Middle East

"Additional research reveals the existence of second and third generation immigrants, educated in the British school system, speaking perfect English with a variety of local accents, who share the same aspirations for jobs and material well-being as other British youngsters. But because of the color of their skin or style of dress many have experienced discrimination, fuelled by the Islamophobia that has increased since 9/11."

"What is more dangerous is that Fateh still acts as if Palestine belongs to Fateh, and belongs to Fateh alone. Fateh still acts as if the decisions made by Fateh’s leadership need to be in effect and need to be abiding for all the other factions and for the Palestinian people."

"Isolating the radical Islamist trends that are prone to use violent means--without of course infringing on fundamental freedoms--is a winning strategy for everybody, both in Europe and in the Arab world. It has to go hand in hand with a forceful promotion of social mobility among children of Muslim migrants in order that they feel they are indeed completely part of the national and European fabric. Otherwise, what was avoided this time, i.e., an encounter between social dissatisfaction and the "jihadist" version of politicized Islam, could well become a dreadful reality."

President George W. Bush took the country into the Iraqi War based on a policy of lies. It has cost the lives of an estimated 30,000 to 100,000 Iraqis. Since 2001, Bush has ordered the National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on the American people under the guise of catching terrorists. He arrogantly ignored a secret court, the FISA Court, which was set up for that purpose. Bush acts like a mad Roman emperor; he’s as whacky as a Caligula or a Nero.

"The reprehensible attack on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, followed by the unjustifiable American and British military onslaught on Afghanistan and Iraq have galvanised the West to, yet again, malign and vilify Muslims. The deliberate distortion and misrepresentation of Islam has been made the basis of US foreign policy. And the media has been turned into a battleground against Islam and Muslims."

"The Geneva Conventions (1949) are quite explicit about the responsibility of the invader and occupier to do everything in their power to preserve the life of subject civilians..."

"Deterring democracy in the Palestinian territories will only bring Israel further away from peace. Hamas, who is moving in the direction of assimilation and non-violence, will be pushed back down the path of radicalization if they are cut off by the political process."

"Thanks to autism's Dick Tracy, the government now has thousands of unvaccinated people to compare to people who were vaccinated."