2008 Archive Selected News Articles

December 2008

• Dec-31-2008
  Investopedia: New Year's Resolutions To Improve Your Finances

• Dec-26-2008
  Investopedia: Financial Wisdom From The Three Wise Men - Warren Buffett, Dennis Gartmen and Puggy Pearson

• Dec-25-2008
  Elaph: Political Evolvement Between Nasser And Abu Rqaibeh - By Shaker Al-Nabulsi (in Arabic).pdf

• Dec-22-2008
  United Nartions Security Council: Security Council Votes To Extend Arrangements For Deposit Of Proceeds From Iraq's Oil, Petroleum Products and Gas Into Development Fund

• Dec-22-2008
  Awan: A Nation At The Bottom (in Arabic)

• Dec-20-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Bush on His Record - The president defends his democracy agenda and his economic interventionism

• Dec-17-2008
  Money Morning: How To Avoid Madoff Mayhem

• Dec-17-2008
  Investopedia: Standard Of Living Vs. Quality Of Life

• Dec-17-2008
  Investopedia: How To Evaluate A Company's Financial Characteristics To Make A Final Decision

• Dec-16-2008
  Wall Street Journal: The Return Of Realpolitik In Arabia - Bush's 'diplomacy of freedom' gives way to Obama's caution and reticence. The Middle East may test our fatigue.

• Dec-16-2008
  Al-Nnas: The Shoe Culture (in Arabic)

• Dec-15-2008
  Al-Nnas: Iraq Was Insulted, Not President George W. Bush (in Arabic)

• Dec-14-2008
  Washington Post: 5 Myths About Our Sputtering Economy

• Dec-12-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Samuel Huntington's Warning - He predicted a 'clash of civilizations,' not the illusion of Davos Man

• Dec-12-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Condi On the Record - Barack Obama is lucky he isn't inheriting Saddam Hussein

• Dec-12-2008
  Financial Times: Goldman Slashes Oil Price Forecasts

• Dec-11-2008
  Elaph: The Destructive Myth Of Arabism (in Arabic)

• Dec-10-2008
  Investopedia: Why A Falling Stock Is Not Always A Bargain

• Dec-10-2008
  Investopedia: The Evolution of Sinful Investing

• Dec-10-2008
  Investopedia: 9 Tips For Growing A Successful Business

• Dec-07-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Justice in Iraq - Moral progress since the days of Saddam

• Dec-07-2008
  Economist: Iraq - Is It Really Coming Right? -- In most of Iraq, violence has plummeted and the Americans under a new president look set gradually to withdraw. But will the battered country hold together?

• Dec-06-2008
  The Times (Online): Memories Of Pain In Saddam Hussein’s House Of Horror

• Dec-01-2008
  Prudnt Bear: The Wall Street Of The Future

• Dec-01-2008
  The Atlantic: Why Wall Street Always Blows It

• Dec-01-2008
  The Atlantic: Getting Away With Murder

November 2008

• Nov-28-2008
  Al-Mada Paper: Religion & The State - by ShakerAL-Nabulsi (in arabic)

• Nov-24-2008
  Spiegel Online: Interview With George Soros: 'The Economy Fell off the Cliff'

• Nov-21-2008
  Al-Mada Paper: Arab States & Religion (in arabic)

• Nov-19-2008
  Money Morning: Despite The G20’s Latest Missteps, Reason For Economic Optimism Remains

• Nov-19-2008
  Business Week: FHA-Backed Loans: The New Subprime - The Same People Whose Reckless Practices Triggered The Global Financial Crisis Are Onto A Similar Scheme That Could Cost Taxpayers Tons More

• Nov-18-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Iraq 'Fails' Upward - Iraq's Security Deal With U.S. Shows Gains Amid 'Failure' Mantras

• Nov-16-2008
  Al-Sabaah: Iraq-US Treaty (in arabic)

• Nov-14-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Restoring Financial Stability: Use Japan's Experience As A Guide To Near-Term Problems – Then Think Bigger

• Nov-12-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Kurdistan Is A Model For Iraq - Our Path To A Secular, Federal Democracy Is Inspired By The U.S.

