Plot to assassinate Arafat feared... by direction of poisonous rays towards Arafat's brain.

Gulfnews ^ | 09/12/03 | Ala Mashharawi

[Pikamax]

Plot to assassinate Arafat feared Ramallah |By Ala Mashharawi, Special to Gulf News | 12-09-2003 Print friendly format | Email to Friend

Palestinians have thrown a tight security cordon around President Yasser Arafat fearing his assassination by unconventional means that could be construed as "a natural death", highly informed sources told Gulf News yesterday.

The new security steps include searching and clo-se monitoring of all Arafat's visitors. The sources said that one speculated method of assassination could be the direction of poisonous rays towards Arafat's brain.

These rays can cause palpitations in the heart leading to a failure of brain resulting in gradual stop in breathing and ultimate death.

"It is only curable by a specific antidote as in the bungled assassination of Khaled Mashal the head of Hamas political bureau in Jordan several years ago," the sources said.

The new security concerns come as the Israeli leadership is becoming increasingly impatient with the expulsion of Arafat, an issue which has not been given a green light by the Bush administration.

The sources also said that the decision to "eliminate" Arafat from the political scene came after the United States and Israel realised that he is a "stumbling block" in the path of their purported peace process and their failure to isolate or sideline him politically.

On the contrary, they feel that he has proven to be the main player in the Palestinian political arena whether they like it or not.

"It is believed that the American and Israeli inclination to get rid of president Arafat or resume dealing with him comes after the admittance of the Israeli security services of the sheer stupidity of deporting or murdering President Arafat in a traditional manner, which would have grave political and security repercussions in region," the sources added.

Meanwhile, sources in the Islamic group Hamas, said that Dr Abdul Aziz Rantissi and other leaders have recently refused to give interviews to foreign television channels, especially after the failed assassination of Al Rantissi and the Israeli intention to assassinate the entire Hamas leadership.

"There are fea-rs that the Mashal assassination attempt will be repeated on other leaders by a device emitting poisonous rays embedded in a video camera," the sources explained.

Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz has revealed to his inner circle that the expulsion of President Arafat is the least the Israeli political leadership can approve, and that they should not rule out physical liquidation.

Mofaz is pressing Ariel Sharon to expel Arafat, but the prime minister supports the view of Israeli intelligence that warns against such a move.

[Prodigal Son]

You know, the beautiful thing (from the Arab perspective) about spreading a rumour like this is- now even if Arafat were to kick the bucket naturally, there would be many Palestinians who would think it was the Israeli death rays wot done it. Think about all the Iraqis who believe the sunglasses and night vision devices can see through women's clothing and that the body armour is air conditioned.

[FairOpinion]

The sources said that one speculated method of assassination could be the direction of poisonous rays towards Arafat's brain.

These rays can cause palpitations in the heart leading to a failure of brain resulting in gradual stop in breathing and ultimate death.

"It is only curable by a specific antidote as in the bungled assassination of Khaled Mashal the head of Hamas political bureau in Jordan several years ago," the sources said. "

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WHAT?????? "Poisonous rays?!"

[11B3]

Piosonous rays?

BWAHAHAAAHHAAAA!

OK Pali, step back from the crack pipe now.

[Sapper26]

In another article: The new tin-foil turban is now on the market.

[Hugin]

TIN-FOIL KAFIA ALERT!!!

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Well they should shoot him in the head.
Just to fill his mind with lead.

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

If only this Islamo sci fi could really happen, and quick!

[sgtbono2002]

Arafats brain has been shooting out poisonous Rays not absorbing them.

[DonQ]

... that could be construed as "a natural death". ...

In the PLO, death by explosion is considered natural.

One possible reason for this nutty accusation is that Arafat, for all his talk about sacrifices, is conspicuously unwilling to put himself in physical danger. But at age 74, he is showing unmistakable signs of deterioration, including the ravages of his high living. Even though he's unwilling to die for his cause, this story might be paving the way to make it appear that his eventual death from disease is actually some sort of martyrdom at the hands of the enemy.

[joyful1]

If Arafat's brain is the target, better aim for the butt, cause that's where his brain is housed.

[Jim Noble]

Why do you suppose Sharon wants to occupy the famous Al-Aqsa mosque, hmm?

You don't suppose it's because he's hiding THIS, do you?

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

"Poisonous rays?!"

The same poisonous rays that the 'Rats have been basking in for the past decade.

[veronica]

Ah, the Islamofascists. So rooted in reality...NOT.

[Fzob]

My thoughts as well.

[johnb838]

Any group that is able to perform the necessary mental gymnastics to commit suicide and call it martyrdom can certainly consider death by explosion to be natural -- remember, they just set off the bomb. The people died on their own.

But then, logic is a tool of the oppressor anyway, right?

[X-USAF]

The Editor-in-chief of this "Newspaper", one Mr. Abdul Hamid Ahmad can be reached at: ahamid@gulfnews.com

"poisonous rays towards Arafat's brain." BA HA HA HA

[Puddleglum]

And here we see the learned ray gun scientists conferring:

[TRY ONE]

"poisonous rays towards Arafat's brain"

What's wrong with a sudden case of lead poisoning?

[KarlInOhio]

One of the poisonous rays which Mossad might use:

[tsmith130]

I'm not up-to-date on poisonous rays. What happens if the poisonous rays can't find their target? Do they bounce around until they find the closest available brain? Sheesh...this may take awhile.

[#3Fan]

Well they should shoot him in the head. Just to fill his mind with lead.

That would be a poisionous ray of lead molecules.

[varon]

..........all the Iraqis who believe the sunglasses and night vision devices can see through women's clothing and that the body armour is air conditioned.

You mean they can't and it isn't? Aw shucks...........

[StoneColdTaxHater]

Don't they know that tin foil could prevent that? What Dummies.