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H1 Washington Post We Need a New Deterrent By David Ignatius Francis Fukuyama “The Clash of Cultures and American Hegemony” USIP Report: Scenarios for the Insurgency in Iraq CFR Is China Growing at the United States' Expense? New York Times Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values. Solving the Korean Stalemate, One Step at a Time By JIMMY CARTER What must be avoided is to leave a beleaguered nuclear nation convinced that it is permanently excluded from the international community. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Bus Is Waiting One day historians may argue that the post-cold war started on 11/9 and ended on 10/9. Iraqi Dead May Total 600,000, Study Says Iraqi Death Toll Exceeds 600,000 About 600,000 Iraqis have died violently since the start of the war, far more than any previous estimate, a Johns Hopkins study due to appear in the journal Lancet says. RFE/RL Over 300,000 Iraqis Displaced Since Invasion 196 Killed, 44 Injured in Tuesday Iraq Violence US Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,750 Jurgen Habermas on Religion in the Public Square pdf. New York Post NO MORE TROOPS By Ralph Peters (see also Kevin Drum Permalink) Asia Times North Korea eases the heat on Iran - for now In the short term, North Korea's antics take the heat off Tehran, especially as the UN Security Council will be even less prepared to tackle the Iranian nuclear issue. Within Iran, though, rival moderate and hardline factions are already using Pyongyang's case to justify their positions. And as the North Korean saga unfolds, Tehran could come to rue the nuclear arms race it is capable of setting off. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi Washington Post In Search of a North Korea Policy By William J. Perry US Vulnerability and Windows of Opportunity Stratfor Financial Times COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: The 'secular pope' who fell from grace: Annan's difficult decade nears its end A lack of clear management often undermined the compelling moral vision of a secretary-general who made powerful enemies in America. His departure may herald a scaling-back of ambition at the UN, writes Mark Turner Der Spiegel INTERVIEW WITH TERRORISM EXPERT BRUCE HOFFMAN "Al- Qaida is More Dangerous Than it Was on 9/11" Christian Science Monitor Will Iran follow suit? Some analysts warn that Iran could accelerate its nuclear program if pressure from the US persists. Kosovo rises on international agenda The UN is to decide soon on independence for the Serbian province – a move the US supports. IHT In shrinking Bulgaria, where are the people? In Bulgaria, the overall population decline is considered to be one of the most severe in the world. Better Regulation in Europe Brookings Institution A 71-page US paper analyzing the European programme of better regulation AEI Crisis looms in the Caucasus by Ariel Cohen Columbia's Edmund Phelps wins the Nobel Prize for Economics, a look at why his work matters, and a series of his articles on The Wall Street Journal Guardian Blunkett: PM ready to sack Brown Former home secretary claims that Gordon Brown only supported the 2003 Iraq invasion because Tony Blair would sack him if he did not. Extract: The Blunkett Tapes BBC Syria welcome in Israel - Peres Israel's Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks.	H2 FT COMMENT: Patronising Turkey is a dangerous game for Europe The implicit repudiation of Turkey’s European ambitions is already fuelling support for radical groups in Turkish domestic politics, writes Denis MacShane, Britain’s Europe minister between 2002 and 2005. Ask the expert Turkey’s EU entry Is it time for Turkey’s friends to prevent it being shut out of the EU? Quiz Denis MacShane MacShane Ermeni yasa tasarısını yorumladı: AB Türkiye’yi istemediğini söylemek için elinden geleni yapıyor AEI Remembering Lepanto  by Michael Novak New Republic A Future Battlefield by Marty Peretz The perils of Islamism in Turkey Washington Times Turkey's future (Tulin Daloglu) Olli Rehn:''Avrupalılaşmış bir Türkiye AB'nin çıkarına (Orjinal metin) Erdoğan 'Akıl tutulması' 24 yılda 17 ülke 'Yanlış bir adım, Fransa için çok şeyi değiştirir'  ... Haberin Devamı>>> Yusuf KANLI How to react to French hostility? Avrupalı Sosyalistler Fransa'yı uyaracak Sarkozy’nin siyasi danışmanı