US Secretary of State Colin said Arafat had, after weeks of denial, finally taken responsibility for the January arms smuggling debacle, when Israel seized 50 tonnes of allegedly Iranian-supplied weapons being transported across the Red Sea in the Karine A freighter. "(Arafat) wrote me a letter three days ago on the Karine A, accepting responsibility, not personal responsibility but as chairman of the Palestinian Authority," Powell said. He said Arafat, who has jailed at least one of the top officials accused in the affair, had to prevent further arms smuggling operations.
And just a day or two ago it was a Jewish plot. Wonder what it'll be day after tomorrow? |