"Settler opposition--political and physical--is the single greatest obstacle any government will have to overcome; every additional day of settlement expansion renders this challenge more daunting."

"The appalling poverty of billions of people results from the criminally unfair system of production and distribution of the earth’s wealth."

"...the oil is being controlled by the US appointed authority, its quantity, and price will be determined by the US behind the scene. The only problem is dealing with those who are blowing up the pipeline to disrupt the oil supply."

"Iraqi resentment towards US presence could gradually become aggressive. Already according to a September 17 Associated Press report the commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq said that U.S. forces also face “now face revenge attacks from ordinary Iraqis angered by the occupation.”

"As much settlement relocation as possible should occur during the summer months when children are on vacation, so that they can be in place for the start of the new school year, and in order that no school be disrupted by a sudden closure or a gradual loss of students over an extended time period."

"...Amiel implies that unless Israel gets what it wants, the ‘sands of Arabia’ will be ‘soaked in blood’. In other words, she recommends that Israel use all necessary means, including nuclear, to complete the ethnic cleansing of Palestine..."

"A more realistic approach would be to transfer the settlements and their infrastructure to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in a phased and organized manner."

"The Wall Street Journal's editorial page, the last bastion of neocon fantasy, carried a delightful essay today by an brilliant young fiction writer, Colin Powell. Powell wrote of an imaginary kingdom where "society was on the move" and the "hard work" of closeted (but not gay) Americans had produced the rudiments of a "peaceful and prosperous democracy."