Arafat dead?

[DaDakota]

Not looking good for Yassar (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6402008/)

Looks like he is going to check out, I hope the new leadership is less crooked, and more willing to actually work for peace.

DD

[F.D. Khan]

If him and Sharon could buy it in one day that would be quite fitting. These crusty old men have sent enough children to the grave.

[JayZ750]

Arafat dies in Brussels.

[whag00]

President Bush looks genuinely somber....

[rockHEAD]

Bush: "God bless his soul"

that's what he said when asked for his initial reaction to Arafat's passing...

TOPIC needs a title change... cause he is no longer near death, he's beyond it.

[RocketFan007]

Fox News is reporting that Arafat is still alive, although on his death bed.

[Mulder]

Mexed Missages...

Yahoo hheadline says "Arafat is clinically dead" but the story says:

Palestinian Leader Arafat Is Alive-Hospital Says

CLAMART, France (Reuters) - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) is alive, a spokesman for a French military hospital where he is being treated said on Thursday.

"Mr. Arafat has not died," chief doctor Christian Estripeau told reporters at the hospital.

He made the statement shortly after Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said the 75-year-old Palestinian leader had died.

Arafat's aides said he was in a critical condition but gave contradictory details. Some said he was in a coma, others said he had been floating in and out of consciousness.

Palestinian security chiefs were called to an emergency meeting at Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah as concern mounted in the West Bank over the health of the man who embodies the Palestinian struggle for statehood.

A senior official in Ramallah said Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie took over some of Arafat security and financial powers on Thursday.

An official for the State Department said: "We have seen the reports (Arafat is dead). We cannot confirm them, we are working to see if they are true. link (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041104/wl_nm/mideast_arafat_dc)

[Mulder]

I said "Yassar"
he said "Yessir?"
I said "Yassar"
he said "stop it."

[keeley]

they're trying to make him the Palestinian Elvis :cool:

[JuanValdez]

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[asusman103]

Originally posted by keeley
they're trying to make him the Palestinian Elvis :cool:


hahaha thats funny in so many ways but wrong in some....i still laughed

[RocketMan Tex]

Good riddance. I'll say the same when Sharon checks out.

[thumbs]

Changes loom in Mideast politics. You could say "the Arafat's in the fire."

[halfbreed]

I still don't know what this man has done to have a net worth of over 5 billion dollars. That's so ridiculous in my mind. Most moguls in America don't even make that much, so does anyone know how he earned all that...I have my ideas but as they are politically motivated I'd rather hear someone else who might know for sure.


By The Way...
If he's so concerned with the plight of his people, why wouldn't he be spending money on things to help Palestinians as opposed to spending it on the extermination of the Jews?

[nyquil82]

i guess it strengthens the case to some that God is on Bush's side.

[Buck Turgidson]

halfbreed: For the most part, he stole/embezzled it from the PLO/PA.

[DaDakota]

Originally posted by Buck Turgidson
halfbreed: For the most part, he stole/embezzled it from the PLO/PA.

Imagine what the Palastinian people could do with 5 billion dollars?

I am sure the USA could sell them some weapons to even it up over there.

;)

DD

[RocketMan Tex]

Originally posted by DaDakota
Imagine what the Palastinian people could do with 5 billion dollars?

I am sure the USA could sell them some weapons to even it up over there.

;)

DD

They could sell them WMDs.

If it was good enough for Iran and Iraq in the 1980s, it's good enough for the Palestinians today!

[Sir Jackie Chiles]

Originally posted by halfbreed
I still don't know what this man has done to have a net worth of over 5 billion dollars.

Where did you get this number from? :confused:

[CBrownFanClub]

Thank goodness Paul is in good health.

http://walruspage.progipark.com/ringo.jpg

[Mango]

I heard it was more in the range of 2 - 3 billion rather than 5 billion. Whatever the exact number, it is still quite a bit of money that has been skimmed off.

<a HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/07/60minutes/main582487.shtml">Arafat's Billions</a>

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I found a story that puts the estimate in the $4.2 - $6.5 billion range.

<a HREF="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=53769&d=1&m=11&y=2004">Arafat Aides Resume Talks With Israel, Fight Over His Fortune</a>

[DaDakota]

I am sure he is leaving all that money to the Palastinian people, right?

DD

[Sir Jackie Chiles]

Originally posted by Mango
I heard it was more in the range of 2 - 3 billion rather than 5 billion. Whatever the exact number, it is still quite a bit of money that has been skimmed off.

<a HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/07/60minutes/main582487.shtml">Arafat's Billions</a>

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I found a story that puts the estimate in the $4.2 - $6.5 billion range.

<a HREF="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4&section=0&article=53769&d=1&m=11&y=2004">Arafat Aides Resume Talks With Israel, Fight Over His Fortune</a>

Many thanks for the links, Mango. Learned something new.

[halfbreed]

OK, so it's in the 2-6.5 bill range. Thanks for the links!! I think I had read the 2nd one before and thats where i got the info.

[Mango]

No problem because I am also curious on what the approximate amount is.

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Considering the amount of money that his wife is used to spending every month; she is probably going to be reluctant in giving it to the Palestinian people. In regards to a will or some other <i>legal instrument</i> that would go into force after his death, I doubt that he would be charitable after hording money for years & years.

[IROC it]

Originally posted by JuanValdez
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Shouldn't that be a...

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Question btw... why all the US love for the former head of the PLO terrorist groups? Israel olympian tragedy? Plane hijackings, etc? Remember? Will we mourn OBL in 25-30 years??:confused:

[FranchiseBlade]

Originally posted by DaDakota
I am sure he is leaving all that money to the Palastinian people, right?

DD

He wasn't charitable towards them in life, I don't expect him to be in death.

[jo mama]

arafat...dead?

arafat IS...dead.






obscure simpsons reference!

[DaDakota]

So has he died yet?

DD

[RocketMan Tex]

Generalissimo Francisco Yasser Arafat is still dead.

"Our Top Story Tonight"....

[wizardball]

Until Sharon checks out of this world...there is gonna be no peace...he was/is a ruthless killer.(Lebanese War..him and the States did a good number on them)

[JuanValdez]

Originally posted by IROC it
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That's clever; never seen that before.

[DaDakota]

Never mind.

[Mango]

Interesting story.........

<a HREF="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/498661.html"> Palestinian leaders head to Paris to announce Arafat's death</a>

[solid]

He is dead, no, he is alive, no, he is dead, no, he is alive, no, he is dead, no, he is alive...........

Today, Drudge ran both headlines simultaneously; they have it covered either way! :D

[Surfguy]

Between this and the reign of witches thread, I keep thinking the wicked witch is dead. Guess not...yet.