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Article: Imprisoned Barghouti still one of the Palestinians' most charismatic leaders.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- December 5, 2004
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Byline: Dion Nissenbaum and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
RAMALLAH, West Bank _ To admirers, he's the Palestinian Nelson Mandela, a defiant, passionate, imprisoned revolutionary uniquely capable of breaking through decades of deadlock and leading his people into a new era of peace.
To detractors, he's a calculating terrorist, a fiery militant who's been sentenced to life in prison for killing five people as part of his misguided crusade for a Palestinian state.
For both sides, Marwan Barghouti's surprising decision to run for Palestinian president from behind bars has quickly upended the campaign to succeed Yasser Arafat and thrown the outcome into ...