Be very afraid - Bush Productions is preparing to go into action
They are setting up the Arab world. We are being prepared for an epic supported by Hollywood and a plot of lies
By Robert Fisk, The Independent, August 17, 2002
I have always been a sucker for wide-screen epics. Ever since my Dad took me to see Quo Vadis – which ends with centurion Robert Taylor heading off to his execution with his bride on his arm – I've been on the movie roller-coaster. My dad didn't make a great distinction between the big pictures and B-movies; he managed to squeeze Hercules Unchained in between Ben Hur and Spartacus. But the extraordinary suspension of disbelief provided by the cinema carried me right through to Titanic, Pearl Harbor and Gladiator. Awful they may be. Spectacular they are.

This land is your land
By Jacqueline Rose, The Observer, August 18, 2002
The first time Jacqueline Rose visited Israel she learnt that it was not her home. The second time, she found others who believe in a common future for Jews and Arabs.

Disputed Occupation
By Anthony J. Aschettino, Islam Online, August 15, 2002
For anyone who actually pays attention to what the U.S. government officials say at their seemingly endless press conferences, last weeks comment by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had to have struck a raw nerve with anyone who values the future of Palestine. According to an official Department of Defense transcript, Rumsfeld had the following to say about the Occupied Territories:

The challenges of indigenous Christianity
By Issa Kassissieh, Jerusalem Times, August 15, 2002
The meeting held between Patriarch Sabbah, Bishop Riah Abu El-Asal and Bishop Munib Yunan with the Islamic leadership headed by the spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, was a constructive step within the context of internal dialogue among Palestinians. The voice of the local church should be heard with regard to the current developments in the region and in specific to the local church's vision on the future arrangements of the Holy Land. In return, the Islamic movement is expected to endorse and recognize in practical terms the role of local Christianity in the national struggle towards liberty and independence.

Two or three wars in the Middle East
By Adnan Sayyid Ahmad, Jerusalem Times, August 15, 2002Three wars are taking place in the Middle East: Sharon’s war against the Palestinians, the American war on Iraq and the American war against terror. In the American war against terror, President George W. Bush is calling for the aid of local and international forces to fight against terror. His means is arms and weapons and not dealing with the causes of terror.