I did get an alert Arafat is failing, diminishing
French launch Council to control Muslims - SNIP
"We want to say very simply, imams who propagate views that run counter to French values will be expelled," Mr. Sarkozy told a radio station. He went on to clearly state that the council’s purpose was not to represent Islam for the Muslims, but to represent the will of the government upon the Muslims. "Islamic law will be applied nowhere because it is not the law of the [French] Republic," he said.
Articles: Instructions to Muslims how to identify the enemies of Islam and Muslims and French launch Council to control Muslims
So I've seen on Trackingterrorism.com and TB2K rumors that Arafat has passed away but that it's being kept quiet. I know there were concerns last week of a possible poisoning but I never heard the conclusion. Does anyone have anything else on this? Even if Arafat's death were the result of him running out in front of a bus yelling "The Jews have no historic claim to Jerusalem" while the whole thing was caught on camera it would result in claims of foul-play and rioting in the "Arab street". But I'm curious.