US propaganda efforts, and the last-minute appearances of Bush in Arab media (with the deliberate exclusion of AlJazeera--the most widely watched channel by far) only underlines US problems. But the message by Bush will only underline the wide gap between this administration and Arab public opinion. He will tell them that the torture incidents were an exception, and Arabs believe that they are systematic. He will tell them that US is making progress in Iraq; Arabs know that nature of the bloody mess in Iraq. He will tell them that Sharon is a man of peace; Arabs (and many Europeans and some Israelis) consider him a war criminal. Bush will tell them that US is promoting freedom in Iraq; Arabs know that the US is obstructing democracy and elections in Iraq. Bush will tell them that he stands for a new Middle East, and Arabs see more blood in the old Middle East. Bush will tell them about his promotion of freedoms, and Arabs do not need to be reminded that they live under brutal dictatorships most of which are supported and armed by the US. The Bush message, however, is effective to an audience in Iowa or Oklahoma. In the Arab world, his message will only provoke and insult. But that the nature of US propaganda efforts in the Middle East: the more they try, the worse US image problem gets. Is this why the latest chief of Middle East/Muslim propaganda Margaret D. Tutwiler resigned from the US Department of State? How could you do your job with Bush in the White House? To improve Bush's image among Arabs is not different from improving the image of the Taliban among feminists. Don't even try.