Archive: July, 2004

Saudi Arabia a good friend, dependable ally to U.S.

by  Mansour Omar El-Kikhia At 30 July 2004 Hour 10:21 AM

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 Some of my readers have wondered about my frequent references to the Bush administration's antagonistic relations with France and Saudi Arabia.  Indeed, one reader asks why the United States needs to ... More...
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Did Bush's first term leave a bitter taste for voters?

by  Mansour Omar El-Kikhia At 23 July 2004 Hour 00:02 AM

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 Picking American presidents is much like buying watermelons.  One can thump, squeeze, smell and scratch watermelons and even see the color of their stems. However, none of these tests can determine ... More...
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Enlightened Islam could be biggest U.S. ally in terror war

by  Mansour Omar El-Kikhia At 16 July 2004 Hour 12:35 PM

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 It is fascinating how politically interdependent the world has become.  I am not a fan of conspiracy theory, but I do think the Bush administration is fighting and defending the wrong ... More...
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Threats, negative responses won't silence Arab voice

by  Mansour Omar El-Kikhia At 9 July 2004 Hour 00:55 AM

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 I am told that I am one of four or five individuals in the United States writing about Middle Eastern issues from an Arab perspective.  The past year has not been ... More...
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America's meddling has sparked bad feelings worldwide

by  Mansour Omar El-Kikhia At 2 July 2004 Hour 00:39 AM

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 Iraq is sovereign again — at least that is what the Bush administration tells us.  Few in the world, however, seem to believe that Iraq is sovereign or that the Iraqi ... More...
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