Media Monitors Network (MMN)

"They say, "the bigger they are, the harder they fall", and America is headed for a hard fall, with Condoleeza Rice and George W. Bush shaking the ground and making it more and more unlikely to maintain or even attain balance."

"There won't be peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians until there is peace in places like Hebron."

"The only way to stop this kind of behavior is to hold the political leadership responsible. I am not suggesting that we impeach George Bush."

"Indeed, this massive Israeli propaganda works. Throughout the Western world, Sharon is now depicted as a messenger of peace, because he has declared that he is willing to evacuate some of the territories. All of a sudden, Sharon is viewed as the sane center of Israel, withstanding right wing pressure. The prevailing perception is that Israel is finally led by a man of peace, with a respectable determination to carry out painful concessions. And as long as this is the perspective, Sharon can do whatever he wants."

"International perceptions of the dynamics of the Darfur conflict, if based on ideas of marginalisation, will jar at least in part with reality. It should also be self-evident that claims of genocide and ethnic cleansing are very serious allegations which can have equally serious consequences. They must be taken seriously and carefully evaluated."