Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- September 1, 2009

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler salutes units of the German army
on Oct. 5, 1939, in Warsaw, Poland. AP

Why Wasn't Hitler Stopped? -- Klaus Wiegrefe

World War II began 70 years ago when Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939. It would last six years and claim millions of lives. But the Allies missed several opportunities to stop Hitler in the run-up to the war.

It is Aug. 25, 1939, and Adolf Hitler's official apartment in Berlin's Old Reich Chancellery is decorated with the usual floral arrangements, including magnificent bouquets at the entrance to the garden room. But on this Friday Hitler, normally an admirer of summer blossoms, has no interest in flowers.

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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

Japan's Utopian New Prime Minister -- Joshua Stanton, The New Ledger

Is Japan's sun rising or setting? -- Simon Tisdall, Guardian comment

Japan’s New Leadership -- New York Times editorial

Shake-Up in Japan -- Washington Post editorial

Islamist terrorism continues to grow -- Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, American Chronicle

Sanctions Won't Work Against Iran -- John Bolton, Wall Street Journal opinion

Torture's Unanswerable Questions -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post opinion

Setting Up The Next Strike -- New York Post editorial

Chevron's Message to Garcia -- Washington Times editorial.

Kosovo's Burning -- Stephen Schwartz, Weekly Standard opinion.

The Western View of Russia -- George Friedman, Stratfor

Swat Valley's Hidden Crisis -- Morton Abramowitz, Washington Post

The Myth Of A Moderate Malaysia -- Sadanand Dhume, Forbes