"Yasser Arafat is now dead. Damn, just
when the peace process was going so well." -David Letterman
"According to Palestinian sources Yasser Arafat is dead but improving." -David Letterman
"I thought this was kind of a breakthrough. Yasser Arafat says he likes George Bush's idea of a brand new Palestinian election, as long as they count the ballots in Florida." -David Letterman
"Yesterday, Yasser Arafat was finally able
to leave his compound. And what an emotional scene - on the way out high-fiving
all those suicide bombers." -David Letterman