Media Monitors Network (MMN)

"We must ask these supposed defenders of the Muslims in Iraq to quote for us the verses of Quran that make it permissible for them to kill Iraqi civilians."

"One of the most egregious distortions is the canard that Arabs reward suicide bombers by giving their families monies."

"Do we travel towards Makkah, while we pray? If not, then, what is the correct direction of al Qiblah from North America? North East? Or East South East?"

"This chauvinism about western superiority is not limited to their history and social etiquette and ethics, but also to their philosophical, ethnological, anthropological, neurological and psychological assumptions and theories."

"As things now stand, the neo-con imperial project in Iraq is in tatters. The rational elements in the administration are looking for a face saving exit strategy aimed at cutting further losses. By now, they know that the elections will result in a pro-Iranian Shiite dominated government."

"The media picture is hardly monochromatic. Blair’s war policies have received appreciable help as well as disapproval from the British press. But there’s an extent of diversity and feistiness in the UK that’s rare in mainstream American media."

"Increased funding for the Pentagon, however, does not necessarily ensure the future health and effectiveness of the armed forces. Given that even the huge supplemental funding for the two wars doesn't cover their full costs, regular Pentagon accounts have to be bled to pay for them."

"Earthquakes may have aftershocks, but tsunamis do not return to attack their original victims or to attack rescuers or resisters of their destruction."

"His clamor for “change” in Islamic societies is equally over simplified and emotionally charged. In fact by displaying his frustration over the slow pace of “changes”, Mills sounds no different from the likes of notorious Orientalist Scholars bent on “modernizing” Islam."

"The leftist media in the West seems to promote and also to provide the PR for the communists’ war in Iraq. After all, a communist victory in Iraq and South Lebanon is an easy way to complete the separation of religion, particularly Islam from what was once the Muslim territories."

"Those who dare criticize the commander-in-chief will be attacked. This is, in my opinion, the most important -- the most critical -- reason we must not be silenced. We must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Al Neuharth, and proclaim that our 2005 New Year's Resolution is -- Bring Them Home."

"The International Rescue Force must be set up in order to be ready for the next catastrophe. To command it, an authoritative personality should be appointed, a person with imagination, mental agility, organizational talent and a penchant for improvisation. We have such people in Israel, too. I am sure they are to found in other countries. What is lacking is the international will."

"If al-Qaida is “part of and attempting to lead a global Muslim insurgency” and the American war of independence was an insurgency against the British, are we allowed to make the inference that there are parallels – not exact parallels – between the two insurgencies?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a prude and I don't want to roll back the clock 50 years nor do I believe that the lack of the shame can be blamed for all of our societal problems or even most of them. However, I do think a return to just a little old-fashioned shame would cure a multitude of ills."

"f the UN did not exist, as many in Americans would wish, there is no doubt that the level of the suffering and death caused by the Tsunami would certainly be far higher than the toll is has so far claimed."

"The election season has left a clear mark on the Palestinian population. It has allowed for some breathing space even though travel restrictions have not yet eased for Palestinians."

"Efforts taken by the UN in confronting Islamophobia is one step forward to remove the evil spirit against Islam."

"As we contemplate the old year and embark upon the new, it is important for Black people to pause and remember the plight of our enslaved ancestors who suffered during this time a special cruelty, and endured a searing pain compounded by the constant burden of being a slave."

"Perhaps chafing from a stinging criticism of his civil rights record (or glaring lack of one), President Bush earlier this month appointed Gerald A. Reynolds to head the US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR), the 57-year old civil rights oversight body."

"In common with Algeria and the dominant African giant Egypt, Tunisia has displayed a remarkable tenacity to forge ahead without any significant policy of political reform. In ensuring that its security from so-called 'terrorist threats' is provided by the West, the regime of Zeyn al-Abideen Bin Ali has thwarted efforts by human-rights activists keen to secure fundamental freedoms."