"This year, both Democrats and Republicans, believing that swing voters will be especially important in November’s election, have avoided taking high-visibility stands on gun issues."

"It is estimated that the recent al-Qaeda activities inside Saudi Arabia especially ruthless attacks and merciless killings of foreigners working in the oil business have increased the geopolitical risk of a barrel of oil by something from $8-$12."

"In a very interesting way Hizballah's relations with Damascus are becoming not very dissimilar from Israel's relations with the United States, with some very obvious differences."

"What we know is that neither Democracy nor economic growth are the Holy Spirit’s gifts. They cannot be parachuted either. To be successful, any social, political, economical reforms have to be conduced through deep structural changes not by high decrees."

"Israel's persistent penetrations of Lebanese airspace with aircraft and reconnaissance drones are another source of confrontation."

"...even without the documents, it is a fact that Bush did leave the Texas Air National Guard for assignment in Alabama so he could work on a congressional campaign there."

"If I look at the American leadership , they all appear to be from some tribe of man-eaters. Show Mr. Bush some barrels of oil and he may destroy the whole country for them."

"If Edward Said and Noam Chomsky argue that the role of the intellectual is to speak truth to power and Bill Moyers says the same of journalism, then what Laidi is arguing is much the same for art and culture in the Occupied Palestinian Territories."