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...deviant states. President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is one such example; a harder line on that troubled state by African Presidents would have won them more sympathy and support at Kananaskis and beyond. Africa also needs to choose its flag-bearers with care. NEPAD is currently spearheaded by Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa, not all examples of good governance, democracy and human rights...
...smear campaign. But European Union commissioner Romano Prodi says he'll use Sunday's Washington summit to press President Bush to "use his influence" to persuade Israel to back down on its "unacceptable" response to a U.N. Security Council resolution backed by the U.S. Even stronger language came from Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who warned in a nationally televised address Tuesday that Washington's support for Israel's offensive in the West Bank has "shake(n) the people's faith in (the war on terrorism) and in its credibility in the Arab and Muslim worlds." He applauded President Bush...
...suggestion - after all, Sharon himself is as much a prisoner of the current standoff in Ramallah as Arafat is. And Sharon?s view of the Palestinian leader as anathema to peace is pretty much the same view as the Palestinians and even Israel?s Arab peace partner Egypt has of the Israeli prime minister. But the fact that Sharon is discussing the prospect of relocating Arafat suggests he may be preparing the ground for a move to eject the Palestinian leader, despite Washington?s opposition...
...TIME is using his birth name.) In 1996 he married Stultz, who had also converted. He started wearing a red-and-white kaffiyeh, or headdress, and expensive watches and clothes, although he was unemployed for much of the time. In 1998 Padilla suddenly left his wife and moved to Egypt, telling acquaintances at al-Iman mosque that he was going to learn Arabic. Padilla has since told investigators that his travels were sponsored by "friends" interested in his education. Using the name Abdullah al-Muhajir, he moved to a suburb of Cairo. But he was frustrated, officials...
...Washington's relations with key Arab allies in the war on terror. Al-Qaeda is certainly well aware of the connection, which is why its latest al-Jazeera advertorial tries to paint the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as al-Qaeda's very raison d'?tre. In response to pressure from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, the Bush administration has agreed to launch a new diplomatic intervention. But there's little reason to believe the vision outlined in Monday's speech will be enough to staunch the bleeding...