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May 31, 2003

US Domestic Agenda Behind Blairs Iraq War, Robin Cook

The State Sharon is Talking About, By Amira Hass

Can Bad Fences Make Good Neighbors? By Neve Gordon

American empire out of the closet, Joseph S Nye

Arab immigration to USCanada dwindling, Nihal Kaneira

The roadmap which led to Simla accord, Kuldip Nayar

Economic Forums, Arab News

From Mad Cow Disease To Terrorism, Abdul Rahman Al Rashid

Road to a Messy but Workable Solution , Martin Woollacott

The Day to Day Details of Occupation Sow Seeds of Iraqi Resistance, Anthony Shadid

May 30, 2003

Blair in Iraq, Arab News

Filling the power vacuum in Iraq, Ferris K Nesheiwat

Is President Bush up to it, Ahmad Y Majdoubeh

Pakistanis must learn from US generals, Husain Haqqani

Should the Arabs resist American imperialism, Patrick Seale

The Secret Life of Meyrav Wurmser, Richard Curtiss

Trust is most precious, Gulf News

May 29, 2003

Partition is Not the Answer, Roger H Lieberman

Neo-conservatives do not typify US, Luc Debieuvre

A new Palestinian ball game, By George S Hishmeh

Military actions are bound to backfire, Farhan Bokhari

Africa’s Pain, Arab News

Counting the Cost of War in Iraqi Lives, Jonathan Steele

Iran Could Cause the Next Trans-Atlantic Policy Clash, Paul Taylor

Occupation Will Continue, No Dispute About It, Derek Brown

End of All Aid Work in Palestine, Ann Kristin Brunborg

May 28, 2003

An end to the family business of tyranny, Sulaiman al-Hattlan

Changing Balkans, Arab News

Deflation is a state of mind, David Ignatius

New Saudi strategy will help US weather changes, F Gregory Gause III

Weapons Hunters Move Away From Outdated Leads in Iraq, Dafna Linzer

What the Iraq war tells us about the Arab condition, Adnan Abu Odeh

May 27, 2003

A Leap Forward for EU, Arab News

Is individual privacy a privilege or a right, Linda S Heard

Emerging Shiite bloc has massive potential, William O. Beeman

Europe’s next move will not astonish you, George A. Papandreou

Iran's predicament, Rosemary Hollis

More intellectuals oppose occupation, Mustapha Karkouti

It’s Liberation Time for Iraq’s Looters and Criminal Gangs, Peter Hermann

Pacing change or changing pace, Wissam S. Yafi

Palestinians Cast Doubt on Sharon’s Peace Commitment, Chris McGreal

Secrecy needed to achieve Mideast peace, Daoud Kuttab

The Franco-American divide, getting worse, David Ignatius

The Real Israeli Target, Al-Haram Al-Sharif, Jonathan Cook

The Scent of Israeli Racism, Gideon Levy

Turkey finds itself at a critical juncture, Khatoun Haidar

May 26, 2003

Beyond the Impasse, Arab News

Why the Mid-East Bleeds, by Mark Franklin

Laying Bare the Primordial Roots of the Middle East Crisis, Neil Berry

US dominance, the only bully on the block, Nihal Singh

Spirit of civil rights is very much alive, James J Zogby

Selectivity in media coverage, Fahed Fanek

Decoding the media fixation on terrorism, By Norman Solomon

May 25, 2003

American-Israeli mindset behind the roadmap, Musa Keilani

Chess, Anyone, M J Akbar

Fear of Peace, Arab News

India's constitution can block movement of troops to Iraq, Abdullah Al Madani

Retrospective Sanction to Pre-Emptive Strike on Iraq, Tariq Ali

Roadmap confusion abounds, Gulf News

Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction, US Credibility at Stake, Melvin Goodman

