In the footsteps of Middle East dictators: all Middle East dictators have their own presidential guards (under different names sometimes): in Syria, Saddam's Iraq (or the current one), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, etc. Abu Mazen in his tour of Europe, reports Al-Quds Al-`Arabi, is collecting funds ($55 millions reports Al-Jazeera), not for the Palestinian people, but for the expansion of his Presidential Guard force. So this will be added to the Kata'ib Shuhada' Al-Aqsa militia which he had bought, literally from funds that come to him from Western governments in the name of "helping the Palestinians". Are you enjoying the new Middle East? A place where "freedom", "equality," and "peace" prevail? Brought to you by the Bush Doctrine.