No shortcuts for peace and democracy

"Instead of spending real time and effort on understanding the West and the Western media, we either blame it all on a Zionist conspiracy or try to create our own English language television station."

Self-Absorbed Americans Inflict Far More Misery Than They Endure

"Americans feel far more empathy for foreigners who died in the World Trade Center than for innocent victims of the American "Shock and Awe" campaign over Baghdad."

Worth repeating: Let me tell you a story…

"Strange that it is George Bush who is calling for Crusade "holy war" or Jihad and we are told that it is Islam and Muslims who want to wage a "holy" war."

A "Lull in Middle East Violence?"

"Israel's most crucial allies include the mass media of the United States. Together with top officials in Washington, news outlets keep reinforcing the assumption that the Israeli government can do little wrong."

The view from Tehran

"...while Iran's hand seems to have been temporarily strengthened, it is still far too early to tell the ultimate reverberations of the Iraq war."