Monday, April 25, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 25, 2011



Qaddafi's Compound Hit: Is NATO Trying To Kill Him? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Yes and no.

Western planes hit Muammar Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizya compound in Tripoli this morning for the second time since international action began over Libya five weeks ago. Qaddafi's spokesman screamed that the man who calls himself the "king of kings" was the target of the air-strikes.

To be sure, NATO insists that the target was a communications center being used for directing attacks on civilians. That would put the target squarely on UN Security Council Resolution 1973's "OK" list, since it calls for the protection of Libyan civilians. Was it some kind of command post for civilian attacks? Perhaps.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Why John McCain Is Optimistic About Libya -- Romesh Ratnesar, Time

In Libya, 'mission creep' sets in -- L.A. Times editorial

Car wars: Roadmaps to Libya's ground conflict -- Leila Hudson, Al Jazeera

Berber Rebels in Libya’s West Face Long Odds Against Qaddafi -- Scott Sayare, New York Times

The Freedom Movement Comes to Syria
-- Fouad Ajami, Wall Street Journal

Egypt’s liberals are losing the battle -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times

Arab pride reborn through revolution -- Yasmeen El Khoudary, Electronic Intifada

Reforms the Arab monarchies cannot avoid
-- Abdulaziz Sager, Washington Post

The Education of an Iranian Revolutionary -- David Feith, Wall Street Journal

Afghan Prison Break: Will It Hurt U.S. Strategy? -- John Wendle / Arghandab, Time

The New Rules: Long-Term U.S. Presence in Afghanistan a Mistake -- Thomas P.M. Barnett, World Politics review

The mirage of an Afghanistan exit -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Walk-to-Work Police force creating accidental guerillas -- Bob A. Fasango, The Independent

Why Pakistan will betray us: The question isn’t if - it’s why -- Jeff M. Smith, The Washington Times

How America is destabilizing Pakistan -- Daniel Larison, The Week

The White House and Guantanamo -- Alana Goodman, Commentary

What the World Sees in America -- Peggy Noonan

Libya, Syria expose Obama's foreign policy incoherence -- Washington Examiner editorial

Copper Is King -- Niall Ferguson, Newsweek

A new global monetary order -- Cho Yoon-jae, Joong Ang Daily

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