Новости за 27.04.2016

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic
On April 25, 2015, a violent 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal—followed weeks later by a 7.3-magnitude aftershock—killing almost 9,000 people, injuring 22,000, and damaging or destroying nearly 800,000 homes. A year later, some of the debris has been cleared away, but very little reconstruction has taken place. Nepal held memorial services this weekend and Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli announced the start of some heritage site reconstruction projects. More than... Читать дальше...

Andrew Bacevich, Boston Globe
This was mostly nonsense, of course. Just as we had ignored Carter’s critique of their “mistaken idea of freedom,” so too we passed on Bush’s “culture of responsibility.” To avoid getting sucked into the Middle East, Carter had admonished Americans to change their ways. The response: Piss off. With the United States now wading into a Middle Eastern quagmire, Bush revived Carter’s call for a cultural Great Awakening. Although 9/11 briefly induced a mood of “United We Stand,” the invasion of Iraq... Читать дальше...

Ginger Thompson, New York Times
Government officials appear to be more concerned with Mr. Trump’s sweeping statements about their country and its people — among them, referring to Mexicans as “rapists.” These are, of course, unfounded and offensive. But how can Mexico’s image really improve when its leaders fail to demonstrate some level of commitment to ending the abuses and impunity that matter most to its own people?