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October 31
Kerry isn't the answer - Leader, Telegraph
Bin Laden, master of propaganda - Jason Burke, Guardian
The winner is... US conservatism - Will Hutton, Guardian
This time, there's no Lincoln to heal wounds - Tristram Hunt, Guardian
Why I'm voting for Bush (but only just) - Christopher Hitchens, Guardian
Democracy must triumph, not fear - Leader, Guardian
Where the would-be presidents stand on the key issues - Independent
From jobs to terrorism - the issues dividing the US - Guardian
The coming war - Jonathan Dimbleby, Guardian
Ze'ev Schiff: Arafat rejects a power transfer
His death will not bequeath life - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
Policies for a changed reality - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Arafat's legacy - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
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October 30
What did Bush do to the Arabs? And why do they want him out so badly?
Arafat the survivor now facing his ultimate battle for life
The real scandal about the Black Watch - Sarah Sands, Telegraph
Blair has signed us up to the sharia of Euro-enthusiasts - C. Moore, Telegraph
Intervention that substitutes for a bombing - Ewen MacAskill, Guardian
A Future without Arafat  - Press Review, Guardian
The second battle of Algiers - Ron Dudai and Daphna Baram, Guardian
Analysis: Arafat's passing likely to bring road map out of the formaldehyde
Individual leaders in a century-old conflict - Ali Abunimah, Daily Star
Pro-Middle East, pro-Bush: an unusual anomaly - Khalid Itum, Daily Star
David Ignatius: An ailing Arafat signals an end to the Age of Immobilism
Not for the love of Kerry - Khaled Dawoud, Ahram
Jewishness versus democracy - Azmi Bishara, Ahram
Understanding Islam - Omayma Abdel-Latif, Ahram
November 2000 replayed? - Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, Ahram
The devil you know - Salama A Salama, Ahram
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October 29
The Secret in the CIA's Back Pocket - Robert Scheer, Alertnet
There's no surprise for this October - Wesley Pruden, washington Times
October bunker-buster or wet firecracker? - John Metzler, World Tribune
Isaac Herzog: Talk of sanctions against Israel helps the enemies of peace
Arafat and his era - Leader, Guardian
Ze'ev Shiff: Analysis: Good and bad scenarios
A strong Europe - or Bush's feral US capitalism - Robin Cook, Guardian
Don't interfere, they're looking for an heir - Orit Shochat, Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: Refuseniks left and right - Nathan Guttman, Haaretz
A one-time opportunity - Orit Shochat, Haaretz
Israel blew it, big time - Nazir Majali, Haaretz
They're not switching teams - Haaretz
Honor Arafat by reforming the system he created - Daily Star
U.S. government 'outreach' - William Fisher, Daily Star
Israel's unchanging truth about the Golan Heights - Yossi Sarid, Daily Star
Lionizing a man who plotted to kill a prince - David Ignatius, Daily Star
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October 28
Bin Laden's Iran alliance - Richard Miniter, Lebanonwire
Sharon the brave - Leader,Telegraph
EU is growing into a country apart - Leader,Telegraph
Analysis: Arafat's departure would remove main justification for Gaza plan
Focus: Arafat's illness highlights the absence of any clear successor
Analysis: The day after - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
Analysis: Everything is up for grabs - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Analysis: Jordan braces for stormy demonstrations - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Yasser Arafat survived it all - Yoav Stern, Haaretz
A clearer picture of the territories - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
'Geneva' is a bad word - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Take action on Jewish terror - Editorial, Haaretz
Take two for democracy - Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
Arabs must encourage Sharon's metamorphosis, right now - Editorial, Dstar
Engage, or the nightmare will persist - Dr. Shafeeq N. Ghabra, Dstar
Iman: Executing another child in Rafah - Omar Barghouti, Dstar
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October 27
There's more to German history than Hitler and the Holocaust - Telegraph
Musharraf catches India off guard over Kashmir - Telegraph
Sharon: From villain to visionary? - Guardian
Israel: Into the storm - David Grossman, Guardian
Gaza withdrawal: Out but not over - Leader, Guardian
I'm backing Sharon  - Jonathan Freedland, Guardian
Iraq: Mean streets - Kim Sengupta, Independent
Sharon and the long knives - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: Religious commissars in the IDF - Amira Hass, Haaretz
After the second assassination - Yossi Sarid, Haaretz
Wheels of justice grinding reason - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Analysis: How Sharon was transformed from a tactician to a strategist
