Palestine

Analysis: Neo-Colonial Ambitions

Few in the Middle East believe Washington seeks to intervene in Iraq for anything but self-interested reasons.

22 Feb 05

Baghdad residents dismiss the pledge to win control of Iraqi cities as mere bravado.

22 Feb 05

Bush and Blair's claim that war would be for the sake of the Iraqi people is belied by past experiences in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

22 Feb 05

Mobilisation gathers pace, as jockeying over disarmament and diplomacy continue

22 Feb 05

Exiles support a UN-led transitional authority and an independent Iraqi executive authority.

22 Feb 05

War is set to begin, but no one can predict the consequences it will unleash.

22 Feb 05

Arabs want and need change, but not imposed from Washington with its own political agenda.

22 Feb 05

The redeployment of Iraqi army units strengthens fears that Saddam Hussein is planning to fight the Americans with oil.

22 Feb 05

Caught between its American alliance and widespread anti-Americanism, Saudi leaders oppose the war officially but assist US forces all the same.

22 Feb 05

Images of Iraqis welcoming US troops are matched by concern among neighbours, even in Israel, over the long-term impact of the war.

22 Feb 05

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