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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 17, 2009


A Giant Leap for Mankind -- Times Online

President Kennedy set humanity on course for the Moon. The same spirit could now help to turn cancer from killer into chronic disease


The Eagle that landed at Tranquility Base 40 years ago today took only four days to reach the Moon. Yet the flight that allowed Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to inspire a generation was the culmination of a journey that began almost a decade earlier. As we celebrate these three pioneers of human endeavour, we should not forget a fourth man who never learned of their achievements, yet without whom Apollo 11 might never have flown. For it was John F. Kennedy who on May 25, 1961, set humanity’s most ambitious voyage of discovery in motion.

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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

The War for Afghan Hearts & Minds -- Greg Mills, Mail and Guardian

The British Sour on Afghanistan -- Michael Glackin, Daily Star

Time to Leave Afghanistan? Not Yet -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times

Obama Escalates Afghanistan Quagmire -- Patrick Krey, New American

10 Commandments of U.S. Foreign Policy -- Stephen Walt, Foreign Policy

Clinton's Blueprint for the World
-- Thomas P. M. Barnett, WPR

Indonesia Is a Model Muslim Democracy -- Paul Wolfowitz, Wall Street Journal opinion

How to Achieve a Lasting Peace -- Ehud Olmert, Washington Post opinion

Arabs Need to Talk to the Israelis -- Shaikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Washington Post opinion

The Rise of Radicalism in Central Asia - M.K. Bhadrakumar, The Hindu

Kevin Rudd's China Challenge - Michael Danby, Wall Street Journal

Like It or Not, China Isn't Going Away -- Tom Plate, Japan Times

Why China Foils U.S. Efforts on North Korea -- Cynthia Lee, Asia Times

Taking Aim at Pyongyang's Palace Economy -- Sung-Yoon Lee, FEER

A Charade in Chechnya -- Los Angeles Times editorial

The Billionaire Who Wants to Change Russia
-- Peter Savodnik, Time

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