Why we should re-elect George W. Bush - George R. Salem, Daily Star
Why Arab-Americans should vote for John Kerry - James J. Zogby, Daily Star
No laurels yet for Afghan policy - Marvin G. Weinbaum, Daily Star
The lessons of a decade of cold peace - Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star
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October 26
Bush or Kerry: America will not lose - Sherif el Housseini, Lebanonwire
Next president to inherit a legacy of mistrust and fear - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
What's so funny about decapitation? - Mark Steyn, Telegraph
Gaza? We're out of there - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
How I found the Egyptian agent's name - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
A recipe for losing another peace chance - Qaddoura Fares, Haaretz
The Jews versus the Israelis - Avirama Golan, Haaretz
Iraqi civilians are paying the price for American irresponsibility - Editorial
U.S. debate on Iraq has missed the mark - Shibley Telhami, Daily Star
Death of a strategic consensualist - David Ignatius, Daily Star
Why U.S. should engage moderate Muslims everywhere - R. Masmoudi, DStar
Bush has no interest in extending - or participating in - democracy - Ali Hussein
Arabs worried about impact of ‘second US civil war’ - Amir Taheri, Arab News
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October 25
Chaos, murder and mayhem - Haifa Zangana, Guardian
Terrorist intelligence does not come cheap - Leader, Telegraph
A reputation forged in heat of war - Thomas Harding, Telegraph
Mr Karzai's moment - Leader, Guardian
Fateful decision - Editorial, Haaretz
Only the left can - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Israel is waiting for a Lincoln - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Israeli Arabs won't vote - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
This government should not be supported - Sefi Rachlevsky, Haaretz
When Israel acts and Arabs remain idle, Mideast should take note - Editorial
Why Bush spells victory on Nov. 2 - Maggie Mitchell-Salem, Daily Star
Patrick Seale: Tony Blair's burning of the foreign policy bridges
In opposing elections, Arafat has Israel and the U.S. as allies - K. Shikaki, DStar
Thomas Friedman: Jews, Israel and America
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October 24
Faint hope - Leader, Telegraph
It is Blair, not Bush, who needs our troops to go to Baghdad - Telegraph
Thank God, He has no vote - Mary Riddell, Guardian
Enhancing Egypt's role - Leader, Haaretz
The gathering storm - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Let them refuse - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
Palestinians' digital honor - Zvi Bar'el, Haaretz
Charles Moore: If Bush loses, the winner won't be Kerry: it will be Zarqawi
Difference between law and morality - Leader, Telegraph
Dennis Siluk: Kofi Annan, China, EU And Syria
Tony Blair is the original neocon - Ben Rawlence, Guardian
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October 23
Terrorists in Falluja - Nermeen Al-Mufti, Ahram
Iran before the storm - Mustafa El-Labbad, Ahram
Tariq Ramadan: Europe's silent revolution - Omayma Abdel-Latif, Ahram
What if Bush wins a second term? - Gamil Matar, Ahram
Arabs in US elections - Editorial, Ahram
A sham vote in ben Ali's reserve - Kamel Labidi, Daily Star
The three no's at Egypt's ruling party conference - Mona Makram Ebeid, DStar
Reading a postmodern future in the Iraqi beheadings - Jon Alterman, Daily Star
We are nobody's pawns - Abdullah Muhsin, Guardian
Strength in numbers - Martin Jacques, Guardian
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October 22
George Hishmeh: US shouldn't ignore Syria's new strategy
Apply "Libya Model" to Iran and Syria - R. Bruce St John, FPIF
Osama's Islamism and Saddam's Baathism are more alike than you think
The Baghdad Blogger goes to Washington: day one - Salam Pax, Guardian
Iran: Nuclear options - Leader, Guardian
After years of 'yes if' - Jonathan Steele, Guardian
George, God here ... - Trry Jones, Guardian
You bet he's got a mandate - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
The injustice of the new formula - Meron Benvenisti, Haaretz
The Jewish vote paradox - Avi Beker, Haaretz
It's a battle for the future of Israel - Avi Beker, Haaretz
Arab-Americans should vote to fight imposed silence - Alia Malek, DStar
Bush or Kerry, the Middle East song remains the same - Tim Lewellyn, DStar
Palestinian cause takes center stage - Victor Kattan, DStar
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October 21
Joschka Fischer's new world order, sunny side up - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Light years away from the Middle Ages - Nehemia Strasler, Haaretz
Sharon or disaster - Ari Shavit, Haaretz
Look who's talking - Israel Harel, Haaretz
A message from the Arab citizens - Nazir Majali, Haaretz
