Originally posted by Ziffski

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Yasser Arafat is one of my heroes. Although lately he degraded into nothing more than a figure head, I dispise the notion he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for nothing other than to appease the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Israel's pig-headed ideals are what kept the peace talks from coming, the death of Rabeen and the rise of Sharon are what have caused problems. That bastard Sharon is only now starting to think of the consequences of Zionist oppression of the Palestinians. I feel very strongly about Arafat and see him on par with many of the liberators of men, he stands there with George Washington in my eyes (yes, I respect the American revolution). Arafat fought to right the injustice of the creation of Israel. The UN and the comittees involved thought too poorly of the Muslims and the culture of the Muslims when assigning the land. They tore too heavily in that area and of course mistrust arose. Not to say that Israel shouldn't exist, but it should've been better planned. The Zionist movement had already been on the forefront of purchasing vast stretches of land around the world to begin Jewish settlements, it is a pity that no one thought of speaking to the Muslim world to resolve the deep bred hatred that the sons of Abraham seem to feel towards each other.

I can only hope that God welcomes Arafat with wide open arms and St. Peter will forgive the sins of this man.

And Bush's statement causes hatred to boil in my heart ""There will be an opening for peace when leadership of the Palestinian people steps forward and says help us build a democratic and free society," he said."

Democracy isn't the only form of freedom for man. It is only the idea that perpetuates American interests. Let the people choose their government, for a true man of democracy would see that the power of the people is to choose how their freedom is assigned.

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