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October 31, 2002

Liberating America from Israel, By Paul Findley

Folly in Moscow, tyranny in Chechnya, By Fawaz Turki

Lula’s challenges, Arab News

Chechens’ unquenchable thirst for independence, By Phil Reeves & Mary Dejevsky

October 30, 2002

Perfect timing of North Korean confession about nuclear arms, By Nihal Singh

Blair-Chirac row rooted in personal resentments, By John Lichfield

Win-win policy, Arab News

Fallout from competing perspectives on Iraq, By Rosemary Hollis

How to cover terrorism — the new media rules, By By Gwynne Dyer

Off The Cuff: A wry look at life, By Nicholas Coates

Against fragmentation, By Mustafa El-Barghouthi

October 29, 2002

Muslims and the West, By Hassan A. El-Najjar and Ray Paradis

On Violence II, By James A. Stevenson

What Arabs think about U.S. or major world events, By James Zogby

Dying Abdullah's dynasty in Kashmir, By Ershad Mahmud

AIPAC's power is often overrated, By Issam Nashashibi

Fundamental rights of Pakistanis abused under cover of terrorism, By Mushahid Hussain

Pour la paix, By 25 Yugoslav children

October 28, 2002

What do the Palestinians want? Why didn't they establish their own state between 1948 and 1967?, by Hassan El-Najjar and F. Lepkin

Empire of chaos challenged, An interview with Samir Amin, by Fatemah Farag

Let’s get back to the basic problem, By Richard H. Curtiss

Burns mission, Arab News

The UN — responsible first and foremost, By Walid M. Sadi

In the U.S., little attention is paid to the Middle East, By Daoud Kuttab

The history of Hizbullah, By Marc Sirois

October 27, 2002

Apocalyptic visions, By Azmi Bishara

The Americans are coming, By Ayman El-Amir

Road to nowhere, By Graham Usher 

Finding a way, Nevine Khalil

October 26, 2002

Between Armageddon and peace — Iraq and the Israeli occupation, By Hanan Ashrawi

Libya’s decision, Arab News

What Nation Is Dictating Policy to the US? By Mohammad Abdo Al-Ibrahim

A new Middle East, or a global disaster, By Jim Hoagland

October 25, 2002

Hostage crisis, Arab News

New resolution on Iraq 'must not be accepted', By Michael Jansen

'Time to reconsider a misguided policy', By George S. Hishmeh

Fall in opposition to UK involvement in Iraq, By Ali Usman

The war at home, By Michael Young

October 24, 2002

From the Arab street to the basement bomb factory, By Rami G. Khour

The choices the Palestinian people are offered An open game in an open death field, SyriaTimes

Testy readers take issue, By Fawaz Turki

Bush's change of tact, Gulf News

The Bush-run deadly game, By M. Agha

Israel's False Democracy, By A. Halaweh

October 23, 2002

What is the probability of Israeli retaliation? By Hassan Barari

Killing the two-state solution with one stone, By Mustapha Karkouti

Without moral compass to guide America, there can't be peace, By Nihal Singh

The hypocrisy of attacking Iraq: A letter to Representative Stephen Lynch, By Doreen Miller

For lasting peace in the Middle East, By Hassan Tahsin

Confrontation can be counterproductive, By Jonathan Power

What Kennedy would have said to Bush, By Rupert Cornwell

Blair’s cheerleading, Chirac’s criticism taming Bush, so far, By Hugo Young

US secret war against Saddam enters new phase, By Ed Blanche 

October 22, 2002

Israel — pariah state to be punished, By Fahed Fanek

Pressuring Pakistan to ensure support for war on terrorism, By Mushahid Hussain

The chain of command, By Uri Avnery

How to shut up your critics with a single word, By Robert Fisk

A balanced push for peace, Gulf News Editorial

October 21, 2002

Sari Nusseibeh and the right of return, By Jaffer Ali

Elections likely to add to past confusion, By James J. Zogby  

'The inevitability of having no option', by Musa Keilani

Israeli sympathizers’ arrogance knows no bounds, By Raff Ellis

US- Israeli alliance, neo-colonialist order, Syria Times

The last ditch, By Fouad Mardoud

Boutros-Ghali blames US for Mideast impasse, By Hala Kilani

October 20, 2002

Islam & West: Anger should give way to rational discourse, By Khaled Al-Maeena

A recipe for disaster, By Doreen Miller

The US double-standard policy again, this time in the Korea/Iraq situation, By Mohammed Khodr

