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China’s fury at arms sale to Taiwan

Is China overreacting to U.S. arms sale to Taiwan?

Helping Haiti—or occupying it?

In deploying thousands of marines and other military personnel to help the Haitians, the U.S. risks having its motives misunderstood.

Siding with Google against China

Ever since Google threatened to pull its business out of China because of censorship and cyber-attacks on the e-mail accounts of Chinese dissidents, Beijing has faced criticism from an array foreigners.

Profiling air passengers by nationality

Reactions to the United States' list of “security risk states”

What (not) to do about Yemen

Thus far the U.S. has helped the Yemeni government crack down on jihadist bases and debated whether to provide military assistance to the regime of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

A peace prize for a war president

At the ceremonies in Oslo, President Obama didn't deliver the speech expected by the Nobel Committee, though he did at least lay out some limits on the use of American power.

A dangerous Afghanistan strategy

Pakistanis react to the planned deployment of additional American troops in Afghanistan. 

Turning the world against Iran

Mohamed ElBaradei has caved to the Americans by having the IAEA pass a resolution demanding a halt to the uranium enrichment facility near Qom.

Must India play second fiddle to China?

India's uneasy reaction to the growing ties between the U.S. and China.

Turmoil over U.S. bases in Japan

The Japanese want U.S. military bases on Okinawa moved to a less-populated part of the island or to a location outside of Japan. 

Demonizing Muslims after Fort Hood

When it was reported that the U.S. Army psychiatrist who allegedly committed a massacre in Fort Hood was a Muslim, that became the most important facet of the story for the U.S. media, said an editorial in Saudi Arabia’s Arab News.

The U.S. again does Israel’s bidding

Has the Obama administration given up trying to rein in Israel? asked Lebanon’s Daily Star in an editorial.

Aid to Pakistan comes with a price

Pakistan reacts to the conditions set down by the Kerry-Lugar bill in order to receive aid worth $1.5 billion a year for the next five years.

Plotting attacks against Iran

Iranians are asking themselves what role the U.S. played in the suicide bombing attack in southeastern Iran.

Did Obama deserve the peace prize?

How other countries have reacted to President Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

Waffling over Afghanistan

President Obama has scheduled multiple meetings with analysts, diplomats, soldiers, and scholars to hear various views on what to do about Afghanistan.

Why the U.S. is pressuring Iran

How the Middle East views the tension between Iran and the U.S.

Backtracking on missile defense

Last week, the U.S. announced that it was canceling its plan to build a missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland to protect against a nuclear attack from Iran.

Meddling in Afghan elections

Foreigners are “making a mockery” of our presidential election, said Afghanistan’s Weesa in an editorial.

Using mercenaries in ‘death squads’

Recently released U.S. government reports show that under the Bush administration the CIA hired contractors from the private firm Blackwater to participate in “death squads” intended to hunt suspected al Qaida terrorists.

February 12, 2010

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