Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- August 6, 2009

Kim Jong-Il (R) poses with former US president Bill Clinton

Pyongyang Playbook: The More Sinister Implications Of Bill Clinton's Meeting With Kim Jong Il. -- Forbes Magazine

Two scenes sum up Bill Clinton's trip to Pyongyang to bring home jailed American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee. One is now filling our TV screens with feel-good footage. The other may seem mere backdrop, but it is fuel to a global gathering storm.

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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS

Iran's Nuclear Aspirations Threaten the World -- Dore Gold, Los Angeles Times opinion.

Hillary of Africa -- Wall Street Journal editorial.

Burma's Deadly Course -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion.

Georgia, On the Rebound -- Mikheil Saakashvili, Washington Post opinion

Western Hypocrisy in Georgia -- Sergei Bagapsh & Eduard Kokoity, Guardian

Georgian Democracy Stumbles -- M. Lenzi & L. Mitchell, New York Times

What Biden Should Have Said on Russia -- Stephen Sestanovich, Washington Post

Obama's Lost Philippines Opportunity -- Camille Eiss, Truman Project

Afghanistan: The War We Can't Win -- Andrew Bacevich, Commonweal

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