DougR, I have heard credible people report an entirely different version of events than what you have posted, and I think, considering Sharon's dimantling of the Oslo accord, we can say that he is no more interested in peace than Arafat. If I can find any on-line sources for this, I'll post them.
I don't think I'm going to get any relief on the Novak and Buchanan thing until the US govt. gets it's act together in the middle east. Castor oil or no castor oil.