The Logic Off Topic list

>This discussion is going nowhere.  I can't get a straight answer, so I'm
>dropping it.  I'm glad there are diplomats out there with more patience than
>I.

I think the bottom line is that yes Arafat supported terrorism - 
certainly in the past, but its not clear at all now. I know of no 
evidence that Arafat ever killed anyone himself. Even Shimon Perez was on 
CNN last night as conceded that Arafat can't control every Palestinian 
with a rock in his hand or a gun.

The counter point is that Sharon is just as much a terrorist. And I don't 
just mean the political assasinations of late that take out 5 other 
innocent people for one suspected leader. He has the blood of thousands 
innocent women and children on his hands. Even now, he doesn't want 
peace, he keeps cancelling peace talks, despite pleas from Perez and from 
Bush. He is unfit to lead a country. 

So both leaders are terrorists. Thats your answer. Arafat looks more like 
a terrorist, but Sharon actually has a higher body count.