IN LINEPakistani flood victims wait to board a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to the HM-165, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during humanitarian relief efforts in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 18, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Paul Duncan
Pakistani Flood Relief Must Start With Fighting Corruption -- Ahmed Rashid, Washington Post
At every turn, countries, charitable foundations, wealthy individuals and even schoolchildren are refusing to give the Pakistani government money to deal with the floods that have ruined as many as 20 million lives.
The European Union has angered Islamabad by giving its aid money to Western and Pakistani nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Leading international agencies and other countries have followed suit or sent relief goods rather than cash.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Next Afghan Election -- New York Times editorial
Why Afghanistan is at best a work in progress -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Foul play in Kabul -- Indranil Banerjie, Deccan Chronicle
Iraq’S Cost -- Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker
As the U.S. withdraws from Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno bids an anxious goodbye -- Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post
Kim Jong-il’s Slush Fund Woes? -- Bryan Kay, The Diplomat
Eta 'ceasefire' all too familiar for Spain -- Sarah Rainsford, BBC
Japan's risks of a more active defense -- Japan Times editorial
Whether to use drones on Americans linked to al-Qaeda -- Washington Post editorial
America’s History of Fear -- Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
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