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I am an avid watcher of all kinds of thrillers, but psychological ones are my favorite. I watch them for a laugh, but I find very few scary: theyre only movies after all.
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I was very touched by your article on Lucy Fensom and "Israels Safe Haven for Donkeys", (MET, May 25).
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I have no idea where Mr. Retta gets his facts (Letters: "Stop using the God excuse," MET, May 4), but he certainly doesnt follow the Middle East Times as religiously as he quotes religious texts.
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The Middle East Times article in which a man imprisoned his wife for refusing to allow him to marry a second wife ("Saudi incarcerates wife in attic," MET, May 16), concluded by saying, "under Islam a man can take up to four wive
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told US troops in Baghdad that she wanted them to keep focused, saying, "this war came to us, not the other way around". (Regional Roundups: Rice speaks to US forces in Iraq," MET May 16)
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It is curious how some domesticated animals are venerated by some cultures and vilified by others. (Letters: "Dog - the respectable animal", MET, May 11).
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Bill Garner the Washington Times cartoonist says that the cartoon depicting a GI holding by the leash a dog with "PAKISTAN" written on it and telling it, "Well done, now lets go to hunt Bin Laden", was not aimed at humiliating
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A great Afghan artist has died after being punched down a flight of stairs at his hotel in Vancouver, Canada. ("Canadian man charged in death of Afghan pop singer", MET, May 9.)
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Poor Islamic countries like Chad and Burkina Faso cannot afford to vaccinate their children against the crippling polio disease, while the worlds wealthiest - and most miserly - countries of the Gulf are doing next to nothing to help.
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Academic freedom is not a license for foolishness (Opinion: "Columbia University academics targeted for opposing official myths of Zionism", MET, May 3). It doesnt make sense for professors to bash any national movements, or yet others to call upo
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A summary of Egypt-related news.
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How do we identify and separate biblical prophecy from simple greed? To the people, media and government officials who encourage the connection between biblical prophecy and events in Israel/Palestine and in Iraq I ask: Did God say what you say He
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Several weeks ago you were kind enough to publish an extract from my memoirs "The Queen, Rupert & Me", in which I told for the first time the part Mr. Richard Adamson had played in the discovery of Tutankhamens tomb.
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The pope, while apparently seeing danger in the competition of Islam in Europe ("Analysis: Pope Benedict sets his agenda", MET, Apr. 27), should instead turn his attention to fighting secularism, which is sweeping Europe like a tsunami and destroyi
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As an Israeli, my hopes for peace in the Middle East are buoyed by Mr. Ibrahims optimism (Opinion: "Clean up the cobwebs of outdated ideas", MET, Apr.
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Watching US President George W. Bushs performance on national television, I wondered what this president really wants.
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I find it quite unbelievable that Americas so-called friendly Arab regimes maintain state media that are so incredibly aggressive against the US occupation of Iraq and its attempts to stabilize it. ("Review of the Arab press" articles, MET.
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The Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi may be right when it says that the US and Israel would never allow a Hamas electoral victory in Gaza, or it may be wrong. (Review of the Arab press, "Hamas victory would wreck everything."
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Mr. Lambers viewpoint that the advanced nations and hostile countries in the Middle East could reduce aggression and arms buildup with a "trust but verify" policy is hardly new (Opinion: "Trust but verify in the Middle East," MET, Apr.
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The Danish queen is being a royal bigot by lumping together radical Islamists with "people for whom religion is their entire life". ("Danish queen disses radical Islam," MET, Apr.
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Uri Avnerys odd sympathy for the Jews of the Gaza Strip and his interpretation of "occupation" is curious. (Opinion: Dont shoot the croupier!"
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Sharona Getz wrote that as Israel is making a sacrifice by giving Gaza as a gift to the Palestinians for the sake of peace, why dont Palestinians want to reciprocate by allowing Israel to expand Jerusalem. (Letter: "Palestinians, learn to give, no
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I am shocked, almost beyond words, by the viewpoints expressed in the letter, "Palestinians, learn to give, not only take" (MET, Apr. 14).
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In Germany an Iranian asylum seeker on April 12 held four schoolgirls hostage at knifepoint in the cellar of a house to force the German government into allowing his family to join him in Germany.
