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| The
new (3rd) Sharon government: Dominated with the same faces and policies
(more settlement, more death, more destruction, and perhaps eviction of
Palestinian refugees). Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/28/03). |
Israeli
Zionist crimes against humanity continue in Palestine, the world is
helpless, the UN is being dismantled (By Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/28/03). |
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| The
US snowball (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/28/03). |
Crucifixion
of the Palestinian people (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour, 2/28/03). |
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| An
Arab protesting with a sign that says: "No to War." The US
soldier says: "No to you" (Al-Ahram, 2/28/03). |
Now,
protected Gulf Shaiks speak the same language: "If you're not with
him, then you're against us." (By Melhem Emad, Al-Kifah Al-Arabi,
2/28/03). |
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| The
US leaving the real fire, in North Korea, and coming to put off Saddam's
cigar (By Al-Ra'i cartoonist, 2/28/03). |
When you finish with
Iraq, I want you to attack Paris, Berlin, Moscow, North Korea, China,
Iran, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Alqaeda. They get on my nerves. (By Mustafa Rahmeh,
2/28/03). |
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| The
pride of Israeli occupation settlers (land grabbers), the peacock of
Zionism, and the Butcher of the Palestinian people, "Ariel
Sharon" introducing his new government. (By Baha Boukhari,
Al-Ayyam, 2/28/03). |
Shortly, Rambo in Baghdad,
to be aired on all satellite stations. (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, 2/28/03). |
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| The
US snowball (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/27/03). |
Crucifixion
of the Palestinian people (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour,
2/27/03). |
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| The
Arab League: A huge name sign on a very small building. Arab citizens
are furious about its performance, particularly its failure to protect
Iraq. (By Hamed, Alittihad, 2/27/03). |
Satellite TV stations
of Arab states directed by rulers-owners against each other. (By Mustafa Rahmeh,
2/27/03). |
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| Somebody
made a snowman in Jerusalem with a broomstick sign that says
"curfew." The average Palestinian man got angry because of the
sign (Baha Boukhari, Al-Ayyam, 2/26/03). |
1. Parliamentarian
candidates collecting people's demands and complaints. 2. Throwing them
in the garbage can before entering the parliament (By Yassin Khalil,
Teshreen, 2/27/03). |
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From Mahmoud Kahil's
Collection (Arab News, 2/27/03). |
Incompetent
puppet Arab rulers, Arab Penguins (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi,
2/27/03). |
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| If
Arabs do not end their inaction, they may be dismembered and divided
among the US, UK, Spain, Turkey, and Israel, just like they were
dismembered at the end of World War I by France and Britain (Sikes-Picot
agreement). By Yousuf Abedlake, Al-Khaleej, 2/27/03). |
Will the coming Arab summit
rescue Arabs from their inaction and incapacity? (By Zaki Shaqfeh, Al-Ra'i,
2/27/03). |
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The major grievance Arab
has: The US arming Israel to teeth and pounding Arabs in order to accept
Israeli hegemony (By Ali Hamra, Teshreen, 2/26/03). |
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| Arafat
proposes one-year ceasefire and to return to negotiations. Sharon sends
his troops to Gaza, massacring 11 in Beit Hanoon. The same pattern
portrayed by Mahmoud Kahil before (Arab News, 2/26/03). |
The
Arab League, stained with disgrace for its inability to save one of its
members from destruction (Haroon, Al-Khaleej, 2/26/03). |
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| An
Arab citizen complaining to an international human rights organization,
which tells him that only rulers and their servants have human rights in
most of the Middle East. (By Hamed, Alittihad, 2/26/03). |
Arab League officials
consult with magicians to decide when to hold an Arab summit meeting. (By Mustafa Rahmeh,
2/26/03). |
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| Iraq
will be first, but other Arab states will follow. It's not just Saddam
and weapons of mass destruction. (By Yousuf Abedlake, Al-Khaleej,
2/26/03). |
Israel extending its borders
(By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/26/03). |
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| A
Sharon right-wing government (By Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/25/03). |
The position of puppet Arab
rulers in the coming war on Iraq (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds,
2/25/03). |
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| A
Palestinian mother crying on the grave of her son who was killed by
Israeli occupation soldiers under the rain. He answers her back from his
grave: Don't worry, mother, I'm in Paradise. It's warm in here. (By
Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda, 2/25/03). |
I wish it keeps snowing to
keep them inside their tanks (By Al-Ayyam cartoonist, 2/25/03). |
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| The
