Change has come, Barack Obama.

Today, January 20th 2009, the whole world will commemorate the day Barack Obama takes office as the 44th President of the United States. Today we will put eight years of anxiety behind us. Eight years of misjudgement and ignorance. We had watched the news, heard the speeches and underwent all the disasters of the Bush Administration.

But, today, we witness change, and a new page in history is being written. Two million people are expected at the presidential Inauguration.In a couple of hours, under the eyes of the world, the White House will greet someone who has real faith in the future of the United-States, someone who has long believed in its values, and in its ability to reset an example.

Dear M. Barack Hussein Obama,

I wish to you a safe journey. It will surely not be easy but keep reminding us that yes we can still bring change. And that the 21st century will take a new turn because we, as nations, can cooperate and dialogue. I know that the USA can still represent Unity. And that the American dream is back in the hearts.

The Middle-East needs you, its morale has been shattered. Thousands of civilians have been killed, injured and displaced and we don’t know where to go from there anymore. Together, we can restore this land; we can negotiate a solution, and it is not a hopeless case.

Africa too is on the edge of breaking down, diseases have gotten out of control and poverty is striking hard; I ask you M. President to please not forget that beautiful continent the way many of your predecessors had unfortunately done.

And although the financial crisis is creating a lot of worry, we should remember that the West is not alone in it and that its widespread will create a bigger issue. This is our chance to reach out for each other, beyond religious distinctions or racial segregation.

Finally, I want to thank you, for being the incomparable dream Martin Luther King had once endorsed and died for.

R.