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Although it is widely believed that Egypt is now on the road toward becoming a democracy, one single reform in the constitution can hardly be viewed as an encouraging start.
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Palestinians object to Sharons plan to expand a suburb of Jerusalem, but are willing to go along with his removal of settlements and their 8,000 residents from Gaza.
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Mr. Ted Littles cynicism over the faith of the oilman from Texas is a little odd ("Texan oilman with big faith", MET, Apr.
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What a wonderful idea a South African hotel came up with: a whole floor set aside only for women. ("South African hotel launches women-only floor," MET, Apr.
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Unlike any other Palestinian official before him, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has held back on pushing any final status issues, making security and reforms his top priority.
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The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been perpetuated by extremists on both sides. If a durable peace is to be realized, the middle has to be strengthened.
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Every so often (more regularly of late), something happens or is said that leaves me no choice but to accept the very sad decline of the world, as far as decency and respectability go.
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I am not a Catholic, but I know that Pope John Paul II touched the hearts of Christians, Muslims, Jews and others in his lifetime. That is why the belittling of the pontiff by US ex-president Bill Clinton at his funeral in Rome was all the more off
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Youve got to hand it to that oilman from Texas; hes got a lot of faith. ("Man drills for oil based on Bible passage," MET, Apr.
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Letter writer Phoebe Megally is partly right ("America, lay hands off Egypt" MET, Mar. 29.) when she wrote that the US was making a mistake by pressing Egypt to open up to democracy without consideration for the ominous underlying social forces.
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What a pleasure it was to read that jailed ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his henchmen were made to watch Iraqs new parliament, heavily dominated by Shias - that ethnic group he hated and suppressed so badly - elect his arch-foe Kurdish rebel
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Yasmin Mogahed, as a man I bow to you for your work of art, the opinion article, "A womans reflection on leading prayer", (MET, Mar. 30).
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Mr. Halper writes eloquently of the plight of the Palestinian Arabs, but he forgets that there are facts on the ground that contribute to the situation he describes ("Opinion: The end of a viable Palestinian state", MET, Mar.
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I have been following the issue of Muslim women leading the Friday prayers of a mixed congregation and can only pray that one day soon, these Muslim women, and the men who follow them, will find the right path from which they have obviously stray
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How dare these so-called Muslim women prayer leaders claim that Libyas Muammar Qadhafi is threatening them? Everything they seem to do and say indicates that they simply lust for power and fame.
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Israeli soldiers have revealed on public television that the Israeli army has been using ambulances to transport weapons and soldiers, against the Geneva Conventions. ("Israel uses ambulances to transport soldiers, weapons", MET, Mar.
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It is outrageous that the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I, has sold parts of East Jerusalem to Jewish investors ("Jordan demands answers over alleged Jerusalem land sale", MET, Mar. 29) and would be yet another symptom of the deep-
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The Egyptian political system denies the public a voice, while security forces prevent citizens from expressing their political and social preferences through public meetings.
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Property developers of a new man-made island in the UAE and a local tourism business are sponsoring a charity walk for Sri Lankan child victims of the December 2004 tsunami. For their love of humanity?
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The United States is wrong to apply heavy-handed pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make political reforms along US lines. ("Thousands of police break up Egypts Brotherhood rallies", MET, Mar.
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Syrian President Bashar Al Assad threatened to bodily harm ex-prime minister of Lebanon Rafiq Al Hariri shortly before Hariri was murdered, according to the Financial Times. Does the international community need any more evidence
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Perhaps the only people who worry that Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi "sings like a canary", by turning into an informant for Western intelligence agencies, are the purveyors of violent solutions to complex issues who rule by forcing their ideologie
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This weeks two-day Algerian summit was a damp squid, like your article implied ("Algerian summit avoids tough questions," MET, Mar. 24) and basically regurgitated little more than an earlier Saudi plan for Palestinian-Israeli peace, which has alre
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I read in the papers that Christians are being targeted again in Beirut. By whom, I ask?
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Lebanon is fast slipping into crisis. A second bomb attack on Christian areas since the murder last month of ex-PM Rafiq Al Hariri has killed two people in a town near Beirut this week.
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An article in the Middle East Times further strengthens my personal opinion that the Arab culture seems to place an unhealthy emphasis on honor. ("Eighty Iraqi insurgents killed in training camp raid," MET, Mar.