114 nations holding their conference of the defunct non-aligned movement
bubbling: "No to War" against one of them, Iraq. How is this
going to help Iraq? (By Yousuf Abedlake, Al-Khaleej, 2/25/03). |
You have no choice but to
accept it (By Zaki Shaqfeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/25/03). |
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| Arab
rulers disagree on everything even whether to hold a phony summit
conference about Iraq and when to hold it (By Hamed, Alittihad,
2/25/03). |
Turkish troops march to the
border with the level of American boots to participate in the war on
Iraq after the US agreed to give Turkey what it demanded of the Iraqi
booty. Is this a mercenery operation or what? (By Mustafa Rahmeh,
2/25/03). |
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| Arabs
resigned waiting for the US-UK assault after the failure of the UN and
Arab League systems to rescue Iraq from destruction (By Emad Hajjaj,
Alquds Alarabi, 2/25/03). |
The world is about to be
devastated (By Yassin Khalil, Teshreen, 2/25/03). |
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| The
systematic Israeli destruction of Palestinian cities by Israeli
occupation tanks happens under the umbrella (financial, economic, and
military assistance) of the United States. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh,
Alquds, 2/23/03). |
The
Bull is charging towrds the bouty, the Iraqi date palm tree (Nasser
Al-Ja'afari (Alquds, 2/24/03) |
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| In
many liberal democracies all over the world, candidates pledge a lot of
work and promises (right). Then, once elected, they fall asleep (left).
By Yassin Khalil (Teshareen, 2/24/03). |
The
new role for the UN in the new world order: a device to help the US aim
at its targets. (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, 2/24/03). |
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stupid puppet Arab ruler is happily obeying an advice from Israel and
the US to proceed as they tell him to. (By Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/24/03). |
Yousuf
Abedlaki (Al-Khaleej, 2/24/03) is trying to explain why most Arab rulers
have not spoken out against the US imminent war on Iraq. The lock has US
flag on it. |
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George Oil Bush (By Amjad Rasmi, Ad Dustour,
2/24/03).
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Crooked
world politicians: No to war on Iraq (right). Then: Thank you (left). By
Jalal Al-Rifa'i (Ad Dustour, 2/24/03). |
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| The
new Turkish flag: The dollar symbol replaced the crescent, after the US
had agreed to pay $30 billion for the Turkish participation in the war. (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour,
2/24/03). |
Hamed
(Alittihad, 2/24/03) is criticizing the Palestinian Authority (PA) for
proposing to stop the intifadha for one year. A PA official says: We
propose to stop the intifadha for the sake of peace. Sharon
reciprocates: We also propose to stop the intifadha for the sake of
Israel. |
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| Sharon, the symbol of
Zionism, a postal card for the blind supporters of Israel commemorating
the yesterday's Beit Hanoon massacre. (By Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/24/03). |
Mahmoud
Kahil (May his soul rest in peace) showed the world how Zionist Israelis
commit their war crimes and massacres angainst the Palestinian people.
Sunday was a bloody day in Beit Hanoon, Gaza Strip. Eleven Palestinians
were massacred. Tens others were injured, many of whom in serious
conditions. Homes were destroyed and many were arrested. THE WORLD IS
SILENT AS THE U.S. SHOE IS STILL IN ITS MOUTH. When is America going to
stop this Zionist madness? (Arab News, 2/24/03). |
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| Egyptians:
We demand that Blix and El-Baradi'e come to report on the mines that the
British left behind in Egypt's western desert during World War II (By
Farag Hassan, Al-Ahram Daily, 2/23/03). |
Sir,
we have finally found the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (oil fields)
and we are in our way to secure and confiscate them (By Sa'ad Eddin, Al-Ahram Daily, 2/21/03). |
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| The
systematic Israeli destruction of Palestinian cities by Israeli
occupation tanks happens under the umbrella (financial, economic, and
military assistance) of the United States. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh,
Alquds, 2/23/03). |
Nasser
Al-Ja'afari (Alquds, 2/23/03) documenting the calls by Fateh, the ruling
party in occupied Palestine, to lay arms down for one year (without a
reciprocal Israeli promise). He mentioned some words from a 1960s Fateh
song that says that fighters don't lay arms down even if they enter
their bases. |
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| Liberal
democracy in many countries (e.g. Britain, Italy, Spain, and Turkey):
Voters bring politicians to power who then behave against the will of
their voters (By Yassin Khalil, Teshareen, 2/23/03). |
The
"solution" for the Iraqi crisis is impossible (except for a
divine intervention): The US and its allies have already divided the
bouty (Iraq's oil revenues). No matter what Iraq does to please the US
or to comply with the UN inspectors, it will not be good enough. (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh,
2/23/03). |
