Jason Wilson, The Guardian: Why is the US still fighting the civil war?
Confederate symbols have become a crucible of racial tension in the US. White nationalists claim they are important monuments – but are they just a way to rewrite an ugly history and revive the battles of the past?
In St Paul’s memorial church in Charlottesville, Virginia, last Friday, just up the street from where white supremacists were gathering for a torchlight rally, Cornel West explained why African Americans saw the removal of Confederate monuments as so important.
On hearing that hundreds of white supremacists were gathered in a nearby park, the civil rights leader said, with a hint of weariness: “These are chickens coming home to roost. We should have eliminated these statues a long time ago.
“The idea that the American family has to embrace figures like [Confederate general] Robert E Lee, or Stonewall Jackson, who were fundamentally committed to enslaving black people in perpetuity … These people are not heroes.”
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 11, 2017
8 million dead - what nuclear war with North Korea could look like -- Harry J. Kazianis, FOX News
Where did North Korea get its missile technology? -- Roman Goncharenko, DW
Why didn't sanctions stop North Korea’s missile program? -- Daniel Salisbury, Defense News
New sanctions seeing impact, setting off a diplomatic row between China, North Korea -- Justin Hastings, Channel News Asia
Is China being left behind in US-N.Korea sparring? -- AFP
China, and North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions -- Peter Huessy, RCD
Between old foe and aggressive ally, no honeymoon for South Korea's Moon -- Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang, Reuters
A new strategy for Afghanistan: change course, quit the fight -- Daniel L. Davis, Washington Times
The US Is Headed Toward Another Cuban Missile Crisis -- John A. Tures, Observer
Sectarian War Is Looming Over Afghanistan -- Rustam Ali Seerat, The Diplomat
How to Destroy Afghanistan: Establish a Private Contractor Army -- Molly Dunigan, National Interest
What Does Victory Look Like in Afghanistan? -- Adam Wunische, RCD/The Bridge
To ‘Win’ in Afghanistan, Devise a Strategy and Do Not Quit -- Robert Cassidy, RCD
The specter of civil war in Venezuela -- Washington Post editorial
Why is the US still fighting the civil war? -- Jason Wilson, The Guardian
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