Arafat dying

So Arafat is sick, probably dying. Besides thinking “Yay!” I am also thinking that it is the best way for him to go: dying of an illness rather than from any war or assassination. Why? Well, this is probably more painful. But, even more important, no Palestinian can blame Israel for this. There can be Continue reading Arafat dying

All you need to know, Lileks edition

LILEKS (James) The Bleat All you need to know about Arafat was that he insisted on wearing a pistol when he addressed the UN General Assembly. And all you need to know about the UN, I suppose, is that they let him.

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If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considered his work important. — Bertrand Russell