guest_writer 0 2004-11-11T00:00:00Z Yasser Arafat died as the leader of a country that does not yet exist, and therein lies the tragic nature of the former leader and the ongoing tragedy of the people of Palestine. Arafat's passion and commitment helped forge a Palestinian independence movement, putting the dispossession of his people on the political map in a way the world couldn't ignore. Pundits are talking of him as m... Sylvia 43289 false false false false 2004-11-11T00:00:00Z Shihadeh 6622 7468 0 1 Arafat Irony arafat-irony-by-sylvia-shihadeh Arafat Irony 2009-09-25T06:12:55Z 12457