Iraq isn't the only war shaping up in the Middle East, By Marc Sirois

October 19, 2002

Drawing the wrong lessons from Bali, by Patrick Seale

North Korea, Iraq, by Arab News

‘I am the Al-Qaeda!’, by Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Imperialistic designs, Gulf News

October 18, 2002

An Open Letter to O'Reilly, by Mohammed Khodr (10/18/02)

Dignity is earned, not given, By Reem Mohammed Al-Faisal (10/18/02)

Reform by imprisonment? By Sam Bahour (10/18/02)

Anathema to Americans, Gulf News (10/18/02)

Clash of traditionalists and empire-builders, by George Hishmeh  (10/18/02)

An election that threw up the unexpected, by Husain Haqqani (10/18/02)

On Violence I, by James A. Stevenson (10/17/02)

Leila Khaled — hijacked by destiny By Timur Moon (10/17/02)

The Moral Majority in the sewer By Fawaz Turki (10/17/02)

Arabs should tip their hats to the Europeans, by Abdeljabbar Adwan (10/17/02)

What Sharon wants, By John Chuckman (10/17/02)

Baghdad, autumn 2002 — city of doom, By Norman Solomon (10/17/02)

Noble Carter deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, by Mustapha Karkouti (10/16/02)

Understanding the political process in the US, by James Zogby (10/16/02)

Congress abdicates as Bush obfuscates, Jordan Times (10/16/02)

Tony Blair's conference call, by Rosemary Hollis (10/16/02)

US Vetoes, by Mohammad Al-Ibrahim (10/16/02)

Foreign policy factor has strong impact on Pakistan's elections, by Mushahid Hussain (10/16/02)

The West needs eduction, Al-Jazeerah TV in English, by Hassan El-Najjar and Brian Kane (10/15/02)

'Bully' for Carter and a 'kick in the leg' for 'Dubya', by Myint Zan (10/15/02)

Saddam factor in American elections, by Richard H. Curtiss (10/15/02)

America's 'Balfour declaration' targets the Arab and Islamic character of the Holy Land, by Melhem Karam (10/15/02)

Arab cover on demand again, by Fahed Fanek (10/15/02)

Turkey resigned to no-win situation, by Linda Heard (10/15/02)

An Open Letter to the President of the US, Politicians, and the Media, by Mohamed Khodr  (10/14/02)

A staring contest, by Azmi Bishara (10/14/02)

The 'hidden agenda' of a war against Iraq, by Musa Keilani (10/14/02)

Israel, Iraq, and the United States, by Edward Said (10/13/02)

Jimmy Carter: Peacemaker, Arab News (10/13/02)

A Jewish demographic state, By Uri Avnery (10/13/02)

Separate peace, By Israel Adam Shamir (10/13/02)

Why Bush's rush to Kill Iraqis, by Mohamed Khodr (10/12/02)

Caring about Jerusalem, by Daoud Kuttab (10/12/02)

Pak verdict,  Arab News (10/12/02) 

All praise Musharraf for fair polls, Khallej Times (10/12/02)

An Open Letter to Senator Robert Byrd, By Mohamed Khodr (10/11/02)

Washington like Khan Younis? By George S. Hishmeh (10/11/02)

Designs for the region, By Michael Jansen (10/11/02)

The bit by bit destruction of Palestine, By Ali Abunimah (10/11/02)

A clash of cultures, not civilizations, By Abdullah Bajubeer (10/11/02)

Who’s next — Mufti or Azad? By Nilofar Suhrawardy (10/11/02)

What the US president wants us to forget, By Robert Fisk (10/10/02)

Why few are buying Bush's bundled October special, by Rami G. Khour (10/10/02)

Iraq: An Election War in Search of A Cause, by Mohamed Khodr (10/10/02)

Moscow’s fatuous policy in Chechnya, By Fawaz Turki (10/10/02)

The Jerusalem blow — another reminder of need for urgent change, by Hasan Abu Nimah (10/10/02)

US may be losing the war fro Mideast minds, by Hashem Ahelbarra (10/10/02)

Palestinians are not alone, By John Pilger (10/9/02)

Israeli propaganda mill is at work again, by Linda Heard  (10/9/02)

US policy unchanged, by Dr. James Zogby (10/9/02)

Blair takes a significant stand on Palestine by Mustapha Karkouti (10/9/02)

Sad tale of partisan American intervention, by S. Nihal Singh (10/9/02)

Democratic process without military intervention, by Mushahid Hussain (10/9/02)