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| While
Israel and Turkey got a high price for their role in the war on Iraq
($20 billion and $30 billion, respectively), stupid Arab rulers got just
few million dollars for their participation (By Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/23/03). |
"War
for any reason, war at all costs" a new album by the Bush-Blair
band (By Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/23/03). |
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| A
new kind of date palm tree is emerging in the oil-rich areas of the
Arabian desert (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour, 2/23/03). |
Turkey
was the most blunt country in negotiating with the US on allowing the US
forces to used its territories to invade Iraq. The Turkish bouty was $30
billion. Israel asked for $20 billion. We don't know yet about Spain,
Romania, and other countries that have agreed the US-UK war. However,
the world is not void of decent and honest people: VIVE LA FRANCE et
DEUTCHLAND (By Hamed, Alittihad, 2/23/03). |
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| The
continuous Zionist Israeli assault on the Palestinian people is covered
up by the pro-Israel US media and government, which are distracting the
world towards Iraq (Amjad Rasmi, Ad Dustour, 2/23/03). |
A
puppet Arab ruler, owner of an Arab satellite station, making orders to
purchase more equipment and to hire more journalists who are efficient
in defending him and attacking his internal and external enemies (Jalal
Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/23/03). |
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| In
case you forgot, the Statue of Liberty was made in France, and it was a
French gift to the US. (Al-Ayyam cartoonist, 2/22/03). |
The
death and destruction of Baghdad toast (By Maher Daoud, Al-Ahram Daily, 2/21/03). |
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| The
UN Security Council between the US, UK, and Spain (left) and France, Russia,
China, Germany, and the rest of the world (right). By Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/22/03). |
From
now on, rulers of Arab states and their loyal citizens should do
everything possible not to make the US angry with them. Even deciding
what to cook at home everyday has to be decided in consultation with
Rumsfeld and Rice. (By Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/22/03). |
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| The
US screaming at the rest of Arab rulers: Disarm you too, or else. Arab
rulers: Yes, Sir, we're already disarmed. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh,
Alquds, 2/22/03). |
Israeli
occupation tanks and the so-called US "Road Map" to the
Palestinian state (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds, 2/22/03). |
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| The
Cowboy and the UN (By
Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 2/22/03). |
The
whole world screams in all languages: No to War. (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh,
2/22/03). |
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| The
US carrot to the Arab ruler and his donkey (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i,
2/22/03). |
The
secret behind the support the US receives from some Arab and world
rulers: $$$ (By Hamed, Alittihad, 2/22/03). |
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| Death
and destruction, until the Arab and Muslim worlds are subjected to the
Israeli hegemony (By Haroon, Al-Khaleej, 2/22/03). |
Palestinian-Israeli negotiations while the daily Israeli war crimes
against Palestinian civilians continue (Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/22/03). |
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The teacher wrote the
following on the classroom board: Write about ten lines about peace.
Palestinian school children find it impossible to write about (Omayya,
2/21/03). |
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| Sharon
can't wait for the Bush-Blair war of destruction on Iraq to start, so he
can reoccupy Gaza Strip and destroy it as he did in the West Bank. Then,
nobody would argue that he is not the third angle of destruction. (By
Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 2/21/03). |
When
it comes to Iraq, the United States of America is muscular and always
ready to implement the UN resolutions by force. However, when it comes
to Israel, its government and politicians don't dare even to mention the
scores of the UN resolutions that Israel has been violating since 1948. (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, 2/21/03). |
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| The
US "Road Map" of William Burns, following the same destiny of
the Mitchel Report, the Tenet's Understanding, and the Zinni's efforts.
All helped successive Israeli governments get away with their war
crimes, absorbing public opinion anger, and ultimately maintaining the
brutal Zionist Israeli occupation of Palestine. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh,
Alquds, 2/21/03). |
The
US military campaign ultimate destination (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds,
2/21/03). |
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| I'm
sure he's hiding somewhere in France, Germany, or Russia (By Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/21/03). |
Explaining
their incompetence to face the dangers of the war on Iraq, Arab rulers
lifting a sign that says, "Silence is as precious as gold."
