Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 3, 2012



Tracking Down Torture In Syria -- Ole Solvang, Special to CNN

Paris (CNN) -- The new Human Rights Watch report "Torture Archipelago" documents in excruciating detail the use of torture in government detention facilities in Syria, including how, where, when and under whose command this torture was carried out. Documenting human rights violations in Syria is anything but easy, so how did we do it?

Since the beginning of anti-government demonstrations in March 2011, Syria has been doing whatever it can to keep independent observers from finding out what exactly is going on. For many months, it refused to issue visas for such work, and widespread violations were committed with few independent witnesses.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Russia's outreach to Syria's opposition hints at policy pivot -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor

Why the U.S. and Iran won’t make peace
-- Peter Fragiskatos, The Ottawa Citizen

A breakdown in Iran nuclear talks appears likely -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Full Monty Of Iran Sanctions Biting But May Take Months To Force Change -- Michael Adler, Aol

Pervez Musharraf: I’m just like Abraham Lincoln
-- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

Crippled, Chaotic Pakistan -- New York Times editorial

In Nepal, seeking a way out of the impasse
-- Prashant Jha, The Hindu

Nepal's reckless experiment -- Kanak Mani Dixit, Times of India

China flexes muscles to assert control over the South China Sea -- Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun

Show restraint over Senkaku Islands
-- Japan Times editorial

Putin seeks to show he won’t buckle to U.S. -- Will Englund, Washington Post

European divisions continue to thwart economic moves -- Washington Post Editorial

Mexico Elects a New President -- New York Times editorial

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