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To: kumar who wrote (115102)	9/17/2003 6:01:02 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

On the other side there is no formal nation/government but they have groups that act in undesirable manners That's the question, kumar. Is the PA a "legitimate" state-in-the-making or is it just a bunch of bandits? The UN has consistently called it the first and has had a PA observer at the UN since the 70s. So if the PA is a quasi-state whose leader deserves sovereign immunity, why can't it be held to any standards? (not that the UN will ever rule against the PA in anything) On the other hand, if it's just a bunch of terrorists, why can't Israel treat Arafat as the US has treated Osama bin Laden?