Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 23, 2013

 
What’s Behind The Bombing At The French Embassy In Tripoli? -- Vivienne Walt, Time 

A car exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli Tuesday morning in what was likely a planned attack. 

No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which wounded two French securityguards and damaged part of the embassy’s compound. 

In a statement, French President Franςois Hollande demanded a swift investigation: “France expects the Libyan authorities to shed the fullest light on this unacceptable act, so that the perpetrators are identified and brought to justice.” 

Certain things stood out as notable in Tuesday’s blast — number one being that no one was killed. And it went off at 7 a.m., before Libyans were up, and hours before the customary line for visa-seekers usually starts forming outside the embassy.  

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials  


We can’t ignore foreign roots of the massacre -- John Bolton, Washington Times  

What MI5 Can Tell the FBI About Homegrown Terror -- Marc Champion, Bloomberg  




Turks Show Kerry Who’s the Boss -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary  

Global Banks Are 'Divorcing' China -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes  




 'Like 1930s Germany': Greek Far Right Gains Ground -- Manfred Ertel, Spiegel Online  

EU Stares Bankruptcy in the Face -- Christopher Booker, Daily Telegraph  

The Hired Murderers of Medellín, Colombia, Are Lying Low­—for Now -- Jaled Abdelrahim and Pablo Ferri, Vice.com

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