Voice from the Commonwealth
Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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Wednesday, May 15, 2002

It looks like Palestinian insiders know that Arafat's authority is failing.
Reformers in Arafat's Fatah Party announced they have drawn up a plan that would loosen their leader's grip on the Palestinian Authority.

And, there is a scramble to be next in line.
Meanwhile, one Arafat crony was badly beaten and another fled abroad as fighting broke out between supporters of two men vying to succeed Arafat — Mohammed Dahlan, the Gaza Strip security chief, and Jibril Rajoub, head of security in the West Bank.

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