New York Times Reading Log - 2 (2/22/2012)

Today's New York Times has one of the most exciting front page photographs that I have seen since I started reading the Times for this class.  The picture (accompanying Sangar Rahmani and Alissa J. Rubin's article "Koran Burning In NATO Error Incites Afghans") that depicts the Afghans in revolt of NATO personnel's burning of Korans captures perfectly the amount of anger and violence that was incited by this foolish gaff. The image I think is most interesting was the man, holding a slingshot, just about to release the taut elastics of the weapon.  The photo catches an act of protest right from right in the middle of the action.

Another article of note in today's issue is Scott Shane's News Analysis piece about Iran.  Given the recent developments between Israel and Iran, and the failure of nuclear inspectors to inspect Irani sites that are believed to be possible locations for tests involving nuclear weapons (also reported in today's Times) it seems that Iran is certainly becoming more and more of an issue.  Shane's comparison's between the situation in Iran and the situation in Iraq that 10 years ago led the US to military involvement in the Middle East is astute and important.  The similarities are uncanny. If no resolution is to come to soon, it seems likely that the US may again become involved in a dispute regarding WMDs in the Middle East.