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Israel-Palestine
Arafat Has Liver Failure, Officials Say
2004-11-07
I am no doctor, but that doesn't sound good.
Yasser Arafat lay dead critically ill with liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas. Israel completed preparations to bury the Palestinian president, should he die, in the Gaza Strip -- a move that would contradict Arafat's stated desire to be buried in Jerusalem.
Like the Rolling Stones Said, "You can't always get what you want."
Amid growing concern over who will succeed the 75-year-old leader, who is being treated at a French military hospital, some aides said his condition was so bad he might be moved to Egypt, from where he could be flown home more quickly if he died.
Some are concerned others are eating microwave popcorn. I am partial to caramel myself.
In Ramallah, site of Arafat's headquarters, his fellow leaders decided to carry out a plan to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza, a government minister said. It was the first major decision they have announced since Arafat left.
The plan is to kill each other and see who is the last man standing.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie came under pressure from the armed factions on Saturday to give them decision-making powers in a temporary unified leadership they want if Arafat dies. He did not say he had agreed.
Popcorn anyone? I just nuked some.
Posted by:Ol_Dirty_American

#18  Under Islamic law he must be buried within 24 hrs of being declard dead & under Palestinian law they have to hold elections within 60 days. This could stretch on a long time while the money and power struggles continue, but it does really look pretty ridiculous at this point ....
Posted by: rkb   2004-11-07 10:21:33 PM  

#17  Yasser Arafat lay dead critically ill with liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no better

Ya know, I'm thinking he's been dead for a few days. The last couple of days they've been saying things like "he's not in a coma, but his condition hasn't improved" and now this. Every comment they make avoids saying he's alive or dead, but leaves "dead" as a very clear possibility.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-11-07 10:17:22 PM  

#16  al Jezeerah reports that Suha called them demanding the other Palestinian leaders NOT come to Paris, claiming they are part of a plot to bury Arafat alive.

I guess she didn't get the account numbers, huh.
Posted by: rkb   2004-11-07 10:05:41 PM  

#15  Where Arafart is concerned, failure isn't confined to his liver.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-11-07 8:36:37 PM  

#14  DEBKA is saying he'd dead & France is telling the Paleos to get off the pot with their maskirova and get himout of town before he smells up the place even more than it is.

Rx for DEBKA: NaCl PRN.
Posted by: Ebbavith Flineck2775   2004-11-07 7:48:45 PM  

#13  good thing God gave us two livers...right?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-07 6:39:41 PM  

#12  Look, why don't they just tell what ailments Arafat does not have?

From all appearances, it would seem that Arafat is unafflicted by only one thing, a conscience.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-11-07 5:42:47 PM  

#11  IS HE DEAD YET!!!
Posted by: tu3031   2004-11-07 3:16:00 PM  

#10  Even better tell us if he is in a state that rhymes with red.
Posted by: Ol_Dirty_American   2004-11-07 2:22:37 PM  

#9  Look, why don't they just tell what ailments Arafat does not have? Sounds like that would be simpler.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2004-11-07 2:09:18 PM  

#8  Not theat there is anything wrong with it......
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-11-07 1:40:01 PM  

#7  LOL all above.
Mrs. D. the OC needs a high speed brain bath for images like that.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-07 12:58:30 PM  

#6  Is it my diseased imagination, or is this Arafat thing beginning to sound like a combination of Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch and the movie "Weekend at Bernie's"?
Posted by: person of choler   2004-11-07 12:54:42 PM  

#5  Wasn't Osama supposed to be on dialysis too? Needle sharing? Camel sharing?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-11-07 12:09:10 PM  

#4  Uhm, I'm not an expert or anything, but liver failure is a frequent complication of long-term AIDS treatment. The AIDS drugs basically ruin the liver after enough time.

I'm not saying Arafat has AIDS.
Posted by: Spemble Wholump3884   2004-11-07 11:52:10 AM  

#3  Ladies and Gents lie back and prepare for some fireworks.
Warning ! The surgeon General has determined that
excessive consumption of Twinkies may be bad for
your health.
Posted by: Elder of Zion   2004-11-07 10:28:02 AM  

#2  I'd be looking at Palm Oil futures if I was a trading man.

/Mark E
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-07 10:16:11 AM  

#1  Hey, Ol_Dirty_American, watch it!

I've already called dibs on the popcorn concession! ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-11-07 9:48:59 AM  

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