The World - News from Jan. 3, 1986

Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, lashed out at President Reagan in an interview, calling him “a mere robot and parrot who repeats what is dictated to him.” He added that Reagan cannot compare to his predecessor, Jimmy Carter, whom he called “a man of principles derived from his true Christian spirit.” Arafat told the Kuwait News Agency that Reagan “does not cherish values and does not know the meaning of returning good deeds.”