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| Arafat Urges Israel to Resume Talks | ||
| 2003-09-14 | ||
| EFL Ten years after the signing of historic peace accords whose goals were never achieved, Yasser Arafat said Saturday the Mideast conflict is facing its most difficult point since, and he urged Israel to return to negotiations following its threat to exile him. "Watch the pea here, there it goes, is it in this shell or the one in my right hand?" Okay, be a shield, that plays into the plan nicely. ``Why do they interfere in our affairs and want to expel our leader? It will only happen over our dead bodies,’’ said Adnan Awad, one of two dozen Palestinians camping outside Arafat’s office. Sure Adnan, by the way, see that red dot creeping up your chest? The Palestinian leader emerged repeatedly from the office of his partially destroyed compound to greet the crowd — beaming, blowing kisses and flashing ``V’’ for victory signs. It was a stark contrast to the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993, when Arafat shook hands with then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn in the presence of President Clinton. All part of the same strategy to wear the Israelis down. Israel blames Arafat for the collapse of peace efforts and says he has failed to stop terror attacks on Israelis. After two suicide bombings that killed 15 people this week, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s security Cabinet decided in principle to ``remove’’ him. The vaguely worded decision seems to leave open the options of exiling, killing or arresting Arafat — or further isolating him in the office where he has been confined for 18 months, with his phone lines cut and visitors barred. Tossing Arafat into the Med with cement shoes is an appealing option. ``At this moment we are really facing the most difficult moment that we have faced since the signing of Oslo in 1993,’’ Arafat told foreign diplomats at his headquarters. ``The problem is not just my problem and the threats that Israel has made to eliminate or to remove me. "Nope, nope, I ain’t afraid, watch me bare my chest." ``The problem, the real danger is the intent of the Israeli government to cancel the Palestinian partner and to eliminate the presence of the Palestinian Authority.’’ The problem is you, bubbles.
"Now look, is the pea in the shell on the left or the shell on the right?" Thousands of Palestinians have rallied in recent days to support Arafat, and Palestinian officials have warned that a move against their leader would carry disastrous consequences. For about a week or so, then it’s all up-side. But Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Sharon, said Arafat has not delivered on years of pledges and called him an ``arch-terrorist.’’
What he said. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Ho ho Dripping Sarcasm - one of my favourite films. And then he holds up Thulsa Dooms (JEJ) head, shows it to the followers and hurls it down the steps. They all then realise the game is up, chuck their torches into a pond and wander off. He then chucks a massive brazier (Olympic hammer style) into the complex which burns very nicely. Did I mention there's a heap of bad guy slicing and dicing before the finale? Now, about life imitating art... |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2003-9-14 12:32:39 PM |
| #4 Uh... Fool me once... shame on you Fool me twice... shame on me I wonder how many will be fooled again. The UN and France for sure... Germany maybe... The Democrats in the USA can't be fooled again (since they are *still* fooled from the first time). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-9-14 10:59:24 AM |
| #3 Ten years after the signing of historic peace accords whose goals were never achieved... Arafat never intended for them to be achieved. It was just another tactic to obtain concessions on his true roadmap which leads to the destruction of Israel and the extermination of the Jews. He is engaged in undeclared war; he deserves a missile no less than any Hamas leader. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-9-14 10:39:04 AM |
| #2 Isreal, ignore the Arafatty show. Get back on Hammas. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-9-14 10:33:28 AM |
| #1 Turning his comments to Israel, he said, ``Come to peace, come to make peace together.’’ Wow, that reminds me of the final scene of the first Conan movie, where James Earle Jones thinks he's got Arnold fooled. After a moment of dramatic indecision, Arnold beheads him in a wonderfully gratuitous display, for all his followers to see. Ahh... if only life could imitate art. |
| Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm 2003-9-14 9:47:59 AM |