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...connect-the-dots view of terrorism also diminishes its power of persuasion. For Washington to succeed in putting together a multinational force to help the Lebanese government neuter Hizballah, it must win the participation of other states, perhaps France, Egypt and Turkey. But many governments by now are loath to go along with anything that sounds like an extension of the Bush doctrine. "If you compare Hizballah to the forces that flew planes into the World Trade Center on September 11," says a French diplomatic official, "you may lend your arguments more force, but it may also start undermining your...
...decline. Its final collapse occurred when its last great proponent, Saddam Hussein, was swept away in 2003. The successor Arab rulers no longer dream of a single Arab state and have grudgingly come to accept a small Jewish state in part of Palestine. Hence the peace treaties that Egypt and Jordan signed with Israel...
...need machines to clear this," says a Lebanese civil defense worker. "Let the so-called civilized Americans and Europeans come and remove the bodies," says Mohsen Rida, 38, a neighbor. "Let Hosni Mubarak come and see this, him and George Bush," he adds, referring to the president of Egypt. Anger in Lebanon at the perceived inability or reluctance of the West and leading Arab states to push for a ceasefire is growing stronger by the day. As word spread of the new massacre in Qana, hundreds of rioters attacked the gleaming glass UN building in downtown Beirut, storming the entrance...
...Mubarak: It is not "how assertive" a certain role might be. It is rather "how positive." Egypt's choice is to play a role that contributes positively and constructively to the Middle East peace, security and stability. No other role could take place at the expense of Egypt and the other moderate states of the area. No regional security arrangements for the Gulf or the Middle East could bypass or marginalize us. The problem with Iran relates to its long-standing declared opposition to the peace process. Such a position adopted by Iran further complicates an already complicated situation...
...Security Council. Now is the time for the Council to shoulder its responsibility in the maintenance of international peace and security. The U.S. and the other permanent members have to assume a particular responsibility in this regard. An urgent and serious demarche by the international community is most needed. Egypt stands ready, willing, able and looking forward to contributing to such efforts...