Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 17, 2012



The Most Powerful Weapon Obama Can Deploy Against Iran -- Tom Ridge, General Hugh Shelton, and Patrick Kennedy, FOX News

To believe that the resumption of negotiations in Istanbul could -- or ever will --avert Iranian nuclear breakout and a possible Middle East conflagration, is to believe in the triumph of hope over experience. When it comes to the Mullahs’ intentions, however, we believe that the past is best viewed as prologue.

Consider that on the eve of these new negotiations, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad brazenly mocked President Obama’s “last chance” proffer to the Mullahs, declaring that sanctions were a failure because Iran has stockpiled enough hard currency to survive for years without selling any oil.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

An Iranian mystery: Just who are the MEK? -- Owen Bennett Jones, BBC News

Iran strikes a new tone on nuclear talks -- Washington Post editorial

Alawites for Assad: Why the Syrian Sect Backs the Regime
-- Leon Goldsmith, Foreign Affairs

Mystery Ship to Syria Raises Questions -- Shoshana Bryen, American Thinker

A Syrian activist in Homs chronicles the ceasefire that wasn’t
-- Michael Weiss, The Telegraph

Why Netanyahu's Afraid of Diplomacy -- Trita Parsi, Daily Beast

N.Korea's Rocket Shows Lack of Progress -- Eric Talmadge, Time/AP

How do you solve a problem like Korea? -- Charles Crawford, The Telegraph

Congressman alleges China helping North Korea with ICBMs -- Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy

Africa's Forever Wars: Why the continent's conflicts never end.
-- Jeffrey Gettleman, Foreign Policy

Why Are There So Many Coups in West Africa?
-- John Hudson, The Atlantic

Coup predictions: Africa doesn't look as volatile as you might think -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Turning the Tables on Russia
-- Joe Nocera, New York Times

Personalities Trump Policies in French Presidential Campaign -- Mathieu von Rohr, Spiegel Online

IMF still won't admit truth about the euro -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

Argentina Tries the Chavez Way -- Roben Farzad, Bloomberg

Will Romney follow public opinion on Afghanistan? -- Byron York, Washington Examiner

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