Monday, December 17, 2012

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



View From Abroad: Sorrow, But Little Hope For U.S. Gun Control -- Tim Lister, CNN

(CNN) -- On Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, a line of 26 black crosses stand in the sand, with the Stars and Stripes behind them, and a pot of flowers alongside.

They are the tribute of the group Rio de Paz -- River of Peace -- to the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School, from a group that knows all too well what tragedies gun violence can inflict on society.

Brazil, Norway, Britain, France and Australia are among many countries that have seen terrible episodes of gun violence in recent years.

But alongside the many expressions of sympathy and condolences that have poured into Newtown, Connecticut, from around the world, there is also a sense of bewilderment that such tragedies happen on an almost routine basis in America.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Watching Newtown from afar, China wrestles with its own tragedy -- Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers

For Brits, Newtown shooting brings reminders of Dunblane
-- Ben Quinn, Christian Science Monitor

Time to Back the Syrian National Coalition -- Michael Bröning, Council On Foreign Relations

Only settlement in Syria is for Assad to exit -- National Editorial

The Road to Damascus -- Richard Fernandez, Belmont Club

Is Iron Dome anti-peace?
-- Barry Rubin, Jerusalem Post

Tokyo to Take a Tougher Line With China -- John Lee, New York Times

More war than peace in Myanmar -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times

New face at the top but the same North Korea -- Blaine Harden, Washington Post

Why North Korea Launched the Missile -- Andrew Natsios, US News and World Report

Muslim Brothers Face Off With the Liberal Street
-- Mike Giglio, The Daily Beast

Egypt: The Next India or the Next Pakistan? -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times

When will the West pay the price for its support of political Islam? --
Farid Zahran, NOW

Putin turns back the clock in Russia
-- Fred Hiatt, Washington Post

US Drops Out of Top 10 Most Prosperous Nations -- Rick Moran, PJ Media

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