Friday, August 27, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 27, 2010

A limousine believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il leaves Jilin, China, yesterday, as part of a convoy of about 20 cars. Kim crossed the northeastern border with China aboard a special train Thursday. [YONHAP]

The Dear Leader Has Left The Building -- Sunny Lee, Asia Times

BEIJING - The South Korean government is keen to see whether Kim Jong-un, the heir-apparent of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is accompanying the father on a secretive trip to China amid reports that the young heir will finally make his official debut next month.

Analysts are scratching their heads over the Dear Leader's visit to China, the second this year. It all started when a senior aide of South Korea's Presidential Office told reporters on Thursday that Kim had embarked on a secretive visit to China during the wee hours of that day.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Reshuffling the geopolitical order -- Jorge G. CastaƱeda, L.A. Times

Arms race escalates in Gulf region
-- China Post opinion

What Happens When Middle East Talks Fail? -- Oded Eran, Haaretz

What Sri Lanka Can Teach Us About COIN -- Lionel Beehner, Small Wars Journal

Securing India -- Times of India

Japanese PM Candidate Ozawa: "I don't think Americans are very smart," "I don't like British people" -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy

Understanding Jihad -- American Thinker editorial

Ground Zero Mosque's Saudi Patron -- IBD Editorial

Blame Cartels For Mexico's Massacre -- IBD Editorial

U.S.-Colombia base pact on the rocks -- Edward Schumacher-Matos, Washington Post

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