May 24, 2003

A road map for diplomacy or duplicity, The Daily Star

Bush should visit longer, Gulf News

Europe in shock and awe, Nihal Singh

Glorias Triumphal US Visit, Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

Going With the Punches, Arab News

Is Col Tim Collins a Hero or War Criminal, Stephen Moss

Is Iran the next target, Patrick Seale

Mossads new chief revives Israel’s death squads, Ed Blanche

People on both sides want peace, Kuldip Nayar

The Apartheid Wall, Ran HaCohen

Time to rejuvenate a half-century-old declaration, Geoffrey Aronson

Will Sharon scrap the roadmap, By Abdul Hamid Ahmad

May 23, 2003

Readers letters, May 23, 2003

A License to Kill Civilians, by Shulamit Aloni

A Review of Temporary Detention Centers, Report

Algeria's Tragedy, Arab News

Iraqi War Fails to Unlock the Mystery of Missing Kuwaitis, by Richard H. Curtiss

New book, Palestine, draws grim picture of life under Occupation, Reviewed by Ramsay Short

On Rescuing Private Lynch and Forgetting Rachel Corrie, by Naomi Klein

Palestinians require a new approach, by George S. Hishmeh

Published on Tuesday, May 20, 2003, by CommonDreams.org 

Road Map: Rejoicing Will Be Premature, by Douglas Little

The divine spark within that unites us all, by Jacob Bender

The Ultimate Showbiz Betrayal, by Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

The world according to Caesar starts in South Carolina, by Landon K. Thorne

Toppling of Saddam opens debate on regime change, by Kamel Labidi

UN Resolution Puts Arms Inspectors in Legal Limbo, by Robert Holloway

Who Israelis Are, Jordan Times

May 22, 2003

Readers' letters, May 22, 2003

Growing Divide Between US and Other Nations, Will Hutton

The Most Heinous Crime of the New Millennium, by Lisa Walsh Thomas

Christian Zionism and the Myth of America, By Rev John Hubers

Imperial Ambition behind the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, By Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian

Israeli Eye witnesses to the atrocities committed against Palestinians, by Gideon Levy

Its Never Too Late to Make Peace, Virginia, Art Bishop

Listen carefully to electioneering Arabs, Rami G Khouri

Pakistan must take advantage of US ties, Mushahid Hussain

Playing with fire,  US moves to scrap curbs on low-yield nukes, by Ed Blanche

Smoking Debate, Arab News

Why was Tom Hurndall killed, by Sophie Hurndall

May 21, 2003

Who are the Americans running Iraq? Jan Oberg

About Woomera, Debbie Whitmont

In Iraq, Water and Oil Do Mix, By Leah C. Wells

Play it again, Uncle Sam, By Yusuf Agha

Remains of toxic bullets litter Iraq, By Scott Peterson

The sanctions game, By Matthew Riemer

We Need to Learn to Be Self-Critical, Raid Qusti

Is Bush Building a New American Empire, Tim Kennedy

US Press Is Losing Credibility, Adrienne McPhail

Challenges in Aceh, Arab News

Zionist Collaboration with the Nazis, Edited by Lenni Brenner (A book)

May 20, 2003

After the Bombing, Reflections, Abeer Mishkhas

Broken promises, shattered hopes, Linda S Heard

Avoiding the domino effect in Indonesia, Gulf News

Of Americans, Iraqis, Poles and Aztecs, Aziz Al-Azmeh

The future of the Mujahideen Khalq, Mahan Abedin

India’s right-wingers woo Jewish lobby, Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

The missing WMD, By Gwynne Dyer

Baghdad Chaos Puts US Postwar Plans in Very Bad Light, Peter Slevin and Vernon Loeb

Hope in the Carnage of Casablanca, Peter Preston

The Victim Is Islam, Arab News

Sharon's petty mindedness, Gulf News

Bush should not abandon roadmap, Mustapha Karkouti

May 19, 2003

Readers' letters, May 19, 2003

Can Bush Stand Up to Sharon, Hassan Tahsin

Washington's claims on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction just don't add up, Mehdi Noorbaksh

