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Offers praise to United States President George W. Bush for his role in the changes in the political culture of the Middle East. Discussion of the achievements of Bush's foreign policy; Criticism of U.S.-Arab relations in 2001; Failure of former President Bill Clinton to respond to the threat of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden; Impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on Bush's foreign policy; Increase of democratic movements in the Middle East following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq; Discussion of the political changes in Lebanon; Pressure placed by Bush on the political culture on Saudi Arabia; Report that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will permit opponents to run in the presidential elections against him; Bush's obsession with the democratization of Arab countries; Discussion of the peace process between Palestine and Israel; Praise for Bush for not making concessions to Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat.

Presents reflections on the meaning of anniversaries for international policymakers. Discussion of the testimony of Bush administration officials before the commission investigating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; Discussion of the Iraqi uprisings that accompanied the first anniversary of the fall of Baghdad; Report of Kofi Annan's remarks on the tenth anniversary of the Hutu extermination of the Tutsi in Rwanda; Speculation about what Annan and the United Nations could have done to stop genocide in Rwanda, Serbia, Sudan and other trouble spots; Discussion of U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry's suggestion that the UN--and possibly Arab allies of the U.S.--should take charge of Iraq's return to sovereignty;.