Good Cartoon from your Krauthammer story-link.
Here is a quote from a Krauthammer column on the subject that is a very good read: "Arafat failed, spectacularly. The violence did not bring Israel to its knees. Instead, it created chaos, lawlessness and economic disaster in the Palestinian areas. The Palestinians know the ruin that Arafat has brought, and they are beginning to protest it. He promised them blood and victory; he delivered on the blood."
Gee, it sure took them long enough. Either they are not the brightest folks or their stubborn pride knows no limits. Either way, it has set the Palestinians back decades from the rest of the world. Better late than never though. I 'm guessing Arafat will give some sort of Zionist hater speech to get them back on track of self destruction.
"The Palestinian National Security Council declared a state of emergency in the Gaza Strip early Saturday following a spate of kidnappings of Palestinian officials and French citizens on Friday"
Why would they lump the French in with the corrupt Arafat regime?
Good Cartoon from your Krauthammer story-link.
It's about frickin' time that the Palestinians get a clue about Arafat. He's a terrorist and has no business being recognized by anyone as some sort of leader. He has no interest in making peace with Israel. His goal is the complete destruction of Israel. For too long, the Palestinians have followed him along this path. Perhaps now they are realizing it's the wrong path. I'm not holding my breath but I'm hoping this is a good sign.
"Uprising - Palestinians Rage Against Arafat
Third day of demonstrations against corruption of Arafat administration. Government offices burned, gunfire traded with police."
You need to learn to read between the lines here. The only "regular" Palestinian people are members of Hezbollah, Abu Nidal, etc. In other words, terrorist gangs with allegiance to mob bosses different than Arafat and his band of thugs, who call themselves the "police". This is like the Corleone family going after the Tattaglias, or any other of the "five families". Except in the Palestinian territories, there are no "civilians", only gang members of one mob or another. They're all absolutely crazy! What else can you expect from suicidal and homicidal mad Moslem murderers?
Quite interesting. Here's to hoping they are tiring of the insanity.
I'm not holding my breath though. After all, these are Islamofascists we're talking about here. Kind of raised to be insane, they are.
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