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| Abu Nidal doorknob dead... |
| 2002-08-19 |
| Abu Nidal, the Palestinian renegade whose name became a byword for international terrorism, was found dead in his Baghdad apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. Abu Nidal's body was found three days ago, said two senior Palestinian officials in Ramallah. They said the reports they received from Baghdad suggested Abu Nidal had committed suicide but did not explain how that was possible when there was more than one bullet wound. Maybe he wanted to make sure he was dead all the way through? But Abu Nidal could also have been assassinated, perhaps by one of his own men in the internal feuds for which his organization is known - or perhaps by an Iraqi government fearful he knew too much about its operations. Multiple gunshot wounds might lead one to that conclusion, mightn't they? Especially the ones in the back... Aby Nidal's presence in Baghdad has fueled the U.S. labeling of Iraq as a state sponsor of terrorism. Not that we needed much help... The United States once branded Abu Nidal's splinter group, the Fatah Revolutionary Council, the world's most dangerous terrorist organization. It was blamed for killing 300 people and wounding 650 in 20 countries since 1973, though U.S. officials say its activities had largely stopped in recent years. Thanks to Frank G. for the headzup! I'll be outside ululating and handing out candy to the kiddies for the next few hours. Let me know when al-Jazeera arrives to transmit me to the Arab world... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 I hate to play the skeptical dude here but, How do we know he's dead? do we have a body, DNA, pictures? or is this one more attempt by "that man" to deflect the oncoming rush. Perhaps if Saddam offers to pay to have the USS Stark rebuilt, I might back off. ( might be nice to have Saddams head hanging off the jack of the USS Stark on its way back into port after its all over) I did enjoy AP reporting today that 'it might be suicide" when its also reported that he died of multiple gunshots, Do they read their copy before broadcast? oh I forgot, they are "journalists". |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2002-08-19 21:23:10 |
| #1 Potrait of a has-been terrorist. Stuck in Baghdad, trying to impress the guys down at the coffee shop, "Hey, I was a big deal! Really! I killed hundreds of people! The world trembled at the sound of my name! LISTEN TO ME! I WAS SOMEBODY!!! Uhm, what's with the gun?" |
| Posted by: Patrick Phillips 2002-08-19 16:11:20 |