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Friday 16 April 2004 (25 Safar 1425)

Editorial: Another Lie

As the final military preparations were being made to overrun Saddam’s Iraq, George W. Bush and his faithful British ally Tony Blair stood side by side and expressed their dedication to the road map... Full Story


Fighting Under the Banner of Religion and Doing the Devil’s Work

I have been described in the ugliest terms; they have claimed that I promote immorality. Why? Is it for saying that the noblest revelation of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is different from our understanding... Full Story


Fallujah: Disturbing Parallel With Jenin

AMMAN, 16 April 2004 — On April 3, the second anniversary of the Israeli Army assault on Jenin in the West Bank, hundreds of Palestinian refugees congregated in the camp’s flattened square. Masked... Full Story




Educating Condoleezza Rice

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, 16 April 2004 — An old American song goes, “Don’t know much about history.... Don’t know much about the rise and fall. Don’t know much about nothing at all.” Sounds... Full Story


Why Filipino Troops Should Stay in Iraq

The mounting violence in Iraq, which has threatened to spiral out of control in the past two weeks, has forced all nations which have contributed troops to help with the US-led occupation of Iraq to... Full Story


Bush Helps Sharon to Deal Palestinians a ‘Lethal Blow’

JERUSALEM, 16 April 2004 — So the Palestinians lost. As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon headed home with US concessions secured by no other Israeli leader, Palestinians had reason to fear... Full Story


This Is Bush’s Vietnam: The Wrong War in the Wrong Place

WASHINGTON, 16 April 2004 — This has been a rough time for Americans. Just a year ago, Americans and Iraqis triumphantly pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. A year later, a spreading... Full Story


US Allows Israel to Dictate Terms of a Middle East Settlement

WASHINGTON, 16 April 2004 — Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is fond of flaunting his connections in the White House, and the remarkable closeness of his relationship with President George Bush.... Full Story