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France's Chirac hails Arafat as man of courage
2004-11-11
French President Jacques Chirac, confirming Yasser Arafat's death, has hailed the Palestinian leader as a man of courage and conviction who embodied the Palestinian struggle for a state.
Surprise meter? I think so...
"It is with emotion that I have just learnt of the death of President Yasser Arafat, the first elected president of the Palestinian Authority," Chirac said in a written statement on Thursday. "I offer my very sincere condolences to his family and to people close to him even that fat chick."
I like how he says that he was elected, as if they were a democracy.
Posted by:Ol_Dirty_American

#9  A Man of Courage and Good Looks.
Posted by: W Bligh   2004-11-11 4:12:26 PM  

#8  What's Jacky's cut?

Even after Suha's $22M annuity, there's still another $2B for the taking.
Posted by: lex   2004-11-11 3:06:14 PM  

#7  France’s Chirac hails Arafat as man of courage

Yep, it was ballsy all right of Arafart to keep on with the Jew-exterminating while peace negotiations were going on. Slimeballs, the both of them. At the very least, it's one down, one more to go.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-11 12:39:20 PM  

#6  Oh, heck. I apologize to the veterans of Monte Cassino and Bir Hachim for #5.

However, I ain't apologizing to the current French.
Posted by: jackal   2004-11-11 12:26:51 PM  

#5  I suppose I could make a comment about the irony of a Frenchman talking about courage, but I won't.
Posted by: jackal   2004-11-11 12:18:29 PM  

#4  How very nuanced of Chiraq to neglect mentioning which emotion he felt.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-11-11 11:15:48 AM  

#3  Pousse-le vers le haut de ton sale con, ChIrak!
Posted by: Steve from Relto   2004-11-11 9:58:46 AM  

#2  You can't blame Jake. How many men of courage has he ever dealt with? And this does sound more dignified then "corrupt, lying, murdering, terrorist scumbag".
Posted by: tu3031   2004-11-11 9:52:08 AM  

#1  One of the only articles about France, Paleos, Arafish, etc. which I was able to read while drinking coffee without it coming out my nose.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2004-11-11 8:50:42 AM  

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