BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Ever since the United States invaded Iraq, some Arab leaders have been acting out of character, talking about big changes in the works and using all the proper keywords: democracy, transparency, choice, human rights.
In the year that Baghdad fell and Saddam Hussein was captured, Saudi Arabia has announced it will hold its first ever election; Syria has freed 130 imprisoned critics of the regime; Egypt has revoked legislation used to jail journalists; Libya has promised to give up weapons of mass destruction programs.
In the year that Baghdad fell and Saddam Hussein was captured, Saudi Arabia has announced it will hold its first ever election; Syria has freed 130 imprisoned critics of the regime; Egypt has revoked legislation used to jail journalists; Libya has promised to give up weapons of mass destruction programs.
