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27. US-UK mutual admiration society set to oust Saddam Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon “Good job,” said President George W. Bush to his weekend guest in Crawford, Texas, after the two had just finished addressing the media. As he shook hands with Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush looked satisfied, as indeed he should be, for in spite of the mass of advice he has received from his own people in the past few days, Blair heeded none other than Bush’s.... 26. Arabs should speak harshly to Israel and carry a big stick Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon A week into the umpteenth Israeli re-invasion of Palestinian towns and land, tempers are understandably explosive and passions are high. The Arab masses have never been more tempted to lash out into outright war against the Jewish state, but what is really needed now is composure and perspicacity, while full support for the Palestinian people and their intifada continues through every means possible.... 25. Middle East policy? Britain falters, hesitates and mimics US Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon The British government has apparently decided to impersonate yet another trait of the American administration with regards to the explosive situation in the Middle East: inadequacy. Like President George W. Bush’s administration, which has so far appeared ambivalent (but in effect given Israel free reign), Tony Blair’s ministers are now taking an equally hesitant position on the question while appearing to insist on an Israeli withdrawal.... 24. 'Rule Britannia' raises its head again as Blair aide calls for 'new imperialism' Rime Allaf - Apr 2002 Daily Star Lebanon As in the rest of the world, much of Britain’s focus on the Middle East last week was on the Arab League summit in Beirut, and on the Cabinet’s support for the adoption of Crown Prince Abdullah’s peace initiative by the Arab states.... 23. An open letter to participants at the Arab League summit Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Do not sacrifice refugees' right of return to their homeland Majesties, Highnesses and Excellencies, Despite the bluntness of my words, I address you with all the respect due to your positions as leaders of the Arab nations. Most of you may not be used to the candid talk that follows, especially coming from your own people, but there is no time to waste anymore on protocol.... 22. 'President' Blair in hot water Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Presidential” is an adjective generally used to convey qualities that are admired and sought in a leader, but it has denoted a rather more pejorative connotation when Britons have used it to describe Tony Blair’s leadership style. ... 21. A 'hologram' of Palestine: the vision of UN Resolution 1397 Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon It took many many years for an American administration to finally come up with an idea on how to deal with the Palestinian problem, and now one has taken credit for inventing even the concept of a Palestinian state. Putting aside the fact that Palestine has existed for thousands of years, and forgetting that such a state was already officially defined in 1947, when the UN (after an expedient British contribution to the division) generously gave a mostly foreign ethnic group half the land of an indigenous people,... 20. Warning Blair on a strike Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Middle East affairs and the US “war on terror” have continued to dominate Britain’s political circles in the past week. British media and parliamentarians have taken the furious debate of strikes on Iraq to even greater (some would say lower) levels, with certain commentators using increasingly crude descriptions and cartoons to depict Prime Minister Tony Blair’s perceived compliant position vis-à-vis the American president.... 19. Ink of ID numbers may wash off, but humiliation is everlasting Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon If one puts to the side, momentarily, the moral, ethical, principled aspects of marking numbers on prisoners' foreheads and forearms, then one could perhaps work out why the Israeli armed forces have begun using this method with Palestinian prisoners: Given the immense death toll that is rising faster than victims' lists can be updated, it is clearly easier to count the dead when they are numbered,... 18. Blair's support of US creates dissension in Cabinet ranks Rime Allaf - Mar 2002 Daily Star Lebanon The British public and media have been demonstrating a growing reticence at what is generally considered to be Prime Minister Tony Blair’s blind support of President George W. Bush, and these feelings were emulated in recent parliamentary and ministerial rows over how to deal with Iraq....

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