Submitted by Arlinda DeAngelis(United States), Nov 10, 2004 at 21:43
Ah, those Arabs in Palestine are a motley crew. They gave Arafat their children to be used as weapons. In return he gave them nothing. They live like barbarians in caves and run down hovels. They have no economy, no societal structure, no institutions, no schools, no hospitals, no courts of law, no imports, no exports, save for terrorism, no jobs ... nothing. They have Arafat.
Arafat has a wife and child in Paris living the good life. He has billions of dollars that belong to ... er ... the PLO? Hmm ... Hamas. Oh wait maybe it belongs to the Martyrs Brigade ... well , one of their murderous little cells. They can't find the money and don't know where it is because they let him steal and plunder what was hit money. Tough for them.
He destroyed the most precious gift they had ... their children. And they loved him for it. They deserve what they get which will probably be nothing.
Nothing will become Arafat so in life as his leaving of it. Sooner rather than later.
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