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...Canadian arrested in transit in New York on suspicion of al-Qaeda links and "deported" to Syria, where he was repeatedly tortured over more than a year in custody. And it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it is precisely because the secret police in countries such as Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are not restrained by the democratic rule of law that the U.S. prefers that al-Qaeda suspects be interrogated on their turf...
...simply a product of what the President described as "cultural condescension" - a notion that Arab societies are unable to support democracy. No. The reason the U.S. has found itself propping up royal autocrats in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the Gulf emirates and pre-revolutionary Iran, and military autocrats in Egypt, Algeria and (looking further east) Pakistan is that it prefers governments that will do Washington's bidding over the bidding of their own citizens. During the Cold War, these governments served as a bastion against leftist and nationalist currents hostile to Washington and also as guarantors of a smooth flow...
...biggest test of the seriousness of President Bush's commitment to promote democracy will come in Egypt, which is due to hold parliamentary elections in 2005. Egypt is especially vulnerable to U.S. pressure as the recipient of around $2 billion annually in U.S. aid, as its reward for making peace with Israel in 1979. "The great and proud nation of Egypt has shown the way toward peace in the Middle East, and now should show the way toward democracy in the Middle East," Bush intoned. But if Egypt were a democracy, it's far from certain that it would still...
...crack down on terrorism. But the man Arafat is expected to name as the new Prime Minister this week, Ahmed Qurie, might get off to a better start. Senior Palestinian security officials tell Time that Qurie will demand full control of all 12 Palestinian security services. Under pressure from Egypt and the U.S., officials close to Qurie believe, Arafat just might cede control. If that happens, Sharon could be forced to reconsider Yaalon's unsolicited advice...
...President who made up his mind and did not want to be confused with facts. Overseas Americans, like myself, who live surrounded by foreign nationals know that Bush has made a colossal mistake and that the entire world is less stable because of it. Bill Dobbs Alexandria, Egypt...