Secretary of State Colin Powell asked Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat for an explanation for the 50 tons of arms that Israel interdicted en route to the Palestinian Authority. Readers of the Wall Street Journal's "Best of the Web Today" wrote in with excuses for Arafat.

My favorite:

Michael Flynn: "It was all part of my plan to clamp down on terrorists. See, it works like this. I get all the weapons in Gaza. I hand them out to whoever wants them. If they use them, bingo, we know they're a terrorist and we can round them up. It was perfect."

It's a great read for anyone interested.