Thursday, October 18, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 18, 2012

Muslim Uprisings Open Gates For al Qaeda -- Shaun Waterman, The Washington Times

The recent wave of anti-West demonstrations across the Muslim world and the attack that killed four Americans in Libya have triggered mounting concern among analysts and U.S. officials that al Qaeda is exploiting the chaos that has followed the Arab Spring’s overthrow of secular dictatorships aligned with the United States.

Al Qaeda’s affiliate in North Africa has been linked to the Sept. 11 military-style assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence -- Max Boot, Commentary

Turkey's President Wants War in Syria. Turks Don't. -- Suzy Hansen, The New Republic

The U.S. election and the price of sitting out Syria -- Christiane Amanpour, CNN & ABC

Benghazi and why words matter -- Will Inboden, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy

Report: Iran Sanctions Have Failed
-- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon

Afghanistan: Why America’s Longest War is NOT a Campaign Issue
-- Robert Dreyfuss, The Diplomat

Winds of change in Myanmar -- Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Japan Times

A time-honored tradition: Election year and China-bashing -- Washington Post editorial

China’s Nobels -- Larry Siems and Jeffrey Yang, New York Times

The men behind schoolgirl Malala -- Qanta A. Ahmed, Christian Science Monitor

Japanese Politician’s Visit To Shrine Raises Worries -- Martin Fackler, New York Times

Will the World Go to War to Save Mali? -- Ishaan Tharoor, Time

What really happened in Benghazi?
-- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

Mr. Putin’s Gift to Terrorists -- New York Times editorial

Why Europe is floundering -- John Gray, The Guardian

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