Friday, May 13, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- May 13, 2011



Pakistan Is Missing The U.S. Message On Terrorism -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

The day before he suffered a fatal tear in his heart last December, a frustrated Richard Holbrooke confided to a colleague: The Obama administration had tried everything to persuade Pakistan to crack down on terrorism, including threats and
special-assistance packages, but none of it seemed to work. Why wasn’t Pakistan getting the message?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Special report: The bin Laden kill plan -- Caren Bohan, Mark Hosenball, Tabassum Zakaria And Missy Ryan, Real Clear World/Reuters

Why Osama bin Laden mattered -- Bruce Hoffman, CNN

Osama bin Laden is dead. Now what? -- Bob Graham, Washington Post

Whither Jihad? Islamic militancy preceded Osama bin Laden. Unfortunately, it will probably outlast him, too. -- Reuel Marc Gerecht, Weekly Standard

Let's Get to the Real Debate. Bin Laden's dead. Should we get out of Afghanistan? -- Fred Kaplan, Slate

What the Libyan Resistance Needs -- Mahmoud Gebril Elwarfally, New York Times

Crisis in the EU. Damage Control Isn't Good Enough to Save Europe -- Ralf Neukirch, Spiegel Online

Slander in our troops' finest hour
-- Andrea Peyser, New York Post

Obama’s Upcoming Dilemma: Guantanamo or Assassination? -- Daniel Freedman, Forbes

Has the U.S. Said Too Much About the Bin Laden Raid? -- Josh Voorhee, Slate

How WikiLeaks vindicated Bush’s anti-terrorism strategy
-- Donald H. Rumsfeld, Washington Post

The limits of soft power -- Amiel Ungar, Haaretz

Why Banks Are Fleeing Russia -- Ilan Berman, Moscow Times

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