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2004-10-25 Israel-Palestine

Arafat to be Allowed to Leave Compound For Ramallah Hospital Visit

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Posted by Frank G 2004-10-25 2:44:29 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Abraham Lincoln once said something to the effect that everyone over 40 was reesponsible for what his face looked like......

I submit Arafish as exhibit #1

Posted by Spemble Whemp3888 2004-10-25 3:21:01 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:21:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 As I understood it, the issue was not whether he could leave, but whether the Israelis would let him back in. No mention of that part of the deal.

Posted by SteveS 2004-10-25 3:37:34 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:37:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 An Israeli spokesman said "Oh yeah, we'll let him back in...just as soon as we air the place out. And believe me, that compound needs a lot of airing. And an exterminator."

Posted by Seafarious 2004-10-25 3:42:43 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:42:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 50,000 of the best (read Jew) 12 miles away. Irony is tough. Course the pali people have some pretty good docs too... they all practice in the US far as I know.

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-25 3:43:13 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:43:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 alternatively could Sharon be hinting that Arafish is on the way out, to ease tomorrows vote?

Currently it looks like a 65 to 48 win for disengagement. the Jewish left, half of Likud, Shinui, and one moderate arab party will vote yes, half of Likud, most of the Religious and far right parties, and the more leftist Arab parties (!) will vote no, and several of the Ultraorthodox will abstain. But Sharon would like to keep as many Likud MKs as possible on board, to ease the situation for the govt after the vote.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-10-25 3:46:53 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:46:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Arafart does not have to worry about coming back, there won't anything to come back to.

If Arafart is allowed to leave for a little while, then the IDF can raid and "spring clean" the compound of the 20-30 terrs holed up in there. They (terrs) are not going to let Arafart leave the compound. That's why Arafart is all of a sudden, no longer ill.

Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-10-25 3:47:26 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:47:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 the restriction on returning was basically from teh Paleo West Bank, not Ramallah IIRC. The IDF would be well advised to follow PR's advice and exterminate the vermin while the head ~~rat~~ fish is out

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-25 3:51:16 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:51:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 If Arafat dies of the flu will the Dems blame Bush for not providing the vaccination?

Posted by mhw 2004-10-25 4:58:58 PM|| 2004-10-25 4:58:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Remember, though, Frank, that the Red Folder must be recovered first, at all costs.

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-25 5:02:28 PM|| 2004-10-25 5:02:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 I apologize in advance for being pedantic, but my inner English teacher cannot be stopped!

Anyway, the word "veil," as used in "departure from this veil" should be "vale," an archaic version of "valley" and works best in the full phrase "vale of tears" -- a reference to life on earth as a series of sorrows to be left behind when we go on to a better world in Heaven. (Or a worse world in Hell, in Arafat's case).

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-10-25 5:36:35 PM|| 2004-10-25 5:36:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Hope it's one of those flesh eating,drug resistant bacteria,hop-a-hope.

Posted by raptor 2004-10-25 6:14:37 PM|| 2004-10-25 6:14:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Remembering Arafat's history of terrorism:

Here is what Arafat's government-controlled newspaper, Al-Hayat-Al-Jadida, said on September 11TH, a few hours before the suicide bombings, of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: "The suicide bombers of today are the noble successors of the Lebanese suicide bombers, who taught the U.S. Marines a tough lesson in [Lebanon] . . . These suicide bombers are the salt of the earth, the engines of history . . . They are the most honorable people among us."

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-25 7:15:05 PM|| 2004-10-25 7:15:05 PM|| Front Page Top

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