Sheikdown

The death of Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha is no surprise. When I saw the picture of him shaking hands with GWB my first thought was that he looked like he'd just been talked into swallowing a live rat, immediately followed by an expectation that someone would get him for it. And so they did.

What have I got to say about it? Nothing. I'd like everyone over there to recognize that it is in their interests to try and get along, but that ain't gonna happen. Conflict, blood-feuds and war are endemic to that part of the world. It seems to spring out of the very ground. We didn't start it and we ain't gonna end it.