Friday, August 2, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 2, 2013



Russia-US Ties Not Wrecked: Analysts -- Olga Nedbaeva and Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva, The Australian

RUSSIA'S awarding of asylum to US leaker Edward Snowden has dealt a new blow to already bruised relations between Moscow and Washington, analysts say.

But it remains in their interest to prevent the row from erupting into a Cold-War style crisis.

Washington has immediately rebuked Moscow for granting one year asylum to a man the United States wants to put on trial for leaking details of a vast US intelligence program.

The White House says it is "extremely disappointed" and the decision has called into question the need for a planned bilateral summit between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

7 Things Edward Snowden Should Do in Russia -- Simon Shuster, Time

With Snowden now free in Russia, U.S. has few options -- Hannah Allam and Lesley Clark, McClatchy News

Does Snowden Deserve Asylum? -- Andrew Rosenthal, New York Times

How Russia gains from sheltering Edward Snowden -- Don Murray, CBC

Putin Shows Global Mojo to Russians as U.S. Fumes Over Snowden -- Ilya Arkhipov & Olga Tanas, Bloomberg

EU ends arms embargo on Syria. What does that mean for rebels? -- Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor

Why fewer ground reports are emerging from Syria -- Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor

After 8 defiant years, Ahmadinejad leaves Iran isolated and cash-strapped -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

Tunisian tensions escalate amid Arab spring's unravelling -- Eileen Byrne in Tunis, Chris Stephen in Tripoli and Peter Beaumont, The Gaurdian

Why we should keep out of Somalia’s affairs -- Michael Shank, Special to CNN

I Got a Bomb Threat on Twitter. Was I Right to Report It? -- Catherine Mayer, Time

Al-Qaeda Is Back! (But It Never Really Went Away) -- Clifford May, NRO

Almost One Year Later, There Is Still No Justice For Benghazi Terrorist Attacks -- John Walker, Tuscon Citizen

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