Editorial Articles
America's Moslem Miscalculation
Monday, March 3, 2003 - The Institute for War and Peace Reporting
The war is creating a major realignment within the Islamic world, with even moderate Moslems calling for jihad against the US.
In selling its case to invade Iraq and topple its government, the Bush administration asserted that... [Full Article Text.]
Can Iraq Be Won?
Monday, March 3, 2003 - The Edge Malaysia
In moving to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, the Bush administration stakes its case on two critical arguments. First, President Bush and his senior aides insist that the coming Iraq war is an extension of the military campaign ag... [Full Article Text.]
Involve Iraqis in postwar plans
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun
President Bush told Iraqi opposition leaders at the White House recently that he favored a sweeping transition to democracy in Iraq and a brief military occupation after the expected toppling of Saddam Hussein.
While the Iraqi... [Full Article Text.]
Fundamental Arab reform can't be had by force
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor
Whether the US wars with Iraq or not, it should understand that only through careful diplomacy - not force - is there hope for undermining extremism and diminishing anti-Americanism in the world of Islam.
There is no need to se... [Full Article Text.]
Acts of Desperation: Even as it lashes out, Al Qaeda is a shadow of its former self
Monday, December 23, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times
Al Qaeda leaders have recently unleashed a new campaign of psychological warfare. Hardly a week goes by without the terror network issuing threats against Westerners, particularly Americans.
At times the Bush administration app... [Full Article Text.]
War plays into hands of Islamic terrorists
Friday, November 8, 2002 - The Baltimore Sun
The recent assassination of a senior U.S. diplomat in Jordan should not have been a surprise given the deepening of anti-Americanism in Arab lands and the clarion call in Washington for war against Iraq.
Although intelligence e... [Full Article Text.]
Hearts, Minds and Terror
Thursday, October 31, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times
President Bush and his senior aides seem to have a good grasp of the threats still posed by Al Qaeda. However, they lack a nuanced understanding of this radical fringe's appeal to alienated young Muslim men who increasingly may be... [Full Article Text.]
Illusions Of Iraqi Democracy
Tuesday, October 8, 2002 - The Washington Post
In its effort to garner domestic and international support for a military campaign to disarm Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein's regime, the Bush administration has promised to bring democracy into the country and strategically trans... [Full Article Text.]
The View From Abroad: Mideast Expert Fawaz Gerges
Wednesday, September 11, 2002 - ABCNews.com
One year after the Sept. 11 attacks on America, with the Bush administration considering a preemptive U.S. strike against Iraq, many foreign journalists say anti-U.S. sentiment is on the rise.
"I think a lot of people see a gr... [Full Article Text.]
Al Qaeda's Coils Grip the Media; Airwaves and the Internet fall prey to terrorist tactics
Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times
Aware of the symbolic power of Sept. 11, Al Qaeda's lieutenants have used media outlets to celebrate and capitalize on this historic moment. Gone is their pretense of denial. Now they have publicly taken full credit for the Sept. ... [Full Article Text.]