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David Ignatius -- Terrorists Wary of Obama's Victory
Let's try for a moment to read the mind of an al-Qaeda operative in the remote mountains of Waziristan as he listens to the news on the radio. His worldview has been roiled recently by two events -- one confounding his image of the West and the other confirming it.
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The Mahablog — David Ignatius’s column today explains jihadists’ reactions to the Obama election. Before the election, the radical Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradhawi even issued a fatwa supporting John McCain: “Personally, I would prefer for the Republican candidate, McCain, to be elected. This is because I prefer the obvious enemy who does not hypocritically [conceal] his hostility toward you . . . to the enemy who wears a mask [of friendliness].” Obama makes the jihadists nervous because he is an appealing new face whose ascension undermines the ...

Al Giordano: Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About SoS
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "The game changer in foreign policy is Barack Obama himself. Traveling in Europe earlier this month, I was stunned by the excitement he has aroused. The day after the election, the French newspaper "Le Monde" carried a cartoon atop its front page that showed Obama surfing a red, white and blue wave. Above him, it said: "Happy New Century!" You can sense the same enthusiasm around the world -- in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Even among the followers of radical groups, such as Hamas and the Taliban, Obama has inspired a sense of change and opportunity. ...

Al Giordano: Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About Sen. Clinton as Secretary of State
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "The game changer in foreign policy is Barack Obama himself. Traveling in Europe earlier this month, I was stunned by the excitement he has aroused. The day after the election, the French newspaper "Le Monde" carried a cartoon atop its front page that showed Obama surfing a red, white and blue wave. Above him, it said: "Happy New Century!" You can sense the same enthusiasm around the world -- in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia. Even among the followers of radical groups, such as Hamas and the Taliban, Obama has inspired a sense of change and opportunity. ...

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