If you have seen the clinic speokesman the last days you couldn't avoid the impression that between the lines he always telegraphed that he is not allowed to speak the truth. It's quite a surprise to see such fanciful rubbish coming from Wolfgang.

Martin Gibson and his ilk make me hope even more that the Palestinians will come out of this with a leader as strong as Arafat once was and who will be as effective in keeping their cause on the world stage until it is fairly resolved.