6/4     How many of you think this Abbas guy would be assassinated soon.
        \_ Why hasn't someone blown up recently (it seems to happen whenever
           peacebrokers come to town)?  It seems like this is the real deal.
           Dubya, though, must be pretty upset that Martha stole all his
           headlines.
           \_ It's not the only thing Martha stole.
              \_ She's not the only one who stole.  Where are the rest
                 of these white collar criminals?
                 \_ I'm sure they feel really bad about what they did.
        \_ I think it more likely that an Isreali will assasinate Sharon.
           Remember what happened to Peres? If Sharon seriously tries
                                     \_ Do you mean Rabin?
                                        \_ Yeah Rabin, sorry.
           to dismantle the settlements, the settlers will kill him.
           \_ You just don't hear about every Palestinian killed by Arafat
              and his boys as a 'collaborator'.
        \_ Hes a 'former' PLO terrorist, with Arafat from the beginning. So
           hes one of them.
           \_ ... but palatable enough for Sharon and Dubya to talk to.
              \_ Because he has a long history of being outspoken that the
                 current form of resistence is useless.