US fails to win hearts, minds as blasts shatter peace hopes, M J Akbar

Writing in the present by ignoring the past, James J Zogby

Peace Hopes Falter as Sharon Resorts to Dilatory Tactics, John Ward Anderson

Road Map Obligations, Arab News

The Middle Eastern Pardos, Wahib Binzagr

Hush, hush on coalition deaths, By Firas Al-Atraqchi

Order Still Eludes Iraq, C J Williams

The roadmap — reading the fine print, By Michael S Ladah

Poor intelligence? Why CIA failed in plans for Iraq coup? David Ignatius

Looking for General Khazraji, Julie Flint

May 18, 2003

Readers' letters and contributions, May 18, 2003

Another Carnage, Arab News

The US should push for peace negotiations in the region, Musa Keilani

US media and the politics of empathy, By Norman Solomon

Israel in charge of the US military dictatorship, By Tariq Al-Maeena

Too soon to write Erekat off, Gulf News

Sharon's rejection of US roadmap has powerful support in Washington, PMC

The Reek of Injustice, Emma Williams

Rain of Bombs Interrupts Play, M.J. Akbar

The Grapes of Wrath, Amr Mohammed Al-Faisal

First things first, Bremer, Gulf News

Was Baghdad Handed Over, By Jalal Ghazi

Apologies - remember to remind me, William Bowles

Last chance for peace in the Subcontinent, Abdullah Al Madani

The fog of emotionalism, Nihal Singh

May 17, 2003

Readers' letters and contributions, May 17, 2003

Propaganda and truth, in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, By Hassan El-Najjar and Michael Bokareli

Are Palestinians Too Radical for Wanting to Return Home by Sherri Musher

Palestinian Refugees, Frequently Asked Questions

Settlements, a user guide, By Gabriel Ash

The three stones,  jewels of the Arab world, By Abdul Hamid Ahmad

Drawn in Blood, Palestinian cartoonist Omayya, By Danny Rubinstein

Arabs Pour Out Sorrow of War in Poems, Cartoons, Jasper Mortimer

Khatami Looking for new friends, Gulf News

Bystanders as Victims, Arab News

Give the Common Market a Chance, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

Is Victory in Iraq Unraveling, James P Pinkerton

Sad, Mad, Or Glad, Tariq A Al-Maeena

The Matrix, Like Its Cold War Predecessors, Reflects Pervasive Anxieties of Our Time, Nicolas Buchele

