Schrödinger's cat Terrorist
Arafat is in that half-state between death and non-death.
The Commissar at
Politburo Diktat links to a few news stories and has a question for CNN (and other MSM sources)
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Is Arafat Dead?
The rumorific
Debkafile says so.
bq. Does he have, or did he have, AIDS?
Jerusalem Newswire says so.
bq. If he is dead, some of the
quotes of the past 72 hours could carry a double meaning.
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CNN: "He is not in a coma," Nabil Abu Rudainah told reporters. "He is still in the intensive care unit." I suppose one could describe the condition of a corpse as "stable."
bq. Also, the French doctors have not issued any statements at all in the past couple days.
Emphasis mine -- just how deeply are the reporters at CNN digging or are they just mouthing the words fed to them by Arafat's support staff... The story in the
Jerusalem Newswire is one worth reading since it covers not only the AIDS question but also some of Arafat's origin and methods of control:
bq. Arafat has been hospitalized outside of Paris for more than a week with blotchy skin, a low platelet count that is affecting his immune system, decreased mental capacity and a considerable loss of weight – all indicators of the presence of AIDS.
bq. His homosexual tendencies have been attested to by numerous sources, including a now infamous set of surveillance videos taken by his former communist allies in Romania showing Arafat in perverted encounters with his bodyguards.
bq. Though he reportedly slipped into a terminal coma last week, Arafat’s wife is said to be keeping him connected to life support long enough to gain access to the vast wealth he had horded over the years.
bq. “Palestinian” officials in Ramallah suggested his death would be officially announced on Tuesday to coincide with the Muslim holy day of Lailat al-Kader, when, according to Islamic lore, the Koran was given to the Prophet Mohammed.
bq. Israel Insider notes that while “homosexuality is rife in the Arab world, it is at least officially consider a sin and a crime, and regarded - especially in fundamentalist circles - as a mark of great shame and depravity.”
Lot's more in the article.
Posted by DaveH at November 7, 2004 12:54 PM