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May 31, 2004

The Afghanistan Failure By Mike Whitney

Beit Hanina: Another new Ghetto in Palestine By Mike Odetalla

Assessing the Threat By Jim Kirwan

Jews Have the Right To Protect Themselves Against Zionism By Rabbi Joseph Dershowitz

An Inquiry Into the Fallujah Disaster is Needed By Ana Brahmain

An Open Letter from a North American Aboriginal  By Troy Gould

Israeli Crimes Against Humanity, Essa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali

Let's Hope Tommy's Granny Becomes a Signpost, Uri Avnery

Bad News for the Americanized, M. Salahuddin

Bludgeoning as Policy, Arab News

May 30, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 30, 2004

Inventing WMD at the New York Times By Mike Whitney

No Chance For Peace in Iraq By Sam Hamod

Our Abu Gharaib By Shakeel Syed

U.S. under "terror alert!" Question: Why is America Targeted? By John W. Willmott

Iraq, Palestinian resistance, the Mideast make news in Arabic press, Thamer Abu Baker

What Happened to the America We All Admired? Hassan Yassin

Cancer in Our Society, Arab News

Abu Ghraib and the Empty Chair Sarah Whalen

Bush Needs to Drop US-Led Initiative for Middle East Reform Anthony H. Cordesman

Have We Just Been Google-Bombed? Michael P. Saba

Karzai Seeks Deals, but at What Price? Mike Collett-White

Lebewohl, Herr Bengler Tariq A. Al-Maeena

US Army: Brutal, Incompetent and Dysfunctional David Leigh

May 29, 2004

Abu Ghraib and the Empty Chair Sarah Whalen

Bush Needs to Drop US-Led Initiative for Middle East Reform Anthony H. Cordesman

Have We Just Been Google-Bombed? Michael P. Saba

Karzai Seeks Deals, but at What Price? Mike Collett-White

Lebewohl, Herr Bengler Tariq A. Al-Maeena

US Army: Brutal, Incompetent and Dysfunctional David Leigh

May 28, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 28, 2004

The Sovereignty Charade By Mike Whitney

Iraq: This Is the Beginning of the End for US, UK, Adrian Hamilton 

'Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles' Ahmad V. Majdoubeh 

Why are we supporting Palestinian Bassam Saleh's candidacy for the European Parliament Italian Intellectuals

Too bad to be true, Octavius Pinkard 

Arab Leaders Have Something to Learn From Sonia Gandhi 

Double checking sources, George Hishmeh 

Philippine Election: The Cheating Is Crystal Clear! Rasheed Abou-Alsamh 

Human Rights, Arab News

May 27, 2004

Sue Israel for Pain, Suffering, and Wrongful Death By Genevieve Cora Fraser

America’s Only Way Out of Iraq By Sam Hamod

Chilling prospects By Phil Hong 

Where Are Arab Americans and Muslim Americans in the US Media By Joe Boysen

Iraqi Abuses: The Things Bush Didn’t Mention in His Speech, Robert Fisk

Abu Ghraib: Torture in Americans’ Name! Ramona Shashaani

Ground Zero, Rima Merriman

Paying the price of occupation, Michael Jansen

Apparent Split, Arab News

Still much work to be done, Jordan Times

May 26, 2004

Israeli Arms Embargo Urged as Operation Rainbow Continues under the Black Flag of Illegality By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Bush Steps Down By Mike Whitney

Bush's Deception About Abu Ghraib Prison By Sam Hamod

Fahrenheit 9/11 turns the heat on Bush By Linda S. Heard

Two ladies, two questions By Abid Ullah Jan

May 25, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 25, 2004

The Problem is Israel, Stupid By Joe Boysen

General Zinni Says Heads Should Roll at Pentagon By Sam Hamod

The Wedding Bombing at Maghar al Deeb By Mike Whitney

Cool down the war lords By Abid Ullah Jan

Phony War on Terrorism By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Bush's Message and Middle East Reality By James J. Zogby

Boycott of Petroleum Products By Nelson Campbell

Bush, Blair Repeating History’s Most Egregious Mistakes James C. Moore

Bend Me, but Don’t Think You’ll Break Me’ Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Demands for Rumsfeld’s Head Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

May 24, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 24, 2004

Arming Palestine, the UN’s Moral Imperative By Mike Whitney

Count the Number of the Beast By Yamin Zakaria

The United States of Israel By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