• Nov-12-2008
  Investopedia: Recession-Proof Mutual Funds

• Nov-12-2008
  Investopedia: Five Ways To Find A Winning Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

• Nov-12-2008
  Investopedia: Adam Smith: The Father Of Economics

• Nov-10-2008
  Money Morning: For the U.S. Economy In The New Year, The Pain Will Precede The Promise

• Nov-10-2008
  Investopedia: Using Interest Rate Parity To Trade Forex

• Nov-07-2008
  Investopedia: 7 Lessons To Learn From A Market Downturn

• Nov-07-2008
  Investopedia: The Bright Side Of The Credit Crisis

• Nov-07-2008
  Investopedia: 3 Secrets Of Successful Companies

• Nov-03-2008
  Investopedia: The Myth Of Profit/Loss Ratios

October 2008

• Oct-30-2008
  Business Week: Newt Gingrich: Let's End Adolescence - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Says Young People Need To Shift More Quickly From Childhood To Adulthood

• Oct-30-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Obama And The Politics Of Crowds - The Masses Greeting The Candidate On The Trail Are A Sign Of Great Unease

• Oct-29-2008
  Elaph: Damascus Is The Capital Of Resistance - by Ahmed Abu-Matar (in Arabic)

• Oct-29-2008
  Investopedia: Get Active In Your Bond Portfolio

• Oct-28-2008
  Al-Mada Paper: Water Problems For Iraq (in arabic)

• Oct-28-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Hitting Syria, Five Years Late - Soliciting Assad Was One Of Bush's Biggest War Mistakes

• Oct-28-2008
  Money Morning: Investment News -- Four Ways To Sidestep TheDamage Wall Street's Big Money Movers Are Inflicting On Main Street

• Oct-27-2008
  Investopedia: What Are Central Banks?

• Oct-27-2008
  Investopedia: Risky Portfolio? Currencies Come To The Rescue

• Oct-25-2008
  The Independant: Abu Nidal, Notorious Palestinian Mercenary, 'Was A US Spy' -- Secret papers claim the feared assassin was hired to find links between Saddam and al-Qa'ida. Robert Fisk reports

• Oct-25-2008
  Investopedia: A Case Study: Earnings Manipulation And The Role Of The Media

• Oct-24-2008
  The Atlantic: The Great Depression - Atlantic articles from the 1930s reveal how Americans reinvented banking, restructured the economy, and dealt with challenges unsettlingly parallel to those of today

• Oct-24-2008
  The Atlantic: Iraq: The Counterfactual Game. Was The Invasion Worth It?

• Oct-24-2008
  Investopedia: Use A Money Manager Or Go It Alone?

• Oct-24-2008
  Investopedia: What Caused The Great Depression?

• Oct-24-2008
  Investopedia: The Impact Of Recession On Businesses

• Oct-24-2008
  Investopedia: The Crash Of 1929 - Could It Happen Again?

• Oct-24-2008
  Investopedia: Can Keynesian Economics Reduce Boom-Bust Cycles?

• Oct-22-2008
  Wall Street Journal: How To Restore Confidence In Our Markets - A Unified Regulator Would Be A Start

• Oct-22-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Derivatives and Mass Financial Destruction - Complex Financial Products Can Be Useful If Regulated Properly

• Oct-22-2008
  Investopedia: Leaving Inheritance To Children Easier Said Than Done

• Oct-22-2008
  Investopedia: Evaluating Country Risk For International Investing

• Oct-22-2008
  The Atlantic: A Near Miss - Atlantic Contributors Reflect On The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Oct-20-2008
  The Atlantic: North America's Other Election - What Democrats And Republicans Can Learn From Canada's Stephen Harper