A strange case of Jared Israel, by Israel Shamir (10/9/02)

Sharon doing to courts what he has done to TV, by Uri Avnery (10/9/02)

Two years of Intifada — a lose-lose situation, by Hassan Barari (10/9/02)

A Reply to Kevin Gordon, by James A. Stevenson (10/8/02)

Leashing the dogs of war, by Paul Findley (10/8/02)

Falwell's Fallacies, by Arsalan Tariq Iftikhar (10/8/02)

Condoleezza Rice wants to liberate the Islamic world, by Melhem Karam (10/8/02)

Artificial crisis, artificial response, by Ali Abunimah (10/8/02)

Racial hatred, By Khaled Al-Maeena (10/7/02)

Averting war against Iraq — America determined otherwise, by Musa Keilani (10/7/02)

Stopping the war against Iraq, by Walid M. Sadi (10/7/02)

The US relations with Israel and the Arab and Muslim worlds, by Hassan El-Najjar and John Buffum (10/5/02)

US misuse of the United Nations, by Jonathan Power (10/5/02)

Debate hots up over two boycotts by Richard H. Curtiss (10/5/02)

Gearing for the big fight, by Zafar Samdani (10/5/02)

The UN — irrelevant?, by Sigmund Siignatuur (10/5/02)

Well oiled facts about future of fossil fuels, by Patrick Seale (10/5/02)

Recent elections reflect Morocco's political reality, by Najla Rostamani (10/4/02)

East Jerusalem: 'facing a very real danger', by Michael Jansen (10/4/02)

The catastrophic stroke of the pen: The Jerusalem Law, Jordan Times (10/4/02)

The US used weapons of mass destruction in Afghanistan and Iraq and planning to invade Iraq for OIL, by Stig Froberg (10/4/02)

America, Israel, and Palestine, what can be done? By Kevin Gordon (10/4/02)

Weighing the consequences of pre-emptive strike on Iraq, by S. Nihal Singh (10/4/02)

Pakistan democracy borders on oligarchy, by  Husain Haqqani  (10/4/02)

The stakes are bound to be higher this time, by George S. Hishmeh (10/4/02)

War vs. diplomacy, by Khaled Al-Maeena (10/3/02)

Why the war on Iraq is not working out, by Ramzy Baroud (10/3/02)

The UN's job is to enforce law not license aggression, by Hasan Abu Nimah (10/3/02)

Dishonest governments... by M. Agha (10/3/02)

Sharon, Bush and Arafat, who is the problem? by Hassan El-Najjar and Pat Fitzgerald (10/2/02)

A dangerous path towards Armageddon, by Linda Heard (10/2/02)

UN resolutions 'apply only to Arab and Muslim nations', by|Latheef Farook (10/2/02)

Britain and the Iraq war debate, by Rosemary Hollis (10/2/02)

Manufacturing anti-Semites, by Uri Avnery (10/2/02)

97 members of the Israeli academe warn that the Israeli government may be contemplating more crimes against humanity when war breaks out (10/1/02)

Who wants democracy in the Arab world, by Fahed Fanek (10/1/02)

Sudan facing breakup, By Hassan Tahsin (10/1/02)

Irrespective of the UN, the US is going to war, By Jonathan Power (10/1/02)

For Palestinians, all roads lead to nowhere, By Sherri Muzher (10/1/02)

Gore takes the wind out of Bush's sails, by James J. Zogby (9/30/02)

UN, US and the future of mankind, by Walid M. Sadi (9/30/02)

The helplessness among the Arabs, by Musa Keilani (9/30/02)

From the mouths of babes, by John Chuckman (9/30/02)

The third intifadha, by Daud Kuttab (9/29/02)

Palestinians are dying for relative calm, by Steven Salaitas (9/29/02)

Middle East’s position on Saddam,  by Amir Taheri (9/28/02)

Transparent manifestation of US interests and objectives, by Mushahid Hussain (9/28/02)

The human cost of occupation, by Dina Al Wakeel and Dalya Dajani (9/27/02)

The going will be rough, by George S. Hishmeh (9/27/02)

As the Intifada nears its 2nd anniversary, a humanitarian crisis looms, Dina Al-Wakeel (9/27/02)

'No peace by military means', Michael Jansen (9/27/02)

The monkey-see monkey-do relationship, by Hassan El-Najjar and Damian Blake (9/26/02)

In Gaza Strip, the camera never blinks, by Fawzi Turki (9/26/02)  

