On April 10, Der Spiegel published an extensive interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. It is very clear that the interviewers are mainstream pro-American, Nato supporters, and they press Ahmadinejad very hard time and again on his positions and policies. Although his views seem distorted in places, I was impressed by his even temper in response [...]
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Der Spiegel Interview with the President of Iran
April 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Iran, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine, Policy, Proliferation, Terrorism
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Der Spiegel -’Netanyahu and Lieberman Are the Gravediggers of the Peace Process’
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Policy
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has faded from U.S. front pages, but the outcome is crucial to calming tensions in the Mid East and, therefore, to the long-term security of the United States. The results of the recent election in Israel reflects the unwillingness of the Israelis as a nation to accept Arabs as equal partners in [...]
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Lest We Forget the Palestinians …
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Policy
In the midst of the escalating global financial,economic, and political crisis, it is easy to forget about the suffering of the Palestinians — and the continuation of the wrongheaded American policy of attempting to deny legitimacy to Hamas, the democratically elected Palestinian government.
Two articles in Der Spiegel show that in Germany, at least, the consensus [...]
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The Story Beyond Obama’s First Interview with Arab TV
January 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Israel, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine, Policy
Time has reported the story of how Obama came to give his first interview to Al Arabiya (thanks to Rita Crane for the reference).
How al-Arabiya Got the Obama Interview
By Scott MacLeod / Cairo Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009
President Barack Obama is interviewed in Washington by al-Arabiya on Jan. 26
Al-Arabiya / AP
How did a journalist for [...]
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Obama’s First Presidential Interview — To Arab TV!
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Israel, Middle East, Muslim, Obama, Palestine
It is impossible to overstate the significance of Obama’s choice of venue for his first presidential interview – Al Arabiya Television. Below first is the interview in video format. Following is the first part of a writeup of the interview on the Al Arabiya website, together with a link to the the Al Arabiya article [...]
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