Obama's Middle East Test
Any presidential speech abroad has multiple audiences. One of them, in this case, is the Egyptian government, whose cooperation is needed on issues that range from proliferation to peace. But another audience will be dissidents and reformers in Egypt and beyond Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
I share the opinion of Michael Gerson: Human rights should be one of the main concerns for the Obama administration, and they should figure prominently in its political discourse. I really fear they are going to "please" authoritarian leaders around the world in order to gain their benevolence.. by just sticking to "mutual interests" and avoiding "unpleasant" topics like the situation of the people concerned.