Convicted of what?

In case you didn't get the sarcasm in yesterday's home page alert, Bob (who is a trial lawyer) was questioning the open trial and confession reported by the Post for two "collaborators".

But another question occurred to me. These men were convicted, by the Palestinian Authority, of "collaborating with Israeli intelligence" which, as we all know, is directed at anti-terrorism. Now the first duty of the Palestinian Authority, according to the "road map," is to stop the terrorism. These "convicted" men were doing that.

This incident makes it crystal clear (if it wasn't already) that the Palestinian Authority has no intention of stopping terrorism, but rather of punishing anybody who tries to. So much for the "road map". And so much for any hope of peace from the Palestinian side.