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March 31, 2004

The Abuse of Government Power By Senator Tom Daschle

Understanding The Real Costs Of Iraq War By Thomas Oliphant

Condoleezza's Nonsense About Democracy By John Chuckman

Jewish defections irk Democrats By Alexander Bolton

No to prefixes with Islam and Muslims By ABID ULLAH JAN

The tragic isolation of Arab leaderships, Rami G. Khouri

‘First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Leaders’ Sarah Whalen

Saudi Women Hinder Reforms, Raid Qusti

Issues have to be tackled, Jordan Times

The Policy, Not the Man, Arab News

March 30, 2004

Palestine Remains On Our Conscience By Linda S Heard

Assassination, Israel’s Cover-up for What’s Really at Stake in Palestine By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Averting further nightmares By Abid Ullah Jan

Why Americans are sending billions to Israel By Paul J. Balles

Orthodox Jews responding to the assassination of Sheikh Yassin By Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss

Arab leadership is needed, James J. Zogby

When Endless War Means Endless Cashflow, Linda S. Heard

Britain Could Learn From the French Elections, Andreas Whittam Smith

Challenges after Yassin, Hassan A. Barari

Clarke Memoirs Are an Unknown in the 2004 Election Campaign, Richard H. Curtiss

Big Blow for Chirac, Arab News

March 29, 2004

Fading American Conscience By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Bush Knew and Now We Know He Knew, thanks to Richard Clarke by Mike Whitney

Yassin Made Vanished! By Mumtaz Hamid Rao

From another point of view By Phil G Hong

Three Generals and One Hamas Martyr, Uri Avnery

The Illegal Wall Israel Is Building, Hassan Tahsin

Israel in a Crisis of Sharon’s Making, Essa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali

US plans for democracy, Fahed Fanek

Until firmer grounds are reached, Jordan Times

Missed Opportunity, Arab News

March 28, 2004

Europeans Can Certainly Do Something About Israel, Adrian Hamilton

Sharon's message to the world, Musa Keilani

Sheikh Yassin's assassination draws attention of Arab media, Thamer Abu Baker

Promoting Palestinian self-reliance through community development, Jason Ben-Meir

South Africans Uneasy About Asylum for Aristide, Benita van Eyssen

The Hawks Grow Silent, the Sharks Turn Sullen, M.J. Akbar

The point of the resolution, Jordan Times

March 27, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 27, 2004

“Free Market” Chimera By Mike Whitney

Grimm Reality: Saving our children from The Passion By Jane Stillwater

The State of Israel Has Declared All-Out War On the Jewish People Worldwide By Russell Waxman

All Mid-East WMD in Israel, All North-American WMD in USA By Deepak Sarkar

My Palestinian Wife By Charley Reese

Yassin’s Death  Let’s Not Wash of Our Hands, Reem Al-Faisal

A Fading American Conscience, Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Hopes for Cyprus Breakthrough Remain Dim, Simon Tisdall

The 10,000-Pound Elephant in the Room, Michael Saba

Misdirected War Arab News

March 26, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 26, 2004

The Assassination of Sheikh Yassin Worse Than a Crime; It is an Act of Stupidity By Uri Avnery

Lessons on Apartheid; the Sharon Solution by Mike Whitney

Nice job, King George!  Up With Sharon:  Down with International Law and the U. S. Constitution by Mark Dankof

International measures against Israel are highly necessary By Astrid Essed

Ending Our Plague, Part II,  Meet The Rats: A Solution to Serial Wars within Our Grasp By Charles E. Carlson

To talk about peace in times of war, By Daoud Kuttab

'The true losers' By George S. Hishmeh

Decapitation Can’t Destroy Popular Movements, By Seumas Milne

Britain’s Anti-Terror Laws a Mockery of Democracy, By Sadiya Chowdhury

Arab World Needs Change — the Sooner the Better, By Khaled Al-Maeena

Setting the right course for Iraq, Jordan Times

March 25, 2004

Sharon’s “Best Laid Plans” by Mike Whitney

Assassination of Yassin: Who Is to Blame? Muhammad Salahuddin

Israel's 'reasons' for killing Sheikh Yassin, Michael Jansen

No Peace Without Justice By Yamin Zakaria

Opening the Gates of Hell, Fawaz Turki

Idols Come in a Variety of Shapes and Material, Mohammad T. Al-Rasheed

The road taken, Jordan Times

Washington’s Actions Against China Unlikely to Affect Relations, P. Parameswaran

March 24, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 24, 2004

Assassination of Yassin End of the Road to Peace? Simon Tisdall

An invitation to self-destruct: Hamas should not play into Sharon's hand By Paul J. Balles

