[t4texas]

Screw you pal, I could care less what your leanings are!!!

The edict by Israeli PM last week set the logic straight. If Arafat has any influence with Palestinians, then he's an accomplice. If he doesn't, he's irrelevant. So why talk with him.

This plainspeaking, irrefutable logic was not lost on our present leader and for good cause. Arafat expects to get "points" for closing down Hammas offices et al. What about the gutless bastards who go in and out of those premises each day? Why weren't they arrested? Hmmm?!?!?!?

[monkeyshine]

Guys, go see the other news. Israel has cut off all ties with Arafat. Reuters reports that Israel is going after Hamas and Islamic jihad personally to confiscate weapons and carry out arrests. Troops have been mobilized. Not a peep from our state department or Zinni about Israel's declaration yet... all indications, at this point, that the quote may indeed have been accurate.