December 2004 Opinion Links

December 31, 2004

NATO Has Lost Its Relevance, Hassan Tahsin

Bush Purging Republican Realism From Administration, Sidney Blumenthal

Today’s Tragedy Is Also a Harsh Wake-Up Call, Jan Egeland

December 30, 2004

Letters to the Editor, December 30, 2004

Tony Blair and the Wreath By Mike Whitney

Israel's Search for A Palestinian Who Doesn't And Won't Exist By Ali Al-Hail

Polluters of US Perceptions By Linda S. Heard

Human Side of Kashmir Arab News

December 29, 2004

Letters to the Editor, December 29, 2004

For Business Sake By James J. Zogby

American trials and errors in Iraq By Linda S. Heard

The Predicament By Which The Iraqis Security Forces have to live By Ali Al-Hail

For Bush a Hot Line to Churchill Fawaz Turki

It Takes a Disaster to Get the World to Pay Attention Peter Popham

Challenges of Relief Arab New

December 28, 2004

Falluja and the Disappearing Media By Mike Whitney

Saddam Wasn't Anything But the American Scapegoat By Ali Al-Hail

December 27, 2004

A Glimpse of the Ghost of Vietnam in Iraq Lies and Atrocities, Robert Fisk

A Country as Well as a Company, Michael Saba

Free Elections Require Free People By Ali al-Hail

Killing Democracy by Curbing Its Basic Rights, Ray Hanania

Palestinian Women Peddlers, Striving to Make out Living By Ahmed Dabba

Thai Unrest: Thaksin’s Blame Game a Blunder, Michael Mathes

What is it like being a doctor in Cuba today? An Interview with Aleida Guevara, Che's daughter By Liz Else

El Salvador: A Sense of a Great Peace, Jonathan Power

Earthquake Horror, Arab News

December 26, 2004

A Wreath For Blair By Uri Avnery

An Open Letter to the Palestinian Public Opinion About What is Expected from the Elected President By 559 Palestinian Intellectuals

Is There An End To The Policy of ‘Feeding False Hopes' By Ali Al-Hail

The Light By Astrid Essed

New Rand study suggests exploiting Sunni, Shiite and Arab, non-Arab divides to promote the US policy objectives in the Muslim world By Abdus Sattar Ghazali

The Turkish Experiment with Westernization By Habib Siddiqui

December 25, 2004

New York Times Betrays America, Again By Sam Hamod

Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men By Ronald Forthofer

December 24, 2004

Cultural Coolies “Rocking the Casbah:” Review of Newsweek Feature By Habib Siddiqui

Let's not try to place guns in the hands of God and expect to be blessed By Mary Majayda

Merry Christmas Every Body By Ali Al-Hail

Palestinian Children Working at Israeli Occupation Checkpoints By Ahmed Dabba

Rummy’s “Culture of Lies” (22 dead) By Mike Whitney

December 23, 2004

A Proposal Facilitating Middle East Peace By James Edward Lansberry

Arafat's Ghost Rattles Israel Caged By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghouthi, Palestinian Presidential Candidate, a Profile

In the Most Overpopulated Place, Gazans Squeezed by the Israeli Occupation By Ahmed Dabba

Simply, Collateral Damage By Ali Al-Hail

The Unknown Child By Andrina Lejon

December 22, 2004

Christmas has been Shot: Interviews with Mayor Hanna Nasser and Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal on Pacifica Radio, December 15th 2004 By Johayna Marlow and John Young

In Search of an Abrahamic Dialogue, Part III By Ben Tanosborn

Living Under Fascism By Rev Davidson Loehr

Palestine on Christmas Day in Mourning By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Richard Vigurie and the Destruction of America By Sam Hamod

Securing Trust and Credibility Is The Guarantee For Securing Home Security By Ali Al-Hail

Sharon in Herzliya: Israel's 'essential interests' By Mike Whitney

Turkey's EU entry is littered with obstacles By Linda S. Heard

War of Ideas: America’s Problems and Way Forward By Alaa Bayoumi

Why West Should Encourage Immigration Adrienne McPhail

December 21, 2004

A Christmas Greeting from a Bethlehemite: An Open Letter to Paul Martin From Hanna Kawas

Blunkett Is Gone, but Belmarsh Remaining By Linda Heard

Gaza Sea: A New Workplace for Palestinian Teenagers By Ahmed El-Dabba

Let's Protect Children's Little Dreams By Ali Al-Hail

Response to Humanizing the Palestine-Israel Conflict article By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Take the Microscope to Both Sides By Ron Wilkinson

Turkey Can Energize EU By Neil Berry

Why Blair's Trip Will Not Succeed? The US is too partisan to see that the Palestinians cannot give more By David Hirst

