Palestine

Crumbling at the Edges

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

Radical reform of the media is essential for Iraqi democracy.

22 Feb 05

The war is creating a major realignment within the Islamic world, with even moderate Moslems calling for jihad against the US.

22 Feb 05

The Iraq and Palestine conflicts are converging, and the Arab street is stirring.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi prisons are full of detainees who don't know what they are accused of, let alone when they will face trial.

22 Feb 05

Anti-Coalition Sunni heartland sees biggest protests, but Shia protestors also call for retribution.

22 Feb 05

The war in Iraq, and America's response to 9/11, have undermined human rights activists throughout the Middle East.

22 Feb 05

While Turkey fails to take up the key role it could play in the region's future, the West fails to understand its historic sensitivities.

22 Feb 05

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