Best Columns - International
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Israel: The rise of the ultranationalists
feature The Israel Is Our Home party made such a strong showing in last week’s national elections that it will have to be included in any new ruling coalition.
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Russia: If you pay, you get our natural gas
feature Europeans shouldn’t be so quick to swallow Ukraine’s lies about Russia disrupting gas supplies, said an editorial in Russiatoday.com.
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Making up with our old friend Cuba
feature Mexico and Cuba are friends once again, said Mexico City’s La Jornada in an editorial.
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Canada: Detainee abuse, followed by a coverup
feature Confirming the evidence of a senior diplomat based in Afghanistan, the head of Canada’s armed forces has admitted that at least one suspected Taliban member turned over to Afghan authorities had indeed been tortured.
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Lebanon: A tribunal that will never produce justice
feature The U.N. investigation of the assassination of Rafik Hariri is a sham, said Michael Young in The Daily Star.
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Israel: The fallout over the flotilla fiasco
feature Israel faces denunciations from the rest of the world, a possible United Nations inquiry, and pressure to relax or lift the blockade.
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Pakistan: Tired of being blamed for terrorism
feature Pakistan's assessment of the strike on Mumbai.
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Israel: Is the fighting in Gaza justified?
feature The debate within Israel over the offensive against Hamas
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Canada: The truth about our health system
feature Americans have been fed a pack of lies about Canadian health care, said Stephen Lautens in The Calgary Sun.
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Canada: When ‘rights’ trump common sense
feature Political correctness is putting hardworking Canadians out of business, said Mark Steyn in Maclean’s.
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How they see us: Harsh sentence for a Pakistani
feature The conviction of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to 86 years in prison for trying to kill an FBI agent prompted demonstrations throughout Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Confronting homegrown terrorism
feature The appalling bombing of the Islamabad Marriott this week was “Pakistan’s very own 9/11,” said the Islamabad News in an editorial.
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Pakistan: Will Zardari become just another autocrat?
feature Pakistan’s new president has a unique opportunity to bring stability to a troubled nation, said Ayesha Tammy Haq in the
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Russia: How much power will Putin yield?
feature Western media should start printing their retractions, said Vyacheslav Nikonov in the Moscow Izvestiya. For months, American and European newspapers have been
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