The Calculus of Murder: Simple Math for the Modern Era By Mike Whitney

War in the time of Bush, Sharon and Ben Laden, Rami G. Khouri

US and Israel: Two Sides of Same Coin, Raid Qusti

US Indifference, Arab News

Options available, Jordan Times

A New Conflict Resolution Strategy for the Middle East, John Connolly

My Case Against the Bush Ad By James J. Zogby

March 23, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 23, 2004

The Murder of Shaikh Yassin By Mike Whitney

A barbaric, criminal action, Hassan A. Barari

Sheikh Yassins Assassination Crosses All Red Lines, Linda S. Heard

The Talmud, Racism, Hatred and Anti-Christism By John Anast

My case against the Bush ad, James J. Zogby

A moment to pause and reflect, John V. Whitbeck

Time to intervene, Jordan Times

Sowing the Wind, Arab News

March 22, 2004

Looking for Justice in the Language of Terrorism By Mike Whitney

Why do Americans just LOVE getting sucker-punched by George Bush? By Jane Stillwater

Reflections against the terrorist attacks in Madrid By Astrid Essed

Cowboy Justice By Bill Henderson

Voices on Iraq: Noam Chomsky Interviewed By Matthew Tempest

Is Islam Trying to Conquer the World by Sword? By Habib Siddiqui

Muslim Women, Dogs, and Hijab in Islam By Abdul Basit

March 21, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 21, 2004

Israel: The Unmentionable Source of Terrorism By John Pilger

ZAPATERO! John Chuckman

Guilty until Proven Innocent: the James Yee Story By Mike Whitney

The High Priests of Democracy and their Coolies By Yamin Zakaria

Hello everyone: Organize, Azita Ebrahimi and Marcus Patton

The Armageddon Plan, by James Mann

Victory Over Zionists At Simon Fraser University, By Macdonlds Stainsby

The U.S. Global Empire, by Laurence M. Vance

Iraqi Exile Group Fed False Information To News Media, Jonathan S. Landay and Tish Wells

Shock And Awe, From Mesopotamia To Madrid, Pepe Escobar

Commentary on “The Approaching Turning Point” by Yoginder Sikand

"One more such victory and we are ruined."  Eric Margolis

March 20, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 20, 2004

War against Terror By William F. Simmons

Greenspan's Treason: “Swindling Posterity” By Mike Whitney

Israeli Death Squads Wear Suits as Well As Uniforms By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Axis of Pragmatism By Abid Ullah Jan

History Will Damn Them: We Must Not Accept Our Leaders' Illegal Occupation Of A Sovereign State By Richard Overy

Seeking answers from Israel By Cindy Corrie

“A Little Piece of Ground” is Emblematic of Palestine and a Matter of Shame for Israel By Genevieve Cora Fraser

The Most Dangerous Man In The World By Doug Thompson

Bush Has Not Achieved His Job By Luc Debieuvre

March 19, 2004

Democracy in the Mideast: Is Bush Sincere in His Professions? William Fisher

A Deadly Political Game of Chess, Sarah Whalen

Taiwan’s Election Is a Confrontation With US, China, Jonathan Power

March 18, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 18, 2004

Resistance: The Moral Imperative By Mike Whitney

Terrorists and Freedom Fighters? By Patrick J. Buchanan

They Swarm Like Killer Bees By Paul J. Balles

By Any Means Necessary By Ghada Karmi

Palestine and Iraq: The Tale of Two Occupations Socialist Worker

A Verdict That Can Transform the West, Sadiya Chowdhury

Iraq: Keeping Multiple Disasters at Bay, Richard H. Curtiss

The need to read the history of Iraq, Michael Jansen

The political fallout has begun, Paul Tate

The World Needs to Face Reality, Mohammad T. Al-Rasheed

Distrust Factor, Arab News

Finally coming round, Jordan Times

Will Chad’s Oil Income Prove Africa’s Dangerous Treasure? Arab News

March 17 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 17, 2004

Amnesty International USA Urges Independent Investigation into Rachel Corrie's Death

