He finally bit the Big Falaful.....things might get very nasty in Israel. There is a small chance for the more moderate Palestinians to comme to the table and restart the peace process. A crap shoot at best?
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Posts: 746 | Location: Bly Mountain,Oregon USA | Registered: December 25, 2002
This column in yesterdays Chicago Sun TImes from Neil Steinberg, completely sums up my feelings about Arafat;
I hope that Yasser Arafat gets better. In fact, I'm pulling for a complete recovery. Even if he's dead by the time you read this, I hope he springs back to life. Re-incarnates. Because there is something deeply unfair in the prospect of his dying surrounded by friends and family in a hospital bed in Paris. Not when, if there were any sort of justice in the world, he would perish lying on his side on a gravel street, howling without company or comfort after having a long splinter of metal blasted through his eye.
The man is a killer. Not only has he killed people himself, personally, but he plotted and organized murders of hundreds of victims. He is one of the authors of a philosophy of random murder that has inspired millions. That he spent years as a sham statesman, received in the White House and heaped with honors is one of the mind-boggling ironies of our ironic age. The man was given the Nobel Peace Prize, which washed away whatever shred of worth that might have clung to the once-respected bauble after they gave it to Henry Kissinger. They might as well pack the thing in a box of manure and straw when they hand out the next one.
Arafat's worst crime? He betrayed his own people. He could have led them to peace, and instead led them down a blind alley to self-destruction and disaster.
When he dies -- any moment, judging by the reports -- the news media will no doubt focus on Arab mourning. And there will unfortunately be a few Jews leaping around in Jerusalem, grinning and cheering and burning Palestinian flags, though that really isn't our style. But someone should point out what a shame it is to see Arafat go, as opposed to lingering horribly for a long, long time -- maybe just an hour for every child he had a hand in maiming. Because his manner of death is an affront to justice. It makes the most devoted agnostic yearn for a vengeful God and His furnace of hell
Personally I'm worried that someone more radical and extreme will end up leading the PLO... Arafat was NOT a good man, but he did keep the ultra-whackos at bay...
He had billions but his people were starving. He would never strap bomb to his chest, but would send 16-18 years uneducated kids to blow themselves up. I hope that Palestinians will wise up after this a*hole died. But I don't have big hopes for it. -----------------------------------
quote:Originally posted by El Mamerro: One down,one to go. Now it's up to Sharon to either kick the bucket or resign, and THEN we might see some progress.
I have no love for either side as it is.
i couldn't agree with you more. only half the problem died.
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Posts: 1798 | Location: Hollywood, CA USA | Registered: September 16, 2003
Another dead Islamic Extremest is a good thing. I would like to see more.
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I can't even reply with anything useful as I'm so upset that the world is actually mourning this *astard. His body should be cut into four pieces and sent to four corners of the globe as a picture of what should happen to anyone who wishes to step into his shoes. A worthless waste of the gift of life.
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Posts: 104 | Location: Redmond, WA USA | Registered: March 11, 2004
As Neal Boortz (boortz.com) would say...he's taking the celestial dirt (desert) nap....gone to meet his 72 virgins (where he'll find out why they're still virgins). I hope all 72 looks like that nutty bat Helen Thomas!!!
quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by jsprenkel:Arafat was NOT a good man, but he did keep the ultra-whackos at bay... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was in a Moslim chat room under another screen name yesterday. They were talking about Arafat being a homosexual and that he died of aids. So there must be something to this. Then again he was an old man.
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