(New York Daily News) Editorial - Mahmoud Abbas came to Washington the other day, shook hands with President Bush, promised just and lasting peace forevermore, collected $50 million in U.S. aid, and accepted pledges of collegial harmony from Prime Minister Sharon. Then Abbas went home again, where he has proven to be the weakest of leaders. Abbas's ineffectiveness raises dire concern about the prospect of achieving peace in the Mideast. Abbas has barely attempted to disarm the militant gangsters in his midst; indeed, gunmen walk freely on the streets of his cities. His agencies are every bit as corrupt as they've always been. And he's allowed Hamas, a terrorist organization by anyone's definition, to become politically respectable.
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