Middle East

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BusinessWeek February 2, 2004	Trouble For Israel's Ariel Sharon? The indictment of a prominent Israeli businessman and Likud Party financial backer could have far-reaching consequences for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his government.
Outside January 2004 Rob Buchanan	Up in the Air It seems like all God's creatures have lost their way in the Holy Land. But a few hopeful Israeli and Palestinian conservationists are tracing a new path along the flyways and wildlife corridors of the Jordan Valley -- and rediscovering an ancient road map that leads from terror to peace.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 Stanley Reed	The Kurds' New Cause Rivals are uniting behind economic growth in the northern Iraqi region.
InternetNews January 1, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner	OpenOffice Finds Sweet Spot with Governments Following a trend by foreign administrations, the Israeli government this week suspended its acquisitions of new computer software from Microsoft. Several government agencies have turned to OpenOffice.org as an alternative to Microsoft due to cost and proprietary file formats.
Geotimes December 2003	Unnecessary devastation in Iran Residents in California have come to expect that their buildings will survive an earthquake. In that light, the extent of the damage in Iran is horrific. Increasingly, in less developed countries with skyrocketing urban centers, untrustworthy construction has led to high numbers of deaths.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Crock et al.	That's One Problem Solved Saddam's capture is a big break for the U.S. -- but the road to a stable Iraq remains long and treacherous.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Stanley Reed	Forging One Nation From Three Agendas What's the best way to bring Iraq's Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds together under a cohesive democracy?
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Neal Sandler	A Tiny Seed To Make Mideast Peace Bloom? No one thinks the Geneva Accord, negotiated by former Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin and former Palestinian Information Minister Yasser Abed Rabbo, will be adopted. But the accord and other nongovernmental efforts may just be enough to force Sharon and the Palestinians to reengage.
Reason November 2003 Charles Paul Freund	Arabian Idol: Reality TV tames nationalism A different sort of conflict broke out this summer in the Middle East -- one involving reality TV. While it offers more evidence that the region is in the grip of a liberationist pop culture frenzy, it also demonstrates that even the region's pop fandom can fall prey to divisiveness.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Stanley Reed	It's Getting Hot In The House Of Saud Saudi Arabia is entering an era of great political ferment, which could put the House of Saud to a severe test.
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