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On his second full day in office, President Barack Obama made a major gesture toward restoring the Constitution and the rule of law by signing two executive orders: one closed the prison at Guantánamo Bay, and the other restored America to the company of civilized nations by closing so-called “black
By Naomi Wolf
First published: 2/1/2009
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The recent appointment of George Mitchell as special envoy to the Middle East isno doubt a positive sign of President Obama's commitment to the region, signaling that there will be immediate and direct American involvement in the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations. Mitchell, who was the architect of Ir
By Alon Ben-Meir
First published: 2/1/2009
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I’ve always loathed chess, the way you hate anything you’ve never been particularly good at. I’m not good at it is because I don’t have a brain suited to making moves that are five steps ahead of my intentions, or a drive to deliberately calculate the gains of every action I take nor a predilection
By Mohammed Nassar
First published: 2/1/2009
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CAIRO: Once again new US President Barack Obama mesmerizes Arab and Muslim populations around the world with a simple gesture, but one that speaks volumes.Obama’s decision to give his first official interview to a foreign network, Al-Arabiya, earlier this week, at a time when the region is literally
By Rania Al Malky
First published: 1/30/2009
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CAIRO: The new US President Barack Obama has assumed his duties in the White House and here we are waiting for him to solve all the world’s political, economic, social and perhaps emotional, problems, too. Anyone who has a problem with his partner doesn’t need to write to his favorite agony aunt for
By Mohamed Salmawy
First published: 1/30/2009
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As predicted, the three-week long Israeli war on Gaza ended with only one definite result: an eventual renewal of the previous six-month ceasefire for another year, give or take. Other military and political outcomes are less obvious and are still being shaped, with the indirect ceasefire negotiatio
By Ghassan Khatib
First published: 1/29/2009
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