"Why didn't any of the opposition groups who give us headaches night and day about the political rights of citizens rise up and call for the rights of the poor? -- Ahmed Ayoub, Nahdit Masr "The cruelty of poverty can drive us to insanity in moments of humiliating need." -- Adli Barsoum, Al-Gomhuriya "Where is freedom of expression for a teacher who lost his job for voicing his beliefs?" -- Mustafa Bakri, Al-Osbou "Divisions in Lebanon carry no suggestion of impending solutions or clear-cut endings." -- Diana Mukkaled, Asharq Al-Awsat "Lebanon may be heading for another round of self-inflicted harm exactly when everyone expected it to enter a long period of peace and reconstruction." -- Amir Taheri, Asharq Al-Awsat "What is important is that [Bush] understands the need to... immediately take the necessary measures in Palestine and Lebanon since Iraq is a longer story." -- Raghida Dergham, Al-Hayat
