Ambassador Chris Stevens Killed In Libya: Is Arab Spring Turning Against US? -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
The flareup of violence in which Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in Libya shows how the Arab Spring has unleashed forces that are vehemently opposed to America and its ideals.
The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and three other American diplomats in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi Tuesday underscore how anti-authoritarian revolutions across the Arab world have unleashed extremist Islamist forces violently opposed to America and its ideals.
“The big question for the United States, and it’s only been made more urgent by these events, is how to adjust to a world where [moderate Muslim] governments have paved the way for more extremist elements to wield their influence,” says Patrick Clawson, director of research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington. “It’s not a good dynamic, but it’s not going away and has to be addressed.”
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
What jihadists want you to believe about Libya -- Noman Benotman, Special to CNN
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Murder at the US consulate: Barack Obama cannot attack Libya, so what does he do? -- David Blair, The Telegraph
Obama's Arab Spring becomes the Arab Winter -- Lee Cary, American Thinker
The Salafi Moment -- Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy
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