Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 30, 2013



Bradley Manning: Whistleblower Or Traitor? -- Ed Pilkington, The Guardian

The verdict on the WikiLeaks disclosures is the culmination of a process that has presented two starkly contrasting portraits

When Col Denise Lind issues her verdict, she will bring to a climax a court martial process that stretches all the way back to December 2011 when Bradley Manning was first escorted into the wood-panelled court room in Fort Meade.

During the 19 months leading up to this point, Manning has cut a diminutive figure, dressed in the olive-green uniform of his 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division: Standing at just over 5ft tall he has been towered over by the lawyers flanking him, including his leading lawyer, David Coombs.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Verdicts in U.S. vs. Pfc. Bradley E. Manning -- McClatchy News

Bradley Manning verdict is just -- San Jose Mercury editorial

Here's What John Kerry's Peace Settlement Will Look Like (Probably) -- Ben Birnbaum, New Republic

Israeli - Palestinian peace talks: Hope for peace, but buy a lottery ticket -- Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel

As an Anglican ex-bishop, I can tell you: Iran's new president could be our best hope for peace -- Michael Nazir-Ali, The Spectator

America Can't Escape the Middle East -- Zachary C. Shirkey, National Interest

Jailbreak! Security found lacking in Iraq, Libya, Pakistan. -- Jeremy Ravinsky, Christian Science Monitor

Al Qaeda’s Play for Lebanon -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast

The Next Reset: U.S.-Pakistan Relations -- Max Boot, Commentary

China Is Set to Suffer the Skyscraper Curse -- William Pesek, Bloomberg

America’s “Hidden Hand” in the Proposed Abe-Xi Summit -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

Avoiding civil war in Egypt -- The Australian editorial

Zimbabwe Heads to the Ballot Box, But Can It Finally Turn a Corner? -- Stephanie Findlay and Pretoria and Qhelile Nyathi, Time

The Future of South Africa (A Debate) -- New York Times

A setback on polio -- Washington Post editorial

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