Arabia shows support for globalisation, says Albright

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Muslim countries continue to show ongoing support for globalisation and Western-style democracy, despite the troubles in Iraq, according to a report from the Pew Global Attitudes Project, chaired by Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State in the USA.

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Albright, who will address the international leadership summit Leaders in Dubai in Dubai on November 28 - 29, is the chair of the group which has conducted a series of worldwide public opinion surveys.

In the report, nearly 75,000 people were questioned in 50 countries on how they feel about their lives, the environment and the changing world. Other Pew Global Attitudes Project advisory board members include Hernando de Soto, Henry Kissinger, Queen Noor of Jordan and Desmond Tutu.

Globalisation is one of the key issues tabled for discussion at Leaders in Dubai, and HE Sheikh Faisal bin Khaled Sultan Al Qassemi, chairman of the Al Qasimi Group, said: "Globalisation is more complicated than people think at the beginning and it requires growth and evolution.

'What comes out of the report is that people - on the whole - like globalisation and they like the idea of being part of a larger system.
'You cannot stop globalisation - it is something that happens; so the issue is how to manage it so that the benefits are spread more widely among rich and poor countries and the negative aspects are alleviated."

more: http://www.ameinfo.com/60650.html

[Erika]

1. America's standard of living is going down

as the rest of the world is going up.

[Maple]

2. YES! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

'What comes out of the report is that people - on the whole - like globalisation and they like the idea of being part of a larger system.

'You cannot stop globalisation - it is something that happens; so the issue is how to manage it so that the benefits are spread more widely among rich and poor countries and the negative aspects are alleviated."

:applause:

[rooboy]

8. What's so good about globalization that has you celebrating? n/t

[amandabeech]

3. Does that mean that the Saudis will let women drive? n/t

[Devlzown]

4. Henry Kissinger is an advisory board member

of this organization. That fucker is just ubiquitous, isn't he? I'm sorry, but I have sincere misgivings about any organization with Kissinger as a member.

[Maple]

5. None of which

changes the reality of globalization.

[Devlzown]

6. All the wrong people are helping it along.

So don't expect me to jump on the bandwagon.

[sadiesworld]

7. I'm thinking they'll throw flowers at the oil corporadoes.

[Erika]

9. But the Saudi prince

is always a welcome visitor at Crawford. One of Bush's good buddies. Bush has never forced them to an investigation as to why the vast majority of 9/11 bombers were Saudi.

I should also add that of the 16 ME countries, the Saudis are most hostile to women's rights. But Bush rolls out the red carpet in Crawford?

[amandabeech]

13. Don't talk about the abysmal ME record on women's rights

over on G.D. You might get called a racist. Be careful.

[JCMach1]

10. This region was changing at light speed before Bush

stuck his grubby little nose in... If anything, American presence in Iraq emboldens anti-reform conservatives here.

[PittPoliSci]

11. You should expect stuff like this...

from a former director of the CFR. Meanwhile, our standard of living is going to shit, our manufacturing jobs are fleeing fast, but we should take comfort in the fact that the rich are getting richer and the poor either don't give a shit, at least according to that report.

'What comes out of the report is that people - on the whole - like globalisation and they like the idea of being part of a larger system.'

Bullshit.

[Zorra]

12. A truthful and accurate explanation of globalization:

Modern globalization, neoliberalism as a global system, should be understood as a new war of conquest for territories.

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3849/marcos_7pieces.html