washingtonmonthly.com - 6/4/2009
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OBAMA IN CAIRO.... Early on in his speech in Egypt this morning, President Obama set the tone: "No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that...
An Ode to Joy this is not
israpundit.com 6/3/2009 — by Melanie Phillips, The Spectator blog, June 3, 2009
As we all know, in two days’ time Obama is to make a speech of cosmic significance in Cairo. The run-up to this speech has been characterised by some epic spinning from shadowy American and ...
Obama's Cairo speech, a first take
powerlineblog.com 6/4/2009 — I've read the version of President Obama's Cairo speech released by the White House. I don't have time for a detailed commentary right now, nor have I done more than a first read. But it seems to me, on first read at least, that it's a rather good ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/3/2009 — Obama Visiting Muslim World; Bin Laden Puts Out New Message Against Him
President Obama has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a multi-nation tour in the Arab world, most notably including a speech addressed to all Muslims tomorrow in Egypt. And just in ...
Obama is no friend of Israel’s —
Israpundit
By Ted Belman
In his Cairo speech, Obama said
The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. It is time for these settlements to stop.
Clearly he didn’t say ...
White House E-Mails Speech to Supporters —
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By Garance Franke-Ruta Saying "It was a historic speech, and since many Americans were asleep at the time it was given we wanted to make sure you had a chance to see it," Obama senior adviser David Axelrod sent out a video of President Obama's speech in Cairo to the White House's e-mail list ...
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Barcepundit (English edition)
OBAMA SINGS Don't Know Much About History in Cairo: when he said this morning in his major speech that "Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition" he ignored that, by the time the Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478 , ...
Obama’s Cairo Speech: So Many Apologies So Little Time —
Flopping Aces
6,000 words and half of them mush!
I’ve only started going through the speech President Obama delivered in Cairo Thursday. Full text is here . The first thing that struck me is that he could have delivered a really good speech by cutting half of it out. Yes, leave out the apologies ...
Obama’s Cairo Speech —
The Glittering Eye
I’ve posted a quick take on President Obama’s speech in Cairo at Outside the Beltway . I plan to post a version of the speech annotated with my observations later in the day but right now I’m rather pressed for time.
The Speech —
The Page by Mark Halperin
Obama quotes from the Quran as he calls for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims" in Cairo speech Thursday.
Recalls his time in Indonesia as a boy, says it's his responsibility "to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam."
TRANSCRIPT: Read it here. VIDEO: Watch it here.
Obama Highlighted His Ties to Islam in Cairo Speech —
CNSNews.com Headlines
Cairo (AP) - There was a time when Barack Obama wasn't eager to highlight his ties to Islam. Just a year ago, he was a presidential candidate trying to counter false Internet rumors that he was a Muslim as he sought the support of American voters. Now, Obama is the U.S. president. And his ...
Obama abroad losing ground —
Israel Matzav
President Obama's speech will take place at the University of Cairo from 1:10 to 2:00 on Thursday afternoon local time (6:10 to 7:00 am US Eastern time). I hope to liveblog it.Israel Radio reports that President Mubarak did not meet Obama at Cairo airport. No one is saying why.But here's the ...
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