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The Arab world is in flames. The Palestinian Papers have created a sensation in the Middle East. And what has President Obama got to say about it? “And tonight, let us be clear: The United States of America stands with the people of Tunisia, and supports the democratic aspirations of all people.”

Those were his timid words referring to the latest dramatic events in the Middle East since the sudden death of the regime of the Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. There may be hope but certainly no audacity in his careful wording, which revealed the administration’s deep unease with the pro-democracy protests in Egypt, a key U.S. ally in the region.

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