Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 22, 2009. To the dismay of human rights groups across the world, Obama decided to pander to right-wing hawks and boycott the historic gathering.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. January 14, 2009. In one week, the U.S. Constitution will be front and center as Barack Obama solemnly swears to "preserve, protect, and defend" it.