ARAFAT 'BRAIN DEAD' - REPORTS -- Sky News

[Chiyo-chichi]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1158426,00.html


Yasser Arafat is brain dead, according to Israeli television quoting French sources.

The 75-year-old Palestinian leader's health has been reported to be deteriorating by the hour but there is still no official confirmation of his death.


However, Palestinian officials have denied the reports and say his condition has not changed.

[Cobalt Violet]

1. Wow! Now Bush has company.

[rabid_nerd]

2. He's gained something in common with W...

sorry... couldn't resist.

[Chiyo-chichi]

4. chuckling "W-style."

heh-heh-heh-heh-heh.

[Wabbajack]

3. He's always been brain dead hasn't he?

He and Sharon both.

[jobycom]

5. It's Sky, let's wait for a real source. Even this story

has a disclaimer at the end of the report.

[MercutioATC]

6. That last line is a joke in the making...

[havocmom]

7. 'Brain dead' & 'condition has not changed' Interesting to contemplate

the possibilities there

[ladjf]

8. So are 59,000,000 + American voters.

[LisaL]

10. Yep. Arafat isn't the only one who is BRAIN-DEAD

[wjsander]

12. That's not fair...

At least 590,000 of that number aren't "brain-dead"... they're just greedy.

[Az_lefty]

9. He's Dead...He's Alive....He's Brain Dead....WTF???

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. Notice that all of the reports of his death/brain death/ etc...

come from Israel.

I'm cynical enough to think that the Israelis are attempting to exploit the situation by spreading news that Arafat is dead when he isn't, merely for the sake of provoking a Palestinian reaction. We already know that Arafat's demise will likely result in chaos; it seems that the Israelis are itching to get to work "pacifying" the Palestinians.

[Moderator]

13. Locking

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