Abbas Fires Arafat's Advisors

Dozens of advisors to late leader Yasser Arafat have been fired by new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a shakeup to clean house of corrupt administrators. According to this report, Mr. Abbas "fired 50 of 55 civilian and military advisers" while keeping over 1,000 employed at the Palestinian Authority's offices in Ramallah. Names of those dismissed were not released.

Getting rid of entrenched bureaucrats has to have a positive effect.