Editorial
It is in the nature of a quarterly that while it is impossible to analyze crucial developments immediately it is equally out of the question to ignore them completely. Thus we feel the need to address, if only in brief, the impact of recent events as they affect our lives and the geo-politics of the region today.
On September 11, 2001 a group of extremist commandos, apparently affiliated with Ossama Bin Laden, hijacked four civilian American planes and used them to destroy the Twin Towers in New York and part of the Pentagon in Washington, killing thousands of innocent people in the process. This heinous attack induced President Bush to proclaim all-out war against terrorism, starting with the massive bombing of Taliban forces in Afghanistan, with the aim of flushing out, and eventually capturing or killing, Bin Laden and his followers.
Meanwhile, the hardening of the armed confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians is making a mockery of successive cease-fire proclamatio
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