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The War with Israel Is Over and they won. Now let's finally move forward By Youssef M. Ibrahim (snip) Dear friends, ... but the truth is the Palestine you could have had in 1948 is much bigger than the one you could have had in 1967, which in turn is much bigger than what you may have to...

What have the Americans ever done for us? Liberated 50 million people... Gerard Baker Ignoring, fortunately, the assault from clever world opinion on America’s motives, its credibility and its ambitions, the Bush Administration set out not only to eliminate immediate threats but also to...

Beirut's Berlin Wall BEIRUT -- "Enough!" That's one of the simple slogans you see scrawled on the walls around Rafiq Hariri's grave site here. And it sums up the movement for political change that has suddenly coalesced in Lebanon and is slowly gathering force elsewhere in the Arab world. ...

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The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20016 Dear Concerned Person: Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of theTaliban and Al Qaeda detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Our administration takes these matters seriously, and...

From the Jerusalem Post... Two young Palestinian men suspected of "collaboration" with Israel were murdered in the Nablus area over the weekend. ... Eyewitnesses said Mahmoud Mansour, 23, was brought to the center of the camp by gunmen from Fatah's armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, and...

Threesome promotes safe sex A trio of made-in-Canada cartoon condoms is helping battle the global spread of AIDS. The animated rubbers -- named Shaft, Stretch and Dick -- are featured in a series of public service announcements called The Three Amigos, officially launched at the United Nations...

It would seem that only western civilization cares. A report from the area struck by the tsunami gives a little insight. All across America, Australia, and Europe private citizens have raised enormous sums for tsunami relief. ... And, of course, Australian and American military personnel, at...

By Hassan al-Fekih - DUBAI The likely prospect of a Shiite victory in this month's landmark Iraqi elections is making the oil-rich Gulf monarchies apprehensive, fearing Tehran's growing influence in the region. ... "More important for the Iraqis is to get rid of sectarianism linked to...

... for the Asian earthquake and tsunami that has wreaked havoc around the world. Bush and Halliburton have been working on weather/climate altering technology for years. They have pretty much been successful in recent years and this earthquake is the result of their hard work. Bush will...

A Pakistan editorial on Bush and a diference in the world since the fall of Russia. THINKING ALOUD: No beating about the Bush —Razi Azmi I can definitely live with Bush as US president — or as the world’s sole policeman — for eight years or longer, but would hate to spend even eight days under...

The Associated Press reports with complete sincerity, a British muslim who was captured in Afghanistan and now charges abuse by American authorities. PARIS - A Briton released from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay told Europe's top human rights body Friday he was beaten, shackled, kept in a...

According to one web site, the following poll appeared in the Arabic newspaper Alsabah (Dec. 15th) and is the result of querying 5000 Iraqis: What will you base your vote on? Political agenda----------------------------65% Factional origin----------------------------14% Party...

The folowing was written by an American foriegn service officer. Part humor, some frustration, always right on... I just got back from a truly horrendous event for the local diplomatic corps and I'm bursting with bile... The topics of discussion were, of course, the USA, Bush, our obsession...

December 10, 2004 'Arab Regimes Must Understand the U.S. Administration Supports The Freedom and Rights of the Arabs' Ahmad Al-Jarallah, editor-in-chief of the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassah recently wrote an editorial in support of President Bush's election victory and what it means for the Arab...