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Bush paints the world only in the colours of red, white and blue. Amr Fahmi in Egypt's daily Al-Akhbar

"There is no glimmer of hope that the current [Egyptian] regime will challenge Israeli arrogance or take revenge for the martyred soldiers." -- Abdullah El-Sennawi, Al-Arabi

"The amendment of Article 88 will put paid to any kind of fair or free elections." -- Diaa Rashwan, Al-Masry Al-Youm

"If the [amended] constitution was against Egypt's identity, people would have protested against it." -- Abdullah Kamal, Rose Al-Youssef

"The conference aimed to build confidence between parties that do not trust each other." -- Jabir Habib Jabir, Asharq Al-Awsat

Solutions [for Iraq] are like trying to prescribe medication for a patient with a hopeless case." -- Walid Al-Zubadi, Al-Ghad

"Bush showed he is ready to stay in Iraq until the last day of his term in office." -- Amr Gaftely, Tishreen