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July 2007 |
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| July 30 |
| Moment of victory for weary Iraqis |
| Barry Rubin: Beware of Turkey's Islamists |
| The Turkish elections - 'Demo-Islam'? |
| Uzi Benziman: Making peace with new enemies |
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| July 28 |
| US accuses Saudis of telling lies about Iraq |
| Moustafa Zein: Are the Arabs Convinced of Iraq's
Division? |
| Bombs, heat, vietnam lessons may prolong Iraq exit |
| The Many Meanings of Jihad to two Prominent Muslims |
| U.S.: The Debate over Security Contractors |
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| July 27 |
| Iraqi government in deepest crisis |
| Maher Othman: Olmert Competes with the Arabs |
| Elias Harfouch: Fear for Erdogan |
| Lionel Beehner: What
Model Should Iraq Follow after U.S. Forces Withdraw? |
| Israeli textbooks anger nationalists |
| Global Market Brief: Libya Opens Up to Europe |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Return of Russia |
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| July 26 |
| Al Qaeda and the Strategic Threat to the U.S. Homeland |
| Gary Leupp: Christian Rightist Bush Speechwriter Calls
for Attack on Syria |
| Syria buys MiG from Russia with Iranian financing |
| Analysis: Arab ministers on peace mission |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Imported Blood |
| Diplomatic surge on Mideast peace |
| In Europe, skylines reflect the rise of Islam |
| 'Lions' soccer team brings sheer joy to Iraq |
| Mohamed Salah: Seeking A Room In Heaven |
| Jihad el-Khazen: The best Turkish government for the
Arabs |
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| July 25 |
| Jihad el-Khazen: The best Turkish government for the
Arabs |
| Randa Takieddine: Cecilia Sarkozy in Libya |
| George Friedman:
Gaming the U.S. Elections |
| Daoud Shirian: The initiative to internationalize
domestic conflicts |
| Pakistan: The Implications of a Jihadist Commander's
Death |
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| July 24 |
| Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan Reacts to U.S. Call for
Action |
| Tim Butcher: The hand of history in Blair's new role |
| Hummus brings Israelis, Palestinians to the table |
| Iran's growing presence in Iraq |
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| July 24 |
| Michael Gerson: Syria and Iran have blood on their hands |
| Syria: Securing a Place at the Iraq Negotiating Table |
| Al Qaeda: Internal Power Struggle Looms |
| A war the Pentagon can’t win |
| Jeremi Suri: A chance for Bush to salvage his foreign
policy |
| Monica Maggioni: Ahmadinejobless |
| Wanted, for crimes against the state - Interview with Azmi Bechara |
| Graham Allison: Time to heal US-Turkey wounds |
| Economy trumps religion in Turkey |
| Taliban move closer to Kabul |
| Afghanistan: A Haunting Precedent for the South Koreans |
| Stephen Webbe: How to beat Iraq's insurgents? Ask the British. |
| Benjamin H. Friedman: More Troops for What? |
| Is democracy 'reborn' in Pakistan? |
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| July 23 |
| The guns of August 2007: Cheney's finger is already on
the trigger |
| Geopolitical Diary: Turkey Chooses Stability, or Maybe
Not |
| Jihad el-Khazen: Glossary of attributes falls short of
describing Bush |
| What does Assad want? |
| America must pull out of Iraq to contain civil war |
| Richard Haass: Rest of the world has stake in the outcome |
| Analysis: Blair Mideast mandate limited |
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| July 22 |
| Al Qaeda in Iraq gaining in power, wealth |
| Oil Law Sparks More Conflicts Among Iraqis |
| Feature: Iraqi sects are locked in power struggle |
| Builder: Dubai high-rise world's tallest |
| Amos Harel: Hamas significantly strengthening but is not
yet a Hezbollah |
| David Ignatius: Damage Control in the Mideast |
| John Esposito: Want to Understand Islam? Start Here |
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| July 21 |
| Robert Satloff: Reading Between the Lines of Bush's July
16 Address |
| Philip Stephen: A futile attempt to imprison Palestinian
extremism |
| Afghanistan: A Possible Move by a Political Survivor |
| Geopolitical Diary: Pakistan on the Table, Germany on
the Rise |
| Karen Armstrong: An inability to tolerate Islam
contradicts western values |
| Lee Smith: The Truth About the Arab Media |
| Jordanian FM: Peace with Palestinians before Syria |
| Feature: Hummus in the school cafeteria? |
| Walid Choucair: Doubts About the Bush Initiative |
| Maher Osman: Where are Palestinians Heading? |
| Editorial: Giving peace a chance |
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| July 20 |
| Joshua Brilliant: Assad sets terms for peace talks |
| French political scandal: Jacques in the box |
