New York Times: "Future of Palestinian Authority Is in Question"; P.T. Barnum: "There's a Sucker Born Every Minute"

A November 9 article by Ethan Bronner, entitled "Future of Palestinian Authority Is in Question", was given top online billing yesterday by The New York Times. The article, with a "less than spontaneous" picture of Abbas supporters raising his picture (how was this photographed from under a circle of supporters raising his picture?), states:

"The collapse of the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s negotiating partner, was raised as a possibility on Monday, as several aides to its president, Mahmoud Abbas, said that he intended to resign and forecast that others would follow."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/world/middleeast/10mideast.html?_r=1&hp

This news item is as credible as the accompanying picture. Funny how the announcement was made when Obama was about to meet Netanyahu.

Abbas & Co. are going to relinquish their power and perquisites, turn the West Bank over to Hamas, and watch as their families are thrown off twelve-story buildings? Ain't gonna happen anytime soon. Just another instance of Middle East Speak coupled with NYT nescience.