(By Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/21/03). |
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| This
is the plan for the following ten years (Al-Ayyam cartoonist, 2/21/03). |
Shooting
the peace for oil (Al-Ahram Daily, 2/21/03). |
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US air forces appear wherever there is oil, or even its products. This
is just a gas station for God's sake. (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour,
2/20/03). |
Incompetent, inefficient,
puppet Arab leaders going to their summit (By Amjed Rasmi, Ad Dustour,
2/20/03).
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| Arab
summit conference? In limbo! (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/20/03). |
The
Arab official media, a captive parrot which doesn't compare itself to
anything else (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/20/03). |
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The incompetent,
inefficient, puppet Arab rulers don't know what to do in their coming
summit conference. Therefore, many of them don't want it to happen. (Baha
Boukhari, Al-Ayyam, 2/20/03).
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Efforts
of Arab foreign ministers in their meeting in Cairo to prevent the war
on Iraq (By Yousuf Abedlaki, Alkhaleej, 2/20/03). |
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| Arab
governments destroying their own nest, the Arab League (By Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/20/03). |
A
puppet Arab ruler, calling President Bush: I'm terribly sorry
to say this, but could you please accept our protest to your decision to
invade Iraq? (Hamed, Alittihad, 2/20/03). |
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Palestinian tears after a
bloody day of Israeli massacres, in which the Israeli occupation forces
killed 17 Palestinians in order to provoke a Palestinian retaliation,
then to use it as a justification for more destruction in Gaza Strip (Omayya, Alhayat
Aljadeeda, 2/20/03) |
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| Horoscopic Bush: Hit Iraq,
or invade Iraq, or attack Iraq, or war on Iraq, ... or hit Iraq ... (By
Mustafa Yassin, Alquds, 2/20/03). |
Can
the world stop the US march on Iraq? (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi,
2/20/03). |
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| Arab
Foreign Ministers met in Cairo to discuss the Iraqi crisis: Is it a
funeral? What's going on with people? Why are they dead silent? (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds,
2/19/03). |
An
Arab ruler, yawning, to his secretary: I'm going to study the Iraqi file
inside. Wake me up when they finish the war. (Hamed, Alittihad,
2/19/03). |
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| While
Europeans were courageous enough to say No to the war on Iraq, the Arab
position (silence or providing facilities) was a stab in the back
(By Amjad Rasmi, Ad Dustour, 2/19/03). |
Sharon's magical lamp and
what comes out of it: Target Baghdad (Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour,
2/19/03).
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| Europe
finally found the courage to enter (without permission) the Command and
Control Office of the world's superpower (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds,
2/19/03). |
The hurricane is coming. It
doesn't help to even if you try to protect your head. (By Fayez
Mubaydheen, Al-Ra'i, 2/19/03). |
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| America
is closing its eyes and trying not to believe that the world does not
want a war. (Mustafa Rahmeh, Al-Ittihad, 2/19/03). |
The
world is asking leaders of some countries (Turkey and East Europe) about
why they support the US-UK war on Iraq. The answer is the big dollar
sign (By Yousuf Abedlaki, Alkhaleej, 2/19/03). |
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Who is going to be
destroying what on the Iraqi rock? (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi,
2/19/03).
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By Yassin Khalil (Tishrin,
2/19/03). |
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The Arab League
Secretary-General, Amr Moussa, announcing that Arab governments are not
going to betray Iraq, like they did to Palestine (Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/19/03) |
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Beit Lehem divided and
separated from Jerusalem by the Israeli cement fence built by the Sharon
government on Palestinian lands (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/18/03). |
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Bush and Blair riding the war (By Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/18/03). |
The
whole world says: NO WAR. (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds, 2/18/03). |
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Can they really get Iraq's
fruits? (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 2/18/03).
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Old Europe, do we have a
balance? (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/18/03). |
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Arab street is giving a flower of admiration to the anti-war world
street, but this is unhappy for the Arab street silence. (Mustafa
Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/18/03). |
The
whole world says "No" to war on Iraq. Only the US-UK
governments say "Yes." (Hamed, Alittihad, 2/18/03). |
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| The
whole world, particularly Europe, said "No" to the US-UK war
on Iraq, except Arabs. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/17/03). |
Omayya (Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/18/03) criticizing the Arab League, which did nothing for Palestinians
in 1948, and doing nothing for Iraqis now. It was supposed to be an egg
that hatches unification of the Arab states. But it turned to be an
infertalized egg. |
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| Bush
is not impressed with the news that about ten million people
demonstrated against the war, all over the world. Benefits of
controlling Iraqi oil will be in hundreds of billions of dollars. (By Yousuf
Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/17/03). |
Bush
struggling hard about how he wants the Arab Middle East to be after
invading Iraq. (Mustafa Rahmeh,
Alittihad, 2/17/03). |
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Cupid pointing his arrow
to Baghdad (By Al-Ayyam cartoonist, 2/17/03).
