"Mr. Arafat is not dead," he said. "The clinical situation of the first few days following admission has become more complex."
It's much more nuanced than black and white. He's not actually dead, but he's not technically alive either. He's just SORT of dead in a MOSTLY dead way. Which means, as a prior poster noted, that he's PARTLY alive.
He WAS dead before he WAS NOT dead,He WAS dead before he WAS NOT dead,He WAS dead before he WAS NOT deadHe WAS dead before he WAS NOT dead...WAIT!!!HE HAS A PLAN!!!
Even dying or dead this guy is a pest.