Arafat promises of reforms provoke skepticism
Thursday, May 16, 2002
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat responded Wednesday to mounting dissatisfaction of his rule in a rambling speech that included rare self-criticism and a pledge of new elections and government reform. But his address was short on specifics, and critics said similar promises in the past evaporated without action.
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