Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 10, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama is pictured as he delivers remarks on college affordability at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan Jan. 27, 2012. Jason Reed/Reuters

Obama Offer Could Defuse Or Ignite Confrontation With Iran -- Paul Koring, Globe And Mail

In a back-channel message to Tehran, President Barack Obama proffered a high-risk gambit: America will accept an Iranian nuclear program that forswears nuclear weapons if the vow is verifiable.

Later this week, in Istanbul, the Great Powers, hosted by Turkey and joined by Iran, will seek to defuse a looming confrontation which – if mishandled – could unleash Israeli warplanes to attack Iran’s buried nuclear sites, doom Mr. Obama’s hopes for a second term or even ignite a major war across the Middle East.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

How Good Is Our Intelligence on Iran? -- Max Boot, Commentary

President Assad’s Latest Bluff
-- New York Times editorial

Consequences of a Victory for Assad Will Be Costly for Obama -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

A ticking clock on Syria: Intervention is likely, and the United States won't wait as long as it did in Bosnia. -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times

Iraq’s slide toward renewed violence: Washington’s disengagement risks wasting years of sacrifice -- Ayad Allawi, Washington Times

An India-Pakistan Thaw? -- Shashi Tharoor, Project Syndicate

The Bo Xilai Sideshow -- Jonathan Fenby, New York Times

Proving Kim Jong-un wrong -- Korea Joong Ang Daily

Egypt's presidency: The revolution within the Ikhwan
-- Dr Larbi Sadiki, Al Jazeera

Could Islamist rebels undermine change in Africa? -- Matthew Tostevin, Reuters

European court ends era of safe harbor for Abu Hamza -- Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor

France's presidential duel opens up
-- Christine Ockrent, Gulf Times

The French Election: Nicolas Sarkozy promises voters he can change -- The Economist

Chavez Exit Won’t Mean Venezuela’s Problems Out the Door -- Bloomberg editorial

Is Canada witnessing a ‘Western Spring’?
-- Jesse Kline, National Post

The Ghosts of Rwanda and the Responsibility to Protect -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media

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