“Mr Obama did a very good job in Cairo”
Published: 04 June, 2009, 15:25
President Obama has really been able to disrupt the negative trend in US–Arab relations, says political analyst from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Aleksandr Pikaev.
Yesterday I sent a mail which was not published, because I may have been a little impolite. Let me make again the same request with the necessary good manners. Could you ask to the russian scientists to do some research for manufacturing some kind of thermometer capable to measure every human (mostly politicians)' sincerity ? Fom now, until the Moscow summit, it will be more than necessary ! Thank You. Jean-Claude Meslin










The speech was good and probably encouraging, but if you allow me, I would like to do two appointments from an Iberian point of view. As Spanish I was quite disappointed with two things: The first thing is the reference to "Al-Andalus" as an example of Islamic tolerance. In my opinion as Spaniard and Christian, this "paradise of tolerance and coexistence" never existed (at least as Obama was telling us yesterday). He mistreated the Christian reconquist of Spain and gave a superior moral status to the historic role of the Islam, which, in my opinion is a very dangerous concession. The second thing is that he omitted the leading role of Spain in the "Alliance of Civilisations". I don't believe in this, Alliance? But If I were Obama wouldn't forget who my real friend is just in order to make new partners. I know this is not for nothing the main point of the issue and neither any key of the new, but just another little show of how difficult it is to make happy christians, jews and muslims at the same time.