Kashmir, Pakistan and US designs, Abdul Latif Bhat

May 16, 2003

Arabs share collective guilt for Iraqi suffering, The Daily Star

Once bitten, twice shy, Gulf News

America is engaged in a battle on 3 fronts, Adnan Abu Odeh

A new front opens in U.S.-French rivalry, Marwan Al Kabalan

Death in Riyadh: How to interpret it? Patrick Seale

A Road Map That Makes All the Difference, Ismail Ibrahim Nawwab

An Honest Dialogue With an American Colleague, Wajeha Al-Huwaider

Iraq War, The Agenda Is No Longer Hidden, Muhammad Al-Shibani

The Truth About the Saving of Private Jessica Lynch, John Kampfner

UN Should Not Pull the US Chestnuts Out of Iraqi Fire, Jonathan Power

May 15, 2003

55 Years of Israeli Oppression, Hassan El-Najjar and Rich Maurice

Palestinians Adhere to Inalienable Right of Return as They Mark Al-Nakba, PMC

Readers' letters and contributions, May 15, 2003

Straining the Partnership, Arab News

Arabs foresee more attacks, Gulf News

Anti-Americanism, The Old Arguments No Longer Wash, Adrienne McPhail

Finding WMD Would Be Even More Damaging to Bush, Charles L. Glaser

Introspective Media Not on the Cards, Norman Solomon

Road Map, Last Call for Peace, Fawaz Turki

Policy through rose colored pilots goggles, John Chuckman

I Saw Ramallah, a book review By Shirley Saad

Iraq — deconstructed, rather than rebuilt, By Michael Jansen

Failure at the first hurdle, Gulf News

Iran, Pakistan can spur Mideast talks, Farhan Bokhari

Costly sideshow cannott guarantee U.S. security, George S Hishmeh

Documentary on Palestine - Jeremy Hardy vs The Israeli Army

Whack em, then send in the social workers, Landon K Thorne

May 14, 2003

55 Years of Israeli Oppression, Hassan El-Najjar and Rich Maurice

Readers' letters and contributions, May 14, 2003

The Enemy Within, Arab News

Too Much Dust to Go Under the Carpet, Raid Qusti

Thorny Memories, Nour Odeh

Tough choices or just tough luck for Arab Americans, Ahmad Sadri

Determined Mission, Jordan Times

Arabs and Americans — guarding the chicken, Rami G Khouri

Irresolute against Israel, Gulf News

Nuclear weapons remain relevant, Mushahid Hussain

Plenty of potholes on the path to peace, Shibley Telhami

Arab intelligentsia walks a tightrope, Wissam S Yafi

May 13, 2003

Muhammed, A Source of Eternal Inspiration and Guidance, Khaled Al-Maeena

Europe tried it first, Rosemary Hollis

It's the economy stupid, again, By Ferris K Nesheiwat

Sharon sticks to his own agenda, Mustapha Karkouti

The old order changes, Gulf News

Cyprus enjoys its fragile honeymoon, Linda S Heard

Readers' letters and contributions, May 13, 2003

Readers' comments on Khaled Batarfi's recent article "The Beautiful American"

A Letter to Colin Powell, Muhammad M Al-Shibani

The Salience Of Kashmir, Ahmad Faruqui

Will Europe and Russia seek to check US power, Erich Marquardt

A Moment of Truth, Hussein Shobokshi

Another US Setback in Iraq, Arab News

The perfect enemy, John Kaminski

May 12, 2003

Readers letters and contributions, May 12, 2003

Americans must learn the worlds realities, James J Zogby

India-Pakistan, after an exchange of overtures, Abdul Hamid Ahmad

For the common good of South Asia, Irfan Husain

Show good intent, Gulf News

Don't be fooled by the Sharon statements, Jordan Times

Introspective media not in the cards, By Norman Solomon

The ideal size of foreign debt, Fahed Fanek

The roadmap to further colonisation, By Mazin Qumsiyeh

A Technological Power of Inferior Culture and Values, an interview with Daniel Amit by Mohammed Alkhereiji

Egypt and Sudan Toward Integration, Hassan Tahsin

Powell in the Mideast, Arab News

Visit Yasser Arafat, For Gods Sake, Uri Avnery

Crucial Aid Stands Sitting in Iraqi Warehouse, Susan Taylor

May 11, 2003

An open letter to Iraq administrator Bremer about how to find Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Dahi Hassan

Looting of Iraqi cultural heritage, Fayez Khasawneh and Ziad Al Saad

US must allow other powers to emerge, Fatma Al Sayegh

Roadmap — a Palestinian Via Dolorosa, George S Hishmeh

No Mideast Enthusiasm Visible for Road Map, John Ward Anderson

James Miller, the Martyr Who Charmed Children, Saira Shah

US-Mideast Free Trade, With Caution, Arab News

Carrot and stick diplomacy, Gulf News

US control of Iraqi oil to stabilise market, Nadim Kawach

Its Culture Change in Iraq, Afnan Fatani

Negotiators Sizing Up New Palestinian Prime Minister Abbas, Molly Moore

Hopeful vs Hopeless, M.J Akbar

May 10, 2003

Readers Letters, May 10, 2003

Neocons dance a Strauss waltz, Jim Lobe

Michael Ledeen, neoconservative guru, William O Beeman

Arabs are the losers in globalization game, Sarkis Khouri

The Money or Your Lives, Wild West in Iraq, Afnan Fatani

Getting down to business, Landon K Thorne

Our Humanity in the Balance, By Carel Moiseiwitsch, Gordon Murray and Drew Penland

Stop Demolishing Palestinian Homes, A Way Forward for Israel, César Chelala

Needle of scepticism points in both directions of the Indo-Pakistani conflict, Kuldip Nayar

Canadian musings on the Middle East, George E Irani

Immigration a decisive issue in Canadian polls, Nihal Kaneira

May 9, 2003

Readers letters, May 9, 2003

Five Islamic Issues, predestination and choice, position toward other religions, angels, and the End of Days, by Hassan El-Najjar and Chris Hatcher