Rachel Corrie Was Killed by Israel’s Illegal Wall By Steve Niva

Regime change scorecard — Bush 2 1/2, Osama 1, Rami G. Khouri

We're all losers in Bush's 'War on Terror' Linda S. Heard

Threats against Syria are more real than ever, Mustapha Karkouti

Aznar Brought Down by Big Lie, Not Bombs, Rafael Ramos

Spaniards send US a message by voting out Aznar's party, Youssef M. Ibrahim

Dangerous Game, Arab News

Plain-talking Spaniards, Gulf News

The Spaniards have spoken, Jordan Times

March 16 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 16, 2004

Anne Gwynne's Third Interview With B, the Hamas Military Leader in Nablus

The Case for a Nuclear Iran By Mike Whitney

Palestinian Leader Nayef Hawatme Interviewed By  Monday Morning Magazine

Poll and Nader bring bad news for Bush and Kerry, James J. Zogby

Shock and awe in Madrid after Baghdad By Phil G Hong

Reflections on Our Troubled World, Linda S. Heard

Gaza for the West Bank? Hassan A. Barari

US-Syrian Ties: Sound of One Hand Clapping, Maggie Mitchel Salem

March 15 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 15, 2004

Justice, Not Murder: The Tragic Symmetry of Terrorism By Mike Whitney

Remembering the Death of Rachel Corrie: One Year Later, Justice Still Not Served By Elizabeth Corrie

America’s Financial War on Terror: Fighting for Failure By Amir Butler

“Shock And Awe” In Spain By Yamin Zakaria

Anglo-democracy - planetary coup d'etat By Bill Henderson

Blowback: US and Israeli Style By Ivan Eland

Need for Marshall Plan of moral authority By Adel Safty

Cricket brings peace within the grasp of India and Pakistan By M.J. Akbar

On the road to Damascus with the neo-cons By Tom Barry

Why the Intifada Can’t Be Vanquished, Uri Avnery

Sympathy for the Predator, Condemnation for the Prey, Essa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali

Kashmiri Leader Ayub Thakur, a Dynamic Personality Kashmir Watch

Crisis in Darfur Contains Seeds of Civil War, Hassan Tahsin

What happened to the Geneva Accord? By Abdel Monem Said

March 14 2004

US Foreign Policy: Do Individuals and Parties Make a Difference? Hani Emam

Killing Two States By Khaled Amayreh

Gaza withdrawal — where the danger lurks, Musa Keilani

Two States, Too Little, Too Late  By Haim Bresheeth

I am running out of time By Khaled Al Maeena

Chaotic security in Palestine, Iraqi constitution, reform in the area — headlines in Arabic press, Thamer Abu Baker

Riyadh and Beijing embark on a fruitful partnership By Abdullah Al Madani

I Wish We Had, Khaled M. Batarfi

Wanted: A Common Strategic Vision for South Asia, M.J. Akbar

Where Are the Saudi Rich? Amr Mohammed Al-Faisal

From pullout to peace, Jordan Times

March 13 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 13, 2004

Silence No More Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Europe’s Sept. 11, Arab News

The rules of the game: Bertuzzi and Bush By Bill Henderson

Absent an articulate worldview By George S. Hishmeh

Israeli Occupation Devastates Medical Units in Palestine By Rima Merriman

Behind the Mindless Violence in Iraq  There's a Purpose By Graham E. Fuller

Do We Need More Calls for Reform By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

Madrid Attacks Shake Up Spanish Elections By Marc Bur Leigh

Should Middle East Initiative Not Come From Within By Nasim Zehra

The Real Meaning of the Movie  Hidalgo By Michael Saba

March 12, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 12, 2004

The Wall and Gaza By Paul J. Balles

War Games: America’s Media leads the Charge By Mike Whitney

A take on Islam steers US into the abyss  By Abid Ullah Jan

Ten Good Men and Christian Zionism By Mark Glenn

Israel's repression of the Palestinian people is fuelling a resurgence of anti-Semitism By Max Hastings

