Arafat Buried in Chaotic Scenes in West Bank

Yahoo News ^ | 11/12/04 | Diala Saadeh and Cynthia Johnston

[Pfesser]

Firing into the air, Palestinian security men struggled earlier to remove the coffin from the aircraft and then held on to it tight as they placed it on a vehicle that plied its way through a dense throng of weeping mourners.

"With our blood and soul we redeem you, Abu Ammar," the crowd chanted, using the nom de guerre of their leader, who fought for decades for a state he never achieved.

At least nine Palestinians were wounded by shots fired by the security forces or gunmen. Medics said hundreds were treated after fainting or for minor injuries during the crush.

[Pfesser]

Firing into the air
At least nine Palestinians were wounded by shots fired by the security forces or gunmen.

Idiots. What goes up, must come down.

[Carry_Okie]

Somebody should keep an eye on that grave 24/7 for about the next twenty years, lest the Pallies exhume that they can get away with moving it to a more prestigious location.

[LizardQueen]

Just before I left for work, the MSNBC guys were discussing what the velocity of the returning bullets would be. I think they said that they can reach 120 mph on the way back down, and cause jagged wounds because of the tumbling of the bullet as it falls.

The Palis are idiots. They want a country but can't even behave themselves at a funeral.

LQ

[Pfesser]

No, don't guard it. Someone needs to dig the grave up and give ole' Arafat a pig for company.

[marvlus]

"With our blood and soul we redeem you, Abu Ammar," the crowd chanted, using the nom de guerre of their leader, who fought for decades for a state he never achieved.

The sad thing for the Palestinians is that Arafat never wanted a state. His priority was to ensure the destruction of Israel.

[claudiustg]

Arafat in the next life.

[OSHA]

Now that he's buried, I hope he's alive again.

[A knight without armor]

Usually they put dead people on a platter and carry then down the street.

[uncbob]

Reminds me of the orgy that occured when Nasser was buried

[Slip18]

Do they put an apple in their mouths?

[Alouette]

Now somebody needs to go to that gravesite at midnight and drive a stake through the center of his foul, putrid heart.

I was kind of hoping there would be a "coffin swarm" like the Ayatollah's funeral, when the box opened and the contents spilled out and a mob of "faithful" all grabbed body parts for souvenirs.

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[Uncle Vlad]

Best line summarizing the entire fiasco:

Before the Palestinians have a state of their own, they need to learn how to conduct a state funeral.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Now somebody needs to go to that gravesite at midnight and drive a stake through the center of his foul, putrid heart.

Relax. I've already arranged for everything:

:)

[Carry_Okie]

No, don't guard it. Someone needs to dig the grave up and give ole' Arafat a pig for company.

All kidding aside, they want to move the body onto the grounds of the Second Temple.

[ampat]

And retire in luxury.

[mollynme]

Just before I left for work, the MSNBC guys were discussing what the velocity of the returning bullets would be. I think they said that they can reach 120 mph on the way back down, and cause jagged wounds because of the tumbling of the bullet as it falls.

FNC showed people being carried out of the crowd on stretchers.

[Charles Martel]

No, don't guard it. Someone needs to dig the grave up and give ole' Arafat a pig for company.

Let's do this the easy way. Drill a hole, then dump in a 55 gallon drum of bacon grease. Anyone got a big funnel?

[redhead]

"Reminds me of the orgy that occured when Nasser was buried."

Yah, and how about when the Ayatolla Houmeini croaked, and they dumped the corpse out of the coffin as they were carrying it around? LOL!

[Pfesser]

No problem. Load a C130 up with tons of fried pork skins and saturate the burial site with them. No Muslim would go near the grave.

[b4its2late]

Sounds like it would've been a good place for a live MOAB test....