234 - MERIP

Spring 2005

Middle East Report 234 assesses US policy at the outset of the second term of the George W. Bush administration.


From the Editors (Spring 2005)	The Editors
In Memoriam
Hadi Salih	Faleh A. Jabar
Hisham Sharabi	Chris Toensing
Taha Sa’d ‘Uthman	Joel Beinin
Up Front
“The Future is on Our Side”	Jimmy Bishara
Iraqi Elections	Chris Toensing
The Bush Team Reloaded	Jim Lobe
Slavery, Genocide and the Politics of Outrage	Hisham Aïdi
Articles
QIZs, FTAs, USAID, and the MEFTA	Pete Moore
The Curious Case of Oil-Exporting Jordan	Pete Moore
Faded Dreams of Contracted Democracy	Kevin Begos
The Tar Baby of Foreign Aid	Charmaine Seitz
Transportational Contiguity	Robert Blecher
Democracy, Deception and the Arms Trade	irene gendzier

Editor’s Picks (Spring 2005)	The Editors