The Worsening Ebola Crisis -- New York Times editorial
Recent days have brought two alarming developments in the struggle to contain Ebola. The campaign against the epidemic in West Africa, the only sure way to prevent the spread of the virus to the United States and other countries, fell even further behind. And the discovery that a nurse treating an Ebola patient in Dallas had herself become infected despite wearing protective gear raised questions about the readiness of American hospitals to deal with Ebola patients.
Reassuring statements by health officials that virtually any hospital with an isolation unit could treat such patients now look rashly optimistic.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 14, 2014
Following the mistakes in the Texas Ebola story -- Steven Brill, Reuters
The CDC say we need to ‘rethink’ Ebola. No s*** Sherlock. But what ELSE aren’t they telling us? -- Piers Morgan, Daily Mail
ISIS cancer spreading to North Africa -- Daniel Nisman, New York Post
Staying on the sidelines: In fight for Kobani, Turkey doesn’t see any good guys -- Andrew Finkel, Reuters
No Syrian Rebels Allowed at ISIS War Conference -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
Getting rid of ISIL or Assad? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera
On Islamic State's western front, Lebanon girds for pre-winter attacks -- Nicholas Blanford, CSM
Palestine: A state of things to come -- The Economist
A key week for Tehran and its international ambitions -- Tony Karon, The National
Turkey's Mediterranean Provocations -- Michael Leigh, Real Clear World
India’s Impressive Space Program -- Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat
China’s Dangerous Game -- Howard W. French, The Atlantic
Chibok abductions: Will Nigerian schoolgirls ever be freed? -- BBC
Catalonia calls off independence vote - but doesn't throw in the towel -- Michael Holtz, CSM
America, Britain and the perils of empire -- Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
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