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Russ
SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother (of
FromRuss
Date2002-04-12 23:33 (2002-04-12 23:33)
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In article <a97i5u$10uo4$1@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de>, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>writes:

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David Flood
If I was Arafat, I couldn't have signed my people up to existence on what amounted to a reservation (in perpetuity), either.

The Palestinians had yet to prove themselves as friendly neighbors. Quite the opposite actually. The point of modern, civil negotiation is that you're *not* supposed to go back to the gun if you dont get everything you want. Say what you want about the IRA, but they learned this lesson in 20 years; the Palestinians have yet to learn it after more than 50 years.

Regardless of what Arafat thought he was getting from the Clinton negotiations, we can all see what the Palestinians have now: smouldering ruins.

Russ