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Sunday, August 24, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:23 PM:
Arafat Reluctant to Cede ControlInt'l mediators want Palestinian leader to relinquish control of security
I don't blame Arafat. With clerics, UN hot shots and soldier galore getting shot at, bombed at, blown up and more, why would you let your security force waste its time protecting the people and promoting internal stability and security for all. You're likely to wind up dead if your security force is really arresting and holding Hamas players when it could be helping you slip them out the backdoor once the international community sees the show arrests.
Which brings me back to a point I've been making a long time. Arafat has to go. Not to a reduced role. Not to a figurehead position. He has to be gone. Arafat used his sway to convince Palestinians of the glories of dying to kill Israelis, he built his career by maneuvering into a position as the slightly moderate leader of these radicals. When he says peace, he defiles the life of every Palestinian who has died doing his bidding in Intifadah, etc. When he says war, he defiles every peace conference he's attended and every world leader who took him on good faith. Where Arafat goes, there is going to be betrayal, going to be defilement and ultimately going to be violence. The only question is their nature. Palestine needs a fresh start and that means getting Arafat gone.
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