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Today's headline news:
Arab foreign ministers agreed that they disagreed. (By Khaldoun
Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/17/03). |
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explanations of why the Arabs didn't take to the streets, like the rest
of the world, in protests against the impending war on Iraq (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour,
2/17/03). |
The
world street, particularly in Europe, is alive and well against the war
on Iraq. However, the Arab street is dead. (Amjad Rasmi, Ad Dustour,
2/17/03). |
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Nasser Al-Ja'afari (Alquds,
2/17/03) commenting on President Arafat's decision to appoint a
prime minister, meeting a basic US-Israel demand, that will make him
irrelevant.
Competing for the job are four categories of opportunists,
from right to left: 1. A person busy away from politics for 20 years. 2.
A person with a big ego thinking that nobody else is better for the job.
3. A businessman who argues that success in business is the evidence for
success in leading the people out of their crisis. 4. A life-long
activist who doesn't see anybody else better than him for the job.
The last category (first left) represents
the average Palestinians who is only thinking about daily life of the
people under occupation and the prisoners in various Israel prisons. He
is the last person in the world to be concerned about who is going to be
the next Palestinian prime minister. Of course, he has never
contemplated that he will be one. |
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world has screamed, "No to War," yesterday. (By Yousuf
Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/16/03). |
North
Korea, a small nation but big with its nuclear weapons. Arabs, a big
nation but small because of lack of such weapons. (Mustafa Rahmeh,
Alittihad, 2/16/03). |
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| What
does Valentine's Day mean for every one? Puppet Arab rulers have their
hearts full of love for America. America is in blind love with Israel.
Israel in love with killing Palestinians and destroying their society.
(By Hamed, Alittihad, 2/16/03). |
(By Khaldoun Gharaybeh,
Al-Ra'i, 2/16/03). |
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| Bush
and the world: The world says, "No to War." Bush says,
"No to the World." (By Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/16/03). |
Valentine's
Day in the Middle East: Puppet Arab rulers expressing their love to the
US military presence on their lands (Nasser Al-Ja'afari, 2/16/03). |
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| The
world is against the US-UK war on Iraq (Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour,
2/16/03). |
A
farewell to the great Arab cartoonist Mahmoud Kahil, who died on
2/11/03. (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour, 2/11/03). |
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An Iraqi child suffering from
cancer and malnutrition and about to die of the "smart bombs"
reads that the Arab League is thinking about holding a summit conference
about Iraq. (Omayya Juha, Alhayat Aljadeeda, 2/16/03). |
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| 2003
Valentine's Day: "No to war" (By Khalil Arafeh, 2/15/03). |
For
cartoonist Mahmoud Kahil, who died in 2/11/03 (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh,
Al-Ra'i, 2/15/03). |
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war may not burn Iraq only, it may also burn the UN itself, as
pre-emption and unilateralism will replace international law and
multilateralism (Hamed, Alittihad, 2/15/03). |
Social
classes and the impending war: Wealthy Kuwaiti families left to Lebanon,
wealthy Jordanians stockpiling groceries. Working classes and
intellectuals took to the streets in anti-war demonstrations. Who fights
wars and suffers most from them? (Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/15/03). |
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Turkey demanded 10% of
Iraq's oil revenues in return for its participation in the war on Iraq.
The US happily and positively responded. Is it really about weapons of
mass destruction, or about that huge barrel of oil that Iraq has?
(Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/15/03). U.S.,
Turkey haggle over war aid |
Still,
for war mongers, the barrel of oil has more weight than all the
noise of anti-war demonstrations (By Ra'fat Hijji, An Nahar,
2/15/03). |
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Eid Mubarak, wish you
prosperity (By Khalil Arafeh, 2/14/03).
