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Boiling Neighborhood

March 14, 2006 · Mustapha Hamoui

The News from the region are getting worse every day. Have we reached a slippery slope?

“The situation in the broader Middle East is more complex, fragile and dangerous today than it has been for a long time [..] Several of the multiple conflicts in the region are reaching a boiling point.” Terje Roed-Larsen (March 11, 2006)

Consider Today’s Internet News stories:

Washington expects strong statement on Iran in Security Council (Almustaqbal)

85 executed bodies found in Iraq (Aljazeera)

Israeli tanks, helicopters and troops fire on a Palestinian prison where six inmates are holed. Militants attack UK consulate (CNN)

Meltdown in Dubai Stock Exchange, indicator loses 12% of value and market loses AED 77 Billion -$21 Billion- (Alarabiya)

This National Dialogue had better succeed!