President Barack Obama meets with Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. (Photo from FOX News)Skewed Priorities -- IBD Editorial
Leadership: What are we to make of a White House visitors list that includes 22 swiftly scheduled appointments with a union boss at a time when Gen. Stanley McChrystal can't get face time with the commander in chief?
Late Friday during the idle hours of the news cycle, the administration released the names of 100 White House visitors in 481 visits. It wasn't exactly the transparency the president promised. It was simply in compliance with two court rulings that ordered the names to be made public record. Unable to admit misconduct, the White House insisted its disclosure was voluntary.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Karzai's Fraud Will Plague Obama -- Matthias Gebauer, Der Spiegel
Abdullah vs. Karzai -- Jean Mackenzie, The New Republic
In Afghanistan, one last shot -- Roland Paris, Globe and Mail
Karzai was hellbent on victory. Afghans will pay the price -- Peter Galbraith, The Guardian
Hollow Victory in Afghanistan -- John Mearsheimer, Foreign Policy
President Karzai's Second Term -- New York Times
Afghanistan's Growing Fiasco -- Der Spiegel
For sale – one Middle East peace strategy (hardly used) -- Emile Hokayem, The National
How Israel Destroyed Syria's Reactor -- E. Follath & H. Stark, Der Spiegel
China's Three Gorges Dam Comes of Age -- Antoaneta Bezlova, Asia Times
Asians to see if Obama was worth the wait -- Simon Tay, Japan Times
Russia’s Eternal Military-Industrial Kolkhoz -- A. Golts, Moscow Times
Drugs, Guns and War in Burma -- Brian McCartan, Asia Times
In Mexico, Fears of a 'Lost Generation' -- William Booth and Steve Fainaru, Washington Post
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