NEWSWEEK: Fareed Zakaria

		In the January 31 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, January 24): "Oscar Confidential"- the annual roundtable with Oscar contenders. This year - Swank, Foxx, Giamatti, Bening, DiCaprio and Winslet- talk about their work. Also: Fareed Zakaria on what Bush faces in trying to deliver on his inaugural promise of spreading freedom across the globe; the DNC chairman race; British car designers in Detroit; women PhDs and elite universities; alternatives to arthritis medicine; and the latest in karaoke machines.(PRNewFoto) NEW YORK, NY USA

Bush Speech Touts Spread of Freedom, But Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality, While Inevitable, Is Striking, Zakaria Writes Bush Has Been Visionary In Goals, But 'He Has Not Provided Much Practical Wisdom On How To Attain Them In A Complex World' NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In his second Inaugural Address, President George W. Bush set out the distinctively American world view: that "the best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world." But in speaking honestly and openly about the importance and universality of freedom, and pushing it higher on the global agenda, "Bush also pushed higher on the agenda the question of American hypocrisy," writes Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria in a special report in the current issue of Newsweek. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050123/NYSU003 ) "The chasm between rhetoric and reality, while inevitable, is striking," Zakaria writes in the January 31 issue (on newsstands Monday, January 24). "While Bush has been visionary in his goals, he has not provided much practical wisdom on how to attain them in a complex world. This lack of attention to the long, hard slog of actually promoting democracy might explain why things have gone so poorly in the most important practical application of the Bush Doctrine so far-Iraq." Zakaria also notes that for much of the world, the great challenge today is civil strife, extreme poverty and disease, which overwhelms not only democracy but order itself. "It is not that such societies are unconcerned about freedom," he writes. "Everyone, everywhere, would choose to control his own destiny. But this does not mean as much when the basic order that precedes civilized life is threatened, and disease and death are the most pressing daily concern." He concludes: "The writing is on the wall. The remaining tyrannies will eventually perish. And the world will move slowly toward greater and greater freedom. The United States is right to push this trend forward. The president is wise to articulate the path ahead. But we should also note the trends toward chaos, plague and poverty, which consume the attentions of much of the world. These are also great evils, and we should propose ways to lead the world in tackling them. That, too, would make for an interesting and important speech." (Read Newsweek's news releases at http://www.Newsweek.com. Click "Pressroom" at the bottom of the page.) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6857303/site/newsweek /