The Boston Bombing And Its Aftermath -- Max Boot, Commentary
The full meaning of the extraordinary drama of the last week–which began with the bombing of the Boston Marathon and ended with the death of one suspect and the capture of another–will take some time to unravel. Here are some preliminary thoughts on various aspects of the attack and the manhunt:
The FBI deserves considerable credit for the speed with which it managed to identify and hunt down Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the brothers who apparently planted the bomb. Quite a contrast from the bungled investigation of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics bombing which first focused on security guard Richard Jewell, who was wrongly suspected of being the bomber.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Boston and the future of Islam in America -- Reihan Salam, Reuters
Boston bombings may complicate U.S.-Russian diplomacy over Syria -- Anne Gearan, Washington Post
When to call it ‘terrorism’ -- Juan C. Zarate, Washington Post
Jihad Is Now Truly Global -- Lydia Khalil, Real Clear World/The Australian
Why Hezbollah Is Fighting in Syria -- Ali Hashem, Al-Monitor
Damascus: The changing face of Syria's capital -- Jeremy Bowen, BBC
Insight: China consolidates sea claims as Asian diplomacy struggles -- Manuel Mogato, Reuters
In Pakistan, a rare Christian retaliation against Muslim violence -- Saba Imtiaz, Christian Science Monitor
Africa's election aid fiasco -- Michela Wrong, The Spectator
Russia’s ‘pivot’ to China -- Lilia Shevtsova, East Asia Forum
Russian reset — again -- Boston Herald editorial
Greece will probably pull through -- Hugo Dixon, Reuters
France: The Next Sick Man of Europe? -- Paul Ames, Real Clear World/Global Post
The Euro Comedy That Keeps on Giving -- Jeremy Warner, Daily Telegraph
Obama to find new foreign-policy challenge in Mexico -- Kevin G. Hall and Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers
After Venezuela’s Election, Chavistas and the Opposition Ready for Long Fight -- Girish Gupta, Time