The US and the Rafah Massacre By Selma Hermez

The Issue is Neither Politics Nor Shahbaz By Nasim Zehra

Bush, Blair Repeating History’s Most Egregious Mistakes James C. Moore

Double Challenge Arab News

India Where Democracy Shines Bright Essa bin  Mohammed Al-Zedjali

OIC Needs Structural Changes, New Vision Ba Hamzah

The Israeli N-Weapons File Hassan Tahsin

May 23, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 23, 2004

Israeli State Terrorism Goosesteps on Palestine By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Bush and Sharon: The shared vision By Mike Whitney

Hall of Shame By Phil Hong

The Rape of Rafah By Uri Avnery

 I don't have to apologize. The USA and Israel response to mass murder By David Little

The Vampire Slayer, Amr Mohammed Al-Faisal

For the Sake of Americans, M. Salahuddin

Manmohan in Office, Sonia Gandhi in Power, M.J. Akbar

Arab League Summit, Arab News

May 22, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 22, 2004

Past time for sanctions on Israel for its war crimes By Ron Wilkinson

The Burning Itch to 'Civilize' Others By Habib Siddiqui

Let Those Who Love Nick Berg Demand an End to War, Violence Michael Berg

Abu Ghraib Abuses: The Unanswered Questions Michael Saba

Bad News for Bangladesh Arab News

Bend Me, but Don’t Think You’ll Break Me’ Tariq A. Al-Maeena

Demands for Rumsfeld’s Head Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

Gaza Somewhere Over the Rainbow  Catherine Hunter

May 21, 2004

State Terrorism and War Crimes in the name of 'Democracy' and 'Freedom' By Yamin Zakaria

Is Rafah A Prelude to Israeli Terrorism in America? By John Anast

America's Heart of Darkness By Jack Dalton

Rejection of Istanbul Arab News

US Evangelical Warrior in Abu Ghraib Sidney Blumenthal

The Unexamined Life of Nicholas Berg Sarah Whalen

The Unbelievable Lead of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Rasheed About-Alsamh

By a Deft Move, Sonia Proves She Is a Master Politician Nilofar Suhrawardy

May 20, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 20, 2004

To Know, Or Not To Know, Just Go! An Open Letter To Donald Rumsfeld By Jack Dalton

Judeo-Christians Are the Primary Enablers of Serial Wars By Charles E. Carlson

Sharon's Predicament By Mohammed Sid-Ahmed

Myth and reality about the level of support in Iraq for the former Iraqi regime By Alfred Roberts

The Silencing of America: Americans Are Afraid of Bush’s Violent Regime By Kirsten Anderberg

Don't Start a War With Iran By Rep. Ron Paul

The Purple Powder missile and Palestine. Are Palestinians always followed by bad luck? By David Little

May 19, 2004

Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice By Mark Glenn

Rafah Roughed Up and Readied for Sacrifice By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Coalition in Iraq: Part of Problem, Not of Solution, Crispin Blunt

Conspiracy theories surround Berg By Linda S Heard

May 18, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 18, 2004

Rumsfeld says he no longer reads newspapers? So, what else is "news"? By Lorin Arnold Hemmila

Abu Ghraib and the Many Faces of America By Yamin Zakaria

Who dun it? The mysterious case of Nicholas Berg By Jane Stillwater

Arab American Voters Need Not Despair By James J. Zogby

Senator Kerry, Please Speak Up Against Israeli War Crimes and Murder of Palestinian Children By Selma Hermez

A Bestial Competition With No End in Sight, Linda S. Heard

Abu Ghraib Abuses: An Apology and a Promise, Maggie Mitchell Salem

America must join the ICC, Tom Goeller

Industry of hatred, Hassan A. Barari

They Know and Still They Lie, M. Salahuddin

May 17, 2004

Busharon: The Countdown By Uri Avnery

Tami Silicio: Erupts with Fragrance By Mumtaz Hamid Rao

Sex, Lies, and Videotapes By John Chuckman

People and Government By Nelson Campbell

They Are Shelling Gaza By Genevieve Cora Fraser

India Votes: Pakistan-India Normalization To Stay on Track  By Nasim Zehra

A Call to the Conscience of the World, Essa bin Mohammed Al-Zedjali

Shoot journalists, drive the point home, Norman Solomon

Gaza Pullout, Arab News

May 16, 2004

Dozers of Mass Destruction Massive Demolition of Palestinian Homes in Gaza By Jeff Halper

