No kidding. The wily Arafat apparently took every care to ensure that his "beloved" people would be in a fine mess when he died: no clear successor (guaranteeing a bloody power struggle -- with luck of the gingham dog and the calico cat variety) and -- I gather from a post yesterday -- that all that money that's been pouring into the PLO is accessible only to Arafat.
They're probably backdating lots and lots of large checks and are using a copying machine for his signature.
Same thoughts here, esp. in view of our recently past election process. The 'Arafat absconding w/ PLO funds' has been reported off & on for several years along w/ Suha's lavish lifestyle.
Here's one of the more recent/ past stories:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/07/60minutes/main582487.shtml