Abstract:
The Syrian ambassador, Imad Moustapha, long-serving representative of a country belonging to the "Axis of Evil" (as expanded after the invasion of Iraq) may have surprised his audience. He was urbane and witty, sprinkling his conversation with American idiom. A modern art and classical music connoisseur, Ambassador Moustapha's talk focused on a positive future of US-Syrian relations. His speech, emphasizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, brought approving applause from the audience; he even received a standing ovation at the end of his talk....
stelazai
posted 4/08/10 @ 11:21 AM PST