to israel actually. it would be hard to argue the timing is coincidental. you could call this a preemptive peace strike, if you like, getting in ahead of the game. you look back over the last several weeks, of course, you start to see a pattern developing. now, have a look at this map here of recent political uprisings across the region. you've seen protested in at least five arab nations, very different countries but a similar sentiment in all of them. the arguments are largely the same. lack of a voice for young people. lack of jobs, poverty, that sort of thing. you know, you can fall back, as i said, to tunisia, where the president ben ali was forced out, handed over to saudi arabia. when the dust settles, there's no doubt you'll be looking at a whole new arab world when a whole new face. it's happening before our eyes. don't forget, you've got a day of rage planned in syria, in damascus on saturday as well. >> michael, you can't imagine the e-mail of senior