"For future, OIC should not only play an active role in economic, cultural, political, and scientific development, but also eventually formulate Islamic armed forces capable of deployment in peace and against aggression."

"A Palestinian organization that sends a suicide bomber in such circumstances knows that its action will not only kill and wound dozens of Israelis, women, man and children, but may also cause the death of the Palestinian leader."

"Since the Talibaan can come and go easily across the long and porous border at will, it is convenient for Afghanistan (or anyone else) to put the blame on Pakistan in the same manner India does. One may well ask, why are US and Afghan forces not able to stop the infiltration?"

"Members OF the Palestinian Legislative Council are up in arms about the presidential appointment of an eight-member "emergency government," ostensibly instituted to ease a looming political crisis and threats from Israel."

"Standing on a platform in the central traffic circle of the West Bank city of Ramallah, a number of speakers urged a crowd of roughly 300 to continue the Palestinian intifada that completed its third year on September 28, 2003."

"With an election in 2004, the danger exists that the White House’s attempt at damage control could inadvertently turn into damage escalation."

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"Both Israel and the United States have for years accused Iran of pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons program. For its part, the Islamic Republic has been forthright in both its declarations about the purpose and progress of its nuclear program and its adherence to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pact, which is more than can be said for either Israel and the United States. Despite repeated unsubstantiated allegations, inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have so far failed to reveal any trace of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. Not prepared to let the facts get in their way, the Bush administration has continued to repeat its barefaced allegations in the hope of creating an impression of crisis where one doesn't actually exist."