Foreign Policy In Focus, By Stephen Zunes | September 20, 2006
President George W. Bush’s address before the United Nations General Assembly on September 19 appeared to be designed for the domestic U.S. audience. Indeed, few of the foreign delegations or international journalists present could take seriously his rhetoric regarding the promotion of democracy in the Middle East, given the reality of U.S. policy in the region…
Month: September 2006
Bush on 9/11: Annotated
Foreign Policy In Focus, By John Feffer, Stephen Zunes | September 13, 2006
Despite promises from the White House that the address to the nation on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy would be non-political, President George W. Bush devoted much the speech to defending his unrelated policy on Iraq.Below are some annotated excerpts from President Bush’s speech:… [source]