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...Shaun L. Rein, the teaching fellow of A-74, who arranged a lottery for the event, said he thought Chen put a “glossy picture” on things because he was speaking to an American audience...
...little biased in the way he consistently referred to democracy and friendship with the United States,” Rein said. “It seemed like a vehicle for propoganda...
...interesting to see how this event was reported in the press,” Rein said. “Even such a democratic nation as Taiwan censors things...
...Abdullah's relations with the U.S. are complicated, that's nothing compared to his domestic conundrum. The Kingdom's Islamic establishment had free rein during Fahd's years - an attempt to curry favor after zealots seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979 and hard-liners criticized the hosting of U.S. troops for the Gulf War. As a result, the Islamic establishment has grown in size and strength to the point that Saudi leaders are terrified of confronting it head on. The religious sheiks give the al Saud Dynasty a vital cloak of protection against political opponents. So does...
...There is already plenty of both. But until now the U.S. has shown little ability to do much about it. From the start the Bush Administration was divided about America's role in mediating the conflict, with Powell pushing for engagement and Dick Cheney arguing for a freer rein for Sharon. That division, presided over by an inexperienced President, resulted in paralysis. Once Bush declared a global war on terror, Arafat's failure to curb terrorist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad made the hard-line position unimpeachable. But partly at the prodding of nervous Arab allies...