tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post113875741279553961..comments2023-10-29T10:41:21.303-04:00Comments on Castro's Favorite Color: Theories on Pakistan AttackHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914637175040341245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-1138765495196185562006-01-31T22:44:00.000-05:002006-01-31T22:44:00.000-05:00Yup, perhaps one of the reasons why it took huge e...Yup, perhaps one of the reasons why it took huge efforts to get Sharon and Arafat in the state of *sort-of* communicating... in those moments when Arafat was allowed out of his building. It is all complicated, of course. However, it was bad foundation to build upon... and not much was achieved at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-1138763973320312002006-01-31T22:19:00.000-05:002006-01-31T22:19:00.000-05:00Don't forget, the PLO and Arafat had a past.Don't forget, the PLO and Arafat had a past.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914637175040341245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-1138762335575999732006-01-31T21:52:00.000-05:002006-01-31T21:52:00.000-05:00Yeah... not mentioning that Israelis may have trou...Yeah... not mentioning that Israelis may have trouble adjusting to, potentially but unlikely, new and improved Hamas, the organization that yesterday blew up their buses and all... I can't imagine my government, for example, dealing with such a party. We will see what develops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-1138760256478299332006-01-31T21:17:00.000-05:002006-01-31T21:17:00.000-05:00Exactly. The Hamas thing will be very interesting...Exactly. The Hamas thing will be very interesting. I suspect it will be a disaster, but there's a chance that being in power and being responsible for the negotiates of all the aid the Palestinians get might temper them. <BR/><BR/>Then again, there are those that thought the close 2004 election might temper Bush.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914637175040341245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10162381.post-1138759005347832972006-01-31T20:56:00.000-05:002006-01-31T20:56:00.000-05:00I have no idea if this speculation is close to the...I have no idea if this speculation is close to the truth or not but this phrase seemed very ironic: <BR/>"At the same time, to further strangulate Musharraf, they [US] are once again beating the drum of democracy". Recently the "drum of democracy" produced Hamas in Palestine... Talking about strangulation... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com