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- 2006 March
March 2006 Table of Contents
Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East
The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
7 The High Costs of Reshaping the Middle East —Rachelle Marshall
10 War on Iran?—Two Views—Linda Heard, Bill and Kathleen Christison
14 Real Scandal Not Oil-for-Food, But CPA-Administered Development Fund for Iraq —Ian Williams
16 The Calculus of Chaos—Mohammed Omer
20 Sharon Not a “Man of Peace”—Charley Reese
21 Landmark Lawsuits Filed in U.S. Courts Against Israeli Officials—Noura Erakat
22 A Breath of Fresh Air: Ambassador Afif Safieh Comes to Washington—Delinda C. Hanley
24 Condoleezza Rice: George Bush’s “Warrior Princess”—Richard H. Curtiss
26 High Tech, Low Legality: The NSA Spies on American Citizens—Ray McGovern
28 Lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s “Charity” a Front for Terrorism—Juan Cole
38 From Massacre to Militia: The Case Against Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon—Marwan Kanafani and Elizabeth Schiffrin
42 Portrait of Palestine: Sabastiya’s 10,000 Years of History—Anne Gwynne
Congress and the 2006 Elections
30 Election Watch: Meet Rahm Emanuel, The Democrats’ New Gatekeeper—Andrew Cockburn
31 Earth to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Other Democrats Supportive of Israel Aggression and American Imperialism—Genevieve Cora Fraser
32 Congress Watch: First Session of 109th Congress Adjourns With Mixed Results—Shirl McArthur
Special Reports
34 European Press Review: Despite Election, Iraq’s Future “Deeply Uncertain,” Says UK’s Guardian—Lucy Jones
45 Tunisia Hosts Controversial Summit On the Information Society—Michael Keating and Delinda Hanley
46 The Subcontinent: If It’s Not One Thing It’s Another for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf—M.M. Ali
48 A Palestinian in Paris: Colonialism’s Residual Legacy: The French Example—Samah Jabr
50 Cairo Communiqué: Upping the Ante in Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections—Jennifer Peterson
52 Islam and the Near East in the Far East: A Year After the Tsunami, Is it Peace at Last for Aceh?—John Gee
73 Arabs and Muslims in Hollywood’s “Munich” and “Syriana”—Jack G. Shaheen
76 In Memoriam: James Farid Sams (1932-2005)—Andrew I. Killgore
Departments
19 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons
54 Northern California Chronicle: Egyptian Dancers Dazzle in Benefit for Children’s Cancer Hospital—Elaine Pasquini
56 Southern California Chronicle: MPAC’s Fifth Annual Convention Examines “Our Role in America”—Pat and Samir Twair
58 Christianity and the Middle East: Talk Is Cheap: “Dialogue” vs. Divestment In the Struggle for Justice in Palestine—James M. Wall
60 Judaism and Israel: Romance Between Christian Right, Jewish Establishment Seems to Be Cooling Off—Allan C. Brownfeld
62 Arab-American Activisms
Arab-American Activism: Asmi Bishara Keynotes Palestine Center’s Annual Conference
Arab-American Activism: Litigation, Intervention and Multinational Involvement
Arab-American Activism: Palestinian Hip-Hop Comes to DC
64 Muslim-American Activisms
Muslim-American Activism: Supporters Attend CAIR Banquet
Muslim-American Activism: Muslim Leaders Speak Out About Sami Al-Arian
Muslim-American Activism: Eid Al-Adha Celebrated in Nation’s Capital
Muslim-American Activism: Muslim Volunteers Feed the Homeless
66 Waging Peace
Waging Peace: CNI Panelists Speak Out to Prevent “Clash of Civilizations”
Waging Peace: Activists Discuss Recent Trips to Palestine
Waging Peace: Dumbarton Church Hosts Palestinian Ambassador, Photo Exhibit
Waging Peace: Ambassador Safiah Speaks to Christian Clergy
Waging Peace: CPT Fasts to Meet with Bush
Waging Peace: Egypt’s Parliamentary Election
70 Diplomatic Doings: “Turath” Exhibit Attracts DC Visitors
74 Books—Tahir Ali
78 2005 AET Choir of Angels
31 Index to Advertisers
