U.S., Syria and the New Old Middle East: Confrontation or Co

Dr. Imad Moustapha has been Syria's Ambassador to the United States since March 2004. Prior to that, he was Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at the University of Damascus, and Secretary General of the Arab School on Science and Technology. He co-founded the Network of Syrian Scientists, Technologists and Innovators Abroad (NOSSTIA), and was an active consultant to international and regional organizations on science and technology policies in the Middle East. He was also a member of the Syrian team responsible for drafting reform strategies for the ministries of Culture, Education, and Higher Education.

Dr. Moustapha is a versatile writer with a long list of publications in English and Arabic. His writings cover the political scene in Washington, US policies, and book, art and music reviews. He has published extensively in Teshreen, Abiad-wa-Aswad, al-Hayat, al-Ahram al-Douali, Forward, the LA Times, and the Washington Post. His credits include more than 200 published articles, and he has authored, co-authored and edited several books (The Echoes of Orpheus, Creativity out from the Windows of Hell, and Concurrent Engineering). He is co-author of the UN sponsored Human Development Report in the Arab World (2003).

He has appeared in almost all major US, British, Syrian, and Arab TV news programs and shows, and presented a large number of public lectures in various Arab and American cities. He is also a blogger commenting on life, culture and friends in Washington (http://imad_moustapha.blogs.com). Imad Moustapha holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Surrey, UK. He is fluent in both English and French.

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[ForexReviewsCentral]

The speech is superb

[mikelzthing]

i admire this man. he is a brilliant representative of his country and although i find the situation in syria to be saddening, unfortunately, i feel that the "oppressive" regime of assad must continue in order to stabilise the country. means are not proportional, but the power vacuum that assads departure would have created would be devastating.

[ahassan7270]

God Bless you Mr. Ambassador . You are really wonderful and your speech are to the point....

[Globalcrier]

It is a Slowocaust not a Holocaust

slowocaust |slōəˌkôst;

noun

1 destruction or slaughter on a mass scale over the course of a long period of time: to imprison, collective punish and the rape the indigenous people of their land and dignity.

(the Slowocaust) the mass destruction and take over of the Palestinian people homes, farms, olive orchards, cities and villages while being under military occupation of the Israeli Defense Forces for over forty years.

[eliahonader]

extremely successful syrian politician...

[mohammed1400]

The US has to review its policy in the Middle East. It is a blind policy that ignores the realities on the ground. I am glad that Bush is gone for ever. May God send him to hell.

[SquaddddUp]

It was reported today that the U.S. launched an attack 4-5 miles within the Syrian/Iraq border...I am a liberal democrat and I say GOOD...I know many in my party will claim this to be another act of aggression from "war-mongering" Bush...but he is correct for doing this...he took out a source of a terrorism.