da tasarıya karşı: Gerçek bir hata Eski bakan Lang: Anayasaya aykırı bir iş Brief Comments on Many, Farcical Turkish Missteps Taha AKYOL Ermeni tasarısına karşı... Fehmi Koru Sevgiden nefrete - 11.10.2006 Milletvekillerine Cezayir konusunda birkaç soru Haluk Şahin Eser Karakaş Fransa krizi, Cezayir ve yargı kültürü Abdülhamit Bilici Fransa’ya kızmakla keşke sorun çözülse [YORUM - CAN BAYDAROL] Fransa ‘çıkmaz sokak’ta ısrar ederse... Gülay Göktürk Tutarlı olmak bu kadar mı zor? Nuh Gönültaş Huzurlarınızda yeniden Vamık D. Volkan! FATİH ALTAYLI Bu yasa ne köy olur ne kasaba 'Sizler de suçlusunuz' Bugün olmasa yarın anlarlar CHP’yi af projesine katamayacaksınız İran ve Suriye bizi dinliyor Komşuda ürküten radyoaktif sızıntısı Genelkurmay heyeti Beyrut'a vardı Şimdi sıra sosyal restorasyonda Guardian Turkey warns France over Armenian genocide bill Slate Today's Papers Wikipedia antiwar.com technorati D’Alema: Türkiye AB üyesi olmalı Talat: KKTC 'evet' Türkiye 'hayır' demez EU-Turkey talks intensify to overcome Cyprus row 'Finlandiya'nın teklifini tartışıyoruz' Talat: 'Şartlı' Ticaret İstemiyoruz • Kürtlerden Türkmen katliamı Flaş Almanlaştırmak Ana okullarına getirilen Almanca zorunluluğunu tartıştık Cüneyt Ülsever Kuzey Kore bombayı patlattı: Şimdi ne olacak?	H3 No intellectual base for Kurdish nationalism Kurdish Aspect Erdoğan’dan 4 açık mesaj TAHA KIVANÇ Ağar'daki değişim Fikret BİLA Ağar: Oy içinse, Allah hiçbir şey nasip etmesin M. Ali BİRAND Mehmet Ağar farklılaşıyor... EMRE AKÖZ Mehmet Ağar neyi ispatladı PKK'lı Karayılan'dan 'Ovada siyaset' sözüne destek MUHARREM SARIKAYA Erdoğan'a iletilecek rica... 2 Ekim-13 Ekim Murat Yetkin Nuray Başaran Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'ın başbakanlığı tamamen 28 Şubat'ın ürünüdür İflas eden hesap M.Ali Kışlalı Hasan CEMAL Darbe istemek, darbe yapmak! Mumcu Asker, ulusal çıkarlar için dik durmalı Generaller irtica dışında da duruş sergilesin Köşk için isim verdi: AKP'li Yalçınbayır DYP’nin anketine göre, Kürtlerin en büyük sorunu, işsizlik DTP’den TBMM’ye mektup: Barajı kaldırın, Kürt partisine izin verin Edip Paşa'dan Baydemir'e: Halkın sabrını zorlamayın Raltson bugün Ankara’ya geliyor Condoleezza Rice Remarks With Massoud Barzani Closer glance at Rice's visit to Erbil Ortak Akıl’ın çözüm tekliflerine destek yağdı: Refah artarsa terör azalır Kirkuk placed under curfew Mustafa Mutlu AKP’nin sadık seçmeni de asker yanlıları da artıyor! 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Yalçın Doğan Dünya iki ay içinde öğrenecek İrtica, 'aşırılık' ve sosyal dokuda bozulma tehdidi İsmet Berkan Ortaylı Din ile devlet ayrılırsa kaos olur ABDURRAHMAN YILDIRIM Faizin enflasyonla kardeşliği Ercan Kumcu Yeni para politikası aracı Ege Cansen Amerika mektubu Gazi Erçel Cari açığa enerji bahanesi Seyfettin Gürsel Küresel dengesizlik Hurşit GÜNEŞ Phelps'e Nobel: Makronun muhteşem dönüşü Osman ULAGAY Nobel alan Phelps'in kapitalizme bakışı Deniz Gökçe 2006 Ekonomi Nobel'i E. Phelps'e gitti! Güngör URAS Toprak rantı
H4 New York Times Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values. Iraqi Dead May Total 600,000, Study Says Solving the Korean Stalemate, One Step at a Time By JIMMY CARTER What must be avoided is to leave a beleaguered nuclear nation convinced that it is permanently excluded from the international community. THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The Bus Is Waiting One day historians may argue that the post-cold war started on 11/9 and ended on 10/9. Rice Asserts U.S. Plans No Attack on North Korea Editorial An Impossible Job Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, the next United Nations secretary general, cannot succeed without Washington’s active cooperation, or without pushing through the reforms that fell short in the current term. 300 Million America has big problems, but it also has 300 million reasons to be hopeful. Test Byproduct: Quick Scramble to Point Fingers Memo From Russia: In a Risky Place to Gather News, a Very Familiar Story	H5 Washington Post We Need a New Deterrent By David Ignatius "Present at the Creation" was the title Dean Acheson gave to his memoir about the founding of the post-World War II order. Now, with North Korea claiming to have tested a nuclear weapon in defiance of the international community, and Iran seemingly on the way, Harvard professor Graham Allison... In Search of