[BenLurkin]

Pathetic, weak-minded, anti-Semite liberal loser.

[marty60]

What a brainless bimbo. A bloodthirstymurdering terroist and thug. Steals millions from POOR Palestinians. And this B***h cries for him. she should be fired immediately. Maybe the BBC, can run a doc about Arafatmouths exploits as a young terrorist, How about the bombing of the King David Hotel, full of British.

[four more in O 4]

Only received 500 complaints. ONLY 500?!! What does that tell you about the bbc's readership.

For 35 years this thug-gangster asshole has done everything BUT make the world safer for his people. He has done everything in his power to ensure his people are second class citizens compared with the Jews while he has spirted away BILLIONS of dollars.

Rather than take care of his people and develop the lands they control, he took it on himself to demonize the Israelis. When they took possession of the land they now inhabit it was a freaking desert. Work, blood, and sweat turned the land into the place it is now. THIS is what Arafat wanted all along, to prosper at the hands of the NOBLE Jewish peoples.

Hopefully whoever takes over for Arafat, will actually have the Palestinian people first and foremost in their minds. Peace can only be achieved by true leadership which involves self sacrifice, something Arafat knew nothing about.

[finnigan2]

This "journalist" is obviously a political partisan with strong personal opinions on every major issue in the world today. The BBC has a problem: Where do you put such a person in the organization where their evident agenda does not color it's news reporting?

[spodefly]

Sometimes the "fair and balanced journalists" of the world actually allow the truth to slip out.

[Chode]

what do you want to bet this silly fat cow Plett will be one of the first out in the street when he FINALLY dies doing the LU,LU,LU,LU,LU,LU,LU???

[FreedomCalls]

Here's a link to the story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3966139.stm

Foreign journalists seemed much more excited about Mr Arafat's fate than anyone in Ramallah.

But where were the people, I wondered, the mass demonstrations of solidarity, the frantic expressions of concern?

Yet when the helicopter carrying the frail old man rose above his ruined compound, I started to cry... without warning.

So there you have it.

A comment page where you can leave your thoughts about Arafat:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/3961301.stm

[doug from upland]

Those wishing to celebrate in song may join me here --- LAND DOWN UNDER

[Mr. Silverback]

Perhaps she could cry for Adolf Hitler in a subsequent report.

[Finalapproach29er]

Sirhah Sirhan was riled up by Arafat's rantings in 1967-68.

Arafat should have been whacked after RFK's death. IMO