Yeah, these people deserve a state
Written by: Beck
Today's word for the day suggestion comes from the fledgling Palestinian territory:
clusterfuck.
Here's a good indicator for when your aspiring nation is on the skids: when two separate people claim to be the security chief, and your prime minister can't convince your president that no, he really meant it when he said, "
I quit."
Two officials both claimed Monday to be head of general security in Gaza and the West Bank, but Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat was saying nothing.
No public announcement was made, but Abdel Razik Majeideh told reporters in Gaza he had been reinstated as security chief. Arafat nephew Mussa Arafat had replaced Majeideh as head of general security in Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday.
However, Mussa Arafat denied he had been fired, Palestinian sources said...
Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei, who has tried to quit twice over the security crisis, said Monday his written resignation still stands. At a press conference in Ramallah, West Bank, Qorei said he has not received a written response from Yasser Arafat.
That not conclusively bad enough for you? How about when kidnappers start demanding an end to government corruption?
[The group Abu al Reesh] claimed responsibility for abducting four French nationals and a Palestinian who were working to restore electricity at Khan Yunis. They were taken to the office of the Red Crescent at the camp, Palestinian security sources said.
The group released a statement saying it would demand an end to corruption within the Palestinian Authority; a pledge to place the right people in the right positions; the establishment of a fair judicial system; and monthly payments to families of Palestinians killed or held prisoner by Israel.
It's
such a shame that Arafat has managed to live this long. He's like some sort of Castro of the Mid-East.
