Reverse Angle
September, 2005
Reverse AngleCall him a Thomas L. Friedman for the Middle East. Salama Na'mat is the Washington bureau chief for the pan-Arab daily newspaper Al-Hayat and a sought-after commentator on Arabic TV. Followed--and quoted--by Friedman and other Middle East watchers here, his contrarian takes on U.S. policy are must-reads for Arabs looking to understand America.[Q] Playboy: Is it difficult to explain the U.S. to Arab readers?[A] Na'mat: When someone like me explains to them what is going on--not justi...