Uncle Sam against Sam the Uncle

Published in Le Soir d'Algerie
(Algeria) on 7 November 2012
by Maamar Farah (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Georgina O'Neil. Edited by Jane Lee.
Four years ago, we welcomed Obama's election win with great satisfaction following the reign of terror of a certain Bush junior. It goes without saying that the first black president in the history of the United States doesn't have as twitchy a finger on the trigger as his predecessor, but if he were in a Western film, he would be more like the local pastor who preaches peace yet encourages war!

Before his arrival, there were one or two conflicts that dragged on, and which we knew were already lost for the Yankees, as usual. Plus, there was the eternal Palestinian question.

At a time when Obama's mandate has been renewed, everything is a mess all the way from the Atlantic to the [Persian] Gulf, while, for the first time, an American president has nonetheless recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel! That is why, seen from this point of view, this election seems dull and one-dimensional: it's Uncle Sam against Sam the Uncle, and the victory of one or the other won't bring peace to the Arabic people dominated by a new-look Islam supported by Washington, and it will bring even less hope to the Palestinians.


Il y a quatre années de cela, nous accueillions l'élection d'Obama avec grande satisfaction après le règne de la terreur d'un certain Bush junior. Certes, le premier président noir de l'histoire des Etats-Unis n'appuie pas aussi rapidement que son prédécesseur sur la gâchette, mais dans le genre western, ce serait plutôt le pasteur du coin qui prêche la paix mais encourage la guerre !
Avant sa venue, il y avait un ou deux conflits qui traînaient et dont on savait qu'ils étaient perdus d'avance pour les Yankees, comme d'habitude, et l'éternelle question palestinienne... A l'heure où il remet son mandat sur le tapis, c'est la bouillabaisse de l'Atlantique au Golfe alors que, pour la première fois, un président américain reconnaît El Qods comme capitale de l'Etat d'Israël ! Voilà pourquoi, vue d'ici, cette élection paraît fade et sans relief : c'est l'Oncle Sam qui joue contre Sam l’Oncle et la victoire de l'un ou de l'autre n'apportera pas la paix aux peuples arabes dominés par un islamisme new look soutenu par Washington, et encore moins l'espoir pour les Palestiniens!
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