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The
Iraqi cake, what's in it for war mongers? Oil for the US, UK, and
Turkey, US aid to Spain and pro-US East European countries, oil and
hegemony for Israel, independence for Kurds, power for puppet Iraqi
opposition, revenge for Iran, relief and stability for pro-US Arab
puppet regimes. There will be nothing left for the Iraqi people, more
instability in the region, more Israeli tyranny and repression, and less
peace in the world. (Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/15/03). |
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first casualty in the war on Iraq will be the UN (By Hamed, Alittihad,
2/13/03). |
El-Baradie
and Blix questioning Iraqi scientists (By Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad,
2/13/03). |
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| The
French and German stars flying away from the flag of the United States
of Europe (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 2/13/03). |
The
role of the UK in the coming war on Iraq (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh,
Al-Ra'i, 2/13/03). |
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| The
French Picot has not joined the British Sikes in dividing and ruling the
Middle East again, as they did at the beginning of the 20th century (By
Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/14/03). |
Bush's
horse: Sir, Why would we attack them if they don't have weapons of mass
destruction. Bush to his horse: We should attack them because they don't
have them. (Al-Ahram Daily, 1/14/03). |
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| Arab
rulers and their empty summits, in comment on Sharm El-Shaikh summit of
Mubarak, Assad, and Gaddafi. (By Mahmoud Kahil, 2/12/03). |
An
Arab ruler seeing himself in TV and happy for it (By Yassin Khalil,
Tishrin, 2/12/03). |
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sheep to another (about to be slaughtered for Eid): We're better off
than what's about to happen to Iraqis and Palestinians (By Hamed,
Alittihad, 2/12/03). |
The
lesson all nations have learned from North Korea: Only when you have
nukes, you can play with America. (By Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad,
2/12/03). |
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| France,
Germany, and Belgium are highly regarded and praised in the Arab press, in
contrast to the summit of the crippled in Sharm El-Shaikh, which did
nothing to help stop the war on Iraq. (Al-Ayyam cartoonist,
2/11/03). |
Palestine
(left) and Iraq (right) terrorized in the Eid (By Yousuf Abedlaki,
2/12/03). |
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How can it be a Happy Eid,
with death and destruction looming? (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i,
2/11/03). |
Happy Eid !!!, in the Arab
Homeland (By Haroon, Al-Khaleej, 2/11/03). |
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When it comes to what is Israel doing to the Palestinian people,
the world, including the Arab League, is deaf mute. Actually its a
wooden sign, not blood and flesh (By Mahmoud
Kahil, Arab News, 2/11/03). |
The sheep (Arab rulers)
applauding (By Mustafa Rahmeh, 2/11/03). |
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official in an Arab TV station to one of his employees: I told you one
thousand times, forget about Palestinians and what Sharon does to them.
Focus on Iraq. This is what we want people to think about. (Nasser
Al-Ja'afari, 2/10/03). |
The
Arab homeland map (North Africa and the Arab Middle East), a sheep
pulled to the slaughter house (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/10/03). |
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Some
Muslims (the financially capable ones) are going to slaughter a lamb, as
a religious sacrifice. Who knows when they are going to be slaughtered
themselves? (By Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/10/03). |
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The war could be disasterous to the US (By
Emad Hajjaj, 2/10/03).
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The
Big Sheep (the UN): Come on little ones, deliver your complaints,
deliver your senseless speeches. After all, we're reduced to a forum,
where members of the power elite in every country can deliver their
speeches, and that's it. (Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/10/03). |
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| Puppet
Arab rulers shedding tears on Palestinian and Iraqi
children while they assist in war on Iraq and maintain trade and
official ties with Israel (Amjed Rasmi, Ad Dustour, 2/10/03). |
Arab rulers: whoever dares to attack Iraq,
I'll cut off his head (He means the sacrificial lamb, which will be
slaughtered tomorrow). By Jalal Al-Rifa'i (Ad Dustour, 2/10/03).
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| The
US and the "Regime Change" in Iraq, at what price? (By Amjed
Rasmi, 2/9/03). |
The
US to the inefficient Arab League official system: Even if you put on
Kim Jong Il's mask, I'm still going to invade Iraq (Jalal Al-Rifa'i,
2/9/03). |
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| Iraq,
the sacrificial lamb, on the alter of greed and lust for oil. (By Emad Hajjaj,
2/9/03). |
The
Arab League official system has sacrificed Palestine and Iraq, for the
survival of Arab rulers (By Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda, 2/8/03). |
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| Pro-war
propaganda is drowning everybody (Yassin Khalil, Tishrin, 2/9/03) |
These
newspapers leave you without a definite answer: Is there going to be a
war or not? I'm confused. (By Farag Hussain, Al-Ahram Daily, 2/9/03). |
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Arab media these days:
Censored to teeth. (Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/8/03).
