Posted on 01/21/2006 3:09:36 PM PST by SmithL
Deflecting increasing criticism for his administration's role in the assassination of former Lebaneese prime minister Rafik Hariri, Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed Saturday that Israel was responsible for the death of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yassir Arafat.
"Among the many assassinations that Israel has carried out in a systemic and organized manner, the most dangerous one was the assassination of Arafat," Assad said, addressing a conference of Arab lawyers.
Assad, speaking in Damascus, added that "this was done secretly, under the watching eyes of the world. But no country responded - as if nothing had happened at all."
The president, facing pressure from the United states and Europe, said that he fully supported the formation of an international investigation charged with examining the circumstances surrounding Arafat's death, similar to the committee currently charged with investigating Hariri's assassination.
Diplomatic officials in Jerusalem characterized Assad's comments as "ridiculous," and said that -more than anything else - they showed the level of his distress.
In addition, the officials said that Israel has on a number of occasions called on the Palestinians to make public the Arafat medical file.
Assad also referred to the Hariri investigation more directly, implying that he would not accept the UN's request to interview him about his or his senior officials' alleged involvement in the massive bombing that killed the Lebanese politician.
"The issue of national sovereignty is more important than security council decisions," he said.
I think it more likely that Arafat's interest in someone else's behind is behind Arafat's death...
Assad, speaking in Damascus, added that "this was done secretly, under the watching eyes of the world. But no country responded - as if nothing had happened at all."
Nothing did happen, for me it would have been as though
I was stepping on a poisonous spider.
SPLAT!
Is Arafat still dead, lol????
Arafat died of AIDS. Just ask the former Romanian secret service (Securitate), apparently they have tapes of Arafat with some of his young bodyguards 'Brokeback mountaining'...
Hey, Bashed Asshead: It was Arafat's predilection for little boy prostitutes that killed him.
But someone, ANYONE, should have done the job years before. And YOUR father should have smothered you in your crib rather than leaving his country to your foollish whims.
A sod alright.
They caught the filthy bum that killed Yassir Arafat (think about it).
Assad ,Quaddafy, Ahmanjihad I think the whole frickin tribe have lost their minds.
Arafat was a load his mom should've swallowed.
Actually, it was Arafart's behind that caused Arafart's death. He died from AIDS.
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