• Oct-20-2008
  The Atlantic: My Secret Life As A Muslim

• Oct-20-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Nafta-Plus: Canada Looks To Europe In Anticipation Of Obama Protectionism

• Oct-20-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Don't Sell Hedge Funds Short: They Were The First To Signal Troubles At Tyco, Enron And Now Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac And Banks

• Oct-20-2008
  Investopedia: Combining Forex Spot And Futures Transactions

• Oct-18-2008
  Investopedia: Ten Steps To Retire As A Millionaire

• Oct-16-2008
  The Economist: Link By Link: The Crash Has Been Blamed On Cheap Money, Asian Savings And Greedy Bankers. For Many People, Deregulation Is The Prime Suspect

• Oct-17-2008
  New York Times: Buy American. I Am. (By Warrent Buffett)

• Oct-15-2008
  Investopedia: Using Interest Rate Parity To Trade Forex

• Oct-15-2008
  Investopedia: Dubai Desert Miracle Becoming A Mirage (DB, C, MER)

• Oct-12-2008
  Elaph: Hussain AL Sader (in Arabic)

• Oct-07-2008
  Wall Street Journal: There's A Job To Finish In Baghdad

• Oct-02-2008
  Business Week: Paul O'Neill: Blunt Talk About The [Financial] Crisis [And Financial Bailout Plan]

• Oct-01-2008
  The Atlantic: The Petraeus Doctrine

September 2008

• Sep-30-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Stopping The Picnic In Europe

• Sep-30-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Loose Money And The Roots Of The Crisis

• Sep-29-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Calling J. P. Morgan

• Sep-28-2008
  Wall Street Journal: The Bailout Passion Play - There Will Be Blood - And More

• Sep-27-2008
  Wall Street Journal: America Needs A New Deal

• Sep-27-2008
  VoxEU.org: ‘No recourse’ and ‘put options’: Estimating the ‘fair value’ of US mortgage assets

• Sep-24-2008
  New York Times: Letter From G. W. Bush to President (or Iraq) Jalal Talabani of Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashadani

• Sep-23-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Blame Fannie Mae and Congress For the Credit Mess

• Sep-21-2008
  New York Times: Promoting A Vision Of Tourist Bliss In Baghdad's Dusty Rubble

• Sep-20-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Why The Surge Worked

• Sep-19-2008
  Wall Street Journal: The Woe On Wall Street

• Sep-19-2008
  Wall Street Journal: How To Save The Financial System

• Sep-19-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Bad Accounting Rules Helped Sink AIG

• Sep-18-2008
  Money Morning: Real Reason For The Global Financial Crisis --- The Story No One's Talking About

• Sep-18-2008
  Embassy Of Iraq (Canada): Rebirth Of Iraq

• Sep-18-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Victory Is An Orphan In Iraq

• Sep-18-2008
  Wall Street Journal: The Fed And AIG

• Sep-17-2008
  Washington Post: Female Suicide Bombers Are Latest War Tactic

• Sep-16-2008
  Money Morning: Wall Street Plays Let's Make A Deal

• Sep-11-2008
  Investopedia: Inside Wall Street - The Hocus-Pocus Accounting Tricks That Will Perpetuate The Capital Markets Credit Crisis

• Sep-10-2008
  Investopedia: Inside Wall Street - Why Hocus-Pocus Accounting Will Perpetuate The Capital Markets Credit Crisis

• Sep-10-2008
  Wall Street Journal: The Foreign Policy Difference

• American Chronice: Artist Sundus Abdul Hadi On The Prostitution Of Iraqi Refugee Girls In Syria

• Sep-01-2008
  Foreign Affairs: The September 12 Paradigm

• Sep-01-2008
  Foreign Affairs: The Next President

• Sep-01-2008
  Foreign Affairs: How To Leave A Stable Iraq

• Sep-01-2008
  Foreign Affairs: A War To Start All Wars

August 2008

• Aug-30-2008
  Foreign Affairs: The New Israel And The Old

• Aug-23-2008
  Washington Post: CIA More Fully Denies Deception About Iraq

• Aug-20-2008
  These 25 Banks Harbor Nuclear Secrets That Vaporize Your Wealth

• Aug-16-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Why Al Jazeera Owes An Apology