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After
proving itself as politically irrevelant, the Arab League now is full of
trivial activities, such as orders for ice-cream, sandwiches,
juices, and tasty meals. (By Mustafa Rahmeh, Alittihad, 2/8/03). |
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The US invasion of
Iraq devastating the Arab homeland, known as the Middle East and North
Africa. (Al-Ayyam, 2/8/03).
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The
Dance of the Three: Colin Powell depended on Israeli and British
information in his speech. (Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/8/03). |
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| The
US clock ticking towards Iraq (By Emad Hajjaj, 2/8/03). |
Arab
rulers looking hard for any muscles that they might have in their next
summit. (By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab News, 2/8/03). |
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The
puppet theater called the UN, with its new flag design, where the big
fish eats smaller ones (By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab News, 2/7/03). |
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| Iraq
and Palestine are screaming but Arab rulers are still asleep (Omayya,
2/7/03). |
The
stupidly happy Arab puppet ruler (By Mustafa Rahma, Alittihad, 2/7/03). |
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| Come
on, look here, we have biological, chemical, and nuclear games, choose
one, and we'll elaborate on, come on, play our game. (Al-Ayyam, 2/7/03). |
Brutal
and bloody, it will be. (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/7/03). |
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| Puppet
Arab leaders, who provide bases for the war on Iraq, lifting a sign
saying: "No to American build up." (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari,
Alquds, 2/7/03). |
One
sheep suggesting to the other to use his veto right to prevent the
slaughter (No signature, Al-Ahram Daily, 2/7/03). |
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The Nasser
Al-Ja'afari Masterpiece (Alquds, 2/6/03)
The only secret evidence against Iraq
that Colin Powell has not presented to the UN Security Council: A CIA
recorded telephone call between an Iraqi army officer, Abu Jassem, and
his wife "Watfa":
Abu Jassem: How're you and how're the
children doing?
Watfa: Thak God, everything is OK.
Abu Jassem: Where are the children?
Watfa: They're asleep.
Abu Jassem: Then, prepare the supper. But
be careful, move around without noise, I don't want the children to wake up.
Watfa: OK! I understand you. Don't be
late.
Abu Jassem: Coming like a missile, I
can't handle it anymore. My status is mass destruction.
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| The
US-controlled UN oil-for-food program aims at changing the Iraqi people
into welfare recipients, using their own wealth to destroy their dignity
and creativity. (Hamed, Alittihad, 2/5/03). |
The
showdown is soon (By Mustafa Rahma, Alittihad, 2/5/03). |
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The door for peace has been closed after Powell's presentation yesterday
(By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/6/03). |
The futile UN Security
Council's efforts to prevent the impending US war on Iraq. (Yousuf
Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 265/03).
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| The
world parrots slavishly repeated in the UN Security Council yesterday
that Iraq has to disarm and to cooperate fully with the UN inspectors.
Iraqis should hide nothing. (Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/5/03). |
Samsonite
Powell destroying the temple (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/5/03). |
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Colin Powell's
presentation in the UNSC yesterday (By Emad Hajjaj, Ad Dustour, 2/6/03). |
According to my knowledge,
pigeons do not migrate like other birds do. This means we are not living
in normal times, peace is leaving. (By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab News,
2/6/03). |
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| The
status of Iraqi opposition in talks about the future of Iraq (By
Mustafa Rahma, Alittihad, 2/5/03). |
The
stupid puppet Arab ruler smiling for the picture (By Jalal Al-Rifa'i,
Ad Dustour, 2/5/03). |
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Moments before the explosion. (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/5/03). |
This explains the behavior
of rulers of non-oil exporting Arab states )By Omayya, Alhayat Aljadeeda,
2/5/03).
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Iraqi dates are too high
for foxes and wolves (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds Alarabi, 2/5/03). |
When the oil barrel rolls
down, it's not just Saddam who may go down, the whole world will go down
with him. (By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab News, 2/5/03). |
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Mahmoud
Kahil (Arab News, 2/4/03). |
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| An
Arab wife speaks to her husband about "Planned Parenting"
(birth control). Her husband replies: "Be quiet, America is against
anything Arabs "plan," we could be accused of affiliation to
Alqaeda." (By Mustafa Rasmi, Alquds, 2/4/03). |
I'm
also a Palestinian, from Texas. (By Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/4/03). |
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| Peace
is slipping away with every second passing. (By Emad Hajjaj, Alquds
Alarabi, 2/4/03). |
Israeli occupation
forces killed two Palestinian farmers farmers in their fields in
Abassan, Gaza Strip: Salem Qodaih (60) and Zuhair Abu Shab (35).
