Barack Obama speaks in Cairo: Let's be friends
Will Mr Obama’s rousing oratory bear fruit? Many Muslims are still embittered by the legacy of the Bush years, which accumulated injuries ranging from the invasion of Iraq in 2003 to scandalous treatment of Muslim prisoners and a perceived deepening of American bias towards a belligerent Israel. Opinion polls, which showed a drastic slide in American prestige, have nudged upwards under Mr Obama, with his own popularity far higher than that of the nation ... Full Story »
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