Looking for a partner

"For the last four years former Israeli premier Ehud Barak, Sharon and US president George W. Bush have worked hard to spread the slogan that there is no Palestinian partner to peace."

The intellectual challenge facing the Islamic movement: decolonizing the Muslim mind

"Decolonizing the mind will not be an overnight success, but there are some things anyone can do straight away, once the true nature of the problem is understood."

Toward reengagement

"The plan, which was drafted in Greece and is called the "Athens Plan", is based on the need to transform Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan from a unilateral program that may bring about chaos, humanitarian crisis and domination by Hamas in Gaza, into a bilateral, Israeli-Palestinian plan, supported by the international community."

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Understanding Terrorism

"The civilized world still has illusions that it is possible to enforce the rule of law in a totally lawless environment."

A Black Day

"All this comes at a time when we are entering the age of peak oil and the onset of global warming, a moment in history that would require a firm, fair and judicious hand to bring us through a difficult transition. Instead we will have the most extreme, ruthless and irresponsible leadership to drive us into uncharted territory."