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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (95244)	4/20/2003 8:22:47 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Yasir won't say "Yessir." Arafat and Premier, Facing Deadline, Still Split on Cabinet By JAMES BENNET JERUSALEM, April 20 ? With only three days left by law to form a new government, the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, was still struggling tonight to reach a compromise with Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader. Mr. Abbas was said to have threatened to give up if Mr. Arafat continued to reject his list of proposed ministers, while some Palestinian officials were urging Mr. Arafat to consider alternative candidates for prime minister. Confirmation of Mr. Abbas's government by the Palestinian parliament is President Bush's condition for embarking on a new peace plan, known as the road map. The impasse has become so bitter that some Palestinian officials wondered how Mr. Abbas and Mr. Arafat could work together even if they came to terms on a cabinet. A member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization said Mr. Abbas "understands that even if he forms this government, with this tension with Arafat, he'll never succeed." nytimes.com

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (95244)	4/20/2003 11:46:43 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

This is the War of Order against Disorder. Order is necessary for continued globalization, which America does benefit from. Order cannot be imposed by one nation, no matter how strong that nation is, and any attempt to create order in this way can ultimately lead only to greater disorder. If we ever want to win a war of order against disorder, a functioning system of multilateral dispute resolution will have to be created. I'm not sure that unilateralism advances this cause.