Monday, October 14, 2013

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 14, 2013



Syrian War's Brutality Isn't Going Away -- Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland, CNN

(CNN) -- A gruesome snuff video that has garnered more than 180,000 views on YouTube underlines just how grim the Syrian conflict has become.

This video appears to document one of the worst kinds of war crimes: The summary executions of wounded men. (Warning: The scenes are extremely graphic.)

Several paramilitaries in battle fatigues armed with automatic weapons -- some speaking Arabic in distinctive Lebanese accents -- pull wounded men out of the back of a van and drop them on to the ground, then shoot them in their heads at point-blank range.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Syrian surprise -- Chicago Tribune editorial

Here Comes Obama’s Big Moment with Iran -- Patrick Smith, Fiscal Times

How Iran will play the West on nukes -- Amir Taheri, New York Post

For Israelis and Palestinians, the two-stage option -- Dani Dayan, L.A. Times

Northern China is running out of water, but the government’s remedies are potentially disastrous -- The Economist

Why China's Foreign Aid Won't Replace the West's -- Philippa Brant, Foreign Affairs

India’s Central Asia ambitions outfoxed by China and Russia -- Micha’el Tanchum, East Asia Forum

Xenophobic Riots: Moscow Nervous after Violence Erupts -- Benjamin Bidder, Spielge Online

Asylum Crisis: How Many Refugees Can Germany Handle? -- Jürgen Dahlkamp and Maximilian Popp, Spiegel Online

Mainstream baffled as French turn to far right -- France 24/AFP

I don't know if crooks fear Britain's new FBI - but it should terrify the rest of us -- Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail

What Would Argentina Look Like Without Fernandez? -- Raul Gallegos, Bloomberg

Is Kerry a Better Secretary of State Than Clinton? -- Michael Hirsch, The Atlantic

Press group: Obama is worst since Nixon in going after leaks -- Steven Thomma, McClatchy Washington Bureau

Learning budget lessons from Japan and Britain -- Anatole Kaletsky, Reuters

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