Tuesday, July 12, 2005

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Withdrawal would curb terrorism


Arab TV channel. Journalist: "The sheikh Osama bin Laden..."
Western TV channel. Journalist: "The terrorist Osama bin Laden..."

The Gleneagles summit's grand stage might well have shown up George Bush's hypocrisy in proclaiming an "ideology of compassion" over African poverty and global warming. Instead, the London bombings allowed the president and Tony Blair to strut as anti-terror champions again, when in fact their policies continue to produce thousands of new terrorists.

The comment by Salim Lone, former spokesman for the UN mission in Iraq, for The Guardian

- Cartoon by Amjad Rasim for Asharq al-Awsat (London)

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