Turbulent until today

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'We're from the village. We never had an accident. Meanwhile, there are train accidents in Egypt every day and people die. So, then, which one of us is smarter?' By Helmi El-Touni in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram 'My boy, press freedom means that you, being a reporter, are free to write about whatever you want. And I, being the editor-in-chief, am free not to publish what you write.' By Hamed Najeeb in the daily Al-Ittihad of the UAE

'My boy, press freedom means that you, being a reporter, are free to write about whatever you want. And I, being the editor-in-chie f, am free not to publish what you write.' -- By Hamed Najeeb in the daily Al-Ittihad of the UAE

'We're from the village. We never had an accident. Meanwhile, there are train accidents in Egypt every day and people die. So, then, which one of us is smarter?' -- By Helmi El-Touni in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram

"Attaching himself [Blair] to a US imperialist policy that wants to subjugate the whole world, not only the Middle East, destroyed his [Blair's] political legacy." -- Jihad Al-Khazen, Al-Hayat

"If I had a great deal of money, I would take Bush and Blair to court for aiding and abetting terrorism." -- Anthony Barnett, Al-Hayat

"The Republican Party will pay the price for its lenience within the current administration and suffer a defeat in the next elections." -- Hussein Shobokshi, Asharq Al-Awsat

"Despite Bush's claims that the world has become more secure, his supporters remain dismayed at the financial and humanitarian losses caused by the Iraqi war." -- Khaled Dawoud, Al-Ahram

"When the twin towers of the New York World Trade Centre collapsed, no one thought that the US administration would fall in the aftermath as well." -- Yasser Rizk, Al-Akhbar