"... Rather than penning opeds about the vital need for a new start for Libyans with a new leader written by heads of governments whose colonial pasts still anger many in Africa and the Middle East, perhaps President Obama should get a bit more creative and pen a joint oped with Crown Prince Mohammed. This punctures the notion that the intervention and its design is only Western. An oped written by various regional stakeholders and President Obama would be a good step forward -- and would simultaneously create an opportunity to emphasize the power and importance of a free press in this area of the world.
Secondly, it's more than overdue for President Obama to go on Al Jazeera. It's practically an absurd embarrassment at this point that everyone has been relying on Al Jazeera's excellent, widespread coverage and analysis of the Arab revolutions and yet the US President continues a soft boycott of the network. To connect with the Arab world and to connect with those protesters around the region, speaking through Al Jazeera to them would be an important step forward."
No comments:
Post a Comment