Monday, January 18, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 18, 2010



Haiti's Lawless Streets -- Gerald L. Shargel, The Daily Beast

As violence and looting beset Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s weak justice system teeters on the brink. International aid agencies are calling on the U.S. to take direct control of aid, to prevent the "chaos" that is costing lives. Meanwhile, the leading American general in Haiti estimated that 200,000 people have died in the quake.

Below, Gerald L. Shargel on the lessons of New Orleans—and what it will take to restore order.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

America must fulfil its responsibilities to Haiti -- The Independent, editorial

Al-Qaeda spreads its tentacles in Yemen -- Atul Aneja, The Hindu

A Bagram Reckoning -- New York Times editorial

Is Chile's Pinochet Era Finally Over? -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy

Iraq’s Ban on Democracy -- Kenneth M. Pollack and Michael E. O'Hanlon, New York Times

President Yanukovych’s Dilemma (Ukraine Presidential elections) -- Yevgeny Kiselyov, Moscow Times

Europe's surrender of resources similar to U.S. spending on wars -- Hans Werner Sinn, Japan Times
After Dubai -- New York Times editorial

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