Interpreting the Middle East for North Americans—
Interpreting North America for the Middle East

The U.S., Iraq, and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine

7 The High Costs of Reshaping the Middle East—Rachelle Marshall

10 War on Iran?—Two Views—Linda Heard, Bill and Kathleen Christison

14 Real Scandal Not Oil-for-Food, But CPA-Administered Development Fund for Iraq—Ian Williams

16 On the Ground in Gaza: The Calculus of Chaos—Mohammed Omer

20 Sharon Not a "Man of Peace"—Charley Reese

21 Landmark Lawsuits Filed in U.S. Courts Against Israeli Officials—Noura Erakat

22 A Breath of Fresh Air: Ambassador Afif Safieh Comes to Washington—Delinda C. Hanley

24 Condoleezza Rice: George Bush's "Warrior Princess"—Richard H. Curtiss

26 High Tech, Low Legality: The NSA Spies on American Citizens—Ray McGovern

28 Lobbyist Jack Abramoff's "Charity" a Front for Terrorism—Juan Cole

38 From Massacre to Militia: The Case Against Palestinian Disarmament in Lebanon—Marwan Kanafani and Elizabeth Schiffrin

42 Sabastiya's 10,000 Years of History—Anne Gwynne

Congress and the 2006 Elections

30 Meet Rahm Emanuel, The Democrats' New Gatekeeper—Andrew Cockburn

31 Earth to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Other Democrats Supportive of Israel Aggression and American Imperialism—Genevieve Cora Fraser

32 First Session of 109th Congress Adjourns With Mixed Results—Shirl McArthur

Special Reports

34 Despite Election, Iraq's Future "Deeply Uncertain," Says UK's Guardian—Lucy Jones

45 Tunisia Hosts Controversial Summit on the Information Society—Michael Keating and Delinda Hanley

46 If It's Not One Thing It's Another for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf—M.M. Ali

48 Colonialism's Residual Legacy: The French Example—Samah Jabr

50 Upping the Ante in Egypt's Parliamentary Elections—Jennifer Peterson

52 A Year After the Tsunami, Is It Peace at Last for Aceh?—John Gee

73 Arabs and Muslims in Hollywood's "Munich" and "Syriana"—Jack G. Shaheen

76 In Memoriam: James Farid Sams (1932-2005)—Andrew I. Killgore

Departments

5 Letters to the Editor

19 The World Looks at the Middle East—Cartoons

54 Northern California Chronicle: Egyptian Dancers Dazzle in Benefit for Children's Cancer Hospital—Elaine Pasquini

56 Southern California Chronicle: MPAC's Fifth Annual Convention Examines "Our Role in America"—Pat and Samir Twair

58 Christianity and the Middle East: Talk Is Cheap: "Dialogue" vs. Divestment in the Struggle for Justice in Palestine—James M. Wall

60 Judaism and Israel: Romance Between Christian Right, Jewish Establishment Seems to Be Cooling Off—Allan C. Brownfeld

62 Arab-American Activisms

Asmi Bishara Keynotes Palestine Center's Annual Conference
Litigation, Intervention and Multinational Involvement
Palestinian Hip-Hop Comes to DC

64 Muslim-American Activisms

Supporters Attend CAIR Banquet
Muslim Leaders Speak Out About Sami Al-Arian
Eid Al-Adha Celebrated in Nation's Capital
Muslim Volunteers Feed the Homeless

66 Waging Peace

CNI Panelists Speak Out to Prevent "Clash of Civilizations"
Activists Discuss Recent Trips to Palestine
Dumbarton Church Hosts Palestinian Ambassador, Photo Exhibit
Ambassador Safiah Speaks to Christian Clergy
CPT Fasts to Meet with Bush
Egypt's Parliamentary Election

70 Diplomatic Doings: "Turath" Exhibit Attracts DC Visitors

71 Other People's Mail

74 Books: Bernard Lewis: Historian or Lobbyist for War?—Tahir Ali

75 AET Book Club

77 Bulletin Board

78 2005 AET Choir of Angels

82 Publishers' Page

31 Index to Advertisers

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