THE QUESTION
There are two kinds of land mines: the kind that explodes when you step on it, and the kind that explodes when you take your foot off. Which kind is Iraq? How can it be defused?
Posted by David Ignatius on April 30, 2007 9:36 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1955. Presently he is a visiting professor at Princeton University in the United States. Mr. Kuttab is the former director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Ramallah, Palestine and the founder of AmmanNet, the Arab world's first internet radio station. His personal web page is www.daoudkuttab.com
Neighbors Won’t Step Up Until U.S. Gone
The situation in Iraq will eventually be resolved by Iraqis, but the presence of Americans will delay any serious attempts at a solution. American occupation remains the strongest argument for armed opposition, as well as the first excuse why other countries in the region don't help Iraq out.
Daoud Kuttab Princeton, NJ |
46 COMMENTSMay 4, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Yossi Melman is a senior commentator for the Israeli daily Haaretz. He specializes in intelligence, security, terrorism and strategic issues. An author of seven books on these topics, his most recent book, The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran was published recently by Carroll & Graf.
Lose-Lose Situation, Start Cutting Deals
Yossi Melman Tel Aviv, Israel | 60 COMMENTS
Lamis Andoni is a Middle East consultant for Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news station. She has been covering the Middle East for 20 years. She has reported for the Christian Science Monitor, the Financial Times and the main newspapers in Jordan. She was a professor at the Graduate School in UC Berkeley.
Baghdad Walls No Vision for Future
Lamis Andoni Doha, Qatar | 28 COMMENTS
Michael Young is the Opinion Editor and a columnist for Lebanon’s The Daily Star newspaper. He is also a contributing editor and contributor at Reason magazine, where he writes bi-weely articles.
America, It's Your Baby
Michael Young Beirut, Lebanon | 131 COMMENTSREADER RESPONSE
» Tom Wonacott | Salamon
While I generally agree with your post, I have doubts about the US completely leaving Iraq for the near future. Clearly, the US will begin...
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» Salamon | TOM W:
I am sure that the USA can [and perhaps will] recover from the moral moress perpetrated under the Bush administration [with respect to IRaq, A...