Palestine Held Hostage in Israel's Prison By Genevieve Cora Fraser

March 11, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 11, 2004

The Western Mind, deeply embarrassed by Israeli behaviour towards the Palestinians By  John Mikietyn

Recent Laws are Wrong Way to Integrate European Muslims By Alaa Bayoumi

No Hurras For Al-Hurra By Amir Butler

The Passion and Zionism By Mazin Qumsiyeh

Code for Domination By Ghassan Al-Khatib

US Elections: Tradition of Rule by the Wealthy Is Repeating Itself, Linda Colley

Protect human rights of unsung prisoners By Mushahid Hussain

Middle East studies seen as against American interests By Rima Merriman

Indo-Pak Cricket Matches:Political Opportunity and Danger in Equal Measure, Mike Marqusee

Putin May Be Re-Elected but Not With Chechen Vote

The Tendency to Blame Others, Mohammad T. Al-Rasheed

Toll on US takes gloss off Iraqi army's clinical defeat, Jim Mannion

Transition period most likely to be 'protracted wrangling' Michael Jansen

Appalling and Sad, Arab News

March 10, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 10, 2004

America’s “Free Press” Torpedoes Aristide by Mike Whitney

Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 6 By Abid Ullah Jan

It's the same old Iraq, just a tiny bit worse than it was last month By Robert Fisk

Another Flawed Fact On The War In Iraq By George McEvoy

Fine Arab development reports need more impact, Rami G. Khouri

The key word is interim, Jordan Times

Unfortunate Timing, Arab News

March 9, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 9, 2004

War on Terror hits Africa: More oil, more colonies By, Mike Whitney

Sistani Insists on Democracy, but Temporarily Accepts Iraqi "Constitution" By Sam Hamod

Israel and the World Court By  Patrick Johnston

Europe's return to world stage reveals superpower limits By Mustapha Karkouti

'Collapse' capitalism - the side we've never seen By Youssef M. Ibrahim

Upholding the Rights of Palestine and Israel By G. C. Fraser

Nader: What Impact? James J. Zogby

Pipes of Poison, Hussein Shobokshi

There’s No Moving On From Sept. 11, Linda S. Heard

Yes to reform, Hassan A. Barari

Do We Give Our Children What They Need? Abeer Mishkhas

For women, by women, Jordan Times

March 8, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 8, 2004

The UN has to assume the role of adult and bring the schoolyard bully back into the fold By Mike Whitney

Building consensus: Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 5 By Abid Ullah Jan

When fence is an F word By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Voters should have a CHOICE whether or not to get out of the quagmire in Iraq By Jane Stillwater

US Empire May Not Be as Invincible as Is Generally Thought, Neil Berry

Arabs Want Democracy, but Not the Brand From Abroad, Issa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali

Assuming the right to intervene, Norman Solomon

How and Why the BJP Is Wooing Muslims, Syed Shahabuddin

Regime change in Haiti — a coup by any other name, Mark Weisbrot

Multiple Scenarios, Arab News 

March 7, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 7, 2004

A dangerous fantasy: Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 4 By Abid Ullah Jan

9 -11 in Iraq, End the Occupation By Mike Whitney

‘O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum...’: Dancing Around the Fir Tree, Uri Avnery

A City For Peace: Please help the Peace movement grow By  Charles A. Beers

A "Super Tuesday" for Arab American Political Empowerment By Rebecca Abou-Chedid

Ashura attacks, Fateh's position make headlines in Arabic press, Thamer Abu Baker

A tiger by its tail, but how to let go of it? Musa Keilani

America’s Enemy in Iraq: Why This Confusion About Identity? Sarah Whalen

Canada Burnishes Its Third World Image By Nihal Kaneira

Scandal Could Dent Ahern’s Reputation, Angelique Chrisafis

Time for Trust and Unity, Arab News

Absence of consent, Jordan Times

March 6, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 6, 2004

Francis A Boyle Interviewed by Betty Molchany about the hearing in the Hague questioning the Israeli Wall

Sharon's Speech Decoded By Uri Avnery

Francis A. Boyle Interviewed by Betty Molchany about the hearing in the Hague questioning the Israeli wall

Direct occupations: Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 3 By Abid Ullah Jan 

Why is Senator John Kerry kowtowing to Israel? By Paul J. Balles

What Does Israel's “Demographic Balancing Act” Hold in Store for Palestinians? By Samah Jabr

