"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."

"If the Lebanese feel the need for foreign intervention to resolve their problems with Syria – they are well advised to seek out the assistance of France."

"Naive people believe that after all this, Bush would not risk more adventures of this kind. They are wrong."

"Instability and political unrest in the Middle East helps Israel prolong its occupation."

"With Bush propagandizing about the fiscal "crisis" of Social Security and his critics on the left and right pointing to a bloated $600 billion budget deficit, it is time to look at where all the money went. Clinton’s presidency closed with a $300 billion surplus and rosy dreams about paying down the national debt."

"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."

"...this theology is based on the way Hollywood would like for things to be. Like many other entities and individuals, Hollywood molds the concept of God into something that fits in well with its own lifestyle and agenda."

"Following the death of Lebanon’s symbol of pragmatic nationalism, there will be political turmoil within Syria. However external elements including the US and France will indirectly intervene to ensure that chaos is short-lived. Meanwhile the Harriri assassination will gravely damage the thirty year old Syria-Lebanon connection."