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| France Probes Arafat’s Wife |
| 2004-02-10 |
| French prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened an inquiry into transfers totaling $11.5 million into bank accounts held in France by Suha Arafat, the wife of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. The Paris public prosecutor confirmed a report in Le Canard Enchaine weekly that an inquiry into Suha Arafat, who lives in Paris, was launched last October after information provided by the Bank of France and a government anti-money laundering body. Chirac didn’t get his cut? The prosecutor’s office said they wanted to check transfers from a Swiss-based institution made between July 2002 and July 2003 into two separate accounts held by her in Paris. Well, there goes Yasser’s retirement fund. The office said the probe is at the preliminary stage, meaning its aim is to determine whether there is sufficient grounds to take investigations further. Suha Arafat could not be contacted for comment. Out shopping before the checks bounce. Yasser Arafat has rejected allegations of corruption within his Palestinian Authority. Yet it has suffered a fall in foreign donor money amid allegations that some of it has been siphoned off by corrupt officials or diverted to militants waging a suicide bombing campaign against Israel. You mean like that 11 million? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #14 From my UC Berkeley days: There are no such things as dirty words, only dirty minds. Now what is this duck sh-t all about? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-10 7:51:03 PM |
| #13 AFLAC! (ball gag in) mmmmppphhhhhh! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-10 7:10:23 PM |
| #12 I can't add anything to this.... but yes... why is the duck in bondage? And was it ropes or chains? Just curiously science. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-10 6:01:11 PM |
#11 France Probes Arafat’s WifeEwwwwwww! |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-2-10 5:57:06 PM |
| #10 they are probing chainey to. how come thats not mentioned? |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-10 5:45:35 PM |
| #9 Ahah. Now we're getting somewhere! Why is the duck in bondage? |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-2-10 5:45:33 PM |
| #8 Jim, the thought of "probing" Suha is a risque as Rosie O'Donnell modelling Victoria's Secret Valetines collection. I guess that would be filed under "acquired taste." |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-10 5:02:53 PM |
| #7 "Canard enchaine" means "Chained Duck" not ruptured duck. But in french slang a canard is a low-end newspaper. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-2-10 4:53:02 PM |
| #6 Calling Faisal. . . Anon. . . . C'mon guys - I'm needing your thoughful insights on this subject. Oo! Oo! I've got it, since it's the Joooooooooooooo's money anyway it's okay, right? Suha is due the dough to calm her jangled nerves regarding her downtrodden brothers and sisters. Crickets. . . |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-2-10 3:56:52 PM |
| #5 That headline put a bad image in my head. |
| Posted by: Lil Dhimmi 2004-2-10 3:56:14 PM |
| #4 France Probes Arafat’s Wife Jim K beat me to it; might want to reconsider that headline... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-10 3:45:02 PM |
| #3 Snarky comment. Somehow puting "France", "Probe" and "Wife (that is, female)" all in one headline sounds a bit risque. Or, perhaps just normal for the french screwing someone. |
| Posted by: Jim K 2004-2-10 3:33:30 PM |
| #2 "Le Canard Enchaine" - The Ruptured Duck? Get them Aliens in there, boys, THEY know how to do a probe - why, just ask Billy-Bob here... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-2-10 2:18:27 PM |
| #1 Nice work if you can get it, right, Suha? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-10 2:16:32 PM |