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To: Alighieri who wrote (211234)	11/9/2004 1:39:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583634

Mid-East press anger at Falluja assault Arabic newspapers from London to Saudi Arabia talk of "catastrophe" in the Iraqi city of Falluja, where a full-scale assault led by US troops began on Monday. At least one Jordanian editorial is sympathetic towards Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's "painful" decision to declare a state of emergency and give the go-ahead for the assault, but condemnation - mixed with disappointment in Iraq's interim government - is by far the most common reaction. Few commentators doubt that the assault will be decided in the US-led forces' favour. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beside the human catastrophe in making Falluja a ghost city, one should wonder at this point whether there is any difference between what the US forces claim to stand for and what former President Saddam Hussein stood for. Commentary in Qatar's al-Watan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Undoubtedly, the Iraqi government is benefiting by declaring a state of emergency in Falluja and other towns which the US forces listed as areas to be "cleaned-up"... In our opinion, the contradiction here lies in the fact that the Iraqi march towards democracy, which Bush and Allawi are trying to propagate, has begun with a state of emergency. Commentary in Lebanon's al-Nahar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Iraqi government has finally taken the painful decision to wage a total war to recover the cities even when they are ghost cities already destroyed by missiles and air strikes. This is surely because it cannot afford to engage itself in a half-battle, nor compromise itself by starting negotiations during the attack. This means that the next few days will be catastrophic beyond our imagination. Editorial in Jordan's al-Dustur -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the Iraqi interim leader really wants to restore security, he should have improved the humanitarian and political situation and make tolerance his slogan. That is of course if he was really seeking to unite his people and establish true democracy. However, we now doubt that this will ever happen after he gave the green light for the destruction of Falluja. London-based Arabic newspaper al-Arab al-Alamiyah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perhaps there is no need to wonder what will be the outcome of the confrontation: Falluja fighters stand no chance in defeating the strongest army in history. Commentary in Lebanon's al-Safir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The American forces are expected to increase their barbaric acts in the hope of finishing off once and for all the Iraqi resistance so that they can have peace and realize their aims, foremost of which is the rearrangement of the country in such a way that would enable their new allies to hide behind "a false legitimacy" which they will use to open a new phase in which the final word will be that of ruling gang in Tel Aviv. Editorial in Saudi Arabia's al-Watan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no rationale whatsoever in the invasion of Falluja. The attack on Falluja is basically to expresses schadenfreude at the Iraqis and get even with them... However, since we are in the holy month of Ramadan, we would like to say here that such an aggression against the innocents will not be accepted by God, and that there is another superpower up there that is monitoring the developments. London-based Arabic newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi news.bbc.co.uk

To: Alighieri who wrote (211234)	11/9/2004 1:43:27 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583634

'Body parts everywhere' in Fallujah iafrica.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (211234)	11/9/2004 1:47:10 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583634

Excellent editorial by David Brooks. Here are just a few quotes: The fact is we didn't put forth an unassailable candidate. Even so, 70K votes the other way in Ohio and the outcome is reversed. If this election proved anything, it proved that GW, previously believed unbeatable in a post 9/11 America, was very vulnerable...a more compelling candidate, like Biden for example, would have had a better chance of defeating bush. Al, you should read the article. Essentially, Brooks is saying that the people who voted for Bush believe we are safer now than we were before 9/11 whereas those who voted for Kerry think the opposite. If that is a correct evaluation of the election, then it would not matter who ran from the Dems. inspite of what the Monday morning quarterbacks are saying now. Some people are embarrassed they voted for Bush so, of course, they will say a Biden or Lieberman would have been better. In fact, Bush is their man no matter what. ted

To: Alighieri who wrote (211234)	11/9/2004 1:47:40 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 1583634

Al, Biden is not a bad guy, but he is not a presidential material. Can you imagine listening to him for 4 years? He is just overbearing. Joe

To: Alighieri who wrote (211234)	11/9/2004 2:15:21 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1583634

Al, Even so, 70K votes the other way in Ohio and the outcome is reversed. Monday-morning quarterbacking. The fact is that three million more people voted for Bush over Kerry. Not to mention that Bush won Ohio with a much larger margin than he won Florida in 2000. Not bad for a state hit hardest by unemployment. The fact is we didn't put forth an unassailable candidate. ... a more compelling candidate, like Biden for example, would have had a better chance of defeating bush. I think the dems squandered a remarkable opportunity to retake the White House. No doubt Kerry is going to get blamed, just like Bush would have received the blame had he lost. Biden? Bah, just get Michael Moore to run. He thinks he can run a better campaign than the Democrats did. I'd love to see him try. Tenchusatsu