Last week, student protestors in Hong Kong quickly escalated their demonstrations against last month’s announcement by China’s rubber-stamp National People’s Congress (NPC) that Hong Kong’s political future would be decided by Beijing alone.
Standing at a lectern, speaking to anxious and expectant listeners throughout the Arab world, United States President Barack Obama uttered these words:"[I] have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed, confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice, government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people, [and]the freedom to live as you choose.
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