<![CDATA[The Nation | Blog | The Daily Outrage | Outrageous Outtakes | Ari Berman:
When US Senator Russ Feingold got off the plane in Bamako, Mali, he was dazzled by the sight of thousands of Malians, including thongs of children, seemingly cheering his arrival. Then came Feingold’s moment of zen. The crowds weren’t waiting for him, but rather for the arrival of Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, whose plane had just landed at the airport.
Thing is, if you’re busy torturing Moslems, they tend to gravitate to Iran. The Bush strategy of democratizing Iraq at gunpoint is backfiring spectacularly.]]>