Michael Savage is absolutely correct when he refers to Arafat as "Hitler in a headscarf". There is only one way to deal with these kinds of people. And it's not "keeping the lines of communication open".
Here's a pop quiz:
It will be easier to fight the Islamic terrorists if:
a) we stress that "Christendom" is not at war with Islam, just with some radical outgrowths of Islam.
b) we have the symbolic leader of Christendom (the Pope, that is) declare that Islam is the enemy and that "there is only one kind of way to deal with these kinds of people."
SD