What they’re saying in Asia about …
Europe on the escalating U.S drone war
As the U.S. stepped up drone attacks on suspected Taliban and al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the indigenous Islamist forces responded with their own low-tech version of a drone: an Al Qaeda triple agent who talked his way into the CIA command post that comes up with targets for the drones.
What they’re saying in Europe about the new face of the Af-Pak war.
Could it happen here?
Berlusconi Attack a ‘Wake Up Call’ for Italy, says Speigel Online.
Could it happen here in Washington? Obama’s never been accused of being a sexist buffoon like the bloodied and embattled Italian PM. But, like Berlusconi, Obama is viscerally and physically hated by some of his political foes who feel his politics as illicit and his presence as a menace.
Political violence exemplifies the culture in which it erupts.
Britain’s cannabis war
The stuff is dangerous, says Labor MP John Robertson in guardian.co.uk. Nah, alcohol is worse, the British government’s top scientific adviser tells The Times.
Berlusconi hearts Blair
Benedict Brogan in the U.K. Telegraph: The double dealing that is destroying Nato.
Where have we heard this before?
Asian property bulls shrug off bubble talk.–Business Times (Malaysia).
The Israeli Defense Forces say this video, taken by an unmanned drone, shows Hezbollah removing smuggled weapons from the home of a Hezbollah official in south Lebanon where a mysterious explosion took place earlier this week.
So says Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcasting outlet.
Global Hunger Index
The world’s six hungriest countries are in Africa. ReliefWeb blames the financial crisis and gender inequality.