A detrimental education in Egypt - Maria Golia, DStar
Michael Young: I endorse the cretin, not the shyster, for November 2
Facing myriad obstacles, Sharon now sees his magic evaporate
While 'material girl' gains entry to Israel, other Americans are shunned
Bush plays to fears of paranoid Americans - Linda S. Heard Online Journal
Trader follows nose to a buck in new Syria - Nicolas Rothwell, The Australian
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October 20
Bush pre-election strike on Iran 'imminent - Wayne Madsen
Mutual incomprehension is no basis for a special relationship - Telegraph
Evil of the kidnappers - Telegraph
Thinktank: invasion aided al-Qaida - Guardian
Ralph Nader,Time to step aside - Leader, Guardian
US election expose conflict between two world views  - J. Freedland, Guardian
Rabbis for refusal - Editorial, Haaretz
Return of the Zealots and Siccari - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Harassment as a military duty - Amira Hass, Haaretz
The Presbyterian Church makes a compelling statement - Editorial
Why most Arabs ignore the U.S. presidential election - Rami G. Khouri, DStar
Bush is no Churchill, but can he learn from his own mistakes? - David Ignatius
America's need to personalize the enemy is a tough challenge for Saudis
Saddam is out, who’s in? - Cherif El Housseini, Lebanonwire
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October 19
Syria's cult of the dead still rules the living - Nicolas Rothwell in Qardaha
Be fair to the Black Watch - Leader, Telegraph
Al-Qaida is no dark illusion - David Aaronovitch, Guardian
Is it time to consider a regional agreement? - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
October 2000, revisited - Dan Rabinowitz, Haaretz
Dictatorships remain the threat to Kurds and Arabs alike - Editorial
Palestinian elections to break the deadlock - Ali Abunimah, Daily Star
A glass half full as Turkey prepares for EU talks - Philip Robins, Daily Star
A compendium of Iraqi insurgent groups, and what it is they want
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October 18
The Black Watch knows its duty. Does Mr Hoon? - Leader, Telegraph
In Iraq, peaceful south gets deadlier with every day - Audrey Gillan, Guardian
Stop this mission creep - Leader, Guardian
Postcard from hell  - Imogen Wall, Guardian
Children of the revolution - Donald Macintyre, Independent
Against a referendum - Editorial, Haaretz
Between America and South Africa - Akiva Eldarl, Haaretz
The ball is in Israel's court - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Better of two evils - Ze'ev Segal, Haaretz
Cautious French feelers - Avirama Golan, Haaretz
Allawi's best weapon is reconciliation - Fawaz A. Gerges, Daily Star
Patrick Seale: The Afghan abcess was successfully punctured
To fight terrorism, resolve the Palestinian problem - M. Rosenberg, Dialy Star
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October 17
It isn't a presidential snub by Kerry that worries Blair - Matthew d'Ancona
What Syria can do - Jpost
Expert remedies to solve a whole world of problems - Juliette Jowit, Observer
This futile fundamentalism - William Pfaff, Observer
Focus on US Elections: Now it gets dirty - Paul Harris, Observer
Kerry offers the best hope for all - Leader, Observer
The Jewish appeal for Israeli Arabs - Yair Sheleg, Haaretz
The whole world is against him - Editorial, Haaretz
Appropriating heaven - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
Killing children is no longer a big deal - Gideon Levy, Haaretz
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October 16
Under siege since 9/11, Arab voters shift to Kerry - Guardian
Arafat says will step down once independent Palesine is created
Analysis: Israel's Gaza strategy
Two dangerous ideas for Iraq's future - Robert G. Rabil, Daily Star
There is no clash of civilizations; let's keep it so - syed Mansoor Hussain, DStar
Why is war-torn Iraq giving $190,000 to Toys R Us? - Naomi Klein, Guardian
An American scapegoat in London  - Carol Gould, Guardian
Promote good governance in Libya, not arms sales - Editorial
Bush and Kerry left us with the ultimate reality TV show - David Ignatius, Dstar
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October 15
Tell us why we truly went to war - Alice Thomson, Telegraph
Bush must offer America a safe way out of Iraq - Telegraph
The world backs Kerry - Leader, Guardian
Overstretched US puts Nato under pressure - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
A two-state solution is a Jordanian national interest - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Don't let him fall - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
The catastrophe rule - Nehemia Strasler, Haaretz
Ze'ev Schiff: Hijacking the disengagement from Sharon
The 'refusal' of Jewish terror - Zvi Triger, Haaretz
A holy month of spiritual richness and urgent political challenges - Editorial
Don't put your faith in the killers - Tammam Abushakra, Daily Star
