling to a Politician on the Rise</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/business/economy/29vaccine.html?ref=todayspaper">Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Months Away, Experts Say</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/business/media/29media.html?ref=todayspaper">Media Drumbeat Amplifies Coverage of Flu Outbreak</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/nyregion/29school.html?ref=todayspaper">Flu May Have Spread Within New York City</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/us/politics/29decide.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama’s Stand in Auto Crisis Shows Early Resolve</a><span style=""> </span>For a new president, the automobile industry crisis has tested the boundaries of President Obama’s activist approach and the acuity of his political instincts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29dowd.html?ref=opinion">Vice’s Secret Vices</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dick Cheney, our former vice president, continues his 24/7 tour justifying the enhanced interrogation techniques of high value detainees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29snowe.html?ref=opinion">We Didn’t Have to Lose Arlen Specter</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By OLYMPIA SNOWE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Republicans have failed to undertake a re-evaluation of the inclusiveness as a party that could have forestalled losing the party’s moderates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803336.html">From the Start, Putting a Bold Stamp on the White House</a> By Dan Balz<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042800757.html?hpid=topnews">Experts Study Flu's Variations</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Health officials try to unravel mystery why swine flu is more severe in Mexico than other nations.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803495.html">No More Bribes</a> North Korea is once again provoking an American president.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042801523.html">Specter Leaves GOP, Shifting Senate Balance</a><span style=""> </span>Democrats Are Poised to Hold A Powerful 60-Seat Majority<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803385.html">Aisle Crosser</a> Arlen Specter's switch reflects a troubling polarization in politics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803395.html?hpid=topnews">Recession Alters Lifestyles</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span class="kicker1">Post-ABC News Poll</span> | Despite the forced changes in their lives, people remain optimistic, poll finds.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042802735.html">Arlen Specter Comes Full Circle</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E. J. Dionne Jr.,<span style=""> </span>Arlen Specter comes full circle and confirms the rightward drift of the GOP.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042802261.html">Arlen Specter's Switch</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newt Gingrich, Olympia Snowe and other observers weigh in.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">100 DAYS AND 76 YEARS</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803366.html">Is FDR-Era Yardstick Still Relevant?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803337.html">What Historians Say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803842.html">U.S. in Control: Its Goal To Fix, Not Run, Firms</a> A Reluctant Role as Main Shareholder<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803391.html">Diseases Travel Fast, But So Do Fighting Tools</a> While the world is more vulnerable to the rapid spread of disease, experts say it has never been more prepared<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803841.html">Bruised by Stimulus Battle, Obama Changed His Approach to Washington</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The night before the Senate vote on President Obama's $787 billion stimulus bill, one question echoed through the West Wing:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042803535.html">Communicator in Chief Has a Tone for Every Situation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042801365.html">Afghanistan Cancels Public Celebration of Mujaheddin Day</a> Officials Said To Be Concerned About Attacks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042800346.html">Official Who Approved Air Force One Flyover May Be Fired</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></b></a> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-mexico-uk-media">Swine flu: Crisis, but not yet calamity</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> It would be a mistake to treat the 1,600 or so suspected cases in Mexico, 50 cases in the US and handful of other sufferers across the world, as evidence that a cataclysmic outbreak is now unavoidable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/swine-flu-mexico-uk-media1">Swine flu? A panic stoked in order to posture and spend</a> <strong>Simon Jenkins: </strong>Despite the hysteria, the risk to Britons' health is tiny - but that news won't sell papers or drugs, or justify the WHO's budget<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/obama-100-days">Barack Obama: A good start</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>The American president is making huge strides to change old American policies, but challenges lie ahead<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/28/swine-flu-united-states-mexico">Prepare for swine flu pandemic, authorities warn</a> Poorest nations may be hardest hit, says WHO, whlist California declares state of emergency <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/pakistan-taliban-human-rights-india">Living with the Taliban</a> <strong>Ali Dayan Hasan: </strong>Unless its army can focus on confronting them, Pakistan risks bending to the fundamentalists' will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Robert Tait / <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_self">Guardian</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/28/iran-election-admadinejhad-slogan-obama" target="_self">Ahmadinejad tells voters: Yes, we can</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/27/obamas-100-days-american-society">100 days: Living in Obamaland</a> <strong>Nicolaus Mills:</strong> The Obama era puts to rest Bush's every-man-for-himself values. Americans are embracing a sense of shared responsibility</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/29/defects-arlen-specter-republican-obama">Specter gives Obama clear majority</a><span style=""> </span>Arlen Specter's defection from Republican party gives Barack Obama a nearly clear majority <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/krystian-zimerman-polish-pianist">In praise of ... Krystian Zimerman</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An extraordinary musician who has joined the tradition of Polish pianists expressing their opinions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29iht-edsahimi.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Iran's Power Struggle</a> BY: Muhammad Sahimi | International Herald Tribune <b><span style="color: black;">Hard-liners and pragmatic conservatives are battling for dominance in the next election. An Iranian-American journalist has become a pawn in this fight.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022516.stm">Global alert</a> How countries are preparing for a swine flu pandemic <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-27-voa26.cfm">Report: Arms Sales to Middle East Up 38 Percent</a> - Cindy Saine, <em>Voice of America</em>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99452" target="_blank">Mass Confusion in Tehran</a> BY: Kamal Nazer Yasin | ISN Security Watch<span style=""> </span>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's unofficial re-election bid is causing great consternation among his former allies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.meforum.org/blog/obama-mideast-monitor/2009/04/iran-gasoline-sanctions-bills-moving.html" title="Reps. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), along with more than 20 key Democratic and Republican lawmakers, introduced bipartisa ">Iran gasoline sanctions bills moving by Steven J. Rosen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pryce-jones.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDk1OGNmMjFiMDBkMTBiOWE5N2M3ZDNiZjRhZmRhNGY=" title="When the decline of Britain comes to be properly recorded by some future Edward Gibbon, the name of Jack Jones will feature prominently. He has just ">Emperor Jones by David Pryce-Jones</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/ali-gharib/2009/04/28/hawks-look-for-new-ways-to-package-iran-views/"><span style="">Hawks Look for New Ways to Package Iran Views</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/obamas_100_days_in_foreign_pol.html">Obama's 100 Days in Foreign Policy</a> - Kim Holmes, Heritage Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090427_obamas_first_hundred_days_and_u_s_presidential_realities">Obama's First Hundred Days and U.S. Presidential Realities</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4900.php">The Bourgeois Revolution</a> How the global middle class declared war on democracy By Joshua Kurlantzick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">Globalism Goes Viral</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Brooks<span style=""> </span>New York Times, 4/28/2009 Decentralized threats to the world, such as terrorism, economic crises, and health pandemics, are magnified by globalism. Brooks supports a decentralized response to these issues rather than one in which the international community builds an infrastructure to create shared capacities to respond to a wide variety of threats. Although a centralized approach would eliminate friction between nations, he says a decentralized approach empowers local agencies, is more credible to locals, and copes reasonably well with uncertainty. The swine flu outbreak has shown that the solution to "dynamic, decentralized, emergent problems is to create dynamic, decentralized, emergent authorities" that can be flexible with today's changing and flexible problems. <em><span style=""> </span></em><a href="http://www.opinionsource.com/ar?id=33154" target="_blank">Link to full text in primary source.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a> <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/28/i_happen_to_have_mr_ikenberry_right_here">Ikenberry responds to David Brooks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/a_rosy_egyptian_view_of_things">Where are Egyptian politics going?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21320" target="_blank">A Thousand Envoys Bloom</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">The National Interest Online<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Salon </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/29/100_days/index.html" title="Experts grade the president on the economy and foreign policy, environment and civil rights. Featuring Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many oth ">Obama's 100-day report card</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/TReKGT8UKiQ/195337" title="For Obama, the next 100 days could be the real test. ">The Next 100 Days Could Be the Hard Part for Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-DB/ugMgeeW6bU%404196000-GbZTVDcCozrqA" target="_blank">new interview</a> with CFR.org, Michael Osterholm, a leading expert on infectious disease, argues that travel restrictions are unlikely to stem the spread of the disease and urges against a policy overreaction that might include new trade barriers.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,621269,00.html" target="_blank">Why Iran Is Hungry for Business With the U.S.</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Stanley Reed | Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/archives/003535.html" target="_blank" title="Steve Clemons wrote on his blog Saturday that Dennis Ross was due to arrive in Saudi Arabia today on a big (and possibly hastily scheduled?) trip today. He added that...">'Sensitive' developments in Saudi Arabia? Succession-related?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/">Debka</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 51);" lang="EN-US">Washington to cut Iran in on Nabucco pipeline</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/04/lee_hamilton_eminence_grise_of.html" target="_blank">Lee Hamilton: Eminence Grise of Obama's Middle East Policy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04282009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/arabs_vs__iran_166516.htm" target="_blank">Arabs Vs. Iran</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Benny Avani | New York Post A number of developments, notably out of Egypt, point to the emergence of a new Middle East coalition taking a more robust stance in response to Iran's dangerous mullahs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/pakistan-another-iran/" target="_blank">Pakistan Another Iran?</a> BY: Arnaud de Borchgrave | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>President Obama's foreign-policy gurus are baffled by Pakistan's anarchic chaos, which is sweeping across one of the world's eight nuclear powers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kirchick28-2009apr28,0,4218519.story">The Global Apologist in Chief</a> - James Kirchick, Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195221">The Global Cost of Swine Flu</a> - Douglas McIntyre, Newsweek<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD29Ak02.html">A New Order Emerges in Lebanon</a> - Sami Moubayed, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/bloggingheads/%7E3/t35WtnpR3i4/19271" title="Reza’s new book, “How to Win a Cosmic War”... America as a model for Muslim integration in Europe... Reza: Ditch the “war on terror” rhetoric... Jihadism can’t be de ">Reihan Salam & Reza Aslan: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://sandbox.blog-city.com/linkblog/jump/?i=509869" target="_blank" title="...">Obama’s Foreign Policy Disasters, interview with Victor Davis Hanson</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/the-shifting-sands/">The Shifting Sands</a> - <em>Washington Times</em> editorial. Al Qaeda is not an existential threat to the kingdom, Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence service, told us yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4363-march-of-the-jacobins-the-advance-and-retreat-of-political-secularism-in-the-20th-century">March of the Jacobins: The Advance and Retreat of Political Secularism in the 20th Century</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD29Ak04.html">Monsters vs aliens</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Some parallels between the Somali pirates and their Barbary predecessors are striking, but notions of them forming a dynamic evil duo with the forces of al-Qaeda to bring down the United States are pure fantasy. Going to war with them is likely to have as much success as the last US venture in Somalia, and media hysteria painting them as AK-47-toting, narcotic-chewing aliens also won't help. - <b>John Feffer<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101449&categ_id=17">The anniversary of Syria's withdrawal has become a non-event in Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101447">The fight against Arab corruption will triumph from within</a><br /> <strong><i>By Rami G. Khouri<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101446">Bush should call his new memoirs, 'The Cost of Dick Cheney'</a><br /> <strong><i>By Christopher Patten</i></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-awakening28-2009apr28,0,115151.story">Iraq's Awakening: Two Tales Illustrate Force's Birth and Slow Death</a> - Ned Parker, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/28/congress-looks-to-bolster-iran-sanctions/"><span style="">Congress Looks to Bolster Iran Sanctions</span></a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/723d88b0-3412-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Senior Saudi calls for political reforms</a> Prince Talal bin Abdelaziz appeals for political and economic change in the world’s largest oil producer, warning that the kingdom is not prepared to face the challenges of the 21st century<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a0a6468-3409-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Investors eye opportunity in Iraq </a><span style=""> </span>About 250 companies are expected to attend an ‘Invest Iraq’ conference – the first in decades – being held in London and organised by Baghdad’s National Investment Commission and the UK’s Department for International Development<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p06s04-wome.html" target="_blank">With Shiites Rising Across the Region, Saudi Arabia's Grow Impatient</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/28/iraqi-cabinet-us-kut-attack-violated-security-pact/" target="_blank">Iraqi Cabinet: US Kut Attack Violated Security Pact</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/28/scenarios-what-capture-of-iraqi-insurgent-might-mean/">What Capture of Iraqi Insurgent Might Mean</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042600410.html" target="_blank">Deaths in U.S. Raid Elicit Anger in Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26753752-334a-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">President Raises Hopes for Somalia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-facebook29-2009apr29,0,1028057.story">In Egypt, blogger tries to spread 'culture of disobedience' among youth</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/28/Assad-weighs-in-on-Hezbollah-Hariri/UPI-11671240955965/" title="Assad weighs in on Hezbollah, Hariri">Assad weighs in on Hezbollah, Hariri</a> (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad weighed in on Egyptian allegations that Hezbollah was plotting attacks, saying such claims were baseless.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1326934&Lang=E" target="_blank">Official asks the West to avoid language of threat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081530.html">Bradley Burston: Could the Taliban get the bomb before Iran does?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081825.html">Jimmy Carter: U.S. and Syria to restore full diplomatic ties soon</a> Carter, Assad to meet in June; Assad: Obama will face Mideast crisis if he does not correct Bush errors</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081534.html">Israel: PA recognition of Jewish state 'crucial' for reconciliation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081816.html">Obama congratulates Israel on turning 61</a> U.S. president vows to push for Mideast peace; Independence Day festivities kick off at Mt. Herzl<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081783.html">Independence Day / I am a Zionist and I am proud</a> Zionism has become a dirty word in the eyes of the world, but now it is time to reclaim it.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081532.html" target="_blank">Israel at 61: Population 7.4 Million, 75.5 Percent Jewish</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081826.html">Iran and Venezuela working to strengthen military ties</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081755.html">Independence Day / Haaretz editorial from the day Israel was born</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710807376&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The world according to Lieberman </a><span style=""> </span>Exclusive interview: The new foreign minister is fed up with the "slogans" he keeps hearing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710815388&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Hamas and Fatah deadlocked over unity</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rival factions end fourth round of power-sharing talks without deal, will meet again on May 16.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710812623&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Reformist challenger slams Ahmadinejad</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Candidate Karroubi says current president has "derailed" Iran with Holocaust-denying statements<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710814769&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Peres to meet Obama in US Monday</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President, also due to address AIPAC gathering, will be first Israeli leader to be hosted by Obama.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710807289&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_blank">Netanyahu Bids to Change "Diskette"</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - David Horovitz (<i>Jerusalem Post</i>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710806026&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Education for peace - who will stand up to the challenge? Part II </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ GERSHON BASKIN,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708086,00.html">Survey: Israelis optimistic </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3708086,00.html"><span style="color: black;">War and Peace Index finds majority of Israeli public very satisfied with the state of the nation, country's achievements over past 61 years; as 81% say that given their choice of country to live in, they would stay in Israel </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707646,00.html">What kind of 2 states?</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707690,00.html" target="_blank">Israeli Defense Minister: No Second Chance for Those Who Can't Defend Themselves</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Steve Walt </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/28/the_treason_of_the_hawks">Netanyahu Is a Traitor to Israel</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE53Q5ZD20090427?virtualBrandChannel=10452" target="_blank">U.S. to Expand PA Security Forces</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DRIT=2&DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=443&PID=0&IID=2203&TTL=President_Truman%E2%80%99s_Decision_to_Recognize_Israel" target="_blank">President Truman's Decision to Recognize Israel</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Clark Clifford with Richard Holbrooke (<i>ICA/Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">IHT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29iht-edschmemann.html?ref=global">Israel's Been There</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By SERGE SCHMEMANN <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Bush administration’s attempts to justify torture recalls the anguished debate in Israel over its secret service’s use of violence in interrogations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090427.wcoisrael28/BNStory/specialComment/home">Israel in a Bad Neighborhood</a> - Harvey Meirovich, Globe and Mail<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8023366.stm">Ugly clash?</a> Signs that Israel may be on collision course with the US <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8022340.stm">Second swine flu case in Israel</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A second man is confirmed as infected with swine flu in Israel, two days after he returned from a trip to Mexico. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0429/p90s01-usfp.html/">US officials ratchet up pressure on Pakistan over Taliban militants </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">On eve of White House summit, Pakistani officials push back against the impression that they're responding to Washington pressure<b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p06s13-woeu.html">Acquittal in Britain's 7/7 bombing case spurs doubts about investigation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A jury found three men associated with the London bombers, but didn't help them.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p06s10-woeu.html">Russian journalists face violence, intimidation</a> <span class="summary">Sergei Protazanov's killing in March was the latest in a series of violent attacks targeting journalists.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/28/senator-specter-defects-to-democrats-strenghtening-obamas-hand/">Arlen Specter's defection strengthens Obama's hand </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tuesday's switch by the independent-minded Pennsylvanian also helps Democrats to solidify power in the Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p09s03-coop.html">A fallen wall, a renewed Germany, a united Europe</a> <span class="summary">Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, harmony between Germany and the rest of Europe at last seems natural and durable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/28/pakistanis-stage-rare-protest-to-save-pakistan-fight-taliban/">Pakistanis stage rare protest to ‘save Pakistan, fight Taliban’</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p06s07-wosc.html">Climate change: Southeast Asia's preparation falls short</a> <span class="summary">The Asian Development Bank says the cost of inaction could be severe for the region's agrarian-based economies and rapidly growing coastal cities.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p06s02-woam.html">Mexico tourism braces for swine flu slowdown</a> <span class="summary">European travel warnings and canceled trips likely to hit Mexico's $13 billion a year industry.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p06s01-wome.html">After Iraq's civil war, lessons in civility</a><span style=""> </span><span class="summary">New academy gives free music and etiquette lessons to teens, in a bid to boost tolerance and promote peace. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124092119905463407.html">Pakistan Sends Jets to Battle Taliban </a>Pakistan's military attacked Taliban positions in a district next to the Swat Valley in its most robust effort to repel a militant advance.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28iht-edscissors.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Deng Undone</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Derek Scissors | International Herald Tribune As China pulls back from market reforms, the Obama administration faces difficult choices on how to engage Beijing on economic issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090428_pakistan_tactical_response_taliban_expansion">Pakistan: A Tactical Response to Taliban Expansion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan's anti-jihadist operations in the North-West Frontier Province will not keep the province from becoming a lawless haven for militants.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090428_geopolitical_diary_pakistans_containment_negotiating_table">Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan's Containment Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The only resolution for Islamabad's Taliban problem -- as with Washington's -- may be at the negotiating table.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090428_china_japan_managing_bilateral_relations">China, Japan: Managing Bilateral Relations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Deep tensions lie beneath China's and Japan's latest spat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216991/">How To Save Pakistan</a> - Nicholas Schmidle, <em>Slate</em> opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/26/india-elections-politics-opinions-contributors-indian-elections.html">Deciphering India's Elections</a> - S.S. Anklesaria Aiyar, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/pakistan-taliban">Taliban's Tactical Withdrawal</a> - Dilip Hiro, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/an_economic_retreat_from_east.html">An Economic Retreat from East Asia</a> - Doug Bandow, Cato Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/cDZLY-mPDVM/0,8599,1894476,00.html" title="A new military offensive aims to drive militants out of areas they recently claimed, but it's not clear whether it seeks to reverse Taliban gains of t ">Pakistan Pushes Back Against the Taliban. But How Far?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27iht-edchina.html?ref=global">China Can't Have It Both Ways</a> - Int'l Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1023">The Rise of China in Australia's Defense Strategy</a> - Lowy Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.29761,filter.all/pub_detail.asp">The 'Idea of India' After Mumbai</a> - American Enterprise Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124094124464364441.html">India's Politicians Dig Up Old Scandals </a>In an election with no prevailing national issue or clear leader, India's main political parties are searching history in the hopes of finding an edge with voters<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096252455265919.html">Mumbai Probes Alleged Sabotage Plot </a>An investigation into the possible sabotage of a helicopter owned by prominent industrialist Anil Ambani took another turn as Mumbai police said they suspected the craft's mechanic committed suicide.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042809a.shtml">Afghanistan: Corruption is the Mother of Insurgency -- Presidential Challenger</a> <span class="maintxt">BY JOSHUA KUCERA</span><br /> While Afghanistan’s incumbent president, Hamid Karzai, has sought to put a little distance between himself and the United States in recent months, one of his leading challengers in the upcoming presidential vote, Ashraf Ghani, thinks the best way to combat the Taliban insurgency is for Kabul to strengthen ties with Washington and to focus on economic development.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/opinion/29iht-edsahimi.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Iran's Power Struggle</a> BY: Muhammad Sahimi | International Herald Tribune<span style=""> </span>Hard-liners and pragmatic conservatives are battling for dominance in the next election. An Iranian-American journalist has become a pawn in this fight.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124095940043565747.html">Can Europe's Leaders<br /> Hold the Fiscal Line? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">As Europe's biggest countries fall together into recession, proponents of a more aggressive fiscal policy wonder how long European leaders can continue to reject one.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8f9b36-341b-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Germany’s woes spark talk of Weimar </a>Union leader warns joblessness could spark social unrest <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p09s03-coop.html">A Renewed Germany and United Europe</a> - Elizabeth Pond, CS Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090428_financial_crisis_spain">The Financial Crisis in Spain</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Spain's economy is suffering from a mixture of domestic problems and the effects of the global recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8022958.stm">Europe braced for spread of flu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">More cases of swine flu in humans are likely to emerge across Europe in the coming days, a top EU official says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/28022" target="_blank">EU Urges Slovenia and Croatia to End Border Dispute</a> BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer<span style=""> </span>The EU called on Slovenia and Croatia to accept a European Commission proposal for international arbitration in order to solve their long-standing border dispute, warning that if the quarrel drags on it could have repercussions on other countries in the region. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/28/Analysis-Swine-flu-reaches-Europe/UPI-76441240945149/" title="Analysis: Swine flu reaches Europe">Analysis: Swine flu reaches Europe</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- European officials are scrambling to protect the continent of a major swine flu outbreak, as first cases were confirmed in Spain and Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN">H12</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Are_EURussia_Relations_Stuck_In_A_Loop/1617662.html">Are EU-Russia Relations Stuck In A Loop?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Despite more than a decade of close relations, the European Union and Russia remain at cross-purposes on most fundamental policy issues. A fresh Russia-EU meeting served to underline the depth of the disagreement between the two parties on issues stretching from democratization to economic reform<b><span style="color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/28/a_leaner_meaner_russian_army">Why we should worry that Russia's army is getting smaller</a> BY JOSHUA KEATING<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Central_Asian_Leaders_Fail_To_Overcome_Differences_At_Water_Summit/1617787.html">Where The Water Goes</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The presidents of the five Central Asian states have failed to overcome their differences over water use. While their summit was officially intended to discuss the disappearing Aral Sea, it was widely seen as a chance to openly discuss the region's most contentious issues -- energy needs and cross-border water sharing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1111/42/376650.htm">The Kremlin's Sochi Project</a> - Nikolai Petrov, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/28/russia-to-axe-about-36000-officers-in-2009-reports/">Russia to Axe About 36,000 Officers in 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1473557.php/Lavrov_Russia_%26quotworried%26quot_by_EUs_Eastern_plans_">Lavrov: Russia 'Worried' by EU's Eastern Plans</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RUSSIA-U.S.:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A Russian senator analyzes Barack Obama's first one-hundred days as U.S. president in an <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-4CLCEPmgNap3Q%404196017-lEUayoJ8UlqZY" target="_blank">interview with Ria Novosti</a> and says Obama has shown flexibility in foreign policy considerations.<b><span style="color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1040/42/376651.htm" target="_blank">20 Years of Going Nowhere</a> BY: Vladimir Ryzhkov | The Moscow Times <b><span style="color: black;">The recent annual meeting of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy, a Moscow-based think tank, underscored the confusion and distress among leading Russian politicians, analysts and policymakers</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8023837.stm">Medvedev sacks Moscow police head</a> <br /> Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismisses Moscow's police chief a day after an officer shot dead three people. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042709b.shtml" target="_blank">Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Border Hassles Abound</a> BY: Chinghiz Umetov | Eurasianet <span style="color: black;">Visa-free travel between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan does not mean that crossing the border between the two Central Asian states is free of hassles. Uzbeks and Kyrgyz traders alike complain that convoluted customs procedures and corruption are hampering commerce.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD29Ag01.html">Medvedev highlights<br /> concern on jobless</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is making clear his concern at the country's growing number of unemployed, as fears grow that joblessness might become an ingrained, and dangerous, part of the economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4407-president-dmitry-anatolyevich-medvedev">President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev</a> A lecture by Russian President <strong>Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/email/russias-new-perestroika" title="Link to Russia's new perestroika?">Russia's new perestroika?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/522170">Andrei Piontkovsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Talk of liberalisation is deeply misleading<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6188506.ece">New era of cooperation for Russia and China</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As many as 25 joint military manoeuvres to be staged in a demonstration of strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6187493.ece">9/11 conspiracy theories: why the truth isn't on the internet </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new book debunks the world's greatest conspiracy theories. Here, those that followed 9/11 and the 7/7 bombings are deconstructed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6188466.ece">Taleban advance halted by Pakistan onslaught </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Government forces launched the assault after militants advancing from the Swat Valley rejected ultimatum to leave the town<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6188629.ece">Has it really been only 100 days?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama has made some bold moves. But there have been minuses too <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Arianna Huffington</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6188665.ece">Justice denied</a> The failure to convict anyone of the 7/7 bombings is frustrating and distressing. But due process is an essential part of the struggle against Islamist terrorism <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6188806.ece">Shock defection boosts Obama’s grip on power</a> Dramatic defection of veteran Republican senator puts Democrats on course for 'super-majority' on Obama's 100th day<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124093808014064221.html">New Era Abroad, but Still-Wary World </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Obama squeezed in two tours that told much of the world what it wanted to hear: the Bush era is over. But the world remains on edge about exactly what change will bring.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124093222723963917.html">Coming Next: The Act II Blueprint </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124095605121565495.html">Obama's Popularity Remains High in Poll </a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096805456666593.html">How Pakistan Is Countering the Taliban </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Husain Haqqani</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> The pacification model that worked in Iraq can work in the Swat Valley.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124090884691363061.html">Virus Is Reported on Four Continents </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">More evidence of the global spread of swine flu emerged, with new cases reported on four continents and more people in the U.S. requiring hospital treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096712823366501.html">Why Congress Won't Investigate Wall Street </a>THE TILTING YARD<br /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Thomas Frank</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Republicans and Democrats would find themselves in the hot seat.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124094017008864333.html">The 30% Solution </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By James Taranto</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Arlen Specter makes a great philosophical decision, and Senate Republicans embrace irrelevance. <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096752794066457.html">The Liberal Hour</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096776453766583.html">Fred Barnes: What Specter's Defection Means</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096763134966549.html">Specter's Switcheroo </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">When principled politics gets too tough.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096253536265975.html">EU Is Poised to Tighten Fund Rules </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The EU is poised to tighten regulation of hedge funds and buyout firms amid opposition from socialists and industry<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8023915.stm">First 100 days</a><span style=""> </span>How has President Obama handled the US economy? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19249/&cid=1343089940&ei=asv3SYLiMIK4MaaCwZAI&usg=AFQjCNEtLMOlUp7IcMhI7rOwbkLU-YAfFA" title="Understanding Change at the FedCouncil on Foreign Relations, NYThe ">Understanding Change at the Fed - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94f9640e-3436-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Fixing bankrupt systems is just the beginning</a> The largest economies have made the fundamental decision to prevent bankruptcy. but this is only the first step on the long road to financial health. Those who hope for a swift return to what they thought normal two years ago are deluded, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0b8f9b36-341b-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Germany’s woes spark talk of Weimar </a>About 10,000 demonstrators are expected to march in the capital in May Day protests on Friday under the banner: ‘Capitalism means war and crisis – For the social revolution’ <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/723d88b0-3412-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Senior Saudi calls for political reforms</a> Prince Talal bin Abdelaziz appeals for political and economic change in the world’s largest oil producer, warning that the kingdom is not prepared to face the challenges of the 21st century<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a7b1294-341c-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Swine flu spread points to global pandemic</a> Countries around the world stepped up measures to discourage travel to Mexico as the further international spread of swine flu signalled the growing likelihood of a global pandemic<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b9e009e-3425-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">One hundred days of platitude</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Christopher Buckley reads between the lines<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8868fc42-3425-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Box-tickers should not be the ones making decisions</a> Bureaucracy crushes creativity, says John Kay <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a51aca-3436-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Flashes of brilliance, but Barack could do better</a> Edward Mortimer assesses Obama’s first 100 days<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca208e44-33fc-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Albania applies to join EU</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">One of Europe’s poorest countries embarks on a lengthy path toward membership in the bloc which is still digesting past enlargement and engulfed in an economic crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c2f4850-3421-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Welcome Albania</a> Since the Yugoslav wars the western Balkans have been largely the EU’s responsibility and the Union must continue to embrace these fragile states, including Albania <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac180a1a-3412-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Boost for Obama as Specter defects</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Barack Obama was presented with a timely 99th-day political windfall when Republican lawmaker Arlen Specter switched parties, giving the administration the prospect of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the US Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa49892a-341c-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Chrystia Freeland: Wall Street and Obama</a> As the White House celebrates its first 100 days, a decidedly gloomier group on Wall Street has moved into the second of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of grief, writes <span class="bodystrong">Chrystia Freeland</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6bcdcd54-3418-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Hyperactivity amid economic mess</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nimble in dodging disaster, the president finds he is hampered mainly by Democrats, says <span class="bodystrong">Edward Luce</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0ff4a2ee-341f-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Short View: Obama’s first 100 days</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As far as the market is concerned, Barack Obama’s first 100 days do not compare with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s in 1933, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johnauthers">John Authers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be8009ee-3419-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Democrats push for budget resolution</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Democrats were working frantically to pass a $3,600bn budget resolution in both houses of Congress to meet Wednesday’s White House deadline that marks the 100-day anniversary of Barack Obama’s period in office<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7756166e-3421-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.html">Tackling pirates the hard way</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The only hope of ending Somalian piracy will be to assist efforts to rebuild the state. There have already been 14 failed attempts to reconcile the country’s warring clans but there is a new chance <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-awakening28-2009apr28,0,115151.story">Iraq's Awakening: Two tales illustrate force's birth and slow death</a> A politician and a fighter were both part of the Sons of Iraq, a U.S.-backed Sunni force that helped end the civil war. Now one is hunted and the other is trying to find a place in the government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-fighter28-2009apr28,0,1838613.story">A revolt begins with a four-man hit squad</a> Betrayed, one brother is killed by Al Qaeda in Iraq. But more tribesmen then join the fight to take back towns.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kirchick28-2009apr28,0,4218519.story" target="_self" title="Squanderer in chief">Squanderer in chief</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By James Kirchick<span style=""> </span>At a stop on his grand global apology tour this spring, President Obama was asked by a reporter in France if he believed in "American exceptionalism." This is the notion that our history as the world's oldest democracy, our immigrant founding and our devotion to liberty endow the United States with a unique, providential role in world affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg28-2009apr28,0,5623626.column" target="_self" title="Obama's liberal arrogance will be his undoing">Obama's liberal arrogance will be his undoing</a> Jonah Goldberg <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The hubris and overreaching of the left sets the stage for the political... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-offensive29-2009apr29,0,5908694.story">Pakistan attacks Taliban bases near Islamabad</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Pakistani army also begins to deploy troops in the Buner district, where militants reportedly blew up a bridge<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-swat27-2009apr27,0,2878026.story">Pakistanis under the shadow of the Taliban</a> Thousands of Pakistanis, rich and poor, have fled the Swat Valley as Taliban militants have strengthened their hold, bringing with them tales of violence, cruelty and chaos. Some fear the rising tide of extremism bodes ill for the rest of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-failed28-2009apr28,0,1031409.story">Pakistanis worry about their international image</a> Many acknowledge the deep problems but are outraged at comparisons to Afghanistan or Somalia and suggestions that the country could break apart<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egypt-facebook29-2009apr29,0,1028057.story">In Egypt, blogger tries to spread 'culture of disobedience' among youth</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mohamed Abdel Aziz's Facebook group opposed to Mubarak's rule has drawn 76,000 followers. Though its calls for nationwide strikes have flopped, he remains determined.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-britain-terror29-2009apr29,0,1463840.story">In Britain, three acquitted of some transit bombing charges</a> The three British Muslims were accused of carrying out reconnaissance of London sites for the 2005 bomb attacks that killed 52 people. Two were convicted of attending a terrorist camp.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-specter-democrats29-2009apr29,0,2833098.story">Specter defecting to Democrats</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Pennsylvania senator's move is intended to boost his chances of winning re-election next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-snepp27-2009apr27,0,5042815.story" target="_self" title="Tortured by the past">Tortured by the past</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Frank Snepp<span style=""> </span>There's a disturbing link between Gitmo and the interrogation tactics I used...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/" target="_self">CBS News</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/27/opinion/polls/main4972552.shtml" target="_self">Poll: 100 Days In, High Marks For Obama</a></strong> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/us/politics/29specter.html?_r=1&hp">Specter Puts Dems Close to Magic Number</a> - Hulse & Nagourney, NY Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67077.html">Specter's switch underscores the GOP's weakness</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Just over four years ago, a triumphant Republican Party re-elected a president, controlled both houses of Congress and reveled in its prospects for the future. That was then. Now, as Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switches to become a Democrat, the Republican Party is in shambles.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/28/politics/main4975375.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories">Specter Tries to Save His Political Career</a> - Steve Chaggaris, CBS News<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21814.html">GOP Meltdown is Worst in Decades</a> - John Harris & Jim VandeHei, Politico<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2009/04/28/quick-specter-thoughts.aspx">Unprincipled Hack (D-PA)</a> - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/133045.html">Obama: President of Everything</a> - Brian Doherty, Reason<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=obamas_domestic_policy_at_100">The Big Fights Come Next</a> - Tim Fernholz, The American Prospect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politicspa.com/Specter%20Switches.htm" target="_self">Statement by Senator Arlen Specter</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21802.html" target="_self">Two Republicans blame conservatives</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Two leading Republicans say Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to become a Democrat highlights the hostility moderates feel from an increasingly conservative GOP. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newt Gingrich / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/28/AR2009042802261.html" target="_self">Arlen Specter's Switch</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chris Cillizza / <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/" target="_self">The Fix</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/parsing-the-polls/21-percent.html" target="_self">The Republican Shrinkage Problem</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">William Kristol / <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/" target="_self">PostPartisan</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2009/04/good_news_for_republicans.html" target="_self">Good News for Republicans!</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mr-obama-is-honouring-his-promise-to-change-america-1675701.html">Leading article: Mr Obama is honouring his promise to change America </a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-pakistans-threat-is-not-exaggerated-1675702.html">Leading article: Pakistan's threat is not exaggerated</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/steve-connor-virus-may-mutate-to-pose-deadlier-threat-1675808.html">Steve Connor: Virus may mutate to pose deadlier threat</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-the-worst-time-to-suffer-a-pandemic-1675704.html">Hamish McRae: The worst time to suffer a pandemic</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/swine-flu-is-it-going-to-get-much-worse-should-i-try-taking-vitamin-c-1675810.html">Swine Flu: Is it going to get much worse? Should I try taking Vitamin C? </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/100day-boost-for-obama-as-republican-senator-defects-1675822.html">100-day boost for Obama as Republican senator defects</a> Arlen Specter's decision likely to give Democrats a filibuster-proof majority <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-to-be-the-new-fdr-he-must-stick-to-his-ideals-1675697.html">Johann Hari: To be the new FDR he must stick to his ideals</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-takes-revenge-for-taliban-withdrawal-sham-1675821.html">Pakistan takes revenge for Taliban 'withdrawal sham'</a> Fresh military strikes after intercepts disclose strategy of Swat valley militants <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="lastfeaturestitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC07.php?CID=453"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">National Security and the Rule of Law in Combating International Terrorism</span></strong></a></span></span><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Washington Institute's Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence invited Todd Hinnen, deputy assistant attorney general, to a policy forum on April 28, 2009 to discuss national security and the rule of law.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2009/hrg090428a.html">WAR POWERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s01-coop.html" target="_blank">The U.S. Should Cut Military Spending in Half</a> BY: Benjamin H. Friedman | The Christian Science Monitor <span style="color: black;">Hawks depicted the cuts that Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently proposed for the Pentagon's weapons programs as a savage assault on the military industrial complex. They insisted that Secretary Gates would leave us prostrate before future rivals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/28cyber.html?ref=us">US Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042703326.html">Plan to Cut Weapons Programs Disputed</a> - Dan Eggen, <em>Washington Post</em><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RAND </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0409/pubs/monographs/MG876/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(139, 14, 4);">Security in Mexico</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rand.org/pallrd/0409/pubs/monographs/MG876/" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(139, 14, 4);">Implications for U.S. Policy Options</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD29Ak03.html">The good, and bad, news on contractors</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> As the US military draws down its presence in Iraq, regular troops at bases and checkpoints will increasingly be replaced with private security contractors. A recent audit found most of the "officers" responsible for managing and monitoring these contractors are woefully inexperienced, while at a cost approaching US$1 billion the process is also susceptible to fraud, waste and abuse. - <b>David Isenberg</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Underdogs of War: A look at <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_17232_underdogs-war-6-tiny-nations-that-kicked-ass.html">6 tiny nations</a> that kicked ass.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YWQyMDUzNjk4ZjFmMzhkZGJjZGI3OTRjOGYzMDQxMjQ=">Cracking <span class="caps">KSM</span></a> - Deroy Murdock, <em>National Review</em> opinion.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/lind/2009/04/28/dod-cant-handle-the-truth/">DOD Can't Handle the Truth?</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> by William S. Lind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/2009/04/28/the-wrong-argument-over-torture/">The Wrong Argument Over Torture</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by William Pfaff</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75022284-328e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">Precarious Position</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: James Lamont and Farhan Bokhari | Financial Times Pakistan’s army: As Taliban forces advance, fears are growing that Islamabad can marshal neither the military will nor civilian back-up to curb extremist gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/28cyber.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">US Steps Up Effort on Digital Defenses</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/67088.html">World's largest economies start push for agreement on climate</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9253" title="Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2009">Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2009</a> <strong>AEI, PRI</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 61-page US publication highlights the significant environmental developments and milestones in the United States and worldwide<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="blogdept"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: red;">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a> <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/28/foreign_policy_film_festival_part_ii">My list of the best IR movies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/is-unesco-damaging-the-worlds-treasures-1675637.html">Is Unesco damaging the world's treasures?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's supposed to be the gold standard for conservation. 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-48315326376760222662009-04-28T10:10:00.001+03:002009-04-28T10:10:38.376+03:00April 28, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">F<span style="color: black;">oreign Policy </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4894">The Age of Disorganization </a>Don't assume that the rise of new powers will lead to a new world order. The era of U.S. hegemony could be followed by a period of chaotic "nonpolarity" instead. BY IAN BREMMER & FLYNT LEVERETT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“It would be naive to say that Iraq’s future is certain to be a peaceful one,” says Nir Rosen, “but the <b>war between Sunnis and Shiites is now over</b>”... <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090424/REVIEW/704239996/1008">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2009/01/index.htm">Global Financial Stability Report: Responding to the Financial Crisis and Measuring Systemic Risks</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: International Monetary Fund<br /> From <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2009/01/pdf/preface.pdf">Preface</a> (PDF; 456 KB)<span style=""> </span>+ <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2009/01/pdf/summary.pdf">Executive Summary</a> (PDF; 751 KB) + <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfsr/2009/01/pdf/text.pdf">Full Report</a> (PDF; 7 MB)<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/27/Brzezinski-talks-Afghan-Iranian-policy/UPI-61631240869066/" title="Brzezinski talks Afghan, Iranian policy">Brzezinski talks Afghan, Iranian policy</a> (UPI) -- The American approach toward counter-terrorism in Afghanistan and diplomatic ties with Iran is based on a comprehensive strategy, Zbigniew Brzezinski said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3646" target="_blank">Allies Copy U.S. Navy Smart-Power Strategy </a><span style=""> </span>BY: David Axe | World Politics Review<span style=""> </span>Smart power, previously known as soft power, emerged during the bloodiest years of the Iraq war, as the Bush administration looked for ways to prevent another "trillion-dollar war," to use defense-industry analyst James McAleese's phrase. "Ultimate success or failure will increasingly depend more on shaping the behavior of others -- friends and adversaries, and most importantly, the people in between," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <span style=""> </span><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/a_bigger_imf_means_a_less_effective_imf">The World Needs the IMF to Be the Bad Guy</a> BY MARTIN EDWARDS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD28Ak01.html"><span style="color: black;">US promotes Iran in energy market</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Washington, under a new energy czar, is leaving no option unexplored. This includes touting the benefits of Iranian involvement in a 3,300 kilometer-long pipeline from the Caspian via Turkey to Austria that would reduce the European Union's growing dependence on Russian energy. Evidently, Iran anticipated the inevitability of such a shift in US thinking. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_2_economist-anna-schwartz.html">A Monetarist View of the Financial Crisis</a> - Guy Sorman, City Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/swine-flu-race-to-contain-outbreak">Swine flu - global threat level raised by WHO</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">WHO raises pandemic threat level to phase four after death toll in Mexico nears 150 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2009/apr/26/swine-flu-outbreak-mexico-pandemic">Interactive: how virus spread around the world</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/pakistan-taliban">The Taliban's tactical withdrawal</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Dilip Hiro:</strong> It is only a matter of time before the Pakistani Taliban flexes its muscle elsewhere. The government needs a fresh approach<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/iraq-al-qaida">Al-Qaida's bitter harvest<br /> </a><strong>Michael Boyle:</strong> The latest carnage in Iraq is a warning that Obama's withdrawal plan could be blown off course<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/28/torture-hyprocrisy">We are all torturers in America</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Naomi Wolf:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The sudden clamour to prosecute the CIA operatives who carried out waterboarding is the height of hypocrisy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/aid-china-us-africa-imf">A great global giveaway</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Paul Collier:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Aid programmes can go badly awry if there are no conditions. Just look at China's huge US bailout <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/27/carbon-emissions-us">Clinton issues climate mea culpa</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US admits blame on emissions at two-day meeting of leading polluters to smooth path to climate treaty<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The World Health Organization's <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-QMVlKT9NboV.M%404192303-HePUzfjg/mQAk" target="_blank">website on swine flu</a>. NPR offers a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-oDbhLhWMs0x8U%404192304-xajt.tosd683w" target="_blank">Q & A on swine flu</a>. The New York Times' <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-zQ1hqokPUl1Ng%404192305-iGF9RJOkMAjQM" target="_blank">interactive graphic</a> explaining swine flu.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081727.html">Barak: Israel can and must make peace within three years</a> Speaking of Iran's nuclear program, the defense minister says no one 'will dare destroy Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081651.html">Barak tells Haaretz: No existential threat to Israel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081463.html">Report: Obama wants aid to go to PA even if Hamas joins government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081631.html">'Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace'</a> Israeli officials surprised by 'worrying' report about U.S. funds for potential Fatah-Hamas coalition.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710806005&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel's Arab cheerleaders </a><span class="bottomline">CAROLINE GLICK<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710807140&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US senator to push 'tough dialogue' law</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Joe Lieberman tells 'Post' that any engagement with Iran must come with "not just carrots but sticks."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BBC <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8020815.stm">Absolute deadline</a> Iraqis insist on no delay in American withdrawal <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/iraqi-oil-recovery-stillmirage/356298/">Iraqi Oil Recovery Still a Mirage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p06s04-wome.html">With Shiites rising across the region, Saudi Arabia's grow impatient</a> <span class="summary">Older leaders among the minority aim to peacefully address discrimination but warn that younger Shiites are pushing for militancy.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p06s01-wogn.html">In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Promises of cash and jobs – rather than ideological pledges – help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program's efficacy.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s02-coop.html">No more make-believe in the Middle East</a> <span class="summary">Bibi's policies may be misguided, but at least he doesn't pretend to be a peacemaker. Such intellectual honesty could prove salutary.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s01-coop.html">The US should cut military spending in half</a> <span class="summary">Defense Secretary Gates's military budget cuts are too conservative</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p02s01-ussc.html">Why so many Americans switch religions </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28brooks.html?ref=opinion">Globalism Goes Viral</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Swine flu isn’t only a health emergency. It’s a test for how we’re going to organize the 21st century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/28cyber.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare</a><span style=""> </span>A new international race has begun to develop cyberweapons and systems to protect against them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=363" target="_blank">The New War in Dagestan</a> BY: Samantha Brtleich | Diplomatic Courier Despite the failing of Chechen rebels to implicate Dagestan—who has no desire to secede—in their plot to drive out the Russians, Dagestan might fall and allow for a Muslim or warfare-like republic to emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/state_of_the_sofa">The Iraq withdrawal isn't doomed... yet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/sfrc_investigations_new_iran_report_and_the_past_statements_on_torture_of_an_sfrc_i">The Senate's new investigator takes on Iran</a> BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6181733.ece">Influence and influenza</a> The authorities have struck a reassuring note so far that they are ready for an outbreak of swine flu. It is to be hoped they are right because the threat is serious<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6182010.ece">General Ashfaq Kiyani: calling the shots </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The head of the Pakistan Army has done an about-turn from his position that appeasing the Taleban was necessary</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a999d364-32fe-11de-9316-00144feabdc0.html">Fears of swine flu epidemic increase</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Governments from Asia to Europe on Monday stepped up their response to the outbreak of deadly swine flu in the Americas as the WHO brought forward an emergency meeting and travel stocks were hit <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d115adfe-335e-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Plan for pandemic but avoid panic</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In authorities’ response to the swine flu outbreak it is essential to avoid public panic and overreaction, which could do more harm than the disease itself<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087394756961155.html">Iran's New Target: Egypt </a><strong>By Abdel Monem Said Aly </strong>Cairo's desire for Mideast peace threatens Tehran's ambitions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124086538958060723.html">Is Britain Finished? </a>STATE OF THE UNION<br /> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Eamonn Butler </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/ross_to_middle_east_with_nscs_talwar_centcoms_allen" target="_blank">Ross to Persian Gulf, Egypt with NSC's Talwar, Centcom's Allen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19222/pakistani_talibans_advance.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252F&cid=1338409891&ei=OaX2SbaYDab6gQOMysWLCA&usg=AFQjCNHRlS4IPJUiz7sph4P6ZmZb_MZzUg" title="The Pakistani ">The Pakistani Taliban's Advance - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">Has Ahmadinejad Softened His Position on Israel?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> Jerusalem Post </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710799725&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Turkish army unhappy over drill with Syria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1693959&l=3634&ctl=23E66D1:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C669CDBBDC7612CE689ECFF7CE08EB85B7&" target="_blank">Şimşek: 'IMF'den Yanıt Bekliyoruz'</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings - Mehmet Şimşek<span style=""> </span><a href="http://newsletters.brookings.edu/t/224593/104813/6320/0/32/?u=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5icm9va2luZ3MuZWR1L2V2ZW50cy8yMDA5LzA0MjdfdHVya2lzaF9lY29ub215LmFzcHg%2fZW1jPWxtJm09MjI0NTkzJmw9MzImdj0xMDQ4MTM%3d&x=0a48271e" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(32, 80, 128);">The Global Financial Crisis and the Turkish Economy</span></a> (audio)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 80, 128);" lang="EN-US">The Challenges of Multilateralism for Europe and Turkey: Annual Sakip Sabanci Lecture, Lord Christopher Patten </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(129, 129, 129);" lang="EN-US">May 5, 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124083751963659151.html">Three Killed in Istanbul Shootout </a><span style=""> </span>A five-hour police shootout with a leftist militant in Istanbul left three people dead, including the militant described as a top member of a group tied to the Kurdish separatist PKK.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Guardian </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/turkey-kurds-arrests-appeal"><span class="highlight">Turkey</span>'s main Kurdish party appeals for help after crackdown</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastmonitoring.com/2009/04/winep-op-ed-turkey-armenia.html">MEMG: WINEP OP-ED: Turkey-Armenia Rapprochement</a> Soner Cagaptay<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1269">Article or Op-Ed</a><span style=""> </span>The Caucasian Energy Circle By Soner Cagaptay<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/robert-fisk-obama-falls-short-on-armenian-pledge-1675197.html">Robert Fisk: Obama falls short on Armenian pledge </a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34908&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=ddbfe27301" target="_blank">Nabucco Project Faces Turkish Hurdles at Critical Turn</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11523569.asp?scr=1" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> contacts US ambassador over <b>Obama's</b> April 24 statement</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYT <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/europe/28turkey.html%3Fhp&ct=ga&cd=XbxHpXjurbI&usg=AFQjCNG0HKdJEvp-MZazfiPJ4wXTPlX-aQ" target="_blank">3 Killed as <b>Turkish</b> Police Clash With Militant</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11517907.asp?gid=244" target="_blank">Armenia blames gov't for <b>Obama</b> statement</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1618653a-3301-11de-9316-00144feabdc0.html">Istanbul shootout kills one after leftist raids</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=1254&p=report&a=2" target="_self"><span style="">Turkey welcomes Arabs with open arms</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Yemen Times</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10308219.html" target="_self"><span style="">Why Turkey should be admitted to EU</span></a> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">GulfNews</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Sami Moubayed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090427/121328739.html">RIA Novosti - Russia - Turkey hopes to buy S-400 air defense systems from Russia</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1693959&l=3634&ctl=23E66D3:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C669CDBBDC7612CE689ECFF7CE08EB85B7&" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="TR">İsrail Türkiye-Suriye Ortak Tatbikatından Rahatsız</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6046" target="_self"><span style="">Turkish-Syrian exercise prompts Israeli review of sophisticated ...</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DEBKA file</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173723&bolum=100" target="_self">Turkey and Syria conduct military drill, Israel disturbed</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=193170" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b> Khodro's Runna model to be imported to <b>Turkey</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11526561.asp?scr=1" target="_blank">'<b>Kurdistan</b>' leads to court confusion</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=greece"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Greece</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=cyprus"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="TR">Cyprus</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/turkish_press_en/turkish_press_en?OpenDocument"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Turkish Cypriot Press</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.abhaber.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">ABHaber</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/TRABGunluk"><span style="color: maroon;">Günlük</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hairenik.com/weekly/2009/04/27/arf-quits-armenia%E2%80%99s-governing-coalition/" target="_blank">ARF Quits Armenia's Governing Coalition</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Armenian Weekly<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=hedo&scoring=d"><span style="color: red;">Hedo</span></a> <a href="http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=okur&scoring=d"><span style="color: red;">Okur</span></a> <a href="http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=tuncay&scoring=d"><span style="color: red;">Tuncay</span></a> <a href="http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=nihat&scoring=d"><span style="color: red;">Nihat</span></a> <a href="http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=altintop&scoring=d"><span style="color: red;">Altintop</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1693959&l=3634&ctl=23E66DC:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C669CDBBDC7612CE689ECFF7CE08EB85B7&" target="_blank">Nuri Bilge Ceylan Cannes Film Festivali Jürisinde</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11526559.asp?scr=1">’Defense industry survives the crisis’</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://uk.reuters.com/article/motoringAutoNews/idUKLR25568020090427&ct=ga&cd=GssKGnX2RhE&usg=AFQjCNF-ZN19tE7L2dV4pMibTKnBlGvX5A" target="_blank"><b>ANALYSIS</b>-<b>Turkey</b> auto sector growth seen plunging in 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11517600.asp%3Fgid%3D244&ct=ga&cd=g6xU5tDfo_w&usg=AFQjCNG79bJ-SABJULtfa2k5k2oQJEdO0w" target="_blank">3 decades in <b>Turkey</b> for diplomat</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H3</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Son Dakika </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.milliyet.com.tr/default.aspx?aType=SonDakikaListeTumu&All=1"><span style="color: olive;" lang="EN-US">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"><a href="http://sondakika.hurriyet.com.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US">Hürriyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/sondakika.do"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Zaman</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com.tr/news?ned=tr_tr"><span style="color: green;">GH Türkiye</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mansetoku.com/1sayfalar"><span style="color: red;">Birinci Sayfalar</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=aksam" target="_top"><span style="">Akşam</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=birgun" target="_top"><span style="">Birgün</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=bugun" target="_top"><span style="">Bugün</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=cumhuriyet" target="_top"><span style="">Cumhuriyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=dunya" target="_top"><span style="">Dünya</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=hurriyet" target="_top"><span style="">Hürriyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milligazete" target="_top"><span style="">Milli Gazete</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=milliyet" target="_top"><span style="">Milliyet</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=posta" target="_top"><span style="">Posta</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=radikal" target="_top"><span style="">Radikal</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=referans" target="_top"><span style="">Referans</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=sabah" target="_top"><span style="">Sabah</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=star" target="_top"><span style="">Star</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=taraf" target="_top"><span style="">Taraf</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=tercuman" target="_top"><span style="">Tercüman</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=turkiye" target="_top"><span style="">Türkiye</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vakit" target="_top"><span style="">Vakit</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=vatan" target="_top"><span style="">Vatan</span></a> <a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=yenisafak" target="_top"><span style="">Yeni Şafak</span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/ShowPaper.aspx?news=zaman" target="_top"><span style="">Zaman</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://gazete.netgazete.com/Arsiv.aspx"><span style="color: red;">Arşiv</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE">Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/habervideo/video.asp"><span style="" lang="DE">NTV</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnnturk.com/Gallery/Video/default.aspx"><span style="" lang="DE">CNNTürk</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.milliyet.com.tr/"><span style="" lang="DE">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/yazar_tum_haberleri.asp?yazarID=10018">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=FehmiKoru">Fehmi Koru</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/yazarlar/?s=1&y=TahaKivanc">Taha Kıvanç</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Şamil Tayyar <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=AliBayramoglu">Ali Bayramoğlu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.taraf.com.tr/Yazar.asp?id=5">Yasemin Çongar</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=10"><span style="" lang="DE">Ertuğrul Özkök</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tercuman.com.tr/v1/yazaryazi.asp?id=112">Hasan Ünal</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=131">Ahmet Hakan</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=69"><span style="" lang="FR">M Ali Birand</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=3"><span style="" lang="DE">Cüneyt Ülsever</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=6"><span style="" lang="DE">Enis Berberoğlu</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=1"><span style="" lang="DE">Oktay Ekşi</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=72"><span style="" lang="FR">Özdemir İnce</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="FR"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=148">Mehmet Y Yılmaz</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,1,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">MUHARREM SARIKAYA</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,8,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="" lang="DE">ERDAL ŞAFAK</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b>DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28brooks.html?ref=opinion">Globalism Goes Viral</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Swine flu isn’t only a health emergency. It’s a test for how we’re going to organize the 21st century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/28cyber.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Plans Attack and Defense in Cyberspace Warfare</a><span style=""> </span>A new international race has begun to develop cyberweapons and systems to protect against them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/policy/28health.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Acts to Ease Flu Fears; U.S. Says It Is Prepared</a><span style=""> </span>The Obama administration dispatched high-level officials from several agencies to demonstrate that it was fully prepared to confront the outbreak.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/04/27/opinion/1194839829786/bloggingheads-iran-s-nuclear-motives.html">Bloggingheads: Iran's Nuclear Motives</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jacqueline Shire of ISIS and Richard Parker of the American Foreign Policy Project debate Iran's real reasons for enriching uranium.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28tue1.html?ref=opinion">The New Swine Flu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While health officials scramble to keep up with the virus, it is disquieting that the Obama administration has few of its top health officials in place<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROSS DOUTHAT</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28douthat.html?ref=opinion">Cheney for President</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Cheney-for-President campaign would have been an instructive test of the Republican Party’s political viability.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani Offensive Puts Truce on Shakier Ground</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/europe/28turkey.html?ref=todayspaper">3 Die in Turkey in Shootout Between Police and Militant</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/science/earth/28climate.html?ref=todayspaper">Clinton Says U.S. Is Ready to Lead on Climate</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/middleeast/28saberi.html?ref=todayspaper">Reporter Jailed in Iran Passes Week on Fast</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28china.html?ref=todayspaper">China Still Presses Crusade Against Falun Gong</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/middleeast/28mideast.html?ref=todayspaper">Abbas Rejects Calling Israel a Jewish State</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/policy/28aids.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Picks Leader for Global AIDS Effort</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/health/28flu.html?ref=todayspaper">W.H.O. Issues Higher Alert on Swine Flu, With Advice</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/business/28auto.html?ref=todayspaper">G.M.’s Latest Plan Envisions a Much Smaller Automaker</a><span style=""> </span>G.M. expects to pare its American workforce to 38,000 union employees, compared with 395,000 at its peak in 1970.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28barry.html?ref=opinion">Where Will the Swine Flu Go Next?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JOHN M. BARRY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What’s important to keep in mind in assessing the threat of the current outbreak is that all four of the past well-known flu pandemics seem to have come in waves.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28tue2.html?ref=opinion">When Banks Discriminate</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Supreme Court should allow state banking officials to investigate discriminatory lending by nationally chartered banks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BOB HERBERT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28herbert.html?ref=opinion">Workers Walk the Plank</a> While Wall Street is breaking out the Champagne, the rest of the economy is beyond terrible, and will be for the foreseeable future<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/us/politics/28poll.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds</a><span style=""> </span>The percentage of blacks who say that race relations are generally good has doubled since last July, a Times/CBS News poll found<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042700814.html?hpid=topnews">Countries Told to Take Steps to Contain Flu</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> World Health Organization raises pandemic threat level as number of confirmed cases of swine flu grows. Officials warn against traveling to Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama's First 100 Days <span class="h2"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042703573.html?hpid=topnews">Tail Wags Dog -- and Vice Versa</a></span><span style=""> </span>Judging a presidency so soon may be a stretch, but journalists, and the White House, happily oblige.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042703078.html">Stress Tests</a> Tell it like it is.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702693.html">Why We Must Prosecute</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Torture Is a Breach Of International Law<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Mark J. McKeon,<span style=""> </span>Any other course is hypocritical, a former war crimes prosecutor says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702692.html">Why We Ban Torture</a> By Richard Cohen, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Banning torture won't make us safer. Here's why we should do it anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042700814.html">WHO Raises Global Threat Level As Reports of Swine Flu Increase</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Confirmed Cases Double in U.S.; Europe Cites Its 1st<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042703417.html">Flu Outbreak Threatens Global Economic Recovery</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Airline Shares, Oil Prices Plunge on Fears That Flu Could Bring New Woes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702513.html"><b>In Europe: </b> E.U. Issues Conflicting Warnings on Travel as First Cases Outside N. America Are Confirmed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042700217.html">Talks With Taliban in Pakistan on Hold After Military Offensive</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042701732.html">Swine Flu: The WHO's Moment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Anne Applebaum,<span style=""> </span>The World Health Organization, key to stopping a flu pandemic, has its own affliction. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702694.html">Why Flu Is Fearsome</a> By Eugene Robinson,<span style=""> </span>There's a reason health authorities are moving so fast to contain a flu pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042703326.html">Plan to Cut Weapons Programs Disputed</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Defense Supporters Say 100,000 Jobs Are in Jeopardy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042700872.html">GM's New Escape Route: Partial Nationalization</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Automaker to Shed Brands and Workers; Future Hinges on Deal With Bondholders<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042701460.html">Study Examines Why Americans Switch Religious Affiliations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Spiritual Attitudes, Not Church Policy, Cited as Reasons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/swine-flu-race-to-contain-outbreak">Swine flu - global threat level raised by WHO</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">WHO raises pandemic threat level to phase four after death toll in Mexico nears 150 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2009/apr/26/swine-flu-outbreak-mexico-pandemic">Interactive: how virus spread around the world</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/pakistan-taliban">The Taliban's tactical withdrawal</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Dilip Hiro:</strong> It is only a matter of time before the Pakistani Taliban flexes its muscle elsewhere. The government needs a fresh approach<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/iraq-al-qaida">Al-Qaida's bitter harvest<br /> </a><strong>Michael Boyle:</strong> The latest carnage in Iraq is a warning that Obama's withdrawal plan could be blown off course<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/28/torture-hyprocrisy">We are all torturers in America</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Naomi Wolf:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The sudden clamour to prosecute the CIA operatives who carried out waterboarding is the height of hypocrisy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/aid-china-us-africa-imf">A great global giveaway</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Paul Collier:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Aid programmes can go badly awry if there are no conditions. Just look at China's huge US bailout <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/27/carbon-emissions-us">Clinton issues climate mea culpa</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US admits blame on emissions at two-day meeting of leading polluters to smooth path to climate treaty <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2009/apr/27/hillary-clinton-march-8-beirut-lebanon">Hillary in Lebanon</a> <strong>Michael Tomasky: </strong>Clinton's trip to Beirut is a sign the US is worried the March 8 group is making headway<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> BBC </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021827.stm">'Too late' to contain swine flu</a><span style=""> </span>The deadly swine flu virus can no longer be contained, says a WHO official, as the health agency raises its alert level. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021483.stm">Life at centre of outbreak</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8020125.stm">Q&A: What is swine flu?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8020386.stm">How well prepared is the world?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm">Mapping the outbreak</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/26/dinner_chatter_us_diplomats_headed_to_saudi_arabia" target="_blank">Dinner chatter: US diplomats headed to Saudi Arabia?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Foreign Policy</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27diplo.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Clinton Says Moderation Is Lebanon’s Best Hope </a>BY: Mark Landler | The New York Times </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touched down in Lebanon on Sunday for a lightning visit to express support for this fragile country, six weeks before crucial parliamentary elections in which the Islamic militant group Hezbollah is expected to make significant gains.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090426_geopolitical_diary/?utm_source=General_Analysis&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Geopolitical Diary: The Pandemic Possibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16540">Al Maliki Saved Us the Trouble of a Reply</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16540">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD28Ak02.html">White House miscalculations linger</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> On the surface, the administration of United States President Barack Obama appears keen to engage Iran, yet it still clings to the idea that crippling economic measures or military strikes will force Tehran to reverse its nuclear program. This simply won't work. - <b>Shahir Shahidsaless</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"><a href="http://tonyblairoffice.org/2009/04/tony-blair-speech-to-chicago-c.html" target="_blank">The Purpose of Engaging Iran</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"> - Tony Blair (<i>Office of Tony Blair</i>) Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WINEP </span><span class="lastfeaturestitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3046"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">Counternarcotics Offers Chance to Cooperate with Tehran</span></strong></a></span></span><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The United States should consider using collaboration on counternarcotics as an effective means to jump-start diplomacy with Iran. Michael A. Braun writes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IRAN: <em>Spiegel </em>reports that <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-lVNPqLjOCXKxQ%404192308-z0nXAy612QSeA" target="_blank">Iranian businessmen are hoping</a> that eased tensions between the United States and Iran might lead to a loosening of economic sanctions and increased business between the two countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9248" title="Egypt’s View of the Threat: Iran – Hizbollah – Hamas">Egypt’s View of the Threat: Iran – Hizbollah – Hamas</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">INSS</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">An Israeli article on Egypt-Iran relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA51209">Apr 27 IA# 512 - Egypt: The Hizbullah Cell in Egypt – A Joint Conspiracy by Iran, Syria, Qatar, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="homesansdark"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04262009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_women_iran_fears_166249.htm" target="_blank">The Women Who Terrify Iran's Mullahs</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Amir Taheri (<i>New York Post</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-26-voa17.cfm">Obama Outreach Weighed in Mideast</a> - Paula Wolfson, <em>Voice of America<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28iht-edgorbachev.html?ref=global">What Role for the G-20?</a> - Mikhail Gorbachev, New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/a_global_revolt_of_the_masses.html">A Global Revolt of the Masses</a> - Dominique Moisi, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Daily Star <span class="manchettebig"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101436">Hizbullah's global aims come to light</a> </span><strong><i>By Ferry Biederman<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101438">Obama's first 100 days cast light on economic 'Americanization'</a><br /> <strong><i>By Chibli Mallat</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/04-2009/Article-20090424-d8c430dc-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78ff4cf592e/story.html">Three US Issues, Five Iranian Ones</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Walid Choucair</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">There are reports and information about the US-Iranian negotiations now underway under the table, at the level of experts, somewhere in Europe. The talks, which are designed to feel out Iran's intentions, began even before the new US President Barack Obama took office in January. The reports indicate that they are a prelude to an opening that should take place following Iran's presidential elections in June.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8020815.stm">Absolute deadline</a> Iraqis insist on no delay in American withdrawal <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/iraqi-oil-recovery-stillmirage/356298/">Iraqi Oil Recovery Still a Mirage</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/27/us-troops-must-leave-cities-by-june-deadline/">US Troops 'Must Leave Cities by June Deadline'</a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=193092" target="_blank"><b>Iran</b>-5+1 dialogue could be expanded, analysts say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD28Ak01.html&ct=ga&cd=XbxHpXjurbI&usg=AFQjCNEC3Tz_8CUsB8pVZGVDobuPlOMshQ" target="_blank">US promotes <b>Iran</b> in energy market</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite%3Fc%3DWamLocEnews%26cid%3D1238851286803%26p%3D1135099400124%26pagename%3DWAM%252FWamLocEnews%252FW-T-LEN-FullNews&ct=ga&cd=XbxHpXjurbI&usg=AFQjCNFfnuXgiFIQ2mT6q5oUrct7t0aI%20">Turkey offers to raise UAE isles' issue with <b>Iran</b> (1st ADD)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UAE-FRANCE: The French military will use a new base in the United Arab Emirates' Port Zayed to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The UAE is unlikely to send its own naval vessels on <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-4.TOsJmxsIbTU%404192309-8ftQAdIXgDq0U" target="_blank">antipiracy activities (</a><em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-wvGNzrdnREFvg%404192309-bV7j77QCPRnk6" target="_blank">The National</a></em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-5VFBsrM3KHVc2%404192309-aOmRmX9/UL91c" target="_blank">)</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/27/iraq-oil-business"><span class="highlight">Iraq</span>'s cabinet launches London investment drive to compensate for falling oil price</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d51414e4-3346-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Kuwaitis make education a battleground</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Segregation of the sexes in schools and universities has become a crucial issue in the country’s developing political struggle between liberals and Islamists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32053fac-3342-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Google aims for bigger Arab audience</a> The Middle East lags behind in terms of internet usage, but the US company is providing products in Arabic in an attempt to lure more businesses and individuals online<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dd983c9a-338b-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Reform in Gaddafi's Libya is still shrouded in ambiguity</a> The western part of the waterfront in downtown Tripoli looks like a massive construction site. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/27/Ahmadinejads-support-grows/UPI-36281240860789/" title="Ahmadinejad's support grows">Ahmadinejad's support grows</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">TEHRAN, April 27 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received further support from members of the conservative Principlist camp for his possible re-election bid in June.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/24/Assad-appoints-new-Cabinet-ministers/UPI-40851240604154/" title="Assad appoints new Cabinet ministers">Assad appoints new Cabinet ministers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced several ministers in his Cabinet and created a new ministry in the second major shake-up of his administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/24/EU-sends-election-monitors-to-Lebanon/UPI-43511240604087/" title="EU sends election monitors to Lebanon">EU sends election monitors to Lebanon</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>-- A delegation of election monitors with the European Union left for Lebanon to observe the June 7 parliamentary vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/24/Lawmaker-claims-support-for-Ahmadinejad/UPI-60301240604028/" title="Lawmaker claims support for Ahmadinejad">Lawmaker claims support for Ahmadinejad</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Iranian parliamentarians in the Principlist camp threw their support behind President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the June presidential contest, a lawmaker said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081727.html">Barak: Israel can and must make peace within three years</a> Speaking of Iran's nuclear program, the defense minister says no one 'will dare destroy Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081651.html">Barak tells Haaretz: No existential threat to Israel</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081658.html">Sixty one years in the speech bubble</a> This is the only country in the world which is at war every seven years, which replaces its government every two years. A country full of life, yet restless and stronger than its leaders.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081386.html">Jerusalem insists Jewish building in Arab neighborhood is legitimate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081463.html">Report: Obama wants aid to go to PA even if Hamas joins government</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081631.html">'Every step that strengthens Hamas only distances peace'</a> Israeli officials surprised by 'worrying' report about U.S. funds for potential Fatah-Hamas coalition.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081659.html">Israel time, 5769</a> Last year, Israel marked its 60th anniversary with great pomp. Perhaps now the time is ripe to let go of the euphoria over the country's very existence, the flip side of existential fear.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081728.html">U.S. envoy to visit Gulf over Iran's nuclear program</a> Trip will be Dennis Ross' first since being appointed Persian gulf envoy in February.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081534.html">Abbas: I won't recognize Israel as a Jewish state</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710806005&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel's Arab cheerleaders </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h2><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ CAROLINE GLICK</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710801662&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_top">The Bulldozer</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lieberman takes over Israel's foreign policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710798021&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel worried over US move on PA gov't</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama administration asks Congress to change law to allow aid to flow to PA body with Hamas ministers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710807140&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US senator to push 'tough dialogue' law</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Joe Lieberman tells 'Post' that any engagement with Iran must come with "not just carrots but sticks."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710805167&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Barak: Iran is a threat to entire world</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Defense minister stresses IDF prepared to face all challenges, denies having many differences with FM<b><span style="color: maroon;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710783696&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_blank">Israel Ready for Peace Talks with Syria Without Preconditions</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710797466&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_blank">Assad: No Talks Till Israel Cedes Golan</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/">Yedioth Ahronoth</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707744,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'US, save Israel from itself' </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707744,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Israeli leftist groups call on Obama to pressure PM Netanyahu to halt settlement expansion</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707646,00.html"><span style="color: black;">What kind of 2 states? </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707646,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Sara Eliash says that ‘two states for two peoples’ is an empty, deceptive leftist slogan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707301,00.html">Jewish and democratic/ Taub</a> <span class="text16g"><b>The notion of a Jewish and democratic State of Israel is not a contradiction</b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706331,00.html" target="_blank">Isn't Rejection of the Jewish People's State Racist?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Guy Bechor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-hamas27-2009apr27,0,4563512.story">Obama Move Alarms Israel Supporters</a> - Paul Richter, <em>Los Angeles Times</em>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25389190-15084,00.html">Israel Confuses Policy on Syria</a> - John Lysons, <em>The Australian</em>.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090427/FOREIGN/704269826/1002" target="_blank">Lieberman Confronts Syria Over the Golan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Vita Bekker | The National Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s new far-right foreign minister, stirred up fresh controversy over the weekend after stating that Syria was not a peace partner and warning the country’s northern neighbour that no talks would be conducted until it backed down from demanding the return of the Golan Heights<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8020825.stm">Jerusalem settlement 'extended'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Construction has begun on 60 new homes in a Jewish settlement in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, a campaign says<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israels-secret-plan-for-west-bank-expansion-1674759.html" target="_blank">Israel's Secret Plan for West Bank Expansion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Ben Lynfield | The Independent<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israel has taken a step towards expanding the largest settlement in the West Bank, a move Palestinians warn will leave their future state unviable and further isolate its future capital, East Jerusalem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-hamas_bdapr26,0,2478006.story" target="_blank">Is U.S. Changing Stance on Hamas Funding?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: navy;"> - Paul Richter</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s02-coop.html">Bibi Ends Era of Make Believe in Middle East</a> - Norman Olsen, CS Monitor</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration is seeking changes to U.S. law that would allow it to send aid to the Palestinian Authority even if members of Hamas become part of a unity Palestinian government. Hamas is designated a terrorist organization and under law <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-aPddlsHnuiz2s%404192306-Vd1M4/ZBg.xjs" target="_blank">may not receive U.S. aid (</a><em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-.cwn1Y5KshF.c%404192306-g0JCzLBQR1nDA" target="_blank">LAT</a></em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-q8Lqsuzjh5yxI%404192306-6Mr6ZHJYXYNI6" target="_blank">)</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/potus-notes/2009/apr/27/mideast-peace-depends-on-obama-saudi-prince-says/" target="_blank">Mideast peace depends on Obama, Saudi prince says</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx%3Fid%3D92729%26sectionid%3D351020202&ct=ga&cd=bc6e_qEDz4w&usg=AFQjCNEqzRv4wGMsd91Bho8m8T1PWlb-1A" target="_blank">Mashaal re-elected as Hamas political chief</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/NewsDesk.nsf/0/1ECF8C7BDDA448CAC22575A5002B9570%3FOpenDocument&ct=ga&cd=bc6e_qEDz4w&usg=AFQjCNHYZA1dDurtI9pSOVlfGQBzRqyAGQ" target="_blank"><b>Mossad</b>-Linked Cells Focused on Hizbullah Activity North of Litani</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/27/kafka-meets-orwell/">Kafka Meets Orwell</a> - Roger Simon, <em>Washington Times</em> opinion.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p06s04-wome.html">With Shiites rising across the region, Saudi Arabia's grow impatient</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Older leaders among the minority aim to peacefully address discrimination but warn that younger Shiites are pushing for militancy.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p06s01-wogn.html">In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Promises of cash and jobs – rather than ideological pledges – help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program's efficacy.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s02-coop.html">No more make-believe in the Middle East</a> <span class="summary">Bibi's policies may be misguided, but at least he doesn't pretend to be a peacemaker. Such intellectual honesty could prove salutary.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0427/p09s01-coop.html">The US should cut military spending in half</a> <span class="summary">Defense Secretary Gates's military budget cuts are too conservative</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p02s04-usgn.html">Science takes aim at the swine flu </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The world's response to the outbreak shows progress and problems: Scientists have more tools, but early detection remains difficult in some places. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p02s01-ussc.html">Why so many Americans switch religions </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/27/activists-decry-russias-latest-case-of-managed-democracy/">Activists decry Russia's latest case of 'managed democracy' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Opposition candidates are crying foul at official results from Sunday's controversial mayoral elections in Sochi, Russia, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav042509.shtml" target="_blank">Washington Has Limited Options to Stop Pakistani Meltdown</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Joshua Kucera | Eurasianet This decade, Pakistan has been one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the world, receiving almost $12 billion. Yet the security situation there continues to spiral downward.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090424_pakistan_facing_reality_risk_pakistan/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">U.S.-NATO: Facing the Reality of Risk in Pakistan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There is no easy way to supply the U.S.-NATO war effort in Afghanistan, and overland routes through Pakistan may be the toughest of all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-to-achieve-peace-we-must-break-the-talibans-support-base-in-pakistan-1675192.html">Patrick Cockburn: To achieve peace, we must break the Taliban's support base in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/25/how_to_reassure_india/" target="_blank">How to Reassure India</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Stanley A. Weiss | The Boston Globe President Obama has pledged that deepening ties with India is a priority, and Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said he was confident "that we'll take this relationship forward rapidly." But behind the platitudes, New Delhi is nervous.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124085342758159927.html">Fight Escalates Between Pakistan, Taliban </a><span style=""> </span>The Taliban controlling Pakistan's Swat Valley declared a peace deal with the government there "worthless" amid a second day of clashes.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087181303261033.html">China Faces Grad Glut After Boom at Colleges </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unemployed university graduates used to be rare in China. But now their ranks are ballooning just as the country suffers its worst economic slump in two decades.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124082482232658755.html">Firms Warn of China Protectionism </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; display: none;">Subscriber Content</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; display: none;"> <em>Read Preview</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Foreign businesses are beginning to warn against rising protectionism in China, saying the country's massive stimulus program plus new regulations are discriminating against non-Chinese companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124088459017662219.html">U.S. Lawmakers May Speed Pakistan Aid </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Senior congressional Democrats are weighing a plan to speed emergency aid to Pakistan, and could force a vote as soon as next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/">Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2008</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> Source: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)<br /> From <a href="http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/media-coverage/ESCAP-21Apr09.pdf">press release</a> (PDF; 29 KB):</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">PAKISTAN: As militancy grows in Pakistan, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned about the <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-VE3ps.wSg/hzg%404192316-FHda.T00uvCWo" target="_blank">security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons</a>. RFE/RL reports that the military controls the country's nuclear stockpile, so any scenario that changes the balance of power in the military—from a coup to a Taliban takeover—could endanger the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD28Df02.html" target="_blank">Pakistan Goes Its Own Pace on Militants</a> BY: Syed Saleem Shahzad | Asia Times </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Despite violations -- the most recent being in the Swat area this weekend -- Pakistan is adamant it will stick to its counter-insurgency policy of making selected peace deals in the tribal areas, and it will not be drawn into any major United States-inspired grand campaigns.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/75022284-328e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F75022284-328e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcomment" target="_blank">Precarious Position</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: James Lamont and Farhan Bokhari | Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan’s army: As Taliban forces advance, fears are growing that Islamabad can marshal neither the military will nor civilian back-up to curb extremist gains.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/04/27/farrukh-rehan-denial-istan.aspx">Pakistan? More Like Denial-istan</a> - Farrukh Rehan, National Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/Article.aspx?id=3653">Are We Hyping Pakistan Threat?</a> - Andrew Bast, WPR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/27/indonesia-us-a-new-partnership.html">Indonesia & U.S. Forge New Partnership</a> - Retno Marsudi, Jakarta Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/28/general_petraeuss_anaconda_plan">General Petraeus's 'Anaconda Plan'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Petraeus might be forgiven for comparing himself with Ulysses S. Grant, the general to whom Lincoln, after finding so many generals wanting, finally turned to get the Civil War won. <span class="attr">(By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD28Df02.html">Pakistan goes its own pace on militants</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Despite violations - the most recent being in the Swat area this weekend - Pakistan is adamant it will stick to its counter-insurgency policy of making selected peace deals in the tribal areas, and it will not be drawn into any major United States-inspired grand campaigns. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/potus-notes/2009/apr/27/saudi-prince-says-taliban-leader-could-be-us-ally/" target="_blank">Saudi prince says Taliban leader could be US ally</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078710475857341.html" target="_blank">Strengthen U.S.-China Trade Ties</a> BY: Chen Deming | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Economic links have always been an important basis for the China-U.S. relationship, and the growth in trade between the two countries has been robust since the establishment of normal diplomatic relations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/27/indias-election-rahul-gandhi-brings-youth-appeal-to-old-dynasty/">India's election: Rahul Gandhi brings youth appeal to old dynasty </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fans climbed trees and hopped fences in eastern India Friday to glimpse the political scion, who's campaigning nationwide amid parliamentary elections. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090426a1.html" target="_blank">Why China Will Continue to Back Pyongyang</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Jonathan Holslag | The Japan Times The failure of the U.N. Security Council to pass a new resolution after North Korea's rocket test highlights the fact that power politics will prevail over pledges for effective multilateralism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124077714927756947.html" target="_blank">Justice Denied for Tibetans</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Woeser | The Wall Street Journal Before dawn on the morning of May 18, 2008, the authorities cut off all forms of communications in the small rural town -- telephones, mobile phones, the Internet and even roads in and around the area<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8011615.stm">'Living dead'</a><span style=""> </span>Election cynicism of Gujarat's riot-torn Muslim minority <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13527979&source=hptextfeature" target="_blank">Distant Horizons</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist To mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, Chinese leaders reviewed a maritime parade of hardware ranging from nuclear submarines to amphibious assault-craft and fighter bombers. The only missing ingredient of naval might was an aircraft-carrier. Officials hint it will not be long before China has some of these too.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/27/Commentary-Is-Pakistan-another-Iran/UPI-23621240841482/" title="Commentary: Is Pakistan another Iran?">Commentary: Is Pakistan another Iran?</a> (UPI) -- Politics as usual in Islamabad seemed strangely irrelevant as formations of the Taliban’s religious-extremist insurgents gnawed at Pakistan’s body politic -- and advanced to within 60 miles of the capital, where the pro-Taliban Red Mosque was back in business.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9251" title="China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping ">China’s Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crisis Group </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 48-page report examines China’s increasing role in UN peacekeeping, taking into account the advantages its participation represents <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">AF-PAK-IRAN: Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran are holding their first trilateral meeting to discuss issues of <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-dSXiriO2.YryQ%404192314-gjKxepQOdq.8Y" target="_blank">regional stability and development (</a><em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-C6nA.ldEDtAPc%404192314-rtlokRKCT8fM6" target="_blank">Dawn</a></em><a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-NM7DgcShpKioM%404192314-VbmqEFqvAYsO2" target="_blank">)</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">- This <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-aU8Wo6tkl0X2o%404192315-U7nhzHkrL8T1g" target="_blank">Backgrounder</a> looks at the history of Iran-Afghanistan relations and what role Iran might play in Afghanistan's future.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="txtgrey1"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">China </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/index.html#anchor7700"><b>2009 Outlook Upgrade on Stronger-than-Expected Policy Responses</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6181699.ece">The internet is God's present to China</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the day he receives a human rights award, a Chinese dissident reveals his gratitude to the web<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1844&Itemid=192" target="_blank">Taiwan's Uneasy China Embrace </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Mark O'Neill | Asia Sentinel<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is a Taiwan that is gingerly coming to terms with what seems like an inexorably tightening mainland grip. Sunday, the two signed three new agreements on financial services, direct flights and criminal control. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/234-bluesteen.pdf">Combat Advising in Afghanistan (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Independent </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-sri-lankan-government-should-show-restraint-1675203.html">Leading article: The Sri Lankan government should show restraint</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124086059971460379.html">India's Infrastructure Funds Fall </a><span style=""> </span>India's vaunted infrastructure investment program is struggling to find private investors needed to participate in expanding roads, ports, airports, and power.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28iht-edgorbachev.html?ref=global" target="_blank">What Role for the G-20?