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November 21, 2008

Global: On Obama's Cabinet Choices

Two weeks since Barack Obama was elected president and a little less than eight weeks away from his inauguration, and world bloggers have commented on every move the he’s been making and every post he’s assigned.

November 16, 2008

Obama and Iran

Aggregated from: IraqPundit

Iran just test fired a missile near Iraq's border. Obama's reaction? His "incoming administration plans to explore a more regional strategy to the war in Afghanistan -- including possible talks with Iran -- and looks favorably on the nascent dialogue between the Afghan government and "reconcilable" ...

Ukraine, U.S.: Democratic Congressman on Relations With Russia

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Ukrainiana critiques a recent statement by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) on relations with Russia. ...

November 15, 2008

Iran Welcomes Obama Victory

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that he welcomed the victory of president-elect Barack Obama earlier this week. Ahmadinejad congratulated Obama, which was the first time since 1979 that an Iranian leader presented an official message of goodwill to America’s (new) leader...

November 10, 2008

November 7, 2008

Iran: ‘Americans waited for 40 years. How long should we wait?'

read Many commentators hope that Barack Obama's inauguration will usher in better relations between the US and Iran. With this in mind, several Iranian bloggers shared their feelings on the outcome of the US presidential election and compared the political situation within both countries.

Change Happens

Aggregated from: IraqPundit

As the optimism of the Obama win spreads across the globe and some see a more flexible United States coming, let's examine who most sees this as change they can believe in.As expected, al-Qaeda in Iraq hopes that their demands will be heard by a President Obama. Their latest statement orders the Ame...

November 6, 2008

Israel takes first pot shot at Obama

Aggregated from: Lebanese Chess

If there is any sign that Israel is weary of Obama's election, Tzipi Livni gave it today.The Israeli Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister hopeful, sought to distance her country's approach to Iran from Obama's declared desire to open dialogue with Tehran.Livni's comments come as a veiled warning to ...

November 5, 2008

USA Election 2008 Whoever wins , we lose

Aggregated from: Forza Kuwait

Its kinda funny to see people supporting Obama or McCain in Kuwait Some are using argument that one of them is better than the other , some are still connected to the republican party ( by feeling of gratitude for Bush Sr part in liberation of Kuwait ) some liberals are still liberal , want to s...

The Case For Obama

Aggregated from: The Moroccan Mirror

From an Arab perspective, foreign policy is paramount as far as the next American president's intentions are concerned. Of course there is the ambivalent approach on Iran, the position on Israel (read this too), the condescending interventionist stance on Pakistan and all the rest of it. But let's f...