Monday, December 12, 2011

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



The Iran War. Get Used to It -- Kerry Patton, American Thinker

The Middle East has caught fire. Uprisings have occurred, leaders have been ousted, Syria's Assad is grasping to remain in power, and Israel remains in a state of unease. The region has become ideologically war-torn -- a phenomenon induced at least in part by xenophobic language among Shiite and Sunni elements. War in the region is beyond imminent -- it has already begun.

Religious fundamentalists constantly use hatred to mobilize people. Violent rhetoric promotes social conditioning among mass movements. Inspiring persons to act with hate and violence through induction of national and or religious pride has become standard procedure throughout the former caliphate region. Sunni and Shiite actors have contributed equally to the fire.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Iran responsible for 1998 U.S. embassy bombings -- Marc Thiessen, Washington Post

The Beijing-Tehran-Washington Nuclear Triangle -- Richard Weitz, China & U.S. Focus

A new mirage in the Iraqi desert -- Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, Washington Post

After Iraq: What will history say? -- John Yemma, Christian Science Monitor

Obama is lagging on Egypt -- Jackson Diehl, Washington Post

Moscow protests: is this the start of the Russian Spring? -- Tony Brenton, The Telegraph

After Russia's elections, public anger at Putin: Can he fix corruption? -- Walter Rodgers, Christian Science Monitor

Cameron makes his case well, Clegg doesn't turn up, but when the euro collapses none of this will matter -- Daniel Knowles, The Telegraph

Depression and Democracy -- Paul Krugman, New York Times

We’re right about the euro - that’s why Europe is angry -- Boris Johnson, The Telegraph

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