Washington Watch Articles From 2005
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.
ABU MAZEN IS RIGHT: FREEDOM, TOO, IS NEEDED
There was a striking exchange of contrasting views that took place during the Rose Garden event with President George W. Bush and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
UNDERSTANDING HISTORY AND THE PATH TO PEACE MAKING
I had been speaking of the role that “losing control of their history” had played in defining the Palestinian psyche during the last century, when a somewhat aggravated Israeli in the audience challenged my assessment.
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.