Friday, July 22, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 22, 2011



Why Would Norway Be A Target? -- Robert Zeliger, Foreign Policy

To be clear -- no one has yet claimed responsibility for today's blasts in central Oslo. But Norway has not been immune from terror threats in the past. Al Qaeda's new chief, Ayman al Zawahri, has called for attacks on the country. After an audio message from Zawahri in 2003 singled it out, a spokesman for the foreign ministry said the government was "surprised" to be a target. Zawahri threatened Norway again in 2007, for participating "in the war against the Muslims."

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Biden's Burden: Last One Standing in Afghanistan Policy Wars -- Steve Clemons, The Atlantic

Getting Kadafi to leave is Libya's best option -- L.A. Times editorial

Arab World: The quiet refugee crisis -- Ruth Eglash, Jerusalem Post

Sanctions aren’t slowing Iran’s nuclear progress -- Washington Post editorial

Palestinians face a dangerous U.N. clash on statehood -- Ziad J. Asali, Washington Post

Weaponisation of Pakistan -- Bushras, DAWN

Europe finally says au revoir to entente cordial -- George Kerevan, Scotsman

The New Face of South Asia
-- Anand Kumar, The Diplomat

Send suspected terrorists to Guantanamo — not New York -- Joseph I. Lieberman and Kelly Ayotte, Washington Post

We're near to the limit of charitable giving -- Adrian Hamilton, The Independent

Greece defaults -- Felix Salmon, Reuters

Credit agencies warn of bond 'death spiral' if credit limit not raised -- Rick Moran, American Thinker

Who owns America? Hint: It's not China -- Tom Mucha, CNN/Global Post

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