Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Opinions, Commentaries, And Editorials -- June 23, 2009


Nuclear Nightmare -- IBDeditorial

Nuclear Proliferation: Al-Qaida says it will use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against the U.S. if it ever gets the chance. We're not surprised. Nor would we be surprised if it eventually got the opportunity.

"God willing, the (Pakistani) nuclear weapons will not fall into the hands of the Americans, and the mujahedeen would take them and use them against the Americans." So says Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, al-Qaida's top commander in Afghanistan, where the terror group has found a friend and ally in the Taliban.

If you think 9/11 was bad, just wait until al-Qaida gets a nuke, which is not as far-fetched as it sounds. Based both in Afghanistan and Pakistan's untamed northwest frontier, al-Qaida in April launched a major offensive into Pakistan's Swat Valley, engaging in fierce fighting with Pakistani army forces.

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Opinions, Commentaries, And Editorials

Obama, Adrift On Sudan -- Andrew S. Natsios, Washington Post

A Weak Spot in Our Defenses -- Heather Wilson, Washington Post

Afghanistan’s Failing Forces -- New York Times editorial

The Harare Syndrome -- The Times editorial.

The Silent Killer in Uganda -- Derrick Jackson, Boston Globe

What Media Won't Say About Darfur -- G.S. Atabani, Washington Times

Obama Simply Refuses to Lead -- Shmuley Boteach, Jerusalem Post

Israel Stunned by Obama's Tough Love -- Seema Sirohi, Asia Times

China and the End of Westernization -- John Gray, The Guardian

Better China Ties Good for U.S. -- William Fang, China Post

Opinions, Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Unrest In Iran

Iran's Chinese Lessons -- Philip Bowring, International Herald Tribune
Iran Crisis Is Only Beginning -- Gary Sick, The Daily Beast
Iranian Election by the Numbers -- Philippe Gohier, Maclean's
Tehran Makes Syria and Hezbollah Nervous -- Andrew Lee Butters, Time
Iran's Leaders Will Always Blame the West -- Christopher Hitchens, Slate
President Cool Plays It Right on Iran -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Obama Has Abandoned Democracy -- Joshua Muravchik, Commentary Mag.
Iran's Intifada Must Organize and Resist -- Robert Fisk, The Independent
Check-List for an Iranian Revolution -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
What Arab World Is and Isn't Saying on Iran -- J. Delap & R. Greene, TNR
Why Europe Is Talking Tougher than Obama on Iran -- Time Magazine
What Iraq Can Teach Iran -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
The U.S. must be a quiet ally to Iran's protesters -- L.A. Times editorial
Neda and Obama -- Washington Times editorial
Clerics in Command -- The Australian editorial

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