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| Middle East |
| Israeli army practised Arafat exile operation |
| 2002-10-03 |
| The Israeli army has carried out a practice run of an operation to exile Yasser Arafat from the Palestinian territories and has even prepared a secret final destination for the Palestinian leader, the daily Maariv said. Troops simulated the seizure of the Palestinian chief and despatch at speed to an unnamed foreign country, the daily said, adding only that neither Jordan nor Lebanon was to be the destination. Been there, done both. Try Morocco. Or Mauretania. Or Atlantis... Maariv said the plan could be executed very rapidly if the Israeli leadership gave the green light for a banishment. The operation would deploy helicopters and aides close to Arafat could also be bundled off into exile with their boss. If you're going to the dump, might as well get all the trash at once. That way you don't have to make two trips... The daily stressed however that after the latest siege of Arafat's Ramallah base and the harsh reaction of Washington, which forced Israel to back off, the plan had been put on ice "until further notice or until the American operation in Iraq is completed — whichever comes first." Yasser's just been informed that he's on borrowed time, but that being good might make it last a little longer... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 FoxNews was saying that last nite... |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-04 06:00:20 |
| #2 I read somewhere that the intended destination is Libya |
| Posted by: Paul 2002-10-04 00:04:09 |
| #1 My bet is that as soon as we notify Israel that we are headed into Iraq, this operation is a go. |
| Posted by: Steve 2002-10-03 11:23:33 |