How They See Us
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A dangerous Afghanistan strategy
feature Pakistanis react to the planned deployment of additional American troops in Afghanistan.
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A peace prize for a war president
feature 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.
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Profiling air passengers by nationality
feature Reactions to the United States' list of “security risk states”
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What (not) to do about Yemen
feature 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.
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Is the Tea Party a real threat?
feature European reactions to America's new, “ultraconservative” wave
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A country seething with rage
feature What Europe thinks of the extremist views and violent rhetoric of the right.
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Israel embarrasses Joe Biden
feature During Biden’s visit to Israel, the Interior Ministry announced the approval of 1,600 new housing units for Jews in a Palestinian part of Jerusalem—an act that blatantly dismissed the Obama administration’s repeated pleas for a halt t
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Murdering murderers
feature How Europe reacted to the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner, a prisoner on death row in Utah who was killed by a firing squad.
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Demonizing BP and the British, too
feature Whither BP and the "special relationship"?
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Do U.S. carmakers deserve a break?
feature If the U.S. auto industry isn't bailed out, Europe will suffer, too.
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How they see us: A presidency defined by arrogance
feature “Around the world the Bush name is synonymous with arrogance, ignorance, reckless insouciance, torture, violence, and ineptitude,” said Gerard Baker in Britain’s The Times.
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An African president for America
feature Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States is “a giant leap for the black race,” said Michael John in Nigeria’s Daily Independent. &
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Waffling over Afghanistan
feature President Obama has scheduled multiple meetings with analysts, diplomats, soldiers, and scholars to hear various views on what to do about Afghanistan.
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Did Obama deserve the peace prize?
feature How other countries have reacted to President Obama's receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
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