Al-Thawrah(Iraq)

"There is one truth whose historic dimension Bush Jr has not understood: In spite of all the plots, Iraq today is stronger than it was in 1991."

Tishrin(Syria)

"It is true that UN Resolution 1441 is not a victory for Iraq and the Arabs. It is not for the US either. It has delayed the US military strike."

Al-Thawrah (Syria)

"Peace cannot be envisaged in the light of what is happening on the ground today, in the context of the continuing imbalance of interests in favour of the enemy, and where the US continues to take sides (with Israel)."

Al-Akhbar (Egypt)

"Iraq's parliament has rejected the international decision (UN resolution 1441) because President Bush and his administration are continuing to make anti-Iraq statements, and because the US has decided to attack Iraq whatever the circumstances."

Al-Ahram (Egypt)

"For the Arab leaders to support Iraq, the Iraqi leadership must co-operate fully with the United Nations and the inspection team and offer the information and full co-operation required."

Al-Nahar (Lebanon)

"An observer does not need to look closely at Arab behaviour over the last four weeks to realise the contradiction and the disarray that have crippled Arab politics. The emergency meeting took place as a result of the withdrawal of Libya (from the Arab League) and the awakening of Qatar from a long sleep, in spite of what is happening in Palestine and what is being planned for the region through Iraq."

Al-Anwar (Lebanon)

"The US talk falls into two segments: The first is the insistence on going to war whatever Baghdad's response, because the goal is greater than disarmament. The second is the use of the threat of war as a means to force Iraq to meet all its commitments."

Al-Zaman (London-based)

"The US has monopolised the military track in its preparations for the strike against Iraq and discounted relying on any paramilitary participation from any faction of the Iraqi opposition. Now, it has almost confirmed openly its monopolisation of the political track regarding Iraq through ignoring the Iraqi opposition."

Al-Quds Al-Arabi (London-based)

"Acceptance of the UN resolution will not prevent war. It has only postponed it. Because the decision to go to war has already been taken by Bush and the preparations for it are going ahead at unprecedented speed."

Al-Arab al-Alamiyah (London-based)

"Representatives of the Arab League and Iraq should have been sent to explain to the Security Council the danger of the UN resolution and the prerogatives it bestows on the inspection team, which contradict the sovereignty of an independent state."

Al-Arab (London-based)

"The Iraqi stance is in the balance. There is no doubt that the American resolution, adopted by the Security Council, contains unjust clauses."

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