Thursday, August 18, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 18, 2011



The Sinister Power Of The Rating Agencies -- Michaela Schiessl, Christoph Schult and Thomas Schulz, Spiegel Online

As the debt crisis worsens, governments fear the rating agencies, which have the power of life and death over whole economies. The Big Three helped to cause the 2008 financial crisis and are now accused of worsening the euro zone's woes. But a look behind the scenes shows that there are few alternatives to the mighty agencies.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Terrorist State on Israel’s Doorstep
-- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

Libya: echoes of Afghanistan
-- Abdel Bari Atwan, The Guardian

Planning for Libya 2.0 -- Daniel Serwer, Foreign Policy

Why it took so long for Obama to say Syria's Assad must go -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor

Why the U.S. should speak out for freedom in Syria -- Washington Post editorial

Justice for Hariri’s killers requires the world’s support -- David M. Crane and Carla Del Ponte, Washington Post

Feud Splits the Taliban -- Ron Moreau, Daily Beast

Muslim World More Anti-American Than Ever
-- Robert Maginnis, Human Events

The Inside Story of America's Favorite Terrorist Group
-- Abbas Milani, National Interest

Empty euro talk: Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have done nothing to ease the sovereign debt crisis. -- Telegraph editorial

China’s $3.2 Trillion Headache -- Yao Yang, Project Syndicate

A Rudderless World -- Kishore Mahbubani, New York Times

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