The following are major players in the EU and perhaps also in the escalating Mideast peace deals. Martti Ahtisaari was a major player in the Kosovo peace negotiations. He is a peacemaker. On Thursday, July 15, 1999, Yassir Arafat asked Ahtisaari to become involved in the Israeli-Palistinian peace process. ``We urge His Excellency to play a similar role in the peace process in the Middle East region because he enjoys prestige, respect and appreciation with all parties,'' Arafat said through a translator. Also of important note is that he is also the current (July 1999) president of the EU. The presidency rotates. Ahtisaari, Martti President (Finland and EU) I think it's interesting to note that Lafontaine was called the "Kingmaker" in The Irish Times on 12/3/98. It reminds me of Revelation 17:12: "And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast." I am not, of course, saying that LaFontaine is the Antichrist. Just an interesting correlating use of words. If he is not the antichrist, however, and if he is not a a true Chrisian, he may play a significant support role to the Antichrist. Only time will tell. Lafontaine, Oskar Finance Minister (German) World Bank president James Wolfensohn met with Yassir Arafat at Arafat's office in Gaza City, Thursday, July 22, 1999, prior to a meeting to discuss financial issues concerning the Palestinian Authority. He met with Ehud Barak the following day. Earlier, on July 13, 1999, a high level steering group meeting was held in Brussels,to map out an action plan for rebuilding Kosovo. The meeting is co-shaired by the European Commission and the World Bank. Wolfensohn, James President World Bank