Saturday, March 19, 2005

He'll Take Credit or Shift Blame Anyway, Like He Always Does...

For your Middle East sociopolitical, cultural anthropology, and history lesson for the day, go read Juan Cole.
President Bush and his supporters are taking credit for spreading freedom across the Middle East. Here's why they're wrong.

I think modern technology has furthered the dawn of the political shift in the Middle East as much as anything that has happened on the ground. Those folks have satellite TV, cellphones, and the Internet just like we do, and are more connected to one another throughout the region with each passing day.

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