The sole sliver in Sharon's favour is that he belonged to be where he lived as he was born there.

Sharon was nicknamed 'The Butcher' by the Palestinians. He was well-named. He also had many of Hitler's traits.

The Massacres at Sabra and Shantila will stand as an enduring memorial to his brutality as will Jenin. Regarding the latter, I still remember the refrigeration trucks standing in long lines waiting to be filled with Palestinian corpses.

Some think that 8 years in a coma was enough punishment.

I don't!

Dear David,

<<Some think that 8 years in a coma was enough punishment. I don't!>>

You are in good company with the Jewish settlers, David!

They actually believe that his condition was as a result of their curse as they conducted the most terrible Voodoo-like Jewish ceremony, called "Pulsa Dinura" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsa_diNura), using black candles to call on the angels of darkness to kill and torment him, due to his withdrawal from Gaza.

See the actual curse on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyGwuYJ1Ag

As a "result", the doctors, looking at MRI results, claim that he wasn't actually in a coma: that he felt everything, he could hear and see, he was in agony all those years but could not move a single muscle or otherwise convey anything to the outside world.

Now watch what happens next... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M0fYheyQuk