The 'New Middle East' Bush Is Resisting
By Saad Eddin Ibrahim, an Egyptian democracy activist and a sociology professor at the American University in Cairo (THE WASHINGTON POST, 23/08/06):
President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may be quite right about a new Middle East being born. In fact, their policies in support of the actions of their closest regional ally, Israel, have helped midwife the newborn. But it will not be exactly the baby they have longed for. For one thing, it will be neither secular nor friendly to the United States. For another, it is going to be a rough birth.
What is happening in the broader Middle East and North Africa can be seen as a boomerang effect that has been playing out slowly since the horrific events of Sept.… Seguir leyendo »