Ironies of the US press

The New York Times today said: "the more conciliatory and pro-Western Fatah." What has changed? When I first came to this country, Fatah was described as terrorist and "anti-Western"? Don't be surprised if 10 or more years from now, you read a reference to Hamas as "more conciliatory and pro-Western" and they probably compare it to a more militant organization that will emerge. Stay tuned.