Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations.

Official truths are often powerful illusions.

I think the accurate description for the George W. Bush administration is a military plutocracy. Having lived and worked in the United States, I must add that I don't want to make too much of the distinction between the Bush regime and its predecessors. I don't see a great deal of difference.

It is time we recognized that the real terrorism is poverty.

Orwell is almost our litmus test. Some of his satirical writing looks like reality these days. When you have someone like Cheney who talks about "endless war" or war that might last fifty years, he could be Big Brother. You have Bush incessantly going on about the evil ones.

Certainly, until there is justice for the Palestinians, there will never be any kind of stability in the Middle East.

Secretive power loathes journalists who do their job: who push back screens, peer behind façades, lift rocks. Opprobrium from on high is their badge of honour.