Middle East

"...while the New York Times is busily clucking at deceptive prewar maneuvers by Dick Cheney’s office, the Times refuses to own up to how effectively the Cheney operation gained its support, from page-one stories about WMDs to editorials assisting Washington’s war makers."

"It’s time to realize we are not democrats or republicans. We are the tax paying citizens of the United States of America and these people WORK FOR US. It’s time to hold them all accountable. Down to the last dime and the last drop of blood."

"If “terrorism in Africa” is a major problem then it is critical to define the term and apply the definition consistently. None of the “terrorist and security experts”, like their American, Israeli or British counterparts can define it, as they will themselves be incriminated by those definitions."

"It is obvious to every Palestinian child that Sharon’s government wants to keep the West Bank, and wants a Palestinian state in Gaza Strip only. Those holding the Palestinian card must know this as every child does, and must work to turn the card into the just cause of a people."

"Fortunately, the Arab League seems to wake up after a long lethargy. In Baghdad, M. Amru Moussa invited all the Iraqi groups to show more responsibility towards the political process."

"Canadians must "stand together shoulder to shoulder to fight intolerance and injustice in society" as the recent non-Muslim victim of no-fly listing in Canada wrote above. Hopefully, this will happen before more Canadians are victimized by our elected government."

"The conflict in Kashmir is a “political” and “human” tragedy, but the world community, including India and Pakistan, have overlooked this critically important human dimension of the issue. The Kashmiris’ demand is simple and in accordance with the international law: the implementation of the United Nations resolutions for a plebiscite to determine the future status of the disputed region in a peaceful and democratic way. Whatever the outcome, it will be impartial and binding for all three parties – India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir."

"Much of the outside world, and most of the Iranian analysts for that matter, seem to be either unwilling or unable to recognize the complexities of the political development processes in Iran. Almost all political analysts have proven wrong time and again by the turn of events for nearly three decades. This time too, the quick reactions from abroad, particularly from Washington, seem to reflect the same erroneous conclusions. One of the main reasons for these misinterpretations or misunderstandings lies in the fact that the underpinning economic development factors have been for the most part discarded or ignored. Consequently, the simple categorization of “fundamentalist” vs. “reformist” or “conservative” vs. “radical” branding continue ubiquitously in the political literature on Iran."