Obama a Winner in the Middle East, Mosaic Intelligence Report
Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report, reviewing Middle East Media isues. "Obama a Winner in the Middle East" The debate between Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama on Thursday night commanded almost as much attention on major Arab television networks as it did in the U.S.
Arab networks such as Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Dubai TV currently have camera crews shadowing top US presidential hopefuls. They have been busy interviewing Americans about their choice for candidates. Al Jazeera English channel is also running promos promising “an in depth coverage of the US presidential elections.”
There is a buzz about Obama that his victory would revive America’s sinking image abroad. Many Arabs believe that Obama’s ethnicity and background gives him a kinder understanding of third world countries. On the other hand, on an interview on Al Arabiya channel a Saudi businessman preferred Hillary, because he hoped she’d make Bill her Middle East emissary. “Obama would be a novice at navigating the dangerous Middle East quagmire,” according to him.
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