Sunday, July 24, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 24, 2011



What Did The Oslo Killer Want? -- Blake Hounshell, Passport, Foreign Policy


I have just finished reading through what appears to be the 1,518-page manifesto and handbook of the perpetrator of the worst terrorist attack in Norwegian history.

The manifesto, bylined by someone calling himself Andrew Berwick, is entitled "2083: A European Declaration of Independence" and was posted on Stormfront.org, a white supremacist website, and discovered by American blogger Kevin I. Slaughter. [UPDATE: Norwegian TV has confirmed that the author is indeed the Oslo shooter, according to the New York Times.]

Read more ....

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Norway attacks: in today's world, nowhere is safe -- The Telegraph editorial

Norway's Oklahoma City? The real question is: Why are big terrorist attacks so rare? -- Daniel Byman, Foreign Policy

Hillary's Syria sellout -- New York Post editorial

Syrian regime now threatens the entire region's stability -- James Zogby, The National

Obama and NATO Turn Libya, and a $30B Check, Over to Jihadists -- Tara Servatius, Human Events

Hizbullah’s Triumph and Agony -- Bruce Riedel, The Daily Beast

Dhimmituding the U.S. military in Afghanistan -- Diana West, Washington Examiner

As Chávez Falters, Cuba Faces Uncertain Future -- Lois Farrow Parshley, The Atlantic

Politics stymies Haiti’s recovery -- Miami Herald editorial

The euro crisis will give Germany the empire it’s always dreamed of -- Peter Oborne, The Telegraph

This common coinage could be the undoing of all that unites Europe -- Philip Hensher, The Independent

Debt and Delusion -- Robert J. Shiller, Project Syndicate

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