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...state separation backed by a hands-on peacekeeping commitment may be far deeper involvement than the Bush administration had ever countenanced. But the alternative may be to watch U.S. policy in the Middle East policy be slowly burned to a crisp, much to the delight of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden...
...once again took control of towns housing almost one million Palestinians sparked such fierce international outrage that the administration found its wider interests under threat. As anti-American demonstrations burned across the Arab and Muslim world, the broader goals of the U.S. war on terrorism were plainly in jeopardy. Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have certainly been among the beneficiaries of Israel's "Operation Defensive Wall...
This link is precisely what Saddam Hussein has always wanted. In the negotiations leading up to the Gulf War in 1990, Saddam offered to withdraw from Kuwait if Israel withdrew from the Occupied Territories. In reality, Saddam does not care about the Palestinians any more than Osama bin Laden, but like, bin Laden, he championed the Palestinian cause to shore up support in the Arab world. The first Bush administration refused to allow any linkage between Palestinians and Iraqis and thus rejected Saddam’s offer to withdraw. But now, Cheney’s mistake and the sickening escalation...
...center has been turned into a new downtown that aspires to reclaim for Beirut its old title, "Paris of the Middle East." The streets are lined with new and restored office buildings, apartments, shops and cafes. There's a Virgin Megastore (selling DVDs like Legally Blonde alongside videotapes of Osama bin Laden speeches) and a Beirut branch of Paul, a famed Parisian boulangerie. Summer festivals in the mountains east of the city have featured attractions such as Sting and Elton John...
...Penalty The Justice Department said it would seek the death penalty for Zacarias Moussaoui, the first person to be charged in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent, is accused of conspiring with Osama bin Laden, the hijackers and others to commit attacks in the U.S. Investigators believe he intended to take part in the Sept. 11 hijackings, though he was in jail at the time. French officials said they would refuse to provide evidence against Moussaoui on four of the six charges that carry the death penalty. The trial is scheduled to begin...