</a>BY: Mikhail Gorbachev | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The G-20 could find a key place in the architecture of world politics. If it helps to reverse the economic crisis, it will earn the credibility to lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27iht-edchina.html?ref=global">China Can’t Have It Both Ways</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Criticism over Japanese visits to the Yasukuni shrine only make Beijing’s actions in Tibet more hypocritical. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28tue2.html?ref=global">When Banks Discriminate</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Supreme Court should allow state banking officials to investigate discriminatory lending by nationally chartered banks. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28tue1.html?ref=global">The New Swine Flu</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">While health officials scramble to keep up with the virus, it is disquieting that the Obama administration has few of its top health officials in place. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28intriago1.html?ref=global">Fund Government With Dirty Money</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By CHARLES A. INTRIAGO and ROBERT A. BUTTERWORTH <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The government should enforce asset forfeiture laws and take back the wealth that criminals have stolen from taxpayers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/opinion/28barry.html?ref=global">Where Will the Swine Flu Go Next?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By JOHN M. BARRY <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What’s important to keep in mind in assessing the threat of the current outbreak is that all four of the past well-known flu pandemics seem to have come in waves. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">EU DIVISIONS: An article from the European Council on Foreign Relations examines the <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-XK.k36v.xN8wk%404192325-UW8BImD.a3ygI" target="_blank">European Union's divisions</a> and argues that it is most paralyzed on issues related to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/28009" target="_blank">Albania to File EU Membership Application</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha has said that his country would officially apply for EU membership on Tuesday, but accession is not expected for several years to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124086538958060723.html">Is Britain Finished? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Eamonn Butler </strong>The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e5a34d8-3359-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Opinion: European banks cannot set aside the rules</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="bodystrong"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neelie Kroes,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> EU competition commissioner, argues that allowing €3,000bn of unconditional bail-outs would have given unfair advantages to those in the greatest difficulties<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/understandingmuslimcommunity">Technical Report: Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Communities and Local Government<span style=""> </span>+ <a href="http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1203881.pdf">Full Report</a> (PDF; 118 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/28/moving_towards_europe_--_but_do_americans_want_to_go_96208.html">Does the US Want a European Shift?</a> - Michael Barone, Wash Examiner<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Heirs to Fortuyn. Muslim immigration and sclerotic welfare states are by degrees pushing Europe to the political right. <b>Bruce Bawer</b> explains... <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124043553074744693.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-sunny-corner-of-the-adriatic-that-is-casting-dark-clouds-over-europe-1675194.html">The sunny corner of the Adriatic that is casting dark clouds over Europe</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8020552.stm">Swine flu outbreak reaches Europe</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe's first cases of swine flu, thought to have killed about 150 people in Mexico, are confirmed in the UK and Spain. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/">Mardell's Europe</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">France impervious to gripes about Strasbourg role <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/27/Three-German-politicians-convicted-of-racial-hatred/UPI-52761240860712/" title="Three German politicians convicted of racial hatred">Three German politicians convicted of racial hatred</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A Berlin court has handed suspended prison sentences to three top officials of Germany's neo-Nazi party NPD for the defamation of a black soccer player.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Panel_Seeks_Solutions_To_AlbanianSerb_Divide_In_Kosovo/1617052.html">Panel Seeks Solutions To Albanian-Serb Divide</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kosovo's tumultous first year as an independent state and its continued ethnic divisions was the focus of debate during a political convention last week at Columbia University in New York<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124085880589660277.html">Trichet: Threats to Growth Remain </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Policymakers around the world are "united in purpose" to restore confidence in the financial system, but the threat of further turmoil remains, ECB President Trichet said<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=363" target="_blank">The New War in Dagestan</a> BY: Samantha Brtleich | Diplomatic Courier Despite the failing of Chechen rebels to implicate Dagestan—who has no desire to secede—in their plot to drive out the Russians, Dagestan might fall and allow for a Muslim or warfare-like republic to emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602651.html" target="_blank">Idealism Amid the Cynicism of Russian Politics</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Philip P. Pan | The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a country where complaints of vote-rigging are common -- and commonly ignored -- Anton Chumachenko's stands out: The authorities say he won an election, but he insists he lost. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090427_russia_bulgaria_lingering_tensions">Russia, Bulgaria: Lingering Tensions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A postponed meeting between Russian and Bulgarian officials shows the hangover from natural gas cuts in January. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8017584.stm">High stakes</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russian democracy under scrutiny for Olympic city election <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9254" title="“Oil-for-Food” When Oil Is Down (and the Ruble Is Weak)">“Oil-for-Food” When Oil Is Down (and the Ruble Is Weak)</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">AEI </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 7-page US brief on Russia's dependence on food imports<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/376612.htm" target="_blank">Averting the Caucasus Jihad</a> BY: Gordon M. Hanh | The Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nuclear disarmament has emerged as the first issue to reset U.S.-Russian relations in 2009. Both sides have expressed a willingness to negotiate a new strategic arms reduction treaty to replace the START I treaty that is set to expire in December.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1239c68a-32c4-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Russian mayor faces poll fraud case</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A victory by a pro-Kremlin candidate in mayoral elections in the southern resort town of Sochi is to be challenged in court after the opposition candidate claimed the result was “absolutely falsified<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042709.shtml">Azerbaijan: Beyond Energy Exports, the Global Downturn is Battering Local Industry</a><span class="maintxt"> The global downturn is punishing Azerbaijan’s third largest city, Sumgayit, a onetime center for the Soviet military-industrial complex that is still struggling to find its stride in the global economy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="maintxt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/russia/article/ending-Chechnyas-counterterrorism-operation-or-not" title="Link to Chechnya: a false dusk?">Chechnya: a false dusk?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Tanya_Lokshina.jsp">Tanya Lokshina</a> The "ending" of counterterrorism operations in Chechnya is really no end<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6181733.ece">Influence and influenza</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The authorities have struck a reassuring note so far that they are ready for an outbreak of swine flu. It is to be hoped they are right because the threat is serious<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6182010.ece">General Ashfaq Kiyani: calling the shots </a>The head of the Pakistan Army has done an about-turn from his position that appeasing the Taleban was necessary<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6182007.ece">Army attack on Pakistan Taleban gathers pace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Taleban suspend talks with Pakistan’s Government declaring negotiations to be worthless after clashes escalate <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6181964.ece">Karzai backs down over marital rape law</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shia Family Law, signed in March, appeared to reintroduce draconian policies of the Taleban era condoning spouse and child abuse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6182950.ece">Barack Obama's plane causes panic in New York </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A photo opportunity involving a Presidential jet flying low over Manhattan caused panic among locals fearing a repeat of 9/11<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6181988.ece">Q&A: Is swine flu treatable? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Times health reporters explain the origins of the deadly new strain of swine flu and the consequences for the UK<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087394756961155.html">Iran's New Target: Egypt </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Abdel Monem Said Aly</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Cairo's desire for Mideast peace threatens Tehran's ambitions<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124081528924558633.html">Pandemic Risk Grows as New Cases Pop Up </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The WHO moved closer to declaring a flu pandemic. The CDC doubled its number of confirmed U.S. cases to 40 and the U.S. issued a travel advisory for Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087429334861245.html"><span style="" lang="DE">Henry I. Miller: Understanding Swine Flu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087467910861315.html">Swine Flu Remedies </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Transparency and antivirals should prevent a pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124086538958060723.html">Is Britain Finished? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Eamonn Butler </strong>The country's only chance is a leaner, sounder and less indebted government. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124083476254259049.html">GM Offers U.S. a Majority Stake </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">GM outlined a new turnaround plan that would leave the U.S. government controlling the auto maker, as it set up a showdown with bondholders that could determine whether the troubled American icon lands in bankruptcy court.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087384453961191.html">Stephens: The Politics of Liberal Amnesia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2 style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087403668161211.html">Torture and the 'Truth Commission' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin-left: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">MAIN STREET<br /> <strong>By William McGurn</strong><br /> Why has Congress failed to outlaw waterboarding?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9249" title="Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration ">Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">IZA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 51-page discussion paper investigates the "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs to attain before it can derive the indirect benefits of international financial integration and reduce the risks of financial openness<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a999d364-32fe-11de-9316-00144feabdc0.html">Fears of swine flu epidemic increase</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Governments from Asia to Europe on Monday stepped up their response to the outbreak of deadly swine flu in the Americas as the WHO brought forward an emergency meeting and travel stocks were hit <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d115adfe-335e-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Plan for pandemic but avoid panic</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In authorities’ response to the swine flu outbreak it is essential to avoid public panic and overreaction, which could do more harm than the disease itself<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98ef04fe-3357-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">The end of the Thatcher era</a> One of Mrs Thatcher’s most famous phrases was: ‘There is no alternative.’ As yet, no major political figure in Britain or the western world has really articulated a coherent alternative to the free-market principles inherited from Thatcherism. Until that happens, the Thatcher era will not be definitively over, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0fba8284-2a8e-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Leading View: The last 100 days reveal true character">Leading View: The last 100 days reveal true character</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8a2aa08-3360-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Prosecuting torture</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US reverence for the law can sometimes be a trap. When the law is mixed with vicious partisan politics, as in this case, the results can be terrible <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2a0374a-335f-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">A single stress test</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Too many European leaders remain oblivious to the need for a Europe-wide solution to the Europe-wide challenge in the banking sector<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/90bcb338-338b-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: US to take majority GM stake in revamp">US to take majority GM stake in revamp</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7ba2a28-3356-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Narcissistic leaders need external controls</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michael Skapinker on leadership pathologies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d770a138-3357-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">History’s tide sweeps Britain into the past</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Parties are reclaiming their past, says Philip Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e5a34d8-3359-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">European banks cannot set aside the rules</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Neelie Kroes on the need for a level playing field<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/705574f2-3356-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">How libertarian dogma led the Fed astray</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It needs to be re-examined, says Henry Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7505a878-337e-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Export reliance ‘not sustainable’ for Germany</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">IG Metall’s Huber insists that Germany cannot carry on as it did before the global financial crisis, and advocated reducing dependence on exports<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1eab70a8-3364-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Obama to double scientific research funding</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US president has pledged to to increase to 3 per cent the proportion of its gross domestic product that it spends on scientific research and development<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4e5bc7c-3393-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">US and China pledge trade cooperation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US and Chinese companies signed 32 business deals worth $10.6bn, while top US and Chinese officials said the two countries must cooperate on trade to help restore global growth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7509a06-3359-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html">Nuclear frisson</a> The fallout from the split between Siemens and Areva illuminates the problems with such joint ventures and with Europe’s energy policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66704.html">100 days: Obama dumps Bush's world view, but now what?</a> The "Axis of Evil" is gone. The "global war on terrorism" is no more. "You are either with us or against us" is a thing of the past, replaced by reaching out to global foes and friends alike. Obama has reached out to more U.S. adversaries in a shorter time than perhaps any modern occupant of the Oval Office. But none of the problems that Obama inherited on Jan. 20 has gotten any better. <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/04/090504fa_fact_lizza">The Guardian of Obama's Priorities</a> - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker Can <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/04/090504fa_fact_lizza">Peter Orszag</a> keep the President’s political goals economically viable?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.29769/pub_detail.asp">How to Spend $6.5 Trillion in 100 Days</a> - David Frum, National Post<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/27/obama/">Obama's Tough Decisions</a> - Robert Reich, Salon<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042700891.html">The Media Elite's Secret Dinners</a> - Howard Kurtz, Washington Post<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/27/Walkers-World-Obamas-fateful-choice/UPI-75171240861409/" title="Walker's World: Obama's fateful choice">Walker's World: Obama's fateful choice</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Obama faces a cruel dilemma between his promise of healthcare reform and his pledge of tackling climate change with cap-and-trade legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=appERBKGDiL4&refer=politics">Unchecked Spending May Doom Obama's Plans</a> - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21695.html"><span style="">REPORTERS PASS THE TEST: GRADED 'A' BY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SPOKESMAN...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/425yustu.asp">Obama's Pragmatism is Left-Wing</a> - Peter Berkowitz, Weekly Standard<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/04/post-christian-not-even-close.html">Post-Christian? Not Even Close</a> - Stephen Prothero, USA Today<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=ea6ee799-5d4e-4a48-bf31-3e38072b6013">Defusing the Biden Bomb</a> - Michelle Cottle, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5232255/Pakistan-and-Afghanistan-Gordon-Brown-in-urgent-need-of-a-plan.html">Pakistan and Afghanistan: Gordon Brown in urgent need of a plan</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Telegraph View: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It is to be hoped that Gordon Brown has a coherent strategy for confronting this highly complex challenge. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-respect-our-right-to-privacy-1675204.html">Respect our right to privacy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Leading article:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> There is much in the Home Office's proposals to alarm those concerned about the erosion of privacy in Britain<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Independent <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-to-achieve-peace-we-must-break-the-talibans-support-base-in-pakistan-1675192.html">Patrick Cockburn: To achieve peace, we must break the Taliban's support base in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/obamas-100-days-beyond-palestine-the-23state-solution-1675200.html">Obama's 100 days: Foreign policy... beyond Palestine</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Donald Macintyre:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Can Obama finally bring peace to the Middle East?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/robert-fisk-obama-falls-short-on-armenian-pledge-1675197.html">Robert Fisk: Obama falls short on Armenian pledge </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/is-there-madness-in-obamas-method-1674756.html">Is there madness in Obama's method?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/mary-dejevsky/mary-dejevsky-the-us-relies-on-experts-ndash-the-british-just-ignore-them-1675208.html">Mary Dejevsky: The US relies on experts – the British just ignore them</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3646" target="_blank">Allies Copy U.S. Navy Smart-Power Strategy </a><span style=""> </span>BY: David Axe | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Smart power, previously known as soft power, emerged during the bloodiest years of the Iraq war, as the Bush administration looked for ways to prevent another "trillion-dollar war," to use defense-industry analyst James McAleese's phrase. "Ultimate success or failure will increasingly depend more on shaping the behavior of others -- friends and adversaries, and most importantly, the people in between," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rethinking ‘Preventive Detention’ from a Comparative Perspective: Three Frameworks for Detaining Terrorist Suspects </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Yale Law School student papers + <a href="http://lsr.nellco.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=yale/student">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 761 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/28/general_petraeuss_anaconda_plan">General Petraeus's 'Anaconda Plan'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Petraeus might be forgiven for comparing himself with Ulysses S. Grant, the general to whom Lincoln, after finding so many generals wanting, finally turned to get the Civil War won. <span class="attr">(By H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/234-bluesteen.pdf">Combat Advising in Afghanistan (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/fisher/2009/04/27/us-bracing-for-new-prisoner-abuse-photos/">US Bracing for New Prisoner Abuse Photos</a></span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124077028354456877.html">US Weighs Release of More <span class="caps">CIA</span> Memos</a> - Kara Scannall, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/27/is-bin-laden-dead-or-alive-us-pakistan-not-sure/">Is Bin Laden Dead or Alive? US, Pakistan Not Sure</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CRS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R40528.pdf">“Piracy Off the Horn of Africa,”</a> April 21, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40525.pdf">“Organized Crime in the United States: Trends and Issues for Congress,”</a> April 16, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/28/defence-policy-national-security">SAS may be expanded to fight terror, says minister</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4af5dad2-328c-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1">Obama's Needless Fight Over Torture</a> - Clive Crook, Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/04/27/torture/">Torture and Truthiness</a> - Joe Conason, Salon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/27/cracking_ksm_96198.html">Cracking Khalid Sheikh Mohammed</a> - Deroy Murdock, National Review</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22152813%7EpagePK:64257043%7EpiPK:437376%7EtheSitePK:4607,00.html">New risks from global crisis create development emergency, say World Bank, IMF</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: World Bank<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wfp.org/content/world-hunger-series-hunger-and-markets">World Hunger Series: Hunger and Markets</a><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: World Food Programme<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0428/p02s01-ussc.html">Why so many Americans switch religions </a><span style=""> </span>A new Pew survey suggests that many Catholics leave their church because of doctrine, whereas Protestants tend to leave because of life changes such as marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/27/foreign_policy_film_festival">The Top Ten Foreign Affairs Movies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>TNR</i>, a <a href="http://www.tnr.com/toc/story.html?id=c75d8946-02b4-455e-968f-cdb930f5e57c">review</a> of <i>Franz Kafka: The Office Writings</i> (and <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/016_01/3551">more </a>from <i>Bookforum</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Friedrich Engels</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> was a scion of the 19th-century Manchester “cottonocracy,” yet hoped for the British economy’s collapse... <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article6154072.ece">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>NYRB</i>, Andrew Delbanco <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22673">reviews</a> <i>Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment</i> by David F. Swensen, <i>Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education</i> by Peter Sacks, and <i>Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites</i> by Mitchell L. Stevens;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>a <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22657">review</a> of <i>Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage</i> and <i>Whose Culture? The Promise of Museums and the Debate Over Antiquities</i> by James Cuno <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">SWJ Blog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-33176614157591755692009-04-27T10:03:00.000+03:002009-04-27T10:04:23.365+03:00April 27, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek<span style=""> </span>- </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195079">The Secret of His Success </a><span style=""> </span>by Fareed Zakaria </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(56, 55, 51);" lang="EN">What Obama has been able to accomplish in his first 100 days is enough to make any president envious.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s04-usfp.html">Obama's first big diplomacy test: Iran</a> <span class="summary">Can the president's philosophy of talking with the enemy keep Iran away from nuclear weapons?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s09-usfp.html">Could Iraq violence affect US withdrawal plan?</a> <span class="summary">The recent spate of attacks have come as US troops are preparing to pull out of urban areas.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s05-coop.html">The danger of an Israeli strike on Iran</a> <span class="summary">The US needs to make it clear it will not tolerate a first strike.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p08s01-comv.html">A Swat down for Pakistan – and Obama</a> <span class="summary">Zardari learns how not to deal with jihadists while the US weighs how to play the bully.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s04-coop.html">Barack Obama and the new place of American power</a> <span class="summary">A new spirit of humility is clearly evident, but will the Obama administration agree to expand the 'Big Five' on the UN Security Council?</span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s01-coop.html">A rescue plan for Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Without bold, urgent action, the country – and its nuclear weapons – could fall to the Taliban</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090424/REVIEW/704239996/1008">The Big Sleep in Iraq</a> - Nir Rosen, The National<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64970/zbigniew-brzezinski/a-tale-of-two-wars">A Tale of Two Iraq Wars</a> - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Foreign Affairs<b><span style="color: black;"> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">NYT </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">Clinton’s Mideast Pirouette</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The sparring between the U.S. and Israel has begun, and that’s a good thing, with criticism coming from an unlikely source — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/25/obamas_sins_of_omission/">Obama's Sins of Omission</a> - Andrew Bacevich, Boston Globe </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama Sustains the Status Quo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(169, 23, 0) rgb(169, 23, 0); border-width: medium 1.5pt 1.5pt; padding: 0cm; background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124078041608357051.html">With Funds, Political Peril Awaits IMF </a>In exchange for new funding, the IMF has been handed tough assignments in fighting the global recession and staving off another one.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403647.html">Topic A -- The Next 100 Days of the Obama Administration</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Post asked former officials, strategists and others what the administration should focus on<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402900.html">Can Obama's Mideast Strategy Survive a Strike Against Iran?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jim Hoagland President Obama's national security aides are struggling to conclude a strategic review of U.S. policy toward Iran. The review is certain to be comprehensive, imaginative -- and largely silent to irrelevant on the most difficult choices about Iran that Obama will face over the next year or two.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402899.html">A Conflicted Strategy in Afghanistan</a> By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042502492.html">Sound the Alarm</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What does the Obama administration hope to accomplish by publicly warning of a Pakistani collapse?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402315.html">Mohammed Hanif — Pakistan Bows to the Taliban's Rise</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan has driven a military dictator from power but now seems to be preparing for a different surrender. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042502769.html">Finance Chiefs Back a Bolder IMF, Bigger Role for Emerging Nations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081215.html">'Iran arms ship bound for Gaza downed near Sudan' </a><span style=""> </span>Sudanese sources tell Egyptian paper vessel allegedly bombed by U.S. or Israeli sources operating in area<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081172.html">Clinton: U.S. will never sell out Lebanon for Syria deal</a> Top U.S. diplomat pays surprise visit to Lebanon ahead of vote that could see Hezbollah gain influence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081170.html">'Israel will not attack Iran - even if sanctions fail'</a> Lieberman tells Austrian daily that Israel cannot resolve militarily the entire world's problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081040.html">Zvi Bar'el / No need to use Iran as excuse for 'regional peace'</a> Whether Mideast peace materializes or not, it's hard to believe U.S. will halt thaw in its ties with Iran.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Marc Lynch </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/24/previewing_irans_presidential_election" target="_blank">Previewing Iran's presidential election</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/ZzLRrFU16EY/195078" target="_blank" title="Twenty years ago this week, a bold move began the process that would bring down the Berlin Wall. ">Michael Meyer: 20 Years After the Cold War's End</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16a11,qiu,ht1m,eiy4,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Symposium</a>: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and U.S. National Security Symposium with <strong><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16a11,qiu,8e4v,2nbu,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Daniel Markey</a></strong>,<strong> Lisa Curtis</strong>,<strong> Ronald Neumann</strong>,<strong> Karen DeYoung</strong>,<strong> Clare Lockhart</strong>,<strong> John Nagl</strong>,<strong> J. Alexander Thier</strong>,<strong> Kori Schake</strong>, and<strong> Joseph Lieberman<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16a11,qiu,jzfk,lsm3,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Op-ed</a>: "The Holes in the President's Afghanistan Plan," by <a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16a11,qiu,59lg,cd1v,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank"><strong>Leslie Gelb</strong></a> (Daily Beast)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,16a11,qiu,5d61,8e58,1yna,7zzz" target="_blank">Foreign Affairs</a></span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: "How Dangerous Are the Taliban?" by <strong>John Mueller</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/editorial-imf-international-financial-crisis">IMF: As bad as ever</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>Of the three major commitments of $100bn each, only Japan has coughed up, while the US and the EU are not even at the the-cheque's-in-the-post stage<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/international-arms-trade">World arms trade up 20% in five years, says peace research group</a> International weapon dealing continues to grow with America accounting for the largest proportion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/obama-administration-100-days">Obama has had an epoch-defining 100 days. But vultures are gathering</a> <strong>Gary Younge:</strong> We have seen the scale and scope of his ambition. But every element in the president's agenda carries a clear possibility of failure<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/apr/26/water-shortage">Stemming the water wars</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jeffrey Sachs: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Water shortages will not go away by themselves. They are a global problem and demand a global reponse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/index.cfm?type=section&secid=8&pageid=126">Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World</a> [Preview]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Intelligence Council (NIC) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/special_climate2030.html">The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 Commissioned Research Reports</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Awsat <a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16507">Ahmadinejad and the 'Sunrise Power' of Iran</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16507">Amir Taheri</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD25Ag01.html">Ungainly friendship</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><i>Axis of Convenience</i></b> by <b>Bobo Lo</b><br /> China and Russia's strategic partnership is at its apex, but they are unlikely to forge a new anti-Western axis any time soon, as historical distrust and their divergent relationships with the United States and Europe are a constant limiter. Geopolitical games for control of Central Asia and the energy trade also loom as areas of conflict, argues the author of this concise analysis. - <b>Sreeram Chaulia</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Affairs <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64972/fouad-ajami/the-ways-of-syria">The Ways of Syria</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span class="field-content"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/author/fouad-ajami">Fouad Ajami</a></span><span style=""> </span>As Washington considers a rapprochement with Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Itamar Rabinovich’s commanding new book makes clear that change will not come quickly or easily -- and, if the past is any indication, it may not come at all. <span class="field-content"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64972/fouad-ajami/the-ways-of-syria">Read</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26obamadays.html?ref=opinion">Obama at 100 Days: How Does He Compare?</a><span style=""> </span>By LOU CANNON, ROBERT DALLEK, ROGER MORRIS, JEAN EDWARD SMITH and RICHARD REEVES <b><span style="color: black;">Five historians’ final installments for an online series about how Barack Obama’s initial 100 days in office compare with those of some of his modern predecessors’.</span></b><span class="field-content"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=362" target="_blank">How Dramatic is the Reverse in U.S. Foreign Policy?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Jon Haron-Feiertag | Diplomatic Courier<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The scope of the changes engineered by the Obama administration appears to be broader and deeper than ever before. The question is: why? The reasons are hard to discern but there seem to be three foremost.<span class="field-content"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3ca208a-30f9-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Alphabet recession</a> The tried and tested letters and symbols no longer adequately describe the economic cycles of these uncertain times. Economic forecasting should surely employ the more exotic characters on the keyboard<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/587da5e2-305f-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">The road to the republic</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Iran has had so much bad press that we fail to realise that it is heir to a rich culture of enormous age, depth and resilience<br /> <span class="bodystrong">Iran: Empire of the Mind </span><br /> <span class="bodystrong">The Ayatollah Begs to Differ </span><br /> <span class="bodystrong">Quest for Democracy in Iran</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4af5dad2-328c-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s needless fight over torture</a> The drive for prosecutions is a furiously partisan project. Already, little hope remains of a bipartisan approach to the myriad problems that confront Barack Obama’s administration. If the US president fails to get a grip on this new controversy, the prospect of any such co-operation will be nil, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook">Clive Crook</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37877644-32c9-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Fed study puts ideal US interest rate at -5%</a> Staff research suggests the Fed should maintain unconventional policies that provide stimulus equivalent to the negative rate, such as expanding its asset purchases by even more than the $1,150bn authorised at the last meeting <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79de92aa-329e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75022284-328e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Precarious position</a> Pakistan’s army: As Taliban forces advance, fears are growing that Islamabad can marshal neither the military will nor civilian back-up to curb extremist gains<span class="field-content"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710791644&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Iran will honor any two-state decision made by Palestinians'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ahmadinejad urges other nations to respect Palestinians' right to determine their fate, says research questioning Holocaust should be permitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710795607&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Without benchmarks, US dialogue with Iran will fail'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In exclusive interview, new minister Ya'alon tells 'Post,' "There's nothing to talk about" with the PA unless it recognizes Israel as Jewish state.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="field-content"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">The Observer</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/26/clinton-iraq-us-army-withdrawal">Clinton pledges to keep troops in Iraq if violence escalates</a> US secretary of state reassures Iraqi leaders after surge in attacks prompts fears security gains could unravel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/britain-super-power-will-hutton">Britain's no longer a world power, so let's be a better, fairer nation</a> <strong>Will Hutton: </strong>Over the next decade, Britain will become a middle-ranking European country as its economic and political pretensions evaporate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/26/war-correspondent-peter-beaumont-book">How the horrors of war nearly destroyed me</a> <strong>Peter Beaumont</strong> has reported from war zones for 20 years. His new book is a disturbing and graphic examination<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington Post <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601517.html">An Interview With Economist Nouriel Roubini</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601518.html">Ironies of 'a Devout Non-Ideologue'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E.J. Dionne Jr The most intriguing aspect of his presidency has been how he combines intelligence and intellect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/cIq7-QyvMME/0,8599,1894008,00.html" target="_blank" title="Fresh bombing attacks against Shi'ites raise fears of murderous sectarian reprisals. But Iraq's most fearsome militia remains cool, for now">Will Shi'ite Militias Seek Revenge in Iraq?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/opinion/25iht-edweisbrot.html?ref=global" target="_blank">First, Reform the I.M.F.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span lang="EN-US">BY: Mark Weisbrot | International Herald Tribune </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The International Monetary Fund is making the same mistakes it made in the Asian crisis. Governments should not commit more money to the organization until it adopts serious reforms</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times CHAN AKYA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD25Dj03.html"><span style="color: black;">G-8's first bankruptcy</span></a></strong> <br /> The United Kingdom is the leading candidate for the first sovereign bankruptcy among Group of Eight countries. Rather than learn from the downward spiral of its financial system, the government is crawling back towards populist socialism in a move that is destined to destroy the economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD25Ag02.html">West traps Russia in its own backyard</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American diplomats are scouring Central Asia for chances to drive wedges between Moscow and regional capitals in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and, increasingly, Turkmenistan. They're scrambling to convince the energy producers to "defect" from the Russian middle man and gain direct access to the international market. The relentless US hammering is eroding Russia's position. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1478ef82-328a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Wolfgang Münchau: The eurozone needs a co-ordinated strategy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By pursuing what they mistakenly perceive to be their national interest, European leaders not only damage the prospects of the eurozone, they end up damaging themselves, writes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/wolfgangmunchau" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Wolfgang Munchau">Wolfgang Münchau</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101317">Fear and envy on the world's financial reconstruction trail</a> <strong><i>By Dominique Moisi </i></strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/25/global-economic-crisis">The world is united in anger</a> <strong>Dominique Moisi:</strong> Economic recovery will not mark the end of populist discontent. Resentment will linger long after the crisis has passed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6168940.ece"><span style="">US to Pakistan: 'Stop Taliban Now – or We Will'</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/measuring-iraq/" target="_blank">Measuring Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IsraPundit <a href="http://www.israpundit.com/2008/?p=12828" target="_blank">What Israel does for the U.S.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/2009/16/sigler.php">• 'Future Force Planning for the Middle East' by John F. Sigler, Journal of International Security Affairs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/publications/Iraq_CD_Draft_rev_04-13.pdf">• 'Iraq Moving Forward' by Charles W. Dunne, Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations, William and Mary College (pdf)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.merip.org/mero/mero041709.html">• 'The Reawakened Specter of Iraqi Civil War' by Michael Wahid Hanna, MERIP</a><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66890.html">Events in Pakistan, Afghanistan Overtake Obama's New Strategy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090425/india_nm/india392463">India Says Pakistan Still Aiding Kashmir Rebels</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Atlantic Council </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AfghanistanReport-200904.pdf">Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Society </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.asiasociety.org/taskforces/afpak/Afghanistan-PakistanTaskForce.pdf">Back From the Brink?: A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/04_china_shambaugh.aspx">Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article6168774.ece">Barack Obama is unhappy with much that preceded his occupation of the White House </a><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6176004.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">ANALYSIS: The threat that forced a fight </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span lang="EN">Athough Pakistan denies it, the decision to attack the Taleban in the region of Lower Dir is the result of US pressure</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6175614.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">America pins its hopes on ‘Dad’s Army’</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Militia seeks to replicate success of the 'Sons of Iraq' volunteers who turned the apparently hopeless US war on its head<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6175909.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">COMMENT: Virus could spread through UK </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">The H1 virus is a deadly mix of swine, bird and human flu and could be a considerable threat to Britain during winter<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6173028.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Q&A: Should we be worried about swine flu? </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Times health reporter assesses how worried Britons should be about rise of deadly new strain of swine flu in Americas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6175415.ece">Cutting the nuclear arsenals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The fewer warheads Russia and America have, the harder it is to maintain global balance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article6169424.ece">Tehran launches its custard pie strike</a> Iran knows that opposing Zionism and adopting the cause of the plight of Palestinians appeals to the muslim on the street<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/torture-it-probably-killed-more-americans-than-911-1674396.html"><b><i><span style="">Did Torture Kill More Americans Than 9/11?</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israels-secret-plan-for-west-bank-expansion-1674759.html">Israel's secret plan for West Bank expansion</a><span style=""> </span>Palestinians condemn 'extremely dangerous' scheme to grow settlement<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-how-well-was-the-iraq-war-reported-1674011.html">Patrick Cockburn: How well was the Iraq war reported?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/akbar-ahmed-lose-lawless-tribal-areas-and-you-lose-pakistan-itself-1674001.html">Akbar Ahmed: Lose lawless tribal areas and you lose Pakistan itself</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/04/is_the_federal.html" target="_blank">Is the Federal Reserve Losing Its Independence? Posner</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195103" target="_blank">Barack Obama Is No Jimmy Carter. He's Richard Nixon.</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Newsweek –<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/interviews/2009/0423_foreign_policy_pascual.aspx" target="_blank">US Foreign Policy and President Obama</a><span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Brookings Institution -</span><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h4><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-of-President-Barack-Obama-on-Armenian-Remembrance-Day/">Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/66853.html">Obama Commemorates Armenian Tragedy but Doesn't Say 'Genocide'</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;">FT Editorial </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa616f20-3293-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Armenia’s grief</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">There seems to be a serious intent in both Ankara and Yerevan to find a way forward on reconciliation. But pressure on them both for more progress and a clear timetable is still essential</span><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9e2d38ec-3130-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Obama breaks campaign pledge to preserve Turkish relations">Obama breaks campaign pledge to preserve Turkish relations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKLP24203820090425" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> objects to <b>Obama's</b> view of Armenian killings</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSZTy5m0aYrqBvobVdypihrvqT5gD97PEF1G1" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> says Obama failed to mention slain Turks</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124061085040554283.html">Turkish Deal Arouses Suspicion in Glendale </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkey and Armenia may be about to embark on a historic diplomatic thaw, but distrust remains high in Glendale, Calif., the large community of Armenian expatriates in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124049863046648221.html"><span style="color: rgb(9, 61, 114);">Turkey, Armenia Sketch Out New Ties</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124041090806043783.html"><span style="color: rgb(9, 61, 114);">Transcript: Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Hugh Pope<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124077768575856957.html&ct=ga&cd=pWBjQKICXNg&usg=AFQjCNF5engmg5Thc2yx4tYeXbhQfo6Yow" target="_blank">'We Are All Armenians'</a> Obama was right not to jeopardize reconciliation between Ankara and Yerevan.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gHfpaiXYTuKI2p_0llhaacSa73Nw" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> to command Somalia anti-piracy force: <b>US</b></a><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol53no1/index.html"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Studies in Intelligence</span></em>, v. 53, no. 1, December 2008</a><span style=""> </span>*Greek Intelligence and the Capture of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999 by Miron Varouhakis<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/049445e4-3131-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">FT.com / UK - Thaw between Turkey and Armenia shifts alliances in South Caucasus</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span>EDM <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34902&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=d50a93648c" title="Turkish Government Stalling on Nabucco Project Ahead of Critical Deadlines">Turkish Government Stalling on Nabucco Project Ahead of Critical Deadlines</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ali H Aslan </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/yazar.do?yazino=842014&title=24-nisan-ve-sonrasi">24 Nisan ve sonrası</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html">ÖMER TAŞPINAR </a><br /> <a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html"><b>Meds Yeghern ve bizim felaketimiz </b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/opinion/11517483.asp?yazarid=308&gid=260">Ergenekon in the eyes of the outside world</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">LA Times </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://fairuse.100webcustomers.com/mayfaire/latimes0218.htm">Marking Armenian Genocide, Many Feel Snubbed by Obama</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/04/defining_a_future_as_neighbors.html" target="_blank">Defining a Future As Neighbors</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Gulf%2C+Middle+East+%26+Africa&month=April2009&file=World_News2009042574231.xml">Final Peace Between Turkey, Armenia Hard to Achieve Say Experts</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1692696&l=3634&ctl=23DDAFA:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C6E6BFBC65C1499336D738186A5B04E826&" target="_blank">Türkiye '24 Nisan Açıklamasına' Karşı Çıktı</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6045" target="New"><span style="color: black;">NATO member Turkey and Syria hold first joint military exercise </span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RFERL </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp042609.shtml">Turkish Schools Coming Under Increasing Scrutiny In Central Asia</a> <span class="maintxt"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span>The governments of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan fear the schools promote pan-Turkic and religious ideas that could jeopardize the region's secular order. Do Turkish schools have more than education on their agendas?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/04/24/afx6334515.html" target="_blank">FACTBOX-<b>Turkey</b> cabinet reshuffle plans, key posts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OpenDemocracy <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/turkey-in-transition-reality-and-image">Turkey in transition: reality and image</a> <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Gunes_Murat_Tezcur.jsp">Günes Murat Tezcür</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The very clash of interests dividing Turkey may be the route to its democratic deepening<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173605&bolum=102" target="_blank">[NEWS ANALYSIS] Despite much resistance, experts urge <b>...</b></a><span class="detaybaslik-font"> steadfastness in Turkey-Armenia talks</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/25/twenty-killed-in-clash-in-western-iran-report/"><i>20 Killed in Clash in Iran, Near Iraq's Kurdish Region</i></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=1833CE30B5E155727F55CCCA575520A3" target="_blank">The future of Kirkuk will be decided through the Kurdish parliament</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.abhaber.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">ABHaber</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/TRABGunluk"><span style="color: maroon;">Günlük</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11369747.asp">Hoping to tip the scales of US, Turkey trade</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11516642.asp?scr=1">Turkish minister denies reports of gas price hike by Azerbaijan</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8018327.stm">BBC NEWS | Europe | Turkey criticises Obama comments</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173423&bolum=102" target="_blank">Erdoğan to visit <b>Russia</b> next month, report says</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do%3Fload%3Ddetay%26link%3D173614%26bolum%3D102&ct=ga&cd=4bpFcFzPWWo&usg=AFQjCNFTlV1EEsTJ6lrkkMcABElS3DNrLg" target="_blank">Aspen Atlantic Group studies <b>Turkish</b> politics in Ankara</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amnesty International </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR44/001/2009/en/0f217291-cae8-4093-bda9-485588e245d8/eur440012009en.pdf">Turkey Fails to Protect Asylum-Seekers </a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173603"><span class="liste-span">Obama’s message brings no relief to Ankara</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/25/turkey-says-obama-failed-to-mention-slain-turks-2/">Turkey Says Obama Failed to Mention Slain Turks</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">RFE <a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/South_Caucasus_Emerges_As_Crossroads_Of_EnergyExports/1615342.html">Where Energy Interests Collide</a><span style=""> </span>If all the energy-export projects envisioned for the South Caucasus were to be built, hundreds of billions of dollars could be flowing through the region annually. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia find themselves in an enviable position, spurring fierce competition for their favor</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/South_Caucasus_Presents_Tangled_Web_Of_Shifting_Allegiances/1615160.html">Region Presents Tangled Web Of Shifting Allegiances</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkey and Armenia are moving quickly to restore relations, and the prospect of a settlement beckons in Nagorno-Karabakh. 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h5><a name="_Hlt507664537"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26obamadays.html?ref=opinion">Obama at 100 Days: How Does He Compare?</a><span style=""> </span>By LOU CANNON, ROBERT DALLEK, ROGER MORRIS, JEAN EDWARD SMITH and RICHARD REEVES </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Five historians’ final installments for an online series about how Barack Obama’s initial 100 days in office compare with those of some of his modern predecessors’.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">Clinton’s Mideast Pirouette</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The sparring between the U.S. and Israel has begun, and that’s a good thing, with criticism coming from an unlikely source — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/middleeast/26baathists.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraq Resists Pleas by U.S. to Placate Hussein’s Party</a><span style=""> </span>Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has refused to reconcile with officials of Saddam Hussein’s party, which he blames for some recent bombings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27mon1.html?ref=opinion">60 Miles From Islamabad</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington can not waste more time enabling Pakistan’s denial of the mortal threat that the Taliban poses to the country’s fragile democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27krugman.html?ref=opinion">Money for Nothing</a> It’s necessary to rescue Wall Street to protect the economy, but financial firms should be acting like public utilities, not returning to the practices and paychecks of 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/weekinreview/26nordland.html?ref=weekinreview">Iraq’s False Spring</a> Everywhere, it seems, flowers are harbingers of hope and renewal. Baghdad is different.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani Army Tries to Stem Taliban Advance</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27withdraw.html?ref=todayspaper">Exceptions to Iraq Deadline Are Proposed</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/europe/27kasparov.html?ref=todayspaper">Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Iran Preparing Response to Nuclear Talks Offer</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">Clinton Says Moderation Is Lebanon’s Best Hope</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/middleeast/27iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">After a U.S. Raid: 2 Iraqis Dead, Protests and Regrets</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/americas/27cuba.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Plans Informal Meetings With Cuba</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/asia/26buner.html?ref=todayspaper">In Pakistan, Guile Helps Taliban Gain</a><span style=""> </span>The fall of Buner, a strategic district in Pakistan, involved tactics that could be replicated elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26pubed.html?ref=opinion">Telling the Brutal Truth</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By CLARK HOYT What do you call interrogation like this?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Frank Rich <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26rich.html?ref=opinion">The Banality of Bush White House Evil</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Torture was a tool in the campaign to exploit 9/11 so that fearful Americans would support a war that had nothing to do with Al Qaeda.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26kristof.html?ref=opinion">Time to Come Clean</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">President Obama worries that a commission to investigate torture and tally its costs would distract from focusing on the economy, but the truth is the opposite.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26friedman.html?ref=opinion">Moore’s Law and the Law of More</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Without a fixed, durable price on carbon, none of the Obama clean-tech initiatives will have an impact on climate change or make America the leader in the next great industrial revolution.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/weekinreview/26segal.html?ref=weekinreview">No, You Can’t Get an Upgrade</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID SEGAL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America’s mania for bigger and better meets the recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/americas/26mexico.html?ref=todayspaper">Mexico Takes Powers to Isolate Cases of Swine Flu</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/middleeast/26lebanon.html?ref=todayspaper">Lebanon Arrests 3 on Charges of Spying for Israel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/middleeast/26diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">On Iraq Trip, Clinton Reassures a Nation Still Jittery After Recent Suicide Attacks</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/middleeast/26iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Jailed U.S. Reporter Refuses Food in Iran</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/business/global/26imf.html?ref=todayspaper">I.M.F. Planning to Sell Bonds to Finance New Loans</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/asia/26nkorea.html?ref=todayspaper">North Korea Says It Has Restarted Nuclear Work</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Cohen-t.html?ref=books">'The Myth of American Exceptionalism'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By GODFREY HODGSON<br /> Reviewed by ROGER COHEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A British author criticizes the United States in the wake of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the 2008 financial debacle.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Rosin-t.html?ref=books">'God Is Back'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JOHN MICKLETHWAIT and ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE<br /> Reviewed by HANNA ROSIN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">God is enjoying an international comeback with the help of a model made in America, argue two editors at The Economist.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/business/26pay.html?ref=todayspaper">After an Off Year, Wall Street Pay Is Bouncing Back</a><span style=""> </span>If the pace set in the first quarter continues all year, the average pay for bankers — much of it in bonuses — will rebound from the lows of last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/health/policy/27care.html?ref=todayspaper">Shortage of Doctors Proves Obstacle to Obama Goals</a> One proposal — to increase Medicare payments to general practitioners, at the expense of high-paid specialists — has touched off a lobbying fight.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/business/27geithner.html?ref=todayspaper">Geithner, as Member and Overseer, Forged Ties to Finance Club</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">During five years as head of the New York Fed, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner built unusually close relationships with Wall Street executives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Swine Flu</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S. health officials said that they had confirmed 20 cases of swine flu in the country and expected to see more as investigators track the path of the outbreak.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26sun1.html?ref=opinion">The Stress Test Results</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">If the stress tests provide credible information, the government will have what it needs to deal forcefully with the banking mess — assuming the White House also has the will to do what is needed</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26sun2.html?ref=opinion">A Crack in the Wall of Secrecy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Senate needs to pass a measure to make it harder for any administration to dodge exposure of illegal behavior by brandishing specious state-secrets claims.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/weekinreview/26harwood.html?ref=weekinreview">Dick Cheney: The Visible Man</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JOHN HARWOOD<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a sharp break with longstanding practice, the former vice president has emerged as the highest-profile critic of the new administration<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/weekinreview/26mabry.html?ref=weekinreview">In Budapest, a Snapshot of a World Now at Risk</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By MARCUS MABRY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A visit to Eastern Europe shows how far the region has come in 20 years, and how much it stands to lose in the current economic crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MAUREEN DOWD</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26dowd.html?ref=opinion">Slouching Towards Oblivion</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Old-school newspapers seem like aging silent film stars, stricken to find themselves outmoded by technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/weekinreview/26broad.html?ref=weekinreview">The Rocket Science of Missile Threats</a> By WILLIAM J. BROAD<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many Western analysts greeted North Korea’s failure to put a satellite into orbit early this month with scorn. But advocates of missile defense took a different line.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/us/26aryan.html?ref=todayspaper">Neo-Nazi Group Resurfaces, Citing Obama</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/europe/27hungary.html?ref=todayspaper">As Economic Turmoil Mounts, So Do Attacks on Hungary’s Gypsies</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/asia/27climate.html?ref=todayspaper">Study Says Warming Poses Peril to Asia</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403647.html">Topic A -- The Next 100 Days of the Obama Administration</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Post asked former officials, strategists and others what the administration should focus on<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402900.html">Can Obama's Mideast Strategy Survive a Strike Against Iran?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jim Hoagland President Obama's national security aides are struggling to conclude a strategic review of U.S. policy toward Iran. The review is certain to be comprehensive, imaginative -- and largely silent to irrelevant on the most difficult choices about Iran that Obama will face over the next year or two.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402899.html">A Conflicted Strategy in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042502492.html">Sound the Alarm</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What does the Obama administration hope to accomplish by publicly warning of a Pakistani collapse?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042600410.html">Deaths in U.S. Raid Elicit Anger in Iraq: Prime Minister Threatens to Prosecute Troops</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Premier Threatens to Prosecute Troops<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601246.html">Clinton Visits Lebanon as Key Elections Loom</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602361.html">Pentagon Lags in Developing Nonlethal Weapons, GAO Says</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602360.html">Holbrooke's Growing Orbit</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601517.html">An Interview With Economist Nouriel Roubini</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601518.html">Ironies of 'a Devout Non-Ideologue'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E.J. Dionne Jr The most intriguing aspect of his presidency has been how he combines intelligence and intellect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402315.html">Mohammed Hanif — Pakistan Bows to the Taliban's Rise</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan has driven a military dictator from power but now seems to be preparing for a different surrender. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042502769.html">Finance Chiefs Back a Bolder IMF, Bigger Role for Emerging Nations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602827.html">Anxiety Over Flu Virus Grinds Mexico City to a Halt</a> Capital Grinds to a Halt as Suspected Deaths Rise to 103<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602646.html">In Islamabad, a Sense of Foreboding</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistanis Nervously Look to Northwest, Where Taliban Fighters Are Taking Control<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402654.html">Mark Danner -- The Paradoxes of the Torture Scandal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403459.html">Michael Scheuer -- Osama, Obama and Torture</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402441.html">Walter Pincus -- The CIA Will Pay the Price</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042503120.html">Obama Off to Solid Start, Poll Finds</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">But Release of Memos on Detainee Interrogations Reveals Deep Partisan Split<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042503122.html">Effectiveness Of Harsh Questioning Is Unclear</a> Detainee May Have Faced Few Traditional Tactics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601516.html">What the Justice Department Memos Reveal About Coercive Interrogations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Gerson,<span style=""> </span>The Justice Department memos make the use of coercive techniques more understandable<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042500409.html">Clinton Reiterates U.S. Commitment to Anxious Iraqis</a> Latest Attacks Fuel Residents' Anxiety<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601515.html">Selling the Green Economy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Robert J. Samuelson, nvironmentalists maximize the dangers of global warming while pretending we can conquer it at virtually no cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402902.html">Stop Scapegoating: Why Obama Should Stick to His Guns on Torture Prosecutions</a> Obama Should Stand Against Prosecutions By David S. Broder<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602651.html">dealism Amid the Cynicism of Russian Politics</a> Winning Candidate From Ruling Party Renounces Fraudulent Victory<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042602336.html">Advisers Pressed On Memo Fallout</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama's Stance On Trials Is Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042503159.html">As Nation's Mood Lifts, Can Obama Capitalize?</a> By Dan Balz<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402359.html">The Easy Part Is Over</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Ruth Marcus, Page A13<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Heavy lifting lies ahead, in part because the president put off tough choices. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042501870.html">In South Carolina Town, Economic Calamity Since Obama's Inauguration</a> In a South Carolina Town Where the Downturn Has Deepened Since the Inauguration, Two Obama Supporters Have Struggled, Going From 'Fired Up' to Tired Out<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402901.html">Torture by Any Other Name</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Answer Lies in What We Want to Be By Kathleen Parker,<span style=""> </span>Several years ago, I asked a veteran journalist for advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402305.html">The Wreck of the Racial Spoils System</a> By George F. Will, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303315.html">The Final Triumph of Chiang Kai-shek</a> Review by Laura Tyson Li, Page B01<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In China, he is now regarded as a patriot who made valuable contributions to the nation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042503128.html">WHO Cites Potential for Swine Flu Pandemic</a> Mexico's Leader Orders Sweeping Measures As Cases Exceed 1,000<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/26/AR2009042601519.html">600,000 Bad Hires?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Making Federal Jobs Cool Once Again<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Fred Hiatt,<span style=""> </span>Obama is missing his chance to make government younger, nimbler and more talented.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/editorial-imf-international-financial-crisis">IMF: As bad as ever</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>Of the three major commitments of $100bn each, only Japan has coughed up, while the US and the EU are not even at the the-cheque's-in-the-post stage<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/international-arms-trade">World arms trade up 20% in five years, says peace research group</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">International weapon dealing continues to grow with America accounting for the largest proportion</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/obama-administration-100-days">Obama has had an epoch-defining 100 days. But vultures are gathering</a> <strong>Gary Younge:</strong> We have seen the scale and scope of his ambition. But every element in the president's agenda carries a clear possibility of failure<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/apr/26/water-shortage">Stemming the water wars</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jeffrey Sachs: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Water shortages will not go away by themselves. They are a global problem and demand a global reponse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/global-alert-swine-flu-who">Call for global action as swine flu outbreak spreads</a><span style=""> </span>US declares health emergency as death toll rises to 86, and governments are on high alert <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/carbon-capture-and-storage-coal">Carbon capture and storage: A victory for green thinking</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Last week our government gave a rare demonstration of environmental leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/27/iraq-oil-business">Iraq's cabinet investment drive</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Drop in value of commodity forces Iraqi government to look abroad for foreign money<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/economy-financial-crisis">We deserve a full confession rather than a shallow apology</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Julian Glover:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Our politicians peddled an economic illusion. They need to show us they now realise they're the reason for the failure<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/27/coal-carbon-capture">Coal: Capturing the future</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Only government can provide the structure and incentives to tackle climate change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/ahmadinejad-iran-poison-letters-security-risk">Ahmadinejad gets warning on poison pens</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Advisors warn Iran's president that letters sent by the public he is so keen to correspond with may contain poisons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/pakistan-taliban-deaths-afghanistan">Pakistani troops kill at least 10 Taliban fighters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Military operation aimed at halting the growth of extremism on Afghan border results in 'scores' of Taliban deaths<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">The Observer</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/26/clinton-iraq-us-army-withdrawal">Clinton pledges to keep troops in Iraq if violence escalates</a> US secretary of state reassures Iraqi leaders after surge in attacks prompts fears security gains could unravel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/britain-super-power-will-hutton">Britain's no longer a world power, so let's be a better, fairer nation</a> <strong>Will Hutton: </strong>Over the next decade, Britain will become a middle-ranking European country as its economic and political pretensions evaporate<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/26/war-correspondent-peter-beaumont-book">How the horrors of war nearly destroyed me</a> <strong>Peter Beaumont</strong> has reported from war zones for 20 years. His new book is a disturbing and graphic examination of the psychology of killing <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/pakistan-taliban-nick-cohen">Will we need to close the door to Pakistan's dispossessed?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nick Cohen:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Our leaders are losing sleep over the Taliban's advance and what that could spell for Britain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/philippe-sands-torture-usa">I never believed the US would turn on its torturers so swiftly</a> <strong>Philippe Sands:</strong> The world is watching as America attempts to come to terms with the abuse it unleashed in the aftermath of 9/11 and trying to digest the full implications of last week's extraordinary events<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/conservatives-debt-economics">The Tories must unveil their vision of Britain</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> The Conservatives make a lot of noise about debt, but for reasons that have little to do with economics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/carbon-capture-and-storage-coal">Carbon capture and storage: A victory for green thinking</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> Last week our government gave a rare demonstration of environmental leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/obama-first-100-days">Obama's excellent 100 days</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> President Obama has already restored to his country much of the international authority it lost under President Bush<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/25/swine-flu-mexico">Pandemic fears as killer flu virus sweeps Mexico</a><span style=""> </span>Up to 70 dead as swine flu outbreak sweeps Mexico and crosses US border <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></a></p> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; margin-left: 5.25pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: silver -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: 0.5pt medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h3><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h789"></a>7</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=362" target="_blank">How Dramatic is the Reverse in U.S. Foreign Policy?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Jon Haron-Feiertag | Diplomatic Courier<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The scope of the changes engineered by the Obama administration appears to be broader and deeper than ever before. The question is: why? The reasons are hard to discern but there seem to be three foremost. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA51109">Apr 24 IA# 511 - Muslim Brotherhood Debates Its Position on the Shi'a</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/24/iraq_the_unraveling_vi_looming_intra_shia_violence">Will we see intra-Shia violence in Iraq soon?</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brookings </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/0423_iraq_vaisse/0423_iraq_vaisse.pdf">What Europe Can Do for Iraq: A Blueprint for Action</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CSIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090420_isf.report.pdf">How Soon Is Safe?: Iraqi Force Development and "Conditions-Based" Us Withdrawals </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/dnbsAMR_lGc/0,8599,1894029,00.html" title="Concern that the world could be on the brink of the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years escalated Sunday as France, Canada Hong Kong, New Z ">Swine Flu: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Outbreak</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3642" target="_blank">Economic Crisis Underlines Need for U.S. National Security Reform</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Norman Augustine | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As the IMF and the Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee meet in Washington this weekend, they will undoubtedly be discussing what most Americans are only dimly aware of: The recession is a global national security problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101317">Fear and envy on the world's financial reconstruction trail</a> <strong><i>By Dominique Moisi<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/25/global-economic-crisis">The world is united in anger</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Dominique Moisi:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Economic recovery will not mark the end of populist discontent. Resentment will linger long after the crisis has passed<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/United_States_Cant_Fix_World_Economy_Alone_Economist_Says/1615310.html">U.S. Can't Fix World Economy Alone, Economist Says</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The International Monetary Fund's new "World Economic Outlook" forecasts that the global economy will shrink by 1.3 percent this year. Even more depressing was its forecast for the United States, the prime contributor to the world economy. So why have U.S. President Barack Obama and his top economic aides been striking a cautiously optimistic tone in recent days? RFE/RL asked Desmond Lachman, a former economist at the IMF and now a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, who's right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/lebanon-election-sectarianism" target="_blank">Lebanon Beyond Sectarianism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Chris Phillips | The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The rise of two political blocs in Lebanon suggests a new non-religious electoral system is evolving in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New America Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> · <a href="http://www.newamerica.net/files/Revitalizing_US_Democracy_Promotion.pdf">Revitalizing U.S. Democracy Promotion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/joeBiden/idUSN25437507" target="_blank">FACTBOX-Obama relies on small band of trusted advisers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090426/OPINION/704259932/1080">A pirate in the dock, and the US in murky waters</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tony Karon </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: There’s nothing new about the United States making tragically misguided judgement calls in Somalia.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16521">Who is Responsible for the Safety of Iraq?</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16521">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16529">Let Syria be First</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16529">Tariq Alhomayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101365&categ_id=17">Clinton's visit showed that new US thinking has yet to materialize</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101363">Arab education displays its discontents</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Raja Kamal</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090426/OPINION/704259926/1033">Challenge to the statesmanship of Mr al Maliki</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Years of sectarian and political violence in Iraq have shown that the overwhelming defeat of one camp is all but unachievable while political settlement and power-sharing is still a work in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3641" target="_blank">Regional Emerging-Economy Hotbeds Weather Economic Storm </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Simon Roughneen and Diana Ionescu | World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">As an IMF note to the G-20 leaders gathered at the recent London summit put it, "Growth also plunged across a broad swath of emerging economies. Against this backdrop, global activity is expected to contract in 2009 for the first time in 60 years." <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24920" target="_blank">Saudis Clamp Down on Internet Cafes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Media Line <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saudi Arabia is introducing new security measures in Internet cafes, which human-rights activists say are meant to curb access to information in the kingdom and are infringing on civil liberties.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article6169424.ece">Tehran Launches Custard Pie Strike</a> - Dominic Lawson, The Times<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/the_looming_threat_of_a_nuclea.html">The Looming Threat of Nuclear Iran</a> - Bob Feferman, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403339.html">Security Before Politics</a> - Porter Goss, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/04/chris_smith_how_obama_got_tort.html">Why Obama's Right on Torture</a> - Chris Smith, New York Magazine<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/giving_back_cold_war_gains.html">Giving Back Cold War Gains</a> - Jonah Goldberg, National Review<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/25/obamas_sins_of_omission/">Obama's Sins of Omission</a> - Andrew Bacevich, Boston Globe </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama Sustains the Status Quo</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/opinion/25lomborg.html?_r=1&ref=opinion">Don’t Waste Time Cutting Emissions</a> - Bjorn Lomborg, New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Syriacomment/%7E3/LCdNefCKejI/" target="_blank">Is Clinton’s Visit to Lebanon a Challange to Syria or just a pep rally?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid none; border-color: silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s09-usfp.html">Could Iraq Violence Affect US Withdrawal Plan?</a> - Gordon Lubold, <em>Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/27/iraq-oil-business">Iraq's cabinet investment drive</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Drop in value of commodity forces Iraqi government to look abroad for foreign money <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/5227666/Saudi-Arabia-considers-giving-women-the-vote.html">Saudi Arabia considers giving women the vote</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saudi Arabia is considering allowing women to vote in municipal elections this year but they would still be barred from running for office, a senior government official has said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8019778.stm">Iraq says US raid violated pact </a><br /> Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says a US raid in the south of the country was a breach of the security pact. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124075783265056747.html">U.S. Seeks to Assure Arabs on Iran </a>Obama is dispatching his point man on Iran to the Middle East in an effort to win greater support for the U.S.'s engagement strategy toward Tehran.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090423_iran_iraq_agreement_oil_pipeline/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Iran, Iraq: An Agreement on an Oil Pipeline</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The pipeline deal reached between Iraq and Iran will help both countries increase revenues, and it likely will not be blocked by the United States. (With STRATFOR map)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/25/clinton-killings-show-iraq-going-in-the-right-direction/"><span style="">US to Keep Troops in Iraq if Violence Escalates</span></a></span></i></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8019191.stm">Top militant 'arrested in Iraq'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki confirms that Sunni insurgent leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi has been arrested, in a BBC interview. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124075783265056747.html">Ahmadinejad: 'We Welcome Change' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he welcomed a new beginning in his nation's relationship with the U.S., but declined to commit to any timetable or specifics for negotiating with the U.S. and European nations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5225705/Irans-President-would-support-two-state-solution-for-Israel.html">Iran 'would support two-state solution' for Israel</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Ahmadinejad recognises Israel's right to exist, saying it would be "fine" if the Palestinians reached two-state solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090424/wl_time/08599189377000">Baghdad Bombings: Is Iraq Unraveling Again?</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/middleeast/26baathists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Iraq Resists Pleas by U.S. to Placate Hussein's Party</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-clinton-iraq26-2009apr26,0,7971423.story" target="_self">In Baghdad visit, Clinton reassures Iraqis</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/world/middleeast/25iraq.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Storm of Violence in Iraq Strains Its Security Forces</a><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/world/middleeast/25fuel.html?ref=global-home">Americans Accused of Stealing Fuel in Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8018866.stm">Sliding back?</a><span style=""> </span>An upsurge of violence rings alarm bells in Iraq <strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6041" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Al Qaeda's roars back in Iraq against double target: US and Iranians</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6042" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Ali Khamenei charges US military in Iraq, Israeli intelligence with attacks that killed Iranian pilgrims</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16531" target="_blank">Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://seekingalpha.com/article/133122-iraqi-oil-black-gold-or-black-hole" target="_blank">Iraqi Oil: Black Gold or Black Hole?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62314" target="_blank">Sons of Iraq find <b>Kirkuk</b> arms caches | Stars and Stripes</a><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124079247318457863.html"><span style="">U.S. Raid Tests Iraq Security Pact </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Iraq's prime minister demanded that U.S. commanders hand over soldiers responsible for a deadly predawn raid for possible trial.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/world/middleeast/25diplo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Clinton, in Iraq, Blames ‘Rejectionists’ for Violence</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8019001.stm">US calls for 'fair' Lebanon poll</a> <br /> The US secretary of state calls for the upcoming general election in Lebanon to be fair and free of outside interference. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/26/anger-at-deadly-us-military-raid-in-southern-iraq/"><b><i>Anger at Deadly US Military Raid in Southern Iraq</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/checkpointbaghdad/archive/2009/04/24/iraq-bombings-threaten-to-renew-chaos.aspx">Iraq Bombings Threaten to Renew Chaos</a> - Larry Kaplow, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1993098&Language=en">Iraqi Forces Dismantle Two Booby-Trapped Cars, 20 Bombs in Baghdad</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/24/Assad-appoints-new-Cabinet-ministers/UPI-40851240604154/" title="Assad appoints new Cabinet ministers">Assad appoints new Cabinet ministers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced several ministers in his Cabinet and created a new ministry in the second major shake-up of his administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090424/pl_afp/usiraqmilitary">Petraeus: It Will Take Iraq Time to Put Down Extremists</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/24/hezbollah-win-in-lebanon-poll-would-be-big-upset/">Hezbollah Win in Lebanon Poll Would Be Big Upset</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/24/lebanese-parliament-based-on-sectarian-split/">Lebanese Parliament Based on Sectarian Split</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8018193.stm"><span style="" lang="DE">Saberi 'on hunger strike' in Iran</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A US-Iranian reporter jailed a week ago by Tehran on charges of spying is in the fifth day of a hunger strike, her father says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124072961376756615.html">Clinton Offers Support for Lebanon </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in a sign of American support ahead of polls that will pit the country's Western-leaning political establishment against a newly invigorated Hezbollah.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25381725-15084,00.html">Egypt-Iran War of Words Flares</a> - Abraham Rabinovich, <em>The Australian</em>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090426/pl_afp/iraqunrestuskut">Iraq Detains Its Own Commanders After US Raid</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=112181">Iraqi Speaker Rules Out Extended Parliament Term</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090427/wl_mideast_afp/saudiunrestqaedarehabilitation" title="AFP - It was seeing the now notorious photographs of American soldiers torturing Iraqis inside Abu Ghraib prison ">Saudis use soft touch to 'save' former militants (AFP)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.juancole.com/2009/04/al-maliki-denounces-us-raid-as.html" target="_blank">Al-Maliki Denounces US Raid as Violating SOFA; Larijani dissatisfied with US</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: silver silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081215.html">'Iran arms ship bound for Gaza downed near Sudan' </a><span style=""> </span>Sudanese sources tell Egyptian paper vessel allegedly bombed by U.S. or Israeli sources operating in area<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081172.html">Clinton: U.S. will never sell out Lebanon for Syria deal</a> Top U.S. diplomat pays surprise visit to Lebanon ahead of vote that could see Hezbollah gain influence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081170.html">'Israel will not attack Iran - even if sanctions fail'</a> Lieberman tells Austrian daily that Israel cannot resolve militarily the entire world's problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081401.html">No such thing as a free lunch</a> Netanyahu should listen to Clinton and not come to Washington with empty hands.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081047.html">Yossi Melman / Israeli spies don't work just for Mossad </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081040.html">Zvi Bar'el / No need to use Iran as excuse for 'regional peace'</a> Whether Mideast peace materializes or not, it's hard to believe U.S. will halt thaw in its ties with Iran.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081030.html">EU president: Europe underestimates the Iranian threat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081038.html">Yehuda Ben-Meir: Lieberman is no racist</a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080940.html"><b><i><span style="">Israeli FM: Syria Is No Partner for Peace</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081205.html">Ahmadinejad: Obama support of 'Gaza massacre' was big mistake </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:1.5pt;height:.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./042709f_dosyalar/image001.png" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042709f_dosyalar/image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1026" border="0" height="1" width="2" /><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span>In rare interview with U.S. television, Iran president says Holocaust should not be used against Palestinians<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081037.html">Bibi should shoot for the net</a> Soon Netanyahu will discover what most of us have known for a long time, that a daring regional peace plan must be put forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/JWorld.jhtml?contrassID=19&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: rgb(238, 118, 31);">Jewish World</span></b></a> <a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/JWorld.jhtml?contrassID=19&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0" target="_blank">'Obama's rabbi': Support for Israel doesn't mean blanket approval</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081048.html">Was the Gaza school bombed by IAF a 'legitimate target'?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710791644&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Iran will honor any two-state decision made by Palestinians'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ahmadinejad urges other nations to respect Palestinians' right to determine their fate, says research questioning Holocaust should be permitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710795607&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Without benchmarks, US dialogue with Iran will fail'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In exclusive interview, new minister Ya'alon tells 'Post,' "There's nothing to talk about" with the PA unless it recognizes Israel as Jewish state.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710792370&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran: We've arrested spies for Israel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence minister says group of people wanted to "carry out explosions, particularly before election."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710776127&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lieberman: Conflict more 'religious'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In 'Post' interview, FM says biggest obstacle to peace is 'the Iranians.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710784660&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The genocide mechanism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Framing genocide as self-defense can turn decent people into killers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710775017&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Accommodating Ahmadinejad </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ DAVID HOROVITZ,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706906,00.html">'Israel blackmails patients' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706906,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Hamas' health minister, Dr. Bassem Naim, meets with Scottish delegation in Gaza, accuses Israel of using Palestinian patients seeking medical treatment to get information on Palestinian groups' operatives </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707016,00.html">Netanyahu’s tough choices/ Haber</a> <span class="text16g"><b>Benjamin Netanyahu discovering that things look different from Prime Minister’s Office</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707010,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Iran 'fine' with 2-state plan </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707010,00.html"><span style="color: black;">In rare sit-down with ABC, Iranian president also sets terms for US talks, discusses Holocaust</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706989,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Who sunk the Iranian ship? </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706989,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Egyptian paper says ship transporting arms to Hamas in Gaza attacked off Sudanese shore</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3706331,00.html">Time for Arabs to face truth/ Bechor</a> <span class="text16g"><b>For first time in 60 years, Arabs must ask themselves tough questions about Israel<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707130,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Why should they get a state? </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707130,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Hagai Segal says Palestinian demand for state fueled by anti-Semitic desire to harass Jews</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1031" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:4.5pt;height:4.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:3.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./042709f_dosyalar/image004.gif" href="http://dgxhtav2e25a8.cloudfront.net/blkbullet1.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042709f_dosyalar/image004.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1031" border="0" height="6" vspace="5" width="6" /><!--[endif]--><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000003103377">CIA 'Whistleblower' Told Hastert About Suppression of Harman Wiretap</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/israel-and-palestine/090421/two-israeli-politicians-keep-eye" target="_blank">Two Israeli Politicians to Keep an Eye On </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Matt Beynon Rees | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prime Minister Netanyahu's picks for two top posts are both from former Soviet states, but they have different styles.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israels-secret-plan-for-west-bank-expansion-1674759.html">Israel's secret plan for West Bank expansion</a> Palestinians condemn 'extremely dangerous' scheme to grow settlement</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://rothkopfr.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a> <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/24/oren_as_israels_ambassador_an_exceptional_opportunity_for_israel_and_for_the_us_isr">Israel's new U.S. ambassador is a great choice</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37af916e-303b-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Jerusalem mayor defends home demolitions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nir Barkat says there is ‘no politics’ behind orders to demolish houses in Arab East Jerusalem and explains that the city is tasked with upholding the law <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(106, 40, 126);"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/the_israel_factor_obama_s" title=" Last week we sent another round of questions to The Israel Factor panelists (all you need to know about The Israel Factor is here, earlier posts can be found here, here a ">The Israel Factor: Obama's Iran-policy doesn't make sense by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3469ef04-3068-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Israel tries to reclaim initiative as international pressure builds</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Benjamin Netanyahu has been in office for less than a month, but the new Israeli prime minister is already feeling the heat of international diplomacy. Over the past...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101316">Nothing will stunt Palestinian rebirth</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Rami G. Khouri<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://jta.org/news/article/2009/04/23/1004601/israel-and-new-realities" target="_blank">Israel and New Realities</a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jewish Telegraphic Agency</span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101364">Gaza's separation from the West Bank is Israel's great triumph</a> <strong><i>By Amira Hass</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/04-2009/Article-20090424-d8c1eaa5-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78f746234f2/story.html">Keeping the Palestinian Solution Separate from the Nuclear Dispute with Iran</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Raghida Dergham</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - The most important test for US President Barack Obama in his efforts to reach peace in the Middle East will not be the test of intentions, resolve and belief in the ability to achieve the two-state solution, i.e. to establish the state of Palestine alongside a secure Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8016258.stm">'Quiet transfer'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">East Jerusalem anger as Israel demolishes homes <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/hazony/63632">Is Lieberman Hurting Israel in Europe?</a> - David Hazony, Commentary Mag<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s05-coop.html">Dangers of an Israeli First Strike</a> - Walter Rodgers, Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710775011&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lieberman's Bitter Pill</a> - David Weinberg, Jerusalem Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/41708942.html">• 'The Power of Statelessness' by Jakub Grygiel, Policy Review, Hoover Institution</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s04-usfp.html">Obama's first big diplomacy test: Iran</a> <span class="summary">Can the president's philosophy of talking with the enemy keep Iran away from nuclear weapons?</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s09-usfp.html">Could Iraq violence affect US withdrawal plan?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The recent spate of attacks have come as US troops are preparing to pull out of urban areas.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s05-coop.html">The danger of an Israeli strike on Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US needs to make it clear it will not tolerate a first strike.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p08s01-comv.html">A Swat down for Pakistan – and Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Zardari learns how not to deal with jihadists while the US weighs how to play the bully.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s04-coop.html">Barack Obama and the new place of American power</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new spirit of humility is clearly evident, but will the Obama administration agree to expand the 'Big Five' on the UN Security Council?</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0426/p06s03-duts.html">Did CIA 'enhanced interrogation techniques' work or not? </a><span style=""> </span>Forget whether or not the 'torture' tactics on Al Qaeda suspects were justifiable. Debate now rages as to whether they were effective. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p02s01-usgn.html">Engineering suddenly hot at universities</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The recession and a desire to make a difference drive more students toengineering programs. But the US still faces a shortage in the profession.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6168940.ece"><span style="">US to Pakistan: 'Stop Taliban Now – or We Will'</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66890.html">Events in Pakistan, Afghanistan Overtake Obama's New Strategy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090425/india_nm/india392463">India Says Pakistan Still Aiding Kashmir Rebels</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Atlantic Council </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.acus.org/files/publication_pdfs/65/AfghanistanReport-200904.pdf">Afghanistan Report: A Ten-Year Framework for the Future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Society </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.asiasociety.org/taskforces/afpak/Afghanistan-PakistanTaskForce.pdf">Back From the Brink?: A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/04_china_shambaugh.aspx">Early Prospects of the Obama Administration's Strategic Agenda with China</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/04/26/a_mortal_threat_from_pakistan">A mortal threat from Pakistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The world properly shudders as the Taliban press their advantage in an increasingly unstable nuclear power. Why Pakistan cannot be allowed to become a failed state. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101318">Using force to suppress Afghan tribesmen is bound to fail</a><br /> <strong><i>By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/24/three_questions_about_pakistan">Nobody Has a Clue on Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/asia/26buner.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">In Pakistan, Guile Helps Taliban Gain</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090426a1.html">Why China Keeps Backing Pyongyang</a> - Jonathan Holslag, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/04/25/peter-goodspeed-taliban-noose-tightens-on-pakistan.aspx">Taliban Noose Tightens on Pakistan</a> - Peter Goodspeed, National Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/25/civil-war-threatens/">Pakistan Teeters on Edge of War</a> - Georgie Anne Geyer, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5439/type,1/">The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090425bc.html">Pakistan's Terrorist Windfall</a> - Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/kims_nuclear_reaction.html">Kim's Nuclear Reaction</a> - Greg Sheridan, The Australian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Newsweek <a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/rkcmSSnPu4A/195094" target="_blank">To Save Pakistan Get the Army Out of Politics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong>Center for National Policy </strong><br /> · <a href="http://www.cnponline.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12503">Economic Crisis: Impact on Chinese Military Modernization</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav042509.shtml">Washington Has Limited Options in Trying to Halt Possible "Meltdown" in Pakistan -- Experts</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY JOSHUA KUCERA</span><br /> This decade, Pakistan has been one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the world, receiving almost $12 billion. Yet the security situation there continues to spiral downward.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195095">A Lean, Green Detroit in the Far East</a> - Melinda Liu, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090422_barton_bunerdistrict.pdf">Critical Questions: Taliban Expansion in Pakistan: The Buner District Falls to Militants</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Nonproliferation Studies </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/op15/op15.pdf">Engaging China and Russia on Nuclear Disarmament</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS · <a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090422_gai_chinareport_en.pdf">China's Long March to Retirement Reform</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5220226/Our-military-humiliation-in-Afghanistan-is-a-scandal---and-the-cover-up-is-an-even-greater-one.html">Our Military Humiliation in Afghanistan is a Scandal and the Cover-up is an Even Greater One</a> - Christopher Booker, <em>Daily Telegraph</em> opinion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21738">Amnesty, Disarming of Taliban Being Discussed in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thenews.jang.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=21743">US Must Be Seen as Reliable Partner of Pakistan, Says Petraeus</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/pakistanis-caught-between-taliban-and-military/showdown/">Pakistanis Caught Between Taliban and Military</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/25/destroying-afghan-opium-crop-but-does-it-help/">Destroying Afghan Opium Crop: but Does It Help?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. House. Armed Services Committee </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.house.gov/hasc/hearing_information.shtml">Hearings</a><br /> *Effective Counterinsurgency: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership [April 23, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Government Accountability Office (GAO) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09473sp.pdf">Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight GAO-09-473SP </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/24/interview-pakistan-diplomat-faults-us-strategy/">Pakistan Diplomat Faults US Strategy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/topstories/%7E3/BoJr_ehExMY/0,9171,1893308,00.html" title="India's young people are as diverse as the country. But in the general elections now taking place, they have emerged as a strong -- and united -- voic ">How India's Young and Restless Are Changing Its Politics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/tamil-tigers-civil-war-rajapaksa-opinions-contributors-sri-lanka.html">End Game in Sri Lanka?</a> - Nira Wickramasinghe, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/sri-lanka-tamil-tigers">Sri Lanka Must End Civilian Ordeal</a> - Jonathan Steele, The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD25Df01.html">India's Vote: Weapon of the Weak</a> - Sudha Ramachandran, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/24/three_questions_about_pakistan">What Is the Real Danger in Pakistan?</a> - Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216901/pagenum/all/">Some Pakistani Civilians Stand Up to the Taliban</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/66855.html">Can Afghans Regain Lost Valley? No Way, Police Say</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C04%5C25%5Cstory_25-4-2009_pg1_8">Holbrooke: No Evidence India Supporting Terror in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16526">A Talk with the "Taliban-Maker"</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042502492.html">Sound the Alarm</a> - <em>Washington Post</em> editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124063972462355891.html">Pakistan Fires Peace Deal Architect </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan fired an official who played a key role in crafting a peace deal that has given the Taliban control of the Swat Valley as militants partially pulled backed from a neighboring area.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/04/the_talibans_afpak_strategy_a.php" target="_blank">The Taliban’s “AfPak” Strategy: A Jihadi Preemptive War</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09626sp.pdf">Afghanistan: U.S.- and Internationally-Funded Roads (GAO-09-626SP), </a>an E-supplement to <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09473sp.pdf">GAO-09-473SP</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">INSS <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SR_05/SR_05.pdf">The Future of Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Opportunities and Challenges</a><br /> ·<span style=""> </span><br /> · <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF239/SF239.pdf">The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bill Roggio / <a href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/" target="_self">The Long War Journal</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/04/pakistani_military_t.php" target="_self">Pakistani military, Taliban maneuver for position in northwest</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ann Scott Tyson / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403462.html" target="_self">Petraeus Calls On Pakistan To Redirect Military Focus</a></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Mishra-t.html?ref=books">'The Hindus: An Alternative History'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By WENDY DONIGER<br /> Reviewed by PANKAJ MISHRA<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wendy Doniger tries to remedy the enduring impression of a “unified Hinduism” created in large part by the first British scholars of India.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/the-mercenary-debate-three-vie/">The Mercenary Debate: Three Views</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124051833620549467.html">Beijing's Taiwan Gambit</a> - Parris Chang, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0424/p09s01-coop.html">A Rescue Plan for Pakistan</a> - Mansoor Ijaz, Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090423.wcogee24/BNStory/specialComment/home">Ahmadinejad: New Symbol of Anti-Semitism</a> - Marcus Gee, Globe and Mail<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KD25Dg01.html">North Korea Has Ransom on Its Mind</a> - Donald Kirk, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.feer.com/politics/2009/april55/Indonesian-Exceptionalism">Indonesian Exceptionalism</a> - Richard Kraince, Far Eastern Economic Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/22/petraeus-what-i-learned-in-iraq-and-how-it-applies-to-afghanistan/">Petraeus: What I Learned in Iraq, and How it Applies to Afghanistan</a> - Christa Case Bryant and Carol Huang, <em>Christian Science Monitor</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/part-5-professors-in-the-trenc/">Professors in the Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics (Part 5)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/how-to-solve-pakistan-s-problem" title="Link to How to solve Pakistan’s problem ">How to solve Pakistan’s problem </a><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Nadeem_Ul_Haque.jsp">Nadeem Ul Haque</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When mosques become places of learning, fundamentalism will dissolve<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Rising_Tide_Of_Militancy_Feeds_Fears_About_Pakistans_Nukes/1615403.html">Rising Tide Of Militancy Feeds Pakistan Nuke Fears</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Islamic militants are challenging government authority in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, and fresh advances are bringing the insurgency closer to major cities. How confident should we be that Pakistan's nuclear weapons won't fall into the wrong hands?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/the_criminals_running_the_af_pak_border">The criminals running the Af-Pak border</a> BY GRETCHEN PETERS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66887.html">Islamists pull back in Pakistan, or is it just for the cameras?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Armed Taliban extremists began what they said was a pull-out Friday from Buner, just 60 miles from Islamabad, after they raised an international alarm by moving within striking distance of cutting off the capital from the country's northwest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD25Ad01.html">Falungong silent in China, thriving abroad</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Saturday's 10th anniversary of mass demonstrations in Beijing by the Falungong, a professed spiritual movement devoted to anti-government resistance, is expected to pass silently. China's crackdown on a group it labels an "evil cult" has clearly worked at home, but overseas its appeal flourishes. - <b>Kent Ewing</b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KD25Dg01.html">North Korea has ransom on its mind</a> </strong>The detention of two American journalists and a South Korean engineer in North Korea are part of a ploy to draw the United States into dialogue and extract billions more dollars in aid. Another target is to respond to Seoul's plans to join a US-backed cabal that would block nuclear shipments. Supported by China, the North is feeling bullish. - <b>Donald Kirk</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124074949536456707.html">Pakistan Moves Against Militants </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pakistan launched an operation against militants in a district covered by a government-backed peace deal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/sri-lanka-rebels-declare-ceasefire-1674611.html">Sri Lanka rebels declare cease-fire </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tamil Tiger rebels declared a unilateral cease-fire today as a top UN official pressed Sri Lankan leaders to let aid into the northeastern war zone. