The U.S. has long since let its warrants lapse.
The U.S. Justice Department has stated it has no legal basis upon which to extradite Mr. Abbas.
We've known of Mr. Abbas' residency in Iraq for over a decade.
The Israelis have routinely permitted him to travel and stay in Gaza.
The Oslo Accords esssentially pardoned him.
Mr. Abbas renounced terrorism years ago and apologized for the Achille Laurel hijacking.
The Italians convicted him in absentia and would like him extradited to serve his sentence.
It is not clear whether or not he could be legally extradited from Iraq.
For my money, this is more Bush administration hyperventilating than anything else. Mr. Abbas is an aging ex-terrorist whose claim to infamy involves a single incident for which he has express remorse and regret. Mr. Abbas has publically opposed the current intifada. He's small potatoes.
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