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Source: http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2002/06/11062002165326.asp
Analysts See White House Shift on Arafat
(Radio Free Europe) Jeffrey Donovan - Analysts warn that Sharon's success in convincing the White House to finally dismiss Arafat as politically irrelevant may actually open the door for increased Arab extremism in the future. Ted Carpenter, an analyst at Washington's Cato Institute, says that while Arafat is quickly becoming less and less relevant, a more radical Palestinian movement could fill the power vacuum he leaves behind.