Friday, August 12, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 12, 2011



Gangland Culture Takes Over Where UK Society Leaves Off -- Alan Philps, The National

Commentators around the world have rushed to link the London riots to the protest movements in Arab countries which sparked revolution in Tunisia and Egypt, and near civil war in Syria. Of course there are similarities in every street disturbance, but in this case trying to draw comparisons is a dead end. It does not get us closer to understanding what was happening in either case.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

After the Riots: the Economic Cost of London's Mayhem -- Jay Newton-Small, Time

Five reasons why Europe is cracking up -- José Ignacio Torreblanca, Eurozine

Israelis protest costly housing – but not cost of settlements. Why? -- Joshua Mitnick, Christian Science Monitor

Europe’s crisis and the psychology of fear
-- Anthony Faiola, Washington Post

North Korea’s New Friend?
-- Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat

There's no happy ending to Syria’s power struggle
-- Michael Bell, Globe And Mail

Why the Syrian regime won't fall -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times

Starving in Somalia -- New York Times editorial

Guatemala elections and drug cartels – also a risk for America -- Mark Schneider and Javier Ciurlizza, Christian Science Monitor

Central bankers to the rescue? -- The Economist

A Six-Point Plan for Ending the Debt Crisis
-- Thomas Straubhaar, Spiegel Online

America as Less Than No. 1 -- Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal

Is the U.S. the Western Hemisphere's New Banana Republic? -- Tim Padgett, Time

The U.S. still has a promising future -- Michael O'Hanlon, L.A. Times

The Wasted Valor of the Navy SEALs
-- Michael Filozof, American Thinker

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