Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- July 9, 2013


Is Egypt Heading For Holy War? -- Frank Gardner, BBC

Even posing that question will annoy many.

Away from the troublespots, life for millions of Egyptians continues as normal. Egypt's most fundamental problems are more economic than political.

But in a week when the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood called for "an uprising by the great people of Egypt against those trying to steal their revolution with tanks", when dozens were killed in clashes between the army and Islamists and when the grand sheikh of al-Azhar warned of a civil war, an awkward question hovers in the air.

Is Egypt now prone to a new "holy war" fought by Islamists against the authorities?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Most Worrying Thing About Egypt's Coup: The Police -- Thanassis Cambanis, The Atlantic

With new PM, Egypt accelerates return to civilian rule -- Louisa Loveluck, Christian Science Monitor

Blame Morsy: How to wreck a country in 369 days. -- Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Policy

Four Reasons Why Iran Wins From Morsi’s Fall -- Meir Javedanfar, Al-Monitor

The Muslim Brotherhood’s long reach Shariah promoters haven’t just been busy in Egypt -- James A. Lyons, Washington Times

U.S., China can forge a more cooperative relationship -- Yang Jiechi, Washington Post

Afghanistan: Nato and Taliban chiefs on prospects for peace (Video) -- BBC

The Abbottabad Commission: What Pakistan Must Learn After the Bin Laden Raid -- Omar Waraich, Time

Why was Pakistan a safe haven for Osama? Pervasive corruption. -- Saba Imtiaz, Christian Science Monitor

Mali shouldn’t rush its elections -- Washington Post editorial

Welcome to Europe's Painful New Normal -- Jan Techau, Real Clear World

'A Toxic System': Why Austerity Still Isn't Working in Greece -- Anne Seith, Spiegel Online

Kirchner Opens Door to Latin America for Iran -- Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon

Is Vladimir Putin Building a New OPEC? -- Tyler Crowe, Motley Fool

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