He told us we couldn’t use his name during the campaign,but now he plans to use it in front of the world when he takes the oath of office. Hussein translates as handsome and was the name of Mohammad’s grandson in Arabic. -EO
By Christi Parsons,John McCormick and Peter Nicholas
- Barack Hussein Obama
Chicago Tribune
In exclusive interview,he says he plans to be sworn in like every other president,using his full name:Barack Hussein Obama. Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the U.S. to renovate its relations with the Muslim world,starting the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech he plans to deliver in an Islamic capital. And when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20,he plans to be sworn in like every other president,using his full name:Barack Hussein Obama.