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/24/snooping-dragon-raises-ante/" target="_blank">Snooping Dragon Raises Ante</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Kerri Houston Toloczko | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The report released in late March from Canadian security analysts describing cyberhacking by the Chinese government and this week's news of China's incursion into the U.S. electrical grid came as no surprise to China watchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124051833620549467.html" target="_blank">Beijing's Taiwan Gambit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Parris H. Chang | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The common story line with respect to China-Taiwan relations is that Ma Ying-jeou's election as Taiwan's president in 2008 has represented the signal change in the cross-Strait dynamic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9245" title="China's Health Care Reform Dedux">China's Health Care Reform Dedux</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nixon Center</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jay Taylor / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303315.html" target="_self">The Final Triumph of Chiang Kai-shek</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China — Belknap. — 722 pp. $35 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">AEI <a href="http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.foreign,pubID.29757/pub_detail.asp">The Problems and Potential of China's Pharmaceutical Industry</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/25/opinion/25iht-edweisbrot.html?ref=global" target="_blank">First, Reform the I.M.F.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Mark Weisbrot | International Herald Tribune The International Monetary Fund is making the same mistakes it made in the Asian crisis. Governments should not commit more money to the organization until it adopts serious reforms<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">CHAN AKYA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD25Dj03.html"><span style="color: black;">G-8's first bankruptcy</span></a></strong><span style=""> </span>The United Kingdom is the leading candidate for the first sovereign bankruptcy among Group of Eight countries. Rather than learn from the downward spiral of its financial system, the government is crawling back towards populist socialism in a move that is destined to destroy the economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1478ef82-328a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Wolfgang Münchau: The eurozone needs a co-ordinated strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By pursuing what they mistakenly perceive to be their national interest, European leaders not only damage the prospects of the eurozone, they end up damaging themselves, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/wolfgangmunchau" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Wolfgang Munchau">Wolfgang Münchau</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/EU_Energy_Goals_Appear_Stuck_In_The_Pipeline/1614423.html">Devil Is In Detail Of EU Energy Strategy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">There has been broad agreement within the EU on the need for a diversification of energy suppliers and new import routes. But divisions quickly emerge when the topic turns to specific projects, and critics suggest national and private interests threaten to eclipse the exigencies of the EU as a whole<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/05_europe_vaisse.aspx?rssid=LatestFromBrookings">Economic Crisis Will Forge Stronger Europe</a> - Brookings Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2009/04/europe" target="_blank">Europe's Neighbours Falling Short on Democracy</a> BY: Toby Vogel | European Voice<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Several of the European Union's immediate neighbours are deficient in democratic governance and respect for human rights, according to a review of the Commission's European Neighbourhood Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9244" title="The menace in Europe's Midst">The menace in Europe's Midst</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Nixon Center</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 3-page US article examines the rising terrorist threat posed by second generation Muslim immigrants to the UK <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf111e00-3104-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">UK defies Eurofighter payment calls</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gordon Brown has defied calls to make a £1bn payment for Eurofighter Typhoon jets as European leaders rounded on the UK prime minister for holding up the defence project <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KD25Dj03.html">Britain: The G8's First Bankruptcy?</a> - Chan Akya, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078772568857401.html#mod=rss_opinion_main">The IMF's Gold Gambit</a> - Judy Shelton, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTRmNjRkMjgyZDY4NDYxMDdiZTYxMjk4ZTdlMGEzZTQ=">Welcome to the 'Post-America' Era</a> - Mark Steyn, National Review<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5215090/Anger-is-now-Britains-only-growth-industry.html">Anger Is Britain's New Growth Industry</a> - Michael Deacon, Daily Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,620976,00.html">New Angst at the Heart of Germany</a> - Heinz Bude, Der Spiegel<br /> <br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124043553074744693.html">Europe Turns to the Right</a> - Bruce Bawer, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=2173,49288229&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&ci=1130656,0">Euro area unemployment up to 8.5% - EU27 up to 7.9%</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source=Eurostat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/987c4660-32c3-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Border dispute a bar to further enlargement">Border dispute a bar to further enlargement</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD25Ag02.html">West traps Russia in its own backyard</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American diplomats are scouring Central Asia for chances to drive wedges between Moscow and regional capitals in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and, increasingly, Turkmenistan. They're scrambling to convince the energy producers to "defect" from the Russian middle man and gain direct access to the international market. The relentless US hammering is eroding Russia's position. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN">Newsweek </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/WorldNews/%7E3/s40NfCvgkDs/195077" target="_blank" title="Putin's successor as president seemed like a smooth-talking yes man. That's changing now. ">A Warm Spell in the Kremlin? Medvedev Makes Nice</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">T<a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/376567.htm" target="_blank">he Oligarchs in the Government</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Kirill Kabanov | The Moscow Times Corruption has become Russia's most profitable business. According to experts, the corruption market is worth $300 billion annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">INSS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/docUploaded/Rumer_FinalBook.pdf">Repairing U.S.-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/sochi-kremlin-mayoral-elections">Fraud claims as Kremlin's man heads for win in mayoral poll</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Opposition groups accuse pro-Kremlin local administration of dirty tricks to ensure victory of Anatoly Pakhomov<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6168959.ece">Russian Death Squads ‘Pulverise’ Chechens</a> - Mark Franchetti, <em>The Times</em>. Elite commandos have broken their silence to reveal how they torture, execute and then blow captives to atoms to obliterate the grisly evidence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(239, 239, 239) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; line-height: 15.6pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8016715.stm">Starting over</a> Why the US and Russia want a new nuclear treaty <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/europe/27kasparov.html?scp=3&sq=turkey&st=nyt"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/europe/27kasparov.html?scp=3&sq=turkey&st=nyt" style="'width:24pt;height:24pt'" button="t"><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042709f_dosyalar/image005.gif" alt="Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap" shapes="_x0000_i1032" border="0" height="32" width="32" /><!--[endif]--></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/europe/27kasparov.html?scp=3&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap">Russian Mayor Walks Into Chess Master’s Trap</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article6168774.ece">Barack Obama is unhappy with much that preceded his occupation of the White House </a><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6176004.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">ANALYSIS: The threat that forced a fight </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText3"><span lang="EN">Athough Pakistan denies it, the decision to attack the Taleban in the region of Lower Dir is the result of US pressure</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6175614.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">America pins its hopes on ‘Dad’s Army’</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Militia seeks to replicate success of the 'Sons of Iraq' volunteers who turned the apparently hopeless US war on its head<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6175909.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">COMMENT: Virus could spread through UK </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">The H1 virus is a deadly mix of swine, bird and human flu and could be a considerable threat to Britain during winter<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6173028.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Q&A: Should we be worried about swine flu? </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Times health reporter assesses how worried Britons should be about rise of deadly new strain of swine flu in Americas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6175415.ece">Cutting the nuclear arsenals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The fewer warheads Russia and America have, the harder it is to maintain global balance<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/article6169424.ece">Tehran launches its custard pie strike</a> Iran knows that opposing Zionism and adopting the cause of the plight of Palestinians appeals to the muslim on the street<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/dominic_lawson/">Dominic Lawson</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6169399.ece">A shoddy budget from a discredited government</a> This recession is exposing Mr Brown for what he is: an old Labour party machine politician<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6175993.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Swine flu deaths spark worldwide health alert </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Authorities worldwide are scrambling to contain a new strain of flu that has already killed at least 81 people in Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6174174.ece"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">'Many dead' as Pakistani army attacks Taleban </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">Troops and helicopter gunships confront militants near Swat Valley after America criticises government's inactivity <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6175506.ece">Wind, sea, coal and nuclear power. Yes please</a> As climate change ministers gather in Washington today we must try every energy option to shift to a low-carbon world <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Ed Miliband</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/article6175116.ece">New Labour is old hat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Under Brown the party is moving uncomfortably close to the semi-socialist trade union past Blair tried to leave behind<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/william_rees_mogg/">William Rees-Mogg</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sunday Times <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6173927.ece">Americans told to wear masks as swine flu spreads</a>Outbreak that has killed 81 has moved from Mexico to the US, with further suspected cases in New Zealand and Europe <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6173028.ece">Q&A - should we be worried about swine flu?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6168940.ece">‘Stop the Taliban now – or we will’</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The United States is getting tough with the Pakistan government as terrorists move to within 60 miles of the capital Islamabad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6169041.ece">Allies split with US over torture</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to a State Department official the use of harsh interrogation techniques on captured terrorists caused a rift with leading US allies<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124059156528253421.html">Is 'Liberal Interventionism' Dead? </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By James Taranto </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tony Blair still backs it--but the answer is up to President Obama. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124061309079054521.html">Rubin: Why Obama Shook Chávez's Hand</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124061299795354487.html">We Need Public Directors on TARP Bank Boards </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Robert B. Reich </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The government's role should be honest and transparen<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124074406381056693.html">U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Obama administration declared a "public health emergency," as U.S. health officials warned that further cases of swine flu are likely to emerge in the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124061285238954453.html">Let the Senate Investigate the Interrogations </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Dianne Feinstein</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> It's the only way we'll understand the program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124070499662656469.html">IMF Gains Traction<br /> On Bonds Issue </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Major developing countries are coalescing around a plan to buy the IMF's first bond issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078909572557575.html">Busting Bank of America </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078772568857401.html">Judy Shelton: The IMF's Gold Gambit </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078817411057411.html">Misconceptions About the Interrogation Memos </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">By William M. McSwain</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><br /> Their goal was to allow the CIA and military to stay within the parameters of a murky area of the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078710475857341.html">Strengthen U.S.-China Trade Ties </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN">By Chen Deming</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><br /> Now is no time for protectionism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124078778837957421.html">Swine Flu Fears Spark Global Triage </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Global health officials mobilized to combat a deadly strain of flu, as new cases were reported in locales stretching from New Zealand to Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124079395388957963.html">Euro's Rise Depends<br /> on Tolerance for Risk </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The euro has the potential to break higher versus the dollar this week, but its rally could falter, given the changeable nature of currency markets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090425/ap_on_an/us_imf_to_the_rescue_analysis" target="_self">Analysis: IMF relevant again, will big plans work?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/business/26pay.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">After an Off Year, Wall Street Pay Is Bouncing Back</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124060090850353803.html" target="_self">Berkeley Economist Emmanuel Saez Wins Clark Medal</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3ca208a-30f9-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Alphabet recession</a> The tried and tested letters and symbols no longer adequately describe the economic cycles of these uncertain times. Economic forecasting should surely employ the more exotic characters on the keyboard<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/587da5e2-305f-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">The road to the republic</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Iran has had so much bad press that we fail to realise that it is heir to a rich culture of enormous age, depth and resilience<br /> <span class="bodystrong">Iran: Empire of the Mind </span><br /> <span class="bodystrong">The Ayatollah Begs to Differ </span><br /> <span class="bodystrong">Quest for Democracy in Iran</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4af5dad2-328c-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Obama’s needless fight over torture</a> The drive for prosecutions is a furiously partisan project. Already, little hope remains of a bipartisan approach to the myriad problems that confront Barack Obama’s administration. If the US president fails to get a grip on this new controversy, the prospect of any such co-operation will be nil, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook">Clive Crook</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/37877644-32c9-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Fed study puts ideal US interest rate at -5%</a> Staff research suggests the Fed should maintain unconventional policies that provide stimulus equivalent to the negative rate, such as expanding its asset purchases by even more than the $1,150bn authorised at the last meeting <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/79de92aa-329e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">IMF says national deficits to remain sky-high</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Budget deficits across the industrialised world will remain sky-high next year even after countries scale back their fiscal stimulus packages, the International Monetary Fund warned <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75022284-328e-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Precarious position</a> Pakistan’s army: As Taliban forces advance, fears are growing that Islamabad can marshal neither the military will nor civilian back-up to curb extremist gains<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/be4f95a8-328d-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Swine flu triggers alerts worldwide</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Governments and health authorities worldwide went on the alert for a possible influenza pandemic as the death toll from a new strain of swine flu in Mexico reached 81 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/970b928a-30fd-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Analysis: A flood of criticism</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US politics: Obama’s release of Bush-era ‘torture memos’ lays bare the extent of interrogation practices but risks derailing the broader agenda of the new president<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1478ef82-328a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Eurozone banking needs a co-ordinated strategy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wolfgang Münchau on illusory national interests <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dbb7978-3297-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Spending choices</a> How to raise the revenue or cut the spending needed to address UK debt is a debate not just about where the axe will fall but about the sort of society the country’s citizens want<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa616f20-3293-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Armenia’s grief</a> There seems to be a serious intent in both Ankara and Yerevan to find a way forward on reconciliation. But pressure on them both for more progress and a clear timetable is still essential <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7fa4064-3292-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Japan’s deceptive green shoots</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US and Europe must avoid a vicious spiral resulting from the negative feedback between the financial system and the real economy, without the benefit of prodigious foreign demand <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62107d44-3287-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Marriage, not dating, is the key to healthy regulation</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eric Dinallo on commitment-shy insurers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7cd55326-3290-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html">Let central banks direct the supply of credit</a> Expand their monetary armoury, says Stephen Green</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae15f3e8-31da-11de-8b45-00144feabdc0.html">IMF says existing stimulus could suffice</a> The head of the International Monetary Fund said that if countries are successful in cleansing their financial systems, the fiscal stimulus already implemented for 2009 “may be enough” <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/970b928a-30fd-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Analysis: A flood of criticism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US politics: Obama’s release of Bush-era ‘torture memos’ lays bare the extent of interrogation practices but risks derailing the broader agenda of the new president <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f129b08-3104-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Labour’s affair with bankers is to blame for this sorry state</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Little has changed. The UK government still sees financial services through the eyes of the financial services industry, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johnkay" target="_blank">John Kay</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/27bf099c-3103-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">No honour among pirates </a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Christopher Caldwell plunders pirate ethics <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07711860-3103-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Outside Edge: Maestros, mitts and the best laid plans</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">John Gapper on the vagaries of pitches, stadiums and concert halls <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f8d074c-303c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Abuse of the law handed victory to terrorists</a> Philip Stephens on the twisted logic of torture <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a39cc556-32c3-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: The US needs to raise its educational sights">The US needs to raise its educational sights </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaae3662-30f9-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Sudden debt?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">If this government is to retain the debt market’s confidence it must shed its reputation for overly optimistic forecasts and must also try to avoid rolling over a large amount of debt at any one time <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><span class="grey">- </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f43cee66-2ffb-11de-a2f8-00144feabdc0.html">Iraq killings prompt fear of renewed strife</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two suicide bombers have killed at least 75 people outside a Shia shrine in northern Baghdad, igniting fears the Iraqi capital could again descend into sectarian violence<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">OBAMA: PORTRAIT OF A HIGH-PRESSURE PRESIDENCY</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0426/p02s02-usgn.html">What's behind Obama's big shift </a><span style=""> </span>He is overseeing the boldest expansion of government in a generation. Is it a 'new pragmatism' right for the times or dangerous overreach by a young president? <o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/" target="_self">New York Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04252009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/100_days__100_mistakes_166177.htm" target="_self">100 DAYS, 100 MISTAKES</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Frank Rich / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/opinion/26rich.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" target="_self">The Banality of Bush White House Evil</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WE don't like our evil to be banal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" target="_self">Rasmussen Reports</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/58_oppose_further_investigation_of_u_s_torture_allegations" target="_self">58% Oppose Further Investigation of U.S. Torture Allegations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/24/obama-repeatedly-reminded_n_191207.html" target="_self">Obama Repeatedly Reminds House GOP Of Their Zero Stimulus Votes</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66673.html">Obama's first 100 days in office haven't been quiet</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Barack Obama's first 100 days on the job exploded with activity on many fronts: the $787 billion economic stimulus, the order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, a withdrawal plan for Iraq, an expansion of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and outreach to several hostile nations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bill Maher / <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_self">Los Angeles Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-maher24-2009apr24,0,927819.story" target="_self">The GOP: divorced from reality</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — The Republican base is behaving like a guy who just got dumped by his wife. — If conservatives don't want to be seen as bitter people who cling to their guns and religion and anti-immigrant sentiments, they should stop being bitter and clinging to their guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-begala/yes-inational-reviewi-we_b_191153.html" target="_self">Yes, National Review, We Did Execute Japanese for Waterboarding</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638337001957991.html">excerpt</a> from <i>The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War</i> by James Mann (and <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-10/was-ronald-reagan-secretly-a-dove">more</a> and <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-10/the-lady-who-warmed-up-the-cold-war">more</a> and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101617721">more</a>). Chris Lehmann <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/016_01/3540">reviews</a> <i>The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America</i> by William Kleinknecht (and <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/613542">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">John Dean <a href="http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20090320.html">reviews</a> Howard Fineman's <i>The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Inspire and Define Our Country</i>.<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David S. Broder / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042402902.html" target="_self">Stop Scapegoating</a></strong> — Obama Should Stand Against Prosecutions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=appERBKGDiL4&refer=politics">Unchecked Spending May Doom Obama's Plans</a> - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/195076">Unsilent Barack</a> - George Will, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/04/090504fa_fact_lizza">Money Talks</a> - Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/425yustu.asp">Obama's Pragmatism is Left-Wing</a> - Peter Berkowitz, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/04/27/torture/">Torture and Truthiness</a> - Joe Conason, Salon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ocregister.com/articles/world-american-obama-2375027-exceptionalism-post">Who Will Lead the 'Post-American Era'?</a> - Mark Steyn, OC Register<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cr_20090425_7487.php">What Happens After We Hit the Bottom?</a> - Charlie Cook, National Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/27/selling_the_green_economy_96188.html">Environmentalist Make-Believe</a> - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/5220226/Our-military-humiliation-in-Afghanistan-is-a-scandal---and-the-cover-up-is-an-even-greater-one.html">Our military humiliation in Afghanistan is a scandal - and the cover-up is an even greater one</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The under-funded British Army is being forced to make the same mistakes in Afghanistan that it made in Iraq, says<strong> Christopher Booker.</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5225705/Irans-President-would-support-two-state-solution-for-Israel.html">Iran 'would support two-state solution' for Israel</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Ahmadinejad recognises Israel's right to exist, saying it would be "fine" if the Palestinians reached two-state solution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/5227666/Saudi-Arabia-considers-giving-women-the-vote.html">Saudi Arabia considers giving women the vote</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saudi Arabia is considering allowing women to vote in municipal elections this year but they would still be barred from running for office, a senior government official has said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5225607/Margaret-Thatchers-revolution-30-years-on.html">Thatcher's revolution 30 years on</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Her successors ruined the prosperous Britain she created. Now we must strive to re-build it, says <strong>Edwina Currie.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/torture-it-probably-killed-more-americans-than-911-1674396.html"><b><i><span style="">Did Torture Kill More Americans Than 9/11?</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/swine-flu-sweeps-globe-1674735.html">Swine flu sweeps globe</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Mexican outbreak of swine flu is likely to arrive in Britain, the scientist heading the UK's response said last night. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/swine-flu-who-is-at-risk-what-are-the-symptoms-1674740.html">Swine Flu: Who is at risk? What are the symptoms?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-world-must-work-together-against-this-threat-1674761.html">Leading article: The world must work together against this threat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israels-secret-plan-for-west-bank-expansion-1674759.html">Israel's secret plan for West Bank expansion</a><span style=""> </span>Palestinians condemn 'extremely dangerous' scheme to grow settlement<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/patrick-cockburn-how-well-was-the-iraq-war-reported-1674011.html">Patrick Cockburn: How well was the Iraq war reported?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/akbar-ahmed-lose-lawless-tribal-areas-and-you-lose-pakistan-itself-1674001.html">Akbar Ahmed: Lose lawless tribal areas and you lose Pakistan itself</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisks-world-everyone-wants-to-be-an-author-but-no-one-is-reading-books-1674019.html">Robert Fisk's World: Everyone wants to be an author, but no one is reading books</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/hamish-mcrae/hamish-mcrae-the-state-we-are-ureallyu-in-1674376.html">Hamish McRae: The state we are really in</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Press/jfq_pages/i52.htm"><em>Joint Force Quarterly (JFQ),</em> no. 52, 1st Quarter 2009</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">CSIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090421_poisonedchalice.pdf">Cleansing the Poisoned Chalice?: The Obama Administration and the Challenge of National Security Planning, Programming, and Budgeting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090420_bonventre_usnationalsecurity.pdf">U.S. National Security and Global Health: An Analysis of Global Health Engagement by the US Department of Defense</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66895.html">CIA official: no proof harsh techniques stopped terror attacks on America</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Undercutting assertions by former vice president Dick Cheney and other former Bush administration officials, the CIA inspector general in 2004 found that there was no conclusive proof that waterboarding or other harsh interrogation techniques helped the Bush administration thwart any "specific imminent attacks,"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/Richardson-t.html?ref=books">'Blood and Rage'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By MICHAEL BURLEIGH<br /> Reviewed by LOUISE RICHARDSON<span style=""> </span>A historian’s broad survey of terrorist movements from the mid-19th century to the present.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/books/review/DiGiovanni-t.html?ref=books">'The Accidental Guerrilla'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By DAVID KILCULLEN<br /> Reviewed by JANINE di GIOVANNI<span style=""> </span>Drawing on vast experience as a field researcher and soldier, a counterinsurgency expert emphasizes the protection of local populations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99263" target="_blank">CIA Contractors Get the Boot</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Jody Ray Bennett | ISN Security Watch The Pentagon is ordered to bar private contractors from interrogation and security operations in accordance with the defense secretary’s new budget proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brookings Institution </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> · <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/reports/2009/04_development_unger/04_development_unger.pdf">Civil-Military Relations, Fostering Development, and Expanding Civilian Capacity</a><br /> <br /> BASIC · <a href="http://www.basicint.org/gtz/gtz13.pdf">NATO Nuclear Burden Sharing and NPT Obligations</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> · <a href="http://www.basicint.org/gtz/gtz12.pdf">Obama's Nuclear Diplomacy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403171.html" target="_self">Document: Military Agency Called Harsh Methods ‘Torture,’ Questioned Their Effectiveness</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Porter J. Goss / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403339.html" target="_self">Security Before Politics</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/" target="_self">McClatchy Washington Bureau</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66895.html" target="_self">CIA official: no proof harsh techniques stopped terror attacks</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Congress. Senate. Armed Services Committee </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> · <a href="http://armed-services.senate.gov/e_witnesslist.cfm?id=3767">Current Readiness of U.S. Ground Forces </a>[April 22, 2009]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9241" title="Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response">Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CSBA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 116-page US study assessing key aspects of a potential nuclear terrorist threat<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6169077.ece">British Spy Loses Secrets in a Handbag on a Bus</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/nato_an_alliance_of_equals.html">NATO: An Alliance of Equals</a> - Michel Rocard, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> <a href="http://mondediplo.com/2009/04/11streetfighters">Soldiers as Street Fighters</a> - Philippe Leymarie, Le Monde Diplomatique<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9240" title="Punishing Acts of WMD Proliferation: More Easily Said than Done">Punishing Acts of WMD Proliferation: More Easily Said than Done</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">SIPRI </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This Swedish essay examines the practicalities of punishing acts of WMD proliferation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/Def_Tech/DTP61_SocialSoftwareandNationalSecurity.pdf">Social Software and National Security: An Initial ‘Net Assessment’</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (PDF; 540 KB)<br /> Source: Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://intelligence.senate.gov/pdfs/olcopinion.pdf">Declassified Narrative on DOJ Office of Legal Counsel’s Opinions on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (PDF; 179 KB)<br /> Source: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence<br /> From <a href="http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=cf2f6851-5056-8059-76b7-1d80e41edc71&Region_id=&Issue_id=">press release</a> (Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-CA):<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9244" title="The menace in Europe's Midst">The menace in Europe's Midst</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nixon Center</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 3-page US article examines the rising terrorist threat posed by second generation Muslim immigrants to the UK <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greg Miller / <a href="http://www.latimes.com/" target="_self">Los Angeles Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate26-2009apr26,0,5771981.story" target="_self">CIA reportedly declined to closely evaluate harsh interrogations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/03/11/kilcullen/index.html">review</a> of <i>The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One</i> by David Kilcullen (and an <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031903038.html">interview</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042503122_pf.html">Effectiveness of Harsh Questioning Is Unclear</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol53no1/index.html"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Studies in Intelligence</span></em>, v. 53, no. 1, December 2008</a><br /> * NATO Intelligence: A Contradiction in Terms by Edward B. Atkeson<br /> *Greek Intelligence and the Capture of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1999 by Miron Varouhakis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Strforum/SF240/SF240.pdf">Hybrid Threats: Reconceptualizing the Evolving Character of Modern Conflict</a><br /> · <span style=""> </span><br /> · <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/ctnsp/Def_Tech/DTP61_SocialSoftwareandNationalSecurity.pdf">Social Software and National Security: An Initial Net Assessment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> · <a href="http://www.ndu.edu/inss/press/books/irmc.pdf">Software Assurance in Acquisition: Mitigating Risks to the Enterprise</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216792/">We're All Torturers Now</a><br /> Will anything about the U.S. torture scandal ever scandalize us again?<br /> <strong>Dahlia Lithwick</strong><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Intelligence Council (NIC)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/special_climate2030.html">The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 Commissioned Research Reports</a><br /> · <a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_GIF_otherprod/climate_change/climate2030_china.pdf">China: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030</a> (NIC-2009-02D)<br /> · <a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_GIF_otherprod/climate_change/climate2030_india.pdf">India: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030</a> (NIC-2009-03D)<br /> · <a href="http://www.dni.gov/nic/PDF_GIF_otherprod/climate_change/climate2030_russia.pdf">Russia: The Impact of Climate Change to 2030 </a>(NIC-2009-04D)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What will happen when the climate starts to change and the rivers dry up and a <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/murray-darling/draper-text">whole way of life comes to an end</a>? The people of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin are finding out right now (and <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/changing-rains/kolbert-text">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8019566.stm">Mexico flu sparks global action</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National public health bodies are co-ordinating their work to prevent the spread of a new swine flu virus, the UN says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101366">The truth about climate change is that we know the bad truth</a><br /> <strong><i>By John Theodore Houghton</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/26/inside_the_baby_mind">Inside the baby mind</a> It's unfocused, random, and extremely good at what it does. How we can learn from a baby's brain. <span class="attr">(By Jonah Lehrer, Boston Globe)</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/26/beyond_belief">Beyond belief</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Research on religion goes after a new target: the secular <span class="attr">(By Nathan Schneider, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">From <i>TAC</i>, a <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/apr/20/00031//">review</a> of John Rawls' <i>A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An interview with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/22/alain-de-botton-interview">Alain de Botton</a>, author of <i>The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work</i> (and <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/5060519/The-Pleasures-and-Sorrows-of-Work-by-Alain-de-Botton-review.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/04/bourgeois-life-work-botton">more</a> and <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/philosopher-king-alain-de-botton-finds-glamour-and-drama-in-the-world-of-work-1654777.html">more</a>).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5032755/Why-bad-jokes-are-easier-to-remember-than-the-good-ones.html">bad jokes are easier to remember</a> than the good ones. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Gertrude Himmelfarb <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/312pyjvx.asp">reviews</a> <i>The Philosophers' Quarrel: Rousseau, Hume, and the Limits of Human Understanding</i> by Robert Zaretsky and John T. Scott.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/fashion/26kindle.html?ref=books">With Kindle, Can You Tell It’s Proust?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JOANNE KAUFMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The publishing world is all caught up in weighty questions about the Kindle and other electronic books and readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The Daily Beast</i>, a <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-23/inside-americas-holiest-university">review</a> of Kevin Roose's <i>An Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University</i> (and <a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/books/2009/03/31/the-unlikely-disciple/">more</a> and an <a href="http://www.campusprogress.org/5mw/3803/kevin-roose">interview</a> and an <a href="http://www.esquire.com/the-side/feature/unlikely-disciple-excerpt-040209">excerpt</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Unlikely Revolutionary: <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=the_unlikely_revolutionary">Simon Johnson</a> isn't a populist — he just thinks bankers run the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/15/RVCU15H6HU.DTL">More</a> and <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090320/REVIEW/631847303/1008/">more</a> and <a href="http://contexts.org/articles/spring-2009/one-liberalism/">more</a> and <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090511/scialabba/">more</a> on <i>The Future of Liberalism</i> by Alan Wolfe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/912d85e8-2d75-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Reportage: Of couples and copulas</a> How the broken-heart syndrome led to a mathematical formula so brilliant that it sparked a market boom and so flawed that it is blamed for bringing down Wall Street<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/844f5fa0-2d74-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Reportage: Seeing the future</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A small band of futurists is plotting to save the world<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/26/very_soft_dominoes">Very soft dominoes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Surprising insights from the social sciences <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Seedy, desparate men and women: traitors, unhappy adulterous lovers, murderers. No one has ever wanted to be a <b>Graham Greene</b> character... <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer_preview.asp?idArticle=16434&R=161392EE7D">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Franz Kafka</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> lived out his humdrum life in Prague. As he said, “Prague doesn’t let go. The old crone has claws. One has to yield”... <a href="http://www.tnr.com/story_print.html?id=c75d8946-02b4-455e-968f-cdb930f5e57c">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Universities in trouble</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. The collapse last year of institutional investments has been spectacular, with higher education hit hard... <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22673">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A.N. Wilson has been a believer, then an atheist, and has come out the other side as a <b>believer once again</b>. He explains his personal pilgrimage... <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2009/04/conversion-experience-atheism">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Edmundson</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> wants his fellow literature profs to give up “readings” of works of literary art. Ignore Marx’s, Freud’s, Foucault’s, or Derrida’s points of view: just read the books... <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i33/33b00601.htm">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/bob-dylan-roundhouse-london">Bob will be bringing it all back home again</a> <strong>Erica Davies: </strong>The Dylan thing is not about the voice or the staging, but the poetry, vision and depth of understanding<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">an interview with <a href="http://www.philosophypress.co.uk/?p=15">Roger Scruton</a> on conservatism, aesthetic judgements and his status as an establishment outsider<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The truth about forgiveness: After his son was murdered, Bernard Williams became <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/13/AR2009031302412.html">consumed by anger and depression</a>; there was, he came to realize, only one way to save himself. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steven Johnson on <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123980920727621353.html">how the e-book will change the way we read</a> and write<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/24/pithy-peace-treaties-diplomats-turn-to-twitter/">Pithy Peace Treaties? Diplomats Turn to Twitter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/article6169048.ece">Billionaire bonfire wipes out £155bn fortune</a>The collapse, revealed in the 2009 <i>Sunday Times Rich List,</i> is the biggest annual fall since it was first compiled<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e39d4944-30f9-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.html">Obesity pill is no silver bullet</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Diet pills have only a modest role in fighting obesity. Tackling the problem should begin with a substantial element of individual responsibility but also with a substantial element of government help <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/magazine/26buckley-t.html?ref=magazine">Growing Up Buckley</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The author of 14 books — including the forthcoming “Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir” — reflects on his relationship with his parents.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/26/local-newspapers">I mourn the death of local newspapers</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Henry Porter: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Films about journalism can only hint at the vital, exciting and romantic work of the city reporter<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/technology/start-ups/27global.html?scp=2&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="One Internet Village, Divided: In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit">One Internet Village, Divided: In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>The world economy </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527685">A glimmer of hope?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The worst thing for the world economy would be to assume the worst is over:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Time </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1893277,00.html" title="">Sizing Up Obama's First 100 Days</a><span style=""> </span>Obama's start has been the most impressive of any President since F.D.R. The biggest tests are ahead of him<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Hillary Clinton </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.state.gov/video/?videoid=20460451001">Foreign Policy Priorities in Obama Administration</a><span style=""> </span><span class="regular-9-dkgrey"><a href="http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/04/122048.htm"><b>Full Text</b></a> -<b><a href="http://www.state.gov/video/?videoid=20460451001">View Video</a></b></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6071&l=1" target="_blank">Gaza’s Unfinished Business</a>,* the latest report from the <b><i>International Crisis Group, </i></b>argues that the fundamental crisis today is not humanitarian but political. If the siege remains, Hamas could launch large-scale attacks. If weapons smuggling and rocket fire persist, Israel could mount a new offensive. Without some Palestinian unity, Gaza’s rebuilding will not begin. In short, defusing this crisis requires a sustainable Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Gaza’s reconstruction and Palestinian reconciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Atlantic Monthly </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904u/palestinian-statelessness" target="_blank">Do the Palestinians Really Want a State?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="DE">- Robert D. Kaplan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Forward <b><i><a href="http://forward.com/articles/105045/">Intel Concerns of Dual Loyalty 'Rooted Deep in the System'</a><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19158/iraqs_lingering_perils.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252Fpublication%252Fpublication_list%253Ftype%253Ddaily_analysis&cid=1338108333&ei=CD_xSZ4th5CYB_nFze8B&usg%20">Iraq's Lingering Perils - Council on Foreign Relations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=916">New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Aryn Baker / <a href="http://www.time.com/" target="_self">Time</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1893370,00.html" target="_self">Taliban Advance: Is Pakistan Nearing Collapse?</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/new-delhi%E2%80%99s-endgame/">Is India Trying to Destabilize Pakistan?</a> - Adnan Khan, Maclean's<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Economist </span></b><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The new politics of Israel's foreign policy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527883">A grand bargain?</a> New governments in Israel and America could mean new ideas for peace in the Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4848">Why America Is the Next Big Thing</a> BY MICHAEL LIND What will the world look like when the present emergency has passed?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="subtitlecurrentarticles"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4850" title="Neomedievalism | ForeignPolicy.com">Neomedievalism</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The world is fragmenting, badly. Gird yourself for a new Dark Age. <em>By Parag Khanna</em><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1892974,00.html" title="">Governor Perry's Tantrum: So What if Texas Secedes?</a><span style=""> </span>When states get restless, do we really want to force them to stay united with the rest of us?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/355/04-20-2009/joseph_stiglitz">Joseph Stiglitz: MOVE TO REPLACE DOLLAR WITH A NEW GLOBAL CURRENCY REFLECTS 'RISE OF THE REST' POWERSHIFT</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6157332.ece">America's friendliness terrifies Tehran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran's hardline leadership has been knocked sideways by Barack Obama's conciliatory tone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Richard Beeston</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6157345.ece">The front line</a> Pakistan should be in intensive care. Instead it is being left to fail</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6157590.ece">Iraqi police strike fear with rape and beatings</a> Security forces in Iraq, now granted sweeping powers, are accused of being out of control and a law unto themselves</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6157546.ece">Iran challenger would be prepared to meet Obama</a> Mir Hossein Musavi, reformist candidate for president of Iran, sets out his starkly different approach to diplomatic relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6155956.ece">North Korea 'is fully fledged nuclear power'</a> Secretive Stalinist state has developed warheads that could be launched on medium-range missiles, experts say<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">U.N. Report Lays Out Options for an Oil-Rich Iraqi Region</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/asia/23buner.html?ref=todayspaper">Taliban Seize Vital Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital</a><span style=""> </span>Taliban militants have established control in the strategically important area of Buner, only 70 miles from Islamabad, law enforcement officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Alarm Grows Over Pakistan's Failure to Halt Militant Gains</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The fall of a district near Pakistan’s capital to Taliban fighters has raised alarm about the ability of the government to fend off the militants’ advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24brooks.html?ref=opinion">Yanks in Crisis</a><span style=""> </span>The economic downturn has produced a desire for change but not a philosophical shift. Americans are open to ideas from government, but remain skeptical and fiercely self-sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24zelikow.html?ref=opinion">A Dubious C.I.A. Shortcut</a><span style=""> </span>By PHILIP ZELIKOW<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The extreme methods of interrogation are more than just a way of debasing an enemy. Their added value is in breaking people quickly, with the downsides including unreliability.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23soufan.html?ref=opinion">My Tortured Decision</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By ALI SOUFAN<span style=""> </span>A former F.B.I. agent who questioned Abu Zubaydah in 2002 says the terrorist operative provided important intelligence under traditional interrogation methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ROGER COHEN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">No Time for Retribution</a> The right balance between retribution and reconciliation is always hard to find in the aftermath of national trauma, like the revelations of torture. But it’s time for America to move forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24krugman.html?ref=opinion">Reclaiming America’s Soul</a> The only way for the nation to regain its moral compass is to investigate how the government’s interrogation abuses happened, and, if necessary, to prosecute those responsible.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/editorial-pakistan-taliban-islam">Pakistan: Probing the frontiers</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>Parts of the country have already fallen to the Islamists but that doesn't mean Pakistan as a whole is in danger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/taliban-pakistan-islamists-swat-sharia-law">Taliban extend towards Islamabad</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistani troops ambushed by Islamists a week after sharia law introduced to neigbouring state <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/iraq-al-qaida-leader-captured-suicide-bombings">Iraq: dozens killed following al-Qaida leader capture</a> At least 83 people dead after suicide bombings following apparent arrest of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/22/obama-petraeus-iran-israel">To bomb, or not to bomb, Iran</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Scott Lucas:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama extended a hand of friendship to Iran, but his military commanders are still displaying a clenched fist<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/response-shanti-chakravarty">More European integration won't save the world economy</a> <strong>Response:</strong> We need new measures to stop financial contagion spreading across borders, says <strong>Shanti Chakravarty</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington Post </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304060.html">Clinton Counters Israeli Stance on Palestinians and Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304011.html">Hostile Territory for Obama's Foreign Policy</a> By Stephen Sestanovich What the president and his administration really need is a strategy in dealing with Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://thenational.ae/article/20090424/REVIEW/704239996/1008" title=""The Sunni militiamen of the Awakening movement have outlived their usefulness to American forces and the Iraqi government. Some worry these unemployed fighters will relaunch th ">The big sleep - Nir Rosen, The National Newspaper</a> "The Sunni militiamen of the Awakening movement have outlived their usefulness to American forces and the Iraqi government. Some worry these unemployed fighters will relaunch the insurgency they left behind – but they don't stand a chance."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD24Ak02.html"><span style="color: black;">Syria reaches out to 'friend' Iraq</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> This week's landmark visit to Iraq by Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otari is a welcome sign of repaired relations between Damascus and Baghdad that have been icy since the United States invasion of 2003. Iraqis see the visit as an outstretched hand from the greater Arab family, while Syrians are trying to avoid being next door to another neighbor armed to the teeth and living in lawlessness. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090423dh.html" target="_blank">U.S. Shifting Mideast Policy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: David Howell | The Japan Times<span style=""> </span>Perhaps the biggest and best Obama-inspired change of direction might be to steer the American ship of state away as much as possible from the Middle East altogether, to help from the sidelines rather than try to control from the center.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9232" title="One Size Does Not Fit All: Confronting Iran and North Korea ">One Size Does Not Fit All: Confronting Iran and North Korea </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">INSS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An Israeli article setting out the differences between the challenges posed by Iranian and North Korean nuclear ambitions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080674.html">Clinton: Israel at risk of losing support against Iran threat</a>Signaling impatience, U.S. says Israel must commit to Palestinian track if it want Arab backing on Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080670.html">Is Netanyahu really on a collision course with Obama?</a> PM likely to bring his own demands to the White House next month, not pay yes man to the U.S. president</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080473.html" target="_blank">The Two Nation-State Solution</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Ari Shavit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080699.html">Netanyahu: Europe will not dictate policy to Israel </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1067" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:9pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./042409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042409f_dosyalar/image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1067" border="0" height="1" width="12" /><!--[endif]-->PM says Israel's relationship to Europe should not be linked to progress on peace process with Palestinians</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD24Ad01.html" target="_blank">China at a Crossroad: Right or Left?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Jian Junbo | Asia Times A new political spectrum is taking shape in China. The "neo-leftists" are gaining widespread public support for fighting official corruption and wealth distribution gaps, while the opposing "rightists" believe in capitalist-style economic reforms and "opening up".<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3635" target="_blank">Signs of Strategic Recalibration in China</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Ali Wyne | World Politics Review<span style=""> </span>Several analysts have noted that China is leveraging the global financial crisis to increase its economic clout -- for example, by going on a commodities "shopping spree," contributing $40 billion to the International Monetary Fund at the G-20 summit, and pushing for a greater voice in reforming international economic institutions.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203823.html" target="_blank">China Uses Global Crisis to Assert Its Influence</a> BY: Ariana Eunjung Cha | The Washington Post Overseas aid and loans are just one way China is asserting itself in its new role as a world financial leader. While polishing China's own image, Premier Wen Jiabao and other top leaders have blamed the West for the global economic crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044163563445423.html" target="_blank">The World Depends on U.S.-China Cooperation</a> BY: William S. Cohen | The Wall Street Journal The U.S. and China are the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases. This means that our nations have the opportunity, and the primary responsibility, for shaping the global response to climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></cite></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c467c848-2f63-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">China Flexes New Economic Muscle at Sea</a> BY: David Pilling | Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The rebirth of China‘s modern navy, which has just celebrated its 60th anniversary in the north-eastern port of Qingdao, is an inevitable by-product of the country’s economic renaissance.<strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=361" target="_blank">China's Unhappy Neo-Leftists</a> BY: Bernt Berger | ISN Security Watch </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Some 20 years after the Tiananmen Square protests, a new political spectrum has emerged in China with factions on the left and right. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as the pragmatic bearer of economic reform, over time has lost its claim as the sole representation of the country's political ideology, and the pitfalls and shortcomings of economic development have provided space for populist rhetoric.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f8d074c-303c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Abuse of the law handed victory to terrorists</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mr Obama has understood that the twisted logic of torture concedes to the enemy the very thing you are fighting to preserve. The Bush administration overturned the scales of justice to the advantage of terrorists. Mr Obama must set them right, writes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eefbab8e-3039-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">We must keep at the process of repair and reform</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US is determined to lead, says Timothy Geithner<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/303ec064-3039-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Is the UK once again the economic sick man?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Martin Wolf on why Britain’s predicament is so bad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-dustup23-2009apr23-link,0,1965128.storylink" target="_self" title="Dust-Up: Has nuclear arms control worked?">Dust-Up: Has nuclear arms control worked?</a> Gabriel Schoenfeld says the Non-Proliferation Treaty is outdated. Andrew Grotto says neoconservatives’ dismissal of diplomacy is dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate24-2009apr24,0,4199113.story">Obama administration to release Bush-era detainee photos</a> The pictures show Americans' alleged abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. An ACLU lawyer says they prove that Abu Ghraib 'was not aberrational.'</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-advance-of-the-taliban-is-a-threat-to-the-pakistani-state-1673373.html">Leading article: The advance of the Taliban is a threat to the Pakistani state</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/britains-new-age-of-austerity-1673395.html">Britain's new age of austerity</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Huge tax rises and spending cuts: the true cost of the Budget revealed.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11501099.asp?scr=1" target="_blank">Turkish PM's top advisor likely to be appointed as foreign minister</a><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">NYT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/europe/24turkey.html?ref=todayspaper">Skirting Thorniest Issues, Turkey and Armenia Move to Ease Tensions</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?ref=world" target="_blank">UN Report Lays Out Options for an Oil-Rich Iraqi Region</a> <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042201186.html">UN gives Iraq report on troubled Kirkuk</a><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3baded80-2f35-11de-b52f-00144feabdc0.html" target="_blank">UN says Iraq should share <b>Kirkuk</b> or give it autonomy</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af07367a-2ff7-11de-a2f8-00144feabdc0.html">US and EU hail Turkey-Armenia breakthrough</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The US and the European Commission hailed a breakthrough between Turkey and Armenia that could end one of the most intractable disputes left from the collapse of the Soviet Union </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/04/23/world/international-us-turkey-armenia.html?scp=3&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="Turkey And Armenia Draw Up "Road Map" to Mend Ties">Turkey And Armenia Draw Up "Road Map" to Mend Ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">EurasiaNet <a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav042309.shtml">Armenia and Turkey: Lobby Groups Opposing Confirmation of Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and Caucasus</a> <span class="maintxt">BY JOSHUA KUCERA </span>The nomination of a key State Department official responsible for Central Asia and the Caucasus is being held up because of concerns about his views on Turkish-Armenian relations. At the heart of the simmering controversy surrounding Philip Gordon’s confirmation as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasia is his comments on the mass killings and deportations of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey that occurred during the second decade of the 20th century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090423_armenia_turkey_dodging_genocide_question">Armenia, Turkey: Dodging the Genocide Question</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A joint statement by Turkey and Armenia represents protective cover<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1691527&l=3634&ctl=23D2FD0:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C67E2EE2B4EF8CB38F9ECFF7CE08EB85B7&" target="_blank">Türkiye ve Ermenistan İlişkileri Düzeltmek İçin Anlaştı</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm%3Fstory_id%3D13527550&ct=ga&cd=xWX6TBeyoqA&usg=AFQjCNEz00tzVB_cG4WSgbtxRXe0-9kltg" target="_blank">A nationalist election win in northern Cyprus dims reunification hopes</a> <strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10305253.html" target="_blank"><b>Kirkuk</b> compromise prospects brighten</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">GulfNews -</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=3661&CID=3534&IID=1231&lng=eng" target="_blank">Washington Calling: US Vice-President phones Sargsyan to discuss <b>...</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af07367a-2ff7-11de-a2f8-00144feabdc0.html">US and EU hail Turkey-Armenia breakthrough</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Avoids potential row on anniversary of massacres <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203888.html">Turkey, Armenia In Broad Accord: <span class="subheadline">Bitter Rivals Agree To Framework for Normalizing Ties...</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1691527&l=3634&ctl=23D2FCF:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C67E2EE2B4EF8CB38F9ECFF7CE08EB85B7&" target="_blank">Obama'nın 'Ermeni' Mesajı Bekleniyor</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9226" title="Turkey’s Local Elections of 2009: Winners and Losers ">Turkey’s Local Elections of 2009: Winners and Losers </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Insight Turkey </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 18-page Turkish article presents a descriptive account of the March 2009 local elections in Turkey and offers a nation-wide and regional evaluation of trends in Turkish elections since 2004<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=5&article_id=101267" target="_blank">Turkey Is Missing Yet Another Opportunity With Armenia</a> BY: Vartan Oskanian | The Daily Star<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turkish-Armenian relations remain more about gestures than substance. Indeed, Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dismissive recent statements hint that Turkey may even be backtracking.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OpenDemocracy <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/a-century-of-genocide-1915-2009" title="Link to A century of genocide, 1915-2009">A century of genocide, 1915-2009</a> <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/author/Martin_Shaw.jsp">Martin Shaw</a> The Armenian massacres belong to a wider pattern of "mass death" forged in war and state rivalry<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304191.html">Biden welcomes progress in Turkey-Armenia ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042200558.html">History overshadows hope on Turkey's Armenian border</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042202925.html">Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmap</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042200861.html">Turkey calls back ambassador to Canada</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9227" title="Turkish-Armenian Border: Where Are We Heading?">Turkish-Armenian Border: Where Are We Heading?</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">ADA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">An Azerbaijani article discussing the possibility that Turkey might reopen its borders with Armenia and on the consequences of such an action for the resolution of the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do;jsessionid=41169A5738727C368EB17A247765E4CB?haberno=173225">Turkish Foreign Policy: Style & Substance</a> - Ibrahim Kalin, Today's Zaman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1268" target="_blank">How Much Will the US Change under Obama?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Institute for Near East Policy -<span style=""> </span></span>By <b>Soner Cagaptay<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/JBRN-7RCJ5X?OpenDocument" target="_blank">UNAMI submits its reports on the disputed internal boundaries</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://mideasti.blogspot.com/2009/04/un-on-kirkuk.html" target="_blank">MEI Editor's Blog: The UN on <b>Kirkuk</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b898c98c-2e86-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Kurdish MP jailed for spreading propaganda</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A Turkish court has sentenced one of the country’s most prominent Kurdish politicians to 10 months imprisonment on charges of spreading separatist propaganda, in a decision likely to further inflame tensions in the mainly Kurdish south east<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34893&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=296461cdea" title="Kurdish Hezbollah Targets the Fethullah Gulen Movement">Kurdish Hezbollah Targets the Fethullah Gulen Movement</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/2009/04/22/israel-shocked-by-obama-approval-of-turkish-arms-sale-to-lebanon-washington-freezes-out-jerusalem/" target="_blank">Israel Shocked by <b>Obama</b> Approval of Turkish Arms Sale to Lebanon <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34890&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=3dc48348e2" target="_blank"><b>Turkey's</b> PKK-DTP Operations Further Complicate <b>Kurdish</b> Solution</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jamestown Foundation –<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD97NHRF83" target="_blank">UN gives Iraq report on troubled Kirkuk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/22/Turkey-targets-Kurdish-exile-group/UPI-33311240423972/" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> targets <b>Kurdish</b> exile group</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">United Press International</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD232509">Apr 23 SD# 2325 - London Islamist Hani Sibai: 'The Armenian Genocide by the Ottomans… The Big Lie'</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Juan Cole “</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/66663.html">A UN task force headed by special envoy Steffan de Mistura concluded Wednesday</a> that a power-sharing compromise would be best for Kirkuk. Joost Hiltermann, who knows that terrain intimately, fears that the report will be ignored by all sides, who will feel they have more to gain from fighting than from sharing. This is why I say that President Obama had best intervene directly to get a grand compromise on Kirkuk that might forestall violence, before the US loses its leverage as it draws down troops.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.azzaman.com/index.asp?fname=2009%5C04%5C04-22%5C999.htm&storytitle=">Al-Zaman says that the report</a> advises against partitioning Kirkuk. That is too bad, because I personally think partitioning it would be the best solution and might avert further bloodshed.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/gc05/idUKTRE53L5IX20090422?sp=true">Tensions are also running high between Arabs and Kurds in Ninevah Province</a>, where some Kurds are boycotting the provincial government because they feel they were shortchanged in the awarding of patronage by the Sunni Arab victors”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx%3Fid%3D92375%26sectionid%3D351020101&ct=ga&cd=tJGpIPjGoNU&usg=AFQjCNH4LmE_9r922_TiGNRuRpZCaaN7yw" target="_blank">Turkey defends its pro-<b>Iran</b> stance in Geneva</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc042309KS.html" target="_blank">KRG premier: our oil deals are constitutional</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reporterfreelance.info/2009/04/23/iraq-kurdistan-region-prime-minister-makes-encouraging-promises-to-amnesty-international/" target="_blank">Iraq Kurdistan Region: Prime Minister makes encouraging promises <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.upi.com/Energy_Resources/2009/04/23/Oil-pipeline-to-link-Iran-and-Iraq/UPI-89181240511002/&ct=ga&cd=tJGpIPjGoNU&usg=AFQjCNEnLbAB51fIoNw2GtWRNz0WkRI27Q" target="_blank">Oil pipeline to link <b>Iran</b> and Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqoilreport.com/the-biz/krg-oil-exports-reserves-ready-to-grow/" target="_blank">Iraq Oil Report » KRG oil exports, reserves ready to grow</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.investorsiraq.com/showthread.php?t=127591&goto=newpost" target="_blank">KRG oil minister slams national counterpart - Investor's Iraq <b>...</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx%3Fid%3D92340%26sectionid%3D351020102&ct=ga&cd=tJGpIPjGoNU&usg=AFQjCNGyBhEFDOEPC2eDzJHc44O0ebq37A" target="_blank">Turkey 'to build petrochemical plant in <b>Iran</b>'</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=32501" target="_blank">US Senators Visit Airmen During <b>Kirkuk</b> Regional Air Base Visit</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0422jw.html" target="_blank">Iraq Journal, Part Two</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">City Journal </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-1/1240409911197780.xml&storylist=international" target="_blank">Pro-<b>Kurdish</b> party to protest crackdown in <b>Turkey</b></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=greece"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Greece</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=cyprus"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="TR">Cyprus</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/turkish_press_en/turkish_press_en?OpenDocument"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Turkish Cypriot Press</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><a href="http://www.abhaber.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">ABHaber</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;">Dış Basında Türkiye-AB İlişkileri</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/TRABGunluk"><span style="color: maroon;">Günlük</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042300395.html">Turkey, Armenia agree on framework to normalize ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/civilsociety/articles/eav042309.shtml">Azerbaijan: Will European Court Ruling Prompt Law-Enforcement Reform in Baku?</a> <span class="maintxt">BY JESSICA POWLEY HAYDEN </span>The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that Azerbaijan must pay 25,000 euros ($32,608) to a woman injured by police during the 2003 crackdown on opposition protestors. 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">U.N. Report Lays Out Options for an Oil-Rich Iraqi Region</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/asia/23buner.html?ref=todayspaper">Taliban Seize Vital Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital</a><span style=""> </span>Taliban militants have established control in the strategically important area of Buner, only 70 miles from Islamabad, law enforcement officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Alarm Grows Over Pakistan's Failure to Halt Militant Gains</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The fall of a district near Pakistan’s capital to Taliban fighters has raised alarm about the ability of the government to fend off the militants’ advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24brooks.html?ref=opinion">Yanks in Crisis</a><span style=""> </span>The economic downturn has produced a desire for change but not a philosophical shift. Americans are open to ideas from government, but remain skeptical and fiercely self-sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24zelikow.html?ref=opinion">A Dubious C.I.A. Shortcut</a><span style=""> </span>By PHILIP ZELIKOW<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The extreme methods of interrogation are more than just a way of debasing an enemy. Their added value is in breaking people quickly, with the downsides including unreliability.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23soufan.html?ref=opinion">My Tortured Decision</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By ALI SOUFAN<span style=""> </span>A former F.B.I. agent who questioned Abu Zubaydah in 2002 says the terrorist operative provided important intelligence under traditional interrogation methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ROGER COHEN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">No Time for Retribution</a> The right balance between retribution and reconciliation is always hard to find in the aftermath of national trauma, like the revelations of torture. But it’s time for America to move forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24krugman.html?ref=opinion">Reclaiming America’s Soul</a> The only way for the nation to regain its moral compass is to investigate how the government’s interrogation abuses happened, and, if necessary, to prosecute those responsible.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/us/politics/23detain.html?ref=todayspaper">News Analysis: At Core of Detainee Fight: Did Methods Stop Attacks?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23lebanon.html?ref=todayspaper">Money From Abroad Floods Into Lebanon to Buy Votes</a><span style=""> </span>In a country long seen as a battleground for regional influence, June elections for Parliament may be the freest in decades but may also be the most corrupt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/middleeast/24iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">80 Are Killed in 3 Suicide Bombings in Iraq</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/europe/24turkey.html?ref=todayspaper">Skirting Thorniest Issues, Turkey and Armenia Move to Ease Tensions</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/europe/24kebab.html?ref=todayspaper">In Italy, Sign of Defiance in a Kebab and a Coke</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/business/global/24fund.html?ref=todayspaper">Global Finance Officials Promise More Help, but Seek It, Too</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/asia/24china.html?ref=todayspaper">Japan Shrine Offering Angers China</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/europe/23britain.html?ref=todayspaper">British Plan to Raise Taxes and Debt Sets Off Political Sparring</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/asia/23military.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. May Fill Afghan Civilian Posts With Military Personnel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Ex-Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Seeks Presidency</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23gaza.html?ref=todayspaper">Israeli Military Says Its Actions in Gaza War Did Not Violate International Law</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/europe/23germany.html?ref=todayspaper">Trial Opens in Germany for 4 Suspected of Plotting Bombings</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24fri2.html?ref=opinion">Horrors! A Handshake!</a> President Obama has promised to mend relations with Latin America — the handshake with President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela was a good start.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/opinion/24fri1.html?ref=opinion">Holding Up the Housing Recovery</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Republican senators need to understand that a vote against this bankruptcy reform is a vote against economic recovery.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/business/23freddie.html?ref=todayspaper">Reported Suicide of Executive Is Latest Shock at Freddie Mac</a> David B. Kellermann, the troubled mortgage giant’s acting chief financial officer, reportedly hanged himself on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/us/politics/23legal.html?ref=todayspaper">Any Indictment of Interrogation Policy Makers Would Face Several Hurdles</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/us/politics/23rivals.html?ref=todayspaper">Pelosi Tells of a Briefing by Officials on Harman</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/us/politics/23security.html?ref=todayspaper">Call for White House Control of Security</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23thu1.html?ref=opinion">In the Spirit of Openness</a> There needs to be a full detainee abuse investigation that has both stature and subpoena power.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23thu3.html?ref=opinion">The Good Lobbyist</a> Tom Malinowski, the Washington advocacy director for Human Rights Watch, should be nominated as the administration’s global human rights chief, though he is a registered lobbyist.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23kristof.html?ref=opinion">Islam, Virgins and Grapes</a> If the Islamic world is going to enjoy a revival, if fundamentalists are to be tamed, if women are to be treated equally, then moderate interpretations of the Koran will have to gain ascendancy.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/business/24chrysler.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">U.S. Is Said to Prepare Filing for Chrysler Bankruptcy</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/us/politics/24harman.html?ref=todayspaper">Wiretap Said to Be Viewed as Serious In Late 2005</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/us/politics/24spend.html?ref=todayspaper">Democrats Have Qualms Over War in Afghanistan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/us/politics/24military.html?ref=todayspaper">Gates Voices Concerns About Release of Interrogation Memos</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042300710.html">Two Blasts Kill More Than 80 In Iraq</a> Bombings Add to Fears That Insurgency Will Grow as U.S. Departs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042200863.html">Defiant Taliban Forces Advance To Within 60 Miles of Islamabad</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304114.html">Taliban Advance, Pakistan's Wavering Worry Obama Team</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304060.html">Clinton Counters Israeli Stance on Palestinians and Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304011.html">Hostile Territory for Obama's Foreign Policy</a> By Stephen Sestanovich What the president and his administration really need is a strategy in dealing with Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303476.html">The Accountability Question</a> The right way to deal with torture's legacy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304718.html">Last-Minute Debate Influenced Release of Interrogation Memos</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Deliberations Show Divide in Obama Administration Over Decision<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042302983.html">Obama: The Grand Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Charles Krauthammer<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama's hidden plan to ration health care.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203090.html">Obama's Overture </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David S. Broder | What have we learned from his first 100 days? The big stuff is still to come. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203091.html">Health Care's Tomorrow </a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">E. J. 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It makes even more sense now. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203092.html">Shifting Ground on Immigration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="aquo"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">»</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> T. Alexander Aleinikoff <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">| Has the recession created an opening for comprehensive reform?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304314.html">Obama Rejects Truth Panel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Commission Would Have Investigated Abuses in Terrorism Fight<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042302461.html">U.S. Forced Bank Board To Carry Out Merrill Deal</a><span style=""> </span>In Inquiry Into Merger, Cuomo Details Pressure On Bank of America<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042304647.html">Critics Say Obama's Nip-Tuck Budget Cuts Are Merely Symbolic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303809.html">Getting Real on Wind and Solar</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By James Schlesinger and Robert L. Hirsch Solar and wind power's limits are clear, two experts say.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303717.html">Torture and the Law: Where 'Those Methods' Ultimately Lead</a> By Eugene Robinson<span style=""> </span>"Those methods" are not just immoral but also illegal.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/editorial-pakistan-taliban-islam">Pakistan: Probing the frontiers</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>Parts of the country have already fallen to the Islamists but that doesn't mean Pakistan as a whole is in danger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/taliban-pakistan-islamists-swat-sharia-law">Taliban extend towards Islamabad</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Pakistani troops ambushed by Islamists a week after sharia law introduced to neigbouring state <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/24/iraq-al-qaida-leader-captured-suicide-bombings">Iraq: dozens killed following al-Qaida leader capture</a> At least 83 people dead after suicide bombings following apparent arrest of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/22/obama-petraeus-iran-israel">To bomb, or not to bomb, Iran</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Scott Lucas:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama extended a hand of friendship to Iran, but his military commanders are still displaying a clenched fist<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/24/response-shanti-chakravarty">More European integration won't save the world economy</a> <strong>Response:</strong> We need new measures to stop financial contagion spreading across borders, says <strong>Shanti Chakravarty</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/23/tax-olympic-games">Any fool can raise a tax. But it takes a gutless one to splurge it on this stuff</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Simon Jenkins:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Austerity vanishes when it comes to the prestige projects Britain's been saddled with. Ministers fear the IOC more than the IMF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/23/un-walkout-ahmadinejad-israel">What did the UN walkout achieve?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Denis MacShane:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Some say the action played into Ahmadinejad's hands, but it was a necessary reminder that this forum is not a podium for hatred<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/23/cuba-us-obama-relations">Obama's Cuban stalemate</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stephen Wilkinson:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The US president seemed willing to usher in a new conciliatory phase in relations with Cuba, but have things really changed?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/23/india-elections-protest">Blood runs in India's red corridor</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kapil Komireddi:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The sight of Indians voting may move outsiders to lyricism, but democracy here is limited, and violence begins to appeal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/apr/23/bryony-worthington-carbon-capture-coal">We can't rely on the markets alone to fight climate change</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Bryony Worthington: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The UK government's push for clean coal technology shows it recognises its duty to regulate emissions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://thenational.ae/article/20090424/REVIEW/704239996/1008" title=""The Sunni militiamen of the Awakening movement have outlived their usefulness to American forces and the Iraqi government. Some worry these unemployed fighters will relaunch th ">The big sleep - Nir Rosen, The National Newspaper</a> "The Sunni militiamen of the Awakening movement have outlived their usefulness to American forces and the Iraqi government. Some worry these unemployed fighters will relaunch the insurgency they left behind – but they don't stand a chance."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD24Ak02.html"><span style="color: black;">Syria reaches out to 'friend' Iraq</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> This week's landmark visit to Iraq by Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otari is a welcome sign of repaired relations between Damascus and Baghdad that have been icy since the United States invasion of 2003. Iraqis see the visit as an outstretched hand from the greater Arab family, while Syrians are trying to avoid being next door to another neighbor armed to the teeth and living in lawlessness. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090423dh.html" target="_blank">U.S. Shifting Mideast Policy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: David Howell | The Japan Times<span style=""> </span>Perhaps the biggest and best Obama-inspired change of direction might be to steer the American ship of state away as much as possible from the Middle East altogether, to help from the sidelines rather than try to control from the center.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9232" title="One Size Does Not Fit All: Confronting Iran and North Korea ">One Size Does Not Fit All: Confronting Iran and North Korea </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">INSS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An Israeli article setting out the differences between the challenges posed by Iranian and North Korean nuclear ambitions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lebanon </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527873">Bucking the trend</a> A surprising economic success amid the usual political gridlock</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/abu_omar_al_baghdadi_reportedly_arrested">Iraqis Capture Al Qaeda Leader, But Does He Exist?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/the_interrogation_programs_were_wrong_but_did_they_work">The interrogation programs were wrong, but did they work?</a> BY PHILIP ZELIKOW<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/04/somalia-pol-ple.html#more" target="_blank">'Sons of Somalia' at Sea? Not So Fast!</a> BY: Nathan Hodge | Wired Days after the Dutch navy's "catch-and-release" of Somali pirates, the European Union is hosting a meeting in Brussels to tackle the piracy issue. And the organizers want the international community to pony up funds to bolster Somalia's internal security. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s06-wome.html" target="_blank">In Algeria, an Abyss Between Truth and Reconciliation</a> BY: Liam Stack | The Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Citizens whose relatives mysteriously disappeared during the 1990s civil war want facts. The government has offered compensation, but focused on forgetting the past<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/egypt/090417/the-great-suez-slowdown" target="_blank">The Great Suez Slowdown</a> BY: Theodore May | Global Post </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">After tourism and remittances from abroad, the Suez Canal represents the third-largest source of revenue for the Egyptian government. But the government recently announced that the canal's March revenue was 21 percent off March 2008 levels.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD24Ak01.html">Torture whitewash from The Dark Side</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The drama of torture memos released last week is shaping up as a case of American exceptionalism one cannot believe in. Without accepting full responsibility for torture - and illegal, pre-emptive wars - there can be no catharsis in America. President Barack Obama is smart enough to know that if he looks the other way, this whole mess could come back to haunt, and even destroy, his presidency. - <b>Pepe Escobar</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UN conference on racism </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527953">Avoiding the worst</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Investment, arbitration and secrecy</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527961">Behind closed doors</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/04/24/the_un_is_used_again">The UN is used again</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The United Nations conference on racism wrapping up in Geneva has once again been hijacked by hateful anti-Israeli rhetoric. It proves that President Obama was right to avoid attending the conference, even though -- or especially since -- he is the first black American president. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/23/the-influence-game-pushing-a-mideast-nuclear-deal-5/">The Influence Game: Pushing a Mideast Nuclear Deal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/414qufck.asp">The UN's Platform for Racism</a> - Joseph Loconte, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=refusing_a_single_narrative">Refusing a Single Mideast Narrative</a> - G. Gorenberg, American Prospect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/2009/16/loyola.php">Finding Equilibrium on Iran</a> - Mario Loyola, Security Affairs Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101277">Force alone won't defeat Somali piracy</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Hady Amr</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,620509,00.html">Pacifying Iraq with Capitalism</a> - Ullrich Fichtner, Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/22/depression-recession-growth-job-losses-opinions-columnists-nouriel-roubini.html?feed=rss_opinions">The Global Economy Sinks</a> - Nouriel Roubini, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044123114545339.html#mod=rss_opinion_main">Obama Among the Dictators</a> - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c467c848-2f63-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html">The Rise of the Chinese Navy</a> - David Pilling, Financial Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-zenko23-2009apr23,0,3666552.story?track=rss">Bombing Somalia Won't Work</a> - Micah Zenko, Los Angeles Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/china_reverts_back_to_old_econ.html">China Reverts to Old Economic Model</a> - James Dorn, Cato Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Going-glocal/articleshow/4431403.cms">India's Elections Go 'Glocal'</a> - Jug Suraiya, Times of India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6150112.ece">UN Must Intervene in Sri Lanka</a> - Ash Kandasamy, The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090422.wcoafghan23/BNStory/specialComment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090422.wcoafghan23">Afghanistan Looks Like Another Vietnam</a> - Gordon Gibson, Globe and Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8014334.stm">New tricks</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will the 'Somalia effect' encourage more piracy in Asia <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8015623.stm">Microsoft suffers first sales dip</a> <br /> Microsoft sales fall in the first three months of 2009 - its first quarterly revenue drop since 1986. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/nsc_news_jones_expands_war_czar_lutes_portfolio" target="_blank">NSC news: Jones expands war czar Lute's portfolio</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barry Rubin <a href="http://www.aina.org/news/20090423172836.htm" title="It is not such a big deal to disagree with a president and his policies. But it is shocking to realize that the leader of the world's most powerful country doesn't appear to understand the most b ">Obama's Foreign Policy: Bambi Versus the Sharks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq" target="_self">Iraq says top insurgent captured, bombs kill 69</a></span></strong><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66764.html">Attacks in Iraq kill dozens; fears mount of wider violence</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two suicide attacks Thursday killed at least 76 people in Iraq and raised more questions about whether the country’s security gains are unravelling and if U.S. troops will be able to withdraw as scheduled.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-22-voa28.cfm" target="_blank">Clinton: U.S. Prepared for New Sanctions If Outreach to Iran Fails</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/15/report-us-air-strikes-in-iraq-kill-mostly-women-children/"><span style="">Iraq Air Raids Hit Mostly Women and Children</span></a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/23/Principlists-solidify-without-Ahmadinejad/UPI-25521240517393/" title="Principlists solidify without Ahmadinejad">Principlists solidify without Ahmadinejad</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The presidential contest in Iran is heating up as a former Revolutionary Guard Corps commander enters the ring and the incumbent loses key support.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23iran.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Ex-Leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Seeks Presidency</a> New York Times<span style=""> </span>A hard-line politician and former head of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohsen Rezai, announced Wednesday that he would enter the presidential race, indicating additional splintering among the country’s conservatives. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6149692.ece" target="_blank">U.S. Will Organise 'Crippling' Iran Sanctions if Diplomacy Fails</a> The London Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hillary Clinton today vigorously defended President Obama’s recent overtures to Iran, insisting that the US would be in a better position to organise “crippling” international sanctions should diplomacy fail. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/23/world/AP-ML-Iran-Iraq-Oil.html?scp=10&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Iran Says Pipeline Agreement Reached With Iraq">Iran Says Pipeline Agreement Reached With Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8013550.stm"><b>Disputed Iraq</b></a><br /> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8013550.stm">Arabs and Kurds wait for a verdict on northern Iraq </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0424/1224245295360.html" target="_blank">UN urges dialogue between Arabs, Kurds over Tamim</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/23/iraq-bloodiest-day-in-a-year/"><span style="">Iraq: Bloodiest Day in a Year</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/23/ap-exclusive-secret-tally-has-87000-iraqis-dead/">'Secret Tally' Has 87,000 Iraqis Dead</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/middleeast/23lebanon.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Money From Abroad Floods Into Lebanon to Buy Votes </a><span style=""> </span>The New York Times The parliamentary elections here in June are shaping up to be among the most expensive ever held anywhere, with hundreds of millions of dollars streaming into this small country from around the globe. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24910" target="_blank">Ire Among Dissidents Over U.S.-Libya Thaw</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Media Line<span style=""> </span>Critics of the Libyan regime are infuriated over the meeting on Tuesday between United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Libya’s National Security Adviser Mu’ata’sim Al-Qadhafi, the son of Libyan leader Mu’ammar Al-Qadhafi.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/23/Syrians-garner-praise-for-Iraqi-refugees/UPI-76751240512040/" title="Syrians garner praise for Iraqi refugees">Syrians garner praise for Iraqi refugees</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Officials with the U.N. refugee agency praised the work of Damascus in coordinating assistance to some 1 million Iraqi refugees.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080674.html">Clinton: Israel at risk of losing support against Iran threat</a>Signaling impatience, U.S. says Israel must commit to Palestinian track if it want Arab backing on Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080670.html">Is Netanyahu really on a collision course with Obama?</a> PM likely to bring his own demands to the White House next month, not pay yes man to the U.S. president</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080473.html" target="_blank">The Two Nation-State Solution</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Ari Shavit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080699.html">Netanyahu: Europe will not dictate policy to Israel </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1066" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:9pt;height:.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./042409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042409f_dosyalar/image003.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1066" border="0" height="1" width="12" /><!--[endif]-->PM says Israel's relationship to Europe should not be linked to progress on peace process with Palestinians</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080265.html" target="_blank">Israeli Foreign Minister Hosts Egyptian Intelligence Chief in Jerusalem</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080711.html">Yossi Sarid: Sometimes evil is good for the Jews</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080666.html">Summing up Israel's new government in one word: Lieberman</a>New Foreign Minister has not yet learned that everything he says is a potential front-page headlin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710776127&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'World leaders must drop 'land for peace' slogans, stop Iran'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In 1st interview with Israeli paper, Lieberman tells 'Post:' PA recognition of Jewish state not a precondition; Hamas must be "suffocated."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710775180&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">'Israel may lose Arab support on Iran'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Clinton: Arab nations condition combating Iran on J'lem's commitment to Palestinian peace process<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710778084&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Mottaki: Iran working on ideas for talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran FM says new proposal in the works aimed at restarting negotiations on Teheran nuclear program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710776144&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lieberman presses Chinese FM on Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Meeting comes after Chinese man indicted in US for supplying Teheran with nuclear technology, missiles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710776150&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Was the FM invited to Egypt? Not quite</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mubarak confirms Netanyahu will travel to Cairo alone, without Lieberman or any other minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710775005&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">With great power... </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline0"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By ELLIS WEINTRAUB</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The Right comes from a stance of narcissistic powerlessness that puts the burden only on Palestinians.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710776133&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">German firms to attend Teheran oil show</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Conflicting reports on German funding of exhibition; foreign attendance reportedly up 25% from last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3705941,00.html">'Talks to help Israel on Iran' </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3705941,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Clinton says Israel may lose support of Arab states in fight against Iran in the absence of peace talks with PA; 'For Israel to get strong support, it can't stay on the sidelines with respect to the Palestinians,' she says </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3705630,00.html">No need to fool ourselves/ Mankin</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3705536,00.html">Just say no to Obama</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3705946,00.html&ct=ga&cd=1DHmSJPOKKQ&usg=AFQjCNFvyl9xOuzLkd6HK-OIjeaqv5UUIg" target="_blank"><b>Mossad</b> warns businessman: Hizbullah may target you</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The new politics of Israel's foreign policy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527883">A grand bargain?</a> New governments in Israel and America could mean new ideas for peace in the Middle East</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Atlantic Monthly </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200904u/palestinian-statelessness" target="_blank">Do the Palestinians Really Want a State?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="DE">- Robert D. Kaplan</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/41708942.html" target="_blank">The Power of Statelessness</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Jakub Grygiel (<i>Policy Review-Hoover Institution-Stanford University</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/23/Commentary-Mideast-Obama-vs-Osama/UPI-27441240496622/" title="Commentary: Mideast: Obama vs. Osama">Commentary: Mideast: Obama vs. Osama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A fresh solution for the Palestinians by the Palestinians is now making the rounds of national-security advisers from Washington to Warsaw. "One-staters" are edging aside advocates of the two-state solution. Highlights of the suggested solution. </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6071&l=1" target="_blank">Gaza’s Unfinished Business</a>,* the latest report from the <b><i>International Crisis Group, </i></b>argues that the fundamental crisis today is not humanitarian but political. If the siege remains, Hamas could launch large-scale attacks. If weapons smuggling and rocket fire persist, Israel could mount a new offensive. Without some Palestinian unity, Gaza’s rebuilding will not begin. In short, defusing this crisis requires a sustainable Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Gaza’s reconstruction and Palestinian reconciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/09/4/2201.htm" target="_blank">Report on the Conduct of IDF Soldiers During the Gaza War</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (<i>Israel Defense Forces</i>)</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9230" title="The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects">The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">JCPA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 42-page Israeli report assessing the viability of the Arab Peace Initiative <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8014069.stm">Boycott busters?</a> Small signs Hamas is breaking out of diplomatic isolation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/66796.html">Humor or hate? Groups see Israeli cartoon differently</a> Ahmed and Salim appear to be typical teenage brothers. The animated stars of an incendiary new Internet cartoon series aren't typical, however. Its creators and fans see a humorous series that resembles "South Park" — at least visually — and mocks Islamic terrorism. Its critics see a hate-filled cartoon that uses crude stereotypes to dehumanize Muslims, intensify Arab-Israeli divisions and inflame the conflict between Muslims and Jews.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Forward <b><i><a href="http://forward.com/articles/105045/">Intel Concerns of Dual Loyalty 'Rooted Deep in the System'</a><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101279&categ_id=17">Washington has spoken on the Palestine-Israel conflict, and so have others</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/what_did_jane_harman_actually_do_and_who_is_mr_x">Who is Jane Harman's Mr. X?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="blogdept"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rozen <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/22/five_links_and_a_couple_thoughts_on_the_harman_case" target="_blank">Six links, and a couple thoughts on the Harman case</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/why-did-the-harman-case-break-now-.html">Harman's Wiretap Woes and the AIPAC Cabal</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by Marcy Winograd<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/22/pelosi-knew-nsa-had-listened-to-harman-phone-calls-2/">Pelosi Knew NSA Listened to Harman Phone Calls</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101278">Meaningful peace won't work if Hamas and Fatah are at odds</a><br /> <strong><i>By Michael Broning<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710762130">Connect Gaza and West Bank Now</a> - Daoud Kuttab, Jerusalem Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8015354.stm&ct=ga&cd=1DHmSJPOKKQ&usg=AFQjCNGuH_y33CATNnkLPe1d7a0GjXSk8A" target="_blank">Lebanon general 'was Israeli spy'</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">BBC News</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0423/p06s04-wosc.html">Pakistan makes show of force against Taliban</a> The government deployed troops to militant-controlled Buner district Thursday amid growing foreign concern about Taliban encroachment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0423/p06s13-wome.html">New bombings in Iraq steal thunder from top insurgent's arrest</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Qaeda in Iraq appears to be exploiting instability in Iraq's government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/23/obama-puts-pressure-on-chrysler/">Obama steering Chrysler toward bankruptcy? </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Is bankruptcy in store for the venerable carmaker? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/04/23/obama-wins-high-marks-for-foreign-policy/">Obama wins high marks for foreign policy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The president's high approval ratings in a new poll suggest that Americans appreciate his cooperative approach to world affairs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0423/p09s01-coop.html">US soldiers are heroes, not terrorists</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Homeland Security's warning is unjustified.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/23/obama-seeks-to-protect-credit-card-users/">Obama seeks protections for credit-card users </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The president told credit-card companies Thursday he wants to halt arbitrary rate hikes and get more protections for consumers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD24Ad01.html" target="_blank">China at a Crossroad: Right or Left?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Jian Junbo | Asia Times A new political spectrum is taking shape in China. The "neo-leftists" are gaining widespread public support for fighting official corruption and wealth distribution gaps, while the opposing "rightists" believe in capitalist-style economic reforms and "opening up".<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3635" target="_blank">Signs of Strategic Recalibration in China</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Ali Wyne | World Politics Review<span style=""> </span>Several analysts have noted that China is leveraging the global financial crisis to increase its economic clout -- for example, by going on a commodities "shopping spree," contributing $40 billion to the International Monetary Fund at the G-20 summit, and pushing for a greater voice in reforming international economic institutions.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042203823.html" target="_blank">China Uses Global Crisis to Assert Its Influence</a> BY: Ariana Eunjung Cha | The Washington Post Overseas aid and loans are just one way China is asserting itself in its new role as a world financial leader. While polishing China's own image, Premier Wen Jiabao and other top leaders have blamed the West for the global economic crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044163563445423.html" target="_blank">The World Depends on U.S.-China Cooperation</a> BY: William S. Cohen | The Wall Street Journal The U.S. and China are the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases. This means that our nations have the opportunity, and the primary responsibility, for shaping the global response to climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></cite></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c467c848-2f63-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">China Flexes New Economic Muscle at Sea</a> BY: David Pilling | Financial Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The rebirth of China‘s modern navy, which has just celebrated its 60th anniversary in the north-eastern port of Qingdao, is an inevitable by-product of the country’s economic renaissance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></cite></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Aryn Baker / <a href="http://www.time.com/" target="_self">Time</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1893370,00.html" target="_self">Taliban Advance: Is Pakistan Nearing Collapse?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/23/new-delhi%E2%80%99s-endgame/">Is India Trying to Destabilize Pakistan?</a> - Adnan Khan, Maclean's<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/china_the_other_big_stimulus.html">China: The Other Big Stimulus</a> - Winny Chen, CAP<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044163563445423.html#mod=rss_opinion_main">World Depends on U.S.-China Cooperation</a> - William Cohen, WSJ<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/taliban_problem_turns_critical.html">Taliban Problem Turns Critical in Pakistan</a> – Stratfor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/21/china-economic-statistics-growth-opinions-columnists-wen-jiabao.html">Beijing Fibs Economic Facts</a> - Gordon Chang, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4361-imagining-india-the-idea-of-a-renewed-nation">Imagining India - The Idea of a Renewed Nation</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Nandan M. Nilekani</strong>, Co-Chairman of Infosys Technologies Ltd , spoke on his new book `<em>Imagining India - The Idea of a Renewed Nation`<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-3ajQjR1yvKaVk%404182719-VZIdZG3pAHETE" target="_blank">new Backgrounder</a> explains the interplay between Islamic law and militancy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090423_geopolitical_diary_diamond_anniversary_plan">Geopolitical Diary: The Diamond Anniversary of the PLAN</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's celebration of the founding of the PLAN on Thursday illustrated the noteworthy shifts in its global interests.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD24Df01.html">Frontier wisdom</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> As governor of North-West Frontier Province, tight up against Afghanistan and the troubled Pakistani tribal areas, Owais Ahmad Ghani has a major job on his hands, but he has a clear vision of how to go about it. The key, he firmly believes, is in striking deals directly with tribal leaders, thus marginalizing the militants. In the bigger picture, though, everything depends on the situation across the border, where, he says, the Americans have got it badly wrong. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahza<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/china_reverts_back_to_old_econ.html">China Reverts to Old Economic Model</a> - James Dorn, Cato Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Going-glocal/articleshow/4431403.cms">India's Elections Go 'Glocal'</a> - Jug Suraiya, Times of India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6150112.ece">UN Must Intervene in Sri Lanka</a> - Ash Kandasamy, The Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090422.wcoafghan23/BNStory/specialComment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090422.wcoafghan23">Afghanistan Looks Like Another Vietnam</a> - Gordon Gibson, Globe and Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD23Ad01.html">China Unveils New Naval Clout</a> - Wu Zhong, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/" target="_self">The Jawa Report</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/197396.php" target="_self">Horror: Taliban Behead Pakistani Troops in Swat Video</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=361" target="_blank">China's Unhappy Neo-Leftists</a> BY: Bernt Berger | ISN Security Watch </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Some 20 years after the Tiananmen Square protests, a new political spectrum has emerged in China with factions on the left and right. