Re: Arafat dead?

2004-11-10 Thread William T Goodall
Someone has probably commented on this somewhere else but it is obvious that Arafat is clinically dead but on life support so that the arguments over where he will be buried can be sorted out without offence to the Muslim tradition that he be buried promptly (preferably within 24 hours of

Arafat dead?

2004-11-04 Thread Travis Edmunds
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1616207,00.html Arafat 'brain dead' - Israeli TV 04/11/2004 18:33 - (SA) Paris - Palestinain leader Yasser Arafat has been declared brain dead, reports Israeli TV, citing French sources. Earlier on Thursday, a French medical source told AFP

Re: Arafat dead?

2004-11-04 Thread Damon Agretto
I suspect Mossad... This leads to the natural question...what next? Was Arafat truely in control? Who will take over? Or was he more a brake on the excesses of some of his PLO members and people? Damon. = Damon Agretto [EMAIL

Re: Arafat dead?

2004-11-04 Thread Bryon Daly
On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:05:38 -0800 (PST), Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect Mossad... Why? Failing health at 75 isn't so unusal. The Israelis could have killed him any time they wanted, so why now? I had gotten the impression a while back that Arafat no longer had much control

Re: Arafat dead?

2004-11-04 Thread Damon Agretto
Why? Failing health at 75 isn't so unusal. The Israelis could have killed him any time they wanted, so why now? I had gotten the impression a while back that Arafat no longer had much control over the terrorist factions, or at least that's what Israel believed. There doesn't seem to