The Great Riot of London: The Stakes for David Cameron -- Nick Assinder, Time
After three nights of escalating violence, arson and looting which have left parts of London looking like a war zone, Prime Minister David Cameron has one pressing question to answer from citizens looking to him for reassurance and action: "Who controls Britain's streets?"
Throughout Monday night and the early hours of Tuesday morning the answer to that question appeared to be "the mob." It certainly was not the police, politicians or local community leaders, all of whom were overwhelmed by the unprecedented scale of the violence and the speed with which it escalated and spread, first, from one London borough to another and then, perhaps inevitably, to other cities including Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Why It’s Happening in Britain -- John Podhoretz, Commentary
Less political rebellion, more mollycoddled mob -- Brendan O'Neill, The Australian
London riots: the underclass lashes out -- Mary Riddell, The Telegraph
The Arab States and Syria -- New York Times editorial
Saudi Arabia's message to Syria, decoded -- Brian Whitaker, The Guardian
Could Somali famine deal a fatal blow to al-Shabab? -- Farouk Chothia, BBC
Somalia famine: Lessons we can take away -- Laura Heaton, Christian Science Monitor
China’s Ethnic Tremors -- Brahma Chellaney, Project Syndicate
Uyghur militants threaten Sino-Pak ties -- Amir Mir, Asia Times
Did Soros just make $10 billion on downgrade bet? -- Rick Moran, American Thinker
The Indecisive President: Obama's Weakness Is a Problem for the Global Economy -- Gregor Peter Schmitz, Spiegel Online
U.S. Global Influence Tanks with the Economy -- Tony Karon, Time
How Obama Disappointed the World -- Marc Hujer, Spiegel Online
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