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So-called honor killings of women who are suspected of infidelity are sadly most common in Muslim countries ("Shot by brother, beaten by dad, honor crime victim speaks out", MET, Mar. 22), yet the practice has nothing to do with Islam.
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Keep pressing, people. The regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is backtracking after years of obstinacy ("Mubarak studying VP idea."
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In response to the letter, "Did the Holocaust teach anything?" (MET, Mar.
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Hundreds of yacht enthusiasts from around the world have set sail from Tel Aviv to Egypt and Jordan on a month-long rally for peace in the Middle East ("Sail for Peace takes Israelis into old war zones on yachts," MET, Mar. 17).
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The Holocaust horrifies me and I sympathize with the Jews. Such an evil should never be forgotten.
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Commentators are singing the praises of the United States for bringing democracy to the Middle East. Well, it will be wonderful if democracy takes a hold, provided we like who they elect.
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More than 800,000 people surged into central Beirut on Monday to demand an end to Syrias near-three decade military domination of Lebanon, hurling a dramatic and potent challenge to the pro-Syrian Lebanese government.
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Open letter to Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Suleiman, minister of housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Egypt.
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US President George W. Bush invaded Iraq on the basis of lies - weapons of mass destruction, for one.
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I call myself a "gold addict", but I do not buy gold in Egypt, because it is the most expensive for quality Ive seen. ("Gold tax causes slump in Egypts jewelry sales," MET, Mar.
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Newly reappointed Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami has played his Ace card to try and break the will to fight of opponents of the Syrian backed government when he said, join me or "bear the responsibility for the catastrophe", ("Pro-Syrian Karam
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I dont see in your news coverage articles about the United States building schools in Iraq or other examples of continued goodwill by the American people who are giving their lives for the freedom of people. Neither do I see articles about the evi
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In the immediate aftermath of the Syrian announcement that it would pull its troops out of Lebanon, the Bush administration has tread a cautious line on how to treat the militant Shia group Hizbullah.
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The US administration verbally assailed Syria within minutes of the news that Rafiq Al Hariri had been assassinated - while we were still trying to come to terms with the fact that the dear and great man could be dead.
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The Egyptian community in Denmark welcomes Hosni Mubaraks decision to allow multiparty presidential elections ("Mubarak delivers democratic electric shock with elections reform", MET, Feb. 28), and we consider the amendment as an important step
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What a heartening story: A British court has backed a Muslim girl who wanted to wear her Islamic dress to school. ("British Muslim girl wins court case over religious dress in school", MET, Mar.
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Bedouins living close to an industrial zone in Israels Negev Desert are suffering and dying from toxic pollutants, according to the article "Powerless bedouin village still seeking healthcare", (MET, Mar. 1).
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Syria flexed its Lebanese political muscle on Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of people, responding to a call from Lebanese Shia group Hizbullah, took to the streets of Beirut in a show of support for Damascus. Several eyewitnesses, however, told
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It is surely misguided and far too early to say that the greater Middle East is on the verge of a seismic democratic shift ("Opinion: Democracy dawns in the Middle East", Mar. 7).
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More than 150,000 Lebanese rallied on Monday in central Beirut to cries of "Syria out", three weeks after ex-premier Rafiq Al Hariris murder, as Syria prepared for a troop pullback under international pressure.
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Syrian President Bashar Al Assads pledge to redeploy troops in Lebanon divided world opinion on Sunday, with some leaders describing the move as a welcome first step while the United States led complaints that it was not enough.
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The decision by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to open up the presidential elections to many candidates has heartened me greatly ("Mubarak delivers democratic electric shock with elections reform", [MET 28 Feb.]). Now I feel hope that one day my
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By naively preaching democracy for the Arab world, US President George W. Bush is opening us up to great dangers.
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February has long been a month of romance and all across the world people share gifts and celebrate love. This picture is of a handmade embroidery that captures the spirit of Valentines Day.
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It is likely we will never know for sure who ordered the assassination of Lebanese leader Rafiq Al Hariri on Valentines Day in Beirut. The reason: those who instigated it and those investigating it are probably the doers.