a North Korea Policy By William J. Perry,  The administration's North Korean policy of harsh rhetoric and inaction has been a total failure -- but serious attention can still prevent an arms race in the region. China Says It Will Back Sanctions on N. Korea Beijing Stresses Limits on U.N. Action Against Ally Study Claims Iraq's Toll Has Reached 655,000 Support Freedom in the Arab World By Radwan A. Masmoudi and Amr Hamzawy Editorial Intransigent Hamas It's easy to call for a Middle East peace. But what if Palestinian leaders don't want it? Home Is Where the Worry Is By Robert J. Samuelson, Page A19 Real estate -- which has acted as a national piggy bank -- no longer looks so trustworthy, which may be bad news for the economy.	H6 Guardian Blunkett: PM ready to sack Brown Former home secretary claims that Gordon Brown only supported the 2003 Iraq invasion because Tony Blair would sack him if he did not. Extract: The Blunkett Tapes We won't rush in, Tony said. But we all fear they will Sorry, but we can't just pick and choose what to tolerate David Edgar: The furore over the right to wear the veil has exposed the double standards of the liberal anti-Islam agenda. UN divided over nuclear sanctions Fears that tough measures could escalate dispute with North Korea. Diplomat: test smaller than expected US Democrats seize on crisis Accept North Korea into the nuclear club or bomb it now Simon Jenkins: Economic sanctions are a coward's response that would only punish the people while propping up Kim Jong-il's dictatorship. North Korea's nuclear policy is not irrational at all Dan Plesch: We are heading towards another pre-emptive war and Japanese nuclear weapons unless pressure for disarmament revives. West's muted response speaks volumes Simon Tisdall: The weekend assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, the celebrated investigative journalist who frequently criticised Russia's ruling elite, provoked a relatively muted official reaction from most western governments. Leader Globalising governance The question 'Who should run the internet' ought to be a no-brainer. It is, despite its US provenance, a global phenomenon and its governance should reflect that.
H7 American Prospect Tactical Changes Are Only the Beginning by Matthew Yglesias  It's great that the military is getting serious about counterinsurgency. But tactical improvements alone won't answer the questions that Iraq has raised. Washington Times North Korea and Iran Le Monde Corée du Nord - Iran : une si longue patience BBC Child abuse 'widespread' - UN Violence against children is widespread and tolerated across the world, says a United Nations report. Boston Globe Crashing the nuclear club (By Anthony H. Cordesman) Editorial A new chief for the UN NPQ Ian Bremmer: ENGAGEMENT NOT SANCTIONS IS BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IRAN, NORTH KOREA Jim Lobe Neocons Call for Action Against North Korea Der Spiegel North Korean Nukes to the Highest Bidder? Rice Says US Will Not Invade North Korea Geopolitical Diary: A Failed Nuclear Test? Stratfor PINR "Intelligence Brief: China's Policy toward North Korea Remains Unchanged" Full text of report NRO THE EDITORS: It must not be in doubt that we mean what we say, and that the calculation behind North Korea’s test is a blunder: Provocations will gain rogue states nothing but more isolation and pain. “Rogue Realities” Carnegie In a Proliferation Analysis, Carnegie's George Perkovich stresses that the U.S. must respond with swift leadership, involving Japan, South Korea, and China, in intensive diplomacy, to avoid a regional chain reaction in the form of an arms race or emboldening Iran on the nuclear front.	H8 SHOCK CLAIM: 655,000 Iraqis Died Due to War... BBC Khamenei defends nuclear 'right' The Supreme Leader of Iran says the country will continue developing nuclear technology. EU warns Iran 'time running out' Q&A: Iran nuclear stand-off Q&A: Uranium enrichment Baker Panel Preparing Iraq Alternatives Syria and Russia Tighten Noose Over Iran Congressional Research Service "Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Estimates," updated September 14, 2006. From The Washington Monthly, the tyrant who came in from the cold: Gadhafi gave up his WMDs not because we scared him, but because we talked to him. Al-Qaida escapee from U.S. prison urges followers in new video to go