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Arabs see Obama's 'change' as more of the same
Ohfergawdsake. He's been elected for less than 24 hours.Yeah...so what's the holdup? An Arab dictator would have had the political opposition shot by now ... As this year's historic American presidential race draws to an end, people across the Middle East anxiously waited to see how Americans would vote in anticipation of what the future holds for the turbulent area. The vote, which has generated unprecedented levels of interest worldwide, will be closely watched by Arabs with some pan-Arab news channels offering 24-hour coverage on Election Day. Despite the high level of interest in the election, many Arabs say neither of the two presidential candidates offer much hope for change in the Arab world., Republican John McCain is viewed as an extension of the current administration, and Democrat Barack Obama as powerless to make any real changes in the Middle East. Thirty-two percent of Arabs polled by Zogby earlier this year believed that American policy towards advancing peace in the Middle East will remain the same, with only 18 percent believing that Obama and 4 percent McCain had the best chance of advancing peace. According to an AlArabiya.net poll, 62 percent of readers said that the elections do not matter to them because either way the new president will be an avid supporter of Israel. Posted by: Fred 2008-11-06 |
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