1000 activist and academic in a letter to Obama

1000 activist and academic in a letter to Obama: States should be condemned by arresting activists, such as Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia> United States use its influence on the economic and diplomatic commitment to human rights standards> United States has supported over the past half century, repressive regimesMubarak and Obama in Washington

Mubarak and Obama in Washington
The face of academics and activists a letter to President Barack Obama, asking for the support of human rights and democracy in the Middle East. He called the speech to condemn countries that unfairly detained opposition activists, such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia or anywhere else. They also called on the United States to use economic and diplomatic influence to compel authoritarian regimes with human rights standards, pointing out that the United States has supported over the past half a century of repressive regimes. They stressed that Washington's support for authoritarian regimes created a region that suffers from widespread corruption, extremism and instability.
Among the signatories of the letter, which exceeded the one thousand and a human rights activist and academic, Radwan Masmoudi, president of Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy in Washington. Abdo, Geneva Foundation «Century Foundation» research. Shadi Hamid, deputy director of the Center «Brookings Doha». And Michelle Dunn Middle East expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. And Jennifer Windsor, Freedom House, the President of the Organization of American legal. And Mona Yacoubian, Counsellor, U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. And professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University and founding director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of understanding between Muslims and Christians. We have George and Executive Director of the «Voices from Egypt for democracy». Dr. Amin Mahmoud, an Egyptian researcher living in Washington, and active member of the Alliance of Egyptian Americans. Tom Malinowski, a spokesman for Human Rights Watch in Washington. And Professor of Philosophy at the University of Indiana-American Notram unique Dalmeyer.
Dear Mr. Obama
Like many people around the world, we feel hope and inspiration. Vantkhabatkm evidence of the continuing promise of America as a land of opportunity, equality and freedom. The presidency offers a historic opportunity to develop a new way to manage foreign affairs, especially in the tense relationship between the United States and the Islamic world.
We are encouraged and promised to listen to the hopes and aspirations of Arabs and Muslims and well understood. Fbiglaq Guantanamo and the Prevention of Torture, your Administration will provide greater confidence between the United States and the Islamic world.
Last month, in Hawwark the largest with a channel most watched in the Middle East, heard of millions of Arabs to invite you to the need for mutual respect, and encouraged them on reaching an you did the decision about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as an urgent priority, as evidenced by the designated Senator George Mitchell Envoy to you. Is not considered to communicate with the peoples in this region in the early step of your presidency is not just important, but a step must be pursued political change and realistic.
And not to improve relations between the United States and the Middle East just to change some policies here or there, the policies of the United States towards the Middle East was fundamentally misled for a long time. The United States has supported over the past half a century of repressive regimes that violate human rights and arrest anyone who dares criticize them and cause them more suffering, and prohibits its citizens from participating in political activities, a peaceful civilian. It was supposed to serve the U.S. support for autocratic Arab national interests and regional stability, but on the contrary, this caused the creation of an area to suffer increasingly from rampant corruption, extremism and instability.
In his second inaugural address, pledged to former U.S. President George W. Bush, that the United States will not support dictators anymore and it would stand by activists and reformers who are fighting for democratic change. But soon the Bush administration largely turned her face for a democratic Middle East after the Islamic parties fared well in elections across the region. This not only affects the credibility of the United States and lead to resentment and encourage pro-democracy extremists in the region, but it also sent a strong message to the dictators, namely that they can reaffirm their power and suppress dissent immunity.
To re-establish relations based on mutual respect, it is important that the United States stands with the right side of history with regard to human rights and civil and political rights of the peoples of the Middle East. There is no doubt that the peoples of the Middle East looks forward to freedom and democracy more than they are now, and have proven their willingness to fight for it. What they want from your administration is a commitment to promote political reform, not through wars and threats or exploitation, but through peaceful policies reward governments take effective action toward real democratic reforms. Moreover, we must not hesitate to condemn the United States in countries that unfairly detain opposition activists, such as Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, Tunisia or anywhere else. At the time, you must take advantage of U.S. economic and diplomatic influence to put pressure on its allies in the region when they fail to adhere to basic standards of human rights.
We recognize that taking steps such as these will be difficulties and dilemmas. Hence, there is an urgent need to take a sharp right now more than ever before. For a long time Shell fear the American policy of the arrival of the Islamist parties to power its role in the Middle East. Some of these concerns are legitimate and understandable; Many Islamists claim to non-liberal policies. They make a lot of commitment in order to clarify the rights of women and religious minorities and their willingness to tolerate opposition. But are most of the streams of Islamic groups in the region, non-violent and respect the democratic process.
In many countries, including Turkey, Indonesia and Morocco, including the right to participate in the election fair and credible moderate Islamic parties, which would reinforce the commitment of these parties norms of democracy. May not agree what should they have to say, but if we want to spread democracy and its practice, it is impossible to exclude the largest opposition group in the region of the democratic process.
We are fully aware that in the light of the worsening economic crisis and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, will need political reform and progress towards democratic reform in the Middle East to compete with a full range of other priorities in your agenda. The policy usually is to take difficult choices. In spite of that, during your work on other Middle East priorities, we urge you to activate the democratic reform and respect for basic human rights in consideration to your participation in the systems and the Arab masses.
In conclusion, we are writing this letter to confirm our belief that the deep support of Democrats and democracy in the Middle East is not only in the interest of the region, but in the interest of the United States. And perhaps most importantly, is that what we choose to do with regard to this pressing problem will reveal a large part of the power of the democratic values of America in this new era and we will decide if we are respected and applied in the Middle East or not.