which, if one is paying attention, is to force the West to submit to some form of global authority empowered with the ability to pass laws, impose taxes and even make war in the name of saving the planet.
It looked like Arafat was toast when the West discovered that all the money it had contributed for Palestinian aid was siphoned off into Arafat s private bank account. (Arafat is reputed to be one of the richest men in the world, on a par with Bill Gates and formerly Saddam Hussein). ...