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| Lebanese forces put on high alert to prevent Arafat's expulsion | |
| 2003-09-16 | |
The Lebanese Army and Coast Guard have been reportedly put on highest alert in order to prevent any Israeli attempts to expel Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to Lebanon, some senior Lebanese sources were quoted as saying yesterday. The army units were instructed to cope with Arafat's feared expulsion to any of the five Palestinian refugee camps scattered on the southern ports of Sidon and Tyre. The website further said that Israeli army views Lebanon as the easiest Arafat drop-off point if the Sharon government goes ahead with its decision to 'remove' Arafat from Palestinian territories, despite worldwide opposition, including from the US, France, Russia and Britain. Other countries Israel is reportedly considering to send Arafat are Egypt, Libya, Jordan and Tunisia.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #9 ..someone's gotta be a martyr in the family, and Yasser does his damndest to avoid it. That comment reminded me of this. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-16 12:42:40 PM |
| #8 I prefer the Jimmy Hoffa approach myself. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-9-16 10:45:45 AM |
| #7 B-A-R, well, someone's gotta be a martyr in the family, and Yasser does his damndest to avoid it. I personally think this was a turkey baster deal, a la Michael Jackson's |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-16 10:44:21 AM |
| #6 If they can't chose one place, why not divide him up and.... |
| Posted by: Tokyo Taro 2003-9-16 3:48:58 AM |
| #5 "Honey! I'm home!" And to think, she had the guy's kid. UGH. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-16 12:57:45 AM |
| #4 Send him back to Tangiers - he made himself real welcome there last time around. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-9-16 12:53:49 AM |
| #3 The army units were instructed to cope with Arafat's feared expulsion to any of the five Palestinian refugee camps scattered on the southern ports of Sidon and Tyre. Sorta depends on just how the Israelis expel him. Since we're dealing with a port town, I think strapping Arafat to a torpedo and firing him at an unused, decrepit dock would work. And it save on the demolition of the dock. Perhaps the Israelis could charge the Lebanese for the expenses. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-9-16 12:17:04 AM |
| #2 "Honey! I'm home!" E-e-e-e-w! |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-9-16 12:09:47 AM |
| #1 How about Paris? I'm sure Suha would be thrilled to see him... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-9-16 12:06:54 AM |