"Arabs don’t hate America. They object to America’s one-sided, unjust, illegal foreign policies, especially with regard to Israel."

"The lesson in all of this is that as important as the demonstrations may be, those not demonstrating and their views must be factored by policy makers into the complex equation of how to move Lebanon forward."

"The fact that tens of millions of viewers, including young people, watch such insidious programming is cause for despair. Overall, the United States is heavily socialized by the likes of what dominates TV screens."

Using “democracy” “power” and “personal mission” in one sentence invites allusion to the Crusades, with all of its attendant tyranny, cruelty and destuction. This is the essence of Bush’s imperial “democracy,” and Gee is covering it up.

"Only a democracy can serve the hopes of Palestinians, and make Israel secure, and raise the flag of a free Palestine. A successful Palestinian democracy should be Israel's top goal as well. So Israel must freeze settlement activity, help Palestinians build a thriving economy and ensure that a new Palestinian state is truly viable, with contiguous territory on the West Bank. A state of scattered territories will not work."

"When an American president wants to make war, he doesn’t rely on private contributions. The U.S. warfare in Iraq has already cost taxpayers more than $150 billion, not counting the regular Pentagon budget that is now well over a billion dollars per day."

"While the media landscape shifted, Bagdikian saw corporate behemoths on the horizon. “The Media Monopoly” emerged as an illuminating book that provided clarity at a time when there was little understanding -- even among journalists -- about corporate media power and its implications."

"The thesis of my book is that the war on terrorism is a hoax designed to demonize Muslims and Arabs so that the U.S. can justify inflicting repressive measures that would be unthinkable in peacetime. The purpose of this deliberate provocation is to serve the interests of Israel, and I describe how the Bush–Cheney junta represents the sixth and highest stage of the zionization of the U.S."