FRANCE STRUGGLES TO DENY 'POISONOUS' ARAFAT RUMOR

New York Post ^ | 11/18/04 | URI DAN

[kattracks]

JERUSALEM — France yesterday insisted Yasser Arafat did not die of poisoning as it tried to control a wave of conspiracy theories sweeping the Mideast in the wake of the Palestinian leader's death.

But the French government gave no cause of death — and the Palestinian Authority announced it was sending a commission to Paris to investigate.

Leaks by Arafat's doctors claiming he died of cirrhosis or a rare blood clotting disorder have failed to stop claims by Palestinians that the 75-year-old terror leader was poisoned by Israel.

But a French government spokesman, Jean-Francois Cope, yesterday denied Arafat died from poisoning or any unnatural causes.

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Le Monde quoted doctors as saying Arafat appeared to have been suffering from disseminated intravascular coagulation, a disease in which the body consumes the platelets.

[Gil4]

What about the OTHER rumor? (AIDS)

[Bon mots]

Everyone knows that the French killed him.

:-)

[AbercrombieChick]

HA. I say that Bush goes over there, and hold press conferences declaring "France hates Islam, and secretly plotted to poison Arafat all along. Overall, the world is better off, but FRANCE POISONS MUSLIMS, which has made the world more dangerous for Muslims and their leaders!"

Oh, as if Chirac wouldn't do the same if he could go talk to Iraqi terrorists.

[razorback-bert]

France poisoned him and stole his money!

France poisoned him and stole his money!

France poisoned him and stole his money!

[carumba]

I liked Leno's line: His dying wish was that they send the bill to Israel.

[hershey]

Time for the Islamofascist French revolution. Beheadings in the street...right up their alley.

[AdmSmith]

Everyone knows that the French killed him.

They had the means, opportunity and motive! ;-)

[Arpege92]

I knew those French hated Palestinians and that's why they murdered Arafat! I DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION!

[MadIvan]

I suggest AIDS fits in with the facts - note how his illness was constantly referred to as a blood disorder of some kind.

Well...

Regards, Ivan

[Bon mots]

suggest AIDS fits in with the facts - note how his illness was constantly referred to as a blood disorder of some kind.

That's it! The French injected AIDS into his blood!

[mewzilla]

They'd rather be dealing with a poison rumor than an AIDS rumor.

[Roy Tucker]

Good idea, call in Inspector Clouseau.

[Rakkasan1]

the only thing I know(thanks to media coverage of ARA-FAT-RAT) is Ringo Starr lost his twin brother, Volvo makes a hearse, and the MSM will need a large supply of chapstick from all their Arafat ass kissing.