EU must develop its own policies, Luc Debieuvre

U.S. at crossroads on Mideast policy, Patrick Seale

Saddam Hussein as Military Commander, Ahmad Faruqui

India and Pakistan, Hope With Caution, Arab News

SARS More Dangerous Than Secretary Sto Tomas, Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

May 8, 2003

Readers' letters, May 8, 2003

Different Approach for 2004 Campaign, Norman Solomon

He who dares wins, Why Washington should court Hizbullah, By Marc Sirois

Israelis Getting Reconciled to the Idea of a State for Palestinians, Henry Chu

Kuala Lumpur meet must focus on unity, Mushahid Hussain

Neocons Eye Mideast's Future, Fawaz Turki

Swallowing Everything Whole, Mohammad T Al-Rasheed

The Bush Doctrine will cause its own defeat, Amer Mohammed Raji

The Evil Wall, Uri Avnery

US Imperial Urge Didn't Begin With George Bush, Jonathan Power

Why Americans supported the war on Iraq, Walid Musallam 

May 7, 2003

Readers Letters, May 7, 2003

Arabs Seek Fresh Perspectives From Global Think Tanks, Tim Kennedy

US Bypassing Popular Leaders in Bid to Foist Rulers on Iraqis, Jonathan Steele

Liberties in Europe Under Threat in the Wake of Sept 11, Stephen Castle

No Questions Asked, James J Zogby

Plato, Fallujah, and the Virtues of Clear Thinking, By Lisa Walsh Thomas

The Age of Unilateral War, Gabriel Kolko

The history of Hizbullah, By Marc Sirois

Neoconservatives, Dick Polman

Dick Cheney Has a French Connection To Fascism, by Jeffrey Steinberg, Tony Papert, and Barbara Boyd

May 6, 2003

Readers' letters, May 6, 2003

British Human Bombers, Arab News

The Road Map between Wolfowitz and Sharon, Hussein Shobokshi

In hot pursuit of a roadmap, or a trap, Linda Heard

Too Early to Proclaim Victory, Mr Bush, Robert Fisk

Latest killings put the clock back, Mustafa Karkouti

Income disparity augurs badly for Americas future, Philip Knightley

Is France unipolar world's only hope, Nihal Singh

May 5, 2003

Readers letters, May 5, 2003

Questions lingering on the battlefield, By Mazin Qumsiyeh

No more reports on human development in the Arab world, Fahed Fanek

Powell's talks in Syria and Lebanon put both countries in same basket, an Arab press review, by the Daily Star

Back to no future, By Octavius Pinkard

Despair, the Terrorists Best Recruiting Officer, Gilles Kepel,

EU Ponders Handling US Hyperpower, Paul Taylor

On a Better Road This Time in the Mideast, Omar Dajani

Road to the Road Map, Arab News

With the Wall, the Settlers will Have all the Olives, Gush Shalom

May 4, 2003

Afghanistan, Not Iraq, Test of US Commitment to the Region, Adrienne McPhail

An important night for the spirit of humanity, James J Zogby

Indian premier dialogue offer, Ershad Mahmud

Indo-Pak Relations, Arab News

Lose the Past, Find the Future, M.J. Akbar

Thievery in Baghdad,  By Firas Al-Atraqchi

May 3, 2003

Readers' letters, May 3, 2003

What does America want? what do we want? Khaled M. Batarfi interacting with readers

A Culture of Denial, Tariq A Al-Maeena

Battling for the soul of the American republic, By Ahmad Faruqui

Islam, the answer, Amir Butler

Murder by Greed, Arab News

Occupation Eats Away at the Basic Fabric of Democracy, Jo-Ann Mort

Politics Between Sunnis and Shiite, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

PR Tricks Can Work But Only to a Limited Extent, Wajeha Al-Huwaider

The mirage of Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, Imad Khadduri

Thomas Freedmans life as a pet hamster, John Chuckman

May 2, 2003

For Palestinians, This Is Oslo by Another Name, Said Ghazali

Is There an Alternative to European Estrangement From America, Jonathan Power

Map Poses Big Risks for Bush, Dana Milbank and Alan Cooperman

Powell — treading gently, By George S. Hishmeh

The Road Map, Arab News

 


 

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