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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (7774)	11/9/2004 7:20:10 AM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32591

All these years wasting time defending against those who claim it's about who stole whose land or whether it's about religion or bigotry. IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY. For those who thought Arafat was stupid, he may have been the world's greatest embezzler. He found a wife who must have been brilliant. While wearing shamatas, he was able to keep the deception going. While the Palestinians were entombed in poverty, a ready universe of blind martyrs, Arafat created a hidden empire of wealth. Without oil or significant natural resources, Arafat become as wealthy as the sheiks, OILogarchs and tyrants in his neighborhood. Perhaps the people will finally realize it's better to live than to die. It's better to live in peace than to contribute to corrupt leaders. The problem is not the infidel. The problem is the corrupt leader, who sends other people's children to be weapons of death, hypnotizing with visions of virgins and eternal bliss, all the while as the leader builds his own eathly paradise for his wife. The English-language Arab News said today that Arafat signed over as much as $6.5 billion to his wife before he fell into the coma last week. Arafat's will, giving his wife authority over an estimated $4.5 to $6.5 billion, pitched her into a fight with Palestinian leaders who believe the money belongs to the Palestinian people, the Saudi-owned newspaper said, citing unidentified Palestinians. bloomberg.com