Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 6, 2011



Afghan Attacks Kill 60; Signs Of A Sectarian Shift? -- Scott Neuman, NPR

Deadly suicide attacks in Afghanistan aimed at minority Shia Muslims have experts wondering whether the war there could be taking a dangerous new sectarian turn.

Tuesday's twin attacks, in the capital of Kabul and the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, killed at least 60 Shia worshippers as they celebrated Ashura, one of their sect's holiest days. It was the first such large-scale attack against Shias in Afghanistan in more than a decade.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Make no mistake, the Iranians will have their nuclear way -- Hugh White, The Age

Has Obama Destroyed the Alliance?
-- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

Pakistan Fans the Flames
-- New York Times editorial

As US Ambassador Ford returns, Syria deteriorates -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Short-lived shibboleth of a moderate Egypt -- Tony Blankley, The Washington Times

Egypt: We’ve Heard What the Majority Thinks -- Barry Rubin, PJMedia

Congo's crucial crossroads
-- Tony Gambino and Michael O’Hanlon, CNN

Vladimir Putin: the gremlin in the Kremlin -- Andrew Osborn, The Telegraph

Russia’s political order shakes
-- Aurel Braun, Globe And Mail

What's the hurry, Belgium? Somalia has gone without a government for 20 years. -- Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor

Why the euro liars must stop deceiving us - and themselves -- Max Hastings, Daily Mail

Bad news BRICs: 10 years on, which country is the most overhyped? -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy

We’re past due on handling the finances of war
-- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

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