[Scott from the Left Coast]

Arafat is alive and free today because George W. Bush and Colin Powell wanted him that way. Sharon is guilty of acquiescing to their ridiculous demands. He shouldn't have, they were ill-advised. You can blame Sharon for not doing what the United States insisted he not do, but white-washing Bush and Powell over it is ridiculous.

[Texasforever]

Arafat is alive and free today because George W. Bush and Colin Powell wanted him that way. Sharon is guilty of acquiescing to their ridiculous demands. He shouldn't have, they were ill-advised. You can blame Sharon for not doing what the United States insisted he not do, but white-washing Bush and Powell over it is ridiculous.

No he is alive today because he serves an Israeli purpose to be so. That purpose is to keep Sharon alive as well. Sharon is not about to sign his own death warrant.

[Lancey Howard]

Arafat is a dottering, near-senile old fool and little more than a washed-up figurehead for a small faction of Palestinian malcontents. You really think he is orchestrating all the suicide bombings over there? Gimme a break.