MIDDLE EAST

Asia Times: US invasion of Iraq no panacea for Middle East
LONDON: Reality is fast puncturing the Bush administration's visions of a new Middle East order.
Chaos in postwar Iraq, suicide bombings in Riyadh and Casablanca and relentless Israeli-Palestinian violence have torn holes in US hopes that the toppling of Saddam Hussein would deal a blow to international terrorism and promote peace in the Middle East.