nuclear... Violence in Baghdad takes toll on small merchants U.S. ammo dump explodes in Baghdad Weekly Standard Democracy in Yemen? The Arabian peninsula's first contested presidential election. by Abigail Lavin CFR Pakistan’s Balancing Act The ISI and Terrorism: Behind the Accusations North Korea Faces 'Punitive Actions' Is China Growing at the United States' Expense? Ehsan Ahrari What the US Should Not Do in the Case of Iran’s Nuclear Aspirations	H9 Ha’aretz - Print Edition Daily Alert.org EJC Israeli Press Review BBC Syria welcome in Israel - Peres Israel's Shimon Peres responds warmly to a suggestion by Syria that the two countries could hold peace talks. Yedioth AHronoth Don't reject Syrian offer/ Gilad Sher Talk to him Olmert 'We'll expand coalition soon' UPI Analysis: Mideast crisis worsens with time Jerusalem Post The Region: Elementary, simply elementary By BARRY RUBIN My dear Watson, see how incompetent dictatorships use demagoguery to protect a system that doesn't work. Negotiating in the bazaar In Washington: Bush's Saudi moment OpenDemocracy Hamas reinvents itself Khaled Hroub traces Hamas's arc from religion to politics in the definition of Palestinian statehood Israel Rules Out Talks Until Syria Ends Support for Militant Groups USIP Event - Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy The Nation Politics: AIPAC Runs Right
H10 Christian Science Monitor Kosovo rises on international agenda The UN is to decide soon on independence for the Serbian province – a move the US supports. Eco-Kremlin: Russia targets energy giants Three foreign-run projects face environmental abuse charges. But what is Moscow really after? The scramble for a way to stop nukes North Korea's bomb test on Monday could destabilize Asia. After bomb test, China ponders a problematic friendship China had harsh words for its neighbor this week – but its actions will shed light on its foreign policy goals. Will Iran follow suit? Some analysts warn that Iran could accelerate its nuclear program if pressure from the US persists. Problems in Iraq should not deter US commitment to freedom Americans must learn that there are some pitfalls on the road to democracy. North Korea has the bomb. Now what?	H11 IHT In shrinking Bulgaria, where are the people? In Bulgaria, the overall population decline is considered to be one of the most severe in the world. Why haven't the markets panicked? PHILIP BOWRING  So far the markets are telling us that Kim Jong Il is the likely winner from his attention-seeking behavior. Smoking ban in France faces a host of questions Congressional Research Service "The European Union's Energy Security Challenges," Der Spiegel GERMAN- RUSSIAN RELATIONS A Loveless Berlin- Moscow Romance As  Putin visits Germany this week, his personal chemistry with  Merkel is less than perfect -- despite protestations from diplomats and government spokesmen. But the Russians would actually like to have Putin pal Gerhard Schröder back Geopolitical Diary: Bosnia -- Implications of a Missile Attack ...Stratfor  BBC Great expectations Will the latest talks deliver power-sharing in Northern Ireland? Europe Is Growing Skeptical Of Dialogue With Muslims	H12 RFE/RL Over 300,000 Iraqis Displaced Since Invasion Iran U.S., EU Could Be Running Out Of Patience Recent statements by U.S. and European officials reveal a heightened sense of frustration with Iran on the nuclear issue. Georgia Seeking Support In Row With Moscow On Human Rights And Tolerance Mary Robinson, a former president of Ireland and UN human rights commissioner, discusses human rights, what it means to be European, and what the Irish experience teaches. Russia: Where's Putin? From Open Democracy, Moscow is determined to bully Tbilisi into submission. But Mikheil Saakashvili may have a surprise for Vladimir Putin. Anatol Lieven on how the dispute between Georgia and Russia has all the makings of a tragic conflict. Le Monde La question Poutine As fascist groups gain ground, xenophobia has taken a turn for the worse in the Russian Federation. That is bad news for the 17 million immigrants among the 50 nationalities who coexist with ethnic Russians. The killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaya is a devastating blow to free media in Russia (and more from Anne Applebaum). EurasiaNet Georgians Express Outrage at Russian Sanctions, Deportations EDM PEOPLE OF NORTH CAUCASUS BELIEVE THEIR HOPES FOR JUSTICE DIED WITH POLITKOVSKAYA - RUSSIA’S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WARFARE FAILING TO SUBDUE GEORGIA - YUSHCHENKO’S PARTY CONSIDERS OPPOSITION OPTION Russia: Sunset for Shtokman? Stratfor OpenDemocracyAbkhazia: land in limbo An invisible republic is at the heart of the Georgia-Russia dispute. But Abkhazians have a clear view of their future, explains George Hewitt
