Opinions, Commentaries, And Editorials -- June 22, 2009

South Korean tourists look at a North Korean village, Kaepoong, through telescopes at an observation post in Ganghwa, located inside of the civilian passage restriction line that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Sunday, June 21, 2009. North Korea has criticized the U.S. for reaffirming its nuclear protection of South Korea in their recent summit, saying it exposed a U.S. plot to launch atomic war. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

OPINIONS, COMMENTARIES, AND EDITORIALS

Confront China's duplicity -- James Lyons

The FARC's Ecuadorean Friends -- By Mary Anastasia O'Grad, Wall Street Journal

Obama and the Rogues -- Wall Street Journal

What Al Qaeda Learned in Iraq -- Matthew Duss, American Prospect

Iraq Continues to Edge Toward Stability -- Michael Knights, Daily Star

Maybe North Korea wants to get bombed -- Small Wars Journal

Gitmo lawyers -- Washington Times editorial

Lessons from Sri Lanka -- Peter Leitner and Rajika Jayatilake, Washington Times opinion

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials On Iran

Obama's Persian Tutorial -- Faoud Ajami, Wall Street Journal
Iran's Battle on the Streets and Behind the Scenes -- Stratfor
Iran and the Tragedy of Bad Ideas -- Andrew Klavan, Wall Street Journal opinion
Obama's Iran Dilemma -- E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post opinion
Right-Thinking Realism -- Paul J. Saunders, Washington Post opinion
Bullets and Barrels in Iran -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The Evolution of Iran's Revolution - Robin Wright, Los Angeles Times
President Obama Caught by Surprise on Iran -- Jim Hoagland, Washington Post
Obama's Three-Part Case on Iran -- Time Magazine
A Weak, Divided Iran Best for U.S. -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian
Leave Iran to the Iranians -- Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast
Theocracy and Its Discontents -- Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
Dialogue with Iran's Monstrous Rulers? -- David Warren, Real Clear Politics
Beijing Cautions U.S. Over Iran -- M.K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu
Iran's Next Problem? Egypt -- Michael Crowley, The New Republic
Iran Is Not the Philippines -- H.D.S. Greenway, Global Post
The Liberals' Iran Dilemma -- E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
Analysts Miss Iran’s Hidden Revolution -- Captain's Quarters
The Iranian Revolt -- The Iranian Revolt
The Next Explosion in Iran -- The Nation
ANALYSIS / Can Iran ever be freed from its religious regime? -- Haaretz
Twitter Earns Its Keep Aiding Iranian Protests -- San Antonio Express-News
The Koran and the Ballot Box -- New York Times editorial
Hungary 1956, Iran 2009 -- NWA News Editorial