The EU, GCC can help defuse nuclear tensions with Iran - Christian Koch, DStar
US, Arabs: so similar, yet so democratically different - A. Abdulhamid, DStar
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October 14
With Saddam's torture, the details were devilish  - Telegraph
The Bush-Kerry Consensus - George Friedman, Stratfor
The PLO still sees a single state - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
Definition as a matter of life and death - Yossi Sarid, Haaretz
When the left embraces Sharon - Israel Harel, Haaretz
Palestinians' decency and dynamism must define their national policies
Regaining the 'Jerusalem of Kurdistan' - Twana Osman, Daily Star
The abuse at Abu Ghraib occurred from the top down - Twana Osman, DStar
Michael Young: Gloat at U.S. failures, and while you're at it wish Iraq the worst
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October 13
Ze'ev Schiff: Indecent exposure
Time to act, not just talk  - Aleida Guevara, Guardian
In the land of the bluff - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Illusions and delusions of combat - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Promises for the Tunisian president to keep - Editorial
Promises for the Tunisian president to keep - Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, Daily Star
Bush and Kerry skirmish, but not over defense cuts - David Ignatius, Daily Star
In the fight against terrorism, we risk being engulfed in a swamp-Rami, Khouri
Kerry is 'Bush lite' but still hazardous to your health - Omar Barghouti, DStar
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October 12
Christopher Reeve: A fitting memorial - Leader, Guardian
The winners are warlords, not women - Natasha Walter, Guardian
Analysis: Sharon at Labor's mercy when it comes to passing disengagement
The fall of the Sharon gov't: A pocket guide - Bradley Burston, Haaretz
Sharon plans to lie low and survive - Hannah Kim, Haaretz
Jerusalem's disgrace - Leader, Haaretz
Answers for the confused Israeli soul - Avirama Golan, Haaretz
Iraqi supplier, Iranian horizon - Amir Oren, Haaretz
A bridge too far for the military in Iraq? - Charles V. Pena, Daily Star
Kerry is 'Bush lite' but still hazardous to your health - Omar Barghouti, DStar
The Palestinians misread Resolution 194 - Yossi Alpher, DStar
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October 11
Terrorism loses the vote - Leader, Telegraph
It's about the Middle East, stupid - Peter Preston, Guardian
Bush's security plan now rests on nothing but hope - Peter Galbraith, Guardian
Leader: Winning votes - Leader, Guardian
Just what the terrorists wanted - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Sharon's plan will perpetuate war - Ephraim Sneh, Haaretz
Survey shows Israeli pessimism regarding effect of Gaza plan - Haaretz
Afghanistan's historic elections only indicate a stony road ahead - Daily Star
A show that cuts down the stereotypes - Daoud Kuttab, Daily Star
Patrick Seale: A blueprint for a future Middle East peace package
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October 10
The sordid truth about the oil-for-food scandal - Con Coughlin, Telegraph
Analysis: Sinai contained the last remains of the 'New Middle East'
'It was a face-off without their faces on' - Mark Steyn, Telegraph
Iraq: Fear and suspicion inside the kill zone - Independent
Iraq: Bigley Murder and WMD Verdict - Independent
Is Iraq the curveball that could dismiss the President? - Independent
Everyday terror of my chaotic city  - Amal Al-Muddaris, Guardian
We must ask why  - Jason Burke, Guardian
The war against terror continues - Leader, Guardian
How buoyant Bush survived Round Two - Paul Harris, Guardian
Kerry must learn from Reagan in last debate  - Tristram Hunt, Guardian
A shared war against terror - Leader, Haaretz
The banality of the horror - Uzi Benziman, Haaretz
A formative attack   - Dan Rabinowitz, Haaretz
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October 9
'God has a plan. Bush will hold back the evil' - Gary Younge, Guardian
The source Duelfer didn't quote  - Scott Ritter, Guardian
Leader: A barbaric murder - Leader, Guardian
The Western connection - Diaa Rashwan, Ahram
American debates  - Salama A Salama, Ahram
Blood on the Sinai points to the roots of violence - yet again - Editorial
Weakening Sadr is easier than it seems  - Adeed Dawisha, Daily Star
'By God, we've just created the Iraq syndrome!' - Gary Sick, Daily Star
What if Israel Disappeared? - Michael Glueck, Insight
To Syria, With Love - Noel Sheppard
Analysis: Target of attack was Israelis, but maybe also Israel-Egypt relations
Inside Syria - Sky News
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October 8
Ze'ev Schiff: Moral norms, even in war
A European peace umbrella - Leader, Haaretz
The Turks must not be spurned' - Press Review, Guardian
Battle groups aim for speed in a crisis - Guardian
Save the collapsing Palestinian system - Robert Malley, Daily Star