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as the pragmatic bearer of economic reform, over time has lost its claim as the sole representation of the country's political ideology, and the pitfalls and shortcomings of economic development have provided space for populist rhetoric.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090423/pl_afp/afghanistanunrestuspolitics"><b><i><span style="">Veterans Warn Military Can't End Afghan War</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/2009/04/23/europe-needs-no-part-in-doomed-afghan-war/">Europe Needs No Part in Doomed Afghan War</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William Pfaff</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD23Df01.html" target="_blank">Staring at the Sun in Afghanistan</a> BY: Gareth Porter | Asia Times </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Nation-building and counter-insurgency, cornerstones of the United States' new non-military solution for Afghanistan, are doomed if there is an unskilled, under-resourced "surge".</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China's navy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527979">Distant horizons</a> If you’ve got muscle, flaunt it</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:4.5pt;height:4.5pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./042409f_dosyalar/image004.gif" href="http://dgxhtav2e25a8.cloudfront.net/blkbullet1.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042409f_dosyalar/image004.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1025" border="0" height="6" width="6" /><!--[endif]--><b><i><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/23/pakistan-accuses-india-of-fueling-baloch-separatism/">Pakistan Accuses India of Fueling Baloch Separatism</a></i><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Rogers / <a href="http://www.politico.com/" target="_self">The Politico</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21633.html" target="_self">Dems anxious about Af-Pak policy</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Democratic fears over President Barack Obama's Afghan-Pakistan policy spilled into the open Thursday as House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey warned he is “very concerned that it is going to wind up with us stuck in a problem at nobody knows how to get out of.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Pakistan Sends Special Police to Taliban-Held Area</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042302817.html">Taiwan, China to Meet for Talks This Weekend</a> Agreements on Banking, Expanded Flights to Be Concluded<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p09s01-coop.html" target="_blank">One Way to Boost U.S.-China Military Cooperation</a> BY: Kent Hughes Butts and Geoffrey D. Dabelko | The Christian Science Monitor Recently, the Defense Department warned that lack of Chinese transparency and dialogue between the Chinese and US militaries could lead to dangerous miscalculations on both sides.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/opinion/22iht-edfox.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Running Rings Around the E.U.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: John Fox and FRANÇOIS GODEMENT | International Herald Tribune<span style=""> </span>The European Union's strategy of 'engagement' at any price leaves Beijing in control.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/world/asia/23lanka.html?ref=world" target="_blank">U.S. Faults Sri Lanka on Civilian Woes </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Somini Sengupta | The New York Times The United States accused Sri Lanka on Wednesday of causing “untold suffering” among civilians in its push to win a 25-year-old conflict with Tamil separatists. People continued to pour out of the war zone, and the government announced the surrender of two prominent rebels. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/23/taliban-infiltrates-culture-of-pakistans-liveliest/" target="_blank">Taliban, Terrorism Stifle Life in Lahore</a> BY: Ayesha Nasir | The Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fear of Taliban rules and retribution has descended on this cosmopolitan city near the Indian border, with militants taking aim at fashion shows, nightclubs, sports and other entertainment that made Lahore the cultural capital of Pakistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/thailand/090422/seven-reasons-why-thailand-mess" target="_blank">Seven Reasons Why Thailand is a Mess</a> BY: Patrick Winn | Global Post As uncertainty looms over Thailand, this much is clear: The anti-establishment movement appears to be growing more hardline — and the promise of reconciliation appears dim.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD24Df05.html">Maoists rule India's 'Red Corridor'</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Maoists in India's Telangana region displayed their military capability again this week with the high-profile hijacking of a train with 800 passengers. For years, the shadowy insurgents have inflicted losses running into millions of dollars on the state they are seeking to overthrow. Simultaneously, the Maoists have exacted a heavy price on the people they claim they are trying to liberate. - <b>Sudha Ramachandran<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD24Df07.html"><span style="color: black;">India's politicos dangle US$1 trillion hope</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> India's villages could each benefit by more than US$2 million if $1 trillion illegally spirited away to overseas bank accounts was forcibly returned. So claim backers of a Supreme Court petition as the country's politicians preen their self-righteous posturing and hypocrisy in the hunt for votes. - <b>Raja Murthy</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66811.html">Islamic insurgents advance closer to Pakistani capital</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The White House called the growing crisis in the nuclear-armed South Asian nation "deeply disturbing," and several key U.S. lawmakers told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that the Obama administration's new $7.5 billion plan to help stabilize Pakistan could be doomed by the failure of its government and military to battle the insurgents.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/23/us/AP-US-Gates-Afghanistan.html?scp=24&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Gates: More Civilians Required in Afghanistan">Gates: More Civilians Required in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/the_criminals_running_the_af_pak_border">The criminals running the Af-Pak border</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sri Lanka's war </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527659">To the bitter end</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0423/p06s01-woap.html">Japan's 'exam hell' now reaches into preschool</a> Parents seek any advantage as competition heats up despite a lower birthrate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/23/reason_347_why_japan_is_less_influential_than_it_should_be">Japan is committing demographic suicide</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=3&id=16502"><span style="" lang="FR">Profile: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=916">New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124043553074744693.html">Heirs to Fortuyn? </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Bruce Bawer From City Journal:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Europe's turn to the right.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Dual_Energy_Conferences_Focusing_On_Pressing_European_Import_Issues/1614376.html" target="_blank">Dual Energy Conferences Focus On Pressing European Import Issues</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty –<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9233" title="The Integration Process as a Tool of Stability and Security in the Western Balkans">The Integration Process as a Tool of Stability and Security in the Western Balkans</a><span style=""> </span><strong>IFIMES </strong>This Slovene article considers the structural consequences of the 2004 EU enlargement, with particular emphasis on the Western Balkans<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124043755044245165.html" target="_blank">EU-Ukraine Gas Deal Is No Pipe Dream</a> BY: Alan Riley | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">One could have been forgiven for suspecting that this month's deal for the European Union to help reform Ukraine's gas market was just more political window dressing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/opinion/22iht-edfox.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Running Rings Around the E.U.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: John Fox and FRANÇOIS GODEMENT | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The European Union's strategy of 'engagement' at any price leaves Beijing in control.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9222" title="Minimum Wages in Europe: New Debates Against the Background of Economic Crisis">Minimum Wages in Europe: New Debates Against the Background of Economic Crisis</a> <strong>ETUI</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 7-page policy brief examining minimum wages in Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99234" target="_blank">Partnering With Lukashenka</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jeremy Druker | ISN Security Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As the EU prepares for its Prague Eastern Partnership gathering, the hottest question is whether the contentious Lukashenka will attend and where that would leave Belarus.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cf137d6-3038-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">EU curbs on energy use bear fruit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The European Union is set to be the first advanced economic grouping to achieve a sustained reduction in its demand for energy, as policies to curb gas and electricity consumption take effect, according to an analysis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f5d86b2-2fe5-11de-a2f8-00144feabdc0.html">Signs worst is over for eurozone</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A surprisingly sharp drop in the pace of the eurozone’s economic contraction has boosted hopes that the worst of its recession will soon be over <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.economist.com/agenda/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13523565" target="_blank">Steady at the Helm</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist Following the not wholly unexpected decision by Anders Fogh Rasmussen to step down as prime minister to become the next secretary-general of NATO, the new head of Denmark's coalition government is Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the former finance minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://euobserver.com/9/27976" target="_blank">Time Running Out for Croatia's EU Reforms</a> BY: Elitsa Vucheva | EU Observer The structural reforms Croatia still needs to carry out are more likely to hold up its EU membership bid than the current border dispute with Slovenia, a senior EU official has warned. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/belarus-eu-summit" target="_blank">Fears of EU Split as 'Last Dictator' of Belarus is Invited to Summit</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ian Traynor | The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Many European leaders are hoping that Lukashenko - who has been in power for 15 years, has been blacklisted by Brussels on account of his authoritarian rule and was until recently subject to a travel ban - will not take up the invitation to the Prague summit on 7 May. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ukraine's troubles</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527374">The Viktor and Yulia show, continued</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Poland's economy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527532">Not like the neighbours</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Germany's Social Democrats </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527542">The underdogs bark</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ETA and the Basques </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527568">Once bombed, twice shy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Divided Cyprus </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527550">A hawkish problem</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">Universities in Europe </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527558"><span style="" lang="FR">Bolognese sauce</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13526726"><span style="" lang="FR">Fishy tales</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/2009/04/23/europe-needs-no-part-in-doomed-afghan-war/">Europe Needs No Part in Doomed Afghan War</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William Pfaff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,620352,00.html">Hitler's Beer Table and New Germany</a> - Juan Moreno, Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6150547.ece">EU: we got fishing strategy all wrong</a> European Commission admits Common Fisheries Policy is dead in the water after 25 years of policy failure<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Russia_and_NATO_At_Odds_Over_Planned_Military_Exercise_In_Georgia/1614496.html" target="_blank"><b>Russia</b> and NATO At Odds Over Planned Military Exercise In Georgia</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">RadioFreeEurope/ RadioLiberty<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/23/Moscow-Sofia-nearing-accord-on-gas-line/UPI-62491240498196/" target="_blank">Moscow, Sofia nearing accord on gas line</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/23/ap6329344.html" target="_blank">World energy rivals meet in Turkmenistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34872&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=a877e771ef" title="Political Instability in Ukraine Raises Fears of Intervention by Security Forces">Political Instability in Ukraine Raises Fears of Intervention by Security Forces</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0422/p06s07-woeu.html" target="_blank">Despite Forecasts, Cold Front Lingers Over U.S.-Russia Relations</a> BY: Fred Weir | The Christian Science Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's been less than a month since presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev dramatically pressed the "reset button" in US-Russian relations, symbolically calling a halt to several years of chilly ties. But the roadblocks are already proliferating. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042209b.shtml">White Stream: Georgia’s Ticket to the Pipeline Big Time?</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>The White Stream gas project could prove the Georgian government’s trump card as it focuses on maintaining Georgia’s business-friendly image among foreign investors, some energy analysts believe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/180caa90-3013-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Russian rate cut follows call from Putin</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Move preceded by meeting with business leaders <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34889&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=ca66bf7049" target="_blank">The Strategic Implications of Russian Move Against Hungary's MOL</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Vladimir Socor | Eurasia Daily Monitor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">What Surgut and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs portray as an ordinary "market transaction" transaction is in fact an adversarial strategic move into EU territory, with far-reaching implications for Hungary, Central and South-eastern Europe, and the EU itself in terms of energy security and policy. Yet the EU's policy-making and regulatory authorities keep silent in the face of this predatory raid. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/orange-progress-is-going-to-waste/64665.aspx">Orange Revolutions Wasted</a> - Aleksander Kwasniewski, European Voice<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/20/moldova-russia-romania-opinions-columnists-election-demonstrations.html">Moscow, Leave Moldova Alone</a> - Melik Kaylan, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376437.htm">Bringing Ukraine into the European Club</a> - Ari Vatanen, Moscow Times<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">RUSSIA-NATO:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Russia's NATO envoy said Moscow would continue talks with NATO, for the time being, in a <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-ZS5IY7R2iowfU%404182739-2mTJBw885qfHw" target="_blank">"marriage of convenience" (Ria Novosti)</a>, despite sharp disagreements on several policy issues, including NATO's decision to conduct military exercises in Georgia.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6157332.ece">America's friendliness terrifies Tehran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran's hardline leadership has been knocked sideways by Barack Obama's conciliatory tone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Richard Beeston</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6157345.ece">The front line</a> Pakistan should be in intensive care. Instead it is being left to fail</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6157590.ece">Iraqi police strike fear with rape and beatings</a> Security forces in Iraq, now granted sweeping powers, are accused of being out of control and a law unto themselves</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6157546.ece">Iran challenger would be prepared to meet Obama</a> Mir Hossein Musavi, reformist candidate for president of Iran, sets out his starkly different approach to diplomatic relations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6155956.ece">North Korea 'is fully fledged nuclear power'</a> Secretive Stalinist state has developed warheads that could be launched on medium-range missiles, experts say<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6157718.ece">Condoleezza Rice dragged into torture row</a> Obama's plan spins out of control as new disclosures implicate more officials, including Dr Rice, in torture allegations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6155579.ece">Iraq Al-Qaeda boss reported captured </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraqi security forces say they arrested Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, a suspected leader of the violent Islamic State of Iraq group<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6158146.ece">US seems powerless to halt Dear Leader </a><span style=""> </span>The Obama Administration is gravely concerned about North Korea’s nuclear programme, which is far more advanced than Iran’s<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6153607.ece">Tony Blair calls for war on militant Islam </a><span style=""> </span>Former Prime Minister tells religion and politics forum he does not regret Iraq war and that extremism must be defeated<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124052797951850225.html">Akerlof and Shiller: Good Government and Animal Spirits</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Karl Rove / <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_self">Wall Street Journal</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044156269345357.html" target="_self">The President's Apology Tour</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Great leaders aren't defined by consensus. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124052841876150301.html">Strassel: Global Warming Overreach</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124052010393349643.html">Past, President and Future </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DECLARATIONS <strong>By Peggy Noonan<span style=""> </span></strong>Obama was right to resist reopening the torture debate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124052823341250253.html">Tyrants Get Another U.N. Platform </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Saad Eddin Ibrahim</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> America should rescue the human-rights agenda from its hijackers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9228" title="Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade">Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade</a> <strong>Peterson Institute </strong>A 5-page US address drawing lessons from Japan's experience of dealing with recession<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/0414_financial_crisis_bosworth.aspx">America’s Financial Crisis: The End of an Era</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Brookings Institution <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/0414_financial_crisis_bosworth/0414_financial_crisis_bosworth.pdf">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 157 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Economist </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Central banks </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527329">The monetary-policy maze</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f8d074c-303c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Abuse of the law handed victory to terrorists</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mr Obama has understood that the twisted logic of torture concedes to the enemy the very thing you are fighting to preserve. The Bush administration overturned the scales of justice to the advantage of terrorists. Mr Obama must set them right, writes</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eefbab8e-3039-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">We must keep at the process of repair and reform</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US is determined to lead, says Timothy Geithner<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/303ec064-3039-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Is the UK once again the economic sick man?</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Martin Wolf on why Britain’s predicament is so bad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ce20dac-303a-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">How to avoid creating a new lost generation</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Richard Layard and Paul Gregg on job schemes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1fdc10ac-303c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">India shows us the curse of ‘black money’</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Raymond Baker says trade mispricing is the driving force behind most of the illicit capital exiting developing countries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9029260-306a-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Warning over US toxic asset plan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Obama administration on Friday gets the first indication of investor interest in its $1,000bn toxic assets plan amid fears that the threat of government intervention and banks’ reluctance to sell will deter fund managers from participating<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/789bdb46-303c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Al-Qaeda in Yemen ‘a threat to Saudis’</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saudi Arabian security officials believe al-Qaeda-linked militants are seeking to organise and train in neighbouring Yemen to launch attacks in the kingdom <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3baded80-2f35-11de-b52f-00144feabdc0.html">UN says Iraq should share Kirkuk or give it autonomy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The United Nations is suggesting to the Iraqi central and Kurdish regional governments that they either share the disputed territory of Kirkuk on an equal basis, or allow it to become a semi-autonomous region <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18305e44-3069-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Clinton signals shift on Hamas</a> Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, broke with previous US policy yesterday and proclaimed Washington's support for a Palestinian government backed by Hamas – as <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/rachmanblog/">Panic about Pakistan: Why Hillary Clinton appeared alarmed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3df827fe-2f6c-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html">Leading man keeps low profile</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Britain’s main economic choices are being framed by two pairs of men who each have much in common – but for both, tensions between leader and finance chief are being magnified by the crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a592ed6-3031-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Tax distraction </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The government’s plan to tax the top earners is clearly intended to wrong-foot the Tory opposition. Instead, we need a serious, clear discussion about what broadly based tax increases should look like<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7679d90e-3031-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">A new push to combat malaria</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">If the disease is to be successfully controlled its treatment must be better funded, and global health systems must be more generally strengthened so they can take a long-term view of the problem <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e97f436-3031-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Zuma’s victory</a><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr Zuma must break the old politics of patronage and temper the demands of his supporters in the unions and on the left with the interests of a business community rattled by looming recession<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d560b230-302c-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html">Blair stands by doctrine of force</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The former UK prime minister affirms his belief that global powers have the right to use their military power to topple dictators in spite of serious setbacks by the US and its allies <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fad68e3e-2f57-11de-a8f6-00144feabdc0.html">US warns of Iran sanctions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, vowed to establish ‘crippling’ sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if the Obama administration’s policy of engagement with Tehran should fail <span class="grey">-</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-dustup23-2009apr23-link,0,1965128.storylink" target="_self" title="Dust-Up: Has nuclear arms control worked?">Dust-Up: Has nuclear arms control worked?</a> Gabriel Schoenfeld says the Non-Proliferation Treaty is outdated. Andrew Grotto says neoconservatives’ dismissal of diplomacy is dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-interrogate24-2009apr24,0,4199113.story">Obama administration to release Bush-era detainee photos</a> The pictures show Americans' alleged abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. An ACLU lawyer says they prove that Abu Ghraib 'was not aberrational.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-bombings24-2009apr24,0,939518.story" title="Iraq suicide bombings kill 79">Iraq suicide bombings kill 79</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">One attack targets Iranian pilgrims en route to holy Shiite sites; the other is aimed at people lined up for food in a Shiite area of Baghdad. Iraq says it has captured an Al Qaeda in Iraq leader.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan-fighting24-2009apr24,0,923343.story">Taliban militants edge closer to Pakistan capital</a> A few hundred paramilitary troops are sent to an infiltrated area 60 miles from Islamabad as foreign leaders call on the government to confront the growing threat.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-russia-rights24-2009apr24,0,3130976.story">Russia rights activist must be on guard</a><span style=""> </span>Lev Ponomaryov may be Russia's most respected human rights advocate. But a few weeks ago he was the victim of an assault that left him bedridden, and now he has a bodyguard.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-clinton-pakistan23-2009apr23,0,2538760.story">Hillary Clinton warns of 'existential threat' in Pakistan</a> Clinton says the government in Islamabad is ceding more and more territory to the militants and is 'abdicating to the Taliban and the extremists' in some matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-harman23-2009apr23,0,372649.story" target="_self" title="The Jane Harman file">The Jane Harman file</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The allegations against the congresswoman and others are...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-zenko23-2009apr23,0,1722480.story" target="_self" title="Bombing Somalia is a dud">Bombing Somalia is a dud</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Micah Zenko Some propose airstrikes against Somali pirates, but past attacks in the region have been ineffective.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-nuclear23-2009apr23,0,1890356.story">Iran says it welcomes dialogue with the West on its nuclear program</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran welcomes a constructive dialogue with world powers over its nuclear program, but insists that it won't halt its uranium enrichment activities, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-woman23-2009apr23,0,3052751.story">In Iraq, a story of rape, shame and 'honor killing'</a> After prison guards assaulted an Iraqi woman, she turned to her brother for help. But he — and society — failed her<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-military23-2009apr23,0,5998375.story">Israel army clears itself in Gaza war</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The IDF says an investigation found the military acted in accord with international law in its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Human rights groups have called for an independent probe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-castro23-2009apr23,0,6174323.story">In retirement, Fidel Castro is little seen but often heard</a> Cuba watchers are glued to the former president's blog, which is always buzzing with his musings, in eight languages<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-castro-obama23-2009apr23,0,2952733.story">Fidel Castro says Obama misinterpreted his brother's remarks</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The former Cuban president rejects suggestions that the island should free political prisoners or cut taxes on remittances from the U.S<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090423/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama100_days_ap_poll" target="_self">AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1892974,00.html" title="">Governor Perry's Tantrum: So What if Texas Secedes?</a><br /> When states get restless, do we really want to force them to stay united with the rest of us?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Randy E. Barnett / <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_self">Wall Street Journal</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124044199838345461.html" target="_self">The Case for a Federalism Amendment</a></strong> — How the Tea Partiers can make Washington pay attention. — In response to an unprecedented expansion of federal power, citizens have held hundreds of “tea party” rallies around the country, and various states are considering “sovereignty resolutions” … <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lexington </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527355">After the dark side</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama is trying to find a new balance between national security and human rights</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003100716&cpage=1"><b><i><span style="">House Intel Chair Orders Probe of Harman Taps</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Matthew Dallek / <a href="http://www.politico.com/" target="_self">The Politico</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21587.html" target="_self">Waning GOP needs its moderates</a></strong><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2009/04/intelligence-officials-tipped.html" target="_self">Intelligence Officials Tipped Pelosi To Harman Wiretap</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/us/24cheney.html?scp=17&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Unapologetic and Unrestrained: Cheney Unbound">Unapologetic and Unrestrained: Cheney Unbound</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66805.html">Pressure grows on Obama to call for interrogation panel</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Political pressure may force President Barack Obama to do something he's resisted doing since he took office: support a new investigation into how the Bush-era CIA interrogated suspected terrorists using techniques that are widely considered torture.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/concoughlin/5209594/The-honeymoon-is-over---President-Barack-Obama-has-to-show-that-he-is-a-world-leader.html">The honeymoon is over - President Barack Obama has to show that he is a world leader</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By postponing inevitable confrontations, Barack Obama could be accused of appeasement, says <strong>Con Coughlin</strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5209704/Pakistan-and-America.html">Pakistan and America</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> It would benefit everyone if America took urgent action to repair relations with Islamabad. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/budget/5209957/Budget-2009-Britains-debt-will-not-be-under-control-until-2032.html">Britain's debt will not be under control until 2032</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The unprecedented burden built up by Gordon Brown will not be under control for nearly a quarter of a century, economists say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/5208820/Russia-and-US-discuss-reducing-nuclear-weapons.html">Russia and US ready to cut nuclear arsenals</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Russia and the US could cut their nuclear arsenals by half under a new deal being negotiated in Rome. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/5209277/Taliban-creating-safe-haven-in-heart-of-Pakistan.html">Taliban creating 'safe haven' in heart of Pakistan</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Peace deal between militants and Pakistan government could increase attacks on UK and US forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-the-advance-of-the-taliban-is-a-threat-to-the-pakistani-state-1673373.html">Leading article: The advance of the Taliban is a threat to the Pakistani state</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/britains-new-age-of-austerity-1673395.html">Britain's new age of austerity</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Huge tax rises and spending cuts: the true cost of the Budget revealed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/clean-coal-is-future-for-energy-supplies-1673412.html">Clean coal is future for energy supplies</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Greenhouse gas emissions from new power stations will be collected and permanently stored underground.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pakistan-scrambles-to-repel-taliban-advance-1673416.html">Pakistan scrambles to repel Taliban advance</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Swat Valley peace deal blamed as government forces come under fire from insurgents 60 miles from capital<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/tony-blair-ten-years-on-i-still-believe-in-the-need-for-western-intervention-1673382.html">Tony Blair: Ten years on, I still believe in the need for Western intervention</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/martyrs-of-the-iraqi-marshes-1673421.html">Martyrs of the Iraqi marshes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">They survived Saddam, but now the marsh Arabs are losing a battle against nature, reports <b>Patrick Cockburn</b>, winner of the Orwell Prize for journalism 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/nirmala-rajasingam-the-sri-lankan-government-has-won-ndash-let-it-stop-fighting-1673378.html">Nirmala Rajasingam: The Sri Lankan government has won – let it stop fighting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=912">Towards a U.S. Army Officer Corps Strategy for Success: A Proposed Human Capital Model Focused upon Talent</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College <a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=912">Full Paper</a> (PDF; 396 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://books.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/top_ten_books_on_nuclear_weapons_and_arms_control">The 10 best books about nuclear weapons</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/opinion/23soufan.html?ref=opinion" target="_blank">My Tortured Decision</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ali Soufan | The New York Times A former F.B.I. agent who questioned Abu Zubaydah in 2002 says the terrorist operative provided important intelligence under traditional interrogation methods.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2009_rpt/ssci_olc.pdf" target="_blank">"Declassified Narrative Describing the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel's Opinions on the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program"</a> (pdf), released April 22, 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=916">New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9220" title="Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem">Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CSBA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 5-page US backgrounder on Somali piracy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003965876" target="_self">U.S. Soldier Who Killed Herself—After Refusing to Take Part in Torture</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4891.php">The Torture Timeline</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1893509,00.html" title="">Dumb Intelligence</a> <span class="tocparens">(Commentary)</span><br /> The torture memos prove that the U.S. sacrificed its moral authority for nothing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/04/23/news/state/21-hardin.txt"><span style="">Montana jail to be new Gitmo?</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/opinion/22iht-edkoh.html?ref=global" target="_blank">Pirates and the Law</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Robert Beckman and Tommy Koh | International Herald Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The United States should take the lead in the fight against Somali pirates. It would have the law and world public opinion on its side.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/news/view/-/id/575/">‘Success’ Rate of Pirate Attacks is Falling</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Chatham House <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/733/">Full Paper</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cyberwar </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13527677">Battle is joined</a> A behind-the-scenes conflict appears to be under way—but not the sort you might think</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99150" target="_blank">Contest and Cohesion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Eric Randolph | Open Democracy London argues that the effectiveness of its counter-terrorism policy has forced a change of tactics on the part of global jihadists, but the UK remains at such high risk precisely because of its policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/360/16/1585">The Weapons That Kill Civilians — Deaths of Children and Noncombatants in Iraq, 2003–2008</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: New England Journal of Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jhuapl.edu/urw_symposium/Presentations/2009/02_Locher.pdf" target="_blank">National Security: Imperatives for <b>Interagency</b> Action</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042302446.html" target="_self">Defense Chief Gates Says He Backed Releasing CIA Memos</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/413hhpmq.asp" target="_blank">Who's Politicizing Intelligence Now?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Stephen F. Hayes | The Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Admiral Dennis Blair, the top intelligence official in the United States, thanks to his nomination by Barack Obama, believes that the coercive interrogation methods outlawed by his boss produced "high-value information" and gave the U.S. government a "deeper understanding of the al Qaeda organization that was attacking this country."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090422rc.html" target="_blank">Nuclear Disarmament: Too Much, Too Soon?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Ralph Cossa | The Japan Times The time has come for Washington and Moscow to insist that China and other countries join the nuclear proliferation dialogue and place their own nuclear arms on the table.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://defense.iwpnewsstand.com/showdoc.asp?docid=PENTAGON-25-16-3" target="_blank">DSB REPORT ON HOMELAND DEFENSE SHORTCOMINGS TO INFORM QDR</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">InsideDefense<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htintel/articles/20090423.aspx&ct=ga&cd=1DHmSJPOKKQ&usg=AFQjCNFhlx0E2wAWLdCXw0h_s-09ajLjQg" target="_blank">INTELLIGENCE: Terrorists Terrified By Malware</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216756/">One More Time, Please</a><br /> The president is having trouble straightening out his position on torture. <strong>John Dickerson</strong><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/number-of-people-affected-by-climate-disaster-up-54-percent-by-2015">Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015</a><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Oxfam America <a href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/publications/research_reports/the-right-to-survive">Full Report</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9225" title="Agriculture and Climate Change: An Agenda for Negotiation in Copenhagen ">Agriculture and Climate Change: An Agenda for Negotiation in Copenhagen </a><strong>IFPRI </strong>A 2-page brief on how to put agriculture on the agenda of the United Nations Framework Convention in Copenhagen in December 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9224" title="World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L?">World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L?</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Peterson Institute </strong>This 16-page US paper assesses global economic prospects<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/science/earth/24deny.html?ref=todayspaper">On Climate Issue, Industry Ignored Its Scientists</a><span style=""> </span>A document shows that a fossil fuels industry group ran a campaign against an idea its own scientists called irrefutable: a link between heat-trapping gases and climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We can talk up wind and solar power all we want. But <b>billions of people in China and India</b> will never trade 3¢/kwh coal for 15¢ wind or 30¢ solar. Time to get real, says Peter Huber... <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_2_carbon.html">more<b>»</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124051938218949231.html">A Look Into Future Oceans </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The corrosive conditions of an undersea volcano offer clues to how rising levels of man-made carbon dioxide in the air could unbalance marine life world-wide<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8015676.stm">Clean power?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Roger Harrabin on the pros and cons of carbon capture <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1047" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:25.5pt;height:.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="./042409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042409f_dosyalar/image005.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1047" border="0" height="1" width="34" /><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/health/policy/24cancer.html?ref=todayspaper">In Long Drive to Cure Cancer, Advances Have Been Elusive</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="summary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Richard M. Nixon pledged to cure cancer by 1976. President Obama has promised a “a cure” in our time. Yet the death rate for cancer has barely changed since 1950.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Liberalism</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has always rightly stood for a broad prosperity and solidarity that pits itself against exploitation. It has always, that is, been proto-socialist... <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090511/scialabba/single?rel=nofollow">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9219" title="Strengthening and Repairing Relationships: Addressing Forgiveness and Sacrifice in Couples Education and Counselling">Strengthening and Repairing Relationships: Addressing Forgiveness and Sacrifice in Couples Education and Counselling</a> <strong>AIFS<span style=""> </span></strong>This 14-page Australian paper focuses on the concept that better understanding of relational dynamics can be gained through studying constructs that contribute to the strength of a relationship<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/56421">Free Press Calls for National Journalism Strategy at House Hearing</a><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Free Press <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Silva / <a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/" target="_self">The Swamp</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/04/larry_summers_catnap_at_credit.html" target="_self">Larry Summers' cat-nap at credit talks</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/23/AR2009042303453.html">Scientists Unravel Genome of the Cow</a><span style=""> </span>Signs of Human Intervention Seen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0423/p09s03-coop.html">How e-Pulitzers can elevate journalism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Granting the prizes to more online work would raise standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/357/04-22-2009/arianna_huffington">Arianna Huffington: NEW MEDIA CHALLENGE TO OLD MEDIA NEAR TIPPING POINT</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-15391585244321593042009-04-22T10:09:00.000+03:002009-04-22T10:10:05.797+03:00April 22, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102967.html">Obama's Foreign Policy Challenge</a> By Henry A. Kissinger<span style=""> </span>The president's multilateral approach arrives at a moment ripe with possibility. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CFR </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19125/from_afpak_to_pakaf.html?breadcrumb=%2F">A Pakistan Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a new Policy Options Paper, CFR's Daniel Markey urges the Obama administration to make Pakistan's stabilization the priority in its Af-Pak policy. He warns the current policy's focus on counterterrorism in the region will do "little to address the serious, entrenched threats" posed by a weak Pakistan.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/decision_time_for_israel_on_iran/" title="From MESH AdminThe latest contribution to Middle East Papers is by Robert O. Freedman, who blogs about Israeli affairs at MESH. As Iran’s nuclear drive continues u ">‘Decision Time for Israel on Iran?’</a><span style=""> </span>As Iran’s nuclear drive continues unimpeded, and the Obama administration pursues a policy of “engagement,” Israel approaches a moment of decision. <i>Robert Freedman </i>explains why diplomacy and sanctions are unlikely to succeed, and considers plausible scenarios of an Israeli resort to military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Download <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/files/2009/04/freedman_israel_iran.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>.</span></b><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66622.html">Report: Abusive tactics were used to find Iraq-al Qaida link</a> <span style="color: black;">The use of abusive interrogation — widely considered torture — as part of the Bush administration's quest for a rationale to invade Iraq came to light as the Senate issued a major report tracing the origin of the abuses and President Barack Obama opened the door to prosecuting former U.S. officials for approving them.</span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/global/22fund.html?ref=todayspaper">I.M.F. Puts Bank Losses From Global Financial Crisis at $4.1 Trillion</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22blair.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Banned Techniques Yielded ‘High Value Information,’ Memo Says</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"></span><strong><a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=46949" target="_self">CIA Confirms: Waterboarding 9/11 Mastermind Led to Info that Aborted 9/11-Style Attack on Los Angeles</a></strong></b> —<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s05-wome.html">Can Iraq go it alone?</a> <span class="summary">The dramatic drop in violence over the past year is due in part to US-led efforts. But the insurgency could linger.</span><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/barack-obama-middle-east-peace">Barack Obama begins push for Middle East peace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US president to invite Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House within the next two months <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/22/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-farsi-speech">Iran: Lost in translation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has got everyone scrambling for their Farsi phrasebooks<b><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10306533.html&ct=ga&cd=mJylxXtnwR8&usg=AFQjCNGuBUcB0tF-xC22p8Osjv-TsCGiEA" target="_blank">Tehran has trouble identifying enemies</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">GulfNews<span style=""> </span></span>By <b>Amir Taheri</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stephen Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/over_achievers_and_under_achievers" title="Over-achievers and under-achievers">Over-achievers and under-achievers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Why do some seemingly powerful states exert relatively little influence on world politics, while other states with more modest capabilities cast a bigger shadow than one would expect?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times OBAMA, CHANGE AND CHINA</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KD22Cb01.html"><span style="color: black;">Brzezinski's G-2</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">grand strategy</span></a></strong><span style=""> </span>Zbigniew Brzezinski, in seeking a United States and China "Group of Two" to jointly address global challenges, rightly recognizes that the days of a unipolar world order are numbered. His mistake is in believing China wants to partner a weakening US, or would gain from such ties. - <b>Henry C K Liu</b><br /> <i>This report is the fourth in a series</i><br /> <b>Part 1:</b> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KC06Cb02.html">The song stays the same</a><br /> <b>Part 2:</b> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/KC13Dj02.html">A dangerous balance</a><br /> <b>Part 3:</b> <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KD01Cb01.html">The New Deal dollar</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WINEP <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">Can the al-Asad Regime Make Peace with Israel?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,620289,00.html" title="A number of eurocrats will soon form part of an EU diplomatic corps, if European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso has anything to say about it. He's looking forward t ">A European State Department?: Brussels Quietly Trains a Foreign Service</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">The Chinese Navy: How Big a Threat to the U.S.?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYRB </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22655">How to Understand the Disaster</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Robert M. Solow </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">No one can possibly know how long the current recession will last or how deep it will go. Whenever the US economy returns to some sort of normality, or preferably before then, it will be necessary to improve and extend the oversight and regulation of the financial system. The main goal should be to make another such episode much less likely, and to limit the damage if one occurs. To make progress in that direction requires some understanding of the origins of the current mess.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan</span></span></span> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_events/task,view/id,2014/" target="_self"><span style="color: red;">Listen </span></a>| <a href="http://media.csis.org/csistv/?090421_afpak" target="_self"><span style="color: red;">Watch</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/withinandwithout.php">From Within and Without: Sustainable Security in the Middle East and North Africa</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Oxford Research Group <a href="http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/pdf/withinandwithout.pdf">Full Document</a> (PDF; 154.7 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ed88b70-2ea9-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Why the ‘green shoots’ of recovery could yet wither</a> Is the worst behind us? In a word, No. The rate of economic decline is decelerating. But it is too soon even to be sure of a turnround, let alone of a return to rapid growth. These are still early days, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a><span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e75efc5e-2ea0-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Pakistan must stop appeasing jihadism</a> The deal Pakistan’s army and government has struck with jihadi extremists, ceding them control of the Swat valley, is a political and social disaster for the country <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2581e0ac-2ed1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Obama invites Middle East leaders to White House</a> President Barack Obama stepped up his bid to encourage Middle East peace when he invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to the White House in the coming weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c67fe72-2eb9-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Washington signals softer tone on Hamas</a> Barack Obama’s administration is trying to smooth the way for aid to a Palestinian government backed by Hamas in a striking contrast to the policy of George W. Bush, the former president, who sought to bring down any such government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Middle East Bulletin <a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/bulletin-viewer/?pid=4020"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">April 21, 2009</span></a> Engaging Syria: Tentative First Steps</span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9217" title="Empowering the IMF: Should Reform be a Requirement for Increasing the Fund's Resources?">Empowering the IMF: Should Reform be a Requirement for Increasing the Fund's Resources?</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CEPR </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A 23-page US paper that argues that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still prescribing inappropriate policies that could unnecessarily worsen economic downturns in a number of countries</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9213" title="Building Peace in the Absence of States: Challenging the Discourse on State Failure">Building Peace in the Absence of States: Challenging the Discourse on State Failure</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Berghof Center</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 98-page German dialogue argues that historically well-informed analysis, which leads to a deeper contextualized understanding of the local and regional situation on the ground, has to be the bedrock of any attempts for external assistance aimed at peace and development<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124035738674441033.html">Military Command to Focus on Cybersecurity </a>Obama plans to create a military command to coordinate defense of Pentagon computers.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710753054&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israelis would trust NATO in W. Bank</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Survey shows most citizens want to join EU; Obama most admired foreign leader, with 74% approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">James V. DeLong <a href="http://www.american.com/" target="_self">AMERICAN.COM</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-coming-of-the-fourth-american-republic" target="_self">The Coming of the Fourth American Republic</a> </strong>The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080097.html">Lieberman: U.S. to accept any Israeli decision</a> FM to Russian daily: U.S. peace initiatives need Israeli okay; Iran isn't biggest threat facing Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080093.html">Obama aims to push Mideast peace with 'gesture plan'</a> U.S. official to Haaretz: Plan to include settlement freeze in exchange for normalization from Arab states<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington Post <span class="h2"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103998.html?hpid=topnews">Iran Issue Linked to Palestinians</a></span> Israel wants to see progress against suspected nuclear program before pursuing peace talks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042101692.html">Obama Says Bush Officials Behind Interrogation Policy Could Be Prosecuted</a> President Talks of Independent Panel on Interrogation Policy<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102602.html?hpid=topnews">U.S. Might Not Try Ex-Lobbyists</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Disclosure comes as lawmaker denies offering to influence case involving pro-Israel group. <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102602.html" target="_self">Prosecutors Considering Dropping Espionage Charges Against Former AIPAC Lobbyists</a></strong> <b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103515.html">Invitation to Appease</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will the Obama administration talk to Iran while it persecutes Americans and libels Israel?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102969.html">Slow Roll Time at Langley</a> By David Ignatius How Obama turned Langley's counterterrorism program into a career hazard. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103084.html">Denting the Deficit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">$100 million won't do it. Here are five changes that could. The president won't shrink the deficit by looking under the couch cushions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">LRB <a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n07/ushe01_.html">Taliban v. Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Graham Usher</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: India in Afghanistan <span style="color: black;">‘Safe havens’ for a reinvigorated Afghan Taliban and al-Qaida, the tribal areas are seen by the West as the ‘greatest threat’ to its security, as well as being the main cause of Western frustration with Pakistan. The reason is simple: the Pakistan army’s counterinsurgency strategy is not principally directed at the Taliban or even al-Qaida – the main enemy is India.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FT </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0318fd3c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Chinese official warns US on protectionism</a> A top adviser to the Chinese government warned the US that a proposed border tax on carbon sensitive materials ‘smells of protectionism’ and could spark retaliation from developing countries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95c4cf3e-2ea7-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">A flawed first draft of history</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lionel Barber on journalism and the financial crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35301d06-2eaa-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">How economics lost sight of real world</a> John Kay on inflexibile economics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101192">'Resistance' is the essence of Islamism</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9216" title="Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland">Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dayan Center, Jerusalem Report </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An Israeli analysis of the unprecedented Iranian power projection into the Arab heartland, and Egypt's response<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124031818704938927.html">IMF Says Banks Need $875 Billion </a>U.S. and European banks need to raise $875 billion in equity by next year to recapitalize banks to a level similar to the precrisis years, the IMF estimated.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124034710319940279.html">Europe's Forceful Response to the Financial Crisis </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Jürgen Stark </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The ECB and euro-area governments are acting boldly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obamas-100-days-1672018.html">Obama's 100 days</a> <b>Rupert Cornwell</b>: Has America's first black president made a dazzling debut? Will his first three months be remembered as a triumph? History can be a cruel judge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/NourielRoubinisGlobalEconomonitor/%7E3/lXyhq35TJQA/end_of_economic_gloom_not_as_early_as_you_wish__roubinis_latest_article_for_project_syndicate" target="_blank">End of Economic Gloom? Not as Early as You Wish. Roubini’s latest Article for Project Syndicate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tom Barnett "Why Iran Won't Stop Loving the Bomb"<span style=""> </span>Esquire <a href="http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/iran-elections-042109">here</a>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">LA Times </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-advisor22-2009apr22,0,1997286.story">Muslim woman's appointment as Obama advisor draws cautious optimism</a> Dalia Mogahed, a veiled Egyptian American, will advise President Obama on prejudices and problems faced by Muslims. Many Arabs hope it's a step toward reversing stereotyping<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">NPR </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103313115" target="_blank">Turkey, Kurds Ponder US Withdrawal From Iraq</a> (Your correspondent has a sentence or two here)<br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/943/op6.htm" target="_blank">The Turkish joker</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Al-Ahram Weekly<span style=""> </span></span>Ankara appears key to new US foreign policy under Obama, writes <b>Mustafa El-Labbad</b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/04/21/will_turkey_succumb_to_wahabbism/3587/&ct=ga&cd=VnLnDlwJ5LY&usg=AFQjCNF8IEcmJ5urnO08othBW3ShH39cYA" target="_blank">Will Turkey succumb to Wahabbism?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">United Press International</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Financial Times - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2009/04/will-us-ride-to-the-rescue-of-europe-and-nabucco/" target="_blank">Will US ride to the rescue of Europe and Nabucco?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090421_cyprus_post_election_tensions_and_turkeys_position">Cyprus: Post-Election Tensions and Turkey's Position</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The election of a new Turkish Cypriot prime minister will complicate reunification talks between the Greek and Turkish sides of the island<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enterpriseresilienceblog.typepad.com/enterprise_resilience_man/2009/04/the-challenge-of-kirkuk.html" target="_blank">Enterprise Resilience Management Blog: The Challenge of <b>Kirkuk</b></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">By Steve DeAngelis<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=284&c=1689590&l=3634&ctl=23BBAB6:AAAF5AC2D4D5D3C60F2F63BC28B3452AE2641581319FBD43&" target="_blank">Uluslararası Kriz Grubu: 'ABD ve AB Tasarılardan Kaçınmalı'</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style=""> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124033370335939671.html">Turkey Arrests 37 in al Qaeda Raids </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Turkish anti-terror police arrested 37 people Tuesday in the latest crackdown on extremist militants suspected of planning attacks on Turkish soil.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/business/global/22fund.html?ref=todayspaper">I.M.F. Puts Bank Losses From Global Financial Crisis at $4.1 Trillion</a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22blair.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Banned Techniques Yielded ‘High Value Information,’ Memo Says</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22detain.html?ref=todayspaper">In Adopting Harsh Tactics, No Inquiry Into Their Past Use</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Top U.S. officials involved in the adoption of brutal interrogation methods did not investigate the origins of the techniques they approved with little debate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us/politics/22report.html?ref=todayspaper">Report Gives New Detail on Approval of Brutal Techniques</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/world/asia/22china.html?ref=todayspaper">Naval Show to Feature Submarines From China</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Foreigners Filling Jobs That Iraqis Often Shun</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/opinion/22friedman.html?ref=opinion">Swimming Without a Suit</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America needs to invest money and energy into schools with a sense of urgency that the economic and moral stakes demand.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102967.html">Obama's Foreign Policy Challenge</a> By Henry A. Kissinger<span style=""> </span>The president's multilateral approach arrives at a moment ripe with possibility. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103998.html?hpid=topnews">Iran Issue Linked to Palestinians</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Israel wants to see progress against suspected nuclear program before pursuing peace talks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042101692.html">Obama Says Bush Officials Behind Interrogation Policy Could Be Prosecuted</a> President Talks of Independent Panel on Interrogation Policy<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102602.html?hpid=topnews">U.S. Might Not Try Ex-Lobbyists</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Disclosure comes as lawmaker denies offering to influence case involving pro-Israel group. <strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102602.html" target="_self">Prosecutors Considering Dropping Espionage Charges Against Former AIPAC Lobbyists</a></strong> <b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103515.html">Invitation to Appease</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Will the Obama administration talk to Iran while it persecutes Americans and libels Israel?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102969.html">Slow Roll Time at Langley</a> By David Ignatius How Obama turned Langley's counterterrorism program into a career hazard. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103084.html">Denting the Deficit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">$100 million won't do it. Here are five changes that could. The president won't shrink the deficit by looking under the couch cushions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042104055.html?hpid=topnews">Memos: Harsh Tactics Readied Before Approval</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Bush administration officials began planning to conduct harsh interrogations long before being granted legal approval, Senate panel concludes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/22/AR2009042200029.html?hpid=topnews"><span style="" lang="EN">Pentagon Plans Cyber-Command</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New command would oversee security of military computer networks and develop cyber-weapons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042104334.html">Intelligence Chief Says Methods Hurt U.S.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103539.html?hpid=topnews">Banks May Face a High Bar</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Health of financial system is "ultimate test" for which banks can repay bailout aid, Geithner says</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042102970.html">Trapped by Sri Lanka's War</a>By James Traub Thousands of innocent civilians are dying in the name of the 'war on terror.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042100384.html">Somali Charged With Piracy in Attack on U.S. Ship</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103742.html">European Nations May Investigate Bush Officials Over Prisoner Treatment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/barack-obama-middle-east-peace">Barack Obama begins push for Middle East peace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US president to invite Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House within the next two months <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/22/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-farsi-speech">Iran: Lost in translation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has got everyone scrambling for their Farsi phrasebooks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/22/drought-environment-waterways">Climate change threatens Ganges, Niger and other mighty rivers</a> Study of global waterways warns greater risk of flooding from heavier rains will affect Africa most<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/china-submarines-foreign-relations">China unveils fleet of submarines in bid to build global trust</a> China celebrates its navy's 60th anniversary with a first public appearance for new craft<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/22/freedland-labour-climate-policy-carbon">Labour's route out of the black hole has to be green, with just a hint of blue</a> <strong>Jonathan Freedland: </strong>Today, rhetoric on the climate needs to become hard reality. And an old idea stolen by the Tories should be reclaimed<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/21/torture-waterboarding">Cheney and the apologists of torture distrust democracy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Simon Jenkins</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Our way of life is threatened not by an al-Qaida nutcase, but politicians like Cheney in thrall to a fantasy war <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/20/newspapers-paid-online-content">The slow death of newspapers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Dan Kennedy:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Can the mainstream print media save itself by charging readers for online news? Almost certainly not<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/21/dick-cheney-torture-fox-hannity">Publish and be damned, Mr Cheney</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Philippe Sands:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Dick Cheney wants classified material released to show that torture 'worked'. Let's see it all – waterboarding videos included<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/21/scam-saudi-arabia-sewing-machine">Saudi Arabia's sewing machine stitch-up</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Brian Whitaker: </strong>Learning by rote at school has no real value – and it certainly doesn't prepare you for life in the scam-filled modern world<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/21/racism-ahmadinejad-durban">Durban II: Ahmadinejad's charade</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Seth Freedman: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Antony Lerman is wrong – the Iranian leader's presence discredited this racism conference and betrayed the Palestinians<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/ahmadinejad-speech-iran">Iranians welcome President Ahmadinejad home after attack on Israel</a> State news reports 'sensational scene' as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returns amid criticism of UN speech<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/france-nicolas-sarkozy">Quelle horreur! We miss Chirac</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Agnès Poirier:</strong> How can the politician we learned to despise for 40 years score a 74% approval rating? Answer: he's not Sarkozy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> Daily Star </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101192">'Resistance' is the essence of Islamism</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9216" title="Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland">Iran’s Thrust into the Arab Heartland</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dayan Center, Jerusalem Report </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">An Israeli analysis of the unprecedented Iranian power projection into the Arab heartland, and Egypt's response<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/reflecting_on_the_global_apology_tour">What did Obama get out of his global apology tour?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2009/04_cuba.aspx">Cuba: A New Policy of Critical and Constructive Engagement</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: The Brookings Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/66563.html">Summit of the Americas might lead to changed relationships</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,620027,00.html"><span style="" lang="TR">Unholy Alliance: Somali Pirates and Islamists</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4884.php">Six U.N. Offices We'd Be Better Off Without</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/04/22/a_pawn_in_irans_game">A pawn in Iran's game</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has fallen victim to Iranian hard-liners who might want to sabotage any rapprochement with the United States. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090421/wl_csm/oinsurgency">Can Iraq Go It Alone?</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8011268.stm">Obama invites Middle East heads</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US invites Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders for separate talks in a new push for Middle East peace. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/21/Iranian-presidential-campaign-in-disarray/UPI-89761240350937/" title="Iranian presidential campaign in disarray">Iranian presidential campaign in disarray</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Members of the Principlist slate are divided over whether to back incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or a rival candidate in the June contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2bda0b3a-2dca-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">‘Potato policy’ is hot issue in Iran</a> The government’s recent decision to distribute free potatoes to the poor has provoked outrage in political circles, where the president’s populist policies have often come under attack <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25367213-2703,00.html&ct=ga&cd=VnLnDlwJ5LY&usg=AFQjCNGoUn63U2YKG_DhEXKDg5C59i2F8g" target="_blank">Syria becomes crucial as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spurns Barack Obama</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/21/first-high-level-syrian-visit-to-iraq-in-decades/">First High-Level Syrian Visit to Iraq in Decades</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090422/FOREIGN/704219850/1002">Syrian Opposition Group Collapses</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/21/Amnesty-urges-Maliki-to-protect-PMOI/UPI-29261240351192/" title="Amnesty urges Maliki to protect PMOI">Amnesty urges Maliki to protect PMOI</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Amnesty International appealed directly to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to ensure the safety of Iranian dissidents living in Iraq's Diyala province.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/21/Iran-boasts-military-nuclear-fuel-ability/UPI-57651240350998/" title="Iran boasts military, nuclear-fuel ability">Iran boasts military, nuclear-fuel ability</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">TEHRAN, April 21 (UPI) -- Iranian atomic-energy officials said they had complete and autonomous knowledge of nuclear-fuel production amid claims of regional military capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080097.html">Lieberman: U.S. to accept any Israeli decision</a> FM to Russian daily: U.S. peace initiatives need Israeli okay; Iran isn't biggest threat facing Israel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080093.html">Obama aims to push Mideast peace with 'gesture plan'</a> U.S. official to Haaretz: Plan to include settlement freeze in exchange for normalization from Arab states<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080095.html">U.S. lawmaker seeks release of AIPAC spy case transcripts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079961.html">U.K. to review arms exports to Israel in wake of Gaza war</a> Less than 1% of Israel's arms imports come from U.K.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080106.html">Gideon Levy: Even if Netanyahu backs Palestinian statehood, occupation to flourish</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1080096.html">Hamas smuggling new arsenal into Gaza</a> Security sources: Anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, longer range rockets coming in through tunnels</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710753054&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israelis would trust NATO in W. Bank</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Survey shows most citizens want to join EU; Obama most admired foreign leader, with 74% approval.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710752579&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Lion's Den: The limits of terrorism </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ DANIEL PIPES,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729317&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_self">Netanyahu won't attend AIPAC summit, asks Peres to represent Israel</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3704694,00.html">Egyptian to meet Lieberman? </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3704694,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Cairo intelligence chief Suleiman to arrive in Israel on Wednesday afternoon for series of meetings, on backdrop of high tensions with Jerusalem. On the agenda: Talks for Shalit's release, expanding strategic cooperation </span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/will-aipac-charges-be-dropped/developing/">Will Aipac Charges Be Dropped?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/historian_michael_oren_to_be_israels_ambassador_to_washington_reports_say" target="_blank">Historian Michael Oren to be Israel's ambassador to Washington, reports say</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13521956&source=features_box2">Israel Ponders U.S. Relations</a> - The Economist<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/21/AR2009042103998_pf.html">Israel Puts Iran Issue Ahead of Palestinians</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/spytalk/2009/04/harman-aipac-nsa-what-did-i-kn.html?referrer=js">Harman, AIPAC, NSA: Was the Leak Timed for Political Reasons?</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star </span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101193&categ_id=17">Both Lebanon and Jordan need a solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090421_israel_prompt_defense_against_qassams">Israel: A Prompt Defense Against Qassams</a> Israel will buy a new U.S. defense system to deal with rockets and mortars fired from the Gaza Strip</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thenational.ae/article/20090420/GLOBALBRIEFING/904209997">US Rejects an Israeli Demand</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/21/feature-israel-strives-to-re-brand-image/">Israel Strives to Re-Brand Image</a><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2009/04/21/harmanic-convergence/">Harmanic Convergence</a> AIPAC's corrupting influence exposed, says J. Raimondo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aKhOI6dtEWgM&refer=us" target="_blank"><b>Obama</b>, Abdullah Give Support for Two-State Process</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/obama-mideast-leaders-to-talk-peace/diplomacy/">Obama, Mideast Leaders to Meet</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103330280" target="_self">Harman ‘Outraged’ Over Alleged Wiretapping</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s05-wome.html">Can Iraq go it alone?</a> <span class="summary">The dramatic drop in violence over the past year is due in part to US-led efforts. But the insurgency could linger.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0422/p03s01-usju.html">Obama says CIA memos could yet lead to charges </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Those who wrote the memos are not in the clear, he says, but any investigation must be above partisanship. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s14-wome.html">Obama welcomes his first Arab leader to White House</a> <span class="summary">After meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, he emphasized his commitment to Palestinian statehood – a top concern among Arabs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s06-wome.html">In Algeria, an abyss between truth and reconciliation</a> <span class="summary">Citizens whose relatives mysteriously disappeared during the 1990s civil war want facts. The government has offered compensation, but focused on forgetting the past.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p06s01-woam.html">Will the Obama-Chávez thaw last?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Watch for new US and Venezuelan ambassadors and cooperation on the drug war.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p09s01-coop.html">One way to boost US-China military cooperation</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Environmental issues offer fertile common ground for building confidence and relations.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CFR </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19125/from_afpak_to_pakaf.html?breadcrumb=%2F">A Pakistan Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a new Policy Options Paper, CFR's Daniel Markey urges the Obama administration to make Pakistan's stabilization the priority in its Af-Pak policy. He warns the current policy's focus on counterterrorism in the region will do "little to address the serious, entrenched threats" posed by a weak Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">LRB <a href="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n07/ushe01_.html">Taliban v. Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h4><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Graham Usher</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: India in Afghanistan </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal;">‘Safe havens’ for a reinvigorated Afghan Taliban and al-Qaida, the tribal areas are seen by the West as the ‘greatest threat’ to its security, as well as being the main cause of Western frustration with Pakistan. The reason is simple: the Pakistan army’s counterinsurgency strategy is not principally directed at the Taliban or even al-Qaida – the main enemy is India.<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan</span></span></span> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_events/task,view/id,2014/" target="_self"><span style="color: red;">Listen </span></a>| <a href="http://media.csis.org/csistv/?090421_afpak" target="_self"><span style="color: red;">Watch</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101195">Obama is being gutsy in Afghanistan, but not transparent enough</a><br /> <strong><i>By Ashley J. Tellis</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <span style=""><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: blue;">The Chinese Navy: How Big a Threat to the U.S.?</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/china-submarines-foreign-relations">China unveils fleet of submarines in bid to build global trust</a> China celebrates its navy's 60th anniversary with a first public appearance for new craft<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12276" target="_blank" title="The Taliban cannot be made legitimate">There is Nothing Called the 'Moderate Taliban'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CFR <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19105/indias_electoral_politics.html?breadcrumb=%2F">India's Electoral Politics</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; font-weight: normal;">As the world's largest democracy goes to the polls, this Backgrounder looks at the laws, major players, and issues, including economic reform, caste, and religion, that have shaped India's politics.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042109.shtml">Afghanistan: Presidential Politics Reveal Complexities in the Afghan Political System</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>One of the chief weaknesses of President Hamid Karzai’s administration in Afghanistan is that its authority does not extend across the entire country. It is ironic, then, that one of Karzai’s main challengers in Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential election asserts that the incumbent has too much power concentrated in his hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD22Df02.html"><span style="color: black;">Ambush deep in the valley of death</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> At 11:15 am, just when the air cover pulled off to refuel, insurgents, holed up in hidden bunkers, began to fire rockets, mortars and small arms at American jeeps. A day that had been intended to build bridges - both literally and figuratively - in Afghanistan's "forgotten province" of Nuristan, had suddenly gone horribly wrong. - <b>Philip Smucker</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD22Df01.html">Spoiling for a fight</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><i>The Accidental Guerrilla</i></b> by <b>David Kilcullen</b><br /> The "accidental guerrillas", those wretched and unwanted "societal antibodies emerging in response to Western intervention", love a fight, and they certainly have one on their hands in Afghanistan, and increasingly in Nuristan province, which the book clearly explains. As for the Taliban and al-Qaeda's plan for "victory" - there is no answer. - <b>Philip Smucker</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Editorial/COMMENT-Obamas-Af-Pak-Quandary/articleshow/4426108.cms">Obama's Af-Pak Quandary</a> - Haider Ali Hussein Mullick, Times of India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sunil-adam/pakistan-obamas-achilles_b_188806.html" target="_blank">Pakistan: <b>Obama's</b> Achilles' Heel</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Huffington Post</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/the_rise_of_the_beijing_consen.html">Rise of the Beijing Consensus</a> - Jonathan Holslag, RealClearWorld<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/ignoring_kim.html">Why Not Just Ignore Kim?</a> - Doug Bandow, Cato Institute<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042109a.shtml">Russia: Trying to Remain Standing on Central Asia’s Slippery Energy Slope</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">With its energy strategy for Central Asia in grave danger of unraveling, Russia is striving to create an appearance of normalcy as the first step in reasserting its energy role in the region.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090420a2.html">India's Electorate Should Stand Up</a> - Shobha Shukla, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3631" target="_blank">Foreign Policy to Play a Marginal Role in Indian Elections </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jason Miks | World Politics Review The biggest electoral show on earth is now under way in India. But despite India's reputation as a growing power on the international stage, foreign policy is set to play at most a marginal role in the decisions of most of its estimated 714 million voters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/the_holbrooke_afghanistan_conference_you_cant_go_to">The Holbrooke Afghanistan conference you can't go to</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/21/gen-petraeus-predicts-worsening-violence-in-afghanistan/">Petraeus Sees Worsening Afghan Violence</a><span style=""> </span>Surge will make matters worse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0318fd3c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Chinese official warns US on protectionism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A top adviser to the Chinese government warned the US that a proposed border tax on carbon sensitive materials ‘smells of protectionism’ and could spark retaliation from developing countries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090421_china_food_security_and_foreign_perceptions">China: Food Security and Foreign Perceptions</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China claims that it prefers to produce its own food supply, despite its investments in international farmlands<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6143438.ece">Above All, Restraint</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">How Sri Lanka ends its war will determine whether peace endures<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,620289,00.html" title="A number of eurocrats will soon form part of an EU diplomatic corps, if European Commission President Jose Manual Barroso has anything to say about it. He's looking forward t ">A European State Department?: Brussels Quietly Trains a Foreign Service</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/254063ca-2e81-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Greek deficit weighs on eurozone</a> Greece is poised to report an unexpectedly high 2008 budget deficit, underlining the pressure that the global financial crisis is putting on the European monetary union</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9214" title="TE-SAT 2009: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report">TE-SAT 2009: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report</a> <strong>Europol</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 56-page report provides policymakers and the general public with a fact-based understanding with regard to terrorism in the European Union (EU). In addition to the presentation of facts, it seeks to identify trends in the development of this phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Steve Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/over_achievers_and_under_achievers">Germany and Other Global Lightweights</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ ·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124034710319940279.html">Europe's Forceful Response to the Financial Crisis </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Jürgen Stark</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The ECB and euro-area governments are acting boldly.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp%3FDRIT%3D1%26DBID%3D1%26LNGID%3D1%26TMID%3D111%26FID%3D442%26PID%3D0%26IID%3D2938%26TTL%3DThe_Growing_Threat_of_Radical_Islamic_Groups_in_Germany&ct=ga&cd=VnLnDlwJ%20">The Growing Threat of Radical Islamic Groups in Germany</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34883&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=38b3adeafd" title="German RWE Signs Groundbreaking Agreement for Turkmen Gas">German RWE Signs Groundbreaking Agreement for Turkmen Gas</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/410ochpi.asp">What Now for Moldova?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">- Stephen Schwartz, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090421_sweden_between_rock_and_hard_place">Sweden: Between a Rock and a Hard Place</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sweden's economy is getting hit by a combination of overexposure to the collapsed Baltic economies and a decrease in demand for Swedish exports<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/belarus-eu-summit">Fears of EU split as 'last dictator' of Belarus is invited to summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Attempt by Europe to bring Belarussian president to summit of EU leaders could trigger divisions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/france-nicolas-sarkozy">Quelle horreur! We miss Chirac</a><span style=""> </span><strong>Agnès Poirier:</strong> How can the politician we learned to despise for 40 years score a 74% approval rating? Answer: he's not Sarkozy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8d8781c6-2ead-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Weber hits out at Brussels</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Europe’s competition authorities risk throwing the continent’s economic integration into reverse with their response to the financial crisis, the head of Germany’s Bundesbank has warned in rare public criticism of Brussels<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1033/42/376435.htm">Russia's True Intentions for NATO</a> - Alexander Golts, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1424&fuseaction=topics.publications&doc_id=528947&group_id=7718">How History Education Shapes Russia, Ukraine</a> - Kennan Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4397-nuclear-weapons-getting-past-russia-and-the-npt-and-on-to-zero">Nuclear Weapons: Getting Past Russia and the NPT and on to Zero</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34872&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=a877e771ef" title="Political Instability in Ukraine Raises Fears of Intervention by Security Forces">Political Instability in Ukraine Raises Fears of Intervention by Security Forces</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia invi<a href="http://euobserver.com/9/27970" target="_blank">tes Europe to Join New Energy Charter</a> BY: Andrew Rettman | EU Observer </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Russia has floated plans for a new global treaty on trade in fossil and nuclear fuel in an attempt to consign to history an earlier pact, the 1991 Energy Charter Treaty. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042109a.shtml">Russia: Trying to Remain Standing on Central Asia’s Slippery Energy Slope</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">With its energy strategy for Central Asia in grave danger of unraveling, Russia is striving to create an appearance of normalcy as the first step in reasserting its energy role in the region.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34883&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=38b3adeafd" title="German RWE Signs Groundbreaking Agreement for Turkmen Gas">German RWE Signs Groundbreaking Agreement for Turkmen Gas</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/22/belarus-eu-summit">Fears of EU split as 'last dictator' of Belarus is invited to summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Attempt by Europe to bring Belarussian president to summit of EU leaders could trigger divisions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8011564.stm">Russians worried by global crisis</a> <br /> One-third of Russians polled by the BBC are worried about falling living standards due to the global economic crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8011137.stm">Moscow v Nato</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia's foreign minister decries 'Cold War logic' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8009596.stm">S Ossetia releases OSCE observers</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The OSCE condemns the brief detention of two observers by separatist forces in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6143261.ece">Bush 'torture lawyers' may be prosecuted</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Obama responds to soul-searching over interrogations claiming America lost 'moral bearings' under Bush <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6143625.ece">Muslim converts accused of holy war bomb plots</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">German trial begins of two Muslim converts and two Turks accused of plotting with al-Qaeda to bomb US Ramstein air base <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124031818704938927.html">IMF Says Banks Need $875 Billion </a>U.S. and European banks need to raise $875 billion in equity by next year to recapitalize banks to a level similar to the precrisis years, the IMF estimated.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124034710319940279.html">Europe's Forceful Response to the Financial Crisis </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Jürgen Stark</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> The ECB and euro-area governments are acting boldly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124035706108641065.html">Obama and the CIA</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124034888132240481.html">The U.N.'s Anti-Antiracism Conference </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Gerald M. Steinberg</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> Geneva shows that the best hope for restoring human rights is to deny these corrupt events the veneer of legitimacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124034443387240165.html">Obama Extends Hand to Mideast </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Obama invited Israeli, Egyptian and Palestinian leaders to the White House in a push to forge a Mideast peace deal. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A new piece in the <em>Economist</em> looks at the <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-I7sr./iPBxktA%404175480-HfG8dWTkEbASE" target="_blank">interplay between politics and financial policy</a>, noting the deleterious effect political roadblocks can have on sound economic policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Robert M. Solow / <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/" target="_self">New York Review of Books</a>: </span></cite><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22655" target="_self">How to Understand the Disaster</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Economists_See_Green_Shoots_But_Wary_Of_Weeds/1613123.html">Do Economists See 'Green Shoots' Or Yellow Weeds?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ben Bernanke was one of the first, spotting "green shoots" back in March. Then President Barack Obama spoke of "glimmers of hope" for the U.S. economy. And influential voices in Russia and Britain have said the worst of the crisis in their countries appears to be over. Are there real signs of economic recovery<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124031918187138983.html">White House Faces Headwinds on TARP </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The U.S.'s financial rescue system continues to fall short on the issues of transparency and taxpayer protection, oversight groups charged.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ed88b70-2ea9-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Why the ‘green shoots’ of recovery could yet wither</a> Is the worst behind us? In a word, No. The rate of economic decline is decelerating. But it is too soon even to be sure of a turnround, let alone of a return to rapid growth. These are still early days, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/martinwolf" target="_blank" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf">Martin Wolf</a><span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e75efc5e-2ea0-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Pakistan must stop appeasing jihadism</a> The deal Pakistan’s army and government has struck with jihadi extremists, ceding them control of the Swat valley, is a political and social disaster for the country <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2581e0ac-2ed1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Obama invites Middle East leaders to White House</a> President Barack Obama stepped up his bid to encourage Middle East peace when he invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to the White House in the coming weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3c67fe72-2eb9-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Washington signals softer tone on Hamas</a> Barack Obama’s administration is trying to smooth the way for aid to a Palestinian government backed by Hamas in a striking contrast to the policy of George W. Bush, the former president, who sought to bring down any such government<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0318fd3c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Chinese official warns US on protectionism</a> A top adviser to the Chinese government warned the US that a proposed border tax on carbon sensitive materials ‘smells of protectionism’ and could spark retaliation from developing countries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95c4cf3e-2ea7-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">A flawed first draft of history</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lionel Barber on journalism and the financial crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35301d06-2eaa-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">How economics lost sight of real world</a> John Kay on inflexibile economics<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b4e9b93e-2eab-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Bank tests we should get stressed about</a> Mohamed El-Erian on US stress testing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d5b342c-2ea1-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Iran offers hope for journalist</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran’s judiciary spokesman hinted that Roxana Saberi, charged with spying for the US and sentenced to eight years in jail, might see her punishment reduced on appeal<span class="grey"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6a35890-2ea0-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Inflated fears</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Deflation, as experienced in the interwar period, is a serious threat to the British economy but, thanks to the Bank of England’s appropriately aggressive monetary policy, it is not an immediate one</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c69eff2-2ea2-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html">Agony of aspirations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>South Africa: A general election is set to sweep Zuma to the presidency – but a troubled economy will hamper his efforts to improve the lives of the poor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c883277c-2eca-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Back seat for NSA on cyber security">Back seat for NSA on cyber security</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-biofuels22-2009apr22,0,3486052.story">Military helped with CIA interrogation tactics, report says</a> A senator says the report 'connects the dots' to show how techniques familiar to military experts found their way into controversial memos by the Justice Department.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-abdullah22-2009apr22,0,4538221.story" title="Obama invites Israeli, Egyptian and Palestinian leaders for talks">Obama invites Israeli, Egyptian and Palestinian leaders for talks</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The leaders will come separately to the White House over six weeks to work on concrete steps toward peace, the president says after meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-advisor22-2009apr22,0,1997286.story">Muslim woman's appointment as Obama advisor draws cautious optimism</a> Dalia Mogahed, a veiled Egyptian American, will advise President Obama on prejudices and problems faced by Muslims. Many Arabs hope it's a step toward reversing stereotyping<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">James V. DeLong / <a href="http://www.american.com/" target="_self">AMERICAN.COM</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-coming-of-the-fourth-american-republic" target="_self">The Coming of the Fourth American Republic</a> </strong>The Special Interest State that has shaped American life for 70 years is dying. What comes next is uncertain, but there are grounds for optimism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/22/a_tortured_debate_over_the_torture_memos">A tortured debate over the 'torture memos'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What's missing from all the sanctimony and censure regarding the Justice Department "torture memos" is any acknowledgement of the circumstances under which the CIA interrogations took place, let alone the successes with which they have been credited. <span class="attr">(By Jeff Jacoby, Globe Columnist)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/5196551/Barack-Obama-Bush-officials-could-be-prosecuted-over-torture-documents.html">Obama: Bush officials could face 'torture' prosecution</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US President Barack Obama has bowed to pressure from the Left by opening the door to Bush administration officials being prosecuted for approving alleged torture by CIA interrogators. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obamas-100-days-1672018.html">Obama's 100 days</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Rupert Cornwell</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Has America's first black president made a dazzling debut? Will his first three months be remembered as a triumph? History can be a cruel judge.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/patriotism-and-pride-come-first-as-sarkozy-takes-power-449162.html">Patriotism and pride come first as Sarkozy takes power</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/advancing-the-art-and-science/">Advancing the Art and Science of Psychological Operations</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30319722/"><span style="">Pentagon may launch new 'Cyber Command'; Would battle growing threat...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/story/ap/20090421/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_does_torture_work" target="_self">Unresolved debate in DOJ memos: Does torture work?</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/229-toguchi.pdf">The Future of <span class="caps">U.S.</span> Ground Forces (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9214" title="TE-SAT 2009: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report">TE-SAT 2009: EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Europol</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 56-page report provides policymakers and the general public with a fact-based understanding with regard to terrorism in the European Union (EU). In addition to the presentation of facts, it seeks to identify trends in the development of this phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD22Ak02.html">Jihadis target the high seas</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The headline-hogging pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean are a part of a wider chess game - a regional jihadi apparatus determined to draw Western forces into its sphere of operations, either on land or at sea. - <b>Walid Phares</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9213" title="Building Peace in the Absence of States: Challenging the Discourse on State Failure">Building Peace in the Absence of States: Challenging the Discourse on State Failure</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Berghof Center</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 98-page German dialogue argues that historically well-informed analysis, which leads to a deeper contextualized understanding of the local and regional situation on the ground, has to be the bedrock of any attempts for external assistance aimed at peace and development<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/04/cyber_spies_breach_pentagons_f.html?wprss=securityfix" target="_blank">Cyber Spies Breach Pentagon's Fighter Jet Project</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post –<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/22/slow_roll_time_at_langley_96098.html">Slow Roll Time at Langley</a> - David Ignatius, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/04/politicizing_intelligence_obam.asp">Politicizing Intelligence, Obama-Style</a> - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8011160.stm">Call for concerted cyber-crime fight</a> <br /> A greater global effort is needed to thwart the growing menace of cyber-crime, experts warn at a key security forum in the US. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/jumping_from_the_ivy_league_to_olive_drab_ii">When joining the military is the ultimate rebellion</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/linker/archive/2009/04/20/thinking-about-torture.aspx">When is Torture Morally Defensible?</a> - Damon Linker, The New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002818.html">The CIA's Harsh Interrogations Worked</a> - Marc Thiessen, Washington Post</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/268323/">Statement by Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, on piracy</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: U.S. Coast Guard <a href="http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/268328/">Coast Guard’s history combating piracy</a><br /> + <a href="https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/268331/">Fact Sheet: The Coast Guard’s role in international piracy incidents</a><br /> + <a href="http://uscg.mil/cgjournal/message.asp?Id=119">Coast Guard combats piracy CG journal</a><br /> + <a href="http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/254015/">Coast Guard, Navy apprehend pirates</a><br /> + <a href="http://www.navy.mil/maritime/MaritimeStrategy.pdf">Cooperative Maritime Strategy</a> (PDF; 1.8 MB)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4397-nuclear-weapons-getting-past-russia-and-the-npt-and-on-to-zero">Nuclear Weapons: Getting Past Russia and the NPT and on to Zero</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216610/">Handshake Diplomacy</a><br /> What Obama's grip and grin with Hugo Chávez says about his foreign policy.<br /> <strong>Fred Kaplan</strong><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/21/what_climate_change_really_costs">Time is running out to take action on climate change.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Art entertains, inspires, and goads. But it also deepens our grasp of the human condition by <b>taking us into the minds of others</b>... <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article5944375.ece">more<b>»</b></a> ... <a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/12/art_for_evolutions_sake/?page=full">more<b>»</b></a> ... <a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/41857737.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“<b>Workers of the world</b>, <b>unite</b>!” Karl Marx said that workers had “first of all to settle things with their own bourgeoisie.” Now may be the moment, argues Leo Panitch... <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4856&print=1">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The <b>Special Interest State</b> feeds on itself; the larger and more complex government becomes, the higher the costs of monitoring it. No one without a strong interest can even keep track... <a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-coming-of-the-fourth-american-republic">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>New Scientist</i>, a special feature on the <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227022.600-special-feature-the-five-ages-of-the-brain.html">five ages of the brain</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/postpn328.pdf">Delaying Gratification</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (PDF; 111 KB) Source: Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology<span style=""> </span>Evidence shows that people may be biased towards seeking short-term rewards at the expense of greater long-term benefits. Several factors influence how biased people are likely to be towards the present. Understanding these could inform policies that encourage individuals to make important life choices that affect their own long-term interests. This note reviews evidence on the influence of time in decisionmaking, and looks at the implications for policy domains such as pensions, health and consumer affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/if-stone-unmasked-as-soviet-spy/espionage/">I.F. Stone Unmasked as Soviet Spy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In a fascinating article in Commentary magazine, historians present documents proving—once and for all, they say—that left-wing hero journalist I.F. Stone was a Soviet spy. Conservative commentators such as Ann Coulter and Robert Novak have long accused Stone, who worked for the New York Post and then The Nation in the 1930s and ’40s, of being a spy—basing their arguments on a few vague but incriminating reports leaked from Russian sources. Stone, who died in 1989, has a legion of staunch defenders who see him as a pillar of truth-telling liberalism. But the notes of a former KGB officer turned journalist who co-authored the Commentary piece show Stone, whose code name was “Pancake” and who was paid for his work, served as a talent spotter, courier, and information source for the KGB from 1936 to 1939, and perhaps again in the 1940s.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><cite><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_self">Wall Street Journal</a>:</cite> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124026415808636575.html" target="_self">America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working as computer programmers, firefighters or even bartenders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">You love Poe or you don’t, but, either way, <b>Poe doesn</b>’<b>t love you</b>. A writer who was more condescending to his adoring readers would be hard to find... <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/04/27/090427crat_atlarge_lepore?currentPage=all">more<b>»</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/the-big-question-is-lowering-speed-limits-the-answer-to-saving-lives-on-britains-roads-1672077.html">The Big Question: Is lowering speed limits the answer to saving lives on Britain's roads?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/rowanpelling/5196174/Look-where-the-morals-of-Monopoly-have-got-us.html">Look where the morals of Monopoly have got us</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>This innocent-looking board game has probably had a corrosive influence on western morals, writes <strong>Rowan Pelling.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/World_Digital_Library_Aims_For_Global_Understanding_/1612995.html">Digital Library Aims To Promote Global Understanding </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The UN's cultural agency, UNESCO, the U.S. Library of Congress, and other partner institutions are launching a World Digital Library -- a website featuring cultural materials from libraries and archives around the world. 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> Foreign Policy May June 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=220">See Entire Issue >></a> <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4862&page=0">The Revenge of Geography</a> - Robert Kaplan, <i>Foreign Policy</i><span style=""> </span>People and ideas influence events, but geography largely determines them, now more than ever. To understand the coming struggles, it’s time to dust off the Victorian thinkers who knew the physical world best. A journalist who has covered the ends of the Earth offers a guide to the relief map—and a primer on the next phase of conflict.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/us/politics/21harman.html?ref=todayspaper">Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists</a><span style=""> </span>Representative Jane Harman was overheard on calls agreeing to seek favorable treatment from the Bush administration for two pro-Israel lobbyists investigated for espionage. (see also <a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000003098436&cpage=1"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">CQ</span></em>'s Jeff Stein</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The New Republic <a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=4edb8efe-e851-4133-b2b1-419bd957e926">Nudge-ocracy: Barack Obama's New Theory Of The State</a> <span class="smallgrey">by Franklin Foer and Noam Scheiber</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/04/21/obama/">Two Obamas: Good Foreign Policy, Poor on Domestic</a> - Michael Lind, Salon<span style=""> </span>Obama is a better foreign-policy president than domestic-policy president. Unfortunately, so was Jimmy Carter. Time to be bold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings <a href="http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/%7Er/BrookingsRSS/topfeeds/LatestFromBrookings/%7E3/blkB4aOmKoE/0424_imf_reform.aspx" title="On April 24, the Brookings Institution will host a conversation on the recommendations by the Committee on IMF Governance Re ">IMF Governance Reform: A Discussion on the Recommendations of the Committee</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CarnegieEndowmentForInternationalPeaceGeneralPublicationsAndEvents/%7E3/Beez0r6NFLg/index.cfm" title="The principle task facing the new U.S. administrationis to consolidate U.S. hegemony by reaffirming the nation’s ">Preserving Hegemony: The Strategic Tasks Facing the United States</a><span style=""> </span><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://globalasia.org/pdf/issue9/Ashley_J._Tellis.pdf"><span style="color: red;">Click here for the full text.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/859d96cc-2ddf-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Arab states have a stake in Iran’s talks</a> Arab states will have to come to terms with the prospect of a US-Iranian rapprochement. It would deliver greater stability for the region. Tehran will not stop being a regional power. But it might be persuaded to use its influence more co-operatively, writes <span class="bodystrong">Roula Khalaf</span><span class="grey"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/022e8210-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Germany’s election</a> Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the foreign minister, and Angela Merkel, the current chancellor, are competing to win the election in five months time but they must still work to overcome the economic crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e74100c-2de2-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">What we will miss about the prophets of doom</a> David Marsh lists 16 benefits of the credit crunch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08b83e78-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">From vultures to white knights</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After financial markets’ rush to liquidity and safety, Sovereign Wealth Funds are among the few remaining sources of capital with patience and tolerance for risk. We should be grateful for them<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=progressivism_goes_mainstream">Progressivism Goes Mainstream</a> - Halpin & Teixeira, The American Prospect<span style=""> </span>New research on ideology refutes the conservative myth that America is a "center right" nation.<span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=hsnews-000003098436&cpage=1"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">CQ</span></em>'s Jeff Stein</a>, Was California Congresswoman Jane Harman part of what one national security officer called "the deepest kind of corruption" that was "years in the making?" CQ Politics reports that two years ago a wiretap caught the California Democrat telling a suspected Israeli agent that she'd lobby the Justice Department to reduce the espionage charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. In exchange, the suspected agent agreed to lobby then-House minority leader Nancy Pelosi to appoint Harman chair of the House Intelligence Committee after the 2006 elections (a position that Harman did not end up getting). What's more, the FBI ended up dropping charges against Harman related to the wiretap for "lack of evidence" after then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales intervened because he "needed Jane” to support the warrantless wiretapping program that The New York Times was about to expose. The whole event may explain why Obama passed her over for top jobs at the CIA and Homeland Security Department. Harman issued an angry denial through a spokesperson.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/20/bush_era_cia_officials_push_back">Who leaked the Harman story?