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Israel-Palestine
Yasser Arafat 'Dead' - Palestinian Sources Say
2004-11-09
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is dead, senior Palestinian political sources said on Tuesday. The information from sources close to Arafat could not immediately be confirmed. "He is dead," one of the sources close to Arafat said in Paris, where Arafat has been lying in a coma at a French hospital. Officials in the West Bank said they had not been informed that Arafat was dead.

Fox News sez not comfirmed yet, but may be within hours.

DEBKA: Palestinians senior sources in Paris report Yasser Arafat is dead. Palestinian leader is said to have expired minutes after Palestinian PM Qureia visited him at Percy hospital in Paris.
Fox News: Palestinian sources say plug will be pulled soon.

Arafat Alive, on Life-Support - Palestinian Minister
Yasser Arafat is alive in a French hospital and no decision has been made to take him off life-support, a Palestinian cabinet minister said on Tuesday. "His state has worsened last night but there is no sign of ... death of any of his vital parts," Nabil Shaath told CNN from Paris. "We are not really believers in euthanasia ... It is out of the question that anyone will take any decision regarding life-support for him."
"In fact, he's actually getting better. He's got a meeting scheduled this afternoon with General Franco..."

HEALTH STATUS: Yasser Arafat's condition worsened overnight; an aide said he is suffering from bleeding in the brain.
Additional: Yasser Arafat was still alive and efforts are being made by his French doctors to stop the haemorrhaging of his brain, negotiations minister Saeb Erakat told reporters today. "All efforts are being made by our friends the French doctors to relieve this haemorrhaging," Mr Erakat said at the press conference, translating into English an announcement by the head of Arafat's office, Tayeb Abdel Rahim.
Better put a drain in, I recommend a Black & Decker drill with a 1/2 inch bit.
Posted by:Steve

#28  TV sez he "slipped deeper into a coma". I translate: they're now storing him UNDER the bed.

Zen, mix a martini for me.

May bees pee upon him. *burp*
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-11-09 11:26:36 PM  

#27  There was a guy in a village that I used to live in that drank so much that he had to be on life support. He stayed on that for weeks, but he steadily went away. As a courtesy to the family I visited him. Pretty depressing seeing a dead guy on a ventilator. Eventually the family pulled the plug. I think that the PA is buying time before they pull the plug. I do not think that even the French will let the charade go too long.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-11-09 11:22:37 PM  

#26  Let's begin at the beginning ... (ahem)

I SPIT PISS ON YOUR GRAVE, ARAFAT.

So if he's brain dead they could keep him alive on life support for the next 20 years????

Indeed, this may be Israel's greatest fear. The PLO might wax and varnish him like Stalin so as to keep his memory alive far longer than many of us would care to imagine. Merely one more reason to blow straight out of the sky, whatever plane carries his body back to wherever.

However, let us not mince words, SOG475 has hit the nailhead:

Arafat is a thug and the god father of all terrorism. His PFLP and Black September groups trained all the terrorists of the 70's which spawned this great mob of crazies we have now. I want to throw up everytime BBC, CNN or ABC come on and talk about Arafat's last hours.......I would be dancing on the anchor desk and throwing confetti. His body should be cut in little pieces and scattered in the Negev. Can't use him for shark bait..professional courtesy. Maybe we'll actually have a chance for a real peace process?

For all of the above reasons, I am currently mixing and hoisting in Israel's general direction, Martinis that are dry enough to make you fart dust.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-11-09 11:11:53 PM  

#25  thanks Elder of Zion , i somehow missed that little gem :) ooh boy im getting slow in my old age :P
Posted by: MacNails   2004-11-09 6:42:59 PM  

#24  LOL Fred en Mike!

Mom's was Gods own comik. Beyond blue.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-09 6:38:31 PM  

#23  In honor of the day this sand rat dies I began to write like I've never written:

Arafat is dead.
He's dead, I said.
The cock's in a box
With rocks on his head.

R.I.P. (Rot in Perpetuity)
Posted by: Dr. Seuss   2004-11-09 6:23:51 PM  

#22  Soha, Suha, Sofa..also bears an uncanny resemblence to "Boy George." Could there be something going on there?
Posted by: Sgt.D.T.   2004-11-09 4:32:43 PM  

#21  "Getcher hands out of yer lap, Luther! You'll go crazy!"
Posted by: Fred   2004-11-09 1:27:29 PM  

#20  I want to throw up everytime BBC, CNN or ABC come on and talk about Arafat's last hours.......I would be dancing on the anchor desk and throwing confetti.

