"Israel defines itself not as a country of its citizens but of “Jewish people everywhere”. No other country defines itself as a country for members of a particular religion (including converts) regardless of where they live. No other country has supranational entities that have authority superceding state authority and native people rights. The net result is that land was historically taken and continues to be taken from native Christians and Muslims and turned over for Jewish settlement."

"For Hamas, the Israeli decision to bar it from campaigning is a win-win situation. Some Hamas candidates see the controversy over Jerusalem as free publicity. Furthermore, Palestinians expect the PA to guarantee the rights of all parties to campaign in Jerusalem including Hamas. Despite the recent detainments of its campaign workers, candidates, and supporters, Hamas continues to campaign in Jerusalem."

"A jury condemned Clarence Ray Allen despite the fact that he did not pull the trigger on the sawed-off shotgun. The charge was that he got someone else to do it."

"It's easy to laugh at Bush's awkward diction, but when you sift through the verbiage and realize that he is (still!) blaming others for problems he alone created, there's easily more reason to weep."

"The people of Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., are tasting the beginnings of the future of the American people."

"...the people need the means to vote. An election arrangement must be implemented that meets the needs of all voters within the Jerusalem electoral districts."

"Is Iran's plan for an oil exchange trading in Euros the real issue? Or is it Israel? And why haven't the nuclear powers fulfilled their treaty obligations?"

"President Bush should ratchet down the war on terror to make it more effective. The United States should improve human intelligence and strike al Qaeda only when the information is bulletproof. More importantly, to reduce terrorists’ motive for attacking the United States in the first place, the administration should quietly withdraw the unneeded land forces from Persian Gulf countries and its support for their authoritarian, venal rulers."