Dubya's peace-lovin' good buddy Sharon is now reported as saying that he will accept a UN commission of inquiry provided it doesn't include Mary Robinson (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) or the UN envoy (Norwegion, his name escapes me) who was the first senior UN official into Jenin after the IDF's partial withdrawal.

Magnanimous of him, and really reassures us that he has nothing to hide.

But then, if he feels he can give Dubya and Powell the finger, he's hardly going to be too accommodating to the UN which was, let us not forget, the international forum whose recognition brought the State of Israel into being.