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Originally Posted by jorgelito
I guess I just don't think Arafat should be honored, at least by the UN. I can understand if the Palestinians want to. I guess I see it as a UN endorsement of the man (and his policies etc) and the UN is supposed to be at least neutral or objective. Meaning if they honored Arafat, then why not Reagan? So, for me, I think the UN should be at least consistent in that regard.
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Again... why would anyone outside of the US honour an ex-leader? Arafat was in office when he died, Reagan was not. (The death of Reagan would have been a lot more note worthy if it had happened while in office).
I wouldn't be surprised to see that this is simple protocol.