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"Americans are not your enemy." - Obama

Tuesday January 27, 2009

President Obama chose the Arabic-language satellite station Al-Arabiya for his first TV interview since the election. Sitting down with host Hisham Melhem, Obama said that his "job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy."

In the interview, President Obama mentions that he has Muslim family members and has lived before in Muslim countries. He calls for a "language of respect" when conversing with the Muslim world. Obama also describes the need to communicate to the American people that "the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to live their lives and see their children live better lives."

While Obama speaks of mutual respect, communication, and greater understanding, he acknowledges that "ultimately, people are going to judge me not by my words but by my actions and my administration's actions." Many in the Muslim world will watch this interview and respond with "so far, so good." Then they will want to wait and see.

source from : www.alarabiya.net