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...nine months ago, U.S. intelligence picked up signs of an intense debate within an al-Qaeda cell in Saudi Arabia over whether to stage a major operation inside the kingdom. Bin Laden himself may have contributed, at least from afar, to the debate. In an audiotape sent to the Arab TV network al-Jazeera in February, a man claiming to be bin Laden called on "honest Muslims" to "liberate themselves from those unjust and renegade regimes that are enslaved by the United States." Among the "most qualified regions for liberation," the speaker continued, were Saudi Arabia and Morocco...
...away, stunned Moroccans turned their attention to another casualty of the May 16 Casablanca terrorist bombings: the nation's sense of itself. Morocco has long tried to occupy a middle ground between its European and North American allies on one side and the conservative, Islam-dominated societies of fellow Arab countries. Now Moroccans fear they may have the worst of both worlds: the strain of jihadist militancy rooted in the affluent nations of the Middle East, and the vast, economically stricken populations from which al-Qaeda networks have so effectively recruited in the West. Investigations last week into the five...
...broad powers to rebuild the country. The 14-0 vote came after America and Britain agreed to give the U.N. a somewhat more significant postwar role, with a special adviser, appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to deal directly with Iraqi groups. Syria, the only Arab nation on the Council, did not vote; France and Germany decided this was a time to co-operate with the U.S. rather than obstruct. The resolution ends the long, deadly trade embargo (except for arms sales), permits the use of oil revenue for rebuilding, and provides for the return of U.N. weapons inspectors...
...Klan or other racist organizations that demean women or homosexuals. So why is it acceptable for Harvard to accept money from a man who does not recognize the legitimacy of an entire nation, religion, culture, tradition and people? During a time of rising anti-Jewish rhetoric within Europe, the Arab world and even in our prestigious universities, it is imperative that we acknowledge the realities in which we live...
Does Harvard Divinity School’s acceptance of $2.5 million from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed, who allegedly had virulent anti-Israeli and anti-American writings posted on his website, concern you? If so, imagine that it wasn’t a question of keeping or returning the money, but of dealing with the fact that people with similar extremist views controlled your student government. As a student at Montreal’s Concordia University, this is the situation I have faced for the past two years. In fact, CNN’s “Capital Gang?...