A Strongman's Last Stand -- Julia L. Ritchey, The Daily Beast
In Abidjan, Ivory Coast, residents have barricaded themselves in their homes, away from the heavy gunfire, as gangs of rival armed militiamen are patrolling the streets in pickup trucks, and gun-toting youths are looting shops and houses whose terrified occupants have long since fled. A few brave souls are risking their lives in search of sustenance, scurrying outside looking for water and trolling the markets in search of food—only to be confronted with long lines and mostly empty shelves. Last night, all were cowering indoors, watching French and United Nations helicopters drop bombs and flares on the presidential palace, state television building and military camps.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
How to Break the Mideast Deadlock -- Aaron David miller, New York Times
Revolution Fatigue: Should the Middle East protesters take a time out? -- Shmuel Rosner, Slate
West’s Diplomacy Trumps China Fear -- Richard Weitz, Diplomat
Why has the State Department run into a firewall on Internet freedom? -- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
Iraq’s future hangs in the balance -- Tony Blankley, Washington Times
US hedges its bets on Syria: analysts -- Yahoo News/AFP
ANALYSIS-Saudis likely to be key to Yemen power transfer -- Reuters
The Dangerous US Game in Yemen -- Jeremy Scahill, The Nation
Twenty things you need to know about Yemen -- The Guardian
What will Petraeus do? -- UPI
Petraeus to CIA? -- Hot Air
Negotiating Peace in Afghanistan? Sorry, But We Can’t All Just Get Along? -- Joshua Foust, Registan
Did a Quran burning really cause Afghan violence? -- Peter Finocchiaro, Salon
What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan, Cont'd -- Michael Crowley, Time
Afghanistan, pushed to the edge -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, CNN
'Taliban Shuffle': Behind the scenes in a war zone -- By Heidi Stevens, Tribune Newspapers
Explaining the inexplicable: murder at Mazar -- C. Christine Fair, Foreign Policy
This Attack is Different -- Una Moore, UN Dispatch
Negotiating Gaddafi's exit -- Al Jazeera
Obama's calculated gamble on Libya strategy -- F. Stephen Larrabee, CNN
Robert Gates Tries to Tell the Truth About Libya -- Is Anybody Listening? -- Michael Goodwin, FOX News
Obama's Half-Rumsfeld in Libya -- George Melloan, Wall Street Journal
A Safe Place After Horror in Libya -- Souad Mekhennet, New York Times
In Libya, Why The Rebels Struggle -- Barak Barfi, NPR/New Republic
Koran-inspired Libyan rebels 'as likely to attack the CIA as Qaddafi' -- Andrew G. Bostom, American Thinker
John Simpson's Gaddafi interview shows why we cannot deal with Saif al-Islam -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Libya gives spies a chance to shine -- Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian
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