By Omayya (Alhayat Aljadeeda, 2/4/03). |
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The state of the world today (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/4/03). |
Arab diplomatic efforts
trying to jump over the two crises of Iraq and Palestine. (By Amjad Rasmi, Ad
Dustour, 2/4/03).
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| The
US Bush administration making mockery out of the UN. (Mustafa Rahma,
Alittihad, 2/4/03). |
Pro-Israel US media shed more tears on the
Israeli astronaut (the big glass) than the rest of astronauts, the small
glass. (Jalal Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/4/03). |
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The US answer to the acrobat Kim Jung Il:
OK, OK, We'll come with economic aid as soon as possible (Jalal
Al-Rifa'i, Ad Dustour, 2/3/03).
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Heavenly signs against war on Iraq (By Emad
Hajjaj, 2/3/03).
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Sharon and his right-wing settler extremist in power, this is how
Palestine may look like by 2007, and yet the Bush "Road Map"
without being implemented. (By Nasser Al-Ja'afari, Alquds, 2/3/03). |
One
Arab ruler to another: Bow down, it's a strong storm (Arab people are
dissatsified with the performance of their rulers, who left Iraq alone). (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds,
2/3/03). |
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world says "No to war." But the US says: "WAR." (By
Yousuf Abedlaki, Al-Khaleej, 2/3/03). |
The US is asking its Arab
allies: which one of the following options you prefer, attacking Iraq or
attacking Iraq or attacking Iraq ... ? (By Hamed, Alittihad,
2/3/03). |
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| The
true meaning of the reelection of Sharon and his extreme right-wing
Likude Party (By Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/3/03). |
Arab rulers, not people,
surrendering to invaders. (By Amjad Rasmi, Ad
Dustour, 2/3/03).
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first bomb that George Bush will fire when he starts the war on Iraq is
the world itself. (By Melhem Emad, Al-Kifah Alarabi, 2/3/03). |
Sharon and human rights
(By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab News, 2/2/03). |
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The Struggle of a Turtle
(the diplomatic solution for the Iraq-US crisis). By Amjad Rasmi, Alquds,
2/2/03). |
UN inspectors examining
Iraqi scientists (By Zaki Shaqfeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/2/03). |
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| Against
the will of their people, many Arab and world rulers are saying
"Yes" to the US war on Iraq. One of them in the middle said
"No," probably by a mistake. His neighbor quickly corrected
him: "It's Yes, Stupid." (By Haroon, 2/2/03). |
The
US Secretary of State, Colin Powell: We have the evidence that implicate
Iraq. It's in this videotape. But don't touch it, it's a secret
evidence. (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/2/03). |
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| Palestinians
drowning in Sharon's bloodbath and the US (his only supporter in the
world) is watching). By Yousuf Abedlaki (Al-Khaleej, 2/2/03). |
The Israeli cabinet will
come out of Sharon only by a cesarean surrgery. (By Mahmoud Kahil, Arab
News, 2/2/03). |
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| I'll
change the world the way I like it to be. (Mustafa Rahma,
Alittihad, 2/1/03). |
The US is being blackmailed
by North Korea because of the N. Korean weapons of mass destruction. For
Arabs and Muslims, they have also been blackmailed by the US, also,
because of its weapons of mass destruction. (By Amjad Rasmi, Ad
Dustour, 2/2/03).
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| Europe
with two faces: A humane and beautiful one, that is anti-wr as
represented by Germany and France (left), and an ugly pro-war,
represented by the 8 countries which announced their support of war
(right). By Yousuf Abedlaki (Al-Khaleej, 2/1/03). |
The
US foreign policy aims at dismembering the Arab homeland, starting with
Iraq. (Khaldoun Gharaybeh, Al-Ra'i, 2/1/03). |
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| Arab Gulf
rulers salute the flag (By Melhem Emad, Al-Kifah Alarabi, 2/1/03). |
Bottom: Muslim pilgrims
encircle the Qa'aba, the first house of God on Earth and the holiest
Islamic shrine, in piety and respect. On top, the Israeli occupation
soldiers surround the captive Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first Muslim Qibla
(direction for prayers), in occupied East Jerusalem. By Omayya (Alhayat
Aljadeeda, 2/1/03). |
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| Generals
Bush and Blair (who have never been in the military) declare war on Iraq
within few weeks (Khalil Abu Arafeh, Alquds, 2/1/03). |
George Bush and UN
resolutions (By Mahmoud Kahil, 2/1/03). |
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