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Are they both to sink in the waters of alleged political reforms? Khaldoon Gharaiba in the UAE daily Al-Bayan ; Any way you look, America's reform plans are an April Fools joke. By Mohamed Omar in the Egyptian magazine Akher Saa

"My political battle is ongoing and I will not go back on nominating [myself] for the presidency." -- Ayman Nour, Nahdet Misr

"The tone of animosity [adopted by the NDP] towards the opposition parties has started to take a scary form which reminds us of fascism; opposed to multiplicity and opposed in principle to the co-existence of opinions other than its own." -- Nabil Zaki, Al-Ahali

"Instead of spreading democracy in Iraq, Bush, in two years of occupation, has been spreading chaos and destruction in and around it. If Bush does not agree with me then let him come see the havoc he has inflicted." -- Salah Omar Al-Alye, Al-Furat

"The efforts to disseminate the American version of Islam -- which aims to dismantle the religion -- depend [a great deal] on some individuals who claim to associate themselves with Islam and who are playing an active role in academic and non-government quarters." -- Fahmi Howeidi, Asharq Al-Awsat

"We live in a great country where every citizen receives exactly what he deserves and feels content and satisfied, a citizen who is happy just to turn on the television." -- Sever Plotzker, Yediot Aharonot