AP: Arafat's Condition Deteriorates Rapidly (He's NOT dead, again)

[MallRat]

This is getting ridiculous.

Arafat's Condition Deteriorates Rapidly
By LARA SUKHTIAN, Associated Press Writer
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20041109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/arafat_22

CLAMART, France - Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s condition deteriorated dramatically overnight as his coma deepened, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday, and top Palestinian officials met with his medical team.

(snip)

Two Palestinian officials denied media reports that Arafat had died, including Nasser al-Kidwa, his nephew and the Palestinian Authority (news - web sites)'s ambassador to the United Nations (news - web sites), who said he had spoken to Arafat's doctors.

"The situation is very difficult, but he is still alive," al-Kidwa told the AP.

:eyes:

[hatrack]

1. Geez, this is starting to sound like SNL & Francisco Franco

.

[MassLiberal]

2. I thought the same thing

"Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."

[MallRat]

3. I just don't understand why this is happening.

I mean, Arafat wasn't going to live forever. Is there a good reason why the PA didn't have an order of succession in place before this happened?

Baffling.

-MR

[jakpalmer]

4. Once he is officially dead,

as a muslim, I think he has to be buried within 24 to 48 hours.
So it may not only be a succession problem.

[ender]

6. 24 hours...

and there are two problems:

1) gotta find somewhere to bury him - and israel is not allowing the temple mount.
2) israel has to prepare for the worst. shits a gunna hit the fan in the territories.

[htuttle]

8. This just in...

[Divine Discontent]

16. gosh people.. THINK!!!!!!!!

(continued from locked LBN thread) the person that said they were surprised they didn't announce he had AIDS by now, was making a clever slam on rethugs. See, Arafat is NOT liked by the Bush Adm., the Israelis are, so, with his white blood cell count down, that would have been a golden opportunity for the bigots to say, "there goes another godless homo dying of aids". It's what they DO, they take every advantage they can find to destroy people, look at Kerry! Showing him windsurfing? come on! why Kerry didn't say in the debates, "this is coming from a guy who chokes on a pretzel and knocks himself out!"

oOoOoOoOoOoOoHHHH they make me righteously angry!

[DS1]

5. How do comas deepen?

:wtf:

[demokatgurrl]

7. Anyone remember Soviet President Andropov?

Had a cold for a while but was never seen in public and then it came out much later that he was dead.

I wonder if Arafat is really dead.

[htuttle]

9. Is there classical music playing on Palestinian radio stations?

Of course, I don't think there ARE any Palestinian radio stations left...

[Nevernose]

14. Didn't Brezhnev go out the same way?

And which was the one right before Gorbachev?

[maxsolomon]

10. Please go already

he's looked near dead since munich 72. I'm entirely sick of the ME.

[SoCalDem]

11. Where's Chevy Chase when we need him ?

:)

[NashVegas]

12. David Frum Is Floating AIDS Rumors

http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Diplomacy/4348.htm

I assume it's bullshit, otherwise figure that if the CIA does indeed know, has known Arafat has AIDS, chances are that we or the Mossad gave it to him.

Please don't shoot the messenger (me. Put all the cork in Frum ya want to).

[daleo]

13. So what if he did?

I suppose it is an implication that he was homosexual. That way, hate can be directed against Palestinians and homosexuals all at once. And yes, I know Islam is not exactly tolerant towards gays either.

[MallRat]

15. Wow, is that irresponsible.

Believe me, I'm not going to weep when Arafat finally kicks it (if he hasn't already). But engaging in this kind of speculation is just... ugggh.

Should I expect anything different from Frum?

I think not.

-MR

[Minstrel Boy]

17. If you'd just left it at "David Frum Is Floating"

I'd be happy. :evilgrin:

"End of Evil" :crazy:

[getoffmytrain]

18. "Arafat" must

must be an ancient Aramaic word for "cat".

[olddad56]

19. Lets face it, we are all dead, we just haven't laid down yet.