President Barack Obama participates in the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office, May 6, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Has Obama Blown His Credibility -- And Syria? -- Jonathan Mercer, Foreign Affairs
People can believe extraordinary things. In an interview with NPR’s Melissa Block earlier this month, Susan Ahmad, the English spokesperson for the Syrian revolutionary council, claimed that last week’s Israeli strikes in Syria might have been the result of collusion between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Israelis. And it is well documented that Saddam Hussein believed that, in Hebrew, the name of the Japanese cartoon franchise Pokémon meant “I am Jewish.”
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict -- Nafeez Ahmed, The Guardian
A SPIEGEL interview, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi -- Speigel Online
China’s intriguing Palestine proposal -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star
Playing Chinese Chess -- Robyn Meredith, New York Times
In Pakistan, Expect More of the Same -- Max Boot, Commentary
Pakistan's Sharif is set up for further conflict with military -- Alex Rodriguez, McClatchy News
Friendly with the Dalai Lama? Good luck talking with Beijing -- Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor
What Lies Ahead for Russia in the Next Decade -- Maria Lipman and Nikolai Petrov, The Moscow Times
No clear path forward for Bulgaria after election split -- Andrew MacDowall, Christian Science Monitor
Obama's Top Ten Insults Against Britain -- Nile Gardiner, Telegraph
'Hurried Action': Germany Criticized for Late Push on War Criminals -- Spiegel Online
The End of the Castros? -- Alberto de la Cruz, American Spectator
Play Offense, Obama! -- Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Benghazi: What keeps this story alive? -- Erik Wemple, Washington Post
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