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Miscellaneous thoughts and ramblings
Thursday, January 06, 2005
 
Tony Blair: Palestinian Authority Must Reform
Tony Blair has said that the onus is upon the Palestine Authority to reform before a full peace conference on progress in the region is held.
Blair is the only leader in Western Europe that isn't an apologist for Arab terrorism and understands what democracies have to do when attacked by totalitarian regimes.

Anticipate prompt hysterical seething from Arab leaders in response. My predictions: Mahmoud Abbas complains "Onus? Bogus!" while Abu Mazen quips "Blair knows where he can put his onus."

(Hat tip: Gindi)
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Note: Abbas and Abu Mazen are the same person. (Is the same person?)

That might have been part of the joke, but just in case...
 
D’oh! I am a buffoon. No, that wasn’t part of the joke, but thanks for the benefit of the doubt. For the second guy I meant the guy who may or may not be also running for PA president who is in an Israeli prison. What’s his name? Drat!
 
That would be Marwan "Boom Boom" Barghouti.
 
Ralphie: Thanks. Yeah, that's him. It's hard to keep them straight...

AOL: Yup.
 
This is an odd situation we're in. We are fighting to get them a democratic society and the vote in some parts of the world, but worried about their votes within established democracies in other parts. Where is the disconnect here? I'm starting to get a little worried...

Ah, I guess the disconnect is extremism. Just goes to show it can grow anywhere. Sort of like a weed. Terrific.
 
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