Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 29, 2011



Why Greeks Are Angry, Scared - And Trapped -- William Antholis, CNN

The near-tragedy unfolding on the streets of Athens could be a comedy, if the possible consequences were not so dire.

With Europe pushing austerity measures on Greece in exchange for another round of bailouts, the Greek public in the streets responds with chants: "We won't pay." Faced with pain and suffering, they are contemplating suicide.

It is almost as if the script was lifted from Mel Brooks' film "Blazing Saddles." Cleavon Little's character faces a gun-wielding mob about to run him out of town -- or worse. To escape, he puts his gun to his own head and threatens to shoot unless members of the mob drop their guns first.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Why the Greek debt crisis won’t 'grow away'
-- Bill Bonner, Christian Science Monitor

Delaying the Inevitable in Greece -- Matthew Dalton, Wall Street Journal

BIS report: The West must stop living on the never-never -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

Ireland left to count the true cost of euro dream -- Vincent Browne, Irish Times

Was Obama low-balling the cost of war? -- Robert Zeliger, Foreign Policy

Obama's America prefers to ignore the Middle East -- Michael Young, National Interest

Taliban's Kabul raid as a Vietnam-like PR ploy -- Christian Science Monitor eitorial

Agenda of terrorists -- Iqbal Jafa, DAWN

The U.S. Signals Both North And South Korea On The Need For Talks --- Ahn Hee-chang, Joong Ang Daily

Russia's Approaching Nonelection -- Lucian Kim, New York Times

The Limits of China as Villain -- Trefor Moss, The Diplomat

Where is Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez? -- Washington Post editorial

China Has Its Eye On Canada's Oil
-- IBD Editorials

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