Posted on 05/11/2002 2:44:47 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:46 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
NABLUS, West Bank - The popularity of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, which skyrocketed during the months he was besieged by Israel in Ramallah, is plummeting now as Palestinians reassess the results of his leadership of their long, bloody uprising.
Less than two weeks after the lifting of the siege, criticism of the 72-year-old father of the Palestinian national movement is everywhere - from the rubble-strewn streets of Nablus to the ruined Palestinian Authority offices in Ramallah to the economically stricken shops of East Jerusalem.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
That's what happens when men of courage act.
Apparently you could send an Ape to Harvard, teach him to read the constitution, memorize the bible and teach it to dance the Samba before the Palestinians will figure out that following Yassar was a bad idea.
Who was running the U.S. government when this brilliantly conceived plan was "brokered"?
They subscribe to a suffocating religion and politically they blindly follow corrupt, fanatical war lords who lead them to destruction.
Marlboro-smoking, unemployed, homeless men of working age mostly sit around all day in coffeehouses, surveying the wreckage around them and whining about their leaders and the evil western democracies. Cause and effect never crosses their minds.
Their solution to escape their crumbled world is apparently still more militancy and even civil war. They still hope to wipe Israel off the map. They expect the outside world to pay for the reconstruction of their infrastructure and lives. They wouldn't dream of grasping their own reins and cultivating the idea of a work ethic among themselves.
The idea of getting off their fat cans and actually performing physical labor to rebuild their shattered communities is alien. Let their women slaves and the rich U.S.A. take care of their future. They would rather be holy warriors, martyrs or incessant political chatterers.
They are bitter, unambitious, blind herd animals who follow false leaders and a false religion and then bleat incessantly about the consequences as they sit passively for hours amidst the wreckage surrounding their outdoor cafes.
Two more goat creams and pass the sugar, please.
Leni
Just how is Yasser or any other Pali leader going to re-educate these brain-washed young idiots? It is more likely though, that this is just more bravado and BS. The Palis don't want another dose of the Israelis moving in.
Strictly for the West's consumption, I'll believe it when PA offices are being blown up by suicide bombers.
Looking at the article, you'd have to come to the conclusion that the Boston Globe archives don't go back that far.
No kidding!!
Oh yes, their reporting is so much more accurate.
If they know Bush isn't going to fawn all over Arafat, maybe they'll find their voices, dangerous as that will be.
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