Continuing the theme of the previous thread (I was asleep at the time!); I hope this hasn’t been discussed but this particular reaction fascinates me:
Al-Ahram (Egypt): This Is a Change in the West’s Centuries-Old Attitude Towards IslamThe Egyptian daily Al-Ahram, in its editorial, called Obama’s speech “the culmination of the statements [promising] change that began during [Obama’s] election campaign, and gained momentum after his victory… [It can be said,] without exaggeration, that Obama’s speech will enter the annals of history as one of the most important documents illustrating the desire of the West, headed by the U.S., to [adopt] a new stance towards Islam and the Muslims, after centuries of aggression and hostility.
“Centuries of aggression?”
How do they figure that one? We’re only barely centuries old!