• Aug-15-2008
  Weekly Standard: WIraq Report X -- Expanding Security In Diyala

• Aug-14-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Basra And The Brits

• Aug-14-2008
  TheEconomist: The Benefits And The Curse Of Oil

• Aug-14-2008
  The Economist: No Size Fits All

• Aug-14-2008
  The Economist: Another Inconvenient Truth

• Aug-13-2008
  Iraqi Law No. 80 - (in Arabic)

• Aug-12-2008
  Spiegel Online: Interview With IAE Head Nobuo Tanaka - "We Live In An Era Of High Energy Prices

• Aug-11-2008
  Money Morning: Eight Ways To Profit If Opec Dumps The Dollar

• Aug-11-2008
  The Atlantic: The Hillary Clinton Memos

• Aug-11-2008
  Christian Science Monitor: After Setbacks Sadr Redirects Mahdi Army

• Aug-11-2008
  Foreign Policy: The Worlds Six Most Wanted War Criminals

• Aug-11-2008
  Secret Societies And Undue Influence

• Aug-08-2008
  Spiegel Online: Shiite Militants In Europe - Spy Case Casts Light On Hezbollah Recruitment In Germany

• July/August 2008
  The Atlantic: What Rumsfeld Got Right - How Donald Rumsfeld remade the U.S. military for a more uncertain world

• July/August 2008
  The Atlantic: What Rumsfeld Got Right

• July/August 2008
  2008/08/01 - Foreign Affairs: Rethinking The National Interest

• July/August 2008
  The Atlantic: Countdown To A Meltdown

July 2008

• Jul-30-2008
  Christian Science Monitor: Sons Of Iraq Made Iraq Safer. Whats Their Mission Now?

• Jul-28-2008
  The Atlantic: The Road To The Information Age

• Jul-19-2008
  Spiegel Online: Interview With Iraq Leader Nouri Al-Maliki - The Tenure Of Coalition Troops In Iraq Should Be Limited

• Jul-17-2008
  Energy And Capital: The Truth About Oil

• Jul-14-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Foreign Courts Take Aim At Our Free Speech

• Jul-12-2008
  The Economist: Iraq Starts To Fix Itself

• Jul-09-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Maliki's With drawal Card

• Jul-03-2008
  WorldParliament: Honorary Sponsors Of The Provisional World Parliament

• Jul-03-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Why We Went To War In Iraq

• Jul-03-2008
  Washington Post: Bush Officials Condoned Regional Iraqi Oil Deal

• Jul-01-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Why The Brits Are Setting Terrorists Free

• Jul-01-2008
  Wall Street Journal: We Can Lower Oil Prices Now

• Jul-01-2008
  Wall Street Journal: Tortured Evidence

• Jul-01-2008
  Wall Street Journal: How To Boost Shareholder Democracy

June

• Jun-12-2008
  The Economist: Is It Turning The Corner

• Jun-01-2008
  Herbert Meyer: What In The World Is Going On

• Jun-01-2008
  Harpers: Will The National Surveillance State Prevail Again

• Jun-01-2008
  Foreign Policy: The Myth Of Moderate Islam

• June-2008
  The Atlantic: Redeeming Dubya - The national memory often confuses hubris with greatness. That’s good news for George W. Bush

May 2008

• May-27-2008
  The Economist: An Oil Savioue

• May-01-2008
  The Nation: The New Geopolitics Of Energy

May 2008

• April-01-2008
  Public Agenda: Confidence In US Foreign Policy

• April-2008
  THe Atlantic: The Return Of The Paranoid Style - How the Iraq War and George W. Bush sent the movie industry back to its favorite era—the 1970s