Why Bush Won By James Zogby

Yasser Arafat: The Al-Jazeerah Man of the Year 2004

Yasser Arafat, 1929-2004: The Leader and Father of the Palestinian People

December 19, 2004

Palestinian Fishermen and the Sea By Ahmed El-Dabba

The Mountain and the Mouse By Uri Avnery

Who Should go Through The Checkpoints Once and For All? By Ali Al-Hail

December 18, 2004

A Few Notes on After Arafat's Death Optimism By Azmi Bishara

Diplomatic Phenomenon Arab News

In Search of an Abrahamic Dialogue, Part II By Ben Tanosborn

Is Turkey Being Punished For its Historical Role? By Ali Al-Hail

It Is Christmas By Sam Hamod

What is Bush's Real Goal in Iraq? By Paul Findley

December 17, 2004

A Flood of Mentally Ill Soldiers Coming Home From Iraq By Sam Hamod

A Wish for the Year 2005 By Mirza A. Beg

Arab Exports to the US Should Pass Through Israel, Say NeoCons By Ghulam Muhammed

Bush in Canada: A Lingering Impression By Bill Henderson

English Court Says British Detention Laws Illegal, But American Witch Hunts Continue By Sam Hamod and Beth Gardiner

Political Euthanasia And Time For Awakening By Ali Al-Hail

December 16, 2004

A Heartbreaking Tale Of A Pony Tailed Sweet Heart Randa By Ali Al-Hail

President Abbas: Israel's Security Guard By Mike Whitney

Arafat's Death and Bush's Reelection: An Opportunity? By James Zogby

Don't Depend on Major U.S. Media To Show the Lies or to Tell You the Truth By Sam Hamod

It may almost make hideous monsters immune to prosecution By Mary Majayada

Private Life Blocked at Gaza Coastal Road By Sami Abu Salem

Purposeful vs. Tyrannical Democracy By Abid Ullah Jan

Story 3 From the Refugee Camp: On Charity and Human Contact By Samah Sabawi

White House Tribute to the Three By Jim Kirwan

December 14, 2004

Again, American Motives Are Being Questioned By Ali Al-Hail

Agenda of the Progressive Muslim Union of North America By Abdus Sattar Ghazali

Apology to the World for U.S. Policies By Craig Etchison

Egypt and Israel: An Icy Peace Beginning to Thaw Linda S. Heard

Mufti Musharraf on the Khilafah By Yamin Zakaria

Observations on the Palestinian election By Mike Whitney

The Factor Alienating the Muslim World from America By Ghulam Muhammed

The Rights of the Defendant in the Dutch Judicial System By Astrid Essed

The USA has a very big Election System Problem By Raymond Deneen

Why Saddam Capture Proved a False Dawn for Iraq Patrick Cockburn

December 13, 2004

Children of West Bank and Gaza Strip: Tolerance and Determination By Ali Al-Hail

Gearing Up for the Draft By Mike Whitney

Goodbye, Bill Moyers: Some Praise and Some Criticisms of Moyers and PBS By Sam Hamod

Human rights is the only way to peace in Israel/Palestine By Mazin Qumsiyeh

The Boss Has Gone Crazy By Uri Avnery

Stories from a Palestinian Refugee Camp, Story 2 By Samah Sabawi

The Season of Giving By Jim Kirwan

Would 30 January Elections Make or Break Iraq? By K. Gajendra Singh

December 11, 2004

A War of Self-Defense or a War of Self-Interest By Bill Henderson

An Open Letter to President Chirac and Prime Minister Blair By Shulamit Aloni and Hannan Ashrawi

I Fear America Waited Too Long in the Middle East By Sam Hamod

Beyond Neverland: What to do AFTER we've deposed of GWB Hook By Jane Stillwater

Intelligence Reform or Patriot Act 2? By Mike Whitney

In Search of an Abrahamic Dialogue, Part I By Ben Tanosborn

Israel Attempts to Derail Mustafa Al-Barghouthi’s Candidacy for President of Palestine By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Let's Get Clear About Syria By Wendy Campbell

Sorry Mr. Secretary: The USA Only Hurts Itself And Hurts Every Body Else By Ali Al-Hail

December 10, 2004

Advance US - Not Israel’s - Interests By George E. Bisharat

An Open Letter to President George W. Bush Concerning Falluja Mosques By Ralph Nader

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied By Ali Kazak

Live on Television: Yet, Murdering More Little Dreams By Ali Al-Hail

Mindanaoans live in fear as GMA administration rules in open terror By Erwin Quinones

The American Way of Debt By Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi

