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Originally posted by Agamemnon+Nov 11 2004, 06:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Agamemnon @ Nov 11 2004, 06:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-jonesy@Nov 11 2004, 05:52 PM
Out of curiosity,# do you think it was ok for Arafat to be profiting from his people why they languish in filth?#
Whether he spent it or not, it seems pretty clear that he was profiting from his people and showing no real concern for them with his left hand, while pretending to care and lead them with his right hand.
Leaving all the other political/terror issues aside, this really irks me.# Think of the help he could have done for his people, simply by NOT stealing from them.
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Do you think its ok to wish for a man to be dead (and glad when it happens) due to embezzlement? Sharon has had two separate financial scandals the continue to plague his regime. One could argue that Israel's policies are no more conducive to peace than Palestine's under Arafat. I'm also not sure that the Palestinian people believe that he was 'showing no real concern for them'. I bet a Palestinian might have a lot to tell you about the positive things that the PA and PLO have done for them... that's a big part of why they're so popular.
Obviously Arafat was a terrorist and promoted 'terror'. However, with the term 'terrorist' being tossed around like candy these days, its my opinion that anyone who masterminds illegitimate violence that kills civilians is a terrorist. There are a lot of names that could be put under that definition, and not all of them are brown.
Should Arafat have stolen cash? No. Do I emotionally wish the guy suffers and goes to hell? No. I don't wish that on anyone. I guess I'm a little more soft than you pro-death tough-guys.
Arafat probably caused a lot of hate and death in the Middle East, just like a lot of other people. Isn't it our job to try to rise above the hate/death attitude? As casual observors, you'd think we'd at least have the decency to respect the humanity of both sides. Unless you think one side is inhuman (which many people I know do). [/b][/quote]
I'm not sure what you answered. I was not talking about death-toasting with champagne kisses and shovel clunks to the head.
I was just talking about the theft and complete disregard for his people. I was also not talking about Sharon or Enron or any one else who has stolen.
My point was, Arafat was pretending to defend his people, while siphoning off any chance they could have had for self improvement. I just wondered what you thought of that one point. I personally think Arafat condemned his people to squalor by stealing so much from their economy.