Wikileaks, the War in Afghanistan:
Michael Shedlock, Afghanistan is a "Lost Cause"; Leaked Documents Show Futility of Afghanistan War
Wikileaks: The Afghan War Diary (Dedicated Webpage)
The New Republic: The Significance Of The Wikileaks by Andrew J. Bacevich
Video reports:
The Guardian
Asia Times:
Pakistan has its own battle to fight
The leaked classified United States military documents that point to Pakistan's links to the Taliban are significant even though the news is not particularly new. They come at a juncture when the lines in Pakistan are clearly drawn between militants and the military, and any misunderstanding between Islamabad and Washington will only benefit the militants. - Syed Saleem Shahzad
The death of political idealism in Hong Kong
This summer marks a low point for Hong Kong pro-democracy champion Martin Lee Chu-ming, after the Democratic Party, which he founded, backed a Beijing-supported reform package that fell well short of the one-person, one-vote system he pursues. Voters see the reforms as progress, but the Democrats' collusion with mainland leaders suggests the notion of "one country, two systems", like Lee's political career, may be as good as dead. - Kent Ewing
Energy Bulletin:
The Emergence of Localism (original)
Our global society is in crisis, and the core of the crisis seems to be about resources: resource limits, overuse and misuse of resources, resource-related conflicts, and the resulting destruction of our natural life-support systems. The crisis is at an extreme stage, as we are approaching the final hard limits of a finite earth. This is all the more frightening because our governments seem powerless to respond effectively to the crisis. We can all see the rocks ahead, and yet the crew steams straight on, as the ship-of-state carries us toward destruction.
With the passage of the financial reform bill, giant banks see a golden opportunity to finally put the financial crisis, along with their culpability for wrecking our economy, in the rearview mirror.
The End of Capitalism?: Part 2B. Social Limits and the CrisisCounterpunch:
Paul Craig Roberts, US Treasury is Running on Fumes
Jeanine Molloff, The Predatory Nature of Home Loan Modifications
Gareth Porter, The Afghan War Springs a Leak
Mike Whitney, A Decade of Declining Housing Prices
Steve Breyman, Afghanistan: the Inside Story
Patrick Cockburn, Worse Than Hiroshima?
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