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The Arabs are trapped. By Haroun in Al-Khaleej of the UAE

"The nation is like the Titanic adrift at sea and blissfully oblivious that it is on the verge of crashing into an iceberg." -- Wael El-Ibrashi, Sawt Al-Umma

"The coming days will show that Saddam was an agent of American imperialism." -- Galal Dweidar, Al-Akhbar

"The most conclusive evidence that there is a wide gap between the people and the government is that the former does what they want in the manner they like..." -- Nabil Rashwan, Nahdet Masr

"Any chance for peace would require that the Arab states enter into a phase of political and social anarchy in order for future Arab leaders to establish peace on the rubbles of the present." -- Ahmed Al-Bughdadi, Al-Ittihad

"After all these summits, it is clear we need a brave Arab leader who is wise enough to reject any bargains, and fights to recover all the usurped rights of the Palestinians." -- Nicola Saieg, Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"We need to establish multi-level, non-conventional frameworks that could open the door to permanent negotiations that might transform the summit's resolutions into a political plan of action." -- Nahla Al-Shami, Al-Hayat