Friday, January 17, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- January 17, 2014



Obama Acknowledges Real-World Limits On Changing U.S. Intelligence Practices -- Scott Wilson, Washington Post

Four months after taking office, President Obama spoke at the National Archives, steps away from the Constitution, and described in sharply critical terms “the season of fear” in the United States that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Torture had been practiced in interrogations. Terrorism suspects were held without trial in an offshore military prison. U.S. troops invaded a country without links to the attacks on New York and Washington. The National Security Agency was exposed for eavesdropping on U.S. citizens without warrants.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Obama's NSA 'reforms' are little more than a PR attempt to mollify the public -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian

We Finally Know Where the Buck Stops in Benghazi -- Edward Morrissey, The Fiscal Times

What the War in Iraq Wrought -- Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker

Why Lebanon still matters -- Hanin Ghaddar, NOW

How Iran, Putin and Assad Outwitted America -- David Keyes, Daily Beast

The West's Catastrophic Defeat in the Middle East -- Dominique Moisi, Real Clear World/World Crunch

Making things worse in the Middle East -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

The truth about Israel's secret nuclear arsenal -- Julian Borger, The Guardian

Can North Korea Save the South? -- William Pesek, Bloomberg

How in good conscience? (President Obama on Afghanistan) -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

With Oil Deal, Russia Pressures US on Iran -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

China’s propaganda campaign against Japan -- Kenichiro Sasae, Washington Post

Drawing a Red Line for China -- Jeff Smith, US News and World Report

If Scotland Votes for Independence, It’s Going to Need an Army -- Peter Vine, War Is Boring

Americans Want to Turn Away from World's Problems -- Bruce Stokes, Real Clear World

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