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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

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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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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