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The Arab Street Rises Up – and Says Thanks, America

Dispatch from FDD’s Claudia Rosett in Lebanon: “Many in the crowd were friendly to Americans. ‘Thank’s Free World,’ (sic) said one poster, held high by a woman in a bright red jacket, Rawya Okal, who told me: ‘We thank Mr. Bush for his position.’ Overhearing this in the throng, a middle-aged man in a green baseball cap, Louis Nahanna, leaned over to say, ‘We love the American people – adding, ‘Please don’t let Bush forget us. Your support is very important.’”

And Fadi Amrou Jamra, told Claudia: “You want elections? We’re ready for elections now!”

Her story is here.

Clifford D. MayClifford D. May is an American journalist and editor. He is the president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a conservative policy institute created shortly after the 9/11 attacks, ...
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