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Arafat in His Final Days
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Posted on 10/07/2003 2:53:40 PM PDT by Husker24
Amid reports of rapidly deteriorating health, four ambulances were seen this afternoon entering the compound of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
A spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, dismissed reports Arafat, 74, had been taken to a hospital, but another senior official said he has seen the Palestinian leader's health slide over the past two weeks, according to the Jerusalem Post.
"I don't think it's the flu as some people say," the senior official said. "The president hasn't been feeling well for some time, and his health seems to be worsening."
Abu Rudeineh insisted Arafat merely was exhausted and was recovering, and the senior official said he possibly could have picked up viruses from all the people with whom he has shaken hands and exchanged kisses lately. Thousands have come to his compound since Israel announced its decision to "remove" him.
But Palestinians say they never have seen Arafat look as ill as he did Sunday when he met with new PA Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia.
"You can see that he's very ill," said someone who attended the meeting, according to the Post. "He can hardly speak. Something bad is happening to him."
The decision to bar reporters and visitors from Arafat's compound this evening added fuel to the speculation, the Jerusalem paper said.
Last week, after a team of doctors was summoned from Jordan to examine him, a journalist in Ramallah quoted a senior PA official as saying that "Arafat's days are numbered," the Post reported.
The doctors were called in after Arafat complained of severe abdominal pain and had been vomiting for several days. Aides suspected he had been poisoned. The Jordanian medical team concluded he was only mildly ill and needed rest.
The Jerusalem daily, citing PA officials, said Arafat's illness could be linked to his decision to declare a state of emergency in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"It's possible that he doesn't want to leave a vacuum behind," said one PA official, the Post reported. "He must have discussed the issue with Abu Ala [Qureia]."
TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: arafat; ugly
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We can only hope.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:53:58 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: Husker24
Yasser, just DIE already!
2
posted on
10/07/2003 2:54:47 PM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(There's two kinds of people in the world. Those with loaded guns and those that dig.)
To: All
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:55:05 PM PDT
by
Support Free Republic
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To: Husker24
In a final gesture, Arafat gives the world the finger...
4
posted on
10/07/2003 2:58:57 PM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Well...there you go again.)
To: Husker24
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:59:48 PM PDT
by
Pro-Bush
(Homeland Security + Tom Ridge = Open Borders --> Demand Change!)
To: Husker24
They will riot declaring that Israel killed him by some secret weapon or poison.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:00:51 PM PDT
by
TopQuark
To: Husker24
Ha!
You don't have to be a wonder-brain to figure this out.
All rethoric aside, it has never been Arafatty's intention to die for the Palestinian cause. Dying is something for the young idiots to do. When the going gets tought, Arafatty looks for a bolthole.
Problem is, he has sort of boxed himself in with his "I ain't gonna leave" proclamations and he is getting increasingly worried because he know that Israel is just itching to finally stamp "paid" on his long outstanding account.
The solution? Simple.
Fake a stroke, get sick, arranged to get sent to the hospital and then maybe another friendly clinic in Arab lands. Once there, effect a miraculous recovery and continue as before -- from safety.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:02:18 PM PDT
by
Ronin
(Qui tacet consentit!)
To: Husker24
The bastard should not be allowed to die without seeing the bloody stumps of his own blown off limbs, and the holes in his torso from rat poison-tipped nails driven into his flesh.
Whatever he dies of, I want it to hurt like his victims were hurt.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:03:11 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Husker24
Four ambulances? The only reason I can think that he'd need four ambulances is if he was drawn and quartered...one quarter for each ambulance. Ahh! If only it could prove to be true!
9
posted on
10/07/2003 3:09:23 PM PDT
by
mass55th
To: Husker24
Amid reports of rapidly deteriorating health, four ambulances were seen this afternoon entering the compound of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:13:25 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
To: Husker24
**and his health seems to be worsening."**
Baited breath waiting here!
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:14:46 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Husker24
Must be all the prayers from Christian and Jews for a solution to the problems in the Middle East. God works in mysterious ways.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:15:30 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
(Why Davis Orders Shredders - - Destroy Evidence of Fund Raising Felonies!)
To: Husker24
" ... picked up viruses ... from exchanged kisses."
This ought to give his Muslim competitors an idea.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:15:40 PM PDT
by
AngrySpud
(Behold, I am The Anti-Crust (Anti-Hillary))
To: Husker24
May God grant Arafat the Truth of His Light,
A.S.A.P!
To: mass55th
It's well known that the Palestinians use ambulances to move weapons and explosives around, as well as their "fighters". They're probably just delivering Yasser's reinforcements.
That said, hope the reports of the Chairman's ill health are true. It's long past time for this POS to be gathered to Satan.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:19:15 PM PDT
by
Argus
((Ninety-nine and forty-four one-hundredths percent Pure Reactionary))
To: Husker24
I'll believe the old rump-ranger is dead when I see pictures of his cold, lifeless body.
He might actually be sick, he could also be planning a bug-out because he thinks that this time Israel is really going to whack him or he could be fasking a terminal illness in order to play for time and allow the dust from this latest suicide bombing to settle down.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:20:00 PM PDT
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
DIE PIG DIE!!!!
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:24:08 PM PDT
by
Bommer
(Losers never learn!)
To: Husker24
If he just keels over does that mean that he misses out on the 72 virgins-du-jour?
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:26:25 PM PDT
by
mhking
(When it rains it pours: I'm looking for a job again -- any offers or help: mhking@bellsouth.net)
To: Husker24
There is a special spot reserved for him in hell.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:32:33 PM PDT
by
RWR8189
To: mhking
mhking wrote:
If he just keels over does that mean that he misses out on the 72 virgins-du-jour?
Arafat wouldn't have any use for 72 dark-eyed houris; as a matter of fact he wouldn't have use for even one, except as a housekeeper.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:33:28 PM PDT
by
quidnunc
(Omnis Gaul delenda est)
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