H13 The Times Michael Gove The secret of journalism is to know that in a fast-moving world there are some questions that never change Wary neighbours shy away from punishing nuclear North Korea An economy built on drug dealers, ivory poachers and counterfeiters WSJ Poisoning the Water's Edge Democrats reduce North Korea to political soundbites. Asia Weighs Risk of Sanctions The Security Council weighed its response to North Korea's declared atomic test, torn between the U.S.'s desire for comprehensive sanctions and fears of how they might destabilize the region by causing Kim Jong Il's regime to collapse. WSJ AEI U.S. Trade Policy The Emergence of Regional and Bilateral Alternatives to Multilateralism OpenDemocracy Consumer or citizen? | Becky Hogge The marketisation of public choice is an infringement of freedom. At the heart of a fightback is the reclamation of language	H14 Financial Times COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: The 'secular pope' who fell from grace: Annan's difficult decade nears its end A lack of clear management often undermined the compelling moral vision of a secretary-general who made powerful enemies in America. His departure may herald a scaling-back of ambition at the UN, writes Mark Turner COMMENT: A stark choice for Pyongyang: reform or the abyss Is there anything that can now be done about North Korea’s nuclear arsenal? After all, it has probably had one or two nuclear warheads for more than a decade and up to 10 for a couple of years, writes Michael O’Hanlon, senior fellow at Brookings COMMENT AND ANALYSIS: A test for Asia as Kim blasts a hole in the Bush doctrine North Korea has escalated fears of a destructive new arms race in east Asia, and dealt a potentially devastating blow to hopes of preventing a new round of nuclear proliferation around the globe. Iran distances itself from N Korean crisis ASIA-PACIFIC: South Korea, Japan and Taiwan not rushing to join nuclear club ASIA-PACIFIC: Indo-US deal may suffer in fallout from N Korea China calls for punitive actions on N Korea COMMENT: How China has managed to keep the renminbi pinned downChina’s government seems to believe its interest lies in maintaining a highly competitive real exchange rate for as long as possible. But should it do so, asks Martin Wolf Editorial Russian intolerance There is obviously no direct link between the murder of Russia's best-known campaigning journalist at the weekend, Moscow's clampdown on Georgians and Gazprom's... WORLD NEWS: Go-it-alone tactics from Gazprom leave experts divided Putin vows to hunt down journalist’s killers	H15 Los Angeles Times World Criticism of North Korea Won't Deter Iran Don't Negotiate With HimBy Jon B. Wolfsthal Kim Jong-Il thinks he'll earn respect; Bush needs to show instead that he's earned the top spot on Washington's hit list. U.S. Aims to Block Nuke Exports From N. Korea Proposed sanctions are meant to keep the rogue state from selling arms, but catching shipments is increasingly difficult. Indespensible Old Media By Susan D. Moeller and Moisés Naím Slain Russian reporter shows why old-school journalism still matters. Why I'm in Favor of Torture Joel Stein: If blasting people to bits on the battlefield is OK, then why isn't electrocuting genitals? FT Phelps wins Nobel for junking myths The 2006 Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to Professor Edmund Phelps of Columbia University, for his work overturning the conventional wisdom on the trade-off between inflation and unemployment Appetite for foreign equities growing in US US equity investors moved a record proportion of their funds into foreign share markets this year as investors chased returns from overseas and emerging markets that have been outstripping those on Wall Street. Editorial Attractions of exile Britain, the birthplace of the multi-national corporation, is now receiving stark warnings about its waning attractiveness as a location for business.