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Lebanons beleaguered Prime Minister Omar Karameh said on Wednesday that he was ready to resign, facing intense pressure to end Syrian domination of his country and find the killers of ex-premier Rafiq Al Hariri.
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The fraud investigation of Ayman Al Nur, head of Egyptian opposition party Al Ghad (Tomorrow) party, is none of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rices, nor Americas business. ("Rice scolds Egypt FM on politicians arrest," MET, Feb.
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Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies (ICDS) invites all Egyptian, Arab and international civil society organizations and public figures to form an independent committee to work for the release of Egyptian parliamentarian, political activist a
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Beyond the culture of hate that Sharona Getz writes about in her letter ("Sincere peace talks or PR trick?" Feb.
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Lebanons pro-Syrian regime on Sunday was on a collision course with an opposition keeping up protests to demand a Syrian pullout and the United Nations insistent on probing the assassination of former premier Rafiq Al Hariri.
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Mohamed El Masrys description of the tolerance in Egyptian life in the 1950s looks good on paper ("Do not blame Muslims for anti-Semitism", Feb. 10), but by the time the decade was out, Egypts King Farouk was ousted, the Suez Canal changed hands,
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Lebanons political masters in Syria were in the full glare of global suspicion on Wednesday over the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Al Hariri, as the United States again demanded that Damascus pull its troops out of its smaller nei
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Former Lebanese premier Rafiq Al Hariri, assassinated in an apparent suicide car bombing, was a billionaire tycoon whose grandiose style was epitomized by his burial near a mosque that he built with his own money.
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Saudi Arabia, with close ties to assassinated former Lebanese premier Rafiq Al Hariri, took issue on Tuesday with French calls for an international probe into his death, saying that Beiruts own judiciary is capable of doing the job.
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The assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri on Monday in a powerful explosion that targeted his heavily guarded convoy on Beiruts seaside front, plunged the country into a state of shock.
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Frenzied crowds of Lebanese mourners bid farewell to former prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri on Wednesday at a politically charged funeral that underscored the seething tensions with Syria over his murder.
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Mr. Earl Beales proposition to divide Iraq was interesting, but not very well thought out (letter published Feb.
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Former Lebanese PM Rafiq Al Hariri was assassinated on Monday in an explosion that targetted his motorcade.
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Lebanon was on high alert on Tuesday after former minister Rafiq Al Hariri, architect of the countrys post-war reconstruction, was killed in an attack that has triggered fears of a return to civil chaos.
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It was "a horrible, horrible, day", lamented a foreign resident of the Lebanese capital after a massive bomb killed Lebanons former prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri, a larger-than-life figure in Lebanons murky and often treacherous political waters
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Lebanons former prime minister Rafiq Al Hariri, a political veteran who resigned four months ago after falling out with Syria, was killed in a massive bomb blast in central Beirut on Monday.
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I felt uneasy watching the militarization of the Super Bowl. There were soldiers marching, fighter jets flying-by, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, cheering crowds, and fireworks exploding when Paul McCartney sang the words "Live and l
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Now that Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have met, we hope that significant movement will be made toward genuine peace. The real question is what will Abbas do within his power to eliminate the culture of hate that exis
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US Senator Edward Kennedy hit the mark the other day when he voiced in the United States Senate that Iraq is US President George W. Bushs Vietnam.
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In his letter to the editor (MET, Jan. 28) Mr.
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We hear much about the need for a ceasefire in the Palestine-Israel conflict as a precondition for further efforts toward finding a peaceful solution. Yet, ceasefires are easily broken, but whose death breaks a ceasefire?
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The badge of honor in Iraq on Sunday was a purple stain on the index finger, a sign that its owner had defied threats, bombs and terrorists to vote in the countrys first free elections in more than 50 years. Each voter had his or her finger indeli
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Newspapers across the Middle East from Tel Aviv to Tehran hailed the first free elections in Iraq in 50 years and the surprisingly high turnout, but warned of a tough road ahead.
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Iraqi election workers on Monday were counting ballots from the countrys first free elections in half a century after millions braved insurgents bombs, mortars and threats to cast their vote.
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Adel Abdel Mahdi, a French-educated former Maoist turned US-backed champion of free market economy in post-war Iraq, is emerging as a consensus candidate to become prime minister after Sundays elections.
