"What makes this event more horrific, besides the fact that it was a vicious attack on unarmed worshippers in a sacred place of prayer, is that every year since, Israelis have celebrated this day with gaiety and praise for Baruch Goldstein whom they consider a hero, but who is in reality a terrorist and cold-blooded murderer. Is this the ilk of heroes today?"

"If odious regimes such as Syria are never rewarded for anything positive, they have no incentive to behave better. This does not mean holding them in a tight embrace or condoning their abysmal human rights practices. It does mean treating them with a wary pragmatism and not assuming all they do is evil."

"Yet another imperative facet, which is ought to be looked into is; that amid a hefty deployment of Indian troops along the Line of Control [LoC]—how did India agree to the re-start the bus service in Kashmir—and that too free from Visa."

"The issue of persecuting minorities to full scale systematic genocide is a Western Secular phenomenon. In contrast Muslims never annihilated conquered subjects."

"If a lasting Gulf security system is ever to come about, it needs to be based on the notions of consensus, inclusiveness and functionalism."

"The mindset behind this world view is perhaps even more dangerous than the view itself."

"The third element in NATO's current approach to the Middle East is the training of Iraqi security forces--both inside and outside that country. The logic is clear: all allies have an interest in enabling Iraq to assume more responsibility for its own security."

"The British and American people have a long history of standing up for their liberties. Lately, they have both been asleep at the wheel. Since 9/11, the Yanks have been saddled with the Patriot Act and a DHS, headed by “Commissar” Michael Chertoff. The Brits, like the Irish before them, are now living under the draconian “Prevention of Terrorism” law. Only an awakened citizenry, conscious of their power, is capable of restoring their rights."