"Germany's Green Obama breaks barriers
RAMI KHOURI
A remarkable thing just happened in one of the leading Western democracies: A man of colour was elected to a major leadership position in a society that had often discriminated against his people. I am not speaking about Barack Obama - I am speaking about the selection of a Turkish immigrant's son as co-leader of Germany's Green Party."
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