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Wednesday 29 June 2005 (22 Jumada al-Ula 1426)

Time for US to Leave Iraq?

Patrick O’Donnel, a well-known photojournalist whose work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Reuters, Associated Press and a host of other outlets, is a friend of 20 years. Patrick cut his teeth... Full Story


How Business Can Help Promote Peace in Middle East

LONDON, 29 June 2005 — As Einstein warned us, “We will not solve problems with the same thinking that produced the problem in the first place.” It is right, therefore, that we explore new approaches... Full Story


Managed Democracy: How Far US Will Succeed in Its Plans for Arab World?

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s highly publicized tour of the Middle East, Asia and Europe carried with it little or no surprises. The Middle East leg of her journey, which lasted from June... Full Story




In Burma, Democracy’s Price Can Be Life

No prime ministers took note when Aung Hlaing Win was seized on May 1 while sitting at a market food stall in Rangoon, the capital city of the totalitarian state of Burma. The Nobel Peace Prize... Full Story


Editorial: ‘Gloriagate’

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and her supporters hope that her admission that she told an election official last year she wanted a million-vote victory margin in the presidential election, but... Full Story


The Real News in the Downing Street Memos

It is now nine months since I obtained the first of the “Downing Street memos,” thrust into my hand by someone who asked me to meet him in a quiet watering hole in London for what I imagined would... Full Story