The West Looks To Fan Flames As Iran And Libya Feel The Heat From Within -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
The mullahs scarcely imagined that the protests would appear on their doorstep, too, says Con Coughlin.
All of a sudden, the leaders of the Middle East’s rogue states appear to have lost their appetite for upholding the protests that have already accounted for the governments of Tunisia and Egypt.
In Iran, the government has ordered its supporters to stage nationwide demonstrations today to express their hatred for the opposition Green Movement, which earlier this week made a dramatic reappearance on the streets of Tehran to demand the overthrow of President Ahmadinejad’s regime.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Bahrain protests: Five key facts -- Christian Science Monitor
Democracy Protests Reach Libya, But Gaddafi Feels Secure -- Vivienne Walt, Time
Dismantling the Machinery of Oppression: In Tunisia, the police state doubled as a jobs program. -- Eric Goldstein, Wall Street Journal
The U.S. must empower the Green Movement in Iran -- Ray Takeyh, Washington Post
Indo-Pak: The Changing Nuclear Matrix -- Harsh V. Pant, Outlook India
Crackdown in Belarus -- Washington editorial
Listen to this message of hope from Europe's Arabs – and the warning -- Timothy Garton Ash
Can a wave of anger carry Gerry Adams into power? -- David McKittrick, The Independent
Ousted Madagascar president to return? -- Elizabeth Dickinson, Passport/The Foreign Policy
The Druze Factor: Why Lebanon's Stability Depends on This Small Community -- Mara E. Karlin, Foreign Affairs
A crude propaganda campaign against Chevron -- Carter Wood, San Francisco Examiner
Mr. President, do you think we're stupid? -- Robert Santoski, American Thinker
In Tahrir Square and the Pentagon: Sexual assault exposed -- Suzanne Merkelson, Foreign Policy
The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military -- Rajeev Ramchand, Joie Acosta, Rachel M. Burns, Lisa H. Jaycox, Christopher G. Pernin, Small Wars Journal/RAND
Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials On Afghanistan
Battle for Marjah -- New York Times
What does the future hold for Petraeus? -- Mark Mardell, BBC
Myths about 'unwinnable' Afghanistan -- Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, CNN
One Year After Escalation, Afghanistan War Still Faltering -- Huffington Post
No Refuge From Fear in Afghanistan, Even at Prayer -- Sharifullah Sahak, New York Time
Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials On Egypt
In Egypt, real politics is about to begin -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Only pressure from below can bring Egypt democracy -- Seumas Milne, The Guardian
The Weekly Standard: In Egypt, A Pakistan Parallel -- Daniel Twining, NPR
Pharaoh Without a Mummy -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Analysts Suggest Aid To Egypt Is Key To Free Elections -- Voice of America
Egypt's next step: a human rights revolution -- Kate Allen, The Guardian
Obama on Egypt...still voting present -- Peter Heck, American Thinker