"The willingness of journalists to accepts the establishment's view of events during and after 9/11 is truly staggering."

"Imagine if the general said the same words about any other religion in this county. Of course, hell would have broken loose and the general would not have lasted until the end of the day in his position. But sadly, to be an anti- Muslim in this country is tolerated, and often times encouraged by extremist propaganda all over the place. What does that say about our country? Are we a nation where hatred of religious and ethnic groups has evolved to become a common currency?"

"...the Palestinian leadership cannot continue to operate on both sides of the track. If the Palestinian leadership has some romantic ideas about the armed struggle, it needs to work at explaining their strategy to the Palestinian people and prepare them for a long and bloody future."

"In terms of motive, almost no credible Middle East analyst doubts that Israel is the only political beneficiary from the attack."

:: Memo to Rummy ::

"The Malaysian Premier’s statement was nothing more then an observation of the reality, at worst one can say his interpretation of the reality was inaccurate but certainly there were no deliberate scorning of the Jewish people."

"The US's departure from and return to UNESCO is also the story of the rise to power of the American ultra-right in the beginning of the 1980s and its even more forceful resurgence at the beginning of the new century."

"Palestinians have no state or conventional army. We are subjected to curfews, expulsions, home demolitions, legalized torture, and a wide variety of human rights violations. There is a glaring contrast between the level of official responsibility and the systematic nature of the violence exchanged between Palestinian individuals and the state of Israel."