Nahlah Ayed

The new slogans on the city's streets: no Saddam, no America

The battle for Baghdad could be the fiercest yet in the war. But it's the ordinary citizens taking the brunt.

In this physical, psychological war, Saddam surprisingly is still ahead. Sacking Baghdad will be no cakewalk.

The Arab world is goaded by its enraged peoples to look warily at the future

Iraq's acquiescence to the UN demand of destroying al-Samoud missiles may de-fang the US-led hawks in the Security Council

Officialdom thinks there's little to worry about. But for Citizen Jane, it's another story altogether.

Endnotes from a nation and people poised on the edge of a seemingly inevitable war

Life's going on for the average Baghdadi, George W. Bush's threats notwithstanding