[Cerek]

I agree with Azred. There is no way denying Arafat's ties to terrorism. It isn't as if Arafat's terrorist activities were based on mere speculation and perspective. He founded the P.L.O. and I am old enough to remember when they were one of the most agressive terrorist organizations around.

So calling him a terrorist IS a statement of fact. Claiming that is a label applied by his critics ignores his past activities. I don't care if his followers consider him a freedom fighter - if you deliberately target innocent civilians, you are a terrorist by definition.

Personally, I find it incomprehensible that Arafat actually recieved the Nobel Peace Prize. That doesn't put him or his activities in a better light (IMHO), in fact it contradicts the very wording of the Prize itself.