A letter from Ramsey Clark to members of the UNSC (9/26/02)

Shame on us, by Hamoud Abu Taleb (9/25/02)

An Israeli campaign that can't work, by James Zogby (9/25/02)

America's war on the world, by Matthew Riemer (9/25/02)

Al Gore: A genuine opposition of war or just politics, by Hassan El-Najjar (9/24/02)

The dangers in the Bush doctrine, Jordan Times (9/24/02)

Schroeder, Arab News (9/24/02)

US media and anniversaries, by Ali Abu Nimah (9/24/02)

A gift of life that George Bush lacks, by Natasha Coleen (9/23/02)

Arafat  Arab News (9/23/02)

Bush's unstoppable wagon of war against Iraq, by Musa Keilani (9/22/02)

4 Palestinians killed, 35 injured by Israeli occupation forces in various cities: News and Commentary, by Hassan El-Najjar (9/22/02)

Bush's focus on Iraq, Arab News (9/21/02)

Nature is a philosopher, by M.J. Akbar(9/21/02)

What does the Arab world think the US should do? by Hassan El-Najjar and John Buffum (9/20/02)

Bush's devotion to the cause of war against Iraq is economically motivated, by Michael Jansen (9/20/02)

Palestinian school bomb may mark return of Jewish extremists, by Claire Snegaroff (9/20/02)

America, Iraq, the UN, and the world, who decides, by Rami Khouri (9/19/0)

The feeble argument against war, by Hassan Abu Nimah (9/19/0)

Kashmir, betwixt the bullet and the ballot, by Nilofar Suhrawardy (9/19/0)

US-UK belligerent rhetoric despite Iraq's acceptance of inspectors' return, by Hassan El-Najjar and Andrew Collingwood (9/18/02)

New opening for the diplomatic resolution of Middle East conflicts, by Anisa Abdel Fattah (9/18/02)

Talk of war makes significant political changes, by James Zogby (9/18/02)

American approach seen as a threat to world peace, by Shamim ur Rahman (9/18/02)

Palestine must not allow status quo to continue, by Daud Kuttab (9/17/02)

Rome and its belligerent Sparta, by Afif Safieh (9/17/02)

September 11th, a year later, by Mae Ramadan (9/17/02)

We don't want to go to war. We don't want to be the peacekeepers of the world, by Hassan El-Najjar and Catherine Blatchfford (9/16/02).

Women bore the brunt of Gujarat Mayhem, by Syed Faisal Ali  (9/16/02).

Case for war built on hypocracy, by Robert Fisk  (9/15/02).

September 16 elections of Kashmir, by Ershad Mahmud  (9/15/02).

A bad week to be an Arab on the East coast of America, by Robert Fisk (9/14/02)

Morality bypass, by Khaled Al-Maeena (9/14/02)

Neo-conservatives and pro-Israel lobby working together to destablize the Middel Easst, by Barbara Ferguson (9/14/02)

Political maturity, by Khaled Al-Maeena (9/13/02) 

 Of war, symbol and crawfish (9/12/02)

 New World Order, new terminology (9/12/02)

Drain the swamp and there will be no more mosquitos, by Noam Chomsky (9/10/02)

The Blair-Bush meeting (9/10/02)

  US continues Iraq debate (9/10/02)

  Eye on Berlin (9/10/02)

The economic consequences of September 11 (9/9/02)

Sharon's attack (9/9/02)

The world has drifted apart from America (9/7/02)

Noam Chomsky on Iraq (9/7/02)

Arabs suspect Israeli design behind US plans to attack Iraq (9/7/02)

UN Route (9/6/02)

Baseball strike takes precedence over Iraq (9/6/02)

 Is Iraq a Mideastern Yugoslavia (9/6/02)

A is for Arab: Some Arab contributions for civilization (9/5/02)

  Keeping faith with Islam in a new world (9/5/02)

When the world is beside the point (9/5/02)

What if Americans didn't need labor day? (9/5/02)

On Israeli-Palestinian peace accords By James A. Stevenson (9/4/02)

One year later, Arab American rights are defended  By James Zogby (9/4/02)

Forces of war and peace By Israel Shamir (9/4/02)

Danger of branding all wars as terrorism By Gregory Clark (9/4/02)

The return of the dinosaurs, by Uri Avnery (9/4/02)

Final phase, Arab News editorial (9/3/02)

Dastardly attacks, Arab News (9/3/02)

Attack is the best way to curb disinformation (9/2/02)

Doctor arrested in Florida is a terrorist, too. By Arsalan Iftikhar (9/1/02)

The looming Bush vs. Saddam II By Henry Kimani (9/1/02);

Schwarzkopf's views on Iraq (8/31/02).

