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While the Arab World Slept
The impact of the Bush Years
on The Middle East
The Bush administration’s intent – to bring democracy to the Middle
East was a noble concept. It was the way in which they went about it
that was flawed. This book looks back at the Bush years and examines
what went wrong. It also looks at why the United State is the only
possible peace broker in the Palestinian-Israeli dispute.
Since the beginning of time predicting the future has always been one
of man’s strongest desires. He has employed scientists and charlatans
who in turn used everything from sophisticated mega-computers to black
magic. All have proven equally useless. There is however one method of
predicting the future that has proven almost infallible, especially
when it come to predicting the future in the Middle East; it’s called a
history book.
Black
September to Desert Storm
Black September to Desert Storm is a book about the backstage of
war.
It is easy to read and instructive not only about the comlex issue of
the Middle East but also about Middle Easterns themselves. Most of all
it shows through one journalist what covering comlex news events could
look like.
Nobody can reveal the absurd and totally surealistic face of war better
than a news photographer.
One might find it hard to laugh about events that shook the world with
horror, but Salhani shows you how strange enough even in the hardest
situations some humour is hidden. Professionals who hop from one war to
another mentally survive by cherishing that side.
One might find it even harder to imagine that the most feared
terrorist, soldier of fortune or sniper,can also have a human side to
him.
If you are someone who reads newspapers and are interested in knowing
how news gets to you, this book is a must.
Claude
Salhani is executive editor and executive producer with Global Voice
Hall, a new and exciting web-based social news forum. Mr. Salhani
is a seasoned journalist,
author of several; books, special reports and hundreds of articles. commentaries and analysis. Mr. Salhani is based in the Middle East and Washington. His focus has been mostly on the politics of Middle East and on US policies as they relate to the Greater Middle East region. He also focuses on politicized Islam and terrorism
“…a fascinating walk through the Arab world and the events of recent
years, while at the same time it reminds us that one's lack of history
will often make us repeat our mistakes. Mr. Salhani gives us an
amazing perspective on the real situation in the world, one that US
policy advisors would be smart to follow.”
--Edward Gabriel, former US Ambassador to Morocco.
We need a careful and discriminating analyst to help us avoid being
blown up intellectually and, alas, even literally. Claude Salhani is
that analyst. He is familiar with all the twists, turns and
disappointments of the Middle East’s history because (among other
things) it is his history. He is moved to write by a loyalty to the
people with whom he grew up and whose pains he feels as his own. But he
also knows that many Middle Eastern problems arise in part from the
clumsy interventions of outsiders ignorant of that history and so
liable to repeat their clumsiness. Claude is always lucid, readable,
and entertaining—his prose is as sharp and well-defined… Claude’s love
and knowledge of the Middle East and Middle Easterners shine through
the analysis.
--John O’Sullivan, former speechwriter for British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher