Bottom lines
"It has become crystal clear that a number of media venues are exerting strenuous efforts to distract youth and make them spend their energy on futile activities and issues." -- Hassan Nafaa, Al-Masry Al-Youm
"There are millions of youth who hate everything in this country." -- Akram El-Qassas, Al-Arabi
"It's a pity that huge demonstrations protested at a [Danish] caricature while those who claim to be defenders of Islam did not lift a finger when Israeli bulldozers tried to demolish one of the most sacred Islamic and Arab symbols." -- Farida El-Naqqash, Nahdet Masr
"The statements made during the American elections are mere promises dictated by the public climate that rejects defeat and favours withdrawal." -- Abdel-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat
"Many would consider it strange to describe the Iranian presence in Iraq as occupation, however all the characteristics of conventional and non-conventional occupation applies." -- Hussein Shobokshi, Asharq Al-Awsat
"One could argue that they (Blair and Bush) saw the Iraqis as Muslims and that this was all they needed to know." -- Roger Owen, Al-Hayat