 | Piling on Ivy City with woe Nov 24th 2012, 00:54 Regarding Courtland Milloy's Nov. 14 Metro column, "Throwing Ivy City under the bus": All too often, marginalized communities are the direct recipients of environmental burdens but receive little benefit from the placement of these harmful facilities. The decision by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) to relocate a bus depot to Ivy City might have been the path of least economic and political resistance, but it failed to consider the social distress that the community faces. Read full article >>   | | Israel's poor treatment of refugees Nov 24th 2012, 00:53 Aaron Sagui, spokesman for the Israeli Embassy, calls "untrue" reports that Israel has "refused to distinguish between illegal immigrants and asylum seekers" [letters, Nov. 11]. But research by Human Rights Watch and Israeli rights groups has shown that, on seven occasions since June, Israeli forces summarily rejected scores of people at the new border fence with Egypt, at times using stun grenades and tear gas. Read full article >>   | | An unequal battle between Israel, Hamas Nov 24th 2012, 00:42 Regarding Richard Cohen's Nov. 20 op-ed column, "The callousness of Hamas": How does this sentence point to anything but media bias: "Israel cares more about sparing innocent lives — including those of Palestinians — than does Hamas"? As I write, the number of killed is now 130 Palestinians to four Israelis. Where is the caring in that? Check and you'll find that the casualties have always been similarly warped. Read full article >>   | | It's time to rebuild America Nov 24th 2012, 00:31 Too much post-election analysis has focused on voter demographics and campaign mechanics, leaving Democrats in danger of drawing the wrong lessons from our electoral success. Demographics alone are not destiny. There is nothing in this year's election returns that guarantees Democrats a permanent majority in the years to come. President Obama and the Democratic Party earned the support of key groups — young people, single women, Latinos, African Americans, auto workers in the Rust Belt and millions of other middle-class Americans — because of our ideas. Read full article >>   | | Syrian rebels at cross purposes Nov 24th 2012, 00:30 The Syrian opposition took a big step forward this month by forming a broad political coalition that includes local activists who started the revolution. But the opposition's military command is still a mess, and until it's fixed, jihadist extremists will keep getting more powerful. Read full article >>   | | Digesting the lessons of Twinkies Nov 24th 2012, 00:30 "All Gods were immortal." — Stanislaw Lec And also brands, the gods of the marketplace. Earthquakes may strike, dynasties may fall and locusts may devour the crops, but Oldsmobile and Pan Am are forever. Never mind. Read full article >>   | | U.S., Mexico should build on their economic ties Nov 24th 2012, 00:25 Both Mexico and the United States held presidential races this year, and the results offer an opportunity to redirect our countries' bilateral relationship. The U.S. election demonstrated the growing demographic bonds that connect our countries' futures. The election in Mexico heralded a new era of change and reform, as much as a new style of governing, based on pragmatism and results. Read full article >>   | | Why U.S. troops must stay in Afghanistan Nov 24th 2012, 00:25 Will the United States continue to conduct counterterrorism operations in South Asia? That question is central to any discussion about U.S. troop presence and mission in Afghanistan. The answer can be yes only if we pursue and support the current strategy, retaining roughly 68,000 troops in Afghanistan into 2014 and about half that number thereafter. Read full article >>   | | Going beyond 'mainstream schlock' Nov 24th 2012, 00:13 The Post's reviews of live music — or the absence thereof — in the Style section are troubling. Most of the reviews that get printed are of big-name pop acts, obscure, chalkboard-screeching bands (usually at the 9:30 Club) or classical ensembles. Read full article >>   | | Editorial Board: War looms once again in Congo Nov 23rd 2012, 23:43 ONE OF THE globe's worst killing fields is once again aflame. The eastern region of Congo was the epicenter of two wars in the past 15 years that laid waste to an estimated 5 million lives — many lost to hunger and disease that followed in the footsteps of armed conflict. Read full article >>   | | Editorial Board: Could Mr. Obama have done more to help homeowners? Nov 23rd 2012, 23:43 AS ANOTHER year draws to a close, the mind turns naturally to might-have-beens. Economists, it seems, are no exception. A number of them, including former advisers to the president, are relitigating the Obama administration's efforts to bail out distressed homeowners, telling The Post's Zachary A. Goldfarb that a more aggressive approach would have pumped more cash into more households faster, thus bolstering consumer spending and overall economic growth. The recession might have ended sooner. Read full article >>   | | The CIA director's flaws Nov 23rd 2012, 23:33 Regarding the Nov. 13 editorial "The spymaster's fall": Gen. David H. Petraeus was never a good choice for CIA director, and now President Obama has a chance to strengthen civilian oversight of the intelligence process. The president's first choice for a national security adviser was a retired Marine general, and the last three intelligence czars have been retired general officers. All of these selections ignored the need for an independent civilian voice to counter the influence and worst-case analysis of military intelligence. Read full article >>   | | The Petraeus shortcoming was moral Nov 23rd 2012, 23:33 Regarding Michael Gerson's Nov. 13 op-ed column, "An honorable man's flaw": Gen. David H. Petraeus did not simply make an error of judgment in engaging in an illicit relationship with Paula Broadwell. Rather, his behavior resulted from a combination of hubris and the lack of commitment to remain faithful to his wife. So I don't see it as what Mr. Gerson refers to as hamartia, the error of an honorable man, resulting in disproportionate misfortune. I see his behavior as a moral failure, "unacceptable, both as a husband and leader of an organization such as ours," as Gen. Petraeus admitted. Read full article >>   | | No sex? Permission to speak freely, Sir. Nov 23rd 2012, 23:17 West Pointers are human beings, even those with names such as David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell. I think I have the standing to make this declaration, because I'm a fellow graduate. West Point is long on molding military officers, but a bit short on humanity. Its mission statement stresses the intent to commit every graduate to a career of professional excellence and service, embodying the values of "duty, honor and country." How does West Point do that? Read full article >>   | | What Bill Clinton can teach Obama about Israelis Nov 23rd 2012, 22:58 President Obama was right to dispatch Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East this past week to help broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. But as the president enters his second term, he faces the prospect of bigger challenges in the Middle East, most notably on Iran's nuclear program. To make sure the Israeli government does not act on its own on Iran, Obama needs to gain the trust of the Israeli public. Read full article >>   | |
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