Dave, I think you are a genius. However, you generate more "offensive replies" than anyone I know or follow. Have you ever considered that the issue might be you? - Daniel K. Boyd
How do you know that? Have you done a study and if so can I see the results? - Dave Winer
I would suggest that perhaps the world you're looking for, Daniel, is controversial, rather than offensive. Controversy, in my opinion, is often good, as it stimulates debate. - Ian May
The Times reporter thought it would be Cairo too, by a process of elimination. I think that's where Anwar Sadat was assassinated. Not to be too negative or anything. But it's a smart thing to do, the US really does need to say clearly to the Muslim world -- we're a Muslim country too. And everything else. - Dave Winer
Cairo is the only place that makes sense. I know some people from Cairo, and they still looooove Jimmy Carter there. They actually refer to the public buses as "Carter," since they are the result of American foreign aid in the 70s. +1 for American "soft power" diplomacy. - Steve Lynch
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an interesting perspective would be if the Islamic world actually cares about a gesture like that. the "Islamic world" is very diverse. we tend to think AQ and mid-east, but Central Asia and the Orient are just as populous. for the US audience it would be a strong political statement re US foreign affairs. - SnakeDoc
here are 2 links that give some factoids on the Muslim world - http://tinyurl.com/5ls5fd - http://tinyurl.com/6bmaqc . interesting to note that out of the top 10 muslim countries only 3 [at the bottom...] are "Arab" countries, which we usually perceive as adversarial. - SnakeDoc
