No respect in life, none in death

Yasser Arafat was a bloodthirsty, power hungry, money grubbing terrorist that used the Palestinian people's plight for personal gains. Any respect given to this animal in life or in death legitimizes his methods which have wraught death and destruction on people worldwide, including those he claimed to represent. Arafat started Fatah, took over the PLO and has sponsored many other killers for nearly 40 years. And when offered a chance for peace, he turned away.

I wanted to post Yasser Arafat's indictment and the facts of the issues behind the mid-east conficts, but there are too many attocities and too many issues to explore. I soon found myself working in circles. It seems if you think too long about the middle-east, you always come to the conclusion that nothing will ever change there as long as there are no legitimate secular governments in the region where people are free to pursue their faith without fear of persecution or prosecution.

I have many more thoughts on the matter, but will leave it at this. Good bye to a murderous despot. Let's hope his so-called people have the desire, intelligence and courage to live in peace.