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/20/on_jane_harman_aipac_the_nsa_etc">Yet more evidence of Israel's dangerous influence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Zachary Roth / <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/" target="_self">TPMMuckraker</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/the_harman-aipac_story_a_timeline.php" target="_self">The Harman-AIPAC Story: A Timeline</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002818.html">Enhanced Interrogations Worked</a> By Marc A. Thiessen The media overlooks the CIA's success, a former Bush aide says.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002815.html">Hamas's Bloody Hands</a> By Richard Cohen Maimings, torture, extrajudicial murder. Can we please stop romanticizing Hamas? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/25/AR2009032502226.html">Welcome to America</a>, the world's scariest emerging market.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/21/leadership_petraeus_style">Leadership, Petraeus style</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">In paying tribute to Harvard veterans at a Kennedy School Forum tonight, General David H. Petraeus (above) will underline the importance of adaptive leaders in today's complex national security environment. Many people believe that Petraeus models the very principles of adaptive leadership that he advocates.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span class="attr">(By Paula D. Broadwell, Boston Globe)<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <h3><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ <a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124027460737937377.html">Events Merge to Point Way on Iran </a>Israel's political posturing, Iranian elections and a proposed embargo on refined oil have coalesced to form a new stage in dealing with Iran's nuclear program, writes Gerald Seib.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-qatar21-2009apr21,0,1859265.story">Qatar's ambitions roil Middle East</a> Critics such as Egypt say the emirate is playing all sides, with its populist Al Jazeera news channel, its hosting of regional summits, all the while maintaining ties with Hamas, Iran and Syria.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span class="subtitlecurrentarticles"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4856" title="Thoroughly Modern Marx | ForeignPolicy.com">Thoroughly Modern Marx</a> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Das Kapital</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> is 142 years old and flying off bookshelves again. As capitalism trembles, the Marxist founder of the Socialist Register revisits the master’s surprisingly relevant predictions about the downfall of the global financial system. </span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Leo Panitch<o:p></o:p></span></em></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027491029837401.html">Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project </a>Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project and the Air Force's air-traffic-control system<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079826.html">MI Chief Yadlin sees Obama policy as threat to Israel</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079901.html">Akiva Eldar / Netanyahu's new-old methods of stalling peace talks</a> Netanyahu will claim that since his predecessors failed, he can start peace process over from scratch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710721138">Iran Doesn't Want to Negotiate</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Emily B. Landau <i>The writer is director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Project at the Institute<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030603463.html">review</a> of <i>Great Powers: America and the World After Bush</i> by Thomas PM Barnett (and <a href="http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/briefings/data/000106">more</a> and <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0131.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/note.asp?NOTE=21646802">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16466">Al Maliki: Who are These "Neighboring Countries?"</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16466">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729708&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Obama-Bibi confrontation con game </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ BARRY RUBIN<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/text/Arab-Peace-Initiative.pdf">The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Joshua Teitelbaum (<i>Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'position:absolute;" allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="./042109f_dosyalar/image001.gif" title="o"> <w:wrap type="square"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042109f_dosyalar/image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_s1028" align="left" height="49" width="5" /><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8007756.stm">Hamas 'killing' Palestinian foes </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Palestinian militant group Hamas has killed and maimed dozens of political rivals in Gaza in 2009, Human Rights Watch says.<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span class="headlines1title"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://statedept.connectsolutions.com/usembassyturkey" title="Ambassador James Jeffrey">Future of U.S.-Turkish Relations </a></span></span><span class="globalcontentbody"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Webchat with Ambassador James Jeffrey </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4836" target="_blank">The Ottoman Revival</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Foreign Policy </span><span class="author">By Yigal Schleifer</span><span style=""> </span>Turkish nationalism goes back to the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/fpr/ZAfPak.doc">"Obama’nın Savaşı":AfPak Üzerine Notlar </a>20 Nisan 2009</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090420_turkey_challenges_ankaras_influence_caucasus">Turkey: Challenges To Ankara's Influence in the Caucasus</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Negotiations are in play between Russia, Turkey, Europe, Azerbaijan and Armenia that will determine the extent of Turkey's expansion in the Caucasus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216518/">Turkey Proves It Doesn't Belong in the EU</a> - Christopher Hitchens, Slate<span style=""> </span></span><span class="h1subhead"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Turkey's scheming at the Strasbourg summit proves it doesn't belong in the European Union.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp%3Fedition_id%3D10%26categ_id%3D5%26article_id%3D101152&ct=ga&cd=DrY7vweyFSw&usg=AFQjCNElzQ2BOQwKHbBNyjXtvk0n9_fSQw" target="_blank">After Turkey's hype over Obama comes hard implementation</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Daily Star<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042009a.shtml">Azerbaijan: Is Baku Offering a Natural Gas Carrot to Moscow for Help with Karabakh?</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>As talk of a potential Nagorno-Karabakh deal gains momentum, Azerbaijan appears to be making serious overtures toward Russia in hopes that the Kremlin will push Armenia to make key concessions, analysts in Baku believe. As an incentive, Azerbaijan is playing one of its most strategic cards - cooperation in the natural gas sector.<span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/global/2009/04/20/post-card-from-turkey/">Global News Blog<span style=""> </span>|</a>Political risk is set to fall in Turkey if the government plays its cards right"<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">"Patterns of Adjustment in the Age of Finance: The Case of Turkey as a Peripheral Agent of Neoliberal Globalization" - by A. Erinç Yeldan <b><a href="http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/yeldan140409.html">link</a></b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-turkey-is-key-for-the-eus-energyhungry-states-1671616.html">Letters: Turkey is key for the EU's energy-hungry states</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=173022"><span class="liste-span">Foreign policy reflections in the aftermath of local Elections by SUAT KINIKLIOĞLU</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE">Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/habervideo/video.asp"><span style="" lang="DE">NTV</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnnturk.com/Gallery/Video/default.aspx"><span style="" lang="DE">CNNTürk</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.milliyet.com.tr/"><span style="" lang="DE">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/yazar_tum_haberleri.asp?yazarID=10018">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Hasan Cemal <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Murat Yetkin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">İsmet Berkan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/Yazarlar/?s=1&y=FehmiKoru">Fehmi Koru</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><a href="http://yenisafak.com.tr/yazarlar/?s=1&y=TahaKivanc">Taha Kıvanç</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Şamil Tayyar <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,27,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="">YAVUZ DONAT</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Ekonomi</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,7,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="">ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=7"><span style="" lang="DE">Ercan Kumcu</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=8"><span style="" lang="EN">Erdal Sağlam</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/us/politics/21harman.html?ref=todayspaper">Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists</a><span style=""> </span>Representative Jane Harman was overheard on calls agreeing to seek favorable treatment from the Bush administration for two pro-Israel lobbyists investigated for espionage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/21geneva.html?ref=todayspaper">Iranian Calls Israel Racist at Meeting in Geneva</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/opinion/21tues2.html?ref=opinion">More Hatred From Mr. Ahmadinejad</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The United Nations conference on racism can never have credibility if it is used to attack one country, Israel, especially when many other countries have abysmal human rights records.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>DAVID BROOKS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/opinion/21brooks.html?ref=opinion">Big-Spending Conservative</a><span style=""> </span>President Obama is arguing for his activist agenda as a defense of middle-class morality and is positioning Democrats as the party of order and small-town values. This should make Republicans nervous.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/europe/21russia.html?ref=todayspaper">Crisis or Not, Russia Will Build a Bridge in the East</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/middleeast/21iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Iran Official Orders ‘Fair’ Appeal Review for Reporter</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Bomber Attacks G.I.’s Meeting With Baquba Officials</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/us/politics/21intel.html?ref=todayspaper">Pressure Grows to Investigate Interrogations</a><span style=""> </span>Despite his assurances to the C.I.A., President Obama may not be able to avoid an inquiry into interrogation tactics used under the Bush administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/business/global/21deflate.html?ref=todayspaper">Spain’s Falling Prices Fuel Deflation Fears in Europe</a><span style=""> </span>Economists fear that the country may be in the early grips of deflation, which can result in a downward spiral that is difficult to reverse.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/opinion/21kane.html?ref=global">Up, Up and Out</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By PAUL KANE <o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">To reform the military, Robert Gates should cut the Air Force, alter promotion policies and start a national service program for all young men and women. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/business/media/21pulitzer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">The Times Wins 5 Pulitzer Prizes</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002818.html">Enhanced Interrogations Worked</a> By Marc A. Thiessen The media overlooks the CIA's success, a former Bush aide says.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002815.html">Hamas's Bloody Hands</a> By Richard Cohen Maimings, torture, extrajudicial murder. Can we please stop romanticizing Hamas? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/25/AR2009032502226.html">Welcome to America</a>, the world's scariest emerging market.<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042003165.html">Shocking the Conscience</a> The Bush administration made waterboarding almost routine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002157.html">Obama Cites CIA's Possible 'Mistakes' But Vows Support</a> President Is Met With Enthusiasm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002814.html">In Trinidad, President Obama Should Have Slapped Back at Rude Leaders</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Eugene Robinson Chavez made a show of being rude. Obama should have reciprocated with a little drama of his own.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/04/extending_a_hand_to_muslims.html">Guest Voices: <span class="subheadline">Extending a Hand to Muslims</span> </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">David Waters</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042000145.html">Iranian: Israel Is a Racist State</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042003232.html">Nobel Peace Laureate Takes Case of U.S. Journalist Convicted in Iran of Spying</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042003662.html">Obama's Gripping Style Overseas</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Dan Balz<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042002817.html">In Moldova, the Twitter Revolution That Wasn't</a> By Anne Applebaum<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The so-called Twitter Revolution in Moldova didn't live up to its hype. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042003394.html">At His First Official Cabinet Meeting, Obama Orders Cuts</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Search for Savings of $100 Million Derided by GOP as Drop in the Bucket<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042003479.html">An Army Takeover Quells Violence</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The military occupation of Juarez, an industrial city of 1.3 million across the river from El Paso, is the most extreme example of President Felipe Calderón's high-risk strategy of using the army to confront Mexico's powerful drug cartels.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html">U.N. Launches World Digital Library</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/20/obama-cia-waterboarding-torture">Obama moves to calm CIA fears</a><span style=""> </span>President's visit to CIA headquarters comes after new disclosures of harsh interrogation techniques <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/21/ireland-financial-crisis">The lessons of Ireland</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Paul Krugman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> This riches-to-rags story is an example for Obama - and the world - of how not to run an economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/20/banks-bail-out-bubble-economy">Economics in a bubble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dean Baker:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The cheerleaders for America's toxic boom want us to bail out US banks. They were wrong then - and are wrong now<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/ahmadinejad-durban-israel-united-nations">Ahmadinejad, Durban and another fine mess</a> <strong>Antony Lerman:</strong> Iran's president may have derailed the UN meeting – but rather than walk out, delegates should have stayed to argue against him</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/sudan-war-crimes">Darfur: a disaster for justice</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Conor Foley</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: I fear that the prosecution of Sudan's president has more to do with politics and media strategy than evidence of genocide<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/iran-roxana-saberi">A prisoner of Iranian politics</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Henry Newman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Opinion is divided on how to 'read' the case of Roxana Saberi, but it is clear the jailed US journalist has become a political pawn<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/20/gaza-israel-war-crimes">American Jewish groups must speak up over Gaza</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Richard Silverstein:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> It is a sensitive subject, but the movement for Gaza accountability needs full Jewish participation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710721138">Iran Doesn't Want to Negotiate</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Emily B. Landau <i>The writer is director of the Arms Control and Regional Security Project at the Institute<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030603463.html">review</a> of <i>Great Powers: America and the World After Bush</i> by Thomas PM Barnett (and <a href="http://www.policyinnovations.org/ideas/briefings/data/000106">more</a> and <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0131.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/note.asp?NOTE=21646802">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16466">Al Maliki: Who are These "Neighboring Countries?"</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16466">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD21Ak01.html">Iraq gets a new speaker</a></strong><br /> After months of wrangling, Sunni politician Iyad Samaraii has been elected as speaker of Iraq's parliament. In theory, his position carries with it considerable power, but his real value will be in lending credence to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's planned all-out offensive against the Sunni-packed Awakening Councils. - <b>Sami Moubayed</b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21472.html" target="_self">Cheney hits Obama on handshake</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity that President Obama's handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez “was not helpful” and could lead “foes” of the U.S. to “think they're dealing with a weak president.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4cbf7f38-2e0b-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Arab censors swim against the information tides">Arab censors swim against the information tides</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090421/OPINION/704209920/1080">Shed the cloak that keeps young Syrians in the dark</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Rasha Elass</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: A wave of optimism greeted President Barack Obama when he visited Turkey and Iraq but in Syria there was much of the same humdrum reality<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We've been here before: If <a href="http://mondediplo.com/2009/03/04protectionism">protectionism impedes globalisation</a>, it doesn’t contradict capitalism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/20/axelrod-anti-americanism-now-not-cool/" target="_self">Axelrod: Anti-Americanism now ‘not cool’</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090504/crossette?rel=hp_picks">America's UN Boycott Backfires</a> - Barbara Crossette, The Nation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSSP42558220090420"><span style="">Oil drops 8% on economic outlook...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101150">Is Spain useful as a US Mideast ally?</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><i>By James Badcock</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/9/26">Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">‘"Scholars on the Sidelines" is the headline of an <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041202260.html" target="_blank">op-ed</a> by Harvard's Joseph Nye in Monday's <em>Washington Post</em>. There he notes that the Obama administration has appointed few political scientists to top positions, and predicts a widening of the divide between policymaking and academic theorizing. His Harvard colleague Stephen Walt has <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/15/the_cult_of_irrelevance" target="_blank">echoed</a> the complaint, placing the blame upon scholars who follow what he calls "the cult of irrelevance." Michael Desch, a Notre Dame political scientist, also has written in the same vein in a <a href="http://magazine.nd.edu/news/11174-professor-smith-goes-to-washington" target="_blank">new piece</a> entitled "Professor Smith Goes to Washington," claiming that while Obama may be "depopulating the Ivy League and other leading universities with his appointments," it's unlikely the academics can match the influence of the think tanks or overcome the anti-intellectualism that pervades society and government.’<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10306197.html" target="_blank">Political gamble in a polarised Iraq</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">GulfNews<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/middleeast/20iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">Critic of Maliki Is Chosen to Lead Iraq’s Parliament</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Timothy Williams | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The election of the speaker, Ayad al-Sammaraie, a Sunni Arab lawmaker who has until now headed Parliament’s Finance Committee, is expected to break a legislative gridlock, but could also lead to new confrontations with the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/preference-for-hill-over-zinni-remains-a-mystery/" target="_self">Preference for Hill over Zinni remains a mystery</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Chris Hill is slowly overcoming GOP opposition that has delayed his nomination as U.S. ambassador to Iraq, but it's still unclear why the Obama administration revoked the offer they gave to someone else first — General Anthony Zinni.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66514.html">In Iraq, 'Everybody Knows Somebody Killed by the War'</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?scp=3&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Bomber Attacks G.I.’s Meeting With Baquba Officials">Bomber Attacks G.I.’s Meeting With Baquba Officials</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/20/world/AP-ML-Iraq.html?scp=4&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Army Troops in Iraq Prepare to Head to Afghanistan">Army Troops in Iraq Prepare to Head to Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8008572.stm">Walkout at Iran leader's speech </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Diplomats walk out of a UN anti-racism conference during a speech by Iran's president in which he condemned Israel. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8007822.stm">Iran orders 'fair' US spy appeal </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran's judiciary chief orders a "quick and fair" appeal for US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, jailed last week for spying. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/20/Suspect-arrested-in-Hariri-assassination/UPI-96091240244831/" title="Suspect arrested in Hariri assassination">Suspect arrested in Hariri assassination</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A former Syrian intelligence officer and suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was arrested in the United Arab Emirates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042000880.html">Suicide Bomber Kills Three Iraqi Policemen</a> Eight U.S. Soliders Also Wounded In Blast<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/21/us/politics/AP-US-Iraq-Blackwater.html?scp=2&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Blackwater Out of Iraq? No, Not Yet">Blackwater Out of Iraq? No, Not Yet</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079826.html">MI Chief Yadlin sees Obama policy as threat to Israel</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079641.html">Netanyahu: We won't let Holocaust deniers repeat genocide against Jews</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079901.html">Akiva Eldar / Netanyahu's new-old methods of stalling peace talks</a> Netanyahu will claim that since his predecessors failed, he can start peace process over from scratch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079832.html">Ahmadinejad: Israel created on 'pretext of Jewish suffering from World War II'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079813.html">Barak purchases U.S.-made missile intercept system</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079831.html">ADL poll: Half of U.S. Jews support Iran talks</a> Fifty-five percent of respondents support U.S. strike on Iran if talks don't end nuclear program<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079599.html">Ariel Zilber: Israel's boycott of Durban II gives its critics the upper hand</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079075.html">Is Iran's New Drone Really an Israeli Aircraft?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729708&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Obama-Bibi confrontation con game </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ BARRY RUBIN,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710740265&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">No Holds Barred: Why does Obama smile at dictators? </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ SHMULEY BOTEACH<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710740345&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Encountering Peace: What Israelis, Palestinians teach their young </a><span class="bottomline">[ GERSHON BASKIN,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3704059,00.html"><span style="color: black;">US still open to Iran dialogue </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3704059,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Washington denounces Ahmadinejad's speech as 'vile,' but says it does not preclude direct talks</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jcpa.org/text/Arab-Peace-Initiative.pdf">The Arab Peace Initiative: A Primer and Future Prospects</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Joshua Teitelbaum (<i>Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:3.75pt;" allowoverlap="f"> <v:imagedata src="./042109f_dosyalar/image001.gif" title="o"> <w:wrap type="square"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/042109f_dosyalar/image004.gif" shapes="_x0000_s1027" align="left" height="49" width="5" /><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8007756.stm">Hamas 'killing' Palestinian foes </a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Palestinian militant group Hamas has killed and maimed dozens of political rivals in Gaza in 2009, Human Rights Watch says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4879">The traps George Mitchell should watch out for in Israel</a> BY DANIEL LEVY<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027104509836989.html">Our Selective Moral Outrage </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Bret Stephens</strong><br /> Why does Israel face more opprobrium than Russia?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124021935702234443.html">Ahmadinejad Calls Israel 'Racist' </a>Iran's president accused Israel of being the "most cruel and racist regime," sparking a walkout by angry Western diplomats at a U.N. racism conference.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/20/Analysis-Al-Qaida-now-targeting-Israel/UPI-19311240257596/" title="Analysis: Al-Qaida now targeting Israel?">Analysis: Al-Qaida now targeting Israel?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A recent communique from al-Qaida calls on its supporters and followers in the Middle East to make their way to Jordan, and from there to launch attacks on Israel, this reporter learned from high-level and well-informed Middle East sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Daily Star </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101153&categ_id=17">Israelis might have to accommodate themselves to a new regional climate</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">GAZA:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> A <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-BC3b8ICGvUdnQ%404171487-85Ne7gJhCjZw6" target="_blank">new report</a> from Human Rights Watch faults Hamas for torturing and maiming Palestinian rivals in the Gaza Strip during its recent war with Israel.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710738337&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull" target="_self">Delegates walk out on Ahmadinejad at Geneva</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079624.html">Israeli Intel Chief: Obama Mideast Policy Threatens Israel</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13521956&source=features_box_main">Israel's New Govt Weighing Up Relations With America</a> - The Economist<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710730438&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull"><span style="">Israeli parliament member in letter to Rahm Emanuel: 'Don't forget you're Jewish!'...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172951">The Audacity of Hope for Palestine</a> - Kishore Mahbubani, Today's Zaman</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/luban/prominent-lawmaker-in-aipac-spy-scandal/">Prominent Lawmaker in AIPAC Spy Scandal</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Zachary Roth / <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/" target="_self">TPMMuckraker</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/04/the_harman-aipac_story_a_timeline.php" target="_self">The Harman-AIPAC Story: A Timeline</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a> <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/20/if_only_israel_would_get_over_that_darned_holocaust_yeah_thats_the_ticket">Stop telling Israel to get over the Holocaust</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710740195&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Likud Figure Calls to Seize Control of al-Aqsa, Rebuild Temple</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/bauwens/silence-on-the-israeli-left/">Silence on the Israeli Left</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gfY3kUH-yFiWEdIK2Ltxsho-4PDA">India Launches Israeli-Built Spy Satellite</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0420/p06s12-wome.html">Egyptians win the right to drop religion from ID cards</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Rights activists say the decision on a case brought by Bahais is an historic first step towards a more inclusive definition of Egyptian identity.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0420/p06s07-wogn.html">Ahmadinejad polarizes UN Racism Conference</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">More than 40 European diplomats walked out in protest over the Iranian leader's speech, in which he called Israelis "the racist perpetrators of genocide."</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0420/p09s01-coop.html">The problem with carbon tariffs: They aren't fair</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Countries need to honestly address the issue of standards.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/20/as-clinton-calls-on-iran-to-release-us-journalist-commentators-decry-farce/">As Clinton calls on Iran to release US journalist, commentators decry 'farce' </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The most unique explanation for the conviction of Roxana Saberi on espionage charges may be an allegory about US, Russian, and Iranian intelligence services hunting for a rabbit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/227-slaikeu.pdf">Winning the War in Afghanistan (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a> <strong><i>An Oil Spot Plus Strategy for Coalition Forces </i></strong><em>by</em> Dr. Karl A. Slaikeu<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Columnists/S-A-Aiyar-Bye-Chindia--hi-Chimerica/articleshow/4419231.cms">Goodbye Chindia, Hello Chimerica</a> - Swaminathan Aiyar, Times of India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/20/raids-crack-afghan-opium-trade/" target="_blank">Raids Crack Afghan Opium Trade</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Sara A. Carter | The Washington Times<span style=""> </span>U.S.-Afghan operations have led to the arrests of seven of Afghanistan's most wanted drug lords and revealed the growing involvement of the Taliban in turning opium into heroin and morphine, Pentagon and Drug Enforcement Administration officials said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090420/FOREIGN/704199870/1140" target="_blank">Muslim-Led Party ‘Counterproductive’</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Shaikh Azizur Rahman | The National<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A call by the chief cleric of India’s largest mosque for Muslims to unite and establish a single political party that could “work better for the community’s welfare” has been rejected by prominent Muslims. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/19/beijing-consensus-china-economic" target="_blank">The Rise of the Beijing Consensus</a> BY: Jonathan Holslag | The Guardian Economically, the Obama administration has more in common with China than with the neo-conservatism of George W. Bush.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/experience-a-taliban-ambush/frightening/">Experience a Taliban Ambush</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/21/indian-election-politics">In an election for the masses the rich will be the winners</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Praful Bidwai:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Identity, not economic need, is the prime mover as the great democracy of India goes to the polls. The affluent can rest easy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042009.shtml">Kazakhstan: China’s Deep Pockets Make Beijing a Potent Energy Player in Central Asia</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY JOANNA LILLIS</span><br /> Not so long ago Kazakhstan was entertaining aspirations of becoming one of the world’s 50 largest economies. Now, Astana finds itself in a position where it must reluctantly part with energy assets in order to prop up its shaky financial sector<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span>·<span style=""> </span><b><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711505&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">The Pakistani Dilemma</a></b> - Caroline B. Glick</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/20/us-attack-sabotages-south-waziristan-ceasefire/">US Attack Sabotages South Waziristan Ceasefire</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/20/pakistani-pm-dismisses-us-concer-over-swat-valley-peace/">Pakistani PM Dismisses US Concern Over Swat Valley Peace </a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6128621.ece">ANALYSIS: India's brisk trade in child slaves </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Human Rights Watch reports brisk trade in people trafficking in India, which has an estimated 15 million child slaves<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d2cdee8-2dcf-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">China rules out pursuit of African farmland</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minister advocates grain self-suffiency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/2009/04/20/stories/2009042051700900.htm">A Nuclear U-Turn in East Asia</a> - P.S. Suryanarayana, The Hindu<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD21Df01.html">India's eye in the sky takes aim</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Monday's launch of an Israeli-built surveillance satellite is as much a testament to New Delhi's growing space prowess as it is to rapidly expanding India-Israel defense arrangements since the Mumbai terror attacks. India's new satellite is meant to deter cross-border infiltration with technology that can decipher license plates from 550 kilometers above the ground. - <b>Neeta Lal</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124025046322435795.html">China Considers New Rules for Loans </a><span style="display: none;">Subscriber Content <em>Read Preview</em><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">China is considering measures to regulate the torrent of bank lending, arising from concerns that much of the credit surge that has helped keep the economy growing could be wasted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=359" target="_blank">Should Kosovo's Independence from Serbia be Judged Illegal?</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Jon Haron-Feiertag | Diplomatic Courier<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The question of independence has been neither obvious nor easy for international law. Historically it has had little to say for the subject, instead reserving the highly contentious matter to the customs and unwritten component of the law of nations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090420_geopolitical_diary_germanys_economic_slump">Geopolitical Diary: Germany's Economic Slump</a> The economic slowdown Germany is experiencing will affect the rest of Europe, both economically and geopolitically<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124026816490336765.html">Germany Considers Job Programs </a>Germany's government is working on job-preservation plans, hoping to avoid a leap in jobless figures before September elections<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124025997653636315.html">The World's Most Unhappy People </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Louis O'Neill </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It seems a proper time to give Moldovan sovereignty a boost.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/business/global/21deflate.html?ref=todayspaper">Spain’s Falling Prices Fuel Deflation Fears in Europe</a><span style=""> </span>Economists fear that the country may be in the early grips of deflation, which can result in a downward spiral that is difficult to reverse.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A review of <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/24f86f46-1fe2-11de-a1df-00144feabdc0.html">books on the Bosnian war</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/il-divo-film">Giulio Andreotti, master spinner</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Robert Fox:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Il Divo, the film that charts the career of the former Italian prime minister, is a brilliant celebration of the state and non-state in Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc45ab84-2ded-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">EDF accused of spying on anti-nuclear groups</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://mwprices.ft.com/custom/ft2-com/html-quotechartnews.asp?FTSite=FTCOM&q=EDF&searchtype&expanded=&countrycode=fr&s2=fr&symb=EDF&company=NEW">EDF</a>, France’s nuclear energy operator, paid investigators to infiltrate the anti-nuclear movement around Europe, according to testimony given in a French judicial investigation <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN">H12</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Medvedev_To_Float_European_Energy_Security_Proposal/1612380.html">Medvedev To Float European Energy Security Proposal</a><span style=""> </span>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, on a visit to Helsinki, has announced plans to release a proposal for an overhaul of European energy security, which he said has been in the works<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/russia/article/squabbles-over-the-post-Soviet-space" title="Link to Squabbles over the post-Soviet space">Squabbles over the post-Soviet space</a> <a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/user/512595">Sergei Markedonov</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Success in 'resetting' US-Russian relations will depend on realism about their future roles in the post-Soviet space</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376364.htm">The New Kremlin Dreamers</a> - Michael Bohm, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/y3qRO2Zpr_c/0,8599,1892517,00.html" target="_blank" title="The official end to the Chechen conflict hands the state-within-a-state's leader Ramzan Kadyrov even more power">Russia's Chechnya Pullout: Compromise Over Victory</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc6fd968-2dc5-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Russia warns on Nato exercises</a> Moscow says it would cancel upcoming high-level talks with Nato if the US-led alliance goes ahead with its planned military drills in Georgia <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042009a.shtml">Azerbaijan: Is Baku Offering a Natural Gas Carrot to Moscow for Help with Karabakh?</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>As talk of a potential Nagorno-Karabakh deal gains momentum, Azerbaijan appears to be making serious overtures toward Russia in hopes that the Kremlin will push Armenia to make key concessions, analysts in Baku believe. As an incentive, Azerbaijan is playing one of its most strategic cards - cooperation in the natural gas sector.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav042009.shtml">Kazakhstan: China’s Deep Pockets Make Beijing a Potent Energy Player in Central Asia</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>Not so long ago Kazakhstan was entertaining aspirations of becoming one of the world’s 50 largest economies. Now, Astana finds itself in a position where it must reluctantly part with energy assets in order to prop up its shaky financial sector <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11466078.asp%3Fscr%3D1&ct=ga&cd=IjIym5-34jM&usg=AFQjCNFj-Q09i-UYNVdqVdW-wP-YGv9sdA" target="_blank">Russia needs one mln temporary jobs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6135687.ece">Enough green talk - make it happen</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The third runway go-ahead throws doubt on the Government's eco-credentials. This Budget could put it back on track <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Nicholas Stern</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6136165.ece">UN walkout as Ahmadinejad calls Israel racist</a> A racism conference descended into farce when the President of Iran called Israel the 'most cruel and racist regime'</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6135965.ece">CIA: Torture memo has put US in danger</a> President Obama visits the CIA headquarters to try to placate officials and rescue his reputation in the intelligence community<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6135859.ece">ANALYSIS: TV violence set tone for US policy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The atmosphere in the US after 9/11allowed policymakers to cite the fictional hero of 24 as some sort of moral compass<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6132666.ece">ANALYSIS: disaster born from disaster </a>There has only ever been one United Nations conference on racism before and it ended in disaster. The second begins in it</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027104509836989.html">Our Selective Moral Outrage </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Bret Stephens </strong>Why does Israel face more opprobrium than Russia?<span style="color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027165661037073.html">A Backdoor Nationalization</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/859d96cc-2ddf-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Arab states have a stake in Iran’s talks</a> Arab states will have to come to terms with the prospect of a US-Iranian rapprochement. It would deliver greater stability for the region. Tehran will not stop being a regional power. But it might be persuaded to use its influence more co-operatively, writes <span class="bodystrong">Roula Khalaf</span><span class="grey"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a27803c2-2add-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">The Age of the Unthinkable</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The author’s premise is that the west has yet to grasp the shifting landscape which has overturned most precepts that have guided policymakers for the past half-century, writes <span class="bodystrong">Lionel Barber <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a1011e3e-2add-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Last Chance</a> This beautifully written page-turner presents a convincing thesis: in the Middle East and beyond, policy should not continue to be based on propping up autocrats and on unconditional support for Israel <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span class="grey"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/022e8210-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Germany’s election</a> Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the foreign minister, and Angela Merkel, the current chancellor, are competing to win the election in five months time but they must still work to overcome the economic crisis <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8e74100c-2de2-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">What we will miss about the prophets of doom</a> David Marsh lists 16 benefits of the credit crunch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08b83e78-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">From vultures to white knights</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After financial markets’ rush to liquidity and safety, Sovereign Wealth Funds are among the few remaining sources of capital with patience and tolerance for risk. We should be grateful for them <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/312c5434-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Against activism</a> The way to make companies work effectively is to force them to compete by focusing on profit-making. This system only works if the pitch on which they clash is level, so the government must stop intervening <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b624ae92-2de0-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Geithner faces critical report on bail-out</a> Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, will face lawmakers in Congress hours after publication of a report that criticises aspects of the bank bail-out and days before stress test results that could lead to the government taking larger stakes in the financial sector <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45d7413a-2ddc-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Another country?</a> The ‘British model’: With years of stable growth now consigned to the past, Wednesday’s Budget comes amid anguish over whether the UK can regain a leading position</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14c19e44-2dee-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Time for Cameron to write his prospectus</a> Philip Stephens on the government’s future<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2717447c-2dda-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Business needs to speak out against greed</a> Matt Miller on saving the image of Main Street<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-qatar21-2009apr21,0,1859265.story">Qatar's ambitions roil Middle East</a> Critics such as Egypt say the emirate is playing all sides, with its populist Al Jazeera news channel, its hosting of regional summits, all the while maintaining ties with Hamas, Iran and Syria.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcgovern20-2009apr20,0,1546602.story" target="_self" title="George McGovern urges pullout from Iraq this year">George McGovern urges pullout from Iraq this year</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By George S. McGovern <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-presidency21-2009apr21,0,3661990.story">Measuring Obama by FDR's yardstick</a> If the first 100 days mean anything, the president is looking a lot like Franklin Roosevelt. But recent history shows a lot can change after the early days of a presidency. • <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-bipartisan21-2009apr21,0,5440655.story">The limits of Obama's bipartisan gestures</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chavez-book21-2009apr21,0,1329265.story" title="Hugo Chavez's gift to Obama is a Latin leftist's bible">Hugo Chavez's gift to Obama is a Latin leftist's bible</a><span style=""> </span>'Open Veins of Latin America' by Eduardo Galeano traces the continent's problems to Western imperialism and exploitation of its resources. Overnight, the book is the No. 2 bestseller on Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-gitmo-law21-2009apr21,0,5426966.story">Legal experts want more from Obama on Guantanamo</a> The administration appears to have moved the issue, along with global warming, to the back burner as it confronts the economic crisis, world lawyers say<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/obamas-nudge-ocracy/philosophy/">Obama's Clever Liberalism</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfb7a960-2dd5-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html">Republicans pushed to political margins</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Republican party’s struggle to reverse its decline is hampered by lack of a strong leader, writes <span class="bodystrong">Edward Luce </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="titlestyle"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://amconmag.com/article/2009/apr/20/00006/">President of Everything</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span class="author">Brian Doherty </span><span class="webtext">Obama pays lip service to executive restraint, but his expansion of government power would put Bush to shame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" target="_self">Rasmussen Reports</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/51_view_tea_parties_favorably_political_class_strongly_disagrees" target="_self">51% View Tea Parties Favorably, Political Class Strongly Disagrees</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Cato Journal</i>, a special issue on <a href="http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj29n1/cj29n1.html">Lessons from the Financial Crisis</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/5189946/Barack-Obama-Stop-the-point-scoring.html">Barack Obama: Stop the point-scoring</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Telegraph View:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> President Barack Obama should stop laying blame for the past on his political opponents. He has already won the election. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/pirates-the-80m-gulf-connection-1671657.html">Pirates: the $80m Gulf connection</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kim Sengupta and Daniel Howden</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Crime syndicates laundering vast sums taken in ransom from ships and their crews hijacked in Horn of Africa <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gorbachev-the-model-for-the-obama-doctrine-1671655.html">Gorbachev: the model for the Obama doctrine</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/passion-deadly-secrets-and-betrayal-in-putins-russia-1671597.html">Passion, deadly secrets and betrayal in Putin's Russia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Shaun Walker</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">: A member of Russia's elite security forces and a dissident playwright. Did they get too close – to each other, and the truth behind a notorious terrorist attack?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027491029837401.html">Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project </a>Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon's $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project and the Air Force's air-traffic-control system</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/227-slaikeu.pdf">Winning the War in Afghanistan (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/21/leadership_petraeus_style/">Leadership, Petraeus Style</a><span style=""> </span>Paula D. Broadwell, <em>Boston Globe<o:p></o:p></em></span></p> <p class="blogart"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/20/and_2_with_the_navy">Why the Navy doesn't produce thinkers</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/cia-staff-woefully-monolingual/update/">CIA Staff Woefully Monolingual</a> Just 13 percent of the CIA's employees speak a foreign language</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/?hpid=talkbox1">Challenging West Point</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">On Leadership</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> | Soldiers, leaders and experts debate Tom Ricks' proposal for closing military academies. | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382Discussion%3a9a774aa3-71af-411b-8bb7-2d44979f7%20">We Need Academies</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090420_torture_and_u_s_intelligence_failure">Torture and the U.S. Intelligence Failure</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/228-finel.pdf">Counterterrorism and Military Occupation (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/us/politics/21intel.html" target="_self">Obama Urges C.I.A. Not to Be Discouraged by Memos</a><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8007891.stm">Obama reaffirms support for CIA </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama tells the CIA it remains key to protecting the US, days after releasing memos on its interrogation techniques. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/">DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has released its latest report<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/cbdreports/cbdpreporttocongress2009.pdf">2009 Annual Report to Congress</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/cp/cbd.html">Previous reports and related information</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/04/19/michael_hayden_on_obama_releasing_the_interrogation_memos.html">Obama's Move Risks National Security</a> - Michael Hayden, Fox News Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66530.html">Robots are narrowing the gap with humans</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Robots are gaining on us humans. Thanks to exponential increases in computer power — which is roughly doubling every two years — robots are getting smarter, more capable, more like flesh-and-blood people. Matching human skills and intelligence, however, is an enormously difficult — perhaps impossible — challenge.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027121929436919.html">The Emperor Left Town </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BOOKSHELF<span style=""> </span><strong>By Peter Stothard </strong>Weak leaders, failed military campaigns and a few lessons for imperialists<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a3b60068-2add-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">How We Live and Why We Die</a> This layperson’s guide to the world of cells – the 10 trillion individual living beings within us – is clear, authoritative and readable as well as timely<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7777fccc-2add-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Parentonomics</a> <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/timharford" target="_blank">Tim Harford</a> on the funny and thought-provoking account of an economist with three children who used his training in game theory as a parenting strategy<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Business Week</i>, a cover story on <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_17/b4128026997269.htm">what good are economists anyway</a>? Why they failed to predict the global economic crisis—and why their help is still crucial to a recovery<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/solar-sailing">finding intelligent life in the cosmos</a> requires leaving the solar system — one group of scientists may have found a way<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The Nation</i>, a <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090504/longenbach">review</a> of <i>Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare </i>by Jonathan Bates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Knowing <b>East Germany would soon fade</b> into memory, West German photo journalist Karlheinz Jardner set out for points east in 1990... <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,619651,00.html">more<b>»</b></a> ... <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-41629.html">photo gallery</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What distinguishes friendship between two people from <b>friendship between a human and an animal</b>? Is “friendship” even the right word with animals?... <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/bn-review/note.asp?note=22015399">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As much as Anthony Grayling admires the art, music, and literature of the West, it is the world-transforming <b>insight and power of science</b> that is the great achievement of humanity... <a href="http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/grayling09/grayling09_index.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As you read this, <b>would-be genocidaires</b> are out there, thinking about it: whom to kill; how many; how to do it. Also: whether they can get away with it. Will you let them?... <a href="https://www.commentarymagazine.com/viewarticle.cfm/the-only-way-to-prevent-genocide-15110?page=all">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article6061203.ece">The 50 best US television shows</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/20/AR2009042001324.html">U.N. Launches World Digital Library</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6134158.ece">China finds another 1,000 miles of Great Wall </a>Satellite and infrared technology has shown that the length of the Great Wall of China has been underestimated<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US">SPENGLER </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD21Ad01.html">Why the West is Boyle'd</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>The day is gone when a smile and a shoeshine will get you a shot at the American dream, but a smile and a song can still get you a chance at instant stardom. More than ever, audiences in the West validate their own mediocrity by crowning stars-for-a-day. That is the message of hope that Susan Boyle bears to the beleaguered Anglo-Saxon world. Meanwhile, in China, 60 million children are learning music the hard way<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-18732538623176230732009-04-20T16:05:00.001+03:002009-04-20T16:07:19.655+03:00April 20, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border: medium none ; 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color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901994.html">Barack Obama's Quick Foreign Policy Fixes Run Into Stubborn World Problems</a> By Jackson Diehl What happens when Obama can no longer blame Bush for international strife?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902242.html?hpid=topnews">Imagining a Bolder Role for IMF</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Documents suggest coming shift in the fund from advising to actively managing global economy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901731.html?hpid=topnews">Extremist Tide Rises in Pakistan</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> After a deal with the government in the north, Islamists aim to install religious law nationwide.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801702.html">Iraq's Wobbles</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">How the Obama administration can respond to incipient signs of trouble.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702319.html">Obama - Can the Play-Caller Also Execute?</a> By David Ignatius</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When President Obama finished announcing his Afghanistan-Pakistan policy on March 27, he turned to the advisers gathered behind him and said: "Okay, now you've got to execute."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901996.html">The Financial Crisis and the Great Depression</a> By Robert J. Samuelson Renewed interest in the Great Depression is natural -- but don't stretch parallels too far.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702320.html">A Suggestion for Mr. Obama: Keep Focused on the Economy</a> By Jim Hoagland</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603594.html">Adam Posen -- The Shape of the Recession</a> Which letter of the alphabet will the recession resemble?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PostGlobal: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/04/russias_non-democracy.html?hpid=talkbox1">Russia's Non-Democracy</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801939.html">For China's New Left, Old Values</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Emerging </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Movement</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Views</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">State</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Power as a Remedy for Free-Market Inequalities</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Debka <a href="http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1387"><span style="color: navy;">Looming Israel-US clash could spark early Israeli military strike </span></a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/prather/scenario-for-2009-israeli-strike-on-iran/">Scenario for 2009 Israeli Strike on Iran</a> by Gordon Prather</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-presidency19-2009apr19,0,1035963.story">A new direction for America </a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="centerleadin"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ambition and audacity: </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama, nearing 100 days as president, sees the economic crisis as reason to reshape government, business and even everyday life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD18Ag01.html"><span style="color: black;">Cash-rich China courts the Caspian</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> China on Thursday agreed to loan </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kazakhstan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> US$10 billion in return for the right to take a big stake in the Central Asian country's energy sector. This follows similar initiatives with Russian energy giants and the financing of a gas pipeline from </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkmenistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> via </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Uzbekistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. The global financial crisis has provided cash-rich </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> with opportunity, and it is grasping it with gusto. - <b>M K Bhadrakumar</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD18Ak01.html">Iran given little to cheer</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> this week celebrated a National Day of Nuclear Technology. On the international stage, though, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has little to cheer. The promising noises United States President Barack Obama had made about a new beginning on dealing with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s nuclear program have come to nothing, and the Iranians are not going to budge over their insistence on the right to enrich uranium. - <b>Kaveh L Afrasiabi</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/20detain.html?ref=todayspaper">Memo Says Prisoner Was Waterboarded 183 Times</a> C.I.A. interrogators used the technique 183 times on Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the admitted planner of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Justice Department memorandum.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/opinion/20iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">Israel, Iran and Fear</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> craves closure on a past that holds the specter of annihilation. But that cannot be achieved by a retreat into victimhood.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19stevenson.html?ref=weekinreview">Capitalism After the Fall</a> By RICHARD W. STEVENSON</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama is hinting at an audacious ambition as he waits for that inevitable if distant day that the recession will end. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/us/politics/14obama-text.html">Obama’s Remarks on the Economy</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/wests-access-to-iraqi-oil-in-doubt-20090418-aasd.html">West's Access to Iraqi Oil in Doubt</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/an_imf_one_can_love.html">An IMF One Can Love?</a> - Dani Rodrik, RealClearWorld</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stephen Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/obama_turning_up_the_pressure_on_israel" target="_blank">Is Obama turning up the pressure on Israel?</a> ---- <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/iran_contrary" target="_blank">Iran contrary</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0417/p09s03-coop.html">The dictator in Iraqi hearts must be toppled</a> <span class="summary">Real change requires shifts at the individual level nudged by programs that focus on respect and accomodation.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/focdebate"><b>‘We screwed up and have to pay the consequences’ </b>Video: Sir Martin Sorrell, Jorma Ollila, Chris Giles and Lionel Barber debate the failure of capitalists and hopes for recovery</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5c5ebb6-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">In search of an Obama doctrine</a> The pragmatic and persevering president will no doubt keep plugging away despite disappointments. Soon, other national leaders who say they so admire him will have to return more than warm feelings, writes <a title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook" href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook">Clive Crook</a> </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd9609d0-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Europe’s left is failing to gain from the crisis</a> The revolution is not under way, says John Lloyd </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae436dbc-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Inflation is looming on America’s horizon</a>Martin Feldstein looks into the Fed’s future </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/global-power-shift-china">The great shift in global power just hit high gear, sparked by a financial crash</a> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Jacques:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> As an emboldened </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> sees, the American dollar is gravely wounded. And the days of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> political supremacy are numbered</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/19/beijing-consensus-china-economic">The rise of the Beijing consensus</a> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jonathan Holslag: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Economically, the Obama administration has more in common with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> than with the neo-conservatism of George W Bush </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115928.ece">ANALYSIS: Same facts, different viewpoints </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has changed its interpretation of the Iranian threat and says </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is adopting a 'worst-case' scenario</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Andrew Sullivan <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article6121738.ece">Obama likes to play for time but now he faces key decisions at home and abroad </a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115903.ece">Israeli military stands ready to bomb Iran </a>The Israeli military is preparing to launch an aerial assault within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6128206.ece">The gloomsters are wrong</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Don't expect an overnight cure, we still have a difficult year ahead, but the foundations of economic recovery are in place</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Guest Contributors</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article6098276.ece" target="_blank">Team Obama: Survival of the smartest</a> William A Galston of the Brookings Institution says the president should tread carefully — and Sarah Baxter introduces the key players in Team Obama </span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article6098276.ece">100 days in the hot seat </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is Barack Obama delivering change we can believe in?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124000916299330597.html">Josef Joffe: Obama's Popularity Doesn't Mean Much Abroad </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19stevenson.html?ref=weekinreview">Capitalism After the Fall</a> - Richard Stevenson, New York Times</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"> </span><strong><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079213.html" target="_self">U.S.: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before talks</a></strong> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079197.html">What would be the timetable for Israel strike on Iran?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is near the point where producing a nuclear weapon is one of choice, not ability.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079221.html">Peace now</a> U.S. President Barack Obama's peace plan is giving </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and the entire region a rare chance for real change; it must not be missed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079358.html">Barak to Netanyahu: We must present regional peace plan </a>Defense minister opposes PM's demand Palestinians recognize </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> as 'Jewish state'</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>New Statesman</i>, a special issue on how <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/contents/2009/03/30">no one rules the world</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19107/measuring_stability_and_security_in_iraq_march_2009.html">Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, March 2009</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />Source: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Department of Defense (via Council on Foreign Relations)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16457">Stopping the Settlements in Return for Stopping Iran</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16457">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/after-the-charm-offensive-what-next/">• After the charm offensive, what next? by Walter Laqueur</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/foreign-policy-a-practical-pursuit/">• Elie Kedourie and foreign policy as a practical pursuit by Martin Kramer</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66466.html">Iraqi parliament elects new speaker, raising hope for unity</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">The election Sunday of a new leader of </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">'s parliament could aggravate the country's ethnic and sectarian tensions, or it could prove to be a major step toward easing the longstanding friction between Sunni and Shiite Arabs.</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=aGRvxU7dHy08&refer=mideast" target="_blank">Iran Sanctions Would Be Frozen By U.S. for Talks, Envoys Say </a> Bloomberg News</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration won’t impose additional sanctions on </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> if it freezes nuclear development work and joins talks over the future of its program, European diplomats said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE53D2NC20090414">Tensions in Saudi Shi'ite Town over Secession Call</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101099">Reckoning nears for the US and Israel</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1003857.html">Is "Two-State" the Best Solution?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Uri Dromi</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FT <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd9609d0-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Opinion: Europe’s left is failing to gain from the crisis</a> In no major European country is the main leftwing party, in or out of government, surging ahead. The public mood appears sceptical, <span class="bodystrong">writes John Lloyd </span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6124748.ece">ETA military chief held after joint police raid</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Basque separatist organisation is in crisis as arrest of Jurdan Martitegi Lazaso lands a further blow to morale</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5f681a-2b79-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Editorial Comment: Man without allies</a> Mr Sarkozy needs to concentrate on the quality of his insults rather than on buffoonery. He must cease using the French presidency for his personal amusement and aggrandisement and study the masters </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html"><b><span style="color: rgb(79, 55, 55);">ÖMER TAŞPINAR </span></b></a><br /><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/taspinar.html"><b><span style="color: rgb(69, 69, 69);">Ulusalcılara kötü haber: ABD ile 'model ortaklık' başlıyor! </span></b></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DT</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/cyprus/5185130/Turkish-Cypriot-election-result-a-blow-for-peace-talks.html">Turkish Cypriot election result a blow for peace talks</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jerusalem</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post <a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710721144&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Obama challenges the place of Islam </a><span class="byline">By HALIL M. 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border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/20detain.html?ref=todayspaper">Memo Says Prisoner Was Waterboarded 183 Times</a> C.I.A. interrogators used the technique 183 times on Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the admitted planner of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Justice Department memorandum.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ROGER COHEN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/opinion/20iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion">Israel, Iran and Fear</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> craves closure on a past that holds the specter of annihilation. But that cannot be achieved by a retreat into victimhood.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19stevenson.html?ref=weekinreview">Capitalism After the Fall</a> By RICHARD W. STEVENSON</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama is hinting at an audacious ambition as he waits for that inevitable if distant day that the recession will end. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/us/politics/14obama-text.html">Obama’s Remarks on the Economy</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/politics/19lobby.html?ref=todayspaper">Despite Major Plans, Obama Taking Softer Stands</a> After pledges to change </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, the president’s early willingness to deal or fold has left commentators and allies wondering: where’s the fight?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19shane.html?ref=weekinreview">Torture Versus War</a> By SCOTT SHANE</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What is it about the terrible intimacy of torture that so disturbs and captivates the public?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/18iht-edweiss.html?ref=global">Wary on Obama</a></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US">By </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US">STANLEY</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"> A. WEISS </span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> may be the one country where President Obama finds George W. Bush a hard act to follow. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19sun1.html?ref=opinion">The Torturers’ Manifesto</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">The Obama team must investigate the lawyers who wrote the memos on prisoner interrogation, which were written not to set legal limits, but to provide legal immunity for illegal and immoral acts.</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19levy.html?ref=weekinreview">The Georgian and Putin: A Hate Story</a> Behind the tensions that have already brought a war are two men who just don’t get along.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/opinion/20krugman.html?ref=opinion">Erin Go Broke</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The slogan “</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Erin</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> go bragh,” used as a declaration of Irish identity, could also be read as a prediction for the world economy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/20nations.html?ref=todayspaper">Concerns Keep U.S. From Talks on Racism</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/europe/20eta.html?ref=todayspaper">Spain Hails Arrest of Man Seen as ETA Leader</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/americas/19diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">Rising Expectations on Cuba Follow Obama</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/asia/19china.html?ref=todayspaper">Slump Tilts Priorities of Industry in China</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/americas/19venez.html?ref=todayspaper">Chávez Proposes an Ambassador to the U.S.</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/19nations.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. to Skip U.N. Conference on Racism</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/africa/19somalia.html?ref=todayspaper">Somalia Adopts Islamic Law to Deter Insurgency</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/asia/19pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Bomber Hits Checkpoint in Pakistan, Killing 20</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/europe/19malta.html?ref=todayspaper">Italy Blocks Cargo Ship Carrying Rescued Migrants</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/asia/20ambush.html?ref=todayspaper">A Blast, an Ambush and a Sprint Out of a Taliban Kill Zone</a> Pinned down by Taliban fighters, American soldiers fought their way out of a riverbed, and then grieved the loss of one of their own.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BONO <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19bono.html?ref=opinion">It’s 2009. Do You Know Where Your Soul Is?</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">So much of the discussion today is about value, not values. Aid well spent can be an example of both, values and value for money.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/middleeast/19baghdad.html?ref=todayspaper">Secure Enough to Sin, Baghdad Is Back to Old Ways</a> With curfews, kidnappings and religious extremists less of a concern, more Iraqis are rediscovering illicit pleasures.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/19DNA.html?ref=todayspaper">F.B.I. and States Vastly Expand DNA Databases</a> The expansion of DNA collection to include millions of people who have been arrested or detained but not convicted is raising privacy concerns.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/business/20bailout.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. May Convert Banks’ Bailouts to Equity Share</a> Obama administration officials say the approach will allow them to shore up the nation’s banking system without seeking more money from Congress.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/opinion/20nadery.html?ref=opinion">Afghan Women March, America Turns Away</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By NADER NADERY and HASEEB HUMAYOON To defeat the forces of oppression in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Afghanistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, the Obama administration must promote and protect the ideals of democracy and human rights.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19lockwood.html?ref=opinion">The Scary Caterpillar</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By JEFFREY A. LOCKWOOD So should we be surprised by the news that the C.I.A. considered using insects to instill fear in Abu Zubaydah, a terrorist suspect? Yes.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/opinion/19long-1.html?ref=opinion">Gang Up on Pirates</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By WAYNE LONG Using humanitarian aid and assistance as a lever to gain release of hostages from Somali clans could be an effective approach.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19depalma.html?ref=weekinreview">Flirting With Cuba, Courting a Hemisphere</a> Since Fidel Castro gave up power last year, the long standoff between </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cuba</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">United States</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has taken on the measured rhythms of a minuet.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901994.html">Barack Obama's Quick Foreign Policy Fixes Run Into Stubborn World Problems</a> By Jackson Diehl What happens when Obama can no longer blame Bush for international strife?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902242.html?hpid=topnews">Imagining a Bolder Role for IMF</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Documents suggest coming shift in the fund from advising to actively managing global economy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901731.html?hpid=topnews">Extremist Tide Rises in Pakistan</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> After a deal with the government in the north, Islamists aim to install religious law nationwide.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801702.html">Iraq's Wobbles</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">How the Obama administration can respond to incipient signs of trouble.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702319.html">Obama - Can the Play-Caller Also Execute?</a> By David Ignatius</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When President Obama finished announcing his Afghanistan-Pakistan policy on March 27, he turned to the advisers gathered behind him and said: "Okay, now you've got to execute."</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901996.html">The Financial Crisis and the Great Depression</a> By Robert J. Samuelson</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Renewed interest in the Great Depression is natural -- but don't stretch parallels too far.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702320.html">A Suggestion for Mr. Obama: Keep Focused on the Economy</a> By Jim Hoagland</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603594.html">Adam Posen -- The Shape of the Recession</a> Which letter of the alphabet will the recession resemble?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PostGlobal: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/04/russias_non-democracy.html?hpid=talkbox1">Russia's Non-Democracy</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801939.html">For China's New Left, Old Values</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Emerging </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Movement</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Views</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">State</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Power as a Remedy for Free-Market Inequalities</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800678.html">Iran Sentences U.S. Journalist to 8 Years in Prison on Espionage Charges</a> Conviction on Espionage Charges Nets 8 Years in Prison</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702321.html">The Incredible Shrinking Russia</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By George F. Will</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702859.html">Judicial Foreign Policy We Cannot Afford</a> A Ruling Imperils Firms And U.S. Diplomacy By Curtis A. Bradley and Jack L. Goldsmith Corporations shouldn't be held liable for foreign governments' human rights violations.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901730.html">Obama Closes Summit, Vows Broader Engagement With Latin America</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041900510.html">Iran's Leader Urges That Reporter Be Treated Fairly</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041901995.html">Will Barack Obama Face Down the Gun Lobby?</a> By E.J. Dionne Jr.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress is petrified of the gun lobby. It will take a president to get needed gun laws.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041802166.html">Justice Dept. Memos' Careful Legalese Obscured Harsh Reality</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041702322.html">Pushing Diversity to the Point of Coercion</a> By Kathleen Parker</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Racial and ethnic diversity is the key to happiness, success in the global marketplace and, not least, an interesting life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603958.html">Marie Arana -- Why We Should Get Rid of the Nobel Prize in Literature</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Marie Arana</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It took more than a century to get here, but last year finally made it obvious: It's time to throw out the Nobel Prize in literature.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603483.html">Tom Ricks -- Why We Should Get Rid of West Point</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603255.html">Jeremy Lott -- Why We Should Get Rid of the Vice Presidency</a> Joe Biden: harmless second banana or threat to the Republic?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603958.html">Marie Arana -- Why We Should Get Rid of the Nobel Prize in Literature</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Marie Arana It took more than a century to get here, but last year finally made it obvious: It's time to throw out the Nobel Prize in literature</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603258.html">Parag Khanna -- Why We Should Get Rid of the Term "Muslim World"</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Parag Khanna After shelving the "war on terror," Obama should dump its alleged target audience from his lexicon as well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902236.html?hpid=topnews">Pirates Are Somalia's Godfathers</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Coastal villagers find both blessings and ruin at hands of sea robbers, who grow rich off ransoms.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/17/AR2009041701900.html">Ana Marie Cox -- Why We Should Get Rid of the White House Press Corps</a> Too often, the White House briefing room is where news goes to die.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603489.html">Farhad Manjoo -- Why We Should Get Rid of TV</a> It's time to cut the cord to your TV. Well, cable and satellite anyway.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603244.html">Naomi Klein -- Why We Should Banish Larry Summers From Public Life</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Naomi Klein I vote to banish Larry Summers. Not from the planet. That wouldn't be nice. Just from public life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603466.html">Francis Fukuyama -- Why We Should Get Rid of Tenure</a> By Francis Fukuyama I'm a tenured professor. But I'd get rid of tenure.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902009.html?hpid=topnews">Obama to Order Cabinet To Identify Budget Cuts</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Convening members for first time today, president is to ask for a combined $100M to be cut over the next 90 days, senior administration official says.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902037.html?hpid=topnews">What Was the Civil War About?</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Historians say Barack Obama's election brings a new angle to the longtime pedagogical question.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/19/AR2009041902350.html">8.5 Percent of U.S. Youths Addicted to Video Games, Study Finds</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H6 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a name="&lid={bookSection}{Martin_Jacques:_The_g"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/global-power-shift-china">The great shift in global power just hit high gear, sparked by a financial crash</a> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Jacques:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> As an emboldened </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> sees, the American dollar is gravely wounded. And the days of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> political supremacy are numbered</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><a name="&lid={latestCifPosts}{Jonathan_Holslag:_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/19/beijing-consensus-china-economic"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The rise of the Beijing consensus</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jonathan Holslag: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Economically, the Obama administration has more in common with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> than with the neo-conservatism of George W Bush </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h3><a name="&lid={bookSection}{UN_racism_conference_"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/20/un-race-conference"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UN racism conference boycotted by more countries</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Withdrawal from conference over concerns Iranian president could use the meeting to attack </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a name="&lid={bookSection}{Peter_Preston:_The_fa"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/20/rupert-murdoch-fox-news">The fantastic fist of Fox</a> </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peter Preston:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Rupert Murdoch's </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> news channel thrives by trading in rage, the easy mood of the moment</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">The Observer </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a name="&lid={bookSection}{Editorial:_Gordon_Bro"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/19/gordon-brown-damian-macbride-draper">Gordon Brown must rediscover his moral compass</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>If this government is going to achieve anything of worth in its final year, the prime minister needs to transform his governing philosophy</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Barack_Obama_offers_o"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/19/obama-latin-america"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama offers olive branch to Chávez, Ortega and Latin America</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="&lid={bookSection}{Iran_jails_US_journal"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/19/iran-america-journalist-sentence"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran jails US journalist Roxana Saberi as spy</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Eight year sentence for American journalist threatening hunger strike could put strain on diplomatic relations</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a name="&lid={bookSection}{Iraq_voices:_global_o"></a><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/19/british-basra-legacy-iraq">Iraq voices</a> Leading international figures give their verdict on the record and reputation of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UK</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> forces in southern </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a title="... four different models out there among different sectors of Arab opinion. But all, governments and peoples, want to avoid a military confrontation and all want a US-Iranian accord which does not come at Arab expense. Al-Hayat." href="http://www.daralhayat.com/opinion/04-2009/Article-20090415-aaca00b5-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78f514ff76e/story.html">Abdullah al-Ashal: competing Arab visions of Iran</a> ... four different models out there among different sectors of Arab opinion. But all, governments and peoples, want to avoid a military confrontation and all want a US-Iranian accord which does not come at Arab expense. Al-Hayat.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19107/measuring_stability_and_security_in_iraq_march_2009.html">Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq, March 2009</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />Source: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Department of Defense (via Council on Foreign Relations)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04182009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/os_foreign_follies_164938.htm">Obama's Foreign Follies</a> - Ralph Peters, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">New York</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/19/bold_action_needed_on_iran">Bold action needed on Iran</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> must take several unambiguous and major steps to undo the failed policies of coercion before we can expect </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to reciprocate. <span class="attr">(By John Tirman, </span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe)</span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8006413.stm">Pressure on </a>Saberi case tests </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> president's new </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> policy </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=1501136">Hit Iran Where It Hurts</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Mark Dubowitz and Joshua D. Goodman<br />Despite its prominence as a major oil exporter, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> has significant energy vulnerabilities. Due to limited refining capabilities, it depends on gasoline imports for 40% of its domestic consumption. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> is, in fact, the second-largest importer of gasoline in the world, behind only the U.S. Iran's gasoline imports are vulnerable</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d5a52fa-2aba-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">"Smart" Sanctions Have Broader Effects on Iran's Economy</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Daniel Dombey</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/boot/62081">Cohen's Cuddly Mullahs</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Max Boot<br />Roger Cohen of the <i>New York Times</i> is rapidly becoming </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">'s foremost apologist in the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090417/FOREIGN/99964223/1140" target="_blank">Jordan’s Washington Wish</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Suha Philip Ma’ayeh | The National Jordanian politicians are hoping that King Abdullah’s visit to Washington on Tuesday will help convince US President Barack Obama that Israel, not Arab countries, is the major obstacle to the peace process. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="On the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging worldwide. Can religion and modernity thrive together? What impact will the world's rise of faith have in this century?" href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/0147.html" target="_blank">God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/opinion/commentary/" target="_blank">A 'World Turned Upside Down'?</a> BY: John Bolton | The Washington Times The Spanish Inquisition's reawakening and the unchecked rise of piracy off Somalia may not, at first glance, seem to have much in common. In fact, however, these phenomena represent an inversion of historic Western priorities.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=89483">Parties Jockey for Power in Lebanon</a> - Matt Nash, NOW Lebanon</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0812d.asp">Regime Change: Promise and Peril</a> by Stephen Kinzer</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/18/is_the_world_out_of_balance" target="_blank">Is the world out of balance?</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherhowse/5173660/A-Christian-world-under-Islams-rule.html">Christian World Under Muslim Rule</a> - Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101100">We can't forget developing countries during the global crisis</a><br /> <strong><i>By Joseph E. Stiglitz</i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4868">Middle East Sheikhs Running Amok</a> - Neil MacFarquhar, Foreign Policy</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/17/jitters-over-expected-air-attack/">Gulf States Wait for Attack on Iran</a> - A. de Borchgrave, Washington Times</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101102&categ_id=17">Assad's offer to defuse the tension in Lebanon is a welcome one</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/OPEC_Revenues/Factsheet.html">OPEC Oil Export Revenues</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />Source: Energy Information Administration</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8007305.stm">Americas rivals see signs of hope </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Latin American and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Caribbean</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> summit ends with no joint declaration, but signs of a thaw in US ties with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cuba</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8004128.stm">Gunboat politics </a>The challenge Somali piracy presents to the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/19/the_smaller_faster_cheaper_future_of_sea_power">The future of sea power</a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We have the world's largest navy. They have speedboats and machine guns. What now? <span class="attr">(By Drake Bennett, </span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66465.html">Obama says Cuba offer to discuss differences could lead to further steps</a> President Barack Obama said Sunday that Cuban leader Raul Castro's offer to discuss all issues, including the fate of political prisoners, is "a sign of progress" that could lead toward the normalization of relations between the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Cuba</span></h1> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/19/cia.torture.chief/" target="_self">Ex-CIA chief: Obama risks national security</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WINEP </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="This latest, and particularly severe, Egyptian falling-out with Iran and its allies in the Arab " href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3044" target="_blank">Egypt's Campaign against Iran Sends Washington a Signal</a></span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><u><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="color: maroon;"> </span></u><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/wests-access-to-iraqi-oil-in-doubt-20090418-aasd.html">West's Access to Iraqi Oil in Doubt</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66466.html">Iraqi parliament elects new speaker, raising hope for unity</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">The election Sunday of a new leader of </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">'s parliament could aggravate the country's ethnic and sectarian tensions, or it could prove to be a major step toward easing the longstanding friction between Sunni and Shiite Arabs.</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601104&sid=aGRvxU7dHy08&refer=mideast" target="_blank">Iran Sanctions Would Be Frozen By U.S. for Talks, Envoys Say </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Bill Varner | Bloomberg News</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration won’t impose additional sanctions on </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> if it freezes nuclear development work and joins talks over the future of its program, European diplomats said. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINTRE53D2NC20090414">Tensions in Saudi Shi'ite Town over Secession Call</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> –</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/April/middleeast_April281.xml&section=middleeast&col=">Oman Seen Close to Iran, Wary of Saudi Influence</a></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6128801.ece">US risks violence as it opens detention camps</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The freeing of so many Iraqis has fuelled fears that some will join the fight against US forces and the Iraqi Government</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8007025.stm">New speaker for Iraq parliament </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Members of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraq</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s parliament elect a new speaker, ending months of dispute about who should fill the post. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=E6C0FF349E59EFF025797F70E08186F0" target="_blank">Iraq's economy is booming six year after the operation</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/middleeast/19baghdad.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Secure Enough to Sin, Baghdad Is Back to Old Ways</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1991488&Language=en">Kurdish Along With English, Arabic Languages in New Iraqi Passport</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="New way to end Iranian nuclear conflict?" href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/17/New-way-to-end-Iranian-nuclear-conflict/UPI-77831240008793/">New way to end Iranian nuclear conflict?</a> (UPI) -- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Kazakhstan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, a former Soviet republic that has stormed to riches thanks to its abundant natural resources, may now become instrumental in solving the West's nuclear conflict with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/world/middleeast/19iran.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Iran Sentences American Journalist to 8 Years in Prison</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-lebanon-hezbollah13-2009apr13,0,5664917.story">Hizbullah No. 2: Same Leadership Directs Political and Military Wings</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> -</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/17/syria_on_the_potomac" target="_blank">Syria on the Potomac</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.metimes.com/International/2009/04/15/police_violence_torture_again_headlining_in_egypt/2026/" target="_blank">Police Violence, Torture Again Headlining in Egypt</a> BY: Joseph Mayton | The </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Middle East</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">One of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egypt</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s leading activists and social documenters was attacked in his home last week in what he and other activists are calling the continued systematic abuse of police power.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d57cc94c-2c45-11de-ae7a-00144feabdc0.html">Ahmadi-Nejad intervenes in Saberi case</a> Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad urged the judiciary to let Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist sentenced to eight years in jail on charges of espionage, to freely defend herself </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Iran disputes Caspian, Gulf claims" href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/17/Iran-disputes-Caspian-Gulf-claims/UPI-87081239987690/">Iran disputes Caspian, Gulf claims</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> (UPI) -- Claims on three islands in the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Persian Gulf</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">United Arab Emirates</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> are supported only through the use of propaganda, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD231709">Apr 17 SD# 2317 - Ahmadinejad to West: You Are Weak, Your Hands Are Empty, And You Can't Force Us to Do Anything; Nearly 7,000 Centrifuges Are Spinning Today at Natanz, Mocking You</a></span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"> </span><strong><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079213.html" target="_self">U.S.: Palestinians need not recognize Israel as Jewish state before talks</a></strong> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079197.html">What would be the timetable for Israel strike on Iran?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is near the point where producing a nuclear weapon is one of choice, not ability.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079221.html">Peace now</a> U.S. President Barack Obama's peace plan is giving </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and the entire region a rare chance for real change; it must not be missed.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079358.html">Barak to Netanyahu: We must present regional peace plan </a>Defense minister opposes PM's demand Palestinians recognize </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> as 'Jewish state'</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079089.html">Report: Israeli Spy Ring in Lebanon Infiltrated Hezbollah</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=101128">Lebanon: Alleged Spy Had High-Tech System to Transmit Data to Israel</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079358.html">Netanyahu: Recognition of Israel as Jewish not precondition for peace talks </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079369.html">Bradley Burston / Netanyahu, Obama and Zionists Against Occupation </a>The Palestinians will be able to survive the occupation. A healthy state of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> will not</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079354.html">Obama: Durban II risks 'hypocritical' Israel hatred</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079121.html">Britain goes against U.S. boycott, will attend Durban II </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079219.html">Gideon Levy: Israel, the world ignoring bombed-out Gaza</a> If Gazans don't hurry up and resume firing Qassams, nobody will take an interest in their welfare again.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079194.html">How many Jews would there be if not for the Holocaust?</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079354.html">Lieberman: Ahmadinejad invite to Durban II shows true character of summit </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/JWorld.jhtml?contrassID=19&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0" target="_blank">Gideon Levy / The Holocaust and occupation cannot be compared</a> Calling the occupation a manifestation of Nazism is incorrect, horrifically infuriating and harmful to the just Palestinian cause</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079420.html">Akiva Eldar / What would Iran's FM say in a meeting with Clinton? </a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An imaginary conversation between the pair after Obama sends </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Clinton</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> after meeting with Netanyahu.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079418.html">The prime minister's either-or dilemma</a> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trapped by contradictory elements in three arenas: defense, diplomacy and politics.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078866.html">ANALYSIS / Hezbollah and Iran have become Egyptian targets</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710721144&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Obama challenges the place of Islam </a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By HALIL M. KARAVELI </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />President ventured onto ideological battleground by praising secular democracy to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkey</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s parliament.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1239710721138">Iran Doesn't Want to Negotiate</a> - Emily Landau, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jerusalem</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710721138&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Too harsh and uncompromising?</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Where the West really went wrong in confronting </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s nuclear ambitions</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710729708&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Region: The confrontation con game </a><span class="bottomline">[ BARRY RUBIN,</span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710731373&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel yet to form stance on peace talks</a> Deputy FM Ayalon: Diplomatic plans should be in place when Netanyahu travels to US next month.</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711505&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Column One: The Pakistani dilemma </a><span class="bottomline">[ CAROLINE GLICK</span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><img src="042009f_dosyalar/image001.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3703139,00.html"><span style="color: black;">The real question </span></a> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3703139,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Israel must learn what Obama's vow to stop Iran from acquiring nukes means, says Giora Eiland </span></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3703296,00.html"><span style="color: black;">'Lieberman must be isolated' </span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3703296,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Palestinians slam Egypt's willingness to meet with new Israeli FM as detrimental to Arab caus</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3702775,00.html">America, wake up </a><span class="text16g"><b>Yossi Ben Ari says two-state solution currently a pipe dream, urges US to reexamine its </b></span></span><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mideast</span></b></span><span class="text16g"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> strategy</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3702355,00.html">Netanyahu to Mitchell: We Won't Accept Another Hamastan</a></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review </span></a></span>– Google News <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101099">Reckoning nears for the US and Israel</a> </span></span><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Rami G. Khouri</span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1003857.html">Is "Two-State" the Best Solution?</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Uri Dromi</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6122337.ece">Israelis Warn of Eritrea Flashpoint With Iran</a></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/17/jitters-over-expected-air-attack/" target="_blank">Jitters Over Expected Israeli Air Attack</a> BY: Arnaud de Borchgrave | The </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-jewish-iq18-2009apr18,0,2228388.story" target="_parent">Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/" target="_self">Times of London</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115903.ece" target="_self">Israel stands ready to bomb Iran's nuclear sites</a></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8007440.stm">Boycott-hit racism forum to open </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A UN conference on racism will open with the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Germany</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, amid concern it could become a platform for anti-Semitism. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6029" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Holland joins US-Canada-Australia-Italy-Sweden-Israel boycott of anti-racism conference </span></a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8006852.stm">Boycott blow for UN racism forum </a><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A major UN conference on racism looks to be in disarray as more western countries confirm they will not take part. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0417/p09s03-coop.html">The dictator in Iraqi hearts must be toppled</a> <span class="summary">Real change requires shifts at the individual level nudged by programs that focus on respect and accomodation.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0418/p02s04-usfp.html">US no longer towers over Latin America </a>As </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">America</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> became distracted by the war on terror after 9/11, the region sought other partners. </span></h3> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0418/p06s01-wosc.html">Wealthy nations move to shore up Pakistan </a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tokyo</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, nearly 30 countries pledged $5.28 billion to bolster its weak economy and government. </span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7998819.stm">Minority report </a>Why the Muslim vote will be vital in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s poll </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_8938"><span lang="DE">Obama's War</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> - Michael Hastings, GQ Magazine</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/18iht-edweiss.html?_r=1&ref=global">India Wary on Obama</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US">Stanley</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"> Weiss, New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/opinion/18iht-edweiss.html?ref=global">Wary on Obama</a> </span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> may be the one country where President Obama finds George W. Bush a hard act to follow. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.feer.com/international-relations/20098/april55/Pakistan-Needs-the-Worlds-Support">Pakistan Needs World's Support</a> - Husain Haqqani, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Far East</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. Econ. Review</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/19/karzai_holbrooke_gps_zakaria_96066.html">Interviews with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke</a> - <em>Real Clear Politics</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124001124687130799.html">China: A Friend or Foe?</a> - A. Browne & G. Fairclough, Wall Street Journal</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Reining_in_the_beast/articleshow/4411450.cms">Can Pakistan Rein in the ISI?</a> - Sumit Ganguly, Times of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801939.html">For China's New Left, Old Values</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Emerging </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Movement</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Views</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">State</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Power as a Remedy for Free-Market Inequalities</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Battle_Lines_Being_Drawn_In_Central_Asian_Water_Dispute/1611679.html">A River Runs Through It</a> <b><span style="color: black;">Water has always been a precious resource in </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Central Asia</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">. There is not much of it, and most of what is there is located in the region's eastern mountains. Now, "downstream" countries are trying to regulate how the "upstream" countries use water.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Article: Chinese groups court west for partnerships" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/89a0509a-2d0b-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Chinese groups court west for partnerships </a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txtgrey"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span></b></span><span class="txtgrey"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/index.html#anchor7675">‘Worse’ in 1Q09, but Not as Bad as Expected</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txtgrey"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="txtgrey"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.morganstanley.com/views/gef/index.html#anchor7676">Ready to Cope with the New Global Environment?</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/19/chinas_economic_leadership_should_start_blogging" target="_blank">China's economic leadership should start blogging</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090418/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_holbrooke">US Says Not Playing Favorites in Afghan Poll</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/crisis_was_made_in_china.html">Financial Crisis Was Made in China</a> - Alan Wood, The Australian</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-shoe-throwers20-2009apr20,0,5433935.story">Shoe throwing: India's passionate fling</a> Politicians are ducking flying footwear in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. Officials are beefing up security, even asking supporters to go barefoot. Some Westerners might smile, but there's a deeper message to this trend. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/090416/the-greatest-show-earth" target="_blank">The Greatest Show on Earth</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jason Overdorf | Global Post</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Half circus, half marathon, India's mammoth general election began Thursday, with some 140 million voters casting their ballots in a free-for-all that has so far defied pundits for a prediction. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6062" target="_blank">China's Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19109/report_on_progress_toward_security_and_stability_in_afghanistan_january_2009.html">Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, January 2009</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br />Source: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Department of Defense (via Council on Foreign Relations)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp041809.shtml">Top Diplomat Says US Building Central, South Asian Capabilities For Development</a> <span class="maintxt">US Assistant Secretary Of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher says that while the United States actively works to promote security and cooperation in Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, in many cases itÕs up to the governments themselves to take responsibility for addressing the challenges they face</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&refer=columnist_pesek&sid=a42cObeO0H_Y" target="_blank">Geithner's Biggest Problem Is Dollar, Not China</a> BY: William Pesek | Bloomberg News It’s a bit rich for </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> politicians to berate Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for not labeling </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> as a currency manipulator.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6122338.ece">Revolt stirs among China’s nuclear ghosts</a> Up to 190,000 may have died as a result of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s weapons tests: now ailing survivors want compensation</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124006120569931959.html">China Fund Reopens<br />Its Door to Europe </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s sovereign wealth fund is planning to ramp up its international investment this year, including in European countries it had once shunned.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Japanese Brazilians living in Japan are fuming over a new government program offering unemployed foreigners of Japanese descent money to go home -- and not come back" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/vQPqFZdv6dQ/0,8599,1892469,00.html" target="_blank">Japan to Immigrants: Thanks, You Can Go Home Now</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB124001124687130799.html">China, Friend or Foe? </a>The Pentagon views the rapidly expanding Chinese military as the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s top potential rival. Andrew Browne and Gordon Fairclough on the reality of the "</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> threat."