To leave or not to leave, Musa Keilani

Hate at the core of prisoner abuse, John Janney

Fighting abuse, Walid M. Sadi

Iraq, Palestine — main subjects tackled in Arabic press, Thamer Abu Baker

The oil price, Gwynne Dyer

Successful reform is homegrown, Jordan Times

Overheating Economy, Arab News

May 15, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 15, 2004

56 Years of Injustice: The Road to Palestine By Musa Al-Hindi

Killer Israel Suffocates Palestine By Genevieve Cora Fraser

After the Catastrophe (Nakba) By Muhammad Jaradat

Abuse, Beheading, and the Horrid logic of War - a plea for pacifism By Pär Sundling

Betraying humanity with lies upon lies By Abid Ullah Jan

Iraq: Open Detention Centers For Inspection By S M Mohamed Idris

Let's not get side-tracked in Iraq: The Focus Should Stay on Reversing the Occupation By Haroon Buksh

US and Iraq: Power, Justice and the Human Rights discussion By Steve Moyer

The End of Time Arguments Spread Fear  By Maria Hussain

Living Up to the Billing Arab News

New Study Highlights Bush War Rationale By Michael Saba

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back By Nasim Zehra

When Mouths Fail to Quiver By Tariq A. Al-Maeena

May 14, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 14, 2004

The Abu Ghraib photos are not a scandal, It's a Psychological Warfare Operation, Israeli Style By David Little

Palestinian Peacemaker Dr. Hanan Ashrawi Comes to Boston to Build Peace in the Middle East on Humanitarian Grounds By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Understand "the enemy" Under Occupation, Please! By Abid Ullah Jan

Limbaugh and Bush It's No Big Deal By Mike Whitney

Rumsfeld Should Be Fired, Others Should Go Too By Susan Whitney

Torture and Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners: A Course of Action By Ray Lauzzana

What Might Sharon Know About CACI? Sarah Whalen

May 13, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 13, 2004

The Beheading of Nick Berg in Iraq: A Muslim Perspective By Sam Hamod

Conditions for Israel's Legitimacy as “the Jewish State in Palestine” have yet to be met! By Genevieve Cora Fraser

Abu-Gharib to Occupied Palestine – Teaching the Arabs/Muslims About Democracy By  Yamin Zakaria

The Prospect of Defeat By Mike Whitney

Racism and ignorance make for a lethal cocktail By Linda S. Heard

The curse of a mindset By Abid Ullah Jan

Suggestions to Rescue Middle East Peace  By Hanan Ashrawi

Arab-Israeli Conflict and the Laws of War By Charles Shamas

May 12, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 11, 2004

The Cover-Up Continues: Bush to Rumsfeld, to Myers, to Kimmit By Sam Hamod

Look to Gaza to escape from Abu Ghraib, Rami G. Khouri

The Israeli Torture Template By Wayne Madsen

Requirements for a Palestinian State By Michael Tarazi

Unholy alliance, Paul Tate

May 11, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 11, 2004

Rumsfeld has to Go By Mike Whitney

A Muslim Leader Speaks Out By Sam Hamod

The Mongol Invasion of Iraq: Lessons never learned By Amir Butler

The Lessons from the Abu Ghraib Scandal By James J. Zogby

The Logic of  the Occupation By Jaffer Ali

What Actually Happened By Hanna Kawas

Have You Ever Wondered Why? A Pictorial Essay By Faisal Amirat

Israel Continues to Torture Children By Selma Hermez

May 10, 2004

Muqtada al Sadr: Legitimacy in Iraq By Mike Whitney

Finding America's moral compass: Beyond hypocrisy, perversion and fear By Jane Stillwater

Nobody but Neocons Created Lynndie, Mary Riddell

The Earlier Iraq Is Handed Over to the UN, the Better for Everybody, Essa bin Mohammed AlZedjali

The Greater Middle East Initiative Should Not Become Another High Flying Slogan, Richard W Murphy

Will the Doings of a Few Principle Apply to Us Muhammad Salahuddin

Death in Chechnya, Arab News

May 9, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 9, 2004

Mussolini in Palestine By Richard Hugus

Our dead are outnumbered: In Memoriam By Mark Yannone

Bush’s Lexis on ‘Love for Islam’ By Mumtaz Hamid Rao  

Indian Elections: Some Important Questions, M. J. Akbar

No Good Choices, Arab News

May 8, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 8, 2004

Rumsfeld's Testimony: Torquemada Speaks By Mike Whitney

A Growing Stain By Bill Henderson

Abu Gharib: A Product of the “War on Terror” By Yamin Zakaria

Birds of a Feather-Israel and America By  Mark Glenn

Bush's failed Mideast policy is creating more terrorism By Senator Ernest F. Hollings

