I thought I just read on Free Republic that he just opened his eyes.
Funeral Arrangements Begin before Arafats Death Is Announced
http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=931
From the moment on Thursday, November 4, when a French official stood outside Percy military hospital and solemnly declared Mr. Arafat is not dead, preparations rushed forward for his funeral. The immediate outcome was a split that rent the Palestinian leadership and Arafats associates into two camps.
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I think he is dead. They may or may not have actually disconnected life support. I think they are just buying time, before announcing it officially.
Does this mean we're gonna have six more weeks of winter Terror?