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2004-07-21 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-07-21 12:12:13 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Now that things are going well, Muslim countries want to join in - just to make sure that Iraqi Muslims don't stray too far off the reservation. Of course, there's nothing wrong with PR, and the cordial first official meeting between GWB and Malaysia's new prime minister is definitely a good thing. Of course, Malaysia's also looking to mend fences after Mahathir brought relations with the US to the lowest point in a while.

The irony is that politics aside, Malaysia is one country that has seen significant inroads by American multinationals. On my last visit there, I noticed that American fast food chains are represented in strip malls on the outskirts of town - where in other countries in Asia, they are not particularly commonplace - much like hothouse plants - and mostly located in city centers. American brands and retail outlets are all over the place. And yet the government keeps up a steady drumbeat of anti-Americanism in the government-controlled press, abetted by the slanted newswire items from Reuters, AP and AFP that don't even need editing to achieve the desired effect.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-07-21 9:56:03 AM|| [http://www.polipundit.com] 2004-07-21 9:56:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There are a lot of people in Iraq who are angry at the decades long hug that the OIC had with Saddam. If the OIC does not make good on their pledge to help Iraq, this anger will get worse.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-21 10:52:31 AM|| 2004-07-21 10:52:31 AM|| Front Page Top

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