Andy and Mark, I’m reminded of that old Arafat joke about a Palestinian man who is taking a taxi between two West Bank towns. As often in the Middle East, the taxi driver talks politics. The fare notes all the poverty, misery, and corruption, and blames them on Arafat. The driver pulls to the side, drags the fare out, and beats the crap out of him, warning him ominously, “Remember: Arafat is not responsible.”

A few weeks later, the battered fare gets back into a taxi. News comes on the radio that Suha Arafat is pregnant. The man starts screaming out the window, “Arafat’s not responsible! Arafat’s not responsible!”