Al-Jazeera: Arafat is dead

MSNBC ^ | 11:01 p.m. ET Nov. 10, 2004 | NBC News and news services

[Ready4Freddy]

PARIS - BULLETIN: Al-Jazeera television and The Associated Press are reporting that Yasser Arafat is dead.

Earlier, as a top Islamic cleric read passages from the Quran at Yasser Arafat's hospital bedside Wednesday, a Palestinian official gave the bleakest assessment yet of the leader’s condition, saying he is suffering from kidney and liver failure and that his brain is only partially functioning.

[jhw61]

I've been reading that he died of aids. wonder why they don't give arafat's ailment......

Cuz France is socialized medicine and it aint good medicine.

[Lunkhead_01]

I've been reading that he died of aids. wonder why they don't give arafat's ailment

Because Arafag died of AIDS.

[Leisler]

Ara..who?

History, moves on. The fight over the dung heap, continues.

[FormerACLUmember]

In this sad moment as the soul of Mr. Arafat leaves this mortal veil, let us put aside our bitterness, let us put aside our hatreds, let us think kindly of our departed brethren, Yassar.

Just kidding, I hope he had a miserable, painful demise and an eternity in hell. So long, you terrorist sc*mb*g!

[Enchante]

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD
DING DONG THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD
DING DONG THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD
DING DONG THE WICKED WITCH IS DEAD

[Glock17]

I hope it hurt really badly.

[NorCalRepub]

another win for Dubya..............he is on a roll......who is next, Chirac?????????......forgive me but God could not be that kind!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SuziQ]

Well, dammit, it MUST be true then, if old AJ is telling us so! ;o)

[DoughtyOne]

Good luck Israel, the full court press to see you fold is going into overdrive. Your best ally will lead the way.

[Darkwolf377]

They reported this about as quickly as they called Ohio for Bush.

[montag813]

DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH: THIS ANIMAL ORDERED THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF TWO U.S. DIPLOMATS IN MALTA. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANYONE TO REPRESENT THIS NATION AT HIS FUNERAL

[Artem55]

I guess Hell must have had a vacancy.

[ChristianFool]

FINALLY! Too him long enough.

[BunnySlippers]

He died just in time for his funeral. Imagine that!

[injin]

Fox is making to big of a deal about Arafat
We knew he was dying . He died...

good riddance

Who's next? This is the Palestinians big chance to try and get it right. Will they? Have they got what it takes to end the evil legacy of Arafat? Stay tuned....

[WorkingClassFilth]

Tom Daschal is really, really deeply saddened.

[Inkie]

Either way it's OK -- 11/10 is the birthday of the UNITED STATES MARINES (SEMPER FI). 11/11 is Veteran's Day.

The main thing is that he has gone to that Big Bombed Out Compound in Hell.

Now, what REALLY disturbed me was hearing that our State Department was discussing who the US should send to the funeral. We should send NOBODY to that freakin' funeral. This Administration hasn't recognized Yassir as a head of state for the past four years, so why would we send anybody?

[Libloather]

Again? Whoo-hoo!

Let's do this again tomorrow!

[randog]

I'm writing this as I listen to Stone Temple Pilots' "Dead and Bloated" in celebration.

[montag813]

DEAR PRIME MINISTER SHARON: PLEASE INSURE BY WHATEVER MEANS NECCESSARY THAT THIS DESPICABLE PIG IS NEVER EVER BURIED ANYWHERE NEAR JERUSALEM