Hamas Consolidates Its Power in Gaza

The late Yasser Arafat's brother, Moussa, was brutally dragged out his house and shot in the street yesterday in Gaza.

Not that Moussa Arafat was a good guy or anything.

However, the media are playing this as a sort of "spontaneous-mob-action" development, whereas I think that anyone who has a clue can see that -- with the Israelis all but gone from Gaza -- Hamas is beginning to consolidate its (brutal, deadly) control over the area, as Arafat represents the "old guard" of the PLO leadership.

(Hat tip: lgf.)