Most of what we think about Iraq is shaped by the daily violence that plagues the country.

The trials and tribulations of our people are too great to recount on this occasion.

Just as sure as God plagued the earth with pestilence and locusts, you and I to doom!

And of Abraham who fulfilled his trust ?

And of Ibrahim , who was most obedient ?

and Abraham , he who paid his debt in full ?

And of Ibrahim who faithfully fulfilled ?

And of Ibrahim ( Abraham ) who fulfilled ( or conveyed ) all that ( what Allah ordered him to do or convey ) ,

And of Abraham , who fulfilled ?

and of Abraham , who lived up to the trust ?

And Abraham who paid his debt

and of Abraham , who fulfilled his summons

and Abraham , who paid his debt in full ?

And of Abraham , who fulfilled his obligations

and about Abraham who fulfilled his duty ( to God ) ?

And ( of ) Ibrahim who fulfilled ( the commandments )

And with Abraham who kept his word

And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements ?

They talk about Western liberties, including freedom of speech, but Wilders wants to ban the Koran and the burqa, and a Danish member of parliament has called Islam a plague upon Europe.

With the first steps having been taken on the road to Palestinian autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza, and with the signing of the accord between Jordan and Israel, there appears to be an excellent opportunity for an eventual resolution of the conflict that has plagued that region for too long.

High oil and gas prices, America s self inflicted global weakening due to its misadventure in Iraq, and the rise of China and India obviously have prompted Moscow to change its foreign policy.