"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