Worth repeating: Let me tell you a story…

"Strange that it is George Bush who is calling for Crusade "holy war" or Jihad and we are told that it is Islam and Muslims who want to wage a "holy" war."

A "Lull in Middle East Violence?"

"Israel's most crucial allies include the mass media of the United States. Together with top officials in Washington, news outlets keep reinforcing the assumption that the Israeli government can do little wrong."

The view from Tehran

"...while Iran's hand seems to have been temporarily strengthened, it is still far too early to tell the ultimate reverberations of the Iraq war."

The Idea behind IDEAS

"...IDEAS is now an effective instrument of purpose to display Pakistan’s military wares and give foreign manufacturers interested in the Pakistan defence market an opportunity to show off their products."

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Iraq’s occupation presents both opportunities and threats to Iran

"Iran's current strategy appears to be two-pronged. With one eye on its own ambitions, and another wary eye on the US, Iran is hoping to either turn the events in Iraq to its benefit or, at the very least, keep the American forces bogged down in Iraq, thus not giving the US the time and opportunity to invade Iran based on the Iraqi example."