Bush to reach out to Iranians from across the Gulf
by Laurent Lozano* US President George W. Bush arrived in the United Arab Emirates yesterday for a visit in which he was set to reach out to ordinary Iranians across the Gulf in a new swipe at the Tehran government.Bush was to deliver a keynote speech in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi telling Iranians, for whom the UAE is their main trading partner, that there is a better alternative to the current regime, his spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters.
US President George W. Bush called on Arab states on Thursday to reach out to Israel in a bid to boost peace negotiations between the Jewish state and the Palestinians.