"An article questioning the demonisation of the detainees and analysing their actual "crime". The conclusion is that rather than being treated like animals, these people should be honoured for upholding so called western values of defence of the weak and the oppressed. The author also wonders whether it is wise to treat your enemy so badly knowing thatr in war, your own POWs are very vulnerable."

"Suppose a Democrat wins the next election - miracles do sometimes happen - the new President would face exactly the same choices. Bush's rash act has effectively bound the hands of any successor."

"As long as Bush refuses to confront reality, matters in Iraq are likely to continue deteriorating."

"President Bush has stated "Islam is not the enemy" and I believe him, although his subordinates often act exactly the opposite way, as though every Muslim is an enemy."

"The scents of apartheid are growing stronger with the Israelis building a fence between themselves and the Palestinians on the West Bank."

"...the US and its allies will keep on extending their civilising missions for the Muslim lands irrespective of the survival of Bush and Blair regimes."

"The war in Iraq, according to American, European and Asian officials, is acting as a recruiting poster for Islamic terrorist groups worldwide that are loosely affiliated with al Qaeda -- such as Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia."

"It has become clear that the Americans miscalculated the situation in Iraq. The Iraqis did not greet the allied forces with roses, as Defense Secretary Wolfowits predicted."