DOMINIQUE THE VILE

European allies refuse to cut ties with Arafat (Nicholas Kralev, May 24, 2003, The Washington Times)

America's European allies yesterday rejected a call from Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to sever ties with Yasser Arafat, the beleaguered Palestinian leader, even as U.S. officials accused him of "undercutting" his new prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas.

French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, who met with Mr. Powell during the annual meeting of top diplomats from the Group of Eight ? the seven most industrialized countries and Russia ? said he would visit Mr. Arafat when he goes to the Middle East early next week.

That strikes us as an opportune moment to launch a missile attack on Mr. Arafat--two birds with one stone so to speak... Posted by Orrin Judd at May 24, 2003 8:09 PM