Palestinian officials: Arafat era is over..

cnn.com ^ | Saturday, October 30, 2004 | cnn.com

[TapTheSource]

Arafat will now enter a new and permanent era of weeping and gnashing of teeth.

[Gucho]

Kerry must have sent a "Get Well Soon" telegram by now.

[Uncle Vlad]

I would like to say to everyone who has contributed to this discussion thread that this is the most vindictive, cynical, childish, and downright mean-spirited banter I have seen on Free Republic for a long, long time. In short, you're my kind of people! ;)

[crushelits]

I couldn't agree with you more.

Arafat is a

DOG

[xJones]

(Dog, don't look now but I think you're being talked about.)

[xJones]

(Dog, don't look now but I think you're being talked about.)

[Dog]

Hey....yo bub.

[monkeywrench]

I doubt he'd say anything. However I believe the left would be expected by the palis, anyway, to say something. Actually, I can see the clintons going to the funeral.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh heh... this explains the apparent contradictory accounts about Arafat's condition. He's named no successor, and there is bound to be a massive liquidation of various leaders, and the equivalent of gang warfare. Ariel Sharon is a genius. :')

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George W. Bush will win reelection by a margin of at least ten per cent

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[mississippi red-neck]

Let the bloody power struggle begin!

Yes.

All those terrorists killing each other off with Israel quietly stroking the flames.

What a lovely day in the neighbor hood!

[ChadGore]

HAPPY LIBERATION DAY !

[snuffy smiff]

works for me


but the only part Israel needs to play is eliminating whchever terrorist is ratted out by his other fellow terrorists-may they stay very busy!

[mississippi red-neck]

I don't drink but if I did I'd drink to that!

[Frank_2001]

How about now?;)

[Frank_2001]

I agree!

[Alouette]

We need a date so we can have another Jewish holiday put on the calendar.

There are no Jewish holidays in the month of Heshvan (which we are now in). Hopefully there soon will be...PURIM SHENI!!!!

[sinanju]

Actually, things might go better than you think. Both Abbas and Qurei struck me as reasonably sane individuals. They both after all were appointed Prime Minister by Arafat and they both quit in frustration when Arafat tried to use them for marionettes. I may be going out on a limb here but I think the mature inner circle is royally sick of this past decade of thuggery and corruption and the horrific perversion of an entire generation of their "people" and would probably like to be remembered as having imposed something resembling a decent government after this past decade of destruction.

They may take a few weeks working up the courage but you'll
know the Age of Arafat is really over when they quietly request help in rounding up Arafat's embezzled millions and getting ahold of his little black book (there really is one). The best Arafat can do now is linger on for a few months as his flunkeys quietly desert him and his portraits come down. If so, by the time he does croak be prepared to be amazed at the lack of histrionics. If the PA council does act in good faith, expect whole brigades of terrorists and bully boys to find themselves without the funds to continue the struggle.

I forget who said it but wars often end when both sides are just to exhausted to continue. I'll bet a ten-spot that the Palis are a lot more exhausted than they've been letting on.

[M 91 u2 K]

Both Abbas and Qurei are Terrorists who are just wolves in sheeps clothing. They BOTH have the Blood of Americans and Israelis on their hands!!!

No matter who is the leader of the fictious Palestinian people they will always be committed to destroying Israel. We should not force Israel to go on the whole merry go round of appeasement negotiations once again.

[penelopesire]

Thanks for the ping. I don't know much about Qurei, but Abbas HAS been said to be 'somewhat' reasonable and sane. I pray that you are right and that your analysis is spot on. Even if the PA gets their act together, Hamas & Hezbollah will try to thwart the peace and Iran will have to be 'liberated' from the mullahs before peace can be found at all, in that part of the world. (I know, I am a pessimist). Just my quick two cents. Again,thanks for the ping(I am a newbie and have been 'picked on')

[sinanju]

Both Abbas and Qurei are Terrorists who are just wolves in sheeps clothing. They BOTH have the Blood of Americans and Israelis on their hands!

No matter who is the leader of the fictious Palestinian people they will always be committed to destroying Israel. We should not force Israel to go on the whole merry go round of appeasement negotiations once again.

I never said otherwise. The very fact that Israel has stopped living in dreamland (And I refer to both the kumbaya, buy-their-love dream palace and the "Greater Israel" fantasy camp) and is erecting the security fence and adopting a tough-minded decapitation strike policy along with the fact that the U.S. under George W. has cut off the palis until they start behaving has finally brought it home to them that they are NOT going to win. From here on in, if they want things to improve THEY will have to take initiative. Israel ain't going nowhere.