When You Talk with God: A Letter to President George W. Bush, Frank Fugate

Meltdown in Iraq, George Hunsinger

If ‘This Is Not Who We Are,’ Who Are You Then? Moodhy Al-Khalaf

Is Torture the American Way? Michael Saba

A Fish Called George, Tariq A. Al-Maeena

When Will the 528 Pakistanis Languishing in Kabul Jail Be Brought Home? Nasim Zehra

Under Fire, Arab News

May 7, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 7, 2004

Israel Resumes Funding of Illegal Jewish Settlement Activity World Can't Be Held Hostage to Israeli Settlers, Spain Warns

Abu Ghraib: Damage Control at the White House By Mike Whitney

The New Hessians By Sam Hamod

What Happened to Some US Soldiers Who Died in Baghdad at the Weekend of April 5-8, 2003? By Eric May

The Thing With No Brain By John Chuckman

Rafah children play in ruins and dream of the beach, Marius Schattner

Crushing Arab nationalism — the real reason for war on Iraq, Daoud Kuttab

A warning to others, Jordan Times

May 6, 2004

Bush’s “Excuse and Explanation” on Arab TV Was Worthless and Demeaning By Sam Hamod

Torture: Empire's Dirty Little Secret, Part II By Mike Whitney

Ansari Group’s Kashmir roadmap-made in USA By Abdul Latif Bhat

May 5, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 5, 2004

The Short Career of General Jasim Saleh By Mike Whitney

The Golem Turns on his Creator By Uri Avnery

A Los Angeles gang member's analysis of Saddam-Iraq By Edward Cranswick

Arabs and Muslims Are Victims of Anti-Semitism, James J. Zogby 

The mass media are now soldiers in a wider war, Rami G. Khouri 

Why US Is Discussing the Draft Again, Mary Dejevsky 

Contempt for Counsel, Arab News 

Getting through? Jordan Times

May 4, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 4, 2004

Torture: Empire's Dirty Little Secret By Mike Whitney 

The Right Choice for the US was Democracy and Freedom in Palestine not War and Occupation in Iraq By John Anast 

Living in a Bubble By Uri Avnery 

Abu Ghraib: Inexplicable Arab Silence, Linda S. Heard 

Said and Grossman: Dismayed Humanists, Neil Berry 

Not Enough Being Done to Stem Afghan Opium Harvest, Patrick Wintour 

May 3, 2004

General Jassim Saleh: Patriot or Traitor? By Mike Whitney

The Spectre of Defeat By Ambassador Bill Warden

If you ever say that Palestine is like the Warsaw Ghetto again, we will kill you By Jane Stillwater

Operation Unveiling ‘Civilised’ America By Yamin Zakaria 

US Corporate Media Still Dangerous By Eric H. May

End of the Road Map to Peace, Hassan Tahsin

The Middle East: The Five Dots Bush Needs to Connect, William Fisher

The US Pays a Bloody Cost for Backing Ariel Sharon, Charley Reese

Forthright stand needed, Jordan Times

The Reality of Sharon, Arab News

May 2, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 2, 2004

Oh, Say Can You See American-Israeli Machiavellian Dominion in the Arab World? By Genevieve Cora Fraser

How Codes and A Cheap Parlor Trick May Have Doomed Both Palestine and Iraq to Israeli Aggression? By John Anast

Australia or Iraq - Who is in Need of Liberation? By Yamin Zakaria

Does Enlargement Make Europe More Powerful? Niall Ferguson

pictures of Torture And Sexual Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners By US-UK Soldiers

May 1, 2004

Letters to the Editor, May 1, 2004

Torture at Abu Ghraib By Seymour M Hersh

Keeping the Dead off America’s TVs By Mike Whitney

Without the effective Phase-3, Iraq is a Quagmire By Mirza A. Beg

Sheer Depravity Arab News

Iraq: Realities the Words Can’t Hide Terry Jones

Oil's well that ends Well By James Virga

Iraq: Realities the Words Can’t Hide Terry Jones

Sharon Should Not Be Allowed to Get Away With His Gaza Plan, Kern Jackson

The Remaking of the Alamo Tariq A. Al-Maeena

US Elections and the 1 Percent Solution Michael Saba

Woodward on Saudi Arabia Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid

 
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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