Thursday, June 21, 2012

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- June 21, 2012

Antonis Samaras of New Democracy is sworn in as prime minister. BBC

Greece Alone And Broke — Again -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

The current insolvency is the beginning, not the end, of Greece’s problems.

The indecisive Greek elections could be summed up in two general themes: Greeks want to stay in, and expect help from, the euro zone. But they still do not want to take the medicine necessary to stop borrowing billions of euros from northern Europeans, who want a radical reform of the Greek tax code, deregulation of the labor market, fiscal discipline, massive cuts in bureaucracy, and greater transparency — all unlikely given Greece’s history and contemporary culture.

So what lies in the future for Greece as it is slowly eased out of the euro zone and its civilization goes into reverse?

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

What’s So Special About the Euro Currency Area? -- Caroline Baum, Bloomberg

The generals, not the dictator, hold the keys to the regime -- Michael Young, The National

What makes Iranians tick? -- Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter

Iran nuclear talks: staggering to a halt -- The Guardian editorial

Global Jihadists on Israel's Doorstep
-- Aaron Zelin, Real Clear World

Analysis: Hezbollah slow to warm to Arab Spring -- Paul Salem, Scotsman

When Putin meets Netanyahu -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times

Central America: one of the happiest regions on earth? -- Tim Rogers, Christian Science Monitor

Fidel's odd musings on plants, yoga, and dead communists -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy

Asylum for Julian Assange? -- Washington Post editorial

Why Assange needs Ecuador and Ecuador needs Assange -- Ashley Fantz, CNN

So much for the New World Order -- Terry Glavin, The Ottawa Citizen

Here's 8 Reasons Why Ecuador Should Give Julian Assange Asylum -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider

'Fast and Furious': Hiding Behind Executive Privilege
-- NRO Editors

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