The Tasks of Change Ahead (Editorial) from The Hindu [of India]
"Mr. Obama is no mere President but a constitutional wonder. He is an epic event. He is also an omen of great portent to the world order. Not belonging to the poor white, not belonging to the upper classes, not enjoying aristocratic grandeur, he symbolises the humblest of the American have-not humanity."
A Turning Point in Afghanistan from the Times [of London]
"The US surge has all the elements of force, speed and surprise for military success. But to win, the allies must prepare for long-term deployment"
Iran's Ahmadinejad Faces Diplomatic Isolation from the Los Angeles Times
"After a disputed election and crackdown on protesters, the Iranian president may be feted in some anti-U.S. corners, but he faces slights and snubs from other nations."
Repression in Tehran is a Sign of Hope (Op-Ed) from the Globe and Mail [of Toronto]
Yes ... and those latest jobless numbers are a sign of recovery. Kidding aside, I agree with where this author ends up and quibble with some of the logic that gets him there.
"What can be confusing is that aiding the growth of democracy elsewhere isn't about meddling in elections the way Western governments and foundations did during the “colour revolutions” in Ukraine or Georgia. It's about respecting the right and ability of local people to sort out their choices without the distractions created by outside interference, well-meaning or not."
Obama, Welcome to Moscow from the Economist [of London]
"Paranoid, mischievous and heading in the wrong direction, Russia is an awkward prospect for Barack Obama."
Israel Struggles to Adapt to a Changing Picture of Iran from the Financial Times [of London]
"The apparent fixing of the poll result and the subsequent crushing of dissent has also made the case for more rather than less engagement by the west."
That '30s Show (Paul Krugman) from the New York Times
"O.K., Thursday’s jobs report settles it. We’re going to need a bigger stimulus. But does the president know that?"
Semi-Encouraging Climate-Change News (James Fallows) from the Atlantic
"On Wednesday morning, before a chaos of other obligations, I heard yet another panel on impending climate-change disasters, but this one left me strangely less despondent than some of the others."
Grand Jury Inquiry on Destruction of CIA Tapes from the New York Times
"CIA officers have appeared before a federal grand jury in Virginia as part of an 18-month investigation into the agency’s destruction of 92 videotapes depicting the brutal interrogations of two Qaeda detainees."
HISTORY NUGGET #1!!
Frederick Douglass' July 4 Challenge Answered by Obama's Election (Carl Cannon) from Politics Daily
"A century and a half ago, the logic and morality of that great struggle for equality was framed indelibly by a black man who asked a haunting question that challenged a nation's conscience, and rang through the decades. Frederick Douglass spoke on July 5, 1852."
HISTORY NUGGET #2!!
Making History (Peggy Noonan) from the Wall Street Journal
"An appreciation of our country's founders and its greatest living historian."
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