Egyptian press - Bottom lines

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"Where is it?" The government is either unable or unwilling to see corruption writ large. Egypt's Al-Wafd; Though surrounded by American troops, an Iraqi quivers with fear as he goes to the polls. In Al-Ittihad of the United Arab Emirates.

"We are very confident about ourselves. We have credibility." -- Habib El-Adli to Al-Ahram

"I never thought about doing this but some of my students told me that I should do it to break the locks of closed doors." -- Nawal El-Saadawi to Al-Arabi

"Maybe our military and political struggle is not liked by some, but our Palestinian democracy is liked by everyone, friend as well as foe." -- Al-Ayyam

"The tsunami, with the destruction it has wrought, the homes it has destroyed and the orphans it has created, looks eerily similar to what the Israeli occupation has brought to the Palestinians." -- Butheina Shaaban, Asharq Al-Awsat

"A 'halakhic decision' permits the murder of women, children, old people and ordinary citizens who, strangely enough, are human beings..." -- Shulamit Aloni, Haaretz