Friday, August 9, 2013

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



Obama's Deceptions On Snowden -- Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune

It's no surprise that Barack Obama thinks Edward Snowden was out of line in disclosing the secret surveillance programs carried out under him and George W. Bush. But his criticism today of the man behind the NSA leaks was deceptive and inaccurate.

Obama says even before the leaks, he proposed "a thorough review of our surveillance operations." Is he serious? I asked Laura Murphy, director of the ACLU's Washington legislative office, what he was referring to. "I have no idea," she said. "And I work on these things."

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Poking a bear. Obama finally stands up to Putin's abuse -- New York Daily News editorial

Syrian War Offers Bargaining Chip in Iran Conflict -- Omid Nouripour, Spiegel Online

Iran’s Plan B for the Bomb -- Amos Yadlin and Avner Golov, New York Times

Israel and the Gulf states: It’s complicated -- Raphael Ahren, Times of Israel

Is China Doomed? -- Rajan Menon, National Interest

The Enduring Gullibility of Chinese State Media -- Matt Schiavenza, The Atlantic

Why Are Foreigners Fleeing India's Economy? -- Jason Overdorf, Global Post

In an Airport Fire, Flames of Discord in Kenya -- Murithi Mutiga, New York Times

The deep roots of the U.S.-Russia crisis -- Mikhail Kasyanov, Washington Post

WWII Explosives Scuttle Windfarm Opening -- Spiegel Online

Haiti: Different faces, same corruption -- Frandley Julien, Miami Herald

Brazil’s “currency war” era is over, but its problems may be just beginning -- Tim Fernholz, Quartz

Little al-Qaedas Loom Large -- Fareed Zakaria, Time

How the Arab Spring turned out to be a win for al Qaeda. -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

Double talk from the spymasters. The feds hound Snowden for deeds like their own -- Andrew P. Napolitano, Washington Times

Global Primacy Denied? Why American Primacy Is Not Assured -- James R. Holmes, The Diplomat

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