[mfreddy]

An American senator spelled out his nation’s ambition to control the world as long ago as 1898 when he said Americans were a race destined to defeat all other people. He urged his compatriots to dominate new markets and countries if the situation demanded it. Impotent civilizations and incompetent races should disappear under the feet of the lofty civilization built by the American people, he added.






does anyone know who this senator is?

[MadeInOhio]

Don't know to whom the Arab News is referrring. Perhaps Henry Cabot Lodge. Certainly Teddy Roosevelt wasn't too far removed from this philosophy.

That said, the story from Arab News is consistent with the common Arab response to 9-11:

1) Play down atrocities perpetrated against Americans and pretend those against Jews haven't occurred.

2) Promote Islamic paranoia by warning of anti-Muslim pressure groups influencing U.S. foreign policy.

3) Characterize Americans and Christians generally as congenitally disposed to political and religious imperialism.

[APBaer]

It might refer to Albert Beveridge, US Senator from Indiana (1899-1911), a fervent supporter of American imperialism who gave a campaign speech on September 16, 1898 titled "The March of the Flag".

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1898beveridge.html