Anybody other than me remember a stand-up comic named Moms Mabley? Anyway, one of her signature riffs was a series of one-liner put-downs of her deceased husband. I remember her appearing on Dick Cavett or some such show once, and there was an exchange kind of like this:

MOMS: [one-liner trashing the dead guy]
CAVETT: But, Moms, don't you have anything good to say about the dead?
MOMS: He's dead. That's good.

Let that be Arafat's epitaph.
Posted by: Mike   2004-11-09 1:16:20 PM  

#19  I love the dog fight between Suha and the Fatah gang. I bet she is found floating in the Sein soon. Heck they might whack her at the funeral! We are talking about a butt-load of cash here.
Posted by: Omeatle Omavise4424   2004-11-09 1:14:03 PM  

#18  So, Steve or anyone else in the medical profession: is "bleeding in the brain" an effect of AIDS, or associated with it?
Posted by: Mike   2004-11-09 1:07:04 PM  

#17  Arafat is a thug and the god father of all terrorism. His PFLP and Black September groups trained all the terrorists of the 70's which spawned this great mob of crazies we have now.

I want to throw up everytime BBC, CNN or ABC come on and talk about Arafat's last hours.......I would be dancing on the anchor desk and throwing confetti.

His body should be cut in little pieces and scattered in the Negev. Can't use him for shark bait..professional courtesy.

Maybe we'll actually have a chance for a real peace process?
Posted by: SOG475   2004-11-09 1:02:13 PM  

#16  ObLucyVanPelt:

"'Rosebud' was his goat." "AAAARRRGGGHHH!"
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-11-09 12:49:49 PM  

#15  To be sure he's dead and to make sure he stays dead, either beat his pointy little head with a baseball bat, or put a bullet into it. :)
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-09 12:08:09 PM  

#14  MacNails,
She does, She does indeed,
But you cant just call an honorable MOSLEM lady
Ms. Piggie, can you ????)
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-11-09 12:02:11 PM  

#13  Bet he died days ago and they claimed "life" while they sorted out the order of succession.
Posted by: Brutus   2004-11-09 12:00:03 PM  

#12  Is it me , or does his wife look and behave like Miss Piggy from 'The muppetshow' ?
Posted by: MacNails   2004-11-09 11:54:57 AM  

#11  They don't believe in Euthanasia?

So if he's brain dead they could keep him alive on life support for the next 20 years????

In the name of Yasser, I declare the Intifada over! Yasser, if you don't agree just say so!

In the name of Yasser, we declare that Israel has the right to exist! Say something, yasser! no objections? Great!

Wonder if we'll ever find out how much he stole.. is it really only $500 million? Is it $6 billion? Who will get it?
Suha? She hasn't lived with him for 4 years....

What are the odds I could claim to be a long lost lovechild and get a mill or two?
Posted by: Anon1   2004-11-09 11:18:27 AM  

#10  "This is an EX-AFAFAT!!"
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2004-11-09 11:16:35 AM  

#9  Well is he?
Posted by: tu3031   2004-11-09 11:12:59 AM  

#8  if Sooey Suha sings, does that count?
Posted by: PlanetDan   2004-11-09 11:10:47 AM  

#7  "Rosebud? The account password is rosebud?"
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-11-09 10:17:16 AM  

#6  Is he dead yet?

(Apologies to tu3031.)
Posted by: Mike   2004-11-09 10:08:07 AM  

#5  Why is this pillow over Arafat's face?
Posted by: ed   2004-11-09 9:44:26 AM  

#4  is said to have expired minutes after Palestinian PM Qureia visited him at Percy hospital in Paris

Qureia: "Oops, I tripped over this cord! What did I do?"
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-09 9:41:09 AM  

#3  Fox just said that they will pull the plug soon. I propose a larger fat lady than ususal. Time for a new graphic.
Posted by: Ol_Dirty_American   2004-11-09 9:32:44 AM  

#2  And it's off to the pub we go.. hurrah!
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-11-09 9:17:41 AM  

#1  The Fat Lady's been waiting for this...
Posted by: Fred   2004-11-09 9:12:48 AM  

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