Yasser Arafat reincarnated as Tom Friedman

Yasser Arafat has been reincarnated as New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. Here's what Arafat tried to pull in 1999 as told by Charles Krauthammer (Hat Tip: Soccer Dad). Having failed to topple Saddam Hussein or Slobodan Milosevic, Bill Clinton had to settle for Benjamin Netanyahu. In a characteristic display of partisan glee, Clinton toasted political consultant Robert Shrum on Tuesday night