"The poor are required to sacrifice their food to make fuel available for the cars, planes and yachts of the rich." -- Sherif El-Abd , Al-Ahram "If you take a glimpse of shop windows in downtown Cairo, the dress styles of Gulf women are occupying all the stores, while authentic Egyptian female dresses have disappeared and exist only in old movies." -- Said El-Lawendi , Al-Masry Al-Yom "It's unfair for Egypt that the only wish is that God gives President Mubarak longevity lest the country face an unknown destiny." -- Raouf Ezzat , Al-Dostour "Iraq's fate is not its business alone but affects the entire region." -- Ghassan Charbel , Al-Hayat "Perhaps it is time for a joint visit by John McCain and Barack Obama to Iraq, at least to become familiar with whatever preoccupies the entire region, while the American media dozes in deep slumber." -- Raghida Dergham , Al-Hayat "Far away are the people of Palestine and Iraq who smell death and blood and who cannot even find white cloth to wrap their dead children in preparation for their burial." -- Bouthaina Shaaban , Asharq Al-Awsat
