Posted on 10/28/2004 10:39:38 AM PDT by nypokerface
Ramallah - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is suffering from a potentially fatal blood disorder which will require more tests outside the West Bank to determine the cause, one of the doctors treating him said Thursday.
"His blood cells which should normally destroy microbes are currently destroying blood platelets," the doctor said on condition of anonymity.
The disorder could have been triggered "by an inflammation caused by a virus, a cancer or blood poisoning," he told reporters.
The supplemtary tests could not be conducted in Arafat's West Bank headquarters where he is currently being treated, he added.
"The doctors think that he must be transferred abroad for further examinations in order to receive the care needed for he could die if the condition persists."
Arafat has been effectively confined to his West Bank headquarters by Israeli troops for nearly three years.
However the Israeli government has said that it will authorise him to leave his so-called Muqataa base to receive treatment wherever he wants.
ugly is fatal?
Has Arafat considered John Edwards yet?
It's from living off other's blood for too long.
When you sleep with camels, don't cry about the results later.
Time to cover him with a thousand paper cuts and let him slowly bleed to death.
"weekend at arafat's" ?
One can only hope.
And to those who will protest ... frankly Scarlet ... I don't give a damn. ;)
They are considering moving him to a hospital in Jordan. Here's a theory: He's already dead. They are moving his body to Jordan, keeping him on ice and his death a secret until election eve; then, all hell will break out. They will use his death to plot something truly evil.
We need to send photos to Al Jazerra of Americans dancing in the streets just as the Palestenians did on 9-11.
(please excuse the spelling errors)
Scary! ;)
That's ok, you got the noun that matters most spelled correctly ;)
If he dies before Monday, Kerry can ship him in and do a Wellstone on him.
The mossad poisoned clinton too!!!!!
THE PLOT THICKENS!!!!
Sarcasm!
sounds like leukemia
Of course, it may NOT be fatal.
If this is accurate it sounds like some sort of thrombocytopenia. My friend's mom had ITP (the idiopathic, autoimmune variety) caused by a bad reaction to warfarin after surgery. Her platelet count tanked as her body was attacking and killing her own cells.
It didn't kill her but it could have - usually the treatment is lots of steroids (to supress the immune reaction) but she didn't respond to those. They ended up using IGG (I think - immuno gamma globulin) or something like that and she's ok now.
So those of you hopping up and down with glee don't get your hopes up yet - this may not kill him.
I'm no "Arab-fat" fan myself but I find it a bit disturbing to be so joyful over anyone's death. I won't be dancing in the streets, but I *will* pray that he is justly judged in the afterlife and made to pay for his actions.
LQ
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