East is east and west is west - Steven Everts, Daily Star
A European Turkey stands to be a guiding light for the Muslim world - Editorial
Spanish medicine for 2 headaches out of Africa - James Badcock, Daily Star
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October 7
US uses Israel as its proxy to threaten Syria - Jean Shaoul, WSWS
Syrians revel in political theatre - Jon Leyne, BBC
Saddam's weapons of mass corruption - Leader, Telegraph
Turkey – come on in - Leader, Telegraph
'We all know it's because we're Muslims' - Helena Smith, Guardian
The day that Dick Cheney was silenced - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
Leader: Turkey meets the tests - Leader, Guardian
The making of a hero  - Naomi Klein, Guardian
Why a 'right of return' is necessary - Sari Hanafi, Daily Star
The Arabs must dare to dialogue in world forums - Abdulaziz Sager, Daily Star
Israel is undermining its credibility - Leader, Haaretz
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October 6
What Shall I Do? - Jihad Al Khazen, Al Hayat
The myths and reality of Palestinian refugees in Syria - Electronic Intifada
Ze'ev Schiff: Keep Qassams out of the W. Bank
The all-force approach won't help - Gideon Samet, Haaretz
Intifada: Ahead on points as the fifth year begins - Aluf Benn, Haaretz
What would Israel do without UNRWA? - Amira Hass, Haaretz
Leader: Rumsfeld's missing link - Guardian
Pastor Bush  - Jonathan Raban, Guardian
Press review: 'Sharon feels little constraint'  - Guardian
Leader: Senseless in Gaza - Guardian
Syrian Cabinet shuffle must lead to picking up the trail of reform - Editorial
Beware that the Kurdish powder keg doesn't blow - Ali Ezzatyar, Dtar
The joy of watching American common sense rear its head - R. Khouri, Dtar
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October 5
Eyes that cannot see beyond Jabaliya and Samarra - Simon Tisdall, Guardian
Get down from the roof, you crazies - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Eat the guard - Amir Oren, Haaretz
Turkey will strengthen Europe - Alon Liel, Haaretz
Is Lebanon the model? - Jpost
Assad's dangerous adventurism - Barry Rubin, Jpost
It is time to break the contemporary Arab tradition of somnabulance - Editorial
American Arabs and Muslims have a mountain to climb - William Fisher, Dtar
David Ignatius: A debate that avoided answering the vital questions on Iraq
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October 4
To quit Iraq would be as shocking as the invasion - Max Hastings, Guardian
America Divided against itself - Gary Younge, Guardian
Analysis: The IDF has started to look for a ladder - Amos Harel, Haaretz
Operation no penitence - Akiva Eldar, Haaretz
Our conflict can wait another four years - Nathaan Guttman, Haaretz
Why they continue to murder - Avraham Tal, Haaretz
No alternative to talks - Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz
Partick Seale: A Shiite-Sunni Islamist 'high command' may be forming
To avoid the 'terrorism' label, stop attacking inside Israel - M. Yaghi, Dtar
Thomas Friedman: Iraq: Politics or Policy? - Nytimes
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October 3
Bush looked scared, Kerry was at home - David Aaronovitch, Observer
Retreat into a substitute reality - Sidney Blumenthal, Observer
Analysis: For Sharon, the operation in Gaza must yield results - Haaretz
An operation without a purpose - Editorial, Haaretz
Retreating forward - Uzi Benziman Haaretz
Syria, Iraq Baath factions have never been identical
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October 2
An oil market running on empty - Youssef M. Ibrahim, Daily Star
Set up an international task force for Gaza's transition- Shlomo Ben-Ami, DStar
Retreat into a substitute reality  - Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian
Voting for Kyoto - Leader, Guardian
Arab Christian Media Brings New Message to Mideast - Abdallah Daher, CBN
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October 1
Going into Iraq was wrong, pulling would be worse - Tom Utley, Telegraph
Analysis: Reminiscent of Lebanon - Aluf Benn
Analysis: Can Gaza operation ensure a halt to the firing of Qassams?
Mr Blair has now become a lame duck - Leader, Telegraph
Time is running out for two states - John Denham, Guardian
Avoid a quagmire in the Gaza Strip - Leader, Haaretz
Six comments on the situation - Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
Four years on, what are the conclusions? - Danny Rabinowitz, Haaretz
A serious blow to the Palestinian cause - Nazir Majali, Haaretz
The British are right - again, and again, and again - Editorial, Dstar
Voices stifled by the battle cry - Adib Farha, Daily Star
A November showdown on Iran's nuclear program - Emile El-Hokayem, DStar
Radical check: the U.S. must change course in Iraq - Jessica Mathews, Dstar
THE SITUATION: Damascus Whodunnit - O, Forward.com

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