Sharm El Sheikh & al-Aqaba: New Emperor to Reap Conquest

This article by Kareem Kamel on Islam Online maintains that the upcoming summits at Sharm El Sheikh and al-Aqaba will deal only with furthering US diplomatic aims in the region. Amidst continuing resentment over Iraq and powerful tensions between Palestinian and Israeli leaders, current diplomatic moves by the US will result in continued polarization between pro-US Arab nations and anti-Israeli-policy nations. Kamel states that the flagrant imbalance of power in the Middle East will ensure that the summits will merely serve as forums for the delivery of US demands on Arab states that must be implemented immediately if they wish to escape economic or military coercion. “The summits will amount to nothing more than a visit by George W. Bush to inaugurate his new imperial domain and legitimize his conquests alongside Ariel Sharon,” Kamel concludes. – YaleGlobal