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| Israel-Palestine |
| Arafat critic shot in Ramallah |
| 2004-07-21 |
| Outraged press release blaming this on Israel in 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... Former Palestinian cabinet minister Nabil Amr has been shot and injured by gunmen in Ramallah in the West Bank. Mr Amr, an ex-information minister who is now a Palestinian MP, was hit twice in the right leg as he was walked home late on Tuesday, his family said. Forensic results will not be available as the slugs dug out of Amr's leg have already "vanished" from Palestinian Authority evidence lockers. Medics said Mr Amr, who has been urging democratic reforms in the Palestinian Authority, was not seriously wounded. "Nah, just a warning, guv!" The attack comes amid the growing lawlessness in the Gaza Strip were militants are demanding reforms. Earlier on Tuesday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei - who wanted to quit over the issue - agreed to stay in his post for the time being. The Palestinian leadership is embroiled in a crisis over who should run the security and intelligence services. So, nobody's particularly happy about Egypt stepping up to the plate, eh? |
| Posted by:Zenster |
| #4 I read somewhere that he will probaby lose the leg. I think any outspoken critic of Arafat should be granted a free trip to the Cleveland Clinic for a complimentary fitting of one of Lt Dan's brand magic legs. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-07-21 10:39:41 PM |
| #3 Ima wonder what an Arafat critic does for a living? "Intense and deadly intrigue could not save the scene written by a moron and produced in a hellhole." |
| Posted by: Shamu 2004-07-21 2:36:03 PM |
| #2 ..whether the services are placed under the control of the PA cabinet, particularly an independent Interior Minister under an independent PM, or whether they remain under the control of Arafat. As long as Arafart is still in either the West Bank or Gaza and has a pulse, there is little chance of this happening. Not that it would necessarily mean much, but still... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-21 1:48:06 PM |
| #1 Egypt aint gonna run the services in any case. What theyre fighting about is whats been at issues since early in 2003 - whether the services are placed under the control of the PA cabinet, particularly an independent Interior Minister under an independent PM, or whether they remain under the control of Arafat. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-07-21 10:51:36 AM |