President Bush, Shcharansky and the tradition of Russian dissent.(George W. Bush, Natan Shcharansky ) From: Contemporary Review | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: Shlapentokh, Dmitry | COPYRIGHT 2005 Contemporary Review Company Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

IN his inaugural speech, President George W. Bush sketched a bold new mission for American foreign policy and proclaimed that the goal of the U.S.A. is to promote liberty all over the world. He sent Condoleezza Rice, the new Secretary of State, to promote his vision all over Europe. According to the New York Times columnist William Safire, Bush had been inspired by Shcharansky's book The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror. A dissident from the fo...

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