My guest for this week’s programme is Abdel Bari Atwan.
He is the Palestinian editor-in-chief of Al Quds Al Arabi, which is published here in London and is the only Arab newspaper free to criticise the regimes of the existing Arab Order.
Abdel Bari is respected and admired by many in the mainstream Western media, but its broadcasting institutions, including the BBC, allow Israeli leaders to veto his participation in their programmes.
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I love this man! I think I have quite possibly found in Mr. Atwan the most noble man presently alive in this world. He is the embodiment of the two qualities I believe most indicative of G-d: justice and mercy. He is up against so much...it almost makes me cry. There is so much darkness and tyranny in this world, so much blaming and demonization of the "other." I have witnessed in my community what I now believe must be the most shameful transgressions of the American people ever. My own grandmother, who majored in Political Science and once traveled to Iran when the US was widely respected, is completely embittered over the Iraq war, which she claims will haunt America for a century. There is indeed mismanagement and failure in Muslim regimes, but can that even compare with that which has befallen the US? And too often the failures of Muslim regimes, including the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the falling behind in the game of business imperialism and industrialism, the ideological infighting, the general bad luck, etc. is shamefully and sinfully attributed to cultural or religious or worse, racial inferiority. The hopes of millions upon millions of people, young, middle-aged, and elderly, lie upon you. You are the peace-makers, the hope-bringers! (If there were any real-life peace-makers as described in the Bible, it is you!). And the Internet, built by selfless philanthropists, is like magnificent armor for you. Always think high, not hate, and ask all those "Yes, but..." questions that bring out the haters and the fearers. Maybe you will finally draw all their hate and fear out forever. God bless you!
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you are nice ms abdel beri
the arab leaders actually ASK ask for something in return ,
which is the USA government dont blackmail them or do to them like saddam .