Who Did It? Yasser Arafat Was Probably Poisoned, Scientists Say; Israel Denies Involvement

[Purveyor]

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press
November 07, 2013 - 3:22 pm EST

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Yasser Arafat's mysterious 2004 death turned into a whodunit Thursday after Swiss scientists who examined his remains said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned with radioactive polonium.

Yet hard proof remains elusive, and nine years on, tracking down anyone who might have slipped minuscule amounts of the lethal substance into Arafat's food or drink could be difficult.

A new investigation could also prove embarrassing — and not just for Israel, which the Palestinians have long accused of poisoning their leader and which has denied any role.

The Palestinians themselves could come under renewed scrutiny, since Arafat was holed up in his Israeli-besieged West Bank compound in the months before his death, surrounded by advisers, staff and bodyguards.

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[madokie]

1. It it was me doing the looking

I'd be looking at our very own cia

[Rex]

5. +1

nt.

[KG]

2. Israel would never anything like that. snorf.

[Purveyor]

3. OH, perish that thought, perish that thought right here and now...

[panader0]

4. I heard that the polonium could be traced to the reactor that produced it.

That might show the culprit. I believe that the Russians did the first tests and found nothing. The Swiss found plenty of polonium.
I also believe that the Russians have used radiation poisoning for assassinations in the past.
Who knows?