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Politics in Cairo are not what I expected either. A distinguished member of parliament gave a lecture at the American University in Cairo where he criticized Yasir Arafat and the Palestinians more than he did Ariel Sharon and Israel. His lecture, save for a few jabs at the Israelis, could well have passed for a speech by Colin Powell or President Bush. I knew Egypt was at peace with Israel, but I was surprised by the amount of sincerity and energy the Egyptian government devoted to the peace process. The politician genuinely felt it was vital that there...
...Palestinian himself, says. “We call [Adelman] ‘Dreidelman.’” “That or ‘The Jewish One,’” adds Adelman. “We call Mike ‘Yasir Arafat...
...before Israel's diehard supporters in the Democratic Party had begun to wake up, DeLay visited Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri - site of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain " speech 56 years earlier - to give an impassioned defense of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's military offensive against the Palestinians. Yasir Arafat is "completely untrustworthy," DeLay thundered. Instead of trying to be a neutral broker in the deadly conflict, George Bush should "support Israel as they dismantle the Palestinian leadership that foments violence and fosters hate." DeLay sent White House aides a copy of the Missouri speech before he delivered...
Colin Powell will soon meet with Yasir Arafat, who holds the singular distinction of being the only sponsor of terrorism to have won a Nobel Peace Prize. If I may be so bold as to give counsel to a secretary of state, I propose that Powell issue the following ultimatum
...deaths of the three young men shocked their families. In Crawley, an industrial town 33 miles south of London, the mother of Yasir Khan, 28, insisted her son had gone to Pakistan for humanitarian work. In Luton, 34 miles north of London, the parents of computer-engineering student Afzal Munir and taxi driver Aftab Manzoor, both 25, weren't aware the two had joined up. Both lived with their parents in modest suburban houses in this quiet town that is home to 22,000 Muslims...