Al-Arabiyya TV (the private station of King Fahd), has aired a live speech by Abu Mazen. He was categorical that he won't be running for re-election as chief PA puppet. But if you have been reading this blog, you should not be surprised. The decision is not his: he read the American press and learned that while he was not looking, the US government has already selected Salam Fayyad as the chief PA puppet. Very expected. He managed to pay tribute to George W. Bush. I am posting the picture of Abu Mazen above because it shows him in his dignified state. He clearly wrote the speech himself and somebody needs to tell him that the Arabic verb for engaging in one upmanship is zayada, yuzayidu and not zawada.زايد, مزايدة
and not
زاود, مزاودة