Friday, January 15, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 15, 2010



The Irresistible Rise Of The Aid Industry -- Times Online

Millions will give money to victims of the Haiti earthquake. But will their cash get to the right place?

You don’t have to wait for the charity single any more. In the next few days millions will whip out their credit cards and donate to the aid effort for victims of the Haiti earthquake. If the response to the 2004 tsunami is anything to go by, aid agencies will quickly have as much as they can possibly spend.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

What Haiti needs now: a personal visit from Obama -- Jonathan Zimmerman, Christian Science Monitor

The Underlying Tragedy -- David Brooks, New York Times

Averting Chaos in Haiti -- Washington Post editorial

Help Haitians Help Haiti -- New York Times editorial

Helping Haiti Help Itself -- Los Angeles Times editorial

No Exit: America has an impressive record of starting wars but a dismal one of ending them well. -- Andrew J. Bacevich, American Conservative

For Pakistan, No Turning Back from Reform -- Asif Ali Zardari, Washington Post

Jordan in the Crosshairs -- Salameh Nematt, Daily Beast

Disillusionment in Ukraine: The Sad End of the Orange Revolution -- Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp

Google In China's Century: Why is Beijing forcing out the Internet giant? -- Gordon Chang, Forbes

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