Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 30, 2012



Syria's Phoney Ceasefire Gives Way To Its Phoney War -- Richard Spencer, The Telegraph

It wasn't the biggest fight of the war, but it was typical. The four tank shells thumped into the rebels' position one by one. Its occupants were safe, though, having already fled fifty metres back down the road.

The next day a fighter jet came in and finished the job.

"The regime's troops had been there three days ago," said Mohanad standing next to the remnants of the three houses in Karem Jabal, a district Aleppo. "Then we pushed them out." This was the regime's response.

No deaths, no injuries, just another street reduced to dust and shattered breeze blocks, another family in tears as their home followed so many others. It was not much of a battle, but then this was not much of a ceasefire, either.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Time to Get Tough on Iraq -- Nussaibah Younis, New York Times

Obama’s Possible Mideast Surprise -- Niall Ferguson, Newsweek

The Case for Mali Coddling -- Bloomberg Editorial

The world must act to protect Burma’s Rohingya from starvation and slaughter -- Emanuel Stoakes, The Independent

Forget Europe: Is the Real Debt Crisis in Japan? -- Anthony Fensom, The Diplomat

Don't expect easy answers with China's leadership change -- Guy de Jonquières, Special to CNN

Could China use the Singapore strategy on the New York Times? -- Isaac Stone Fish, Foreign Policy

Wen Jiabao’s Riches and Political Reform in China -- Elizabeth C. Economy, The Diplomat

As China Ties Grow Closer, Taiwan Seeks Own Spotlight -- Ralph Jennings, Voice of America

Greece Arrests the Messenger -- New York Times editorial

Letting America’s shadow recede -- Michael Weiss, NOW Lebanon

Obama charisma not working in foreign policy -- Al Cardenas, Washington Times

The World After November -- Javier Solana, Project Syndicate

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