"Again there are two alternatives. The first: to start negotiations with Bashar al-Assad, who is making public overtures. That means being ready to give back the Golan Heights and allow the 60 thousand Syrian refugees to return home. In return, Sunni Syria could well cut itself loose from Iran and Hizbullah and join the front of Sunni states. Since Syria is both Sunni and secular-nationalist, that may also have a positive effect on the Palestinians."

"I believe the audio was silenced to hide the truth of what really happened and to cover up how the executioners taunted Saddam and cursed him. I don’t recall any American execution carried out in such a manner, do you Mr. President? Another disturbing thing, Saddam was executed on the dawn of Eid Al Udha. This is the holiest day for all Muslims the world over. Think of the religious passions you have inflamed here."

"The year 2006 was another hell on earth for the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza. Is there any hope for relief? Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” led to freedom for African-Americans. Question: Will ex-President Jimmy Carter’s tome, “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” play a comparable role in ending the evil of the Israeli Occupation?"

"In a soon-to-be-published essay (and quoted here with the author's permission), Dr. Michael Vlahos (Senior Staff, National Security Analysis Department, Johns Hopkins University) writes: 'I can attest to many 'Defense World' conversations that have ended with: 'the time may come when we will have to kill millions of Muslims,' or, 'history shows that to win over a people you have to kill at least 10% of them, like the Romans'..."

"Unfortunately, the so-called international community has learnt nothing from the defeat of the warlords and the rise of the Islamic Courts to power. The UN, for instance, continues to refer to the warlords as the “federal transitional government” and to Abdullahi Yusuf as “president”. One of the first mistakes was to arrange peace talks between the warlords, masquerading as a federal government, and the victorious Islamic Courts, treated as a rebel group at best, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. There is, of course, nothing wrong with arranging peace talks, but the warlords should not have been invited to take part. Many Somalis would argue that, instead, they should have been consigned to oblivion, or charged and tried for the crimes they committed while in control of Mogadishu."

"How far those wheels have been greased is shown by the authors' detailed figures, which demonstrate that it is not only the US that pays bribes for votes in the council but also the UN itself, albeit somewhat indirectly."

"There was a predetermined verdict (guilty) and sentence (death by hanging), and a drawn out U.S.-driven charade to bring about the desired result.…In plain language, Hussein wasn’t executed; he was lynched."

"If there's one thread that seems to endure in U.S. foreign policy it is that the will of the people, both at home and abroad, is the least thing among Washington's considerations."