The Woolwich 'Beheading' Is Straight Out Of al-Qaeda's Terror Manual -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
The horrific killing in Woolwich, where a man believed to be a soldier based at the nearby Woolwich barracks was beheaded by two machete-wielding assailants, has all the hallmarks of an al-Qaeda attack.
At the time of writing we are still awaiting confirmation from security officials about the precise nature of the incident. But having just watched some ITV footage, which shows a man with bloodied hands who is carrying a machete saying directly into the camera "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you", it seems pretty clear to me what has happened.
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Kerry's Plan to End the War in Syria -- J. Michael Quinn and Madhav Joshi, Foreign Policy
Syria Burns, Obama Dithers, Congress Fumes…and Iran Watches -- Walter Russell Mead's, The American Interest
Iran presidential vote: Who's in? Who's out? Who cares? -- Carol J. Williams, L.A. Times
The Middle East: Tell Me How This Ends -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Because Of Ideology, Benghazi Terrorists Remain Free -- IBD Editorial
Benghazi Suspects ID’d, But Administration Won’t Nab Them Because It Doesn’t Want to Send Them to Gitmo -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
A leak in high places puts Ugandans on edge -- Jackee Batanda, Transitions/Foreign Policy
The Show Trial State: Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev. -- Nina Khrushcheva, Foreign Policy
For Putin, Paranoia Trumps Legitimacy -- Seth Mandel, Commentary
Kerry's Plan to End the War in Syria -- J. Michael Quinn and Madhav Joshi, Foreign Policy
Syria Burns, Obama Dithers, Congress Fumes…and Iran Watches -- Walter Russell Mead's, The American Interest
Iran presidential vote: Who's in? Who's out? Who cares? -- Carol J. Williams, L.A. Times
The Middle East: Tell Me How This Ends -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Because Of Ideology, Benghazi Terrorists Remain Free -- IBD Editorial
Benghazi Suspects ID’d, But Administration Won’t Nab Them Because It Doesn’t Want to Send Them to Gitmo -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
A leak in high places puts Ugandans on edge -- Jackee Batanda, Transitions/Foreign Policy
The Show Trial State: Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev. -- Nina Khrushcheva, Foreign Policy
For Putin, Paranoia Trumps Legitimacy -- Seth Mandel, Commentary
Because Of Ideology, Benghazi Terrorists Remain Free -- IBD Editorial
Benghazi Suspects ID’d, But Administration Won’t Nab Them Because It Doesn’t Want to Send Them to Gitmo -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
A leak in high places puts Ugandans on edge -- Jackee Batanda, Transitions/Foreign Policy
The Show Trial State: Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev. -- Nina Khrushcheva, Foreign Policy
For Putin, Paranoia Trumps Legitimacy -- Seth Mandel, Commentary
Scrutiny of Ireland begins to bite in Apple tax inquiry -- Arthur Beesley, Irish Times
Venezuela, Black and Blue -- Boris Munoz, New Yorker
Obama Returns to Kissinger's Realpolitik -- Gregor Peter Schmitz, Spiegel Online
Why this global fascination with the Toronto mayor's alleged cocaine use? -- Colin Horgan, The Guardian
Benghazi Suspects ID’d, But Administration Won’t Nab Them Because It Doesn’t Want to Send Them to Gitmo -- Bridget Johnson, PJ Media
A leak in high places puts Ugandans on edge -- Jackee Batanda, Transitions/Foreign Policy
The Show Trial State: Why Russia's ludicrous attempt to silence Alexey Navalny is a throwback to the bad old times of Stalin and Khrushchev. -- Nina Khrushcheva, Foreign Policy
For Putin, Paranoia Trumps Legitimacy -- Seth Mandel, Commentary
Scrutiny of Ireland begins to bite in Apple tax inquiry -- Arthur Beesley, Irish Times
Venezuela, Black and Blue -- Boris Munoz, New Yorker
Obama Returns to Kissinger's Realpolitik -- Gregor Peter Schmitz, Spiegel Online
Why this global fascination with the Toronto mayor's alleged cocaine use? -- Colin Horgan, The Guardian