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Censuring the U.S. Gave Jordan No Security

November 14, 2005
The recent terror attacks in Jordan marks a new turn in the global war on terror. Jordan itself is no stranger to terrorist attacks, but since September 11, the rules of the game have changed. Where Jordan once battled terrorism at a local level, now the country is caught up in a global struggle...

E-Mail Message Blitz Creates What May Be Fastest Fad Ever

June 9, 2003
After the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency announced that they would create a deck of playing cards with the names and photos of the top Iraqi leaders to be distributed to border guards, Internet marketing companies all rushed to get reproduction rights. One company, GreatUSAflags.com, along with...

US Honeymoon may be Brief

April 9, 2003
Many Iraqis may express joy at being free from the terror of Saddam Hussein, but it would be wrong to confuse this joy with support for a US occupation of Iraq. In the coming weeks, the US has hard choices to make and should take care not to allow history to repeat itself. In this editorial, the...

Prolonged Economic Slowdown Prompts IT firms to Change Track

August 26, 2002
For the first time, Hewlett-Packard has used a company other than Intel to supply them with microprocessors for one of their business PC’s. In these times of “economic belt-tightening,” IT companies have begun to branch out in an effort to corner other markets. Dell recently released a “white-box...

Al-Jazeera Site Experiences Hack Attack

March 25, 2003
The newly launched English language version of Al-Jazeera’s Web site was hit by a "bombardment of data packets." Known as a "denial-of-service attack," the bombardment has rendered the site intermittently unavailable. American hackers are suspected because only the site's...

Sudan Aviation Set to Take Wing as Curtain Falls on 21-Year Civil War

May 4, 2005
In the wake of a diplomatic resolution to a decades-old civil war, Sudan is attempting to rebuild its aviation industry. While fighting continues and many thousands of refugees still live in fear and abject poverty, the country's Ministry of Civil Aviation is looking for ways to pick up the...

After the Serial Blasts

December 10, 2002
The recent surge of terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia, like in Indonesia and Bangladesh, is putting pressure on politicians and local authorities to crack down on terrorism. Unlike the US, however, poor countries with internal political divisions are having a harder time fighting battles in the...

Asians Offer Region a Lesson – in English

April 25, 2004
According to this Miami Herald article, most of the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group (APEC) - a group that includes China, South Korea, and Singapore - are making impressive gains in teaching English to their schoolchildren. Economic success in Asian countries such as...
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