Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 15, 2012



Chances Of Syria War Engulfing Wider Region Growing, But Turkey Wading In Probably Wouldn’t Help The Rebels -- Stephen Starr, Special to National Post

The potential for Syria’s revolt-turned-civil war engulfing the wider region seems to be growing by the day.

Turkey and Syria continue to trade daily shell fire since five Turkish civilians in the border town of Akcakale were killed by the Syrian military last week. On Wednesday, a Syrian Arab Airlines passenger jet en route from Moscow to Damascus was forced to land in Ankara by two Turkish F16 fighter jets.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

The Benghazi Scandal
-- Stephen F. Hayes, Weekly Standard

White House: Obama and Biden were never aware of requests for more Benghazi security -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

Biden: Mission accomplished in Afghanistan -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

Boss Rail: The disaster that exposed the underside of the boom. -- Evan Osnos, New Yorker

Scottish independence: the other One Nation debate
-- The Guardian editorial

The Scottish independence referendum will not offer what most Scots want -- James Mitchell, The Guardian

Spain's Twin Crises -- Milton Ezrati, National Interest

50 years after Cuba missile crisis, US influence in hemisphere waning -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

Saluting Malala’s spirit -- Farhan Bokhari, Special to Gulf News

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