Hope and change
"'Change is happening in America. It is happening because many Americans are sick and tired of the policies their administration has pursued for the last eight years. It is happening because Americans are fed up with the arrogance of power, neoconservative obsessions, military invasions and the unfair distribution of wealth'
The former, yes; the latter, well don't hold your breath
By Azmi Bishara
Al-Ahram Weekly
....Obama is the product of two major changes. His election is a change, or an expression of change. It is a historical change and it will fire the imagination of many around the world who are discontent with their current reality. But will he, personally, change anything? Does he have anything to offer but himself? It is too early to say. So far we have not seen any sign of the change he has promised, apart, perhaps, from the ingenuity with which he ran his campaign and bested Hillary Clinton. As for his policies, he has promised to change Bush's policy but not American policy up to Bush. The fact that he was elected is a good sign: he, personally, is not a good sign yet."
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