| Zalmay Khalizade: Why the United Nations Belongs in Iraq |
| Michael Gerson: Trouble With the Neighbors |
| Guy Bechor: Syria scared of peace |
| US draws new Iraq-Al Qaeda link |
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| July 19 |
| The Syrian channel: Assad's road map |
| State Sponsors of Jihadism: Learning the Hard Way |
| Analysis: Turkish army on Iraqi border is just
'saber-rattling' |
| Elias Harfouche: The Dangers of Bush and Al Qaeda |
| America is just starting to wake up to the awesome scale
of its Iraq disaster |
| Insurgents form political front to plan for US pullout |
| U.S.: Challenges to Al Qaeda in Iraq in the Homeland |
| Geopolitical Diary: Perception Problems in Iraq and
Pakistan |
| Israel: Time to work, not to fight |
| Can Bush's Mideast Peace Talks Work? |
| Jordan not the solution |
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| July 18 |
| Week out of Focus: Washington, Iraq and Al Qaeda |
| Al-Qaida plots new attacks on U.S. soil |
| Walid Phares: Preventing the West from Understanding
Jihad |
| UN warns of economic collapse in Gaza |
| Extra troops don't make Bush more popula |
| Daoud Shirian: The Implicit Iranian Threat |
| Children for Freedom, the Muslim Brothers' youngest wing |
| Turkey: Kurds, Iran and Prodding the United States |
| Al-Qaeda's Gains Keep U.S. at Risk, Report Says |
| Geopolitical Diary: The State of the War(s) |
| This flurry of Middle East activity is the product of a
very real threat: Iran |
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| July 17 |
| Mortimer Zuckerman: A Risky Bet on Fatah |
| Risky US alliances in Iraq |
| Abdullah Iskandar: The West Bank And the Peaceful
Resistance |
| Exit Strategy: Would Iran Take Over Iraq? Would Al-Qaeda? |
| Joshua Brilliant: Olmert, Abbas welcome Bush plan |
| Al Qaeda's Weak Attempt to Parade Osama bin Laden |
| Ghada Karmi: A historic anomaly |
| Dennis Ross: Can Fatah Compete with Hamas? |
| Shimon Peres: It is true that we have erred, but a
bright spring awaits |
| Analysis: Building a bridge over troubled water |
| Analysis: Rice's influence apparent throughout Bush's
address |
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| July 16 |
| Geopolitical Diary: Israel and Fatah's Strange Relations |
| Zvi Bar'el : Coffee or tea, Mr. Assad? |
| U.S. Bet on Abbas For Mideast Peace Meets Skepticism |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Insurgents and Isolationists |
| Claude Salhani: Al Qaeda, back with a vengeance? |
| Al Qaeda ramps up its propaganda |
| Turkish Tremors |
| New phase as N. Korea shuts down reactor |
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| July 15 |
| Aaron David Miller: Is peace out of reach? |
| A Life of Unrest |
| Mohamed Salah: Passage Captives and the Strategic Arab
Choice |
| Violence ebbing. Wealth returning. Can this be Iraq? |
| Analysis: Iraq shift unlikely anytime soon |
| Ghada Karmi: The Fateh-Hamas split and the future of
Palestine |
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| July 14 |
| Joshua Brilliant: Border dispute strands Gazans |
| Frida Ghitis: The neighbor nation that almost was |
| Al Qaeda without illusions |
| Victor Davis: Jumbled Middle East politics |
| Gaddafi's Latest Victory |
| Who Killed Ashraf Marwan? |
| In town split in two by al-Qaida, a ray of hope for the
country |
| Iraq's future now depends on how it plays in Omaha |
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| July 13 |
| Anshel Peffer:Officers of the law or Soldiering on |
| Geopolitical Diary: The Reality of Al Qaeda's Resurgence |
| Con Coughlin: With allies like these, who needs enemies? |
| US: Bush Prepares for September -- and Beyond -- in Iraq |
| Geopolitical Diary: US weaknesses spell possible Iran
concessions over Iraq |
| Intelligence Guidance: Al Qaeda |
| Pakistan: Al Qaeda After the Red Mosque |
| Under fire from US, Iran reacts by cracking down at home |
| Gen. Petraeus warns of a hasty US pullout from Iraq |
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| July 12 |
| Bush fights to control Iraq strategy |
| Terror Watch: The Return of Al Qaeda |
| The July 4 Al-Zawahiri Video: Protesting Too Much |
| Morocco: Warnings, Arrests and the Threat to Soft
Targets |
| What About Muslim Moderates? - Nina Shea & James Woolsey |
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| July 11 |
| Peter Zeihan: The Many
Faces of Al Qaeda |
| Iran: Gasoline Woes, Iraq Talks and the Nuclear Issue |
| Joshua Brilliant: Intelligence and Israel's image |
| Mousa Abu Marzook: Hamas' stand |
| Geopolitical Diary: Red Mosque Fallout Could Derail
Election Schedule |
| Imran Khan: The rules change when dictators serve US
interests |
| Q&A: Pakistan mosque siege |
| Pakistani leader's bold move |
| Christopher Torchia: Will Turkey Invade Northern Iraq? |
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| July 10 |
