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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (198481)	11/1/2001 9:29:37 AM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 769670

Yep. Whinin' and Lyin'. AL THE LYIN' KING October 31, 2001 -- Al Sharpton said yesterday that his sitdown with Yasser Arafat was undertaken at the recommendation of no less a luminary than Secretary of State Colin Powell - to which Powell's people promptly said, in effect: "Nonsense." So who do you believe? Colin Powell? Or Sharpton, the man who insists his trip to the Middle East was meant to express solidarity and to "deal with victims of terrorism in Israel"? The Rev skipped a planned meeting with Jewish victims of Palestinian terrorism on Monday, and instead went off to Gaza for a private luncheon with Arafat - from which he emerged walking arm in arm with the PLO chief. All of which had the members of Al's entourage grumbling in embarrassment and frustration. "If I was going to reconcile with the Jewish community, I would not be meeting with Yasser Arafat," said Rabbi Marc Schneier, who helped arrange the trip. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the "Kosher Sex" author who is traveling with Sharpton, said he stayed away from the Sharpton-Arafat meeting because "it would be insensitive for me to be there while my people are burying their dead." Palestinian terrorists murdered five Israelis over the weekend. Is anyone really surprised here? It's not as if Sharpton hasn't pulled stunts like this before - speaking the language of conciliation, then doing something deliberately provocative. Indeed, he made a public point of consulting with such figures as Henry Kissinger and Mort Zuckerman, the chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, for advice in planning the trip. Then he ran off for a friendly chat with Arafat. Great way to show solidarity with the people of Israel, Al. To be sure, the Rev had said he wanted to send a message that "innocent people should not be killed and should not be terrified." And no one needs to hear that message more than Arafat. But the smiles that attended the meeting suggest strongly that Sharpton said nothing to raise Arafat's hackles - like asking him to end the wanton violence and murder aimed at Israeli civilians. And if Sharpton instead suggested to Arafat that his people are the victims of Israeli terrorism - well, it's understandable why The Rev's hosts might be more than a tad upset. Another "new" Al Sharpton? Sounds like the same old one to us. nypost.com