Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- November 24, 2010



North Korea's Consistent Message To The U.S. -- Jimmy Carter, Washington Post

No one can completely understand the motivations of the North Koreans, but it is entirely possible that their recent revelation of their uranium enrichment centrifuges and Pyongyang's shelling of a South Korean island Tuesday are designed to remind the world that they deserve respect in negotiations that will shape their future. Ultimately, the choice for the United States may be between diplomatic niceties and avoiding a catastrophic confrontation.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

N. Korea attack leaves weaker Obama with unpalatable options -- Ian Swanson and Jordan Fabian, The Hill
Young general has got what it takes -- Kim Myong Chol, Asia Times
Peninsula of Fear: On multiple fronts, North Korea continues to provoke. -- Judith Miller, William Tobey, City Journal
North Korea's dangerous delusions -- Patrick M. Cronin, CNN
North Korea's latest horror show -- Washington Post editorial
Theories abound on N. Korea attack -- CNN
Behind the Koreas' Artillery Fire: Kim's Succession -- Bill Powell, Time Magazine
'No One Wants a Total Collapse' of North Korea -- Spiegel Online
Shellshocked by N. Korea -- L.A. Times editorial
Scenarios: Why did North Korea launch its latest attack? -- Reuters
North Korea manufactured this crisis -- Andrei Lankov, CNN
Rogue-state vogue: Iran will follow North Korea's lead as a nuclear nemesis -- Washington Times editorial
Why We're Always Fooled by North Korea -- Michael Greeen and William Tobey, Wall Street Journal
Why Now For North Korea's Provocation? -- NPR (Audio)
Eventually the Kim dynasty must end -- William Tobey, Shadow Government/The Foreign Policy
Why Kim Jong Il continues to make lunacy his principal export -- David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy
The keys to Pyongyang -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
Crisis, What Crisis? Time For a New U.S. Strategy On the Korean Peninsula -- Christian Whiton, FOX News
How to Respond to North Korea -- New York Times
Korea at Thanksgiving -- J. E. Dyer, Commentary Magazine

Why is The Gambia picking a fight with Iran? -- Joshua Keating, Passport/Foreign Policy

Ahmadinejad's Days Are Numbered -- Reza Aslan, The Daily Beast

Worse Than Vietnam -- Robert Wright, New York Times

Obama ♥ Nukes: The president's terrible plan to spread nuclear weapons. -- Henry Sokolski, New Republic

President Obama looks like a lame duck on the world stage as US global leadership goes AWOL -- Nile Gardiner, The Telegraph

The Misguided Ireland Bailout
-- Piotr Brzezinski, National Review

Why the Euro Will Survive the Crisis -- Sven Böll, Spiegel Online

Why we need TSA's security measures -- John Pistole, USA Today

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