| Andrew Moravcsik: The Changing Course of Libya |
| Jameel Theyabi: The Saudi Image! |
| Bush's predicament and Maliki's crisis |
| Interview: Mideast peace mediator Suleiman |
| Joshua Brilliant: Tallying Olmert's promises |
| Analysis: Iraq 'near' united in opposition |
| Israel: A dearth of strategic thinking |
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| July 9 |
| Zuheir Kseibati: Manifestations of "The
Guards" and Impotence |
| Jackson Diehl: Mideast policy in a fantasy world |
| John Hughes: Tony Blair's Palestinian pickle |
| Quietly, US strategy in Iraq shifting |
| Too few men hunting Al Qaeda |
| Turkey's Kurds still prepared to fight |
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| July 8 |
| Abdallah Iskandar: Pakistan and its Islamists |
| Mohamed Salah: The Islamists' Party in Egypt…No
Hope |
| Joshua Brilliant: Interim report card for Hamas |
| Roger Cohen: Her Jewish State |
| Jim Hoagland: The Next Battle in Iraq? |
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| July 7 |
| Steven Erlanger: Divide, yes, but conquer, probably not
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| The Monster of Extremism Will Overcome All... If They Do
Not Wake Up! |
| Moustapha Zein: Victory for Bush and Federalism
Advaocates |
| Hazem Saghieh: Constructive Chaos - 2 |
| Pakistan: Another Attempt on Musharraf's Life |
| Shiites and Democracy |
| Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism and
the Spread of Sunni Theofascism |
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| July 6 |
| Two decades later – it’s still about Iran |
| Iranian banks feel the heat |
| Syria winds up planning for campaign of terror on Golan |
| Analysis: Iraq's invisible refugees |
| Feature: Hamas pressed by Israel and Palestinians in W.
Bank |
| Analysis: China urges diplomacy on Iran |
| Khalid Mish'al: A time for joy and reflection |
| Pakistan: After the Red Mosque Operation |
| Gaza economy on the brink as 85% of residents live on
aid |
| Simon Tisdall : The disunited States |
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| July 5 |
| Cut off Hamas |
| Eyeing Jordanian involvement, U.S. now rethinking the
two-state solution |
| Cryptic al-Qaida warning of U.K. bombs? |
| After attacks, foreign doctors face new scrutiny in
Britain |
| Mosque attack adds to Musharraf woes |
| Dennis Ross: Tony Blair's Challenges as Middle East Envoy |
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| July 4 |
| Simon Tisdall: Running out of time in Iraq |
| Iraq: Postponing the Hydrocarbons Debate |
| Geopolitical Diary: Hamas' Break Point |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan: A Conflict of Convenience for
Moscow and Washington |
| Pakistan: Violence at the Red Mosque |
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| July 3 |
| Analysis: No united front over Iran |
| Analysis: International forces in Gaza? |
| Eye on Iraq: Fighting the Shiites |
| Hazem Saghieh: Strong Terrorism and Weak Responsibility |
| U.K.: The Possibility for Copycat Bombings |
| Denis MacShane: 'Islamist' is the word for these
terrorists |
| Attempts Seen As Model for New Attacks On U.S. Soil |
| Daniel Levy: A rethink on the Middle East |
| Hussain Abdul-Hussain: Two faces of the Arab street |
| Matthew Levitt: Make Iran Feel the Pain |
| Yemen: Car Bombing Hits Tourist Convoy |
| China, Vatican: Diplomatic Ties and the Benefits of
Religion |
| Terrorist Attacks in the United Kingdom: More Faces of
al-Qaeda |
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| July 2 |
| 'Londonistan' and Britain's Homegrown Jihadists |
| Walid Phares: The Car Bomb Jihad: Is Britain seeing
clearly? |
| Iran feels sanctions bite |
| Could the mullahs fall? |
| Britain faces Iraqi-style car-bombings |
| Pakistan's Taliban fight each other |
| Con Coughlin: Baghdad bombs arrive in Britain |
| Philip Johnston: We need Muslims to do more |
| The Case of the Well-Placed Prince |
| Gaza's Christians |
| Our view on containing Iran: Iran exposes its weak spot |
| Opposing view: Don't blink, don't back down |
| Critical Currents: Bold strategy vs. piecemeal tactics |
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| July 1 |
| Iran curses Ahmadinejad over petrol rationing |
| Abdullah Iskandar: West Bank Prosperity Will Not Restore
the Strip |
| "Reforming" Society: Between Yesterday's
Marxists and Today's Extremists |
| Mahmoud Abdel-Fadeel: Toward an Arab Economic Summit |
| Barack Obama: Renewing American Leadership |
| Hamas police lay down law in Gaza |
| Michael Ancram: To succeed, Blair must dance with wolves |
| Feature: Gaza facing bleak times under Hamas |
| Mustafa Zein: When Faith Becomes Ideology |
| Raghida Dergham: Talk of deals with Syria and Iran |
| Report: Egyptian Mossad spy fell to his death |
| Re-Opening the Lockerbie Tragedy |
