by Robert Kuttner

Boston Globe

03/09/05

Freedom is breaking out all over, so it seems. ... Here's the storyline: Just as Bush's neoconservative advisers planned, ousting Saddam transformed not just Iraq but the balance of power in the Middle East. ... Once Saddam went down, the other dominoes started falling. Just read the headlines: Syria, respecting America's new muscle, is thrown off balance. Lebanon, long Syria's puppet, is demanding liberty. Egypt's despotic president (and US client) Hosni Mubarak is suddenly promising fair elections. Saudi Arabia's local elections are more authentic than usual. On the Palestine-Israel front, there's suddenly progress. Iran is negotiating about shutting down its nukes. And in Iraq itself, the process may be a mess but something real is happening. Wow! If this picture is true, let's nominate George W. Bush for the Nobel Peace Prize. The only trouble is, the picture isn't true...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp