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The US imperial designs squeeze the world into the grip of superpower's trigger-happy fingers. By Mahjoub in the London-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"Not only are the Egyptians content to settle in Israel, they also complain about being ill-treated in their native Egypt." -- Al-Ahali

"There should be no worries regarding the [proposed] anti-terror law." -- Moufid Shehab, Akher Saa

"We don't want a subjugated council that raises a white flag in the face of the regime which already hates freedom of the press." -- Wael El-Ibrashi, Sawt Al-Umma

"Only a certain category of people have benefited from the economic boom." -- Essam Rifaat, Al-Ahram Al-Iqtisadi

"Bush suggested the two-state solution; the Arabs accepted it but Israel did not. Thus Bush is supposed to pressure Israel to accept that solution because it is clearly the party that is hampering progress towards peace and defusing tension in the region." -- Ayman Al-Safadi, Al-Ghad

"The Israeli team is divided into two teams: Olmert's and Livni's, and they differ in order to thwart Annapolis. The Palestinian team is also divided into two or more teams which will also work to thwart any possible peaceful settlement. Participation in Annapolis is participation in an illusion." -- Fouad Hebeiqa, Al-Kifah Al-Arabi

"The Palestinian parties should stop waiting. Waiting is the dangerous game that allows Israel to carry on wiping out the Palestinian presence step by step." -- Khaled Al-Kharoub, Al-Ittihad