With the US approval rating in Turkey plummeted from 52% to 12% during the Bush administration, Obama takes the first steps towards improving the US image:
- Hope, Criticism Greet Obama in Turkey (Washington Post)
Many in Pakistan view fighting the insurgency as an American cause and India as the top security threat:
Francois Nicoullaud reminds us that “only rational behavior by the west has any chance of eliciting a rational response from Iran”…
- Reasoning with Iran (Guardian)
…Meanwhile, justice remains stalled for Saberi:
- Parents of U.S. Journalist Jailed in Iran Can Visit Her (Washington Post)
Iraqi foreign minster Zebari promises to provide “substantial support” to Palestinians while refusing to exploit their circumstances for “political bargaining or score settling”:
Are these studies indicators that the US plans to engage in conflict with groups like Hezbollah and Hamas in the near future?
- Short ’06 Lebanon War Stokes Pentagon Debate (Washington Post)
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