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Uncle Sam is ready for Iran and others. Mustafa Hussein in the daily Al-Akhbar

The list of those who put constraints on the freedom of expression has expanded to include men of religion, judges, lawyers, media people, parliamentarians and journalists." -- Negad El-Borei, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"We got used to the fact that the regime does what it wants without [the need to] amend the constitution." -- Galal Amin, Al-Araby Al-Nassery

"What's happening between the regime and the Muslim Brotherhood is part of a secret game between the two sides." -- Anwar El-Hawwari, Al-Wafd

"The Bush administration has started to realise how grave its mistakes are, and so is working to make up for what has gone wrong." -- Elias Harfouch, Al-Hayat

"Conflicts of this sort [Iraq] have an inner dynamic which needs to run its course before a settlement can be reached." -- Patrick Seale, Al-Hayat

"If the Arab League and the host country can succeed in making it a summit determined to resolve one issue, it will be more effective than issuing a joint statement that amalgamates hundreds of unresolved issues to be read in the concluding hour, as has become customary in previous summits." -- Abdul-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat