Al-Ahram Weekly

10 - 16 January 2008
Issue No. 879
Opinion

Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

The United States spends billions on propaganda, but the truth of its crimes will never be effaced, writes Curtis Doebbler

Bush's visit must face up to hard facts, argues Manal Jamal

Countering the Israeli lobby requires a new strategy, argues Bassem Ahmed Hassan

Sarkozy needs a crash course in diplomacy. He could far worse than enrol in Damascus, writes Emad Fawzi El-Shueibi

In the dying days of his presidency Bush has much unfinished business, and it doesn't involve a viable Palestinian state, writes Hassan Nafaa

Editorial:
No sibling rivalry

Close up:
Illusions of peace
By Salama A Salama

Soapbox:
Radio talk
By Samir Sobhi

Dialogues of Naguib Mahfouz:
Taking the high road
By Mohamed Salmawy

This week:
George W Bush