Dahlan, o Dahlan: and the conspiracy. Have you noticed the unending media promotion of Marwan Muasher and his lousy book about The Arab Dahlan Center? It is non-stop and extends to national and local media. Here, Muasher brags that intervened in the formulation of the Arab (Thomas Friedman) Saudi "peace" initiative to protect Israeli interests: "Israel objected to provisions on full withdrawal and on ending the Palestinian refugee problem. Muasher says he got the term "agreed" inserted into the refugee proviso, which meant no final formula could be worked out without Israeli approval. But the Arab offer, which remains alive, was ignored by the White House and Israel." (Back in 1993, a mutual friend suggested that I meet Muasher, when he was running the Jordan Information Center in Washington, DC. She took us to a coffee shop at a Washington, DC Hotel. It was clear after 2 minutes, that I hated him as much as he hated me. I had to flee after a few minutes.)