"...San Francisco's civic culture retains much of the flavor of radical labor politics and gold rush exuberance that characterized its 19th century origins. There is nowhere else like it in America."

"It is evident that the writer is completely ignorant about Shari'a. Islamic Shari'a can not be customized for specific countries."

"...if the Americans feel that he can no longer deliver they can always arrange for his plane to fall out of the sky. After all, one of his predecessors, general Zia ul-Haque, together with 10 senior generals and other staff, died in a mysterious plane crash in August 1988."

"The masses who are against the occupation of their country will still be against it. Those suffering under the current mismanagement will still suffer – in fact, his capture may focus their minds even more on their daily plight. And those peripheral elements who fought for him may well continue to do so with renewed vigour, out of revenge."

"The worst problem, the most dangerous, is that the capture of Saddam frees his potential successors to solidify their power and expand their attacks."

"Juan Bosch’s prophecy of a fascist America is unfolding. The situation will only get worse, unless the people wake up. And, if you think our mostly cowardly Congress will act to remedy this serious matter, you better think again. It was that spineless Congress that first created this disgraceful mess!"

"The idea is that “we” are superior to “them” because “we” have human rights and “they” don’t. Too bad it’s only a sick delusion. Just like delusions of racial superiority are complete nonsense, so too are these delusions of human rights superiority."

"This forgetfulness is strange, since museum in Europe and the United States are packed with cultural booty brought back from Mesopotamia in the 19th and 20th centuries."