Washington Watch Articles From 2005
BUSH: FIGHTING THE IRAQ WAR AT HOME
This war was supposed to have gone so differently. By now it is clear that the infantile fantasy of its architects (“shock and awe,” “a cake walk,” “flowers at our feet,” “six months and out,” and “the spreading of democracy throughout the Middle East”) did not pan out.
SENATOR DURBIN DEFENDS AMERICA’S VALUES
In recent weeks, controversy has mounted over the treatment meted out to detainees at U.S. facilities in Guantanamo Bay and other locations around the world.
DEMOCRACY’S DIFFICULT DAYS
The danger that the USA Patriot Act poses to our democracy is not only a function of the sweeping powers it has given law enforcement, but the very manner the bill was passed and the way Congress is now being pushed to renew it.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) “Conference on Anti-Semitism and Other Forms of Intolerance” convened this past week in Cordoba, Spain.
WHAT ADC AND AAI WILL CELEBRATE
This year, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and the Arab American Institute (AAI) celebrate their 25th and 20th respective anniversaries.
POLL SHOWS BASES FOR UNITY IN LEBANON
Despite deep differences, which continue to divide the so-called “opposition” and “loyalist” movements in Lebanon, there are some important areas of agreement that could form the basis for national unity and democratic reform in that country.
IS THE US CONTRIBUTING TO DEMOCRACY?
I was to have been in Qatar this week, to participate in the Doha Debates. The topic was an intriguing one: “This House believes that George W Bush has kicked open the door to democracy in the Middle East.