"The failure of the Roadmap is due to Bush, not Arafat, because Bush does not have the guts to stand up to Sharon and his friends in the American congress and seriously threaten to cut off funds to Israel unless Israel stops the assassinations and stops creating facts on the ground including the continued construction of the Wall, continued demolition of Palestinian homes, continued destruction of Palestinian agricultural lands, continued road building and continued settlements in the occupied territories."

"The dreams of a pipeline through Afghanistan are further from realization but have most certainly not been abandoned. The US is capable of operating on many fronts, and at many levels, simultaneously; and we should not let things to go out of our minds just because they are out of our sight."

"A gruesome crime of passion is once again the center stage of a mass media frenzy. What is it about the Lacey Peterson affair that impels FOX and CNN to devote so many resources to covering every minute aspect of a case so devoid of even a grain of mystery? Man kills pregnant wife to pave the path to his lover. Body found. Alibis don’t stand scrutiny. Looks like conviction is a sure thing. End of story. Next passion crime will be reported on page 11 of the Sunday edition of the Tallahassee Evening Dispatch."

"By no stretch of the imagination does this accord meet “the basic aspirations” of the Palestinian people. “What can I tell my grandchildren?” asked Hikmat Adwan, 60, a Gaza resident who said his family was driven from its village in 1948. “That I gave up my rights? That I gave up my land?” (New York Times, Dec. 3)"

"For Green Party activists and their candidate, the apparent benefits of a presidential run may include the media coverage, which -- however inadequate and slanted -- still beats being ignored."

"The establishment-opposition clash over the LFO mirrored the ongoing power struggle among Pakistan’s civil and uniformed power groups."

"Within a few short years, this balance is liable to change dramatically. As early as 2004, Iran will apparently reach a "point of no return": that phase in its nuclear weapons development wherein it is no longer dependent on the external supply of technology and can construct a bomb using its own resources."

"Washington wants to use India as a counterweight to China, which it sees as its main competitor in Asia. It also wants to establish military bases in India. This became apparent recently from a 153-page Pentagon report, "Indo-US Military Relationship: Expectations and Perceptions", prepared by analyst Juli A Macdonald for US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld."