Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 23, 2014



Who Pulled The Plug On North Korea's Internet? -- Jo Biddle, AFP

Washington (AFP) - North Korea's Internet was on the fritz for a second day Tuesday. But the US is staying silent on whether it launched a cyber attack as payback for the hacking of Sony Pictures.

And in the murky world of cyber security, experts say there are several plausible scenarios for why North Korea suddenly went dark, stressing it's impossible to know exactly what happened.

Did the US launch a cyber attack on North Korea?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 23, 2014

How to bring North Korea to its cyber-knees -- Matthew Gault, Reuters

Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal -- Shane Harris, Daily Beast

Did North Korea really hack Sony? -- Timothy B. Lee, VOX

Despite What the Cyber Skeptics Say, North Korea Is Behind the Sony Hack -- Brandon Valeriano, Slate

Rare Islamic State visit reveals 'brutal and strong' force -- Caroline Hawley and James Longman, BBC News

Worse than Islamic State? Concerns rise about Iraq's Shiite militias -- Anna Mulrine, CSM

How much has the Syrian war cost the Levant? -- Elena Ianchovichina & Maros Ivanic, Al Jazeera

Prediction: Obama will decide to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016 -- Michael O'Hanlon, Reuters

Pakistan’s New Strategy to Beat the Taliban -- Omar Waraich, Time

Rapprochement on the Nile -- Goitom Gebreluel, Al Jazeera

Ukraine pokes Russia, makes move toward NATO. Was it really necessary? -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM

Falling oil price a dangerous threat to Scotland -- The Scotsman

The end of $100 a barrel oil -- Chris Isidore, CNN

The fall in oil prices: No one saw it coming -- John Waggoner, USA Today

Cuban dissidents shaken by U.S. rapprochement, seek new tactics -- Daniel Trotta, Reuters

Obama's fourth-quarter foreign policy surprises -- Doyle McManus, L.A. Times

Obama’s Still In Charge But Also Still Failing -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary

End of the Facebook Revolution -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg

Here’s Where You Can Watch The Interview on Christmas Day -- Jack Linshi, Time

7 comments:

James said...

Perhaps this is not fair and I'm just feeling cranky, but I could care less.

phill said...

Mr Scrooge

James said...

I'll feel better when the Midol kicks in.

Jay Farquharson said...

Get a good winter beer, nothing too hoppy, none of that" notes of chocolate and cherries crap", get a good fire going in the fireplace, and get a cat, or dog's head in yor lap,

Put on something fun and entertaining, like a Borne, a Bond, or the "right" Bond.

Breathe deep, relax, squeeze some family, Have a Merry Christmas, and put off the doom and gloom until the New Year.

James said...

Sorry, don't drink and do not care for cats and dogs.

James said...

"Sorry, don't drink and do not care for cats and dogs." That sounded rather harsh, I do appreciate the thought though.

War News Updates Editor said...

Jay must be reading my mind James .... last night I watched the last Bourne movie and tonight it will be either the Black Knight Returns or James Bond's Dr. No.