Why the US Cannot Tolerate Free Speech By Yamin Zakaria

Widow of Opportunity? By Uri Avnery

December 9, 2004

American Muslims Hopeful in the Post-Ashcroft Era By Shaik Ubaid

Shaking Up US Intelligence By Ali Al-Hail

Islam and the West: The Need for a Bilateral Talk By Habib Siddiqui

The Fork in the Road: removing the US from the Security Council By Mike Whitney

Stories from the Camp: Twist of fate By Samah Sabawi

The Palestinian Rights of Return and Self-Determination Asserted in All International Law By Ron Wilkinson

December 8, 2004

Americans Need to wake Up Before It's Too Late By Sam Hamod

Carols for Palestine, CD, Dr. Jess Ghannam interviews the musicians Duo Doloroso

Conflicted Reality: Bush as an Emperor By Jim Kirwan

The tarnishing of a noble profession By Linda S. Heard

The Yarmulke and the Chopstick, Were AIPAC agents accessories in the illegal transfer of Stolen US Nuclear technology to China? By John Anast

US Unfairly Targeting Islamic Charities By Amir Butler

You lost Track of Osama Bin Ladin: What's going on President Musharraf? By Al-Hail

December 7, 2004

A Day in the Park By James Zogby

Global Warming Is Mankind’s Greatest Threat By Linda Heard

Goldfinger: What to do after Bush debases the dollar By Jane Stillwater

Igniters of 'Terrorism' By Ali Al-Hail

Marwan Al-Barghouthi: Getting a “Fair Deal” for Palestine By Mike Whitney

The Unfolding Drama of British Islam By Neil Berry

December 6, 2004

Dark Minds of the Darkest Age By Abid Ullah Jan

Just Part of Bush's Upside-Down World By Sam Hamod

Islam: A Message of Peace or War? By Yamin Zakaria

Out Of Dismay, Frustration and Disappointment By Ali Al-Hail

The Twelve Days of Christmas, Occupation Style By Mike Odetalla

War Crimes on Nightline? By Mike Whitney

December 5, 2004

Nuking Iraq’s Neighbors Will Not Solve US Problems By Youssef M. Ibrahim

Outside Players in Ukraine Arab News

Tulsa, Kansas, Police Chief Irresponsible By Nabil Seyam

US Eliminates Those Who Dare to Count the Dead By Naomi Klein

Zionists Use Media as a Weapon By As'ad Abdul Rahman

December 4, 2004

Kashmir: Unification Alone Can’t Be Solution By Nasim Zehra

Oh Little Town of Bethlehem By Mike Odetalla

Moratinos Blaming Palestinians for the Intifada By Hassan El-Najjar

Patrolling Peace in Bosnia Arab News

The Road to Kiev (If China was the US) By Mike Whitney

What's in a Name: Strategic Communication or Deception? By Habib Siddiqui

December 3, 2004

A Definition Crisis: Terror Or Resistance By Ali Al-Hail

Ideas on Solving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: One State for Two Peoples By Ismail H Khatib

Iraq: The U.S. Wrong All the Way By Sam Hamod

Iraqi Women as Victims of the Occupation By Megan Cornish

Of Kings, Vassals and Emissaries: Juan Carlos in Crawford, Texas By Ben Tanosborn

‘Our Nukes Good, Our Allies’ Nukes Pretty Good, Others’ Very Bad’ Norman Solomon

Pentagon Discovery: What Muslims Hate About US Sidney Blumenthal

Time on the Side of Abu Mazen Adrienne McPhail

What to Expect from Bush-2 By Manzoor Alam

Yvonne Ridley: Captured by the Taliban, Rescued by Islam By Allan Koay

December 2, 2004

In Ukraine, a franchised revolution By K Gajendra Singh

Israel shocked by image of soldiers forcing violinist to play at roadblock By Chris McGreal

Kofi Annan's Audacious Proposal By Ghulam Muhammed

On The Eve of The UN’s Radical Overhaul Proposal: What Would Ordinary People of The World hope? By Ali Al-Hail

One God Divided in the Holy Land By Genevieve Cora Fraser

The tale of the American Muslim vote in Election 2004 By Abdus Sattar Ghazali

Torture: Not in our Name By Mike Whitney

December 1, 2004

Democracy Games Arab News

Enduring Images From Iraq Redefine the War By Ian Black

Fate and History in Arab World By Fawaz Turki

Firebombing Falluja By Mike Whitney

The Iraq war wounded the UN, but it won't be fatal By Hans Blix

Earth, a planet hungry for peace

Apartheid Wall


The Israeli Land-Grab Apartheid Wall built inside the Palestinian territories, here separating Abu Dis from occupied East Jerusalem. (IPC, 7/4/04).

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank, like a Python. (Alquds,10/25/03).

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