</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800792.html">India's Muslims See Bias in Housing</a> Recent Increase Is Blamed on Islamist Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai Last Fall</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6128621.ece">ANALYSIS: India's brisk trade in child slaves </a> Human Rights Watch reports brisk trade in people trafficking in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, which has an estimated 15 million child slaves</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/opinion/20nadery.html?ref=global">Afghan Women March, America Turns Away</a></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US">By NADER NADERY and HASEEB HUMAYOON </span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">To defeat the forces of oppression in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Afghanistan</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, the Obama administration must promote and protect the ideals of democracy and human rights. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd9609d0-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Opinion: Europe’s left is failing to gain from the crisis</a> In no major European country is the main leftwing party, in or out of government, surging ahead. The public mood appears sceptical, <span class="bodystrong">writes John Lloyd </span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6124748.ece">ETA military chief held after joint police raid</a> Basque separatist organisation is in crisis as arrest of Jurdan Martitegi Lazaso lands a further blow to morale</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="LETTER FROM WASHINGTON; Republicans Firing Blanks at Obama" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/19iht-lett20.html?scp=6&sq=turkey&st=nyt">LETTER FROM WASHINGTON; Republicans Firing Blanks at Obama</a> Mr. Rove joined Mr. Gingrich in expressing shock that Mr. Obama seemed to empathize with <b>Turkey</b>’s secular politics during a speech he made in Ankara to the Muslim world. Do they prefer </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s brand...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">April 19, 2009</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span class="byline">By ALBERT R. HUNT</span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5f681a-2b79-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Editorial Comment: Man without allies</a> Mr Sarkozy needs to concentrate on the quality of his insults rather than on buffoonery. He must cease using the French presidency for his personal amusement and aggrandisement and study the masters </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/matthewd_ancona/5179014/Labours-Watergate-leaves-trust-and-dignity-in-the-gutter.html">Labour's Watergate Scandal</a> - Matthew d'Ancona, Daily Telegraph</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/joan-smith/joan-smith-le-prsident-is-petulant-and-out-of-his-depth-1670897.html">Sarkozy: Le Petulant President</a> - Joan Smith, The Independent</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/eta-reeling-after-arrest-of-military-commander-in-france-1671334.html">Eta reeling after arrest of commander in France</a> Joint police operation produced eight further detentions and dealt a heavy blow to armed separatist movement.</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5fdabb62-2d27-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Steinmeier launches chancellor bid </a>The campaign ahead of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Germany</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s September election swung into motion on Sunday when Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Social Democratic foreign minister, launched an early bid to become the country’s next chancello</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a76370ec-2d26-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Global Insight: Where are the stars to defend German policy? </a>The economic crisis is revealing a serious German deficit in academic economists prepared to take on US counterparts and defend Berlin’s plans for combating the recession, writes <span class="bodystrong">Ralph Atkins </span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Sizing Up Russia – NATO Relations " href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9207">Sizing Up Russia – NATO Relations </a></span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CAST </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A Russian perspective on Russia-NATO relations</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124006120569931959.html">China Fund Reopens<br />Its Door to Europe </a>China's sovereign wealth fund is planning to ramp up its international investment this year, including in European countries it had once shunned.</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H12 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Battle_Lines_Being_Drawn_In_Central_Asian_Water_Dispute/1611679.html">A River Runs Through It</a> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Water has always been a precious resource in </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Central Asia</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">. There is not much of it, and most of what is there is located in the region's eastern mountains. Now, "downstream" countries are trying to regulate how the "upstream" countries use water.</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/translating-russias-military-r/">Translating Russia’s Military Reform</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19levy.html?ref=weekinreview">The Georgian and Putin: A Hate Story</a> By CLIFFORD J. LEVY Behind the tensions that have already brought a war are two men who just don’t get along.</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/19/the_incredible_shrinking_russia_96058.html">The Incredible Shrinking Russia</a> - George Will, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Post</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1016/42/376326.htm">Creating a New Reset Button</a> - Mikhail Margelov, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Moscow</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Times</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PostGlobal: <a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/sais/nexteurope/2009/04/russias_non-democracy.html?hpid=talkbox1">Russia's Non-Democracy</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/mission_accomplished_in_chechn.html">Mission Accomplished - In Chechnya</a> – Stratfor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090417_russia_foiled_al_qaeda_plot">Russia: A Foiled Al Qaeda Plot?</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s internal security apparatus claims to have thwarted an al Qaeda attack on Russian soil. But there are holes in the claim and good reasons to make it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=358" target="_blank">Is the End of the Chechen Conflict Near?</a> BY: Jason Vaughn | Diplomatic Courier The question is whether or not Chechnya is really so secure as such an announcement would suggest. It is true that since outright war began in 1999 and after lulling into a more classical but less successful (than during the 1st Chechen war) Chechen anti-guerrilla campaign, the conflict itself has been trending downwards in violence with the passage of time. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Sizing Up Russia – NATO Relations " href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9207">Sizing Up Russia – NATO Relations </a><strong>CAST</strong> A Russian perspective on Russia-NATO relations</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0aae476-2b67-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">IMF set to unlock loan to Ukraine</a> Recession-battered </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ukraine</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> received a boost in confidence on Friday, as an International Monetary Fund mission said it would advise senior management to unlock a $16.4bn stand-by loan </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/417ae87e-2b4f-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Chechnya reaps reward of fragile stablity </a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has lifted its security regime in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chechnya</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – a move that could lead to the withdrawal of 20,000 Russian forces deployed in the region that has been ravaged by two civil wars since the fall of the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Soviet Union</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-basque-arrest20-2009apr20,0,7680536.story">French police arrest top ETA suspect</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jurdan Martitegi Lizaso, captured in southern </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">France</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, is said to be the head of the 'military' wing; eight others are arrested in joint raids launched with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Spain</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115928.ece">ANALYSIS: Same facts, different viewpoints </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has changed its interpretation of the Iranian threat and says </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is adopting a 'worst-case' scenario</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Andrew Sullivan <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article6121738.ece">Obama likes to play for time but now he faces key decisions at home and abroad </a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6115903.ece">Israeli military stands ready to bomb Iran </a>The Israeli military is preparing to launch an aerial assault within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6128206.ece">The gloomsters are wrong</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Don't expect an overnight cure, we still have a difficult year ahead, but the foundations of economic recovery are in place</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Guest Contributors</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rosemary_righter/article6128315.ece">Britain should boycott this UN charade</a> We should beware this anti-racism conference that spreads intolerance <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/comment/columnists/rosemary_righter/">Rosemary Righter</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article6098276.ece" target="_blank">Team Obama: Survival of the smartest</a> William A Galston of the Brookings Institution says the president should tread carefully — and Sarah Baxter introduces the key players in Team Obama </span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article6098276.ece">100 days in the hot seat </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Is Barack Obama delivering change we can believe in?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6128801.ece">US risks violence as it opens detention camps</a> The freeing of so many Iraqis has fuelled fears that some will join the fight against US forces and the Iraqi Government</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6117242.ece">Obama shakes hands with Hugo Chavez </a>The meeting, at </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Summit</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> of the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Americas</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Trinidad</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, was a symbolic moment after years of antagonism and outright hostility</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6126581.ece">Diplomatic crisis over jailing of US journalist</a> Barack Obama's attempts at reconciliation with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> have been threatened by the sentence handed to Roxana Saberi</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6128691.ece">A Travesty of Justice</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tehran</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s newest foreign prisoner is brave and innocent</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124000916299330597.html">Josef Joffe: Obama's Popularity Doesn't Mean Much Abroad </a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19stevenson.html?ref=weekinreview">Capitalism After the Fall</a> - Richard Stevenson, New York Times</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Check.asp?idArticle=16400&r=cflvb">Putting the Toothpaste Back into the Tube</a> <span class="deck">Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke needs to spell out how he plans to head off hyperinflation.</span> by Andy Kessler</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="title"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Check.asp?idArticle=16391&r=btmiu">When Bigger Isn't Better</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><span class="deck">Some banks are too large to be managed properly. </span><span class="byline">by Irwin M. Stelzer</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/fortune-500-loses-85/meltdown/">Fortune 500 Earnings Drop 85%</a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/focdebate"><b>‘We screwed up and have to pay the consequences’ </b>Video: Sir Martin Sorrell, Jorma Ollila, Chris Giles and Lionel Barber debate the failure of capitalists and hopes for recovery</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5c5ebb6-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">In search of an Obama doctrine</a> The pragmatic and persevering president will no doubt keep plugging away despite disappointments. Soon, other national leaders who say they so admire him will have to return more than warm feelings, writes <a title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Clive Crook" href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/clivecrook">Clive Crook</a> </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><a name="dd9609d0-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd9609d0-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe’s left is failing to gain from the crisis</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The revolution is not under way, says John Lloyd </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><a name="ae436dbc-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0"></a><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae436dbc-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Inflation is looming on America’s horizon</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Feldstein looks into the Fed’s future </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/94a72d0a-2b7c-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Isolation will not free Cuba</a> If Barack Obama is defending the embargo with his new approach, he is defending it in a way that makes manifest its obsolescence and illogic, writes <a title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Christopher Caldwell" href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/christophercaldwell" target="_blank">Christopher Caldwell</a> </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f0bef86-2d0c-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Steeled for stress</a></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As tests are completed on how much fresh capital US banks may need, economists question </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s approach</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fb28bc72-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">The folly of hoping for the fiscal best</a> A prudent chancellor should err on the side of caution in the Budget. Fiscal austerity will be the dominant feature of British politics for the next decade </span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Article: Banks told bail-out repayments must be in US economic interest" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4fcfd83e-2d44-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Banks told bail-out repayments must be in US economic interest </a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f435f4d4-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">Do not enclose the cultural commons</a> The European parliament should oppose a proposal to extend copyright for performers and producers of recorded music to 95 years from the current 50. It will do nothing to cultivate creativity </span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c5f681a-2b79-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Man without allies</a> Mr Sarkozy needs to concentrate on the quality of his insults rather than on buffoonery. He must cease using the French presidency for his personal amusement and aggrandisement and study the masters </span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/de6bc4e0-2b78-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">A lid to be lifted</a> Tax havens: As a crackdown on financial secrecy and the evasion of fiscal obligations puts pressure on places that earn a living from that discretion, their clients face awkward choices</span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a52122e-2c48-11de-ae7a-00144feabdc0.html">Obama wins praise at summit but feels heat on Cuba</a> US President Barack Obama discussed a new regional partnership with Latin American and Caribbean leaders, and he won early approval from Venezuela, a strident critic of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/494fe5c0-2bba-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">Washington dilemma on race conference</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> participation in the UN’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Durban</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> conference remains undecided as black lobbyists urge Barack Obama to affirm his opposition to discrimination while pro-Israel groups call for a boycott </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1cf3448a-2d19-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html">China set to invest again in Europe </a>The head of </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">’s flagship sovereign wealth fund is looking to invest in </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Europe</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> after expressing relief that snubs from the continent saved </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> from embarrassing investment losses last year </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama-presidency19-2009apr19,0,1035963.story">A new direction for America </a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="centerleadin"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ambition and audacity: </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama, nearing 100 days as president, sees the economic crisis as reason to reshape government, business and even everyday life.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Iraq elects parliament speaker after 4-month impasse" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-speaker20-2009apr20,0,4249650.story">Iraq elects parliament speaker after 4-month impasse</a> The selection of the mild-mannered Iyad Samarrai of the Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party is seen as a setback to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="A truth commission on torture is needed" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten18-2009apr18,0,3664451.story" target="_self">A truth commission on torture is needed</a> By TIMOTHY RUTTEN </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">We need to know if, as former Bush administration officials insist, torture worked in preventing attacks on Americans.</span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Americans' medical files go digital, by way of Asia" href="http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-fg-philippines-transcribe19-2009apr19,0,902588.story">Americans' medical files go digital, by way of Asia</a> Low-paid transcriptionists in the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Philippines</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and elsewhere are helping to keep the huge </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> healthcare bureaucracy running.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-latin19-2009apr19,0,3636822.story">Obama's charisma can't outshine Cuba issue</a> President Obama's moves regarding the island nation are not enough for other leaders at the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Summit</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> of the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Americas</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-americas20-2009apr20,0,3878264.story">Obama defends greeting Hugo Chavez</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president says Americans want him to interact with foreign leaders and that the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has nothing to fear from </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Venezuela</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b>American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/us/politics/19lobby.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Despite Major Plans, Obama Taking Softer Stands</a></strong> President Obama is well known for bold proposals that have raised expectations, but his administration has shown a tendency for compromise and caution, and even a willingness to capitulate on some early initiatives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" target="_self">Rasmussen Reports</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/states_general/texas/in_texas_31_say_state_has_right_to_secede_from_u_s_but_75_opt_to_stay" target="_self">In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., But 75% Opt To Stay</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brian Knowlton / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/us/politics/20cong.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Obama Advisers Challenge G.O.P. to Offer Alternatives</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: gray;"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>– <span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b> <span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us" target="_self">Wall Street Journal</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123998769476529637.html" target="_self">Jobless Rate Climbs in 46 States, With California at 11.2%</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jeffrey M. Jones / <a href="http://www.gallup.com/" target="_self">Gallup</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/117598/Obama-Averages-Approval-First-Quarter.aspx" target="_self">Obama Averages 63% Approval in His First Quarter</a></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/17/mccain-strategist-warns-gop-risks-religious-party" target="_self">McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming ‘Religious Party’</a></span></strong></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/concoughlin/5181401/Barack-Obama-must-beware-of-playing-party-politics-with-security.html">Barack Obama must beware of playing party politics with security</a> There is little new in the revelations that the CIA had used White House-sanctioned methods of torture, writes </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Con Coughlin. </span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5172912/Nuclear-weapons-can-no-longer-be-justified-even-by-Cold-War-warriors.html">Realism & Nuclear Disarmament</a> - Malcom Rifkind, Daily Telegraph</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/tomleonard/5183900/Socialism-is-no-longer-an-insult-but-it-is-a-bit-of-a-joke.html">Socialism is no longer an insult, but it is a bit of a joke</a> The s-word was once the worst thing you could call an American, but the recession has sparked a revival in its fortunes, writes </span><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tom Leonard</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">. </span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18 </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-iiosi-happy-list-2009-1671054.html">The <i>IoS</i> Happy List 2009</a> Fed up with lists that celebrate the rich and the bonus brigade?</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> David Randall</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> introduces the antidote: 100 people who make Britain a better, happier place.</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-iiosi-happy-list-2009--the-100-1671055.html">The <i>IoS</i> Happy List 2009 - the 100</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-hostage-to-divisions-in-iran-1671344.html">Leading article: Hostage to divisions in Iran</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19shane.html?ref=weekinreview">Torture Versus War</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SCOTT SHANE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What is it about the terrible intimacy of torture that so disturbs and captivates the public?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1079435.html">Why Lawrence of Arabia is still relevant, from Gaza to Kabul </a>Armies worldwide realizing they'll be more effective if they're familiar with enemy territory, local culture</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6124748.ece">ETA military chief held after joint police raid</a> Basque separatist organisation is in crisis as arrest of Jurdan Martitegi Lazaso lands a further blow to morale</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/04/19/the_smaller_faster_cheaper_future_of_sea_power">The future of sea power</a></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">We have the world's largest navy. They have speedboats and machine guns. What now? <span class="attr">(By Drake Bennett, </span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe)</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Thomas E. Ricks / <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/" target="_self">Washington Post</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603483.html" target="_self">Why We Should Get Rid of West Point</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Want to trim the federal budget and improve the military at the same time? Shut down </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">West Point</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Annapolis</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Air</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Force</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Academy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, and use some of the savings to expand ROTC scholarships.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/newly-released-olc-memo-inadvertently-reveals-missing-detainee-0416" target="_self">Newly Released Memo Inadvertently Reveals CIA Held (and Abused) Missing Prisoner</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — Among the OLC memos released today, one appears to inadvertently reveal that a top al-Qaida suspect captured in northern Iraq in January 2004 was held by the CIA in a secret prison.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/18/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-was-waterboarded-183-times-in-one-month/" target="_self">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Was Waterboarded 183 Times in One Month</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — I've put this detail in a series of posts, but it really deserves a full post. According to the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">May 30, 2005</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Bradbury memo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times in March 2003 and Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times in August 2002.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f17e2d4-2bb1-11de-b806-00144feabdc0.html">UK woes threaten to delay jetfighter contract</a> Pressure on the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UK</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">'s defence budget is holding up an agreement between European nations to sign off on a contract to build the next instalment of Eurofighter Typhoon..</span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/04/19/how_america_turned_to_torture">How America turned to torture</a> President Obama was right to release Justice Department memos that show government lawyers looking to justify the use of harsh interrogation techniques by the CIA against terror suspects. It calls for a deeper investigation into who authorized these techniques. <span class="attr">(</span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Boston</span></span><span class="attr"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Globe)</span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041801992_pf.html">Army More Selective as Economy Lags</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/translating-russias-military-r/">Translating Russia’s Military Reform</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66433.html">Gates tailors defense plan to win war with Congress</a> Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to overhaul military spending practices and strategy signals a new Pentagon willingness to play hardball politics with lawmakers in Congress.</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6115286.ece">UK intelligence prosecution fear over torture memos </a>MI5 and MI6, which gained valuable info from confessions extracted by US, fear prosecution for their indirect role</span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/world/middleeast/18zubaydah.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Divisions Arose on Rough Tactics for Qaeda Figure</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The first use of waterboarding and other rough treatment against a prisoner from Al Qaeda was ordered by senior Central Intelligence Agency officials despite the belief of interrogators that the prisoner had already told them all he knew</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mark Mazzetti / <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/us/politics/18detain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">C.I.A. Memos Could Bring More Disclosures</a></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/fbi-spyware-pro.html" target="_self">Documents: FBI Spyware Has Been Snaring Extortionists, Hackers for Years</a></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></strong></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/apples-new-weapon/">Apple’s New Weapon</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/part-4-professors-in-the-trenc/">Professors in the Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics (Part 4)</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/at-war-with-gen-jack-keane/">At War with Gen. Jack Keane</a></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19Science-t.html?ref=magazine">Why Isn’t the Brain Green?</a> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Decision scientists are trying to figure out why it’s so hard for us to get into a green mind-set. Their answers may be more crucial than any technological advance in combating environmental challenges.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1194/global-warming-belief-by-religion">Faith in Global Warming — Religious Groups’ Views on Earth Warming Evidence</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/" target="_self">Rasmussen Reports</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><strong><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/environment/energy_update" target="_self">Only 34% Now Blame Humans for Global Warming</a></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4376-prosperity-or-peril-the-next-phase-of-globalization">Prosperity or Peril? The Next Phase of Globalization</a> The seventh annual Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs explores the positive and negative effects of globalization. Keynotes and featured presenters include: <strong>Ban Ki-moon</strong>, Secretary-General of the United Nations; <strong>Paul R. Krugman</strong>, Professor of Economics and International Affairs at the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Woodrow</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Wilson</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">School</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics; and <strong>Eric Schmidt</strong>, Chairman and CEO of Google Inc</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4324-the-tyranny-of-oil-the-worlds-most-powerful-industry-and-what-we-must-do-to-stop-it">The Tyranny of Oil: The World`s Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do to Stop It</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a title="Devising policies to mitigate greenhouse gases responsible for climate change is one of the great challenges facing the U.S. Options that are effective and politically feasible must not just be cost-effective but also consider the realities of passing ma" href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP252/index.html" target="_blank">Evaluating Options for U.S. Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Using Multiple Criteria</a></span></p></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Harvey Mansfield has a <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/366vrllo.asp">question for the economists</a>: Is the overly predicted life worth living?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Culture & barbarism: Terry Eagleton on <a href="http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=2488">metaphysics in a time of terrorism</a>. Western postmodernism has roots in the failure of revolutionary politics, says <b>Terry Eagleton</b>. Islamism is a response to the defeat of the Muslim Left, with religion replacing politics... <a href="http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=2488">more<b>»</b></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Autism</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> has 111 recognized treatments. Familes will try many of these. None of them works, though all seem to – for a while... <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215076/">more<b>»</b></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/194610" target="_self">Blocking the Sun</a> Scientists think it's time to get Plan B ready</span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4331-in-praise-of-weak-incentives">In Praise of Weak Incentives</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“Rich, artistic, brilliant, oversexed (or undersexed), neurotic, and ultimately tragic.” Yeah, it’s that <b>brooding Wittgenstein family</b> again... <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i33/33b00401.htm">more<b>»</b></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Human Affairs</i>, a special issue on <a href="http://versita.metapress.com/content/v006n6271qg4/?p=f2aed624fd4241f69b4c04b9f9ab17d5&pi=0">Pragmatism in the Contemporary World</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>TNR</i>, a <a href="http://www.tnr.com/toc/story.html?id=f89e5a9b-970c-4551-888b-6dcfab0761e7">review</a> of <i>Children of the Revolution: The French, 1799-1914</i> by Robert Gildea.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Natural habitats – trees, water, wildlife – give us a sense of deep pleasure, says <b>Paul Bloom</b>. At the same time, we feel anxiety about the possibility of nature’s loss... <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19wwln-lede-t.html">more<b>»</b></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1891468,00.html">How to Raise the Standard in America's Schools</a> - Walter Isaacson, Time</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/books/review/Uchitelle-t.html?ref=books">'Animal Spirits'</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By GEORGE A. AKERLOF and ROBERT J. SHILLER<br />Reviewed by LOUIS UCHITELLE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Two economists argue that human emotions cause booms and busts, and advocate for broader, more permanent, more disciplinary regulation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/weekinreview/19mcgrath.html?ref=weekinreview">The Artful Codger</a> </span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By CHARLES McGRATH</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Age can bring a newfound simplicity to artists. 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border-width: medium medium 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="236"> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">IraqSlogger</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/drg/index.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Global Power Barometer</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.juancole.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Juan Cole</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum">Kevin Drum</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p><pre><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';" lang="EN-US"> </span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-44958552814100686312009-04-18T08:25:00.001+03:002009-04-18T08:26:37.247+03:00Obama’nın Ardından<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CADMINI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h1 {mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; page-break-after:avoid; mso-outline-level:1; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning:0pt;} p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:#C41900; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.hp {mso-style-name:hp;} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt 70.85pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style><h1>Şanlı Bahadır Koç – 17 Nisan 2009</h1> <h1><span class="hp"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal">ABD Başkanı Barack Obama’nın görev süresinin hemen başında Türkiye’yi ziyaret etmesinin neden, anlam ve muhtemel sonuçlarını geziden önce tahlil etmeye çalışmıştık. (Bkz, “<a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/yazigoster.asp?ID=3070&kat1=&kat2=2">Obama’nın Türkiye Gezisi ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri</a>”, 27 Mart 2009, ASAM web sitesi). Bu yazıdaysa Obama’nın gezi sırasında yaptığı açıklamaları değerlendirmeye çalışacağız.
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">ABD için Türkiye’nin gönlünü almak kolay, maliyetsiz ve potansiyel olarak ödüllendiricidir. Tahmin ettiğimiz gibi Obama Müslüman dünyaya “sesleniş konuşmasını” Türkiye’de yapmış ve ülkesinin Müslüman dünya ile savaşta olmadığını belirtmiş ve Filistin-İsrail çatışması konusunda iki devletli çözüme olan bağlılığını dile getirmiştir. ABD Başkanı Türkiye’nin önemini ise “nerede olduğu, ne olduğu, ne yaptığı ve ne yapabileceği” gibi dört temel üzerine bina etmektedir. Türkiye ABD’nin ilgilendiği bir çok bölge ve çatışmanın göbeğinde ya da yakınındadır. Bazı özellikleri (demokratik, Müslüman, NATO üyesi, dinamik ekonomi, AB adayı vs)<span style=""> </span>bir arada bulundurması nedeniyle biriciktir. Yakın dönemde başta Orta Doğu’da olmak üzere çevresinde aktif bir dış politika izlemekte,<span style=""> </span>genelde sorunların çözümü için ciddi bir çaba harcamakta ve bir ölçüde de etkili olmaktadır Son olarak, ABD’nin Irak’tan Afganistan’a, İran’dan Ermenistan’a kadar bir dizi konuda Türkiye’den beklenti, talep ve ihtiyacı vardır.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Başkan Obama’nın Türkiye gezisi kamuoyunda genelde başarılı olarak değerlendirildi ve Türk-Amerikan ilişkilerinde Bush döneminde yaşanan sorunlu dönemin bitişinin habercisi olarak görüldü. Bu değerlendirmelerde önemli oranda haklılık payı vardır.<span style=""> </span>Bir çok gözlemcinin de dikkat çektiği gibi Obama gezisi sırasında Türk iç siyasetine laik-İslamcı tartışmasına taraf olarak görünmekten özellikle kaçınmış ve dengeli bir pozisyon tutturmuştur. Türkiye’nin laik demokrasisine ve Atatürk’e verdiği referanslar genelde olumlu yankı bulmuştur. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ancak Obama’nın, mütevazi bir dış politika izleyeceğine, daha çok dinlemek istediğine, ders vermekten kaçınacağına yönelik yaptığı açıklamalara rağmen, zaman zaman bu resmin dışına çıktığı da görülmüştür. Örneğin, PKK ile işbirliğinin artacağı işareti vermesine rağmen bunun altını somut ifadelerle doldurmamış olmasına rağmen,<span style=""> </span>Heybeliada Ruhban okuluna yaptığı referans ile daha fazla ayrıntıya girmekten kaçınmamıştır. Ayrıca, Türkiye’nin “Kürt nüfusuna” “demokrasi, eğitim ve fırsat” verilmesi çağrısı yapması, başka bir konuşmasında “Kürt azınlık” ifadesini kullanması, Ermenistan sınırının açılması için Türkiye’ye telkinde bulunurken Erivan’a bu konuda hiçbir “ödev vermemiş olması”, ABD’nin kendi tarihindeki olumsuzluklarla Türkiye arasında paralellikler kurması rahatsız edici olmuştur.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">ABD’nin PKK ve Kürt konularındaki politikaları ve söyleminin nedeni ve amacını teşhis etmek hala kolay değildir. ABD bu soruna “masumca” bakıp en optimal ve akılcı çözümün daha fazla özgürlükler olduğunu mu düşünmektedir, yoksa bu konuyu gerektiğinde Türkiye’ye karşı<span style=""> </span>kullanabileceği bir koz olarak mı değerlendirmektedir, yoksa Türkiye’de bir çok kişinin korktuğu gibi, ABD’nin önce Irak sonra da Türkiye’nin toprak bütünlüğünü tehdit edecek uzun dönemli planları mı vardır, bu hala belli değildir. Başkan Obama’nın Türkiye’ye bu kadar ihtiyacı olduğu bir dönemde bile Kürt ve Ermeni konularında Türkiye’ye belki kibar ama yine de parıltısının etkisiyle ilk başta daha az fark edilse bile giderek anlaşılan<span style=""> </span>mesaj ve ödevler vermesi şaşırtıcıdır.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bu satırların yazarı Başkan Obama’nın hem ABD, hem Türkiye ve hem de dünya için olumlu bir çok işe imza atmaya aday bir lider olduğunu düşünmeye devam etmektedir. Ancak bu durum Obama’nın gezisi sırasında söylediği bazı sözlerin olumsuz şeyler çağrıştırmasına engel değildir. Obama’nın Türk iç siyasetine müdahale anlamına gelebilecek türde yaptığı açıklamalar, örneğin daha önceki ABD Başkanı tarafından hiç yapılmamıştı. Ayrıca Obama’nın değişik övgü sözleri arasında ve sonrasında kullandığı eleştirel, talepkar ve vaazkar dili, örneğin Fransız Parlamentosu’nda Cezayir konusunda, ya da Yunanistan’da Türk azınlık konusunda ya da Hindistan Meclisi’nde Keşmir konusunda kullanabileceği çok şüphelidir. Nasıl bir Türk Cumhurbaşkanı ABD Kongresi’nde konuşurken Amerika’nın idam cezasını kaldırmayı düşünmesi gerektiğini söyle(ye)mezse, ABD Başkanı’nın da TBMM’de yaptığı konuşmada bazı konulara daha hassas yaklaşması gerekirdi. Bu sözler Obama’nın söylediklerinde haklılık payı olup olmaması ile ilgili değildir. Buradaki esas konu<span style=""> </span>Türkiye’nin egemenliğini ilgilendiren konularda takınılması gereken tavırdır.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Obama’nın gezi sırasında dile getirdiği “model ortaklık”</span> konusu ise hala yeterince netlik kazanmış değildir. Bunun bir soru-cevap seansında ağzından “öyle” çıkmış bir ifade mi, yoksa zamanla altı doldurulacak kavramsal bir yenilik mi olduğunu şimdiden kesin olarak söylemek zordur. Konu ile akla gelen bazı ihtimaller şunlardır: Washington, 1) Müslüman dünya ile bozulan ilişkilerini önce Türkiye ile düzelterek bu örneği daha sonra diğer Müslüman ülkelerle “barışmanın” bir ilk adımı olarak kullanmak istiyor. 2) “Stratejik ortaklık” kavramının anlamını, çekiciliğini ve inandırıcılığını kaybettiğini fark ettiği için yıpranmamış yeni bir ifade olarak bunu öne sürüyor. 3) Bu ifadeye liberal bir anlam yükleyerek Türkiye’nin iç ve dış politikası ile beklenti ve taleplerinin üzerine yeni bir kap geçiriyor.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Obama’nın gezisinin beklenenden veya olabilecekten daha az başarılı geçtiği iddia edilebilir. Bu kadar erken gerçekleşen bir gezi için, ABD Yönetiminde konu ile ilgili bazı pozisyonlar boş olduğu da düşünüldüğünde, yeterince hazırlık yapılmamış olduğu söylenebilir. Acaba bu gezi Obama Yönetimi’nin Türkiye’yi de ilgilendiren konulardaki yaklaşımları biraz belirginleştikten ve olgunlaştıktan sonra yapılsa daha verimli olur muydu sorusu meşrudur. Elbette kapalı kapılar ardında ne konuşulduğunu bilemiyoruz ancak Türkiye’nin amaçları, çıkarları ve tehdit algılamalarının yeni ABD Başkanı’na etkili bir şekilde anlatıldığını umuyoruz. Obama ile beraber ABD dış politikasında çoğu Türkiye açısından olumlu bir çok gelişme yaşanmaktadır. Ankara ve Washington’un beraberce çalışabileceği ve mesafe alabileceği bir konu vardır. Ancak bu iyimserliğin bizi iki ülke arasında yaşanabilecek potansiyel çatışma alanlarını görmezden gelmek, onlara hazırlıksız veya gevşek yakalanmak gibi bir hataya da sürüklememesi gerekir. Türkiye’nin kendi iç meseleleri konusunda müdahale görüntüsü verebilecek ifade ve eylemlere karşı hazırlıklı olması gerekir.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-71610754212039957422009-04-17T09:43:00.001+03:002009-04-17T09:43:28.725+03:00April 17, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; margin-left: 5.25pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="border: 0.5pt solid silver; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; background: rgb(217, 217, 217) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 18cm; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="680"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -3.8pt;"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">041709f</span><a name="top"></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">FOREIGN PRESS REVIEW (FPR) - </span></b><span lang="EN-US">‘Relevant news, views, comments and analyses for informed debate’ Compiled by Şanlı Bahadır Koç from <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">ASAM (Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies)</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> --</span> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d5a52fa-2aba-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Flames to douse</a> America and Iran: As it tries to reset relations, Washington faces the problem that Tehran’s nuclear programme is gathering pace all the while – and regional powers are at best wary<b style=""><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">McClatchy <b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66368.html">U.S. experts: Pakistan on course to become Islamist state</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A growing number of U.S. intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials have concluded that there's little hope of preventing nuclear-armed Pakistan from disintegrating into fiefdoms controlled by Islamist warlords and terrorists, posing the a greater threat to the U.S. than Afghanistan's terrorist haven did before 9/11<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66360.html">Plan for Palestinian state is 'dead end,' Israel tells U.S.</a> In a direct challenge to President Barack Obama's commitment to rejuvenate moribund Mideast peace talks, Israel on Thursday dismissed American-led efforts to establish a Palestinian state and laid out new conditions for renewed negotiations<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p06s07-wogn.html">Mitchell visit to Israel: Does Obama's path to Iran pass through Jewish settlements?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peace envoy's trip is part of sweeping effort to demonstrate a broader US approach toward regional peace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p08s04-comv.html">Obama's back door to Iran ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">First create trust by seeking a deal on Afghanistan – it's a mess for both.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p06s10-wosc.html">Briefing: Who are the Taliban?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The umbrella organization includes many different groups fighting the Afghan government and Western forces.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://israelpolicyforum.ngphost.com/blog/emanuel-says-obama-insists-implementing-two-state-solution-no-ifs-ands-or-buts">Emanuel Says Obama Insists On Implementing Two State Solution, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078889.html">Obama wants Israel to hold parallel talks with Palestinians and Syria</a> U.S. believes breakthrough in peace process between Israel and the Arab states would curb Iran's influence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078897.html">Yossi Melman / I would advise Netanyahu to attack Iran</a> Such a move would serve the interests of the West and the Arab world, but they can ill afford to admit it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078888.html">IDF deal for F-35 sours over soaring costs of fighter jets</a> Senior IAF officers insist on purchasing the jets to deal with future battle threats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078881.html">ANALYSIS / Israel will need F-35s to deal with Iran</a> If Russia supplies the Iranians with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, IDF will urgently need a stealth plane<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://aawsat.com/english/news.asp%3Fsection%3D2%26id%3D16422&ct=ga&cd=dRCNIoOglXY&usg=AFQjCNEY0PK99zOO-XKP9XePF0IKgeRwhg" target="_blank">Why there is Always a Military Solution</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Asharq Alawsat<span style=""> </span></span>By <b>Amir Taheri<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/17/nicolas-sarkozy-obama-zapaterom-merkel">Sarkozy's verdict on fellow leaders</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama 'not always up to scratch' and Zapatero 'perhaps not very intelligent', says French premier <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/russia-chechnya-anti-terrorism">Russia ends Chechen campaign</a><span style=""> </span>End to counterterrorist operations in Chechnya signals formal end of Kremlin's war in republic<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/chechnya-russia-analysis">Analysis: pullout overdue and overplayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/17/world-economies-global-recession">How world economies measure up in a global recession</a><span style=""> </span>A round up of international economies and how well they are coping during the recession<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090416_geopolitical_diary_russia_announces_mission_complete">Geopolitical Diary: Russia Announces Mission Complete </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Kremlin said April 16 that its counterterrorism operations in Chechnya have concluded.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fouad Ajami on how history may yet prove <a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/42821092.html">Samuel Huntington’s "clash of civilizations"</a> right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123985039819323867.html#mod=rss_opinion_main">Speaking Truth to Muslim Power</a> - Reuel Marc Gerecht, Wall Street Journal Obama does no favors to Islam by ignoring its internal debates.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13272076">More</a> and <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20069.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/71354-the-gamble-by-thomas-e.-ricks/">more</a> on <i>The Gamble</i> by Thomas Ricks.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/iran_contrary">Stop calling Iran's leaders irrational</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A<a href="http://www.aclu.org/" target="_self">CLU</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/olc_memos.html" target="_self">Abuse of Power: The Bush Administration's Secret Legal Memos</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></cite><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17detain.html?ref=todayspaper">Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the C.I.A.</a><span style=""> </span>As the White House released secret memos describing interrogation techniques, it said it would not prosecute those who carried out the practices. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16text-obama.html">President Obama’s Statement</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://documents.nytimes.com/justice-department-memos-on-interrogation-techniques#p=1">Read the Memos</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Taliban Exploit Class Rifts to Gain Ground in Pakistan</a><span style=""> </span>The militants have organized landless tenants against wealthy landlords in a strategy that poses broad dangers for the rest of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17brooks.html?ref=opinion">A Loud and Promised Land</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In Israel, the most emotionally intense experiences are national ones, so the public-private distinction was bound to erode<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17krugman.html?ref=opinion">Green Shoots and Glimmers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With all the talk of signs of recovery, there are still real reasons to be cautious about the economic outlook.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16text-obama.html" target="_self">President Obama's Statement on the Memos</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-qa17-2009apr17,0,4824473.story">Iranian scholar has advice for U.S. on Afghanistan</a> Changiz Pahlavan offers insights into the Afghan culture and how Iran might help the West deal with its neighbor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mideast-mitchell17-2009apr17,0,3409113.story">U.S. envoy George Mitchell meets with Israeli foreign minister</a> Mitchell presses for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who opposes Palestinian statehood, says a 'new approach' is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chechnya17-2009apr17,0,1046431.story">Russia says its military operation in Chechnya is over</a><span style=""> </span>Moscow transfers more power to Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, a friend of the Kremlin who critics say has tortured and killed his opponents.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602768.html"><span style="">New Interrogation Details Emerge as Administration Releases Justice Department Memos</span></a> As It Releases Justice Dept. Memos, Administration Reassures CIA Questioners </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Memos: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OfficeofLegalCounsel_Aug2Memo_041609.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 1</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OfficeofLegalCounsel_May10Memo.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 2</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May30_Part1.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 3a</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May30_Part2.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 3b</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May10_Part1.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 4a</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May10_Part2.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 4b</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604007.html"><span style="">Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of U.N. Report on N. Iraq</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604008.html"><span style="">U.S.-Israel Divide Emerges On Palestinian Peace Talks</span></a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603379.html"><span style="">Barack Obama's 'New Foundation' - a Sting in Four Parts</span></a> By Charles Krauthammer If only his big ideas for health care and deficit reduction weren't constructed over sand.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66339.html">Bush-era interrogations: From waterboarding to forced nudity</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The long-awaited release Thursday of four Bush-era memos lays out in clinical detail many of the controversial interrogation methods secretly authorized by the Bush administration — from waterboarding to trapping prisoners in boxes with insects — while former President George W. Bush was publicly condemning the use of torture<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710698196&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Agreeing to a toothless state would be no less of a danger </a><span class="byline0">By LOUIS RENÉ BERES </span>Int'l law would not necessarily require Palestinian compliance with pre-state accords about armed force.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711874&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The real two-state problem</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mitchell is pressing Israel, but prime obstacle is W. Bank-Gaza divide.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19122/afghanistans_national_security_forces.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252F&cid=1334322824&ei=9QDoSZbJK5CxmAfE64irDg&usg=AFQjCNHf9rS6ne3gaiDKazqtcorY0xvbcg" title="Af ">Afghanistan's National Security Forces - Council on Foreign Relations</a><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>France's president </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496083">Super-Sarkozy falls to earth</a> A president who is surprised by the extent of his own unpopularity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greece's troubled government </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496220">An Aegean fog</a> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Democracy in India </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13492427">India's jumbo election</a> The worst possible way of choosing an Indian government—apart from all the others</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's election </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13497128">The untouchable and the unattainable</a> As India’s general election begins, a dalit leader from its largest state and most important battleground, Uttar Pradesh, hones her national ambitions</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496093">Dragon nightmares</a> The European Union finds it hard to agree over how to deal with China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1891681,00.html" title="">Russia Rearms</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By VIVIENNE WALT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With the economy sputtering, Moscow plans to spend big on weapons production — to boost its own armed forces and export<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1891692,00.html" title="">Ballots into Bullets</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By CARLA POWER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Why democracy is not always the surest path to peace</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Washington Post </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604007.html">Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of U.N. Report on N. Iraq</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.N. is expected to propose joint administration of Kirkuk and make a case for the annexation of some areas to the Kurdistan government.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings U.S.-Turkish Relations: A Historic Era?<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.brookings.edu/%7E/media/Files/events/2009/0413_turkey/20090413_turkey.pdf">View Full Transcript »</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.prio.no/upload/The%20day%20after-2%20ENG-web.pdf" title="The Day After II: Reconstructing a Reunited Cyprus">The Day After II: Reconstructing a Reunited Cyprus</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">PRIO </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">An 80-page Norwegian report examining a range of scenaria for a reunited Cyprus, and attempting to answer some of the key questions uppermost in Cypriotsʼ minds: “How much will the solution cost? How can it be financed? What will be the impact on jobs and growth?”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">USIP<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr220.html">The Kurds in Syria: Fueling Separatist Movements in the Region?</a><br /> <span class="eventdate">April 2009</span> | <span class="small">Special Report | Radwan Ziadeh </span>The Kurds of Syria, in contrast to the Kurds of Iraq and Turkey, are little known in the West, but they have similarly strained relations with the state that governs them and face human rights abuses as a minority. The Syrian state’s repression of its Kurdish population, which thus far has not sought a separate state, may contribute to Kurdish claims for self-determination in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq.<span style="color: red;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">:<a href="http://www.jamestown.org/single/?no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34865&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=bc65035d7e">Turkey Considers Building Two Military Bases in Iraq to Counter the PKK - The Jamestown Foundation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b07bf122-2a60-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Turkish unemployment reaches historic high</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/17/kurds-anxious-over-us-withdrawal/" target="_blank"><b>Kurds</b> anxious over US withdrawal</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/yazarDetay.do?haberno=172268" target="_blank">NATO, Afghanistan and Turkey’s role- <b>ÖMER TAŞPINAR</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172683"><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">Kurdish conference in Arbil postponed indefinitely</span></a><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.american.com/archive/2009/april-2009/the-turkish-bridgehead&ct=ga&cd=WMExuucMF_w&usg=AFQjCNGVzDu5Tp8WvzdoxgRttHGlS_iLAQ" target="_blank">The <b>Turkish</b> Bridgehead</a> Turkey is often mentioned as the West’s bridgehead to the Middle East—but Turkey could just as well be the Islamic world’s bridgehead in Europe. <span class="articleauthorhighlight"><a href="http://www.american.com/author_search?Creator=Robert%20Ellis">By Robert Ellis</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/388cvdnb.asp" target="_blank">Another Long March Through The UN</a> BY: Paul Marshall | The Weekly Standard In the April 4-5 NATO meetings in Europe, most European nations backed former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen for the new head of NATO. Turkey, however, objected -- so strongly that it took President Obama's personal intervention with Turkey's President, Abdullah Gul, to have Rasmussen grudgingly accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090417/FOREIGN/886738253/1135">Turkey faces more trying times - The National Newspaper</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/17/kurds-anxious-over-us-withdrawal/" target="_blank"><b>Kurds</b> anxious over US withdrawal</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Times</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraqs_Kurds_Dispute_Critical_Human_Rights_Report/1609878.html" target="_blank">Iraq's Kurds Dispute Critical Human Rights Report</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=388566D470115299E5831841E5889FC0" target="_blank">Statement on the Amnesty International Report on Human Rights in <b>...</b></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Kurdish Globe</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17detain.html?ref=todayspaper">Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the C.I.A.</a><span style=""> </span>As the White House released secret memos describing interrogation techniques, it said it would not prosecute those who carried out the practices. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16text-obama.html">President Obama’s Statement</a><span style=""> </span><a href="http://documents.nytimes.com/justice-department-memos-on-interrogation-techniques#p=1">Read the Memos</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/asia/17pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Taliban Exploit Class Rifts to Gain Ground in Pakistan</a><span style=""> </span>The militants have organized landless tenants against wealthy landlords in a strategy that poses broad dangers for the rest of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">DAVID BROOKS</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17brooks.html?ref=opinion">A Loud and Promised Land</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In Israel, the most emotionally intense experiences are national ones, so the public-private distinction was bound to erode<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">PAUL KRUGMAN</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17krugman.html?ref=opinion">Green Shoots and Glimmers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With all the talk of signs of recovery, there are still real reasons to be cautious about the economic outlook.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17iht-edpirates.html?ref=global">Fighting Piracy in Somalia</a> Pirates can't be allowed to roam the seas unchallenged. But a solution won't come through military means alone.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/europe/17chechnya.html?ref=todayspaper">Russia Ends Operations in Chechnya</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/europe/17sarkozy.html?ref=todayspaper">3 Courses With Sarkozy, Skewered Leaders on Side</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/asia/17afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/middleeast/17iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/americas/17prexy.html?ref=todayspaper">In Mexico, Obama Seeks Curbs on Arms Sales</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/americas/17trinidad.html?ref=todayspaper">Latin American Leaders Aim to Redefine Relationship With United States</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/europe/17spain.html?ref=todayspaper">Spain’s Attorney General Opposes Prosecutions of 6 Bush Officials on Allowing Torture</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/asia/17india.html?ref=todayspaper">Local Issues Dominate as India Votes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/middleeast/17briefs-israelenvoy.html?ref=todayspaper">World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Netanyahu Demands Recognition of Israel First</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/americas/17diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">Clinton, in Visit to Haiti, Brings Aid and Promises Support</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/science/earth/17drought.html?ref=todayspaper">Study Finds Pattern of Severe Droughts in Africa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17iht-edhussain.html?ref=global">Now It’s Up to Us</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h6><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">By HUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN<span style=""> </span>My friend Mohamed opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq, even though he suffered under Saddam Hussein. But now he has changed his view.<o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/business/17bank.html?ref=todayspaper">Banking Industry Showing Signs of a Recovery</a><span style=""> </span>Despite a wave of profits, tough times may not be over, and banks are setting aside money for future loan losses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17cyber.html?ref=todayspaper">Control of Cybersecurity Becomes Divisive Issue</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/opinion/17fri1.html?ref=global">Roxana Saberi</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran’s government needs to release a journalist, Roxana Saberia, who was unjustly imprisoned and put an end to using innocent people as political pawns. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602768.html"><span style="">New Interrogation Details Emerge as Administration Releases Justice Department Memos</span></a> As It Releases Justice Dept. Memos, Administration Reassures CIA Questioners </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Memos: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OfficeofLegalCounsel_Aug2Memo_041609.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 1</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OfficeofLegalCounsel_May10Memo.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 2</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May30_Part1.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 3a</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May30_Part2.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 3b</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May10_Part1.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 4a</span></b></a> | <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/pdf/OLCmemo_May10_Part2.pdf?hpid=topnews"><b><span style="color: rgb(48, 92, 182); text-decoration: none;">No. 4b</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604007.html"><span style="">Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of U.N. Report on N. Iraq</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604008.html"><span style="">U.S.-Israel Divide Emerges On Palestinian Peace Talks</span></a><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603379.html"><span style="">Barack Obama's 'New Foundation' - a Sting in Four Parts</span></a> By Charles Krauthammer If only his big ideas for health care and deficit reduction weren't constructed over sand.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603911.html"><span style="">Dealing With a Disgrace</span></a> President Obama strikes a wise balance in coming to terms with the torture of terrorism suspects.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603995.html"><span style="">Year-Old Liberal Jewish Lobby Has Quickly Made Its Mark</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">J Street Is Leading Pro-Israel PAC, Filings Show, Though Year-Old Group Has Attracted Criticism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2009/04/16/VI2009041602644.html?hpid=talkbox1"><b>Media 'Lacked Courage'</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">Leadership</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> | Aspen Institute's Walter Isaacson explains how the news media should have used bolder ideas to embrace the Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602454.html"><span style="">The Cuba Embargo a Proven Failure</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Michael Kinsley An experiment in stopping communism continues after nearly five decades of failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603471.html"><span style="">Why President Obama Can't Ignore 'Tea Bag' Protest Anger</span></a> By Eugene Robinson Mad-as-hell Americans reflect a sentiment the Republicans might use to attack Obama.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602992.html"><span style="">Red Faith, Blue Faith</span></a> By Michael Gerson Newsweek's cover story declaring the 'fall of Christian America' is accurate, but incomplete.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041604291.html"><span style="">Role of Bush NSA Plan Under Review</span></a> Obama Administration Attuned to Privacy, Security Issues in Protecting Networks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041602694.html"><span style="">For Obama, Calderón, a Meeting of Minds</span></a> Leaders Disagree on One Issue: Urgency of Reinstating U.S. Ban on Assault Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041601275.html"><span style="">Banks Rush to Repay U.S. Funds, but Cling To Other Lifelines</span></a> J.P. Morgan Says Aid Is a 'Scarlet Letter'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/17/nicolas-sarkozy-obama-zapaterom-merkel">Sarkozy's verdict on fellow leaders</a><span style=""> </span>Obama 'not always up to scratch' and Zapatero 'perhaps not very intelligent', says French premier <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/russia-chechnya-anti-terrorism">Russia ends Chechen campaign</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">End to counterterrorist operations in Chechnya signals formal end of Kremlin's war in republic<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/chechnya-russia-analysis">Analysis: pullout overdue and overplayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/torture-memos-bush-administration">Obama releases Bush<br /> era torture memos</a> Insects, sleep deprivation and waterboarding among approved techniques<span style=""> </span><a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/04/16/bradbury_to_rizzo_memo_20pg.pdf">May 10 2005: Steven Bradbury to John A Rizzo</a> <a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/04/16/bradbury_to_rizzo_memo_40pg.pdf">May 30 2005: Steven Bradbury to John A Rizzo</a> <a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/04/16/bybee_to_rizzo_memo.pdf">August 1 2002: Jay Bybee to John A Rizzo</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/17/world-economies-global-recession">How world economies measure up in a global recession</a><span style=""> </span>A round up of international economies and how well they are coping during the recession<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/17/iraq-war-british-army">The British in Iraq - a 'bloody mess'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A look at the Iraq war from an intelligence and political perspective, as British troops prepare to leave <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/17/iraq-legacy-british-forces">We were liberators</a> <strong>Tom Beckett: </strong>There is no talk of victory but my men and I fought to make a better place of Basra - and succeeded<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/17/mexico-drug-violence-barack-obama">Obama pledges support in drug fight</a><span style=""> </span>President says US will support Mexico's controversial offensive against warring drug traffickers <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/17/racism-conference-islam-durban-ii">West fears UN summit will be derailed</a><span style=""> </span>Efforts under way to salvage 'Durban II' conference amid fears that Muslim countries may exploit event <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/17/barack-obama-supporters-naomi-klein">Hopebroken and hopesick, Obama fans need a new start</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Naomi Klein: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The penny has dropped: hope alone won't save the world. Time for a fresh lexicon. And to hope less, demand more<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/somalia-piracy-aid">Piracy: a symptom of Somalia's disease</a> <strong>Guillermo Bettocchi:</strong> The collapse of the state, lawlessness and anarchy lie behind the piracy the west focuses on – we must help find a cure</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/17/global-recession-policy">Is the global recession truly ending?</a><span style=""> </span>Politicians and officials now claim green shoots of recovery are emerging, but they can get it wrong<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/17/eritrea-human-rights">Eritrea: The world's biggest prison</a> <strong>Editorial: </strong>Damning human rights report is tragedy for those who fought for an independent Eritrea<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fouad Ajami on how history may yet prove <a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/42821092.html">Samuel Huntington’s "clash of civilizations"</a> right<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123985039819323867.html#mod=rss_opinion_main">Speaking Truth to Muslim Power</a> - Reuel Marc Gerecht, Wall Street Journal Obama does no favors to Islam by ignoring its internal debates.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13272076">More</a> and <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20069.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/71354-the-gamble-by-thomas-e.-ricks/">more</a> on <i>The Gamble</i> by Thomas Ricks.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/iran_contrary">Stop calling Iran's leaders irrational</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/obama_turning_up_the_pressure_on_israel">Obama grows a spine on the Mideast</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=99050" target="_blank">Africa: Hizbollah’s Other Haven</a> BY: Anita Gossman | ISN Security Watch<span style=""> </span>Weak governance, porous borders and limited security make Africa a haven for Hizbollah, which has been active across Africa since its inception in the early 1980s. More than anything, Hizbollah dominates the illicit gem trade in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4324-the-tyranny-of-oil-the-worlds-most-powerful-industry-and-what-we-must-do-to-stop-it">The Tyranny of Oil: The World`s Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do to Stop It</a> <strong>Antonia Juhasz</strong>, associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies, a fellow with Oil Change International, and a senior analyst for Foreign Policy In Focus </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/16/amid-dire-economic-news-china-sees-a-glimmer-of-hope/">Amid dire economic news, China sees a glimmer of hope</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Quarterly economic growth is the worst it's been for 17 years, but figures show the government's stimulus could be taking effect<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/pfaff/us-as-nation-builder-delisions-of-omnipotence/">US as 'Nation Builder': Delusions of Omnipotence</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William Pfaff</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=027b49ea-5fc5-4a97-8d60-b105e6a2ec73">If Nukes Are Outlawed...</a> - David Frum, National Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.tnr.com/toc/story.html?id=cad0f469-c7f5-4962-8f52-68126f14dc60">How Obama Can Restore Democracy Promotion</a> - Michael Signer, TNR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.trumanproject.org/files/backgrounders/Cuba_4_15_09.pdf">U.S. & Cuba: New Direction for Old Problem (pdf)</a> - Truman Project<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4865">Five governments that deserve to fail</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8003507.stm">Cuba is 'willing to talk to US'</a> <br /> Cuban President Raul Castro says he is ready to talk to Washington about anything, including human rights. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/66357.html">Give us more money and we'll fight the pirates, Somalia says</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As the American skipper once held hostage by pirates reached dry land here Thursday aboard a U.S. warship and his 19-man crew received a heroes' welcome in the U.S., the source of the piracy plague in the Indian Ocean — Somalia — said it could help fight the problem with a little more financial aid. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/04/is_the_stock_ma.html" target="_blank">Is the Stock Market an "Efficient" Market?--Posner</a> <a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/04/comments_on_the_1.html" target="_blank">Comments on the Efficiency of Stock Markets-Becker</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://icga.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-irans-sincerity-in-nuclear-talks.html" target="_blank">On Iran’s Sincerity in Nuclear Talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egypt versus Hizbullah</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496703">They really don't like each other</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/article459536.ece">Iraq: One in seven joins human tide spilling into neighbouring countries</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8001920.stm">Suicide blast hits Iraq army base</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A suicide bomber in Iraq's Anbar province injures 26 people in an attack on an army base, officials say. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1eb54d92-2ae7-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Tehran becomes biggest importer of wheat">Tehran becomes biggest importer of wheat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7997997.stm">Porn crackdown</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iran's Revolutionary Guards lead fight on sex web sites <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/16/Assad-hails-diplomatic-moves-toward-Beirut/UPI-61101239923716/" title="Assad hails diplomatic moves toward Beirut">Assad hails diplomatic moves toward Beirut</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Efforts by researchers and academics to address the challenges of improving Syrian and Lebanese relations speak of common ties, the Syrian president said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/16/Tehran-issues-statement-on-Nasrallah/UPI-77541239923170/" title="Tehran issues statement on Nasrallah">Tehran issues statement on Nasrallah</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Iranian lawmakers Thursday stepped further into the row between Cairo and the Lebanese Hezbollah by issuing a statement in support of the resistance movement.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/16/Iranian-opposition-threatened-in-Iraq/UPI-91761239915703/" title="Iranian opposition threatened in Iraq">Iranian opposition threatened in Iraq</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Some 3,500 members of an Iranian opposition group living in Iraq need to be protected by international authorities, a European parliamentarian said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/16/No-word-on-release-of-Hariri-suspects/UPI-49861239915456/" title="No word on release of Hariri suspects">No word on release of Hariri suspects</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- There is no word on the release of four Lebanese generals detained in connection with the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri, officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/16/Egypt-seeks-arrest-of-Hezbollah-chief/UPI-63091239911045/" title="Egypt seeks arrest of Hezbollah chief">Egypt seeks arrest of Hezbollah chief</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- Cairo said it may issue charges and move for international arrest warrants for Hezbollah officials amid allegations of a terrorist plot on Egyptian soil.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123992372145727175.html">U.S. Pushes for Censure of Iran, Syria </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Obama administration is pushing for a formal U.N. censure of Iran and Syria over an arms-smuggling case.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=16424">Iran Likely Involved with Hezbollah Cell</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078889.html">Obama wants Israel to hold parallel talks with Palestinians and Syria</a> U.S. believes breakthrough in peace process between Israel and the Arab states would curb Iran's influence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078897.html">Yossi Melman / I would advise Netanyahu to attack Iran</a> Such a move would serve the interests of the West and the Arab world, but they can ill afford to admit it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078888.html">IDF deal for F-35 sours over soaring costs of fighter jets</a> Senior IAF officers insist on purchasing the jets to deal with future battle threats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078881.html">ANALYSIS / Israel will need F-35s to deal with Iran</a> If Russia supplies the Iranians with S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, IDF will urgently need a stealth plane</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078611.html">Livni to Mitchell: We don't gain from stagnant peace process</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078683.html">Peres: Talk of IDF attack on Iran is 'not true'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078866.html">An ever-thickening plot</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710698196&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Agreeing to a toothless state would be no less of a danger </a><span class="byline0">By LOUIS RENÉ BERES </span>Int'l law would not necessarily require Palestinian compliance with pre-state accords about armed force.<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711874&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The real two-state problem</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mitchell is pressing Israel, but prime obstacle is W. Bank-Gaza divide.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711860&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Who'll represent Israel at AIPAC?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Netanyahu unlikely to attend parley, Lieberman may be too controversial.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710711031&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Why Mitchell is bypassing Damascus</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://israelpolicyforum.ngphost.com/blog/emanuel-says-obama-insists-implementing-two-state-solution-no-ifs-ands-or-buts">Emanuel Says Obama Insists On Implementing Two State Solution, No Ifs, Ands, or Buts</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123990374328125841.html">Envoy's Two-State Push Meets Skepticism </a><span style=""> </span>Stark differences between U.S. and Israeli policy were clear in meetings between the U.S. envoy and Israeli leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/peres-says-israel-wont-hit-irans-nuclear-sites-1669973.html">Peres says Israel won't hit Iran's nuclear sites</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8001497.stm">Netanyahu calls for recognition</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel's new PM says he will discuss a Palestinian state if Palestinians first recognise Israel as a Jewish state. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/16/AR2009041603995.html">Year-Old Liberal Jewish Lobby Has Quickly Made Its Mark</a> J Street Is Leading Pro-Israel PAC, Filings Show, Though Year-Old Group Has Attracted Criticism</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Daily Star </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101061&categ_id=17">Time for real progress on a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-how-can-you-trust-the-cowardly-bbc-1669281.html">BBC Is a Mouthpiece for the Israel Lobby</a> - Robert Fisk, The Independent<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/henry_feingold_on_the_state" title=" Henry L. Feingold is professor emeritus of history at the Graduate Center and Baruch College, City University of New York. His most recent book, Jewish Power in America ">Henry Feingold on the state of Jewish lobby in America by Shmuel Rosner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078833.html">Barak Urges Russia Not to Sell Iran Anti-Aircraft System</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p06s07-wogn.html">Mitchell visit to Israel: Does Obama's path to Iran pass through Jewish settlements?</a> <span class="summary">Peace envoy's trip is part of sweeping effort to demonstrate a broader US approach toward regional peace.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p08s04-comv.html">Obama's back door to Iran ties</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">First create trust by seeking a deal on Afghanistan – it's a mess for both.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p06s10-wosc.html">Briefing: Who are the Taliban?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The umbrella organization includes many different groups fighting the Afghan government and Western forces.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0417/p02s04-usgn.html">Terror memos authorized harsh interrogation techniques</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama releases four secret memos detailing detainee treatment under Bush. Human rights groups slam his promise not to prosecute intelligence officials. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p06s13-wosc.html">Afghanistan's controversial law emboldens women's rights activists</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Hundreds in Kabul staged a rare rally Wednesday, defying counterprotesters' stones and insults.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p02s07-usfp.html">Drug war at forefront of Obama's visit to Mexico</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">He's likely to stress shared responsibility for rising border violence during trip that begins Thursday.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p02s01-usmi.html">Military services largely on board with Gates's defense budget</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">But it could be the lull before the storm as lobbyists and lawmakers begin to weigh in on controversial cuts.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p02s10-usfp.html">Piracy now high on Washington agenda</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Secretary Clinton vows action, and seeks an international effort against the Somali pirates</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p09s03-coop.html">Summit needs a strong Obama, not an apologetic one</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Economic blame, Cuba, and Chávez, challenge new US-Latin American relations.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p09s01-coop.html">The real value of hard times: retrieving our ideals</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Today's difficulties won't bring reformation unless we learn to identify and value the essential over the extraneous.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>Democracy in India </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13492427">India's jumbo election</a> The worst possible way of choosing an Indian government—apart from all the others</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">India's election </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13497128">The untouchable and the unattainable</a> As India’s general election begins, a dalit leader from its largest state and most important battleground, Uttar Pradesh, hones her national ambitions</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496093">Dragon nightmares</a> The European Union finds it hard to agree over how to deal with China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">what’s to become of "<a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/42818632.html">Chimerica</a>"? Niall Ferguson investigates<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64932/john-mueller/how-dangerous-are-the-taliban">Obama Overstates Taliban Threat</a> - John Mueller, Foreign Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/leveling_the_playing_field_in_afghanistans_upcoming_election">Could the U.S. dump Karzai?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY LAURA ROZEN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/an_indian_election_primer">Everything you need to know about India's elections</a> BY DAN TWINING<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/16/theyre_having_a_party_in_pakistan">Why terrorists love Pakistan so much</a> BY TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19122/afghanistans_national_security_forces.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252F&cid=1334322824&ei=9QDoSZbJK5CxmAfE64irDg&usg=AFQjCNHf9rS6ne3gaiDKazqtcorY0xvbcg" title="Af ">Afghanistan's National Security Forces - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19116/afghan_defense_chief_unhappy_with_obama_plan.html%3Fbreadcrumb%3D%252Fpublication%252Fpublication_list%253Ftype%253Dinterview&cid=1334322824&ei=9QDoSZb%20">Afghan Defense Chief Unhappy with Obama Plan - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/world/asia/17afghan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Turning Tables, US Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/engelhardt/mary-mccarthy-in-vietnam-barack-obama-in-afghanistan/">Déjà Vu All Over Again in Afghanistan</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William Astore and Tom Engelhardt</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b07a6886-2aa4-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">China plans to expand navy</a> New submarine class draws US attention<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101060">Finally, the US sees that an Afghan solution involves Pakistan</a><br /> <strong><i>By Amin Tarzi<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD17Df03.html">The mother of all cockfights</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> What President Barack Obama won't do - and the Pentagon won't allow - is to do a full Vietnam and go down as the president who lost the American empire of bases and the dream of prevailing in the New Great Game in Eurasia. Meanwhile, it will be Predator hell from above raining over angry Pashtun tribals in Pakistan. Make no mistake: there will be blood - a lot of blood. - <b>Pepe Escobar</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9202" title="Development Cooperation for Social Safety Nets in East and Southeast Asia">Development Cooperation for Social Safety Nets in East and Southeast Asia</a> <strong>KIEP </strong>This 60-page Korean paper attempts to highlight the nature and magnitude of the impact of the globalization and demographic transition shocks, especially the demographic transition shock, and discuss policy needs, challenges, and issues in institutionalizing the social safety nets in the region. The paper concludes with recommendations including the role of international development cooperation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090416/FOREIGN/483604041/1002" target="_blank">China Tells Pakistan to Tackle Militancy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Vivian Salama | The National<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">China has called upon Asif Ali Zardari, the president of Pakistan, to take action against its growing militant problem, citing the links between extremist activities in both countries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/16chinaloan.html?ref=world" target="_blank">Deals Help China Expand Its Sway in Latin America </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Simon Romero and Alexei Barrionuevo | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Washington tries to rebuild its strained relationships in Latin America, China is stepping in vigorously, offering countries across the region large amounts of money while they struggle with sharply slowing economies, a plunge in commodity prices and restricted access to credit. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-election16-2009apr16,0,5109674.story" target="_blank">Monthlong India Election Begins</a> BY: Mark Magnier and Pavitra Ramaswamy | Los Angeles Times<span style=""> </span>The young are wooed and urban voters have more clout as India starts its staggered election amid complaints that key issues are being ignored. About 714 million Indians are eligible to vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/china-taiwan-asia-boao">Asian nations unite</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fidel V Ramos:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The thaw in China-Taiwan relations should set the tone for Asian leaders meeting at the Boao Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/66369.html">Radical Pakistani cleric, out on bail, calls for revolution</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123993772553428271.html">U.S., Japan Pledge $2 Billion to Pakistan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The U.S. and Japan pledged $1 billion each to help Pakistan battle extremist violence and bolster its economy, kicking off an international donors conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/the_pentagons_new_red_scare.html">The Pentagon's New Red Scare</a> - Doug Bandow, Cato Institute</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/090415/decoding-north-korea" target="_blank">Decoding North Korea</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Bradley K. Martin | Global Post<span style=""> </span>Although it's gone unnoticed by foreign analysts who looked in vain for the names of his three sons in recent lists of top-level appointments, it appears Kim actually has his successor in place. Paek Se Bong was re-elected this month by the Supreme People’s Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD16Ad01.html">China Juggles Its Future in Africa</a> - Bright Simons, Asia Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/TheNationEdPicks/%7E3/oXAfuuXnGwM/parenti" title="Christian Parenti The planet's future depends largely on the fate of China's nascent wind sector.VideoNation: China's Wind IndustrySlide Show: Our Fragile Planet ">Can China Catch a Cool Breeze?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/eo20090416a2.html">Afghanistan's War on Women</a> - Sreeram Chaulia, Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/concoughlin/5165891/China-has-a-key-role-in-bringing-North-Korea-back-down-to-earth.html">China has a key role in bringing North Korea back down to earth</a> The rogue state must end its childish ways, or face the full force of sanctions, writes </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Con Coughlin.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD17Df01.html"><span style="color: black;">More than a tale of two personalities</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> If incumbent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the Congress party and Lal Krishna Advani of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party had their way, India's 714 million voters would make a straight choice between the two of them over the month-long elections that began on Thursday. It's not as simple as that. The Third Front, a loose coalition of regional parties with the left acting as the pivot, is screaming to be heard. - <b>Santwana Bhattacharya</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Economist <em>France's president </em><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496083">Super-Sarkozy falls to earth</a> A president who is surprised by the extent of his own unpopularity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Greece's troubled government </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496220">An Aegean fog</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The German economy </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13497012">Clunk-clicked</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Croatia and Europe </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13497022">A Balkan state in balk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Protests in Moldova and Georgia </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13497056">Street scenes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Charlemagne </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496093">Dragon nightmares</a> The European Union finds it hard to agree over how to deal with China<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e68dea9a-2abf-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Moldova threatens Europe’s eastern overtures</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Nicu Popescu on the risk to the European Union<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9913d43c-2ab0-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">The eastern hood</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Romania’s decision to offer fast-track citizenship to one million Moldovans highlights one of the problems facing the EU: how to deal with neighbours it does not plan to embrace as members <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/time/world/%7E3/mh9mMIUZQu4/0,8599,1891775,00.html" title="The striking French fisherman who halted traffic in several large ports this week were simply following in the nation's grand tradition of insurgency, the ">Why the French Love to Strike</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,619389,00.html">Economic Crisis Defines German Election</a> - Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6106250.ece" target="_self">Sarkozy snipes at ‘dim’ Spanish PM and ‘weak’ Barack Obama</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,619431,00.html"><span style="" lang="DE">Obama: Germany's Miracle Man</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"> - Claus Christian Malzahn, Der Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1a166a4-2a6f-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Eurozone shows few signs of recovery </a>Data show industrial production down 20 per cent <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5a25f6d4-2ac8-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Tax cut talk to dominate German election </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The German election will be fought on a platform of tax cuts and state handouts despite Angela Merkel, chancellor, insisting that Berlin would not spend its way out of the financial crisis<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8377d52-2abe-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">French president criticises world leaders</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy is well known for his blunt speaking and ascerbic observations and managed to insult three of his closest allies over lunch<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Time <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1891681,00.html" title="">Russia Rearms</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By VIVIENNE WALT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With the economy sputtering, Moscow plans to spend big on weapons production — to boost its own armed forces and export<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-lifts-terror-zone-restrictions-in-chechnya-1669968.html">Russia lifts 'terror zone' restrictions in Chechnya</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Declaration brings end to years of conflict – and a new 'dictatorship'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kadyrov-used-kremlin-blessing-to-eliminate-enemies-and-take-office-1669969.html">Kadyrov used Kremlin blessing to eliminate enemies and take office</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8001495.stm">Russia 'ends Chechnya operation'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia ends its decade-long "counter-terrorism operation" against separatist rebels in the republic of Chechnya.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7974652.stm">Chechen problem far from over</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7974652.stm">Nightmare over?</a> Chechnya may still come back to bite Russia <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07a43330-2a7d-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Moscow urges Nato to cancel Georgia exercises</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgia decries ‘Cold War mentality’<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34862&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=0fd96e859e" title="Russian Forces Deploying for Possible Action in Georgia">Russian Forces Deploying for Possible Action in Georgia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/feature/1610175.html">EU Envoy In Tbilisi, As Opposition Appears Split </a><span class="assignedconascovideo"> </span> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A European Union envoy is in Tbilisi to try to mediate an end to a week-long political standoff between President Mikheil Saakashvili and opposition leaders who are demanding his resignation. Street protests continue in the Georgia capital, but some opposition leaders are hinting that they might be ready to negotiate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123987589660624719.html">Kremlin Ends Military Lockdown in Chechnya </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Kremlin ended a 10-year lockdown of Chechnya, further empowering the former warlord it picked to control a region ravaged by two wars in 15 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/16/interview-georgia-doubts-russian-military-action-on-exercises/">Georgia Doubts Russian Military Action on Exercises</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/16/orange-revolution-fades-into-disillusion/" target="_blank">Ukraine's Orange Revolution Fades Into Disillusion</a><span style=""> </span>BY: Natalia A. Feduschak | The Washington Times Four years after the Orange Revolution propelled Mr. Yushchenko and a team of Western-oriented reformers to power, Ukraine is in a quagmire and Mr. Yushchenko - once the darling of the George W. Bush administration - has approval ratings of 3.5 percent. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041509.shtml" target="_blank">Turkmenistan: Pipeline Spat With the Kremlin Turns Into a Political Test of Strength</a><span style=""> </span>BY: David Trilling | Eurasianet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The gas-blast row between Turkmenistan and Russia shows that the geopolitical balance in the Caspian Basin energy contest may be shifting. The Kremlin, along with its energy appendage, Gazprom, now appears to lack the power and the resources to call the shots<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1040/42/376280.htm">Moldova & Georgia: Revolution to Nowhere</a> - B. Kagarlitsky, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090416_tajikistan_cry_help">Tajikistan: A Cry for Help</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tajikistan's warning that it could see domestic "political disorder" is an attempt to get attention from larger powers<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/16/us-seeks-transit-deal-with-turkmenistan/">US Seeks Transit Deal With Turkmenistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.inteldaily.com/news/117/ARTICLE/10401/2009-04-15.html" target="_blank" title="">A rocky beachhead: Instability in Georgia puts US geostrategic plans at risk</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/1016/42/376281.htm" target="_blank">Kadyrov's New Ichkeria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="by" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">BY: Sergei Markedonov | The Moscow Times At first glance, it would seem that the recent murder of Sulim Yamadayev in Dubai placed the ""Chechnya problem"" again in the spotlight after several years of being in the shadows<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041609d.shtml">Georgia: Opposition Ready for Dialogue -- On Its Terms</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">After seven days of protests for the resignation of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, some opposition leaders tell EurasiaNet that they are ready for dialogue with the government, even while others insist that nothing short of Saakashvili’s resignation will meet their goal.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6108618.ece">India starts to vote</a> What matters is not the size of India's democracy but whether it offers a choice<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6106250.ece">Sarkozy takes a swipe at 'weak' President Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">French leader also tells guests at the Elysée Palace that he pushed Merkel into a corner after briefings against US leader<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6108807.ece">ANALYSIS: This quarrel is political and personal</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6108647.ece">Why Sarkozy can't cope with Obama</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The French President's whispering is beyond the pale <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Catherine Philp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6109379.ece">Documents blow the lid on CIA interrogations</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Memos drawn up by Bush administration authorised the use of insects, simulated drowning, and sleep deprivation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6108444.ece">Chechen rebellion 'has been crushed'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A decade after Vladimir Putin rose to power pledging to restore Kremlin rule, Russia says it is ending 'counter-terror operations' <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6108394.ece">Obama offers Mexico 'true partnership'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As President Obama arrives in Mexico, the first visit by US leader for 12 years, at least 16 killed in drugs cartel clash<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993446103128041.html">Hayden and Mukasey: The President Ties His Own Hands on Terror</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123992073614326997.html">Goodbye Bland Affluence </a><span style=""> </span><br /> <strong>By Peggy Noonan</strong><br /> Get ready for authenticity chic.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993430198528009.html">Two Wins in the Terror War </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">U.S. officials get the support they deserve.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123990732692026009.html">Obama Says Cuba Has the Next Move </a>During a visit to Mexico, Obama said the U.S. would wait for new gestures from Havana before taking further action.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993439111128025.html">Now Open Cuba's Prisons </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama opening does little for Castro's political prisoners<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: normal;">H14</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: green; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d5a52fa-2aba-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Flames to douse</a> America and Iran: As it tries to reset relations, Washington faces the problem that Tehran’s nuclear programme is gathering pace all the while – and regional powers are at best wary<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9a03752-2abe-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">After Guantanamo: time to cut the wire around Cuba</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the question of relations with the Castro regime Mr Obama has joined the long list of presidents imprisoned by the humiliation of the early 1960s. His team’s desire to invite comparisons between their man and Jack Kennedy is well known. Hanging on to JFK’s Cuba policy is surely a step too far, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/philipstephens" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Philip Stephens">Philip Stephens</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50c5399e-2ac1-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Washington steps up Mexico drug war help</a> The US president on Thursday began his first trip to Latin America by offering an olive branch to one of the US’s most bitter critics, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39e5d17c-2a83-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Suicide bomber kills 16 in west Iraq base</a> A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives has killed at least 16 people and wounded 50 others at a military base in Iraq’s western Anbar province, the army and police said <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4bc2ced6-2ac9-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">A long cool look at budget deficits</a> Samuel Brittan looks at budget deficits<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9913d43c-2ab0-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">The eastern hood</a> Romania’s decision to offer fast-track citizenship to one million Moldovans highlights one of the problems facing the EU: how to deal with neighbours it does not plan to embrace as members <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab8dc834-2ab0-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">The world must feed its hungry</a> To encourage efficient global food production patterns, governments must adopt policies to ensure that food exporters and importers alike have well-functioning international markets <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3dffd90-2ab0-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Capitol capital </a><span style=""> </span>If default rates in this crisis are similar to those of the 1982 recession, US banks will need at least $1,500bn to stay afloat, much more than the Treasury is currently authorised to spend <o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d8b4d42-2ac8-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Vampire pensions could be a corporate nightmare</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Charles Millard on America’s vampire pensions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e68dea9a-2abf-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Moldova threatens Europe’s eastern overtures</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nicu Popescu on the risk to the European Union <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4985410-2ac0-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">The role of the state is crucial in this crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pat McFadden on the dangers of intervention <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/07a43330-2a7d-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html">Moscow urges Nato to cancel Georgia exercises</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A new dispute has erupted between Russia and Nato with Moscow calling for Nato military exercises in Georgia to be postponed or cancelled <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-qa17-2009apr17,0,4824473.story">Iranian scholar has advice for U.S. on Afghanistan</a> Changiz Pahlavan offers insights into the Afghan culture and how Iran might help the West deal with its neighbor<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mideast-mitchell17-2009apr17,0,3409113.story">U.S. envoy George Mitchell meets with Israeli foreign minister</a> Mitchell presses for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who opposes Palestinian statehood, says a 'new approach' is needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chechnya17-2009apr17,0,1046431.story">Russia says its military operation in Chechnya is over</a><span style=""> </span>Moscow transfers more power to Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, a friend of the Kremlin who critics say has tortured and killed his opponents.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-bombing17-2009apr17,0,1370666.story">Iraq suicide bomber attacks army base</a> Dozens are injured, but the number of deaths is unclear in the bombing in Anbar, a province considered a security success story<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-mexico17-2009apr17,0,7867926.story" title="In Mexico, Obama stops short of promising assault weapons ban">In Mexico, Obama stops short of promising assault weapons ban</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After meeting with President Calderon, Obama says he would push for a regional treaty to curb small-arms trafficking. But he acknowledges the difficulty of trying to revive the assault weapons ban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-mexico17-2009apr17,0,7867926.story">A call to partnership with Mexico</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama arrives in Mexico City declaring solidarity with a neighbor plagued by drug violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-north-korea17-2009apr17,0,1329298.story">U.N. nuclear inspectors leave North Korea</a> Seals are removed and cameras switched off at a nuclear plant. The U.N. Security Council recently condemned the communist nation's rocket launch<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-garton_ash16-2009apr16,0,646361.story" target="_self" title="Lack of news about China has nothing to do with bias">Lack of news about China has nothing to do with bias</a> By Timothy Garton Ash<span style=""> </span>Comprehensive foreign coverage doesn't fit into the financial structure of... <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-luft16-2009apr16,0,2388173.story" target="_self" title="Greenhouse gas rules could fuel oil dependence">Greenhouse gas rules could fuel oil dependence</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Gal Luft<span style=""> </span>California's proposed emissions standards favor petroleum over biofuels<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-oew-rice17-2009apr17,0,5809827.story" target="_self" title="The crucial need for the 'War on Terror'">The crucial need for the 'War on Terror'</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">For the sake of civilization, we should hope that a report...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Hoover Digest</i>, what sustains the <a href="http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/42761967.html">conservative agenda</a>? What makes it distinctive and coherent? In a word, principle<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/17/the_sting_in_four_parts_96028.html">Obama's Faulty 'Foundation'</a> - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://spectator.org/archives/2009/04/16/the-arrogance-of-power">Obama Becomes America's Leading Critic</a> - Emmett Tyrrell, Am. Spectator<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/barack-obama-high-speed-rail">Barack Obama annouces high-speed rail plan for 10 busiest US routes</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H18</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/somalias-silent-exodus-1669948.html">Somalia's silent exodus</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Daniel Howden</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: As the world follows the escapades of the country's pirates, civilians are fleeing the anarchy on land, creating the world's biggest refugee camp.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/article1658053.ece">Britain's 'shameful' failure to respond to UN calls for aid</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/article459536.ece">Iraq: One in seven joins human tide spilling into neighbouring countries</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/daniela%20kroslak%20the%20key%20to%20security%20at%20sea%20is%20stability%20on%20land%201669947.ece">Daniela Kroslak: The key to security at sea is stability on land</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-lifts-terror-zone-restrictions-in-chechnya-1669968.html">Russia lifts 'terror zone' restrictions in Chechnya</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Declaration brings end to years of conflict – and a new 'dictatorship'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/kadyrov-used-kremlin-blessing-to-eliminate-enemies-and-take-office-1669969.html">Kadyrov used Kremlin blessing to eliminate enemies and take office</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-big-question-is-britain-going-to-be-able-to-support-an-everexpanding-population-1669928.html">The Big Question: Is Britain going to be able to support an ever-expanding population?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/barack-obama-we-must-provide-banks-with-both-capital-and-confidence-1669930.html">Barack Obama: We must provide banks with both capital and confidence</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/The_End_Of_The_US_War_On_Terror/1609936.html">What Will Replace The 'War On Terror'?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Since 2001, U.S. security strategy has been guided by the "global war on terror." First introduced to describe the determination to stamp out terrorism worldwide, the phrase for many came to represent Washington's controversial means of combating the phenomenon. Now, the Obama administration has quietly dropped the phrase in favor of the language of diplomacy and what it calls "smart power."</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/223-scotto.pdf">The Role of <span class="caps">PRT</span>s on the Battlefield (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ctc.usma.edu/sentinel/CTCSentinel-Vol2Iss4.pdf">April issue of the <span class="caps"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">CTC</span></i></span><em> Sentinel</em></a> is now posted – <em>The Sentinel</em> is the <a href="http://www.ctc.usma.edu/">Combating Terrorism Center at West Point’s</a> public fac<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8003537.stm">Obama exempts CIA 'torture' staff</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Barack Obama says CIA agents will not be prosecuted for harsh interrogation techniques during the Bush era. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.newsweek.com/%7Er/newsweek/TopNews/%7E3/6F4mG-Ozbv0/193945" title="A conservative strategist argues that the GOP governs too much like Democrats, and needs to give voters a distinct alternative agenda. ">GOP Strategist: My Party Needs to Stand for Something</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A<a href="http://www.aclu.org/" target="_self">CLU</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/olc_memos.html" target="_self">Abuse of Power: The Bush Administration's Secret Legal Memos</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/us/politics/17detain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">Interrogation Memos Detail Harsh Tactics by the C.I.A.</a></strong> —<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16text-obama.html" target="_self">President Obama's Statement on the Memos</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Scherer / <a href="http://www.time.com/" target="_self">Time</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1891812,00.html" target="_self">Bush Approved Use of Insects in al-Qaeda Interrogations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/professors-in-the-trenches-dep/">Professors in the Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics (Part 3)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/term-iw-stirs-debate/">Term IW Stirs Debate</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1891623,00.html" title="">On the Road Again</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By MICHAEL SCHUMAN<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The recession is costing the world's army of migrant workers their jobs. Some are headed for greener pastures. Some are headed home, where poverty awaits<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1891468,00.html" title="">How to Raise The Standard In America's Schools</a> Our students are falling behind their counterparts in the rest of the world, threatening the U.S.'s economic future. Why national education standards are the only way to fix the system<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> “Liberty is a form of order,” writes <b>Roger Scruton</b>, “not a license for anarchy and self-indulgence. We should cease to mock the things that mattered to our parents”... <a href="http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_1_the-west.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1891475_1891477,00.html" title="">The New Frugality: How Americans Are Cutting Back</a> The Great Recession is transforming how we spend, whom we trust, where we save and what we really value<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Selection bias in politics </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13496638">There was a lawyer, an engineer and a politician...