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Obama Reaches Out To 9 Key Global Allies, President-Elect Calls Back Presidents, Prime Ministers Who Congratulated Him
Obama Reaches Out To 9 Key Global Allies, President-Elect Calls Back Presidents, Prime Ministers Who Congratulated Him
(AP) President-elect Obama accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers Thursday, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his presidential victory. The global financial crisis was among the topics Obama discussed with key U.S. allies he'll deal with during ...
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What Zawahri's Message to Obama Says About Al Qaeda
democracyarsenal.org — ... of Iraq damaged America's image around the world and reinforced Al Qaeda's narrative.  But Al Qaeda's narrative is now under siege and it's clearly uncertain about how to react.  The election of the first African American President, one with a Muslim father, flies in the face of this narrative.  It shows America as an open and tolerant society - not the oppressive empire Al Qaeda would like to portray.  In fact, the overwhelmingly positive international reaction to Obama's election is proof of the the threat Al Qaeda faces. As a ...

Ilan Goldenberg: What Zawahri's Message Says About Al Qaeda
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... of Iraq damaged America's image around the world and reinforced Al Qaeda's narrative.  But Al Qaeda's narrative is now under siege and it's clearly uncertain about how to react.  The election of the first African American President, one with a Muslim father, flies in the face of this narrative.  It shows America as an open and tolerant society - not the oppressive empire Al Qaeda would like to portray.  In fact, the overwhelmingly positive international reaction to Obama's election is proof of the the threat Al Qaeda faces. As a ...

Al Qaeda, Obama, and "House Negroes"
The Reaction — ... that Al Qaeda is genuinely concerned about an Obama presidency and views it as a strategic threat to its existence... Al Qaeda's narrative is now under siege and it's clearly uncertain about how to react. The election of the first African American President, one with a Muslim father, flies in the face of this narrative. It shows America as an open and tolerant society -- not the oppressive empire Al Qaeda would like to portray. In fact, the overwhelmingly positive international reaction to Obama's election is proof of the the threat Al Qaeda faces. ...

Why Al Qaeda is Afraid of Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... is genuinely concerned about an Obama presidency and views it as a strategic threat to its existence… Al Qaeda’s narrative is now under siege and it’s clearly uncertain about how to react. The election of the first African American President, one with a Muslim father, flies in the face of this narrative. It shows America as an open and tolerant society — not the oppressive empire Al Qaeda would like to portray. In fact, the overwhelmingly positive international reaction to Obama’s election is proof of the the threat Al Qaeda ...

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