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Palestinian officials: Arafat era is over..
cnn.com ^ | Saturday, October 30, 2004 | cnn.com

Posted on 10/30/2004 7:27:23 AM PDT by crushelits

Doctors in Ramallah say he most likely has leukemia.

PARIS, France (CNN) -- Palestinian officials close to Yasser Arafat, who is being treated for illness in Paris, told CNN Saturday they have reached the conclusion that the era of Arafat as Palestinian leader is over.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel
KEYWORDS: arafat; arafatera; hellawaits; napalminthemorning; officials; over; palestinian; wot
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1 posted on 10/30/2004 7:27:25 AM PDT by crushelits
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To: crushelits

Let the bloody power struggle begin!


2 posted on 10/30/2004 7:28:37 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (I want to have fanatical henchmen when I grow up.)
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To: crushelits

Is he dead?


3 posted on 10/30/2004 7:28:50 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: crushelits

The buzzards circle above waiting for their chance... This will get ugly and it now is clear why Bush avoided dealing with the medically demented Arafat.


4 posted on 10/30/2004 7:28:55 AM PDT by smith288 (I have posted over 10,000 times. The more I post, the more intelligent you become!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

yeah..looking for his foreign bank accounts..


5 posted on 10/30/2004 7:29:15 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: crushelits
>Palestinian officials: Arafat era is over ...The sources told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Arafat, 75, is not in complete control of his mental faculties and cannot make important decisions or communicate coherently

I don't know. Sounds like
those are requirements to lead
in the Arab world . . .

6 posted on 10/30/2004 7:31:16 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: crushelits

This is going to be a side-show worth watching. The internal power struggles...the demonstrations in the streets...and the terrorist attacks or lack of them...

Special prayers to the citizens of Israel.


7 posted on 10/30/2004 7:31:50 AM PDT by SE Mom (Happy RedSox Republican!)
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To: conservative in nyc

You will know as soon as Kerry moves in on Arafat's wife for her millions. Cause Lord knows...he is gonna need a new sugar mom after he loses big on Tuesday.


8 posted on 10/30/2004 7:33:02 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Absalom, Absalom, Absalom....)
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To: ken5050
This will get ugly

Huh? Uglier than Arafat?

9 posted on 10/30/2004 7:33:06 AM PDT by weenie (Kerry and the new Dhimmicrats--leading the USA into dhimmitude.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Let the bloody power struggle begin!

I hope you are correct. As I've said before, a Pali civil war might just bring that culture into the 21st century.

5.56mm

10 posted on 10/30/2004 7:33:21 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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11 posted on 10/30/2004 7:33:30 AM PDT by Dallas59 ("A weak peace is worse than war" - Tacitcus)
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To: crushelits

Sharon gets to dance at Arafat's funeral. Sweet!


12 posted on 10/30/2004 7:33:35 AM PDT by veronica ("Not all Muslims are terrorists, but almost all terrorists are Muslims." Abdulrahman Al-Rashed)
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To: crushelits

Actually, there has to be some sort of elaborate funeral first, which should be interesting.


13 posted on 10/30/2004 7:35:54 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: conservative in nyc
Is he dead?

Not yet, unfortunately.

14 posted on 10/30/2004 7:36:06 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (If you're for civil unions, you're for gay marriage)
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To: crushelits

Time for the IDF to start assassinating his would-be successors, making it appear that they are infighting and raising their internal paranoia.


15 posted on 10/30/2004 7:37:25 AM PDT by JimRed (VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED UPON IT...because it may!)
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To: crushelits

I have a feeling that his 'replacement' will be even worse.


16 posted on 10/30/2004 7:39:14 AM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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17 posted on 10/30/2004 7:40:23 AM PDT by texas country (Michelle Malkin,Ann Coulter,Laura Ingraham-Strong Women that Rock!)
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To: crushelits

Let Helen Thomas take over; no one will even notice!


18 posted on 10/30/2004 7:45:05 AM PDT by Thom Pain (Bush will take 55%: F'n will get 43% (including 12% from the deceased))
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To: texas country

Cute.


19 posted on 10/30/2004 7:48:08 AM PDT by processing please hold (All I ever need to know about Islam, I learned on 9-11)
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To: pbrown

Is Leukemia very, very, very, very, very, painful?


20 posted on 10/30/2004 7:50:35 AM PDT by processing please hold (All I ever need to know about Islam, I learned on 9-11)
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