</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/15/RV7D168DUT.DTL">review</a> of <i>Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life</i> by Neil Strauss (and an <a href="http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/how-to-survive.html">interview</a> and <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/2009-03-19/la-vida/neil-strauss-39-s-new-game-he-survived-the-pickup-artist-scene-now-he-wants-to-survive-the-apocalypse/">more</a> and <a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/03/21/infiltrating_the_survivalists/">more</a> and <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-art-of-survival-essential-skills-for-the-postapocalyptic-world-1666084.html">more</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A look at the <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/03775904-177c-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac.html">genius behind Google’s web browser</a> (and a <a href="http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/015_05/3277">review</a> of <i>Planet Google: One Company’s Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know</i> by Randall Stross at <i>Bookforum</i>) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An article on the <a href="http://tbm.thebigmoney.com/features/making-payroll/2009/03/23/googlization-small-business">Googlization of small business</a>: The great — and scary — prospect of relying on the search giant. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1891744,00.html" title="">Should I Opt for Circumcision?</a><br /> Whoa! 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My family's debate over the unkindest cut<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123734341208665501.html">review</a> of <i>The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World’s Greatest Encyclopedia</i> by Andrew Lih (and <a href="http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/03/24/wikipedia/index.html">more</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/17/simon-bolivar-orchestra-simon-jenkins">The futurologists don't want to hear it, but live performance is booming</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Simon Jenkins: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Bolívar orchestra is thrilling proof of the folly of writing off an activity because a new medium renders it 'obselete'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jane Austen managed to tickle a sweet spot in the modern mind in a way that shows we are <b>not so far removed from early Homo sapiens</b>... <a href="http://www.livescience.com/culture/090415-zombie-austen.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Francois Heisbourg (IISS): <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.13">Five Days in December</a>: The Iran Crisis 25 Years Hence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502843.html">How Pakistan Almost Blew Up</a> By David Ignatius How the Obama administration averted a military coup in Islamabad.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-iran16-2009apr16,0,5208507.story">Gates warns against Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities</a> The Defense secretary tells a group of Marine students that such a strike would only delay the nuclear program while strengthening the Iranians' resolve.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><b><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5160277/Threats-to-Pakistan-are-threats-to-the-world.html">Threats to Pakistan are threats to the world</a> It is in all of our interests to help this vulnerable country survive, says <strong>Michael Nazir-Ali.</strong><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">BBC </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7999981.stm">Iran 'to propose nuclear package' </a>Iran's president says he will soon announce a package of proposals aimed at resolving the nuclear row with the West.<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/66149.html" target="_blank">Kurdish-Arab Tensions Continue to Grow in Northern Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>McClatchy<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In another sign of the growing tension between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, a Kurdish political coalition in one northern province is boycotting provincial council meetings until the main Arab party there cedes council leadership positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">Independent</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-battle-for-iraqs-oil-1668882.html" target="_blank">The battle for Iraq's oil</a> Major oil companies and their state-owned counterparts are all jostling for a slice of the world's third-largest reserves.<br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">American Enterprise Institute (AEI) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.29689,filter.all/pub_detail.asp">The Promise, and Peril, Ahead for Iraq</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>World Policy Journal</i>, Nina L. Khrushcheva (New School): <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.109">Russia’s Rotting Empire</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mira Kamdar (WPI): <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.95">India: Richer, Poorer, Hotter, Armed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/15/obama_abroad_and_the_power_of_the_us_presidency_48915.html">Obama Abroad and the Power of the U.S. Presidency</a> - Ian Bremmer, RCP<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.chron.com/texaspolitics/archives/2009/04/perry_says_texa.html"><span style="color: red;">AUDIO: TEXAS GOV. SAYS STATE CAN LEAVE THE UNION IF IT WANTS...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078611.html">U.S.: Advancing peace talks will help curb Iran nuclear ambitions</a> George Mitchell to ask Netanyahu to clarify Israel's position on talks with Palestinians, Syrians.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078584.html">ANALYSIS / Iran treating Obama declarations as policy</a> Ahmadinejad may be encouraged that the U.S. president's rhetoric does not include ultimatums or threats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710697303&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Mitchell seeks 'understandings' with Israel on regional issues</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Envoy to meet PM, FM for 1st time since they took office, says Palestinian state "only way" to peace; Russia envoy, Spain FM also set to meet gov't.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701706,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Beware our American friend </span></a></span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701706,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Saying ‘no’ to Obama won’t necessarily damage our friendship with US, Elyakim Haetzni says</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.debka.com/article.php%3Faid%3D1386&ct=ga&cd=Fjvub3kE2tY&usg=AFQjCNFZizq8MzJFR9V9VgK1qZ32EUFioQ" target="_blank">Israel's Air & Missile Forces Could Wipe out <b>Iran's</b> Nuclear Sites</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DEBKA file</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">N.S.A.'s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress</a></strong> — <span style=""> </span>The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, according to government officials.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">USIP <a href="http://library.usip.org/articles/1012176.1093/1.PDF">Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Syria, Iraq and the Changing Strategic Context in the Middle East</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for a New American Security (CNAS) </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.bigenergymap.org/">Big Energy Map </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/Scales_Past%20and%20Present_April2009.pdf">The Past and Present as Prologue: Future Warfare Through the Lens of Contemporary Conflicts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/19097/&cid=1331119052&ei=h9LmSaeYIJeIQvj01IcI&usg=AFQjCNFpVMZB5DJzaNqqiUs-1vN-eeBboQ" title="India's National Elections and Improved US RelationsCouncil on Fore ">India's National Elections and Improved US Relations - Council on Foreign Relations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4824">The G-20 barely scratched the surface</a> BY BRAD SETSER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/armitage-i-should-have-resigned/hindsight/">Armitage: I Should Have Resigned</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.metimes.com/International/2009/04/10/could_iran_have_nukes_in_60_days/2860/" target="_blank">Could Iran Have Nukes in 60 Days?</a> BY: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times<span style=""> </span>Call it the Iranian tango. For the United States, engaging Iran in politics is akin to executing a political tango, if such a beast exists; you take one step forward and two steps back, another step forward and then another two steps back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p09s01-coop.html" target="_blank">How Muslim Countries Must Deal With Radicals</a> BY: Abu Khawla | The Christian Science Monitor The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood is gaining undeniable popularity. It's doing so by exploiting democratic methods. That poses an existential problem for the future of democracy in the Arab world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a595960c-29e6-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">America’s fate is not in its hands</a> The US government must battle to increase demand for its goods in other parts of the world and get its banking system working, or there will be no sustainable growth<span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/clark-kosovo-war-crimes">Kosovo was a just war, not an imperialist dress rehearsal</a> <strong>David Clark: </strong>Ten years on, the conflict should be remembered as a responsible western intervention. It is a very different example to Iraq</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/china-foreign-correspondents">We are getting less foreign news at the very moment we need more</a> <strong>Timothy Garton Ash</strong>: A world in crisis demands nations understand each other. At least the BBC is hoisting the banner of Deng Xiaoping thought<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/afghanistan-usa-foreign-policy-obama">Afghanistan's decisive days</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Francesc Vendrell:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama has made wise strategic decisions, but the crucial test will come in the leadup to elections<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/15/religion-islam-atheism-defamation">To defame religion is a human right</a> <strong>Peter Singer: </strong>We must defend the right to cause offence to believers, when this is not meant to stir up hatred<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6101278.ece">Keep borrowing and hope for the best</a> There is no point in agonising about the state of the public finances; the economy will bounce back <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky">Anatole Kaletsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6101205.ece">We're six years away from energy crisis </a><span style=""> </span>Protesters may object to new power stations, but we need investment now to prevent a precarious future <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Dieter Helm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Military Expresses Concern About Perception of an Iraqi Crackdown on Sunnis</a><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16province.html?scp=3&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Iraq Provinces Try to Overcome Political Disarray">Iraq Provinces Try to Overcome Political Disarray</a> The 14 provinces that voted in January have only begun to form councils. Five have no functioning government.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/roger_cohen_s_folly" title="A comprehensive response to Roger Cohen's recent barrage of columns on Iran requires more time and space, but in the meantime, some of my friends at Contentions have already star ">Responding to Roger Cohen's Iran-related folly by Shmuel Rosner</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123981920315921895.html">India's Parties Make Coalitions Vital </a>India begins an election noteworthy for both its size and for the array of parties that will determine who governs the world's largest democracy<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984928625323721.html">Republicans and the Tea Parties </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Karl Rove </strong>The U.S. went 15 years without a federal tax increase.</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></b></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DAVID R. FRANCIS</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p13s01-wmgn.html">Economic slump provides tinder for global conflicts</a> With more people pushed into poverty, the probability of armed rebellions increases around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s13-wosc.html">Pakistani Taliban expand influence beyond Swat</a> <span class="summary">They swarmed the neighboring district of Buner and secured the right to preach in mosques there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s21-wome.html">In Lebanon's wild east, Hezbollah finds itself on left foot</a> <span class="summary">After supporting an Army crackdown against lawlessness in the Bekaa Valley, the Shiite organization faces a backlash from angry clan members ahead of June elections.</span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200904.black.useuropeanrelations2009.html">U.S.-European Relations 2009 </a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">GMFUS - Ian Lesser</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> "The Obama Visit and After: Changing Style and Substance in U.S.-Turkish Relations" <strong><a href="http://www.gmfus.org/template/download.cfm?document=/doc/Lesser_OnTurkey_ObamaVisit_0409_final.pdf" target="_blank">Download PDF File</a></strong>, or<span style=""> </span><b><u><span style="color: blue;">H<a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172581" title="WASHINGTON -- By almost any measure, US President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey was a success. Obama's open, informal style offered a striking contrast to the wary and o ">TML*</a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Carnegie </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=22946&prog=zgp&proj=zme">Obama Skates on Thin Ice in Turkey</a> <span class="author"><a href="http://carnegieendowment.org/experts/index.cfm?fa=expert_view&expert_id=400&prog=zgp&proj=zme">Henri Barkey</a></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama’s initial regional deployment: Turkey<span style=""> </span><strong>BITTER LEMONS</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bitterlemons-international.org/inside.php?id=1097"><strong>Converging regional policies</strong></a> -</span></u> Bulent Aras Under Obama, Turkey will serve as a short-cut for American policy coordination in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bitterlemons-international.org/inside.php?id=1096"><strong>Fixing anti-Americanism in Turkey</strong><strong><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></strong></a></span></u>- Soner Cagaptay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lately, the United States has done the right things to win Turkish hearts and minds.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bitterlemons-international.org/inside.php?id=1095"><strong>Restoration of US-Turkey relations?</strong></a></span> -</u> Fadi Hakura <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama seems to prefer a Turkish foreign policy of the quiet and constructive type.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">• <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://bitterlemons-international.org/inside.php?id=1094"><strong>Aims beyond Turkey</strong></a></span></u> - Mustafa Kibaroglu No other country than Turkey could better suit the expectations of the Obama administration in appealing to the Islamic world.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172484" target="_blank">Armenia Gives Assurances on Border Recognition </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE53E2IZ20090415" target="_blank"><b>Turkey</b> pushes for nuclear arms-free Middle East</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=98968" target="_blank">Baku and the Turkish-Armenia Thaw / ISN</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Asia Times <strong><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD16Ak01.html">Turkey: Washington's geopolitical pivot</a></strong><span style=""> </span>Obama's visit to Ankara has significantly raised the stakes in the complex game for control of Eurasia. The key purpose of the trip was a US wooing of Turkey due to the strategic place it holds between Europe and Russia, the US's great competitor for Central Asia, and its key energy pipelines. - <b>F William Engdahl<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/KD16Ag01.html">Turkish magic</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Turkish stocks appear to be defying gravity as the economy slows and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government drags its feet on a standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund. - <b>Robert M Cutler<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Caucasian Review of International Affairs, on online <a href="http://cria-online.org/index.html">journal</a>, has a good rundown of all the developments on the Turkish-Armenian front (or should we say the Turkish-Armenian-Azeri-Russian-American front).”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34859&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=fd059e348d" title="Chief of the Turkish Army Redefining the Political Role of the Military">Chief of the Turkish Army Redefining the Political Role of the Military</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/world/11444534.asp?gid=244" target="_self">Turkish foreign minister participates in BSEC meeting in Armenia</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://wire.antiwar.com/2009/04/15/turkey-pushes-for-nuclear-arms-free-middle-east/">Turkey Pushes for Nuclear Arms-Free Middle East</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=108">Cevdet Aşkın</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/66149.html" target="_blank">Kurdish-Arab Tensions Continue to Grow in Northern Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>McClatchy<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In another sign of the growing tension between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, a Kurdish political coalition in one northern province is boycotting provincial council meetings until the main Arab party there cedes council leadership positions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1471013.php/Car_bomb_kills_at_least_14_Iraqis_in_Kirkuk__Roundup__">Car Bomb Kills at Least 14 Iraqis in Kirkuk</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; 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color: black;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/avrupabirligi-haftalik/avrupa-haftalik.htm"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Haftalık</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-weight: normal;">FT </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/486d4b28-2a1d-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Brussels picks careful path through diplomatic dispute">Brussels picks careful path through diplomatic dispute</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=172484" target="_blank">Armenia Gives Assurances on Border Recognition </a>BY: Servet Yanatma | Todays Zaman Armenia has given assurances that it will make no territorial claim on Turkey, as officials of the two countries inch closer to an agreement that would pave the way for normalization of relations after a 16-year hiatus. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/turkey-smoking" target="_blank"><b>Turkish</b> Smoke-Out</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Atlantic Online</span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H3</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Son Dakika </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.milliyet.com.tr/default.aspx?aType=SonDakikaListeTumu&All=1"><span style="color: olive;" lang="EN-US">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"><a href="http://sondakika.hurriyet.com.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US">Hürriyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><a href="http://www.zaman.com.tr/sondakika.do"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Zaman</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="DE"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com.tr/news?ned=tr_tr"><span style="color: green;">GH 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red;">Arşiv</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE">Video </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/habervideo/video.asp"><span style="" lang="DE">NTV</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cnnturk.com/Gallery/Video/default.aspx"><span style="" lang="DE">CNNTürk</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.milliyet.com.tr/"><span style="" lang="DE">Milliyet</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.yazarx.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Köşe Yazarları</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.referansgazetesi.com/sonhaber.aspx?YZR_KOD=151&a="><b>Cengiz Çandar</b></a></span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bugun.com.tr/yazar_tum_haberleri.asp?yazarID=10018">Ahmet Taşgetiren</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rusencakir.com/Default.aspx">Ruşen</a> - <a href="http://w10.gazetevatan.com/root.vatan?exec=yazareskiyazilar&wid=73">Çakır</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US">Taha Akyol <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="FR">Fikret Bila <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p 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lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Military Expresses Concern About Perception of an Iraqi Crackdown on Sunnis</a><span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16province.html?scp=3&sq=iraq&st=nyt" title="Iraq Provinces Try to Overcome Political Disarray">Iraq Provinces Try to Overcome Political Disarray</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/16chinaloan.html?ref=todayspaper">Deals Help China Expand Its Sway in Latin America</a><span style=""> </span>China’s loans to Latin America are locking in access to natural resources and filling a vacuum of influence that grew during the Bush administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/africa/16somalia.html?ref=todayspaper">11 Pirates Seized by French Navy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/asia/16mumbai.html?ref=todayspaper">Defendant’s Lawyer Dismissed in Mumbai Trial</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/asia/16cleric.html?ref=todayspaper">Pakistani Court Grants Bail to Cleric Who Led Militants</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/asia/16pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Memo From Islamabad: Pakistan Rehearses Its Two-Step on Airstrikes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16iran.html?ref=todayspaper">Iran Says It Plans New Nuclear Offer</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16prexy.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Takes Aim at Finances of Three Mexican Drug Cartels</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16sergeant.html?ref=todayspaper">American Soldier Is Found Guilty in Iraqi Killings</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16policy.html?ref=todayspaper">Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Issuing Propaganda Under Bush</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html?ref=todayspaper">N.S.A.’s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress</a><span style=""> </span>The National Security Agency has intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans on a scale beyond the broad limits Congress has established.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/opinion/16kristof.html?ref=opinion">How to Raise Our I.Q.</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">While the view that intelligence is overwhelmingly inherited has been widely held, the evidence is growing that it is, at a practical level, profoundly wrong.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://100days.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/nixon-goes-to-europe-part-i/index.html?ref=opinion">Nixon Goes to Europe (Part I)</a><span style=""> </span>By ROGER MORRIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The triumphs and slights that marked Richard Nixon’s first foreign tour as president. Includes an interactive timeline of the early days of five presidencies.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">GAIL COLLINS <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/opinion/16collins.html?ref=opinion">Gorging the Beast</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama seems to be trying to do too much at once, spending too much money without making the tough decisions about how to pay for it all.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/opinion/16wilson.html?ref=opinion">Regulate Me, Please</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By TOM WILSON All companies that create risk for the financial markets need to be in “the pool” of federal regulation, including insurance companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/04/06/opinion/1194839255168/op-ed-last-jew-in-afghanistan.html">Op-Ed: Last Jew in Afghanistan</a><span style=""> </span>Zablon Simantov, a Jewish resident of Kabul, explains why he remains despite his increasing solitude. A short documentary by Oliver Englehart.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/health/research/16gene.html?ref=todayspaper">Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases</a><span style=""> </span>The genetic analysis of common disease is turning out to be a lot more complex than expected, according to new commentary.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/asia/16afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Afghan Women Protest New Law on Home Life</a><span style=""> </span>Three hundred women in Kabul demanded the repeal of a Taliban-like law that permits, among other things, marital rape.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502843.html">How Pakistan Almost Blew Up</a> By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">How the Obama administration averted a military coup in Islamabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503559.html">U.S. Lays Out Anti-Piracy Plan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Strategy Comes as Somali Raiders Try to Take Another American Ship<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503247.html">Latin American Leaders' Silence on Dictatorship in Cuba and Venezuela</a> It is easier to demand concessions for Cuba than to defend Venezuelan democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502902.html">The Obama Doctrine in Action</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By E.J. Dionne Jr. Somali pirates and the president's measured approach to force.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502532.html">Medvedev Grants Interview to Opposition Newspaper</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russian President Criticizes Laws Hindering Rights Groups<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503943.html?hpid=topnews">Stress Tests May Strain Limits of Bailout Money</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Government may need more money to pay for shoring up any weaknesses once a survey of the nation's 19 major banks is released next month.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502045.html">Obama Steps Up Efforts to Stop Gun, Drug Trafficking Across Mexican Border</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sanctions Imposed; U.S. Firms Warned<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041500392.html">India's Heartland Expected to Play Decisive Role in Elections</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With 65% of Voters, Heartland Again Plays Pivotal Role<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041501510.html">U.S. Looks to Balance Response to N. Korea</a> Officials Press for Sanctions While Promoting Talks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503257.html"><b>N. Korea's Defiant Tone Masks Nuclear Problems</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502901.html">A Voice for My Husband</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Xia Liu The wife of an imprisoned Chinese dissident reaches out to the U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041502861.html">America's Bad Jeans</a> By George F. Will<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What the nation's obsession with denim says about the national psyche.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503040.html">A Three-in-One Policy Cocktail for Fighting the HIV Pandemic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Anthony S. Fauci A new triple-cocktail policy could have a dramatic effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503383.html">White House Releases Obama Tax Returns</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503390.html">Napolitano Defends Homeland Security Report on Right-Wing Extremism</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=ForumDiscussion&plckDiscussionId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382Discussion%3a5b7ca660-0cfb-457b-bcfe-02bb5dd73%20">Fearing the Right</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Planet War</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> | A Homeland Security report has caused uproar among those on the right. Are they overreacting?<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/clark-kosovo-war-crimes">Kosovo was a just war, not an imperialist dress rehearsal</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">David Clark: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ten years on, the conflict should be remembered as a responsible western intervention. It is a very different example to Iraq</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/china-foreign-correspondents">We are getting less foreign news at the very moment we need more</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Timothy Garton Ash</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: A world in crisis demands nations understand each other. At least the BBC is hoisting the banner of Deng Xiaoping thought<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/afghanistan-usa-foreign-policy-obama">Afghanistan's decisive days</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Francesc Vendrell:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Obama has made wise strategic decisions, but the crucial test will come in the leadup to elections<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/15/religion-islam-atheism-defamation">To defame religion is a human right</a> <strong>Peter Singer: </strong>We must defend the right to cause offence to believers, when this is not meant to stir up hatred</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/indian-election-congress-polling">India set for world's largest election</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ruling Congress party remains favourite in Indian polls but other players expected to form coalitions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/india-election-voters-views">Voters' views: What the people say ahead of the Indian election</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism, the economy and political gimmicks - the issues that will sway the ballots as polling opens in India</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/green-cars-transport-incentives-emissions">£5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution</a> Ultra-green vehicles at heart of £250m plan to slash UK's carbon emissions by 26% by 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/iraq-legacy-basra-infrastructure">Basra six years after the British came</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Chulov </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">reports on Basra's infrastructure – and the challenges the Iraqi city now faces <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/iraq-oil-legacy">Potential oil bonanza sabotaged by the insurgency</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/uk-iraq-usa-terror">Views on Britain's role in Iraq: 'People see the UK as a poodle of America'</a> Views on Britain's role in the invasion of Iraq, the war on terror and its relationship with America<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/basra-handover-iraq">Basra: a better model</a> <strong>Ed Burke: </strong>For efficient reconstruction in Iraq look not to Basra, but to Italy's innovative efforts up the road in Dhi Qar <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/15/obama-summit-americas">Obama's reality check</a> <strong>Mark Weisbrot:</strong> Barack Obama needs to face up to the fact that existing US policies have caused havoc throughout South America<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/piracy-somalia-asymmetric-warfare">Piracy – the new warfare</a> <strong>Robert Fox:</strong> Our militaries must be ready to counter low-tech 'asymmetric tactics' such as piracy and insurgency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/15/barack-obama-usforeignpolicy">Can Obama clean up in Latin America?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Simon Tisdall:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Tidying up after George Bush is a full-time job – and his legacy could still hinder Obama's chances at the Summit of the Americas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/obama-rightwing-extremism-threat">US police warn that threat of rightwing extremism on rise amid recession</a> Leaked report warns of 'lone wolves' or small terrorist cells with potential to exploit specialist military knowledge<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/16/dna-database-privacy-human-rights">DNA database: proven guilty</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Four months have passed since European court of human rights landed unanimous judgment<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.metimes.com/International/2009/04/10/could_iran_have_nukes_in_60_days/2860/" target="_blank">Could Iran Have Nukes in 60 Days?</a> BY: Claude Salhani | The Middle East Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Call it the Iranian tango. For the United States, engaging Iran in politics is akin to executing a political tango, if such a beast exists; you take one step forward and two steps back, another step forward and then another two steps back.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p09s01-coop.html" target="_blank">How Muslim Countries Must Deal With Radicals</a> BY: Abu Khawla | The Christian Science Monitor The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood is gaining undeniable popularity. It's doing so by exploiting democratic methods. That poses an existential problem for the future of democracy in the Arab world.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3605" target="_blank">U.S.-Egypt: The Magic is Gone</a> BY: Jon B. Alterman | World Politics Review It's no secret that the U.S.-Egyptian relationship is ailing. As his term went on, President George W. Bush seemed to go to Egypt principally to deliver stern lectures.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.8283223ec5de57b966fde49a15024b53.4d1&show_article=1"><span style="">OPEC sees 'devastating contraction' in oil demand...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/advice_for_obama_in_latin_amer.html">Advice for Obama in Latin America</a> - Alvaro Vargas Llosa, New Republic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=N2RhYmQxNDVmYzY3N2JiMjZmOGYyYTAwZjEwYWZkODQ=">Obama Talks Like Reagan, Thinks Like Carter</a> - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/piracy-somalia-asymmetric-warfare">Piracy -- the New Warfare</a> - Robert Fox, The Guardian<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/15/banning_al_hayat_in_iraq">Banning Al-Hayat in Iraq</a> - Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3043" target="_blank">Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus?</a> BY: Andrew Tabler | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Despite a Syrian public relations campaign designed to exploit Washington's opening gestures with Syria as a major policy change, the exclusion of Damascus from the envoy's agenda demonstrates that the Obama administration continues to pursue cautious and critical engagement with the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Asad. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=101015&categ_id=17">As Indians go to the polls, Lebanese and Arabs should watch and learn</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="manchettebig"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101012">Hizbullah, a Western fascination</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong><i>By Michael Young<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=101013">Ignore the environmental alarmists, the Earth really is enough</a><br /> <strong><i>By Bjorn Lomborg</i></strong></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9182" title="Bahrain: Reaching a Threshold">Bahrain: Reaching a Threshold</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FRIDE </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 40-page Spanish working paper argues that Bahrain has reached an impasse in its reform process <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-3665-Boston-Libertarian-Examiner%7Ey2009m4d15-The-Al-Qaeda-in-Iraq-is-resurgent-and-we-have-to-stay-longer-meme-begins"><b>The 'al-Qaeda in Iraq Is Resurgent and We Have to Stay Longer' Meme Begins<br /> </b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">by Christopher Dowd</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mona Eltahawy on <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.69">The Middle East’s Generation Facebook</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/">STEPHEN WALT</a> <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/15/the_cult_of_irrelevance">Why are IR scholars politically irrelevant?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/what_if_scholars_cant_play_the_game">Who you callin' irrelevant?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/15/iraq_the_unraveling_v">Am I too optimistic about Iraq?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY TOM RICKS</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stimson Center</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.stimson.org/rvproto/partner.cfm?SN=RV200902021933">Islam and Politics: Renewal and Resistance in the Muslim World </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Al Awsat <a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16410">When the Brotherhood Supports Iran</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16410">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.digitalnpq.org/articles/global/354/04-13-2009/sheik_naim_qassem">Sheik Naim Qassem: HEZBOLLAH: WE ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OBAMA</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/world/story/66149.html" target="_blank">Kurdish-Arab Tensions Continue to Grow in Northern Iraq</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>McClatchy<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In another sign of the growing tension between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, a Kurdish political coalition in one northern province is boycotting provincial council meetings until the main Arab party there cedes council leadership positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7999981.stm">Iran 'to propose nuclear package' </a><br /> Iran's president says he will soon announce a package of proposals aimed at resolving the nuclear row with the West. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-ready-to-break-impasse-with-west-by-opening-nuclear-talks-1669299.html">Iran ready to break impasse with West by opening nuclear talks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/world/middleeast/16iraq.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">US Military Expresses Concern About Perception of an Iraqi Crackdown on Sunnis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/15/Iranian-support-for-Mousavi-grows/UPI-33051239832194/" title="Iranian support for Mousavi grows">Iranian support for Mousavi grows</a><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- The Iranian Solidarity Party with the Reformist slate threw its support Wednesday behind Mir-Hossein Mousavi for the presidency in the June contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aina.org/news/20090415201416.htm" target="_blank" title="There is an urgent need for a new count of the population in Iraq, particularly in the aftermath of the calamities the country has gone through since the U.">Iraq's Next Census: Will the Government Get it Right This Time?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=91543&sectionid=351020101">Iran: S-300 Missile Deal on Track</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq_civilian_deaths">raq Study: Execution-Style Killings Are Leading Cause of Death</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1471013.php/Car_bomb_kills_at_least_14_Iraqis_in_Kirkuk__Roundup__">Car Bomb Kills at Least 14 Iraqis in Kirkuk</a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/iraq-legacy-basra-infrastructure">Basra six years after the British came</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Martin Chulov </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">reports on Basra's infrastructure – and the challenges the Iraqi city now faces <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/iraq-oil-legacy">Potential oil bonanza sabotaged by the insurgency</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-air-raids-hit-mostly-women-and-children-1669282.html">Iraq air raids hit mostly women and children</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Report urges review of military strategy when targeting urban areas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/15/clinton-offer-to-talk-did-not-change-us-demands-on-iran/">Clinton: Iran's Offer Doesn't Change US Demands</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/chalabi-bush-conspired-with-iran/">Chalabi: Bush Conspired With Iran</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6025" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Ahmadinejad: Iran forced Washington to retreat from enrichment demand</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123980659837421207.html">Car Bomb Kills 10 in Northern Iraq </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Iraqi police say a parked car bomb targeting a passing police convoy in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk has killed 10 policemen and wounded at least 20 people<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123979288947120607.html">Iran Looks to Break Impasse With U.S. </a>Iran's president said he is willing to build a new relationship with the U.S., adding that he is preparing new proposals to break the impasse over his country's nuclear program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/69015160-29d0-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Kuwait stymied by political infighting</a> The nation’s aim of transforming itself from an oil-dependent economy into a more diversified one is being jeopardised by continual feuding among its ruling elite and MPs <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078611.html">U.S.: Advancing peace talks will help curb Iran nuclear ambitions</a> George Mitchell to ask Netanyahu to clarify Israel's position on talks with Palestinians, Syrians.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078584.html">ANALYSIS / Iran treating Obama declarations as policy</a> Ahmadinejad may be encouraged that the U.S. president's rhetoric does not include ultimatums or threats<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078600.html">In the same boat</a> Israel and Egypt are at the core of this matter. Both countries are considered "legitimate" targets in the eyes of Hezbollah and Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078514.html">Egyptian FM: Lieberman not welcome in Egypt</a> Israeli FM's 'feet will not step on Egyptian soil' as long as he maintains his positions, says Aboul Gheit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078496.html">Clinton: U.S. has not dropped demands on Iran nuke program</a> Secretary of state denies report U.S. will drop demand that Tehran halt uranium enrichment before talks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078586.html">Blair: Netanyahu wants to build Palestinian state 'from bottom up'</a> Mideast envoy to Time: Netanyahu wants to defer talks on borders, settlements and Jerusalem<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710697303&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Mitchell seeks 'understandings' with Israel on regional issues</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Envoy to meet PM, FM for 1st time since they took office, says Palestinian state "only way" to peace; Russia envoy, Spain FM also set to meet gov't.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710698600&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel: Durban II text is getting worse</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel's envoy to UN says Wednesday's text singles out Israel, draft refers to "foreign occupation."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710698633&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Hamas suspects Gaza beggars are spies</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Group spokesman: Security forces recently exposed "network of spies" for Israel deployed on streets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710695369&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran denies Hizbullah operating in Egypt</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Minister Mottaki calls accusations "Zionist political plot" to influence Lebanese elections.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710698210&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">The Region: Palestinian moderates want peace - with Hamas </a><span style=""> </span><span class="bottomline">[ BARRY RUBIN<o:p></o:p></span></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239618129863&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull" target="_top">The New Bibi</a> The prospects for Netanyahu's second term</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701885,00.html">US warns against striking Iran </a><br /> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701885,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Defense Secretary Gates tells Marine Corps students Israeli attack would only delay nuclear program one to three years, claims acquisition of nuclear bomb can only be prevented if 'Iranians themselves decide it's too costly' </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701706,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Beware our American friend </span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701706,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Saying ‘no’ to Obama won’t necessarily damage our friendship with US, Elyakim Haetzni says</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701648,00.html" target="_blank">White House to Jewish leaders: US won't attend 'Durban II'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Debka </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=1386"><span style="color: navy;">Israel has military resources to destroy Iran's nuclear sites – Washington sources </span></a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;">Al Hayat </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/OPED/04-2009/Article-20090414-a5380a33-c0a8-10ed-00fa-e78fbda73a1a/story.html">Netanyahu's Agenda for US-Iranian Negotiations</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Mostafa Zein</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The Arab situation has never been better than today for Israel. Strategic differences between regimes have reached the point of proxy armed confrontation in Lebanon and Palestine. There are differences between parties and factions that would presumably be working together to end the Israeli occupation. There are political disputes that have turned sectarian and religious.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/04/13/1004372/its-not-personal">Hamas Never Accepted a Two-State Solution</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Uriel Heilman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e069.htm">The Hamas Hate Industry</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(<i>Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/israel-mizrahis-equality-conflict">The suffering of Israel's Mizrahis</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Rachel Shabi</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: The tales of Jewish migrants from Arab countries challenge those who cling to a monochrome script of Arab against Israeli<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/15/israel-wont-cooperate-in-un-gaza-probe/"><span style="">Israel Will Not Cooperate With UN Gaza Inquiry</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/15/Lebanese-general-admits-spying-for-Israel/UPI-24701239832630/" title="Lebanese general admits spying for Israel">Lebanese general admits spying for Israel</a><b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/luban/2009/04/15/as-j-street-turns-one-signs-of-a-shift/"><span style="">As J Street Turns One, Signs of a Shift</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD16Ak02.html">The Golan Heights Revisited</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/15/content_11186728.htm" target="_blank">News Analysis: Israeli-<b>US</b> ties may face bumpy ride over Mideast peace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></b></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">DAVID R. FRANCIS</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p13s01-wmgn.html">Economic slump provides tinder for global conflicts</a> With more people pushed into poverty, the probability of armed rebellions increases around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s13-wosc.html">Pakistani Taliban expand influence beyond Swat</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">They swarmed the neighboring district of Buner and secured the right to preach in mosques there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s21-wome.html">In Lebanon's wild east, Hezbollah finds itself on left foot</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">After supporting an Army crackdown against lawlessness in the Bekaa Valley, the Shiite organization faces a backlash from angry clan members ahead of June elections.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p02s04-usgn.html">Obama's plan to 'tax the rich': About time, or a big mistake?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In practice, the populist solution is not as simple or as effective as it sounds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p02s01-usmi.html">Most Pentagon budget cuts may get through Congress</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">But it could be the lull before the storm as lobbyists and lawmakers begin to weigh in on controversial cuts. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s25-woeu.html">Battling Somali pirates: Maritime businesses weigh in</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In London, the business capital of the world's maritime industry, firms shape decisions on arming ships and negotiating with pirates. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p02s01-usfp.html">What is North Korea thinking?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In vowing to restart its nuclear-weapons program, the pariah nation could be trying to win concessions from the US or it could be setting out a new strategy.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s04-wome.html">Egypt strikes out at Iran's expanding reach</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egyptian police have arrested 25 suspects and are hunting for another 24 in the Sinai peninsula, where officials say the Iranian-sponsored group Hezbollah was operating a covert cell.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s19-woeu.html">Protests in Georgia's capital spark new tension with Russia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Along the border with South Ossetia, villagers say Russian tanks have recently arrived – their barrels aimed squarely at Georgia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p08s02-comv.html">Russia goes after election monitors</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Moldova's April 5 vote is the lastest example of Moscow's attempt to weaken the king of impartial election observers.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p09s01-coop.html">New US administration, new take on the 'war on terror'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Definitional nuance will strengthen world response to terrorism.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p09s02-coop.html">A bold Plan B for North Korea</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The US should consider inducing China to topple the Kim regime.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><b><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5160277/Threats-to-Pakistan-are-threats-to-the-world.html">Threats to Pakistan are threats to the world</a> It is in all of our interests to help this vulnerable country survive, says <strong>Michael Nazir-Ali.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mira Kamdar (WPI): <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.95">India: Richer, Poorer, Hotter, Armed</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3614">China's New Economic Strategy</a> - David Axe, World Politics Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090414.wcoindia15/BNStory/specialComment/home">India Inspires with Free, Fair Vote</a> - Shashi Tharoor, Globe and Mail<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5160277/Threats-to-Pakistan-are-threats-to-the-world.html">Threats to Pakistan Are Threats to World</a> - M. Nazir-Ali, The Telegraph<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world" target="_blank">In Recruiting an Afghan Militia, U.S. Faces a Test</a> BY: Dexter Filkins | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The meeting in Maidan Shahr, Wardak Province’s capital, tucked into the mountains about 30 miles southwest of Kabul, concerned one of the most unorthodox projects the Americans have undertaken here since the war began in 2001: to arm, with minimal training, groups of Afghan men to guard their own neighborhoods. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090415_china_spinning_economic_slowdown">China: Spinning the Economic Slowdown</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Beijing may have more than just economic concerns on its hands if the Chinese people become too aware of the extent of China's economic contraction<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD16Ad01.html">China juggles its future in Africa</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The myth that China is merely in Africa for its resources is as false as the myth that China will soon need to retreat from the continent due to the global recession. Beijing is there for soft power, new markets and nurturing a new diaspora, while the downturn will merely sap the West's viability as a competitor. - <b>Bright B Simons<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041500392.html">India's Heartland Expected to Play Decisive Role in Elections</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With 65% of Voters, Heartland Again Plays Pivotal Role<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/porter/2009/04/15/errant-drone-attacks-spur-militants-in-pakistan/"><b><i><span style="">Errant Drone Attacks Spur Militants in Pakistan</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/16/indian-election-congress-polling">India set for world's largest election</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ruling Congress party remains favourite in Indian polls but other players expected to form coalitions <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8000074.stm">Millions of Indians go to polls </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Millions of Indians begin casting their ballots in the first round of the country's 15th general elections. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8001315.stm">China's GDP growth falls to 6.1% </a><br /> Growth of China's GDP slowed to 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009 - the weakest growth since 1992 but in line with expectations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123982680459622079.html">U.S. Won't Cite China on Currency </a>The U.S. Treasury declined to cite China as a currency manipulator to gain unfair trade advantages. The move could soothe relations with Beijing, but inflame tensions with domestic groups.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/15/Walkers-World-China-leads-the-way/UPI-41171239809138/" title="Walker's World: China leads the way?">Walker's World: China leads the way?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- China clams to be leading the world out of recession, but don't forget to check the small print.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/15/a_nuclear_talibanistan_48923.html">A Nuclear Talibanistan?</a> - Tony Blankley, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15india.html?ref=world" target="_blank">As Elections Near, Tightrope Awaits in India </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Somini Sengupta | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Exactly what will happen when India’s 714 million eligible voters head to the polls in the world’s biggest exercise in democracy is difficult to forecast, this year even more than in the past. Few dare to predict what unwieldy coalition may replace the one that has presided since 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD16Df01.html"><span style="color: black;">Militants open a new front in Pakistan</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>When a United States Predator drone recently attacked the tribal headquarters of Baitullah Mehsud it not only missed the Pakistani Taliban leader, it stirred a hornet's nest. Mehsud has vowed to strike back in the urban areas, starting in the port city of Karachi, where the security forces have broken an unwritten agreement and cracked down on Mehsud's supporters. - <b>Syed Saleem Shahzad</b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9194" title="Pakistan: Change in Mindset Needed to Counter Threats from Within">Pakistan: Change in Mindset Needed to Counter Threats from Within</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">JIIA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 4-page Japanese article argues that to avoid the \"Afghanistanization\" of Pakistan, a change in the mindset and strategy of the army and the ISI is of crucial importance <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brookings Institution</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/04_china_yep.aspx?emc=lm&m=224137&l=1&v=738898">Economic Downturn and Instability in China: Time for Political Reform?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9193" title="Islamic Extremism in India">Islamic Extremism in India</a> <strong>IISS</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 2-page article focuses on the rise in home-grown Indian jihadi terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6102955.ece">China's GDP growth slowest in 15 years </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="small" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">China’s economy expanded at just 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the weakest phase of growth since records began<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">WSJ <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123982211402521977.html">Indian Echo Chamber </a><span style=""> </span>Plenty of parties but little economic substance. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984963676123781.html">Indonesia Rejects Extremism </a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">By Sadanand Dhume</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Islam-based parties saw their vote total cut in half.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Jamestown Foundation</span></strong><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.jamestown.org/uploads/media/TM_007_9.pdf"><em><span style="text-decoration: none;">Terrorism Monitor</span></em>, v. 7, no. 9, April 10, 2009 </a>*Journal of the Turkistan Islamic Party Urges Jihad in China<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9187" title="CIMIC in the ISAF Mission ">CIMIC in the ISAF Mission </a><span style=""> </span><strong>SWP </strong>A 30-page German research paper examining lessons learned in respect of Civil-Military Co-operation</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD16Df01.html">Militants Open New Front in Pakistan</a> - Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Signing_Of_Pakistan_Sharia_Legislation_Prompts_Fears_Of_Taliban_Expansion/1609408.html">Pakistani Legislation Prompts Fears Of Taliban Expansion</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Pakistan's president has officially signed off on a controversial new law establishing Shari'a law in the Swat Valley and neighboring Malakand region, leaving war-weary residents anxiously looking forward to peace. But there are worrying signs that the resurgent Taliban could dash such hopes by seizing on the situation to solidify its control and expand its influence in neighboring areas</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123940326797109645.html" target="_blank">Holbrooke of South Asia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: MATTHEW KAMINSKI | The Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Mr. Holbrooke asks a dozen or so men in the room about the presence of the Taliban in their villages. "We are all Taliban," comes a response. The others nod in accord. All are or were "religious students," or Taliban in Pashto. But the expression of solidarity with the various Pakistani and Afghan insurgents who go by the name is lost on no one.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975933750419419.html" target="_blank">Thailand Needs New Elections</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Colum Murphy | The Wall Street Journal Over the past few years, Thailand's political elites have waged a battle on the streets of the capital using mobs to throw democratically elected governments out of power. Now it is the turn of the supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed former prime minister, to wreak their revenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/north-korea-nuclear-missile" target="_blank">In the Hall of Mirrors of the Ailing Kim, Nothing Is Quite What It Appears</a> BY: Simon Tisdall | The Guardian Outrage over UN censure for its missile test is all part of North Korea's game of parlaying nuclear compromises for aid and assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD16Ad01.html" target="_blank">China Juggles Its Future in Africa</a> BY: Bright B. Simons | Asia Times The myth that China is merely in Africa for its resources is as false as the myth that China will soon need to retreat from the continent due to the global recession. Beijing is there for soft power, new markets and nurturing a new diaspora, while the downturn will merely sap the West's viability as a competitor.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CFR <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/19079/can_china_lift_japan_out_of_recession.html?breadcrumb=%2F">Can China Lift Japan Out of Recession?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5393/type,1/">Analyzing China and North Korean Relations</a> - CSIS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090325_freeman_chinacapacity_web.pdf">China's Capacity to Manage Infectious Diseases: Global Implications</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/issuesinsights_v09n02.pdf"><em>Issues & Insights</em> Vol. 09 - No. 02 - April 2009 - Next Generation Thinking about America's East Asia Strategy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/16/how_to_deal_with_n_korea">How to deal with N. Korea</a> Once again, Pyongyang is playing the tit-for-tat strategy to prepare for a larger bargaining chip in a new round of nuclear negotiation. <span class="attr">(By Dr. Hui Zhang, Boston Globe)</span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.fpri.org/enotes/200904.black.useuropeanrelations2009.html">U.S.-European Relations 2009 </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/world_agenda/article6098836.ece"><span style="">PAPER: French president portrays Obama as weak and meek...</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090415_geopolitical_diary">Geopolitical Diary: Glimmers of Greater Romania?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Recent statements by Romania's president reveal Bucharest's ambitions to assert its influence in Moldova.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4af4930a-29b0-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Romania offers citizenship to 1m Moldovans</a> Move comes amid rising tension over poll<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5281e858-29e1-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="" lang="FR">Moldova crisis tests EU influence</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The crisis in Moldova is the latest test of the European Union’s capacity to promote stability and prosperity in former Soviet republics between it and Russia <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">NYt </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=4eb79b1312d2ac4e6be9a10d2775483f" target="_blank" title="After nearly two decades of independence from Russia and Romania, Moldova’s citizens are still at odds over the basic question of who they are.">As East and West Pull on Moldova, Loyalties and Divisions Run Deep</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/adrian-hamilton/adrian--hamilton-at-last-europe-has-become-interesting-1669304.html">Adrian Hamilton: At last, Europe has become interesting</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,619104,00.html" title="Only 34 percent of European Union citizens say they will vote in the European Parliament elections on June 4-7, according to a survey that suggests less voter turnout than th ">Voter Apathy: Survey Signals Low Turnout in EU Parliament Elections</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isaintel.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&Itemid=1" target="_blank">Understanding Bosnia, Part Three </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">ISA<span style=""> </span>Bosnian foreign policy and international relations - though many would say they do not exist for all intents and purposes - relies primarily on ethnic concepts as a reflection of an ethnic-run state. Because of this, in terms of foreign policy, Bosnia and Herzegovina lacks a coherent strategy, coordinated diplomacy and qualified personnel. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diplomaticourier.org/kmitan/articleback.php?newsid=357" target="_blank">Could a Spy Case in Bucharest Have Political Purposes?</a> BY: Paolo Franzoso | Diplomatic Courier At the end of February, Romanian counterintelligence arrested Floricel Achim, a noncommissioned officer of the Romanian Ministry of Defense, and Bulgarian citizen Petar Marinov Zukolov; respectively accused of treason and espionage for transmitting secret information. Romania is a member of NATO and retains confidential information about the Atlantic Alliance. Who can be interested in stealing this data?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/europe/15moldova.html?ref=world" target="_blank">As East and West Pull on Moldova, Loyalties and Divisions Run Deep </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ellen Barry | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As the world learned last week, though, the divisions within this society are dangerous and deep. In a way, Moldova is grappling with the same challenge as Georgia and Ukraine — trying to join the West after decades of Russian influence. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9184" title="Making Kosovo Work">Making Kosovo Work</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="category" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">FRIDE </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 5-page policy brief explores how making Kosovo work requires the EU to reassess its current policies on the ground in Kosovo and towards Serbia.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="category" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9183" title="NATO Turns 60: How Can it Stay Healthy?">NATO Turns 60: How Can it Stay Healthy?</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FRIDE</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">A 5-page Spanish policy brief assessing NATO's future prospects<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/194049?from=rss">How France Deals with Pirates</a> - Christopher Dickey, Newsweek<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1416&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=518495">The Madrid Bombings, Five Years On</a> - Wilson Center<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amnesty International</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR13/002/2009/en/2150f5fd-3014-42fb-ba9e-65ec911eb4ff/eur130022009fra.pdf">Austria: Victim or Suspect - A Question of Colour: Racial Discrimination in the Austrian Justice System </a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090415_poland_tapping_imfs_flexible_credit_program">Poland: Tapping the IMF's Flexible Credit Program</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Poland is the next country that will take advantage of the International Monetary Fund's Flexible Credit Line program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9497dfc-29ed-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Berlin rethink on ‘bad bank’ plan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The German plan to take over illiquid securities from the country’s banks in a bid to hasten the sector’s recovery may not cover the toxic assets at the heart of the crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2051cc44-29d8-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Georgian protests ‘hamper’ investments</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgia warned that political instability was discouraging foreign investment as protesters took to the streets of Tbilisi for a seventh day <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="DE"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="DE">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>World Policy Journal</i>, Nina L. Khrushcheva (New School): <a href="http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.109">Russia’s Rotting Empire</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46c5b1da-2990-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Medvedev stresses his liberal credentials </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="long-lead" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prosperity ‘should not be set against freedom’<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041509.shtml">Turkmenistan: Pipeline Spat with the Kremlin Turns into a Political Test of Strength</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>The gas-blast row between Turkmenistan and Russia shows that the geopolitical balance in the Caspian Basin energy contest may be shifting. The Kremlin, along with its energy appendage, Gazprom, now appears to lack the power and the resources to call the shots.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/indexes/opinion.htm" target="_blank">High Stakes for Moscow in U.S. Play for Iran</a> BY: Fyodor Lukyanov | The Moscow Times The situation in Iran will likely become the center of global tensions in the months and years ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Carnegie<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=1305">Luncheon: Whither U.S.-Russia Relations?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9191" title="Ethnicity and Elections under Authoritarianism: The Case of Kazakhstan">Ethnicity and Elections under Authoritarianism: The Case of Kazakhstan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">IDE </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 35-page Japanese discussion paper examines Khazak government strategy to avoid ethnic voting in an attempt to explain why ethnic divisions were rarely reflected in the struggle for power in the republic <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article6101278.ece">Keep borrowing and hope for the best</a> There is no point in agonising about the state of the public finances; the economy will bounce back <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky">Anatole Kaletsky</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6101205.ece">We're six years away from energy crisis </a><span style=""> </span>Protesters may object to new power stations, but we need investment now to prevent a precarious future <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/">Dieter Helm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6101390.ece">The curse of falling prices</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Monetary easing is the right way to counter deflation and recession, and must be combined with vigorous action to purge the banking system of bad assets<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6101357.ece">Return to servitude</a> An abhorrent new law proposes removing Afghan women's basic rights<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article6101229.ece">Piracy battle begins in Mogadishu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Somali marauders have deep roots in the local ‘shifta' tradition of outlaw robber gangs <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre">Ben Macintyre</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984928625323721.html">Republicans and the Tea Parties </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Karl Rove</strong><br /> The U.S. went 15 years without a federal tax increase.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984940990523727.html">Henninger: Pirates Vs. the Rest of Us</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123985033233623817.html">Iran's Latest U.S. Hostage </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Goodwill begets an espionage trial.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123982313590721993.html">Obama Puts Focus on Latin America </a>President Obama will visit Latin America this week to reassure the region it will have a place in U.S. foreign policy. But the big question is whether the president can deliver much beyond goodwill.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123980523765821121.html">U.S. Plans to Bolster Piracy Fight </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The U.S. and France battled piracy on two fronts, with French forces detaining 11 hijackers and Washington seeking to take stronger measures against Somali pirates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66267.html">Fed regional report shows signs of hope for economy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="storysummary" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In another small but important sign of improvement in the battered U.S. economy, almost half of the Federal Reserve's 12 districts reported Wednesday that economic deterioration had moderated in their zones and may be bottoming out<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a595960c-29e6-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">America’s fate is not in its hands</a> The US government must battle to increase demand for its goods in other parts of the world and get its banking system working, or there will be no sustainable growth<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/96d78ddc-29e6-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Obama changes tack on Cuba</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ending sanctions against Cuba and reversing the tighter restrictions introduced by George W. Bush is not only the best way to promote good will but also to trigger reform <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a4585db0-2a1d-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article:Washington to mend frayed ties with Latin America at summit">Washington to mend frayed ties with Latin America at summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5628fe4c-29f0-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">An army marching to escape medieval China</a> Tom Mitchell on China’s migrant workers<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8524754-29f4-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Congress deserves to lose India’s elections</a> Razeen Sally on why Congress party should lose <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85117d2e-2932-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">US prices drop for first time since 1955</a> Prices in the US declined in the year to March for the first time since 1955, the labour department said, easing fears that aggressive government stimulus measures could kick-start inflation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d408e51a-2a00-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Concorde’s fate offers a lesson for finance </a><span style=""> </span>A robust financial system rather than most advanced <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/758fe74e-2a06-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">After ideology comes the age of innuendo</a> John Lloyd on the importance of character <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e0219664-29ea-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Don’t set Goldman free, Mr Geithner</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein wants his institution to pay back the $10bn in taxpayer money it took last autumn when its future looked dicey. It could then go back to paying employees what it wants and buying and selling what it fancies. He is peddling an illusion, says <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/johngapper" target="_blank">John Gapper</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/308e9578-2a10-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">US retreats from yuan manipulation claims</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Obama administration rowed back from claims that China is manipulating its currency, declining to cite Beijing in a closely watched report to Congress<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1eb322b8-29ea-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Violence helps push Mexico up US agenda</a> President Barack Obama arrives in Mexico for talks with Felipe Calderón, his Mexican counterpart, a day after naming a new “border tsar” to spearhead efforts to tackle illegal immigration and drug-related violence along the border<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b6b56bd6-278b-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.html">Getting Off Track</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This writer’s argument that the US central bank’s failure to follow his own monetary rule caused financial meltdown is sharp but too short<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5d4c3bf6-29ed-11de-9d01-00144feabdc0.html">Good enough to eat?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Food safety: Amid a spate of deadly incidents, national authorities are puzzling over how to curb contamination of everyday products we take for granted<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-iran16-2009apr16,0,5208507.story">Gates warns against Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities</a> The Defense secretary tells a group of Marine students that such a strike would only delay the nuclear program while strengthening the Iranians' resolve.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-somalia-pirates15-2009apr15,0,165660.story">Somalia says: Let us handle the pirates</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Somalia government leaders say they could deal more effectively and cheaply with the piracy problem off their shores if the international community would provide funding.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-afghanistan-protest16-2009apr16,0,7668966.story">Afghan women protesting marriage law are pelted with rocks</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Critics of the new law say it legalizes marital rape<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-election16-2009apr16,0,5109674.story">Monthlong India election begins</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The young are wooed and urban voters have more clout as India starts its staggered election amid complaints that key issues are being ignored. About 714 million Indians are eligible to vote<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-obama-trip16-2009apr16,0,243893.story">Latin America summit a proving ground for Obama</a><span style=""> </span>President Barack Obama is popular in Latin America, unlike George W. Bush, but he faces opposition over U.S. policies on Cuba and assault weapons<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-mexico-obama16-2009apr16,0,6875682.story" title="Awaiting Obama, Mexico hopes for change">Awaiting Obama, Mexico hopes for change</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Barack Obama is to arrive today for a quick visit to Mexico, where officials look for signs of a commitment to partnership in addressing issues such as drug violence and immigration reform.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><tt><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D97J48IO2.html"><span style="color: red;">GOVERNOR SAYS TEXAS CAN LEAVE THE UNION IF IT WANTS</span></a></span></b></tt><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984928625323721.html">Republicans and the Tea Parties</a> - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-04-14-biggovernment_N.htm">Public Split on Obama's Big Govt Expansion</a> - Susan Page, USA Today<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/US_DHS:_Rightwing_Extremism:_Current_Economic_and_Political_Climate_Fueling_Resurgence_in_Radicalization_and_Recruitment,_7_Apr_2009">Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, 7 Apr 2009</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (via WikiLeaks) <a href="http://file.sunshinepress.org:54445/us-dhs-right-wing-extremism-2009.pdf">Full Document</a> (PDF; 938 KB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dhs.gov/" target="_self">Department of Homeland Security</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><strong><a href="http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1239817562001.shtm" target="_self">Statement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on the Threat of Right-Wing Extremism</a></strong> — The primary mission of this department is to prevent terrorist attacks on our nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/15/a_permanent_democratic_majority_48926.html">A Permanent Democratic Majority?</a> - Thomas Edsall, Huffington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Marc Ambinder / <a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/" target="_self">The Atlantic Politics Channel</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <strong><a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/04/in_defense_of_the_tax-day_tea_parties.php" target="_self">In Defense Of The Tax-Day Tea Parties</a></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/" target="_self">The White House</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/04/15/Release-of-the-President-and-Vice-Presidents-Tax-Returns/" target="_self">Release of the President and Vice President's Tax Returns</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — As another demonstration of the President's commitment to openness and transparency, today the White House issued the following releases making the President and Vice President's tax returns public<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/6--The-Internets-Role-in-Campaign-2008.aspx" target="_self">The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/5160277/Threats-to-Pakistan-are-threats-to-the-world.html">Threats to Pakistan are threats to the world</a> It is in all of our interests to help this vulnerable country survive, says </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Michael Nazir-Ali.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/5160944/Hillary-Clinton-unveils-US-plan-to-tackle-piracy.html">Hillary Clinton unveils US plan to tackle piracy</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">US Secretary of State unveils plan to fight piracy, calling for prosecution and freezing pirates' assets. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/5159166/Manmohan-Singh-likely-to-be-ousted-as-prime-minister-says-ally.html">Manmohan Singh likely to be ousted as prime minister, says ally</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Manmohan Singh, the face of India's emergence as a global economic power, is likely to be ousted as prime minister in the elections which begin on Thursday, a key ally has claimed.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bowen-breached-rules-on-impartiality-1669278.html">Bowen 'breached rules on impartiality'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText2"><span lang="EN-US">BBC criticises its own coverage of the Middle East – but former director-general says top journalists should not be undermined</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-bad-judgement-1669307.html">Leading article: Bad judgement</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-how-can-you-trust-the-cowardly-bbc-1669281.html">Robert Fisk: How can you trust the cowardly BBC?</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/worlds-biggest-democracy-heads-to-the-polls-1669293.html">World's biggest democracy heads to the polls</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With 1,000 parties vying for votes, everything is to play for in the Indian elections says<b> Andrew Buncombe</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-in-2009-the-annual-social-trends-study-1669289.html">Britain in 2009: The annual Social Trends study</a> The report published by the Office for National Statistics presents a revealing portrait of the way we live now. <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-a-lesson-in-home-economics-1669306.html">Leading article: A lesson in home economics</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-air-raids-hit-mostly-women-and-children-1669282.html">Iraq air raids hit mostly women and children</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Report urges review of military strategy when targeting urban areas<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://original.antiwar.com/lind/2009/04/15/the-fourth-generation-armies-are-winning/">The Fourth Generation Armies Are Winning</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> by William S. Lind</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9187" title="CIMIC in the ISAF Mission ">CIMIC in the ISAF Mission </a><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">SWP </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 30-page German research paper examining lessons learned in respect of Civil-Military Co-operation<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9183" title="NATO Turns 60: How Can it Stay Healthy?">NATO Turns 60: How Can it Stay Healthy?</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">FRIDE</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 5-page Spanish policy brief assessing NATO's future prospects</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_self">New York Times</a>:</span></cite><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/16nsa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_self">N.S.A.'s Intercepts Exceed Limits Set by Congress</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, according to government officials.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">CSIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/090408_fy2010_budget_comments.pdf">U.S. Strategy, Force Plans, and the FY2010 Defense Budget: The Questions Still to Be Answered</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Chatham House</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/twt/download/-/id/1886">NATO at Sixty: Unhappy Returns</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Strategic Studies Institute</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/download.cfm?q=915">The New Balance: Limited Armed Stabilization and the Future of U.S. Landpower</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=98865" target="_blank">Costs of War: Dodging Security Bullets</a> BY: Shaun Waterman | ISN Security Watch Though the new US president dodged a bullet with the rescue of a US merchant ship captain from Somali pirates, the Obama administration’s real security test will be Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Michael Lind <a href="http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/apr/06/00029/">reviews</a> <i>Fighting Identity: Sacred War and World Change</i> by Michael Vlahos.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Air & Space Power Journal</i>, a <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NXL/is_1_23/ai_n31508418/">review</a> of <i>Warheads: Cable News and the Fog of War</i> by Kenneth Allard.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1416&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=518495">The Madrid Bombings, Five Years On</a> - Wilson Center</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Director of National Intelligence</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.dni.gov/reports/IC-Survey_2008.pdf">Intelligence Community Climate Survey</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Federation of American Scientists & the Natural Resources Defense Council</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> · <a href="http://www.fas.org/pubs/_docs/OccasionalPaper7.pdf">From Counterforce to Minimal Deterrence: A New Nuclear Policy on the Path Toward Eliminating Nuclear Weapons</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/us/politics/16policy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Pentagon Closes Office Accused of Issuing Propaganda Under Bush</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0416/p02s01-usmi.html">Military Services Largely on Board With Gates's Defense Budget</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; 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padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=1315&prog=zgp&proj=zted">The Right to Food & the WTO</a> - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Congress. House. Foreign Affairs Committee </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/schedule.asp?showdate=4/6/2009">Sinking the Copyright Pirates: Global Protection of Intellectual Property</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4327-the-politics-of-resource-allocation">The Politics of Resource Allocation</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Just as Montaigne pioneered the modern essay form, <b>Andrew Sullivan</b>’s pithy, personal style is creating the modern blog... <a href="http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/story/andrew-sullivan-thinking-out-loud">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/04/16/what_newspapers_do">What newspapers do</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Amid grim times for the industry, it's vital to consider what might be lost in a world without newspapers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Realism</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> is central to storytelling today, many critics will claim. Yet it wasn’t always so in the past, argues Ted Gioia, and it may not remain so for long... <a href="http://www.conceptualfiction.com/notes_on_conceptual_fiction">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">“We’ve burned our bridges,” Goebbels said in 1943. “We will either go down in history as the greatest statesmen of all time, or <b>the greatest criminals</b>”... <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/nazi-germany">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15dowd.html?ref=opinion">Google Profits From Journalism While Killing It</a> - Maureen Dowd, NYT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/health/research/16gene.html?ref=todayspaper">Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases</a><span style=""> </span>The genetic analysis of common disease is turning out to be a lot more complex than expected, according to new commentary.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-the-inbreeding-that-ruined-the-hapsburgs-1668857.html">Revealed: the inbreeding that ruined the Hapsburgs</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dynasty that dominated Europe for more than 500 years was undone by incest, study finds<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123984974506823779.html">It's Not Theft, It's Pastiche </a><span style=""> </span><strong>By Christine Rosen</strong><br /> College students plagiarize routinely, especially from the Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9e57162-29e5-11de-9e56-00144feabdc0.html">Camel cloned in race for speed</a> The world’s first successful cloning of a camel in Dubai this month will provide a springboard for producing faster animals for money-spinning races across the Gulf <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/humannature/">China's Missing Girls</a><br /> Sixteen million girls are missing in China. 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/">Josh Marshall</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.danieldrezner.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">Daniel Drezner</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.warandpiece.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Laura Rozen</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/"><span style="color: olive;">the washington note</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.philipweiss.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">MondoWeiss</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.davidcorn.com/"><span style="color: red;">David Corn</span></a> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/"><span style="color: teal;">SyriaComment</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-style: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.is-peace.org/EN"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Israel-Syria Peace Society</span></a></span></em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> - </span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/community/groups/index.html?plckForumPage=Forum&plckForumId=Cat%3aa70e3396-6663-4a8d-ba19-e44939d3c44fForum%3aa725552c-bd4a-4a5f-a5b9-a0c96cfae382"><span style="color: green;">William Arkin</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/inteldump"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">Phil Carter</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/">Ross Douhat</a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Marc Ambinder</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://justworldnews.org/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Helena Cobban</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/"><span style="color: teal;">MatthewYglesias</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <a href="http://www.oxblog.com/"><span style="">Oxblog</span></a> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Brad DeLong</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cominganarchy.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">coming anarchy</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rosnersdomain.com/"><span style="color: navy;">Rosner's Domain</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">Wonkette</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayden/"><span style="color: teal;">Tom Hayden</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://windowoneurasia.blogspot.com/">Paul Goble</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://abumuqawama.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Abu Muqawama</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">George Packer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The Swamp</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/"><span style="color: teal;">PostGlobal </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">AmericaAbroad</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp">The Corner</a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: olive;">Passport </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: gray;">huffingtonpost</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pajamasmedia.com/"><span style="color: red;">Pajamas Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> /<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/blog/openuniversity"><span style="color: teal;">Open University</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 204, 204);" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Today in Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">/ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/"><span style="color: maroon;">CounterterrorismBlog</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">OutSide the Beltway</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.instapundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">InstaPundit</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.windsofchange.net/"><span style="color: teal;">winds of change</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://kausfiles.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Kausfiles</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Becker Posner</span></a>-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://andrewsullivan.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">andrewsullivan.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.registan.net/"><span style="color: teal;">Registan</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">armscontrolwonk</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.israpundit.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">IsraPundit</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://regimechangeiniran.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Regime Change Iran</span></a> –<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-77835511445372966242009-04-15T09:33:00.001+03:002009-04-15T09:33:30.861+03:00April 15, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; margin-left: 5.25pt; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="680"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" style="border: 0.5pt solid silver; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; background: rgb(217, 217, 217) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; width: 18cm; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" valign="top" width="680"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -3.8pt;"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">041509f</span><a name="top"></a><span lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>- </span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US">FOREIGN PRESS REVIEW (FPR) - </span></b><span lang="EN-US">‘Relevant news, views, comments and analyses for informed debate’ Compiled by Şanlı Bahadır Koç from <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">ASAM (Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies)</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> --</span> <b><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b style="'mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'"><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The Wilson Quarterly</i>, can America Fail? Kishore Mahbubani issues a wake-up call for <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=wq.essay&essay_id=518042">an America mired in groupthink</a> and blind to its own shortcomings<b><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9172" title="U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Graveyard of Empires">U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Graveyard of Empires</a> <strong>CSIS </strong>A 26-page House testimony on US policy for Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Gal Luft </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/the_perils_of_bowing_to_princes">What if Saudi Arabia didn't exist?</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">MESH </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/persians-and-others-irans-minority-politics/">• Persians and Others: Iran's minority politics by Philip Carl Salzman</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> U<a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0bc4628-2921-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">ncertainty bedevils the best system</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The Future of Capitalism:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Unfortunately, there is still no wide understanding among the public of the benefits that can fairly be credited to capitalism and why these benefits have costs. This has left capitalism vulnerable to opponents and to ignorance within the system. Regaining a well-functioning capitalism will require re-education and deep reform</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">, writes <span class="bodystrong">Edmund Phelps </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09f8c996-2930-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Cutting back financial capitalism is America’s big test</a> Has the US become Russia, asks Martin Wolf <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/adab4a7c-2927-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">History vindicates the science of muddling through</a> John Kay on the Lindblom theory of decision-making <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1034fc48-27ce-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Foreign policy: A pragmatic relationship forged with US">Foreign policy: A pragmatic relationship forged with US</a><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041400893.html?hpid=topnews">Economic Data Clashes With Obama's Optimism</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Numbers are at odds with a cautiously expressed hope by president and Federal Reserve chairman that the economy is showing signs of stabilizing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-councils15-2009apr15,0,2306587.story">Establishment of Iraq provincial councils drags</a> More than two months have passed since the elections, but political bickering and laborious electoral procedures have slowed the creation of provincial bodies and the choosing of governors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obama-economy15-2009apr15,0,7268834.story">Obama warns recovery won't be quick, easy</a> The president warns nation to prepare for "more job loss, more foreclosures and more pain."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/files/story4820.php">How to Beat al Qaeda at Its Own Game</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701438,00.html">What Israel Can Learn from U.S.</a> - Efraim Halevy, <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701438,00.html"><span style="color: white;">Israel must pay attention to US willingness to talk with its enemies, Efraim Halevy says</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">In Recruiting an Afghan Militia, U.S. Faces a Test</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An effort to transplant a program that succeeded in Iraq reflects the difficulties facing Americans as they try to make gains in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/middleeast/15policy.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraq Tries to Prove Autonomy, and Makes Inroads</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,160ud,1nze,7fge,d63z,bjd3,3wsl" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: none;">War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars</span></strong><b><br /> </b></a>In this compelling book, CFR President <strong><a href="http://www.uptilt.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=c7q,160ud,1nze,7fn5,57qy,bjd3,3wsl" target="_blank">Richard N. Haass</a></strong>--one of only a few individuals involved at a senior level of U.S. government decision-making during both Iraq conflicts--contrasts the decisions that shaped the conduct of two wars between the United States and Iraq and writes an authoritative, personal account of how U.S. foreign policy is made, what it should seek, and how it should be pursued.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p09s05-coop.html">The next global economic shock?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Western Europe's banks are too indebted to export-hit Asia and eastern Europe<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s04-wome.html">Egypt strikes out at Iran's expanding reach</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egyptian police have arrested 25 suspects and are hunting for another 24 in the Sinai peninsula, where officials say the Iranian-sponsored group Hezbollah was operating a covert cell.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6094270.ece">Taleban leader risks his life to seek peace</a> Mid-level commander from Helmand paints a picture of local communities desperate to find a way to escape the ongoing war<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/iraq-basra-blair-army-militia">The disaster of Basra is all too likely to be repeated</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Toby Dodge:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> This must serve as a warning to those who claim western military power can solve long-term political problems<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/tony-blair-binyamin-netanyahu">Netanyahu's false promises</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Henry Siegman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Against all the evidence, Tony Blair claims that Binyamin Netanyahu will build a Palestinian nation 'from the bottom up'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/14/religion-islam-secularism">Mutual friends: secularism and Islam</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brian Whitaker: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Middle East will only be convinced by Islamic arguments for a secular state<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078482.html">Iran complains to UN about Israeli 'threats'</a>Envoy: Israel's threats to use force to prevent Tehran from developing nukes violate UN charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100975">Lieberman's racism is helping ruin a constructive idea</a> <strong><i>By Yossi Alpher<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,618764,00.html" target="_blank">How Will Iran Respond to Obama's Overtures?</a> BY: Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath | Der Spiegel US President Barack Obama has given Tehran the choice: The mullah regime can either give up its nuclear program and get rewarded for doing so, or it will face intensified sanctions. But Iran has made significant progress with its nuclear facilities and is unprepared to agree to a moratorium.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/hezbollah-election-lebanon-opinions-columnists-syria-cedar-revolution.html?feed=rss_opinions">What a Hezbollah Election Win Would Mean</a> - Melik Keylan, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24839" target="_blank">Egypt-Hizbullah Spat Highlights Sunni-Shi’ite Tension</a> The Media Line<span style=""> </span>The current spat between Egypt and Hizbullah highlights the existing tensions between Sunnis and Shi’ites in the Muslim world, and will likely deepen the rift between Sunni countries and Iran, a Lebanese analyst said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9180" title="Controversies over missile defense in Europe">Controversies over missile defense in Europe</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FIIA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 31-page Finnish working paper considering controversies over the use of missile defence in Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9168" title="Reconciling With the Taliban? Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan">Reconciling With the Taliban? Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CEIP </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 114-page US paper argues that there is only one course of action that will achieve victory in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">MESH <a href="http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/mesh/2009/04/egypt-iran-the-united-states-all-politics-is-local/">• Egypt, Iran, the United States: All politics is local by Michele Dunne</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WINEP <span class="hometitle"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3043">Will Mitchell's Trip Bypass Damascus?</a> </span>As the Obama administration's special envoy to the Middle East heads to the region, his itinerary has one conspicuous absence: Syria. Despite a Syrian PR campaign, the exclusion of Damascus from the envoy's agenda shows that Washington continues to pursue cautious and critical engagement with the Asad regime<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://books.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/is_medvedev_obamas_gorbachev">Is Medvedev Obama’s Gorbachev?</a> BY PETER BAKER<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Lowy Institute <a href="http://www.lowyinstitute.org/Publication.asp?pid=1012" title="In an opinion piece in The Australian, Lowy Institute Visiting Fellow Hugh White argues that Australia's defence needs must be assessed in the light of the shifting global balance of po ">Bracing for the Asian century</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><a name="_Hlt510718039"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">H</span></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">2</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">International Crisis Group </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=6053&l=1"><span style="color: red;">Turkey and Armenia: Opening Minds, Opening Borders</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/14/Report-Turkey-Armenia-should-move-ahead/UPI-61721239742421/" title="Report: Turkey, Armenia should move ahead">Report: Turkey, Armenia should move ahead</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- A plan to normalize the Turkish-Armenian relationship should move forward to help stabilize the region, a report from the International Crisis Group said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10304095.html&ct=ga&cd=YGnJpamFoMk&usg=AFQjCNHm2rBxAEJDAU_Mghqvz-uQgJObdg" target="_blank">Turkey must tread with care</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">GulfNews -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Amir Taheri</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9174" title="A People’s Peace in Cyprus: Testing Public Opinion on the Options for a Comprehensive Settlement">A People’s Peace in Cyprus: Testing Public Opinion on the Options for a Comprehensive Settlement</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">CEPS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A 118-page book containing the results of a survey, conducted simultaneously in the Southern and Northern parts of the island in January and February 2009. It delves into the Cypriots’ views on the thorniest questions of the conflict</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">USIP <a href="http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr220.html" title="The Kurds of Syria, in contrast to the Kurds of Iraq and Turkey, are little known in the West, but they have similarly strained relations with the state that governs them and face human ri ">The Kurds in Syria: Fueling Separatist Movements in the Region?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">EurasiaNet <a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041409.shtml">Azerbaijan: Is Baku Ready to Cause Geopolitical Problems over Turkish-Armenian Thaw?</a><span class="maintxt"> </span>Hope is laden with peril in the South Caucasus these days. After decades of enmity, Armenia and Turkey appear ready to make peace. But Azerbaijan -- Turkey’s ally and Armenia’s enemy -- has made it known that if the developing rapprochement does not take Baku’s interests into account, then it is ready to blow up the region’s present geopolitical and economic balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Slate </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216041/">What Turkey Can Teach Us</a><br /> In search of a more perfect union with Mexico. <strong>Parag Khanna</strong><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1265">Article or Op-Ed</a> "Center of the Earth<br /> By Soner Cagaptay<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.meforum.org/2117/turkish-israeli-relations">Turkish-Israeli Relations - Middle East Forum</a> by Soner Cagaptay<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10030">Turkey Key to Washington’s Geopolitical Pivot :: The Market Oracle :e</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/11433097.asp?scr=1">Top business group offers a ’model economic partnership’</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/13/turkey-middleeast">Turkey's soft power</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Bulent Aras: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Middle Eastern politicians increasingly recognise Turkey as key player in the region, with potential to play a constructive role</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34856&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=36137bfd9b" title="Ergenekon Investigation Extends to Academics and NGOs">Ergenekon Investigation Extends to Academics and NGOs</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a 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color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=kurdish"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Kurdish</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><a href="http://www.kurdishaspect.com/"><span style="color: green;">Kurdish Aspect</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/bultenler/disbasindairak-yeni/db-irak.htm"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Dış Basında Irak</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><a href="http://www.industrywatch.com/pages/iw2/Search.nsp?category=Top+Headlines&query=kurdish+%22bbc+monitoring%22"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 153);">BBC Monitoring</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://5pointsbank.portalvault.com/Default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">Inter</a>-<a href="https://libertysavingsbank.portalvault.com/default.aspx?pageMode=control&pageModeType=NewsCategoryControl&pageModeParam=&categoryName=International">national</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">· <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/66149.html">Kurdish-Arab tensions continue to grow in northern Iraq</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUSLE249718">Turkish army chief says Kurdish rebels in disarray | Reuters</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264248,turkish-police-arrest-more-than-40-kurds-suspected-of-links.html">Turkish police arrest more than 40 Kurds suspected of links to PKK d</a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2009/04/14/kurds_protest_arab_control_of_iraqi_governorate/afp/" target="_blank">Kurds protest Arab control of Iraqi governorate</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">USIP <a href="http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr220.html" title="The Kurds of Syria, in contrast to the Kurds of Iraq and Turkey, are little known in the West, but they have similarly strained relations with the state that governs them and face human ri ">The Kurds in Syria: Fueling Separatist Movements in the Region?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akIGVK01UDpY&refer=home" target="_blank"><b>Kurdistan</b> Security Forces Torture Detainees, Amnesty Reports</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p 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style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6094144.ece">A promise of peace in the shadow of Ararat</a> At last the Turkey-Armenia border may finally be opened. 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color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,27,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="">YAVUZ DONAT</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Ekonomi</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sabah.com.tr/ars,yaz,7,100,100%7E1.html"><b><span style="">ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=7"><span style="" lang="DE">Ercan Kumcu</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/default.aspx?ID=8"><span style="" lang="EN">Erdal Sağlam</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">In Recruiting an Afghan Militia, U.S. Faces a Test</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An effort to transplant a program that succeeded in Iraq reflects the difficulties facing Americans as they try to make gains in Afghanistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/middleeast/15policy.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraq Tries to Prove Autonomy, and Makes Inroads</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/business/economy/15bailout.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. Planning to Reveal Data on Health of Top Banks</a><span style=""> </span>As it tries to restore confidence in the financial system, the Obama administration is preparing to disclose the conditions of the 19 biggest banks in the country.<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>MAUREEN DOWD <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15dowd.html?ref=opinion">Dinosaur at the Gate</a> Does Google have the right to profit so profligately from newspaper content at a time when journalism is in such jeopardy?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15friedman.html?ref=opinion">In the Age of Pirates</a> This is increasingly an age of pirates, failed states, and nonstate actors — the stuff of drones and generals, not diplomats.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/south-asias-taliban-problem/">Room for Debate: South Asia’s Taliban Problem</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/business/economy/15obama.html?ref=todayspaper">News Analysis: Obama Stands Firm on a Sweeping Agenda</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15korea.html?ref=todayspaper">North Korea Says It Will Halt Talks and Restart Its Nuclear Program</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/middleeast/15iran.html?ref=todayspaper">American Journalist Stands Trial in Iran</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15india.html?ref=todayspaper">As Elections Near, Tightrope Awaits in India</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/europe/15ukraine.html?ref=todayspaper">Ukraine Says 3 Tried to Sell Bomb Material</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/europe/15moldova.html?ref=todayspaper">As East and West Pull on Moldova, Loyalties and Divisions Run Deep</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/africa/15somalia.html?ref=todayspaper">Pirates Attack U.S. Ship Off Somalia</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/asia/15pstan.html?ref=todayspaper">Islamic Law Now Official for a Valley in Pakistan</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15cohan.html?ref=opinion">Big Profits, Big Questions</a> By WILLIAM D. COHAN </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The question many Wall Streeters are asking is just how Goldman Sachs once again snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/opinion/15wed1.html?ref=opinion">Women, Extremism and Two Key States</a> Officially sanctioned brutality against women in Pakistan and Afghanistan is a reminder of the extremism that sabotages those societies.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span class="h1"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041400893.html?hpid=topnews">Economic Data Clashes With Obama's Optimism</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Numbers are at odds with a cautiously expressed hope by president and Federal Reserve chairman that the economy is showing signs of stabilizing. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041402801.html">Clarity in Need of Courage</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Obama knows what economic recovery requires -- but he's dodging some of the hard choices it involves. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041402864.html">With Reserves Dropping, Russia May Need Cash Infusion</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041403199.html"><b>At Summit of Americas, U.S. May Face World of Blame for Economy</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041400182.html">Iran Holds Closed Trial For American Journalist</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Verdict Expected in One to Two Weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041402556.html">Revolutionary Rush</a> By Harold Meyerson,<span style=""> </span>The demagogic right is building a socialist revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041402119.html">Obama's budget -- is he willing to fight for his priorities?</a> By Ruth Marcus,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It's early, but I have doubts that Obama is scary enough to get what he wants.