 Withdrawal from Gaza, Asahi Shimbun

I Intolerable Facts: By "Quasi" US/English Crown Corporations By V.K. Durham

Fence Is a Fabricator, Tariq A. Al-Maeena

‘Pacific Solution’ Helps Turn the Refugee Tide, Sid Astbury

Reform: Each Country Can Have Its Own Vision, Michael Saba

Reforms Are Our Best Goodwill Ambassadors 

The Business of Bugging, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

"Spring is Here": A Reverent Depiction of Palestine’s Native Splendor, A Book review By Genevieve Cora Fraser

March 5, 2004

One year later, justice still not served By Elizabeth Corrie

The next wave: Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 2 By Abid Ullah Jan

What is anti-Semitism? By George S. Hishmeh

After Haiti: Is US Human Rights Policy Confused? Jonathan Power

Why are there no ultimatums for politicians? Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh

Sudan’s Long Search for Peace, Hassan Tahsin

The Illegal Use of OWWA Funds by President Arroyo, Rasheed Abou-Alsamh

Internecine Feuds, Arab News

March 4, 2004

Conjecture at war with ideas, Part 1 By Abid Ullah Jan 

186 Murdered in “Liberated” Iraq By Mike Whitney

Meddling American Empire lurches on By Jack Lakavich

Confusing anti-Semitism with anti-Zionism By George S. Hishmeh

An Interview With the Presidential Candidate Michael Peroutka By Mark Dankof

Iraqi Exile, Ahmed Chalabi, Attains His Goal By Helen Thomas

Agenda Of Western Media: Proliferation Versus Spying By Mushahid Hussain

The Wall: An Israeli Attempt to Define Borders Unilaterally? Richard H. Curtiss

Palestinians, Poorer and Angrier, Fawaz Turki

An Accord of Mutual Respect, Not of Shared Affront, Avraham Burg

Democracy Is the Same Everywhere, Mohammad T. Al-Rasheed

Reality — between surrealism and hyperrealism, Hazem Saghiyeh

Fight for Presidency, Arab News

March 3, 2004

Bush and Kerry: separated at birth By Mike Whitney

Clare gives Blair's boys short shrift By Linda S. Heard

Espionage: The hidden culture of western democracies By Mustapha Karkouti

Hope and Glory – Geneva By Avraham Burg

Legal Analysis of the ICJ Case on the Israeli Barrier By Salwa de Vree

Iraqi Jews, cement trucks and Mideast citizenship rights, Rami G. Khouri

Palestine-Israel — what if? Roger H. Lieberman

The Shoura on TV, Raid Qusti

March 2, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 2, 2004

Regime Change in Haiti; The Bush Dominoes keep falling By Mike Whitney

The values debate, James J. Zogby

Should US reflect on its own human rights situation? People's Daily

Neo-Cons, Israel and the Bush Administration By Stephen Green

Are These Women of Conscience or Treacherous Turncoats? Linda S. Heard

Let the West Make Peace With Islam First, Mariam Al-Oraifi

Say Goodnight Richard Perle Hussein Shobokshi

Crisis in Haiti, Arab News

March 1, 2004

Letters to the Editor, March 1, 2004

The Al-Jazeerah Mission for "Peaceful Solutions to International Conflicts" Questioned By  Hassan El-Najjar and Scott Murphy

George Will and anti-Semitism By Mike Whitney

Mel Gibson and Anti-Christism By John Anast

Kucinich the Kulturbärer By Stephen Dinan

The strategic wall in Zionist thought By Adel Safty

If Israel Is So Sure of Its Case, Why Refuse to Go to The Hague? Essa bin Mohammed Al Zedjali

Sharing the burden: Of religion and democracy By M.J. Akbar

'Intellectual' Migrant Coolies – Irrational Rationalists By Yamin Zakaria

For Blair Iraq Threatens to Be a War Without End, Andrew Rawnsley

Of Elections, Stagnation and Peace, Raafat Dajani

Overview of the 7th elections in Iran, Anoush Ehteshami

Too many budgets to manage, Fahed Fanek

Quid pro quo required, Jordan Times

Battle Over the Wall, Arab News

 
Earth, a planet hungry for peace

 

The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03).

 

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

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