washingtonpost.com - World Opinion Roundup - The Latest in Global Commentary on International NewsWorld Opinion Roundup surveys the latest commentary, editorials, and Op-Eds on breaking news from pundits in Europe, the Mideast, Latin America, Asia and Africa.Iraq Strategy: Withdraw or Fight On- June 30, 2005 In the wake of President Bush's speech on Iraq, international online commentators are talking about something American pundits are not: political negotiations to blunt the militant insurgency in Iraq.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/30/AR2005063000530.html?nav=r... Iraq Realities Force Bush to Respond- June 28, 2005 Once again, the Sunday Times scooped the U.S. press on a big Iraq war story. "US 'in talks with Iraq rebels,'" the London newspaper reported this weekend.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/28/AR2005062800442.html?nav=r... Why the Mainstream Media Is Catching On- June 23, 2005 The Downing Street Memo continues to spread in American political discussion despite efforts to dismiss its significance.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/22/AR2005062201827.html?nav=r... The Guantanamo Debate Comes Home- June 20, 2005 The U.S.-run detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, needs "to be closed down or cleaned up," former president Bill Clinton told the Financial Times. It may be surprising that the former American president is quoted in a British newspaper. But then again the international online media has long been ahead of U.S. news outlets in airing debate about the detention facility.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/20/AR2005062001107.html?nav=r... Vote or Boycott Iran's Online Debate- June 16, 2005 The Iranian media's coverage of the Iranian presidential campaign belies the country's image as a monolithic theocratic dictatorship. The online media, in particular, voice the popular dissatisfaction with the country's ruling clerics that has pervaded the run-up to Friday's balloting.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061600452.html?nav=r... Deep Throat of Downing Street- June 14, 2005 Deep Throat now has an English accent.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/14/AR2005061400494.html?nav=r... Bush Deflates Blair's Africa Plan- June 9, 2005 The international online media is panning President Bush's and Prime Minister Tony Blair's press conference in Washington on Tuesday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060900463.html?nav=r... The Downing Street Memo Story Won't Die- June 7, 2005 More than a month after its publication, the so-called Downing Street Memo remains among the top 10 most viewed articles on The Times of London site.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/07/AR2005060700474.html?nav=r... Insurgency Through Iraqi Eyes- June 2, 2005 As Iraqi insurgents have mounted bloody suicide attacks on civilians in recent weeks, the Iraqi press has become preoccupied with the specter of "sectarian conflict" -- and the difference between U.S. and Iraqi news coverage has become clearer.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/02/AR2005060200534.html?nav=r... |