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041401879.html">Neuroscientist Andrew Newberg on the Brain and Faith</a> By Michael Gerson,<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Research on the neurological basis of religion and the power of spiritualit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041400607.html">North Korea Answers<br /> U.N. With Defiance</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Fuming at the Security Council for condemning its missile launch, nation orders nuclear inspectors out of the country and vows never to participate again in six-party talks<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/iraq-basra-blair-army-militia">The disaster of Basra is all too likely to be repeated</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Toby Dodge:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> This must serve as a warning to those who claim western military power can solve long-term political problems<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/tony-blair-binyamin-netanyahu">Netanyahu's false promises</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Henry Siegman:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Against all the evidence, Tony Blair claims that Binyamin Netanyahu will build a Palestinian nation 'from the bottom up'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2009/apr/14/religion-islam-secularism">Mutual friends: secularism and Islam</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Brian Whitaker: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Middle East will only be convinced by Islamic arguments for a secular state<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/iraq-voices-legacy-saddam-invasion">'Saddam Hussein could have been toppled without the war'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An Iraqi journalist and Britain's former representative in Southern Iraq give their views on the war's legacy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/14/obama-iran-nuclear-talks-uranium-precondition">US backs down for Iran nuclear talks</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In a major shift, the president is set to end policy that Iran must suspend uranium enrichment <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/15/ambassadors-envoys-white-house-obama">How the White House chooses US envoys</a> Ambassadors are either career diplomats or political appointees, though infighting can stall approval process<b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/cuba-castro-obama-boycott-embargo">US-Cuba: a little less lonely</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The policy of isolating Cuba may indeed have failed, but it has also helped to keep the Castro brothers in power</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/15/joe-queenan-us-recession">Hands off our recession</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Joe Queenan:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> America's wealthiest need to be told: this is a people's tragedy - don't try to muscle in on it<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,618764,00.html" target="_blank">How Will Iran Respond to Obama's Overtures?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Dieter Bednarz and Erich Follath | Der Spiegel US President Barack Obama has given Tehran the choice: The mullah regime can either give up its nuclear program and get rewarded for doing so, or it will face intensified sanctions. But Iran has made significant progress with its nuclear facilities and is unprepared to agree to a moratorium.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/13/hezbollah-election-lebanon-opinions-columnists-syria-cedar-revolution.html?feed=rss_opinions">What a Hezbollah Election Win Would Mean</a> - Melik Keylan, Forbes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=24839" target="_blank">Egypt-Hizbullah Spat Highlights Sunni-Shi’ite Tension</a> The Media Line<span style=""> </span>The current spat between Egypt and Hizbullah highlights the existing tensions between Sunnis and Shi’ites in the Muslim world, and will likely deepen the rift between Sunni countries and Iran, a Lebanese analyst said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/14/world_needs_the_us_goliath_48907.html">World Needs the U.S. 'Goliath'</a> - Rich Lowry, New York Post<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2009/04/hezbollahs-mush.php">Russian Roulette with Iranian Nukes</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Michael J. Totten</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://mondediplo.com/blogs/foreign-policy-maze-ahead-of-obama">Obama's Foreign Policy Maze</a> - David Young, Le Monde Diplomatique<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/04/15/no_silver_bullet_for_somalia_problems">No silver bullet for Somalia problems</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The real lesson we should take from the recent hostage crisis is that if we are going to effectively deal with the problem of "pirates gone wild," we need a comprehensive policy agenda rather than just stellar police action. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD15Ak03.html">Egypt has Hezbollah in its sights</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Egypt waited five months before announcing the arrest of 49 people accused of being members of Hezbollah and of planning sabotage attacks on Egyptian territory. The timing is important, and a strong message to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as well as to Iran. - <b>Sami Moubayed<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16397">Is Larijani Serious?</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16397">Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16398">Look Who's Defending Hezbollah!</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16398">Tariq Alhomayed</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="mnlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/the_nsc" target="_blank">The NSC's invisible man</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Foreign Policy</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="TR">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">IraqSlogger</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="TR">NPR Iraq</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/world/middleeast/15policy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Iraq Tries to Prove Autonomy, and Makes Inroads</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.metimes.com/Security/2009/04/14/cia_recruiting_pmoi_members_reports_say/6d59/">CIA Recruiting MEK Members to Spy on Iran, Reports Say</a></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/14/colonel-us-troops-may-stay-in-mosul-past-june-30/">US Troops May Stay in Mosul Past June 30</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7997608.stm">Journalist goes on trial in Iran </a><br /> An Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the US has gone on trial and a verdict is expected soon, Iran says. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66160.html">Gates says 'last gasp' remark on al Qaida in Iraq was mistake</a> Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that he'd made a mistake when he said that the rising tide of violence in Iraq is the "last gasp" of al Qaida there. Gates made the comment last Tuesday on PBS. In the days that followed, Iraq saw some of the worst violence of the year<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6023" target="New"><span style="color: black;">Iran keeps pace with North Korea, plans a second, bigger satellite launch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102827342&ft=1&f=1010" title="Iraq's Ministry of Interior is the country's largest single employer. But the recent downturn in oil prices has reduced revenue and prompted a government hiring fre ">• Cash-Strapped Iraq Faces Growing Unemployment</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/lebanon/090409/lebanons-political-season-kicks" target="_blank">Lebanon's Political Season Kicks Off</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Ben Gilbert | Global Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The elections will poll a polarized electorate split by ideology, religion and political affiliation. The winning coalition will deeply influence Lebanon’s orientation on a variety of issues for the next four years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/14/Syrian-Lebanese-ties-focus-of-5-day-summit/UPI-36941239742074/" title="Syrian-Lebanese ties focus of 5-day summit">Syrian-Lebanese ties focus of 5-day summit</a> (UPI) -- Syrian Vice President Najah al-Attar kicked off a five-day summit Tuesday in Damascus aimed at improving bilateral ties with Lebanon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/14/Mousavi-seeks-unity-government/UPI-21521239736221/" title="Mousavi seeks unity government">Mousavi seeks unity government</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">TEHRAN, April 14 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender Mir-Hossein Mousavi reached out to Principlist rivals in the hopes of ruling with a unity government, party officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078482.html">Iran complains to UN about Israeli 'threats'</a>Envoy: Israel's threats to use force to prevent Tehran from developing nukes violate UN charter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078459.html">Egypt fears Hezbollah bid to infiltrate Israel from Sinai</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078473.html">U.S. envoy meets Arab leaders in bid to revive peace process</a> George Mitchell reiterates U.S. commitment to two-state solution after meeting with Morocco FM.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078446.html">Damascus, 1840: Inception of the blood libel in the Arab world </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1039" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:1.5pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./101509f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/101509f_dosyalar/image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1039" border="0" height="1" width="2" /><!--[endif]-->Christians, who competed with Jews as a favored minority, gave Muslim anti-Semitism a major push</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710694873&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iranian envoy accuses Israel of planning to target nuclear sites</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Ambassador files complaint with UN claiming Jewish state threatened to bomb facilities; calls on United Nations to respond to 'charter violation.'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239710693717&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US to supply Lebanon with UAVs</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Washington hopes moves will strengthen the government's authority and counter Hizbullah.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239488119060&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull">The Jewish People's Ties to the Land of Israel</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Allen Z. Hertz (<i>Jerusalem Post</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701438,00.html">What Israel Can Learn from U.S.</a> - Efraim Halevy, Ynet News <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701438,00.html"><span style="color: white;">Israel must pay attention to US willingness to talk with its enemies, Efraim Halevy says</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/tony-blair-binyamin-netanyahu" target="_blank">Netanyahu's False Promises</a> BY: Henry Siegman | The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Against all the evidence, Tony Blair claims that Binyamin Netanyahu will build a Palestinian nation 'from the bottom up'.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100975">Lieberman's racism is helping ruin a constructive idea</a> <strong><i>By Yossi Alpher</i></strong></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3597" target="_blank">India-Israel Defense Relations Threatened by Scandal </a>BY: Mayank Bubna | <i>World Politics Review</i><span style=""> </span><span style="color: black;">One of India's biggest ever defense deals with Israel, worth $2 billion, hovered on the brink of collapse earlier this month after allegations of graft to the tune of $120 million surfaced. Indian Defense Minister A. K. Anthony was quick to deny the claims, while asserting that the government would take strict action against the Israeli company and the Indian middlemen involved should the charges be true.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2009/04/13/1004372/its-not-personal">Hamas Never Accepted a Two-State Solution</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"> - Uriel Heilman<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD15Ak02.html">US grapples with Israeli threats</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Israel's tough words about a possible strike on Iran over its nuclear program have set off intense debate in the Barack Obama administration on whether the threats should be used to gain leverage in future negotiations with Tehran. - <b>Gareth Porter</b> and <b>Jim Lobe<o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/KD15Ak01.html">Don't flash the yellow light</a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warnings about a possible attack on Iran if the Barack Obama administration does not quickly find a way to shut down Tehran's nuclear program can be viewed as manufactured hysteria, and not so much a reflection of genuine Israeli fears. This could be a big mistake. - <b>Roane Carey</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p09s05-coop.html">The next global economic shock?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Western Europe's banks are too indebted to export-hit Asia and eastern Europe<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p06s04-wome.html">Egypt strikes out at Iran's expanding reach</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Egyptian police have arrested 25 suspects and are hunting for another 24 in the Sinai peninsula, where officials say the Iranian-sponsored group Hezbollah was operating a covert cell. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/14/obamas-message-on-the-economy-trust-me/">Obama's message on the economy: Trust me</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The president appears to be trying to use his own popularity to push through a tough agenda. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p09s01-coop.html">How Muslim countries must deal with radicals</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Don't oppress them. Out-compete them on services – and save democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0415/p02s01-usfp.html">What is North Korea thinking?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">In vowing to restart its nuclear-weapons program, the pariah nation could be trying to win concessions from the US or it could be setting out a new strategy. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p08s05-comv.html">Bail out Somalia to curb the pirates?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama, like pre-9/11 Bush, may scorn nation-building. But can the US afford not to do it?</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p06s09-wogn.html">What terrorist threat? In Indian elections, local issues dominate.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Voters head to the polls this week in staggered nationwide elections.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p06s07-woap.html">For North Korea, sanctions hold little sway</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">UN condemnation brings vows from North to restart nuclear program, pull out of six-party talks.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p03s01-usju.html">Where will captured Somali pirate get justice?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The high profile of the case suggests a trial in the United States, but the Justice Department might be wary of bringing the young suspect into the American court system.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading9"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9172" title="U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Graveyard of Empires">U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Graveyard of Empires</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CSIS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 26-page House testimony on US policy for Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9168" title="Reconciling With the Taliban? Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan">Reconciling With the Taliban? Toward an Alternative Grand Strategy in Afghanistan</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">CEIP </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">This 114-page US paper argues that there is only one course of action that will achieve victory in Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6094270.ece">We're Sick of War: A Taliban Leader Points Out a New Route to Peace</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123975705384319203.html">U.S. Takes Afghan Strategy to Villages </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Afghan government and U.S. military have kicked off an ambitious project to build local opposition to the Taliban.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100974">Tibet will only be free when all of China is free</a> <strong><i>By Ian Buruma<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/14/mullen-predicts-more-afghan-unrest-in-2009/">Mullen Predicts More Afghan Unrest in 2009</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3597" target="_blank">India-Israel Defense Relations Threatened by Scandal </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Mayank Bubna | World Politics Review <span style="color: black;">One of India's biggest ever defense deals with Israel, worth $2 billion, hovered on the brink of collapse earlier this month after allegations of graft to the tune of $120 million surfaced. Indian Defense Minister A. K. Anthony was quick to deny the claims, while asserting that the government would take strict action against the Israeli company and the Indian middlemen involved should the charges be true.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/255/story/66150.html">Indian voters focus in on local issues for coming elections</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0414/p06s09-wogn.html">What terrorist threat? In Indian elections, local issues dominate.</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Voters head to the polls this week in staggered nationwide elections<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KD15Df01.html">The world's most<br /> important election</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The elections in India that start this week could help the emergence of a magnificent political and economic ally for the United States and Europe. Yet, with the country's economy an accident waiting to happen, the poll outcome is likely to contribute to the downside of a dismal global decade. - <b>Martin Hutchinson</b><span class="summary"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="summary"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/KD15Ad01.html">New branches of nationalism in China</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Public anger in China has been aroused at a Chinese mother and daughter for wearing kimonos next to Japanese cherry trees, while a new book plays on nationalist fears over the West. The incidents have opened a divide in the Middle Kingdom between those happy with zealous nationalism and those advocating a more rational approach. - <b>Stephanie Wang</b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5149315/The-best-way-to-beat-the-Taliban.html">The Best Way to Beat the Taliban</a> - Ed Butler, Daily Telegraph<br /> <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.feer.com/politics/2009/april55/One-Caste-One-Vote">India: One Caste, One Vote</a> - Jyoti Malhorta, Far Eastern Economic Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123963706622913745.html">Pakistan Deal Gives Taliban New Clout </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Islamist militants are pouring into the Swat Valley, making it one of the main bases for Taliban fighters.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9179" title="Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan: the EU’s contribution">Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan: the EU’s contribution</a> <strong>ISS </strong>This 52-page paper identifies a set of internal and external coordination challenges that hamper mission success in the EU's security sector reform efforts in Afghanistan <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MGEzOTMyMWFmMTExMjU3YjJjMTJhMjMxYWMzNDZjYjk=">China and Russia Get Cozy</a> - Gordon Chang, National Review<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123968011495616255.html">North Korea Evicts Nuclear Inspectors </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">North Korea ordered IAEA inspectors out of the country, ending international monitoring of a research reactor.<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090413.wcoafghan14/BNStory/specialComment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090413.wcoafghan14">Tribalism Triumphs in Afghanistan</a> - Irshad Manji, Globe and Mail<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C04%5C15%5Cstory_15-4-2009_pg7_6">Pak-US Intelligence Ties at 'Lowest Level'</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.metimes.com/International/2009/04/14/us_launches_new_covert_afghan_unit_against_narcotics/5165/" target="_blank">U.S. Launches New Covert Afghan Unit Against Narcotics</a> BY: Richard Sale | The Middle East Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The U.S. Barack Obama administration has launched a new covert unit designed to weaken and disrupt financing for the Taliban and associated terrorists in Afghanistan, U.S. administration officials said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090414_geopolitical_diary_growing_unrest_asia">Geopolitical Diary: Economic Crisis and Growing Unrest In Asia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Thailand's government announced the conclusion of security operations in the Thai capital on April 14.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/">DANIEL DREZNER</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/the_paradox_of_chinese_financial_statecraft">Is China buying fewer dollars?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090414cc.html" target="_blank">Pakistan: Building Peace By Building Schools</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Cesar Chelala | The Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">If one man can make a difference to over 33,000 Pakistani and Afghan children by providing them with education, then imagine what many others could acheive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64919/victor-d-cha/pyongbang" target="_blank">Pyongbang!</a> BY: Victor D. Cha | Foreign Affairs What North Korea hoped to gain from its failed missile launch -- and how Washington can avoid falling into its negotiating trap.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/26826500-2920-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Thailand’s slide into mob rule</a> Thailand has been through 18 coups under its constitutional monarchy. Like any other complex and dynamic society, the country needs more than a regal umbrella: it needs solid modern institutions<o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/382qzfjc.asp" target="_blank">Yes, We Cem</a> BY: Gerald Robbins | The Weekly Standard<span style=""> </span>Rare is the politician who cites Ali G to explain a touchy situation. Cem Ozdemir, co-chairperson of Germany's Green Party, was detained by security personnel upon his stateside arrival at Washington's Dulles International Airport recently. No official explanation has been given concerning Ozdemir's holdup, but the assumption can be made that a non-Germanic name on the passenger manifest raised concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9180" title="Controversies over missile defense in Europe">Controversies over missile defense in Europe</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">FIIA </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A 31-page Finnish working paper considering controversies over the use of missile defence in Europe<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9178" title="From Suez to Shanghai: the European Union and Eurasian Maritime Security">From Suez to Shanghai: the European Union and Eurasian Maritime Security</a> </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">ISS </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">This 48-page paper looks at the emerging geopolitical situation in the Eurasian coastal zone, concentrating on the geostrategic activities of China, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/14/Germany-wants-US-nukes-out/UPI-56701239717608/" title="Germany wants U.S. nukes out">Germany wants U.S. nukes out</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>(UPI) -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier wants Washington to remove the U.S. nuclear warheads stationed in Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9175" title="Why France Rejoins NATO: Wooing Britain?">Why France Rejoins NATO: Wooing Britain?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cicero Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123975003575718571.html">Hungary Backs New Prime Minister </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hungary's Parliament endorsed Gordon Bajnai to become the next prime minister, paving the way for a stringent fiscal austerity program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CSIS </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/CSIS/%7E3/nMJsAp0xkdI/" title="The New European Democracy Program (NEDP) hosted a day-long conference to alert the Washington policy community and business representatives to specific opportunities and obstacles in ">Completing America's Mission in the Balkans</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;" lang="EN">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://books.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/is_medvedev_obamas_gorbachev">Is Medvedev Obama’s Gorbachev?</a> BY PETER BAKER</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090414_russia_qualitative_solutions_quantitative_problems">Russia: Qualitative Solutions to Quantitative Problems</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Russia has concluded an agreement to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel, representing a fundamental shift in military doctrine.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090414_armenia_reaching_out_iran">Armenia: Reaching Out to Iran</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Armenian president's visit to Iran is part of the shifting dynamics in the Caucasus.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/content/Pipeline_Explosion_Stokes_Tensions_Between_Turkmenistan_Russia/1608633.html">Pipeline Explosion Raises Turkmen-Russian Tensions</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">The usually good relationship between Turkmenistan and Russia has taken a turn for the worse after a pipeline explosion last week that left each country blaming the other. But there were signs even before the explosion that Turkmen-Russian cooperation in the natural gas industry was experiencing difficulties</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34851&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=772baf4662" target="_blank">Putin's Banking Ally Sergei Pugachev Accused of Fraud</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Yuri Zarakhovich | Eurasia Daily Monitor<span style=""> </span>As one of those who came to the Russian capital from St. Petersburg, Pugachev has been firmly known among the political elite as a member of Putin's inner circle. In the spirit of that circle, Pugachev portrayed himself as a firm Orthodox believer, and had strong financial and business ties to the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09938aa2-28e7-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Russia signals intent to borrow abroad</a> Moscow signalled its intention to borrow on international markets for the first time in a decade in an attempt to plug looming deficits and help companies raise funds<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123975255322318709.html">Medvedev Gives Interview to Critic </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">President Medvedev gave his first Russian newspaper interview to a critical publication whose staff has suffered contract killings and harassment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1111/42/376178.htm">Political Temperature Rising in Sochi</a> - Nikolai Petrov, Moscow Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123975522799919051.html">Russia May Tap Foreign Debt Markets </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Russia's economic decline may force the country to return to international debt markets next year to fund its budget defici<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34853&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=d95575e9a7" title="Georgia Opposition Escalates Rhetoric Amid Dwindling Numbers">Georgia Opposition Escalates Rhetoric Amid Dwindling Numbers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></a> </span></b><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6094270.ece">Taleban leader risks his life to seek peace</a> Mid-level commander from Helmand paints a picture of local communities desperate to find a way to escape the ongoing war</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6094325.ece">COMMENT: Obama isn't lily-livered, just pragmatic </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Critics of the President’s 'open hand' security policy miss the point — the US must earn the right to lead the world once more<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6094240.ece">Pirates defy US as they seize four more ships </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Hours after President Obama vowed to halt piracy off the Horn of Africa, Somali gunmen hijacked two more vessels<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6093407.ece">Obama sees 'glimmers of hope' - but markets fall</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">US President and Fed chairman say there are signs the recession is easing but US markets fall after bad retail figures<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6094245.ece">COMMENT: Target their 4x4s, not their skiffs </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">British and US forces trying to contain the menace of Somalia's pirates should focus their efforts on land rather than sea<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975529036019055.html">The Wages of Recovery </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Simon Tilford</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Cutting costs, at all costs, will only lead Europe to a deeper slump.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975925509119297.html">Here Come the Plastic Pitchforks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">THE TILTING YARD<br /> <strong>By Thomas Frank</strong><br /> Our latest populism is vague on the issues<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123976236664319677.html">Somali Extremists Have al Qaeda Ties </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Ali Soufan</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> Another failed state has become a training ground for terrorists.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> U<a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0bc4628-2921-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">ncertainty bedevils the best system</a> The Future of Capitalism: <b><span style="color: black;">Unfortunately, there is still no wide understanding among the public of the benefits that can fairly be credited to capitalism and why these benefits have costs. This has left capitalism vulnerable to opponents and to ignorance within the system. Regaining a well-functioning capitalism will require re-education and deep reform</span></b>, writes <span class="bodystrong">Edmund Phelps </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09f8c996-2930-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Cutting back financial capitalism is America’s big test</a> Has the US become Russia, asks Martin Wolf <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/adab4a7c-2927-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">History vindicates the science of muddling through</a> John Kay on the Lindblom theory of decision-making <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/1034fc48-27ce-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Foreign policy: A pragmatic relationship forged with US">Foreign policy: A pragmatic relationship forged with US</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e3ebb64-2920-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Golden fetters</a> The US Treasury should not let banks out of the Tarp until they have enough capital for the desired level of lending or there is a danger that the short-run effect could be to prolong the recession <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/186fc8c2-2920-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Crushing problems</a> The global car manufacturing sector is bloated and must further shed some of its enormous excess capacity. Subsidies only delay the industry’s necessary consolidation <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b53e2fe-2927-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">A deeper peeper</a> Internet privacy: As Google launches ‘interest-based’ ads, consumers and regulators are increasingly concerned about what IT groups might do with all the personal data they are amassing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/10f7fa3e-28f2-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Obama hints at hopes for recovery</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">President Barack Obama said that aggressive efforts to boost the US economy were starting to bear fruit, even though the recession would cause more pain this yea<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/59a9da3a-2920-11de-bc5e-00144feabdc0.html">Saudis set aside $800m for foreign food</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Saudi Arabia is putting $800m into a new public company that will invest in overseas agricultural projects <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H15</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span></b> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-councils15-2009apr15,0,2306587.story">Establishment of Iraq provincial councils drags</a> More than two months have passed since the elections, but political bickering and laborious electoral procedures have slowed the creation of provincial bodies and the choosing of governors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obama-economy15-2009apr15,0,7268834.story">Obama warns recovery won't be quick, easy</a> The president warns nation to prepare for "more job loss, more foreclosures and more pain."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-north-korea15-2009apr15,0,7869085.story" title="North Korea angrily pulls out of nuclear talks">North Korea angrily pulls out of nuclear talks</a> Reacting to this week's rebuke from the United Nations over its rocket launch, North Korea banishes inspectors and says it will resume building nuclear weapons.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran-journalist15-2009apr15,0,4355386.story">Trial of Iranian American journalist over, officials say</a> Roxana Saberi has been in prison since January, accused of spying for U.S. intelligence. A judicial spokesman says she had her day in court Monday and can expect a verdict in the next three weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-israel-robots15-2009apr15,0,6884917.story">Israel turns to robotics to boost students' interest in high-tech industry</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With technology in a deep slump, Israeli schools and corporate sponsors are helping students build robots for international competitions. 'Hands-on experience captivates these kids,' official says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-pirates14-2009apr14,0,1851265.story" target="_self" title="The price of piracy">The price of piracy</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Sunday's rescue of an American ship's captain was welcome news. But the piracy... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-zarate14-2009apr14,0,4993540.story" target="_self" title="Unleash the financial furies against North Korea">Unleash the financial furies against North Korea</a> By Juan Carlos Zarate </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Political sanctions rarely work, but Pyongyang responds quickly when its bank..</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> <b style="">American Politics</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/14/a_new_foundation_for_the_economy_obama_48911.html">A New Foundation for the Economy</a> - Barack Obama<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/04/whos_the_divider_1.php">Who's The Divider?</a> - Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/04/4-questions-4-answers-from-ben-bernanke.html">How Did We Get Here?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">- Ben Bernanke, USA Today<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/">Politico</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></a></span><tt><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><b><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Salon</i>, just how bad off is the Republican Party?<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-tough-talk-and-frailty-in-pyongyang-1668817.html">Leading article: Tough talk and frailty in Pyongyang</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9180" title="Controversies over missile defense in Europe">Controversies over missile defense in Europe</a> <strong>FIIA </strong>A 31-page Finnish working paper considering controversies over the use of missile defence in Europe</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/are-right-wing-extremists-on-the-rise/scary/"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/are-right-wing-extremists-on-the-rise/scary/"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Are Right-Wing Extremists Back?</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;" lang="EN-US"> Echoes of 1995: The Department of Homeland Security warns in a new report of a resurgence of right-wing extremist groups fueled by the recession and the election of the nation’s first black president. Their targets? Returning veterans who have “combat skills and experience” and might feel isolated as they have a hard time reintegrating into society amid a job-destroying recession. Homeland Security is also worried about people who are stockpiling weapons in anticipation of stricter gun control laws. The groups are using Obama’s election as a rallying cry, using distorting propaganda to recruit angry members, the report warns. It’s all a chilling reminder of the early 1990s, when a recession and a perceived drop in global prominence caused a spate of right-wing extremist violence that culminated in the Oklahoma City bombings.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2009/0409_ministerial_advisor_ssr.html" title="International actors in Security Sector Reform (SSR) are increasingly taking on roles as “advisors” to Ministries of Interior, Defense, and Justice. Rathe ">The Role of the Ministerial Advisor in Security Sector Reform: Navigating Institutional Terrains</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4817" target="_blank">The Pirate Economy</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Peter Pham | Foreign Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Somali piracy is quite the opposite of the helter-skelter often portrayed in the media; it is a highly structured enterprise built around a number of syndicates. Pirate bases in Eyl, in the northeastern Puntland region, and in Xarardheere, in central Somalia, stand out for their audacity and for the resources they command.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg14-2009apr14,0,1560384.column" target="_blank">How to Solve the Pirate Problem</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Jonah Goldberg | Los Angeles Times<span style=""> </span>Why has this become so complicated? I don't mean finding and shooting pirates, which can be quite difficult, according to experts. I mean the issue of piracy, which has been around since the 13th century BC. And it hasn't gotten any more complex.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9167" title="Concrete Steps to Improve the Nonproliferation Regime">Concrete Steps to Improve the Nonproliferation Regime</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">CEIP </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 52-page US paper outlines the key steps needed for the IAEA to reassert its full authority<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47972">FEMA Announces Release Of Final Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/professors-in-the-trenches-dep/">Professors in the Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics (Part 1)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2216125/">Bankers vs. Economists</a><br /> Who deserves more blame for the global economic collapse?<br /> <strong>Daniel Gross</strong><span class="byline"> |</span><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9177" title="UNESCO World Water Development Report, 2009 ">UNESCO World Water Development Report, 2009 </a><span style=""> </span><strong>UNESCO </strong>This 249-page report offers a holistic approach to links between water and climate change, food, energy, health and human security<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Introducing the Flat Earth Society: <a href="http://www.mnn.com/technology/research-innovations/blogs/introducing-the-flat-earth-society">Climate skeptics</a>, there is a club for you (and <a href="http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-change/stories/political-habitat-open-letter-to-a-mad-scientist">more</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9169" title="Nuclear Energy: Rebirth or Resuscitation?">Nuclear Energy: Rebirth or Resuscitation?</a> <strong>CEIP<span style=""> </span></strong>This 92-page US paper argues that without major changes in government policies and aggressive financial support, nuclear power is actually likely to account for a declining percentage of global electricity generation<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/what_if_scholars_cant_play_the_game">Joe Nye is right!! That is to say, he's mostly right!! Well, it kind of depends, actually.....</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>The New Yorker</i>, Nicholas Lemann <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/04/13/090413crbo_books_lemann">reviews</a> <i>The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst</i> by Kenneth Whyte; <i>Restless Genius: Barney Kilgore, The Wall Street Journal, and the Invention of Modern Journalism</i> by Richard J. Tofel; and <i>The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch</i> by Michael Wolff<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>Time</i>, a profile of <a href="http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1886214,00.html">Arianna Huffington</a>, the Web's new oracle<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123630340388147387.html">review</a> of <i>House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street</i> by William D. Cohan (and <a href="http://www.observer.com/2009/books/bear-facts">more</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/books/10kaku.html">more</a> and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101681538">more</a> and <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/192113">more</a> and <a href="http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13226308">more</a> and <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/20/AR2009032000979.html">more</a> and an <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/magazines/fortune/cohan_houseofcards.fortune/index.htm">excerpt</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dani Rodrik on <a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/rodrik29/English">blaming economists</a>, not economics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/14/top_ten_ir_books_by_women">Top ten IR books by women</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690946409815243.html">review</a> of <i>1848: Year of Revolution</i> by Mike Rapport. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Both Picasso and Appollinaire were prime suspects when Leonardo’s <i>Mona Lisa</i> was <b>stolen from the Louvre</b> in 1911... <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6067646.ece?token=null&print=yes&randnum=1239697599328">more<b>»</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; 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border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm; height: 63.75pt;" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">Foreign Policy Blogs</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Passport</span></a> : <a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Tom Ricks</span></a> : <a href="http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Dan Drezner</span></a> : <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Stephen Walt</span></a> : <a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">David Rothkopf</span></a> : <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Marc Lynch</span></a> : <a href="http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Cable</span></a> : <a href="http://hillary.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Madam Secretary</span></a> : <a href="http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">Shadow Govt.</span></a> : <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Argument</span></a> : <a href="http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/"><span style="color: black;">The Call</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.martinkramer.org/"><span style="color: teal;">Martin Kramer</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rodrik.typepad.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Dani Rodrik</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></h4> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></pre></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561865.post-7750174098538204722009-04-14T10:15:00.000+03:002009-04-14T10:16:16.642+03:00April 14, 2009<div class="Section1"> <table style="border: medium none ; width: 18cm; 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border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if supportFields]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:red'"><span style="'mso-element:field-begin'"></span>PRIVATE</span></b><![endif]--><!--[if supportFields]><b><span lang="EN-US" style="'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:red'"><span style="'mso-element:field-end'"></span></span></b><![endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664532">1</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/middleeast/14diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. May Drop Key Condition for Talks With Iran</a><span style=""> </span>New proposals would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium during negotiations, officials say, a sharp break from the Bush administration’s approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14punjab.html?ref=todayspaper">Allied Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart</a><span style=""> </span>The Taliban is teaming up with local militant groups in Punjab, reinvigorating an alliance that poses a serious risk to the stability of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29212548-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Lift the veil on our war aims</a> We are not in Afghanistan to fight for women’s rights. We are there to prevent the country ever again becoming a base for attacks on the west. While the US and its allies should not be indifferent to the protection of women, they must be realistic about what Nato can achieve, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23bd15ba-2851-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Moussavi hopes to build more modern Iran</a> The presidential hopeful Mir-Hossein Moussavi said he would work to provide ‘guarantees’ that Tehran would not divert its nuclear programme to weapons use <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2466224-2824-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">FT Interview: Mir-Hossein Moussavi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc888496-2856-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Lessons learnt for capitalism’s future</a> A retreat from globalisation is economically damaging; in the current political climate it will also sow distrust and strengthen antagonism between nations <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0073f3e6-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">It is time to put finance back in its box</a> Philip Augar on why financial models must change <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/329a67d8-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">China needs reform to become world class</a> Michael Skapinker on China’s need for reform <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f1541c4-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Let us put markets to the service of the good society</a> Philip Blond argues for a decentralised economy<b><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">National Interest <a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21246"><b><span style="">The AfPak Bailout</span></b></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">by Morton Abramowitz<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">Obama’s strategy for AfPak is not all that different than his predecessor’s. But it is certainly better managed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64925/milton-bearden/obamas-war">Redefining an Af-Pak Victory</a> - Milton Bearden, Foreign Affairs<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/why_slate_is_probably_wrong_about_israel_bombing_iran_soon">No, Israel's Not Going to Bomb Iran</a> TOM RICKS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">WSJ </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123963706622913745.html">Pakistan Deal Gives New Clout to Taliban </a>Islamist militants are pouring into the Swat Valley, making it one of the main bases for Taliban fighters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123961996141013261.html">Shell, China Firms Weigh Bid in Iraq </a>Shell is in talks with China's two biggest state-owned oil firms to jointly bid for an Iraqi oil field contract.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/tough_times_for_the_awakenings">I'm getting more worried about Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://historiae.org/provincialcouncils.asp" title="Reider Visser evaluates the selection of new governors.">Iraq's New Provincial Councils</a> Reider Visser evaluates the selection of new governors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090410_iran_need_cut_back_its_spendthrift_ways/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Iran: A Need for Budget Cuts</a> With its economy as its Achilles' heel, Iran may be unable to follow through on its financial commitment to a key proxy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p06s10-wosc.html">Lessons from Iraq? US creates local militias to fight Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With echoes of the Anbar Awakening in Iraq, the US is arming, training, and paying Afghans to set up village militias.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/13/georgia-protests-revive-charges-of-foreign-meddling/">Georgia protests revive charges of foreign meddling</a> Embattled President Saakashvili has accused Russians of financing a popular movement to oust him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Der Spiegel <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,618786,00.html" title="In Germany, "national interest" is no longer a taboo reason for military engagement abroad. This lends a new logic to the debate about humanitarian interventions. But Germa ">The Option to Protect: The New Terms for Humanitarian Intervention</a><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-desoto12-2009apr12,0,5255687.story" target="_self" title="Global Meltdown Rule No. 1: Do the math">Global Meltdown Rule No. 1: Do the math</a> By Hernando de Soto<span style=""> </span>We can't start fixing things until we can get a handle on the toxic assets behind the financial crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">OECD Factbook 2009 focuses on inequality</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://titania.sourceoecd.org/vl=1877704/cl=14/nw=1/rpsv/factbook2009/index.htm"><strong>Direct to Web Version of Factbook</strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076339&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel, US to hold largest-ever joint missile defense drill</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">Exclusive</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Drill to include Arrow 2, US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and ship-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076237&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US refuses to put deadline on Iran talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel feels postponing talks until after Iranian elections would be a mistake, top PM adviser says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076249&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Iranian tactics against Egpyt may be changing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633075317&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran's Western enablers </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ CAROLINE GLICK</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700851,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Israel-US ties a 2-way street </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700851,00.html"><span style="color: black;">West must realize Israel is more than just tiny country in bad neighborhood, says Chana Givon</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701344,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Bibi really against 2 states? </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701344,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Washington source says Mitchell visit intended to ascertain Israel's stance beyond sound bytes</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700828,00.html">Time to think out of box/ Ze'evi</a><span class="text16g"><b>As two-state solution distances, we must find ways to end Palestinian inequality</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041301202.html">Sunni Insurgents Assert Responsibility for Blast That Killed 5 U.S. Troops in Iraq</a> Group Also Says It Was Behind Slaying of 8 'Sons of Iraq'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302965.html">Obama Lifts Broad Set Of Sanctions Against Cuba</a> Barriers for U.S. Relatives And Telecoms Struck Dow<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYT BOB HERBERT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/opinion/14herbert.html?ref=opinion">The American Way</a> Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most committed with guns. Yet the idea of doing something about the insane number of guns is a nonstarter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://amconmag.com/article/2009/apr/20/00014/"><b><span style="">Neoconned Again</span></b></a><br /> by Michael Brendan Dougherty</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">NYU's Center for Law and Security "<a href="http://www.lawandsecurity.org/publications/MarkleFinalMarch23rd.pdf">Reforming the Culture of National Security: Vision, Clarity and Accountability</a>."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/14/iraq-war-army-basra-counter-insurgency">Britain and Iraq: fortunes of war</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Generals, soldiers and analysts concur on one point: the military operation was an avoidable disaster<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/piracy-somalia-us-foreign-policy">America sunk these pirates, but the Age of Might is over</a> <strong>Geoffrey Wheatcroft: </strong>The adventure on the high seas is a blast from the past. The US empire now faces the impotence of conventional force<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/pakistan-taliban-india-petraeus-afghanistan">A quagmire of indecision</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peter Preston:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Islamabad is desperate for support in its civil war against the Taliban - it needs help from India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215894/">Hitchens: Obama Is Being Way Too Nice to Iran</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215817/">How To Avoid a Global War With Islam</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/14/israel_iran/" target="_self"><span style="" lang="DE">Will Israel attack Iran?</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Salon</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">The new Netanyahu government couldn't move against Tehran without approval from Washington -- but any mixed messages from the Obama administration could lead to catastrophe.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/dreyfuss/426374/is_iran_demonic_ask_dennis_ross">Is Iran 'Demonic'? Ask Dennis Ross</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966729406515295.html">Convoys Are an Answer to Piracy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Peter D. Zimmerman</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The same tactic that defeated German U-boats could work today.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510718039"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="_Hlt510719044"><span style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">2</span></b></span></a><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span>National Interest </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21228"><b>Young Turks</b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">by Doug Bandow </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" lang="EN-US">Barack Obama needs to stop lecturing Europe about Turkey’s accession to the EU. Brussels, not Washington, should decide whether or not to include Ankara.</span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <h6><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US">Newsweek </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/193515">Islamism Suffers as Voters Turn to Technocrats</a><o:p></o:p></span></h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264158,kurdish-separatists-announce-unilateral-ceasefire.html">Kurdish separatists announce unilateral ceasefire : Middle East World</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2009/04/13/afx6283084.html" target="_self">Turkey sees sharp GDP contraction as crisis bites</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11425484.asp?scr=1" target="_self">Azerbaijani MPs to visit Turkey</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Times </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6087901.ece">Bridging the gap</a> The Armenian/Turkish border looks set to open for first time in 70 years <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suat-kiniklioglu/getting-back-to-work-foll_b_186419.html">Suat Kiniklioglu: Getting Back to Work Following the U.S.-Turkey Visit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/guestvoices/2009/04/balancing_faith_secularism_in_turkey.html">Guest Voices: <span class="subheadline">Balancing Faith, Secularism in Turkey</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2009/04/obama_in_turkey_praise_or_tough_love.html" target="_blank">Obama in Turkey: Praise or Tough Love?</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Washington Post Blogs –<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041300901.html">Turkey detains 18 over links to government plot case</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suat-kiniklioglu/getting-back-to-work-foll_b_186419.html" target="_self">Getting Back to Work Following the US-Turkey Visit</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span class="source5"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Huffington Post</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090414/FOREIGN/630433845/1002/rss">Turkey blunts Obama’s diplomacy - The National Newspaper</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.poligazette.com/2009/04/13/the-turkish-conundrum/">PoliGazette » The Turkish Conundrum</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/me_turkey0295_04_13.asp">Turkey requested Obama's help in procuring predator drone</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US">The Age </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Obama in Turkey: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">An editorial looks back at U.S. President Obama's recent <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/in-talking-turkey-obama-makes-sense-of-foreign-policy-20090412-a3zu.html?page=-1" target="_blank">visit to Turkey</a>. The newspaper applauds his determination to build bridges with Ankara, which it sees as a key player in an important region.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/icbasin-turkdispolitikasi/icbasin-tdp.htm"><b><span style="color: gray;" lang="TR">İç Basında Türk Dış Politikası</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/DISBASIN"><b><span style="color: purple;">Dış Basında Türkiye</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: black;">– </span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US">BBC Türkçe</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/0500tx_au_nb.ram">0700</a></b> <b style=""><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/meta/tx/nb/1600tx_au_nb.ram">1800</a></b><span style="color: green;"> – VOA Türkçe </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-0630-a.ram">0630</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-1345-a.ram">1345</a> <a href="http://www.voanews.com/real/live/live-turkish-2130-a.ram">2130</a></b><span style="color: black;"> </span>DW - (UTC)<span style=""> </span><b style=""><a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452094_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=08%253A30%2BUTC">0830</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,2452107_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=11%253A30%2BUTC">1130</a> <a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/0,,3768994_type_audio_struct_10194,00.html?mytitle=15%253A30%2BUTC">1530</a></b> <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.byegm.gov.tr/YAYINLARIMIZ/chr/Ing01.htm"><b><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Turkish Press Review</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=turkey"><b><span style="color: red;" lang="TR">Google News Turkey</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://turcopundit.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">TurcoPundit</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.asam.org.tr/tr/index.asp"><b><span style="color: maroon;">ASAM</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; 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color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664537"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H4</span></b></a><a name="h456"></a><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">New York Times</span></b></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/middleeast/14diplo.html?ref=todayspaper">U.S. May Drop Key Condition for Talks With Iran</a><span style=""> </span>New proposals would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium during negotiations, officials say, a sharp break from the Bush administration’s approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/europe/14iht-politicus.html?scp=3&sq=turkey&st=nyt" title="POLITICUS; How Obama Did, Minus the Charm">POLITICUS; How Obama Did, Minus the Charm</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14punjab.html?ref=todayspaper">Allied Militants Threaten Pakistan’s Populous Heart</a><span style=""> </span>The Taliban is teaming up with local militant groups in Punjab, reinvigorating an alliance that poses a serious risk to the stability of Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BOB HERBERT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/opinion/14herbert.html?ref=opinion">The American Way</a> Since Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most committed with guns. Yet the idea of doing something about the insane number of guns is a nonstarter.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/americas/14cuba.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Opens Door to Cuba, but Only a Crack</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/africa/14sniper.html?ref=todayspaper">To Rescue Captain, U.S. Snipers Held Steady Despite Many Moving Parts</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">Civilians Died in Airstrike by NATO, Afghan Says</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/middleeast/14iraq.html?ref=todayspaper">Iraqi General Filing Suit to Close Newspaper and TV Channel Over Alleged Misquotes</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/asia/14china.html?ref=todayspaper">China Releases Human Rights Plan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="FR"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/africa/14pirates.html?ref=todayspaper">Obama Signals More Active Response to Piracy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/world/middleeast/14egypt.html?ref=todayspaper">Egypt Accuses Hezbollah of Plotting Attacks and Arms Smuggling to Gaza</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/business/global/13yuan.html?ref=todayspaper">China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/world/asia/13afghan.html?ref=todayspaper">In Afghanistan, Soldiers Bridge 2 Stages of War</a><span style=""> </span>The war stands to become more invigorated and hopeful, albeit perhaps more bloody, as U.S. units push into longstanding Taliban sanctuaries<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13mcgeough.html?ref=opinion">Hamas Comes Out of Hiding</a> By PAUL McGEOUGH<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The supreme leader of Hamas, Khalid Mishal, has a calendar so full that he might soon need a parking lot for the vehicles bringing foreign delegations to visit.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/world/asia/13india.html?ref=todayspaper">Memo From Mumbai: Attacks Prompt Some of India’s Urban Elite to Plunge Into Politics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/opinion/14tue1.html?ref=opinion">Immigration Reform and Hard Times</a><span style=""> </span>In a bad economy getting undocumented immigrants on the right side of the law only makes sense.<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719053">5</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Washington Post</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041301202.html">Sunni Insurgents Assert Responsibility for Blast That Killed 5 U.S. Troops in Iraq</a> Group Also Says It Was Behind Slaying of 8 'Sons of Iraq'<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302965.html">Obama Lifts Broad Set Of Sanctions Against Cuba</a> Barriers for U.S. Relatives And Telecoms Struck Dow<b><span style="color: olive;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041301851.html">A Solution for Somalia</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">What it will take to stop the threats of piracy and terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302634.html">U.S. Appears Set To Boycott U.N. Session on Racism</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Conference Stance on Israel Is at Issue; Advocacy Groups Criticize White House<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302566.html">Report Urges Updating of Nuclear Weapons Policy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041301949.html">Bush's Texas-Size Challenge</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Richard Cohen,<span style=""> </span>Task No. 1 for the George W. Bush Policy Institute: Find out why he made such a mess.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302442.html">AIDS at Home</a> The Obama administration starts to combat complacency in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041303068.html">'3 Rounds, 3 Dead Bodies'</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Precision Volley by Navy SEALs Ended a Five-Day Ordeal For an American Seaman, but Piracy Off Somalia Continues<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041300671.html">Somali Insurgents Fire at Plane Leaving Mogadishu With U.S. Congressman Aboard</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H6</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Guardian</span></a> </span></b>·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/14/iraq-war-army-basra-counter-insurgency">Britain and Iraq: fortunes of war</a> <strong>Editorial:</strong> Generals, soldiers and analysts concur on one point: the military operation was an avoidable disaster<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/piracy-somalia-us-foreign-policy">America sunk these pirates, but the Age of Might is over</a> <strong>Geoffrey Wheatcroft: </strong>The adventure on the high seas is a blast from the past. The US empire now faces the impotence of conventional force<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/pakistan-taliban-india-petraeus-afghanistan">A quagmire of indecision</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Peter Preston:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Islamabad is desperate for support in its civil war against the Taliban - it needs help from India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/14/eta-juan-carlos-assassination-plot">Eta 'planned to kill Spanish king Juan Carlos'</a> Basque separatist group considered carrying out assissination using surface-to-air missile<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/13/internet-newspapers-clay-shirky">Stop press - and then what?</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Clay Shirky:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> The traditional print media can't survive the impact of the internet. But society doesn't need newspapers, it needs journalism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/14/iraq-war-troops-withdraw-injury-officer">After Basra, a fight for life: story of a 'broken soldier'</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">First in week-long series examining Britain's involvement in Iraq as troops withdraw <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/14/eta-juan-carlos-assassination-plot">Eta 'planned to kill Spanish king Juan Carlos'</a>Basque separatist group considered carrying out assissination using surface-to-air missile<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/14/leader-thailand-political-crisis">Thailand: Revolution in red and yellow</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Thailand's frightening political collapse, from emerging tolerant democracy to dysfunctional oligarchy, has reached a darker and threatening stage<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/apr/13/useconomy-useconomicgrowth">No end in sight</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Dean Baker:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Are there glimmers of hope that the US economy is recovering? Not yet - despite the optimists' wishful thinking<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt507664543"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H</span></b></a><a name="h789"></a><span style=""><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">7</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/">MARC LYNCH</a> <a href="http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/tough_times_for_the_awakenings">I'm getting more worried about Iraq</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://historiae.org/provincialcouncils.asp" title="Reider Visser evaluates the selection of new governors.">Iraq's New Provincial Councils</a> Reider Visser evaluates the selection of new governors<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090410_iran_need_cut_back_its_spendthrift_ways/?utm_source=Snapshot&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Iran: A Need for Budget Cuts</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With its economy as its Achilles' heel, Iran may be unable to follow through on its financial commitment to a key proxy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ldrlink"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16389">Witnessing the Betrayal of the Awakening Council</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> : <span class="mnlink"><a href="http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=16389">Tariq Alhomayed</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/">DAVID ROTHKOPF</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/left_handed_realpolitik_walk_softly_and_who_needs_a_stick_when_everyone_knows_you_a">Is Obama creating new problems?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090413/OPINION/179712486/1033">Maliki's Test of Will and Leadership</a> - The National<b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2009/04/20/090420taco_talk_coll">Obama's No Nuke Challenge</a> - Steve Coll, New Yorker<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/EDITORIAL-COMMENT--Casting-A-New-Order/articleshow/4392042.cms">Obama Casts a New Order</a> - Times of India<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Stephen Walt <a href="http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/lets_not_be_too_jolly_roger">Let's not be too jolly, Roger....</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=3599">The Unthinkable in Foreign Policy</a> - Andrew Bast, World Politics Review<br /> <span style=""> </span><br /> <a href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1&docID=news-000003096321" target="_blank">CQ Transcript: Briefing on President Obama’s Cuba Policy Changes</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Foreign Policy <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4815">Why the Cuba Embargo Must Stay</a> NESTOR CARBONELL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="thumbtitle"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://books.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/gorby_didnt_fall_he_was_pushed">Did Reagan Really Win the Cold War?</a> GROVER NORQUIST<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.alquds.co.uk/index.asp?fname=today%5C12mqpat.htm&storytitle=ff%CD%CA%EC%20%ED%CD%CA%D1%E3%E4%C7%20%C7%E6%C8%C7%E3%C7%20%E6%DB%ED%D1%E5fff&storytitleb=%DA%C8%CF%20%C7%E1%C8%C7%D1%ED%20%DA%D8%E6%C7%E4&storytitlec=" title=".. so Arab leade ">Abd al-Bari Atwan: if Arabs want Obama to respect them, they should deserve respect</a> .. so Arab leaders need to formulate strong policies which actually serve their interests, with strength behind them... not what they've been doing for so many years. Al-Quds al-Arabi.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD231209">Apr 13 SD# 2312 - Algerian Author Anwar Malek: The Arabs Have Lost Their Worth, Humanity, and Culture</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/04/13/where_nuclear_weapons_go_to_die">Where Nuclear Weapons Go to Die</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/13/a-religion-of-peace/">What Religion of Peace?</a> - Jeffrey Kuhner, Washington Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Stratfor <a href="http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090413_beneath_u_s_obsession_cuba/?utm_source=GWeekly&utm_campaign=none&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Beneath the U.S. Obsession With Cuba</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Daily Star <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=100945&categ_id=17">Nasrallah has erred in gauging the current regional dynamic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100946">I met Samuel Huntington, and think he was misunderstood</a><br /> <strong><i>By Amina Chaudary<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100944">Globalization will survive, but maybe in less benign forms</a><br /> <strong><i>By Joseph S. Nye</i></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlt510719059"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H8</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqupdates.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Iraq Updates</span></a></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> </span></u><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.iraqslogger.com/"><span style="color: red;">IraqSlogger</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iraq"><span style="color: maroon;" lang="TR">Iraq</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=iran"><span style="color: teal;" lang="TR">Iran</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=syria"><span style="color: olive;" lang="TR">Syria</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span class="website1"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php"><b style=""><span style="color: black;" lang="TR">Mideastwire.com</span></b></a></span></span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1010"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">NPR Iraq</span></a> </span><span style="color: green;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7996726.stm">Iran welcomes nuclear talks plan </a><br /> A top Iranian official welcomes an offer of talks with a group of six world powers over Iran's nuclear programme. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">IRAN:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Iran's chief nuclear negotiator told EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana that Tehran <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-YeUsUzroehPyo%404151378-4qswOcAjuMXRQ" target="_blank">welcomes constructive talks (Reuters)</a> on Iran's nuclear program, responding to a gesture last week by the United States and five other negotiating parties reaching out to Iran.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.antiwar.com/2009/04/13/gates-iran-attack-would-create-backlash/">Gates: Iran Attack Would Create Backlash </a></span></i></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041202809.html" target="_blank">An Iraqi City Divided by Walls, by Sect, By Bitterness</a> BY: Sudarsan Raghavan | The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As Iraq marks the sixth anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein this month, attacks on Shiite areas in Baghdad have highlighted the enduring tensions between the nation's two dominant sects. In cities such as Samarra, fresh struggles are underway to control areas and consolidate power and resources ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. troops, scheduled for this summer. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66034.html">Iraqi Islamists claim credit for deadly attack on U.S. soldiers</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Islamic State of Iraq said it planned and carried out a Friday suicide bombing that killed five U.S. soldiers and two Iraqi national police officers. The group also claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least nine U.S.-allied Sunni Muslim militiamen in southern Iraq Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239488121007&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran leads Middle East population growth decline</a><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1470541.php/Iraq_denies_it_seeks_advanced_Russian_weapons_">Iraq Denies It Seeks Advanced Russian Weapons</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=111520">Talabani Says Iraq Seeks to Boost Ties With Syria</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1470501.php/Hundreds_of_Kurds_in_Mosul_call_for_province_to_join_Kurdish_region_">Hundreds of Kurds in Mosul Call for Province to Join Kurdish Region</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123961996141013261.html">Shell, China Firms Weigh Bid in Iraq </a>Shell is in talks with China's two biggest state-owned oil firms to jointly bid for an Iraqi oil field contract.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-scholar14-2009apr14,0,1440821.story">Syria: How an American scholar made friends and influenced a leader</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">San Antonio professor David Lesch, who led yearly trips to Syria for students learning Arabic, struck up a friendship with President Bashar Assad. 'He values my opinions and ideas,' he says.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/66000.html">Iraq, once a country of fervent readers, now starves for books</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">When Maysoon Kadhim began working on her master's thesis at Baghdad University two years ago, she braced for the challenge. After all, her paper's subject is Shakespeare, whose prose can perplex even native English speakers. Kadhim, of course, grew up with Arabic. But that wasn't the source of her biggest frustrations. Instead, they've come from trying to get her hands on the right books<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/764fb89a-2834-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Egypt widens Hizbollah crackdown</a> Tensions between Egypt and Lebanon’s Hizbollah group have escalated after the Shia movement admitted that one of its members had been smuggling weapons from Egypt to the Gaza Strip<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7996482.stm">Four soldiers killed in Lebanon </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Four Lebanese soldiers are killed in an attack on an army patrol, according to media reports. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6087901.ece">Bridging the gap</a> The Armenian/Turkish border looks set to open for first time in 70 years <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/13/Syrians-face-discrimination-in-Lebanon/UPI-80591239654146/" title="Syrians face discrimination in Lebanon">Syrians face discrimination in Lebanon</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 13 (UPI) -- Syrian workers in Lebanon face growing threats and continued discrimination despite a recent thaw in diplomatic relations, human-rights groups said.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/13/Karroubi-stays-in-Irans-presidential-race/UPI-43211239653234/" title="Karroubi stays in Iran's presidential race">Karroubi stays in Iran's presidential race</a> TEHRAN, April 13 (UPI) -- Iranian presidential contender Mehdi Karroubi will not step aside, leaders say, as several parties line up to support a rival candidate on the Reformist ticket.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H9</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/PrintEdition.jhtml"><span style="color: teal;">Ha’aretz</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– <span style="color: red;"><span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078418.html">Report: U.S. to drop key condition in Iran nuclear talks</a>New York Times: Proposal would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium during talks on atomic program.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078381.html">Mossad tip led to capture of Hezbollah cell in Sinai</a>Sources tell Haaretz that cooperation between Western intelligence services has intensified of late over Iran. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078408.html">Life with Obama</a> Obama's United States will not allow us to act alone - the destruction of Iran's nuclear power is a task too big for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078378.html">ANALYSIS / Egypt's rage at Hezbollah isn't on Israel's behalf </a><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1060" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style="'width:1.5pt;"> <v:imagedata src="./041409f_dosyalar/image001.gif" href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/images/0.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sbkoc.AVRASYA/Desktop/041409f_dosyalar/image002.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1060" border="0" height="1" width="2" /><!--[endif]-->Row doesn't mean Egypt will work harder to stop Gaza arms smuggling or warm ties with Israel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078272.html">U.S. reconsiders boycott of Durban II anti-racism summit</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078388.html">Hamas agrees to probe deaths of alleged Israel collaborators</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078267.html">Russia purchased Israeli drones despite Syria, Iran objections </a>2</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/"><span style="color: maroon;">Jerusalem Post</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076339&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Israel, US to hold largest-ever joint missile defense drill</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Exclusive</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">: Drill to include Arrow 2, US-developed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and ship-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076237&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">US refuses to put deadline on Iran talks</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Israel feels postponing talks until after Iranian elections would be a mistake, top PM adviser says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633076249&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Analysis: Iranian tactics against Egpyt may be changing</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633075317&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Iran's Western enablers </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="bottomline"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">[ CAROLINE GLICK<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239488118861&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Self-loathing on J Street</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The lobby attempts to cover itself with a fig leaf of moral deniability.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239633075309&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull">Netanyahu & the two-state solution </a><span class="bottomline">[ ISI LEIBLER,</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Yedioth Ahronoth</span></a> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700851,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Israel-US ties a 2-way street </span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700851,00.html"><span style="color: black;">West must realize Israel is more than just tiny country in bad neighborhood, says Chana Givon</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701344,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Bibi really against 2 states? </span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3701344,00.html"><span style="color: black;">Washington source says Mitchell visit intended to ascertain Israel's stance beyond sound bytes</span></a></span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3700828,00.html">Time to think out of box/ Ze'evi</a><span class="text16g"><b>As two-state solution distances, we must find ways to end Palestinian inequality</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailyalert.org/"><span style="color: purple;">Daily Alert.org</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);">Hebrew Press </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/archive/editorials/2008" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Editorials (2008)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 40, 94);" lang="EN-US">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://middleeastprogress.org/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Middle East Progress</span></a></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> - <span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/section.php?id_rubrique=75"><span style="color: olive;">EJC Israeli Press Review</span><span style="color: olive;"> </span></a></span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">– </span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=israel"><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Israel</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- </span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=palestine"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Palestine</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/opinion/13mcgeough.html?ref=opinion">Hamas Comes Out of Hiding</a> By PAUL McGEOUGH<o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The supreme leader of Hamas, Khalid Mishal, has a calendar so full that he might soon need a parking lot for the vehicles bringing foreign delegations to visit</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e3d8e9b1-8caa-4290-b566-2aff2216016e">English Anti-Semitism on the March</a> - Howard Jacobson, New Republic</span><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/books/13oz.html?ref=todayspaper">Amos Oz, Approaching 70, Sees Israel With a Bird’s-Eye View</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10303768.html&ct=ga&cd=gSAog0BUK9M&usg=AFQjCNHM_q-eRLusXuBr2tAjHcQ4iOyn-w" target="_blank">US-Israeli relations on shaky ground</a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">GulfNews<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Middle East Peace:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> Gershon Baskin of the Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information, argues that there must be a new <a href="http://64.34.254.246/article.aspx?ArticleID=21015" target="_blank">peace initiative</a> in the region. He says that Israeli intransigence and Palestine fanaticism should not be allowed to spoil the chances of progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/rabbiinchief-barack-obamas-jewish-connection-1668186.html">Rabbi-in-chief: Barack Obama's Jewish connection</a> Rabbi Capers Funnye is in a minority in the US: he's an African-American Jew. He's also Michelle Obama's cousin.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt507664553">1</a><a name="h10"></a>0</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/"><b style=""><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Christian Science Monitor</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p06s10-wosc.html">Lessons from Iraq? US creates local militias to fight Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With echoes of the Anbar Awakening in Iraq, the US is arming, training, and paying Afghans to set up village militias.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/04/13/georgia-protests-revive-charges-of-foreign-meddling/">Georgia protests revive charges of foreign meddling</a> Embattled President Saakashvili has accused Russians of financing a popular movement to oust him. <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p90s01-usfp.html">Obama eases Cuba travel, but embargo remains</a> His reforms make it easier for Cuban-Americans to visit and financially support family on the island. But some Latin leaders say the changes don’t go far enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p06s07-wome.html">US universities expand in the Middle East</a> Columbia Global Center, just opened in Amman, Jordan, is raising that city's status in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p06s04-woaf.html">Will pirates join forces with Islamist militias in Somalia?</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Escalation of violence could lead pirate gangs to join radical militants, including those with ties to Al Qaeda, say analysts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p02s01-ussc.html">Armed America: Behind a broadening run on guns</a> Firearms sales have their cycles, but types of buyers – and their motivations – have shifted.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p06s01-woap.html">Thai turmoil escalates as troops hit streets</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Security forces were mobilized for the first time since 2006 as violence escalates – two people died in street clashes Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p09s01-coop.html">What Africa's farmers need now: fairness</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">They don't need bailouts. But they do need help to avoid ruthless middle men.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0413/p09s04-coop.html">Cap and trade is still the right call</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Forget trivial tax politics. When it comes to limiting pollution, cap and trade – not a carbon tax – has a record of success.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading7"><span lang="EN-US">ASI<a name="asia"></a>A</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/64925/milton-bearden/obamas-war">Redefining an Af-Pak Victory</a> - Milton Bearden, Foreign Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/world/asia/13afghan.html?ref=world" target="_blank">In Afghanistan, Soldiers Bridge 2 Stages of War </a>BY: C.J. Chivers | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">These changing expectations have made the soldiers now on the ground a bridge from the older war to a fight that stands to become more invigorated, and hopeful, albeit perhaps more bloody as American units push into longstanding Taliban sanctuaries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/547d44a6-288b-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Poll reveals India's crisis of identity</a> If elections in the world's oldest democracy, as George W. Bush liked to call the US, are a gruelling test of character and policy, elections in the largest democracy…<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090412fc.html" target="_blank">Welcome Development in U.S.-China Dialogue</a> BY: Frank Ching | The Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">All indications are that the first summit meeting between the new American president, Barack Obama, and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, went extremely wel<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a36b342-280e-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">China property prices ‘likely to halve’ </a><span style=""> </span>Influential real estate economist says market is unsustainable <o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/geopolitical_diary/20090413_geopolitical_diary_making_taliban_emirate_pakistan">Geopolitical Diary: The Making of a Taliban Emirate in Pakistan </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By making a peace agreement with a Taliban rebel group into a law, the Pakistani government has emboldened jihadists and complicated the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090412a1.html" target="_blank">A Sense of Drift Pervades Indian Democracy</a> BY: Harsh V. Pant | The Japan Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">As India, the largest democracy in the world, enters into the campaign phase for its 15th parliamentary elections, it seems preoccupied with trivialities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/329a67d8-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">China needs reform to become world class</a> Michael Skapinker on China’s need for reform</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123964453347914161.html">China Issues Human Rights Plan </a>China issued its first action plan on human rights, vowing to address a host of issues, from torture to the death penalty and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=5&article_id=100895">Pakistan is a Molotov cocktail just waiting for a match</a> <strong><i>By David Ignatius<o:p></o:p></i></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Columnists/M-J-Akbar-No-Moderate-Taliban/articleshow/4390292.cms">No Such Thing as 'Moderate Taliban'</a> - MJ Akbar, Times of India<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=12237" title="The US expansion of military commitment to Afghanistan without nation-building is unlikely to succeed">Obama’s Afghanistan-Pakistan Quandary – Part I</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://newledger.com/2009/04/obamas-india-pakistan-mess/">Obama's India-Pakistan Mess</a> - Christopher Badeaux, The New Ledger<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20090413_pakistan_peace_deal_becomes_law">Pakistan: A Peace Deal Becomes Law</a> A new law in Pakistan will embolden the Taliban and its allies as Islamabad retreats in the face of a powerful jihadist insurgency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/65998.html">Pakistan's move on Islamic law widens influence of extremists</a> Pakistan's parliament and president agreed Monday to support the imposition of Islamic law in a part of the North West Frontier province, in what critics think is an act of capitulation to extremists. As part of the accord, Islamic courts would replace regular courts in Swat and the surrounding districts.<o:p></o:p></span></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/joe-hung/2009/04/13/204014/Japan-may.htm">Japan May Have to Rearm Itself</a> - Joe Hung, China Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-tFSkf0qoWib0Q%404151384-eCed69clfQdWs" target="_blank">new CFR.org podcast</a> looks at challenges facing development and economic aid programs to Pakistan and how to make them more effective.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/04/north_korean_menace_still_unch.html">North Korean Menace Still Unchecked</a> - Richard Halloran, RealClearWorld</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719060">1</a>1</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.iht.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">IHT</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;"> </span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoHeading8"><span style="color: red;" lang="EN-US">EUROPE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="color: black;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.eurointelligence.com/Press-Reviews.605.0.html"><span style="color: black;">European press review</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c77bc1c-2848-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Greek tourism faces summer drought</a> The tourist industry faces a grim summer, with bookings down by 25 to 30 per cent as recessions deepen in Germany and the UK, Greece’s main tourist markets <o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">EAST-WEST:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> RFE/RL <a href="http://m1e.net/c?65857229-XLPKjtmyurRSw%404151390-Ahv0.LGEd.QUA" target="_blank">looks at lingering divides</a> between eastern and western Europe twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></pre> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966958918215535.html">How Populism Fuels a Financial Crisis </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">STATE OF THE UNION<br /> <strong>By Alex Bandy</strong><br /> Hungary's political class is much to blame for the country's economic woes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <pre style=""><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></pre></td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H12</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.rferl.org/features"><span style="color: green;">RFE/RL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Google News</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=azerbaijan"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="TR">Azerbaijan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/193509">Mikheil Saakashvili : Where Are My Western Friends?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041309a.shtml">Azerbaijan: Grumbling over Referendum Results Continues in Baku</a><br /> <span class="maintxt">BY MINA MURADOVA</span><br /> Controversial amendments to Azerbaijan’s constitution may have been approved, but the changes are continuing to face resistance and criticism both in Baku and abroad.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,618563,00.html" target="_blank">Fearing Uprising, Russia Backs Moldova's Communists</a> Der Spiegel <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This week's peaceful protests in Moldova that transformed into riots have raised the possibility of an anti-Communist revolution like those seen in Georgia and Ukraine. Now Russia is stepping in to back Moldova's old guard, but the country's tangled history could prove to be diplomatic quicksand for the West. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav041009.shtml" target="_blank">Azerbaijan: Multi-Billion-Dollar Resort Planned for Defense Ministry’s Caspian Sea Island</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Shahin Abbasov | Eurasianet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A $6-billion project to build a "carbon-neutral" luxury resort on a Caspian Sea island owned by Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense is focusing attention on the relationship between the government and the country’s real estate market. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34850&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=192c9b76de" title="Gazprom Turns the Crisis Into an Opportunity -and a New Crisis">Gazprom Turns the Crisis Into an Opportunity -and a New Crisis</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4811" target="_blank">Ukraine's Dangerous Game</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Federico Fubini | Foreign PolicyAs Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko rushes out of her Kiev office to greet me, her tight handshake and tense smile make it clear that she didn't get to be the most powerful woman east of Berlin by being a soft character.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7996970.stm">Georgia protests enter fifth day </a><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Thousands of opposition supporters in Georgia hold a fifth day of protests, calling on the president to step down<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h131415"></a>13</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">The Times</span></b></a> </span><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/article6087864.ece">Can Obama force change in Cuba?</a> A small shift in US policy may not be enough for those struggling with tyranny, unemployment and crime in Havana <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/comment/columnists/david_aaronovitch/">David Aaronovitch</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6083842.ece">ANALYSIS: The rewards far outweigh the risks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Somalia is a broken country, awash with hunger, poverty and guns. Piracy is one of the few things that work<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/us"><span style="color: green;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966729406515295.html">Convoys Are an Answer to Piracy </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By Peter D. Zimmerman</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> The same tactic that defeated German U-boats could work today.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966785804815355.html">Stephens: Hiroshima, 2.0</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123966889497015459.html">Presto: Another $750 Billion</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123963336683813615.html">Not Impotent After All </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By James Taranto </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Premature conclusions about the pirate standoff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://europe.wsj.com/article/SB123962637556913367.html">Rescue at Sea Sparks Calls for Firepower </a>The U.S. will seek to halt the increasing threat of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Obama pledged, as shipping-industry and seafaring groups have called for more military action.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2009/04/13/Walkers-World-A-tale-of-two-banks/UPI-38011239633827/" title="Walker's World: A tale of two banks">Walker's World: A tale of two banks</a> WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- The global economy is in the grip of a terrifying experiment as the world's two key central banks, the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve, try running contradictory policies to navigate the recession.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H14</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: green;"><a href="http://www.ft.com/"><b><span style="color: green;">Financial Times</span></b></a></span> <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29212548-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Lift the veil on our war aims</a> We are not in Afghanistan to fight for women’s rights. We are there to prevent the country ever again becoming a base for attacks on the west. While the US and its allies should not be indifferent to the protection of women, they must be realistic about what Nato can achieve, writes <a href="http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/gideonrachman" title="FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Gideon Rachman">Gideon Rachman</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/23bd15ba-2851-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Moussavi hopes to build more modern Iran</a> The presidential hopeful Mir-Hossein Moussavi said he would work to provide ‘guarantees’ that Tehran would not divert its nuclear programme to weapons use <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2466224-2824-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">FT Interview: Mir-Hossein Moussavi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc888496-2856-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Lessons learnt for capitalism’s future</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A retreat from globalisation is economically damaging; in the current political climate it will also sow distrust and strengthen antagonism between nations <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0073f3e6-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">It is time to put finance back in its box</a> Philip Augar on why financial models must change <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/329a67d8-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">China needs reform to become world class</a> Michael Skapinker on China’s need for reform <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1f1541c4-2859-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Let us put markets to the service of the good society</a> Philip Blond argues for a decentralised economy<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style=""> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/764fb89a-2834-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Egypt widens Hizbollah crackdown</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Tensions between Egypt and Lebanon’s Hizbollah group have escalated after the Shia movement admitted that one of its members had been smuggling weapons from Egypt to the Gaza Strip<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6f24e02c-28ac-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">N Korea plans to restart nuclear-arms plant</a> North Korea responded to UN action against its long-range rocket launch by saying it would expand its atomic weapons programme, resuming work at plutonium-producing facilities that were mothballed as part of a diplomatic rapprochement in 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/20fd1d3a-288c-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Obama moves to relax telecoms and travel restrictions on Cuba">Obama moves to relax telecoms and travel restrictions on Cuba</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c3b3e2ba-2856-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Mending America’s broken tax code</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">A little over 20 years since its last comprehensive overhaul, the federal income tax is again a parody of self-defeating confusion. The height of its absurdity is that it raises so little revenue <span class="grey"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/088ef3da-2879-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html">Real IRA warns of mainland attacks </a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The Real IRA, the anti-peace agreement Irish terrorist group that killed two British soldiers in March 2009, says it intends to extend its campaign to mainland Britain and it is looking for high-profile targets<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3fa29ee-27b5-11de-9b77-00144feabdc0.html">Heat grows on US Congress over climate</a> President Barack Obama’s administration is preparing to ratchet up pressure on Congress to pass climate change legislation this year by declaring its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through the Environmental Protection Agency<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0f164466-288c-11de-8dbf-00144feabdc0.html" title="Article: Global ad spending to fall 7%, Publicis unit warns">Global ad spending to fall 7%, Publicis unit warns</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H15</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Los Angeles Times</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-desoto12-2009apr12,0,5255687.story" target="_self" title="Global Meltdown Rule No. 1: Do the math">Global Meltdown Rule No. 1: Do the math</a> By Hernando de Soto<span style=""> </span>We can't start fixing things until we can get a handle on the toxic assets behind the financial crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cuba-obama14-2009apr14,0,6604310.story">Obama eases Cuba restrictions for families</a><span style=""> </span>The president makes it easier for Cuban Americans to visit, communicate and send aid to relatives on the island, but U.S. trade embargo will remain<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-syria-scholar14-2009apr14,0,1440821.story">Syria: How an American scholar made friends and influenced a leader</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">San Antonio professor David Lesch, who led yearly trips to Syria for students learning Arabic, struck up a friendship with President Bashar Assad. 'He values my opinions and ideas,' he says.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-un-north-korea14-2009apr14,0,1046427.story">U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch</a> A week later it issues a presidential statement, not the resolution the U.S. sought, criticizing the action and agreeing to tighten sanctions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ackerman13-2009apr13,0,3900023.story" target="_self" title="What Mexico really needs from Obama">What Mexico really needs from Obama</a><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">During his trip, the U.S. president should focus less on short-term military goals and more on helping our neighbor build effective institutions of government.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Editorial<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h161718"></a>6 </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">American Politics</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/"><b><span style="color: red;">realclearpolitics</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/"><b><span style="color: gray;">memeorandum</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: teal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/"><b><span style="color: teal;">Daily Beast</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Cheat Sheet</span> </b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.politico.com/"><b>Politico</b></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html"><b><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ABC’s The Note </span></b></a></span>–<span style=""> </span><span style="color: fuchsia;"><a href="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/default.aspx"><b><span style="color: fuchsia;">MSNBC FirstRead</span></b></a></span><tt><b><span style=""> – <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><a href="http://thepage.time.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Time ThePage</span></a></span></span></b></tt><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: olive;"><a href="http://www.politico.com/playbook/"><b><span style="color: olive;">Politico Playbook</span></b></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""><a href="http://www.politicshome.com/USA/"><b><span style="color: red;">PoliticsHome</span></b></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">fivethirtyeight</span></b></a></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><span style=""><span style=""> </span><span style="color: maroon;"><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin"><b><span style="color: maroon;">US News Political Bulletin</span></b></a> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 204, 0);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Welcome to the New Media Campaign Tools of 2012: The real secret of <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/03/welcome-new-media-campaign-tools-2012-0">Obama's tech team</a> — and what's next for online organizers.<span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="_Hlt510719061">1</a>7</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/portal/index.jhtml"><span style="color: green;">Daily Telegraph</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5149315/The-best-way-to-beat-the-Taliban.html">The best way to beat the Taliban</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Military force alone won't bring peace to Afghanistan. The West must get the local economy into shape, says <strong>Ed Butler.</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H18</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Independent</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-mass-arrests-have-no-place-in-a-democratic-country-1668276.html">Leading article: Mass arrests have no place in a democratic country</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt;" valign="top" width="217"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H1<a name="h192021"></a>9</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: olive;" lang="EN-US">Military </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US">Intelligence </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US">Terrorism<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Cybersecurity_Act_seeks_broad_powers_0413.html">Senate Bill Would Allow President to Shut Down Internet for National Security</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2009/04/cnas-book-discussion-with-dave/">CNAS Book Discussion with Dave Kilcullen</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/13/cnn-poll-obama-not-making-us-less-safe/" target="_self">CNN Poll: Obama not making U.S. less safe</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> — WASHINGTON (CNN) - A new poll indicates Americans don't agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent assertion that President Barack Obama's actions have increased the chances of a terrorist attack against the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66076.html">Navy says it can do little to stop pirates, who vow revenge</a><span style=""> </span>| McClatchy Newspapers </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-weight: normal;" lang="EN-US">A day after the U.S. military killed three pirates and rescued an American sea captain, Somali pirates threatened to retaliate by killing captured U.S. seamen and the Pentagon said there's little it can do to stop future attacks. Whether this was bluster or a serious threat remains to be seen. Pirate groups, like everything else in Somalia, are divided along clan lines.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: purple;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aYhvgOfyTmYA&refer=europe" target="_blank">U.S. Military Considers Attacks on Somali Pirates’ Land Bases </a><span style=""> </span>BY: Jeff Bliss | Bloomberg News The U.S. military is considering attacks on pirate bases on land and aid for the Somali people to help stem ship hijackings off Africa’s east coast, defense officials said. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/weekinreview/12marsh.html?ref=weekinreview" target="_blank">The F-22: Able to Dodge Enemy Radar and the Budget Ax (So Far)</a> BY: Bill Marsh | The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The huge F-22 fighter jet program is well into its third decade, continually finding new ways to justify its existence.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">·<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR2009041202268.html" target="_blank">Moving Beyond the F-22</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">BY: Michael Donley and Norton Schwartz | The Washington Post<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">The debate over whether to continue production of the F-22 Raptor has been one of the most politically charged and controversial budget issues in recent memory.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://smallwarsjournal.com/mag/docs-temp/217-kreuttner.pdf">The Maoist Insurgency in Nepal and US <span class="caps">COIN</span> Doctrine (Full <span class="caps">PDF</span> Article)</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 177.15pt;" valign="top" width="236"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H20</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.asp"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">Slate </span></a><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215894/">Hitchens: Obama Is Being Way Too Nice to Iran</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215817/">How To Avoid a Global War With Islam</a><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <div style="border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 0.75pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.policypointers.org/Page/View/9165" title="Brazil in the Global Economy: Measuring the Gains From Trade">Brazil in the Global Economy: Measuring the Gains From Trade</a> <strong>CEIP</strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">This 136-page US paper analyzes how Brazilian policy makers face complicated challenges as they try to grow the economy in ways that will generate better livelihoods and incomes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://uc.princeton.edu/main/index.php/component/content/article/28-all-videos/4328-global-trade-implications-of-the-current-crisis-">Global Trade: Implications of the Current Crisis</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://webworld.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/tableofcontents.shtml">The 3rd United Nations World Water Development Report: Water in a Changing World (WWDR-3)</a> </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Download in sections (PDFs) or as <a href="http://webworld.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/pdf/WWDR3_Water_in_a_Changing_World.pdf">full report</a> (PDF; 29.8 MB)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2009/2009_National_Trade_Estimate_Report_on_Foreign_Trade_Barriers/Section_Index.html">National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, 2009</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /> Source: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color silver silver -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 6cm;" valign="top" width="227"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: red;" lang="EN-US">H<a name="h21"></a>21</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> <b>How to handle class</b>: whoever you meet, your dress and your bearing must convey the message, “I am freer and less terrified than you are”... <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200903/class-system">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">With so many <a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/03/23/coates">good scholarly books going unread</a>, and good conference papers unheard, it's time to rethink how we share information in academe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">From <i>New Scientist</i>. a special feature on the <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227022.600-special-feature-the-five-ages-of-the-brain.html">five ages of the brain</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Was David Hume an atheist</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">? An agnostic? Both categories of nonbelief are too crude for such a subtle, witty ironist. Simon Blackburn shows why... <a href="http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=405647">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/start-ups/13hyperlocal.html?ref=todayspaper">‘Hyperlocal’ Web Sites Deliver News Without Newspapers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">They might turn out to be subhuman in intellectual and emotional powers. But <b>if we clone Neanderthals</b>, they will have legal rights... <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/131717.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">It was the young Benjamin Disraeli who coined the word <i>millionaire</i> in 1827 for the burgeoning class that had created the <b>Industrial Revolution</b>... <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123941039250710289.html">more<b>»</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">Print or Byte: Won't digital publishing <a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/views/mclemee/mclemee237">destroy the old-fashioned book</a>? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <h5><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/opinion/14shostak.html?ref=opinion">Boldly Going Nowhere</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></h5> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US">By SETH SHOSTAK The desire to walk on an alien planet will not — any century soon — be sated by human-filled starships. Instead, we will extend our senses beyond Earth with telepresence proxies and data collectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 63.75pt;"> <td style="border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color silver silver; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0cm 5.25pt; width: 163.05pt; height: 63.75pt;" width="217"> <h3><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://news.google.com/"><span style=""></span><span style="color: green;" lang="TR">Google News</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Slate</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: green;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&cp=1649"><span style="color: green;">Today's Papers</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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color: maroon;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.samefacts.com/"><span style="color: red;">Mark Kleiman</span></a> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(153, 51, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.belgraviadispatch.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 102);">Belgravia Dispatch</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 153, 102);" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://washingtonrealist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">washington realist</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: gray;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/"><span style="color: gray;">Tom Barnett</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: blue;" lang="EN-US"> -<span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.democracyarsenal.org/"><span style="color: red;">democracy arsenal</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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