[Marxism] Obama's Historic Speech – A Post-Mortem

[Dennis Brasky <dmozart1756@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> *By John V. Whitbeck*
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>  President Barack Obama's much anticipated speech in Cairo was truly
> astounding. After all the months of lead-up and hype, few could have
> imagined that this speech would contain nothing of substance. Surely Obama
> would feel the need to announce some new initiative on at least one of the
> major matters of concern to the Muslim world. Perhaps a decision to develop
> a fully fleshed-out plan for a two-state solution, unilaterally or with the
> Quartet and/or the Organization of the Islamic Conference (King Abdallah of
> Jordan's "57 Muslim countries" willing to make peace with Israel), dealing
> with all the difficult issues, and to present it to Israelis and
> Palestinians as the last best chance for peace based on partition and the
> acceptance of Israel by the Muslim world. Or perhaps an international
> conference involving all concerned regional parties to seek solutions to the
> interlinked problems involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and/or Iran.
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> Surely he had to have some hopeful surprise up his sleeve. Wrong. Nothing.
> Absolutely nothing.
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> http://www.palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=15174>
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> *- John V. Whitbeck, an international lawyer who has advised the
> Palestinian negotiating team in negotiations with Israel, is author of "The
> World According to Whitbeck". He contributed this article to
> PalestineChronicle.com.*
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> "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."- *Voltaire*
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