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2003-04-22 Middle East

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-22 11:38 am|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 " how much you want for that carpet"
"$2000"
"outrageous. im walking away, im not coming back"
"er, $1500"
"ok, im back. $1000 and not a penny more"
etc

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-22 11:53:07|| 2003-04-22 11:53:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Arrafat is a totalitarian dictator, and refuses to share power with anyone. The United States is setting the PA up for a total drubbing. Either the Paleostineans learn to truly NEGOTIATE, instead of just demand, followed by another wave of suicide bombings, or they're going to find themselves in the same situation as the Children of Israel following Moses: spending 40 years in the Wilderness of Sinai. Frankly, I think that's what it's going to take to make any lasting peace in Israel.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-22 13:55:24|| 2003-04-22 13:55:24|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a pathetic state of affairs too, when we have only someone at the level of Abbas to counter Arafat...he's not much better. His proposed security chief, Mo Dahlan, is nothing but a more disciplined thug than the Al-Aqsa, Hamas, and IJ lunatics. The Paleos need an internal house-cleaning badly, and that can't be imposed on them, they have to want it

Posted by Frank G 2003-04-22 15:30:33|| 2003-04-22 15:30:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Good take from LGF (Ha'aretz article):

Most reports have focused on Abu Mazen's plan to make Mohammed Dahlan, the Gazan strongman and former head of the Preventive Security Services in the Gaza Strip, head of the new government's security services. However, Palestinian sources said the dispute actually revolves around the premier-designate's plans for establishing a new PA security policy, and whether he must win Arafat's approval for every decision he makes.

The sources said Abu Mazen's plans to disarm the underground armed wing of Fatah, the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and how he will confront Hamas and Islamic Jihad are at the heart of the dispute.

Abu Mazen insists that he be granted sole authority over the disarming of armed factions, while Arafat rejects the demand, fearing that the disarming of the Al Aqsa Brigades would lead to a civil war. The two also have not reached an agreement as to how to deal with the other armed factions.

Posted by Frank G 2003-04-22 15:42:55|| 2003-04-22 15:42:55|| Front Page Top

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