American Muslims remain in the dock one year after 9/11 (8/31/02).

Time to listen (8/31/02).

Anti-Americanism (8/30/02).

Strong voices of dissent (8/30/02).

The violence of Israeli curfew By Sam Bahour (8/29/02)

  Punishment by detail, by Edward Sa'id (8/28/02).

Lessons from the Hilliard and McKinney defeats By James Zogby (8/28/02).

A letter to a pilot By Uri Avnery (8/27/02).

Will Saddam let Bush back down By Adrian Hamilton (8/26/02).

Complexities of trade and capital flows between American and the Arab and Muslim worlds By Mushtak Parker (8/26/02).

In search for new witnesses for the truth By Richard H. Curtiss (8/25/02).

It's not a reporter's job to provide the evidence for a war crimes trial, by Robert Fisk  (8/24/02).

Confronting the United States By Ghazi Al-Gosaibi (8/24/02).

The politics of choice avoidance (8/23/02).

Lopsided US foreign policy, cause for concern (8/22/02)

Fund flow (8/21/02)

US thinktanks give lessons in foreign policy (8/20/02)

Using Palestinians as human shields, a neighbor's practice (8/19/02)

According to the people of Jenin (8/19/02)

Challenging ignorance on Islam, a ten point primer for Americans (8/19/02)

Perle's stealth attack on Saudi Arabia (8/18/02)

Another evil silence (8/18/02)

Saudi-US relations under spotlight (8/17/02)

While media spotlights one anthrax suspect, another is too hot to touch (8/16/02)

Extension of terrorism by other means (8/16/02)

Muslim hatred, separatism, tactics, and monopoloy on morality III (8/16/02)

Muslim hatred, separatism, tactics, and monopoly on morality, II (8/15/02)

Find amicable solution to festering Iraq issue (8/14/02)

Muslim hatred, separatism, tactics, and monopoly on morality, I (8/13/02)

Iran getting isolated in the Caspian region (8/12/02)

Israeli blames occupation for son's death (8/11/02)

Israeli war crimes (8/11/02)

History and the current impasse: an interview with Avi Shlaim (8/10/02)

War to cover up Bush's failure of nerve to face Sharon (8/9/02)

The Arabs I know (8/9/02)

The Arab-American divorce: gains and losses (8/8/02)

Let not the land of milk and honey be the land of blood and tears (8/8/02)

The long term strategy of Israel and how it affects the US (8/7/02)

How can the world witness such suffering and yet do nothing (8/6/02)

20 things we've learned nearly a year after 9/11 (8/5/02)

To take peace efforts forward (8/5/02)

Arab American relations, a historical perspective (8/4/02)

Iraq's Offer (8/3/02)

Israel and Demon Barbers of US (8/3/02)

Peace and justice forces rally to McKinney (8/2/02)

The Middle East reversed (8/2/02)

Washington's obsession with Iraq (8/1/02)

History and the current impasse: an interview with Avi Shlaim

It's an Orwellian anti-Semitism

Remembering poor Dina (7/31/02) 

When you step into Ahmed's shoes, by Uri Avneri (7/30/02).

Dove with talons (7/29/02) 

We shouldn't make Arafat the issue

Politics pushing Bush to war with Iraq (7/21/02)

Racism and Zionism (7/20/02)

Israeli Ethnic Cleansing, A Historical Truth Hidden (7/19/02)

Barak, Israel a villa in the jungle (7/17/02)

America applies its high morals selectively

The true face of Ehud Barak, by Alain Gresh  (7/16/02)

The US Media bias toward Israel By Laila Yaghi (6/24/02)

We All Know the World Is not Fair By Laila Yaghi (6/2202).

Creating a negative image of Muslims By Laila Yaghi (6/17/02)                

Is it the media or are they just plain prejudiced By Laila yaghi (6/12/02)

Laura Bush, 700 Club, and Dorell By Laila Yaghi

The Sons and Daughters of Liberty By Edna Yaghi

The Holocaust Owns Me, edited By Edna Yaghi

Israel's approved ethnic cleansing, part I, by Edward S. Herman (4/7/02)

Israel's approved ethnic cleansing, part II, by Edward S. Herman (4/7/02)

Israel's ethnic cleansing, part III, How the US media protect it, by Edward S. Herman (4/7/02)


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