Egyptian Journalist's Opinion

Makram Mohamed Ahmed, editor-in-chief of the weekly Al-Mussawar, considered close to senior Egyptian officials, said Arabs must be cautious of the aims of an anti-terrorist coalition.

"Before there is any anti-terrorist coalition, there must be a clear definition of terrorism which does not confuse terrorist groups and resistance movements against occupation such as Hamas, Jihad and Hezbollah," Ahmed said.

"If the group of Osama bin Laden is the top suspect in the attacks on September 11, the United States is the second suspect, because they have let the fire burn by allying themselves with Israel," he said.

"Bin Laden has benefited from American injustice to fool young Arabs and exploit them in his ideological battle against the United States," Ahmed said.