(National Review)Tom Gross - Arab leaders long ago stopped liking or respecting Yasser Arafat, or indeed believing a word he said. Yet until the very end, some prominent Western journalists never stopped heaping praise on him, or covering up for his countless crimes and misdeeds. It didn't matter how many Jews, Arabs, and others died on his orders, or how many times he let down his own people, or stole from them. To judge by some of the reporting, Arafat was a figure who deserved to be deeply revered. The last time BBC correspondents were so emotional during their reporting was when Princess Diana died.
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