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"Obama will not focus on ME democracy" The Jerusalem Post
The Obama administration is unlikely to continue the press for democracy and freedom in the Middle East that was a mainstay of the Bush administration's policy in the region, a former senior US administration official said on Sunday.
"The Continuing Pollard Campaign" IMRA
Natan Sharansky, one of our great Jewish heroes, personally lobbied President George Bush and others on Jonathan Pollard's behalf. Mr. Sharansky knows what it is to be in jail and to receive a disproportionate sentence.
"A Three-Part Day" Commentary
The number of Bush speeches that may ultimately be viewed as historic may surprise those who misunderestimated him: from the resolution of the September 20, 2001 Address to Congress (”We are not deceived by their pretenses to piety. We have seen their kind before. They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the 20th century.“) through the moving salute to an embattled ally in his 2008 Address to the Knesset (”[T]he source of our friendship runs deeper than any treaty. It is grounded in the shared spirit of our people, the bonds of the Book, the ties of the soul.“), he frequently articulated ideals and commitments with unusual grace. The Second Inaugural - with its echoes of JFK, its striking literary references, and its allusions to Natan Sharansky’s work - may eventually be recognized as among the finest statements ever of the American commitment to freedom.
"President-elect Barack Obama Found His Voice" NYTimes.com
Mr. Obama tends to take a magpie approach to reading — ruminating upon writers’ ideas and picking and choosing those that flesh out his vision of the world or open promising new avenues of inquiry. His predecessor, George W. Bush, in contrast, tended to race through books in competitions with Karl Rove (who recently boasted that he beat the president by reading 110 books to Mr. Bush’s 95 in 2006), or passionately embrace an author’s thesis as an idée fixe. Mr. Bush and many of his aides favored prescriptive books such as Natan Sharansky’s “Case for Democracy,” which pressed the case for promoting democracy around the world.
"Julie Burchill says the snobs were wrong about George Bush" The Sun
The great Natan Sharansky — who learned a thing or two about humanity during years banged up in Soviet labour camps — once said to Bush: “Mr President, I see you as a dissident. Dissidents believe in an idea. They suffer a lot. But history proves them right.”
"Promoting democracy: a principled, pragmatic approach?" Democracy Digest
The inconsistencies and setbacks of George W. Bush’s Freedom Agenda should not lead the incoming Obama administration to ditch democracy promotion as a foreign policy objective, argues Gideon Rachman. “No Western governments should be comfortable about shaking hands with autocrats who torture and imprison their political opponents,” he writes in the latest Washington Quarterly.
Yourish.com » Coulda, woulda, shoulda
Natan Sharansky and Bassam Eid gave a full treatment of President Bush's' failure to follow through regarding his calls for freedom: http://www.shalemcenter.org.il/about/?did=10&aid=b7e40bb77b3c469a6cd7a7d27019fbbf
"Coulda, woulda, shoulda" - Bush's Freedom Diplomacy
Natan Sharansky and Bassam Eid gave a full treatment of President Bush's' failure to follow through regarding his calls for freedom: http://www.shalemcenter.org.il/about/?did=10&aid=b7e40bb77b3c469a6cd7a7d27019fbbf
Remembrance in Spacetime: § Presidents Lincoln (16), Bush (43), and Obama (44)
“That Barack Obama is the antithesis of George W. Bush is by now axiomatic. The President-elect is expected to change everything, from the prevailing ideology to the government's order of priorities to the partisan atmosphere in Washington to even the mood in America. Amid all these differences, however, there could be an important point of convergence between Bush and Obama: supporting democracy by personally meeting with and acting on behalf of democratic dissidents.
Bush Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 10 - New York Times
Today the Soviet Union is history, but the world still knows the name Sharansky. As a free man, he's become a political leader in Israel, winning four elections to the Knesset and serving more than eight years in the Cabinet. He remains, above all, an eloquent champion for liberty and democracy.
Soccer Dad: President bush's mideast muddle
"Many politicians and institutions that should be promoting democracy and freedom are cynically reluctant to do it, because Bush raised the agenda," Sharansky went on. "That's why I give Bush an "A" for raising the idea, a "C" for implementation and I give his opponents, who abandoned the idea, an "F."
Exclusive: Where Bush went wrong - Sharansky | International | Jerusalem Post
Former minister Natan Sharansky, whose book, The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror has inspired US President George W. Bush, gives Bush a "C" grade for implementing his vision.
President Bush set a good example for President Obama - TwinCities.com
President-elect Barack Obama should continue supporting democracy by personally meeting with and acting on behalf of democratic dissidents.
Sharanksy: Bush used 'weight of the Oval Office' to back dissidents
Natan Sharansky, leading human rights activist and former Soviet dissident, praised President Bush's activities to support democratic dissidents all over the world. President-elect Obama should do the same.
The dissident choice - Los Angeles Times
Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky writes that Obama should continue Bush's practice of meeting with and acting on behalf of democratic dissidents from repressive countries.
The Return of Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky fights to save democracy promotion from the wreck of the Bush administration. Sharansky argues that Palestinian society needs wholesale economic and political reform before it is ready for more democracy or a peace deal with Israel.
Rice: Obama Election Is "Quantum Leap"
Rice: Bush thinks of himself as a "dissident president," given his affinity for those "who are willing to fight under dangerous circumstances, who fight courageously for freedom." Rice predicted that theme could become a central plank of Bush's post-presi
India Is a Key Ally in the War on Terror - WSJ.com
The problem of terrorism cannot be solved by military or law-enforcement means alone. It is also crucial to confront the challenge at the level of ideas: to counter extremist teachings, and to promote democratic reforms with the aim of undermining the appeal of extremist Islamism.
AFP: Bush to meet with dissidents on UN margins
US President George W. Bush will meet with critics of the governments of Russia, China, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar and other countries in New York on Tuesday, the White House has said.
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