Thank you...

Submitted by LDC (United States), Jul 21, 2006 at 21:20

...for the specific documentation of a seminal moment where the failure was apparent. Meanwhile, Arafat's very rich widow lives on in, Paris is it?

Dennis Ross' book on the entire convoluted episode illustrates what happens when well-meaning, but fundamentally naive diplomats (e.g., Secretary Madeline Not-all-bright) is duped by the con man Arafat.

There will be no peace until there is a clear winner, and a convinced loser, and much more blood is shed.

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