H16 FT THE AMERICAS: Democrats gain from disarray in Republican ranks Der Spiegel SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH BOB WOODWARD "A Systematic State of Denial" A review of Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell. Neo-McCain: John Judis on the making of an überhawk. Charlie Cook: Nov. 7 looks grim for the GOP. realclearpolitics – ABC’s The Note - Early Bird GovExec - Blogometer Reporter: 'Democratic operative' gave me Foley e-mails last May... 61% of Americans Say Bush Misled on Iraq	H17 Daily Telegraph Pilot demands damages for 9/11 arrest A pilot accused of training the September 11 hijackers yesterday began a court fight for compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Leader Brown plays politics with the war on terror One would have assumed that, during the five years since the 9/11 attacks, the Government had done all it could do to fight terrorism. But one would have been wrong, at least according to Gordon Brown. In a speech yesterday, he set out a new set of policies designed to starve hostile groups of funds and support. Blair, Rushdie back veil debate	H18 Independent  US population hits 300m, but is it sustainable? The population of the United States will pass 300 million today, or tomorrow. No one knows exactly where, no one know precisely when. It is a milestone for sure but is this a cause for celebration or anxiety? Andrew Gumbel: US wants it all, and hang the consequences Russia and China may stand in way of united response to nuclear test The leading world powers huddled in an emergency session at the UN yesterday to forge agreement on measures to punish North Korea for its reported test of a nuclear device The Big Question: With sanctions threatened against North Korea, do they ever work? Rupert Cornwell: Big questions remain over little explosion Sarkozy's colleagues plot his downfall Brown says Britain must stand firm with US in fight against terror Rushdie: veils limit power of women Chancellor 'forced to back Iraq war' Boyd Tonkin: An endearing view of globalisation Peter Hain: It is time for Northern Ireland to govern itself
H19 A new Department of Defense doctrinal publication (pdf) defines policies and procedures for managing "the consequences from all deliberate and inadvertent releases of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear agents or substances, and high-yield explosives with potential to cause mass casualties and large levels of destruction."  "Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Consequence Management," Joint Publication 3-41, Joint Chiefs of Staff, October 2, 2006. "DoD AntiTerrorism Standards" (pdf), DoD Instruction 2000.16, October 2, 2006. Congressional Research Service "Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border," Agents' skepticism dogs FBI's anti-terror plans  The Bush Administration has issued a new National Space Policy that stresses unilateral American freedom of action in space. The new policy is intended to "enable unhindered U.S. operations in and through space to defend our interests there." Army Chief says U.S. needs consensus to combat terrorism Russia: New Air Force Budget Stratfor	· H20 Slate   The Novel, 2.0: Will the Internet change fiction as we know it? · Murdoch a Closet Liberal?: The New Yorker tracks Rupert Murdoch's political trail. New Yorker Murdoch’s Game Will he move left in 2008? by John Cassidy Islam and the West A Town Hall meeting, from the New Yorker Festival. U.S.-German Marshall Center Teaches Value of Personal Contacts US Air Force Prepares for Cyber Warfare USIP Event: Combating Serious Crimes in Postconflict Societies Rand Terror War Uncertainties, By Brian Michael Jenkins FBI agents still don’t know Arabic. Only 33 out of 12,000 agents have even a limited proficiency, and none of them work in areas that coordinate investigations of international terrorism	H21 Columbia's Edmund Phelps wins the Nobel Prize for Economics, a look at why his work matters, and a series of his articles on The Wall Street Journal Is this the boomtime deal that signals a bust? Technology: Google has paid $1.65bn for video site YouTube. Some think it will come to regret it. Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Copyright? What on earth is that? Neither Google nor YouTube recognise the word FT Editorial Google grabs videos and legal uncertainty COMMENT: Google and the myth of an open net The YouTube and Google deal has stirred the technology industry and pushed yet another wave of computer savvy twenty-somethings to all-night madness, writes Thomas Hazlett Hamish McRae: YouTube is young, democratic and shows that the world is changing before our eyes With YouTube, Google puts its competitors in a jamZDNet YouTube Fingerprints Bit Player: New owner Google may get a little overzealous in the name of copyright protection Google Seeks to Embrace Hollywood WSJ Is YouTube a Legal Gamble for Google? Will YouTube's copyright issues turn Google into the biggest legal target on the Internet? Harvard law professor John Palfrey debates University of Texas economist Stan Liebowitz. BBC World Service to launch TV channel for Iran Media: Foreign Office agrees to fund Iranian language service to the tune of £15m a year. 'En İyi 100 Otel' listesinde 11 Türk otel
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