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| Sharon allows Arafat to be flown abroad for treatment |
| 2004-10-28 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke with his Palestinian counterpart today and agreed in principle to permit the ailing Yasser Arafat to be flown abroad for medical treatment, an Israeli official said. It remained unclear whether Arafat would be allowed to return. Israel has said in the past that Arafat could leave the West Bank, but might not be allowed to come back. Israel has confined Arafat to his headquarters for more than two years. The Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, called Sharon late Wednesday, after Arafat's health deteriorated sharply. It was the first conversation between the two men in several months. Qureia asked Sharon for permission, in principle, to let Arafat seek medical treatment abroad, said Asaf Shariv, a Sharon aide. The official said Qureia did not ask Sharon whether Arafat would be allowed to return. However, Israeli security officials said today that Arafat would be given permission to come back to the West Bank, in an apparent change of Israeli policy. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #27 fleeced, not "sleeced". (Or perhaps fleeced + sliced = sleeced ?) |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-28 5:19:44 PM |
| #26 His death will probably not cause him any reflection or pain. He's never cared a whit for "his people", whom he sleeced to the tune of a couple billion, any more than his Paris-bound wife does. His only regret will be that his grand adventure in murder and theft has come to an end. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-28 5:18:32 PM |
| #25 Too true, Tony. May flights of demons guide him to his rest...... |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-10-28 5:15:11 PM |
| #24 Calm down everyone - this thread isn't about the South-West, it's about the last few days (one can only hope) of a vile murderer. Personally, I fully expect to piss off quite a few people in the pub when I raise a glass to the passing of his shade into the netherworld. I can only hope his passing is painful, and that he sees all the faces of the people whose deaths he is responsible for as he does die (which means he'll be dying a looong time) |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-10-28 4:53:43 PM |
| #23 Lol! You've got me there, DB - I definitely stand corrected! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-28 4:06:55 PM |
| #22 Pray for more rain, esp in Miami Philly and Cleveland. Depresses turnout among the Dems' new signups. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-28 4:06:24 PM |
| #21 Nah, "End of the World" is when the Cubs win the World Series, .com! ;) |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-10-28 4:05:13 PM |
| #20 Mrs D - No offense (I don't dis love), but you write better than Mr D, did. Everyone thinks so. :-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-28 4:04:04 PM |
| #19 DB - Uh, oh. Raining in Phoenix? More "End of the World" sign, methinks. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-28 4:02:22 PM |
| #18 Hey, I AM in the damp and it's kinda dark outside (raining in bee-yoo-tee-ful downtown Phoenix today)!! |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-10-28 4:00:38 PM |
| #17 They'll do it too, DB. I'm still looking for my Mr. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-10-28 3:42:26 PM |
| #16 Dissin' love? Whoa... Behave, DB... or it's back to the dank and damp for you! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-10-28 3:40:12 PM |
| #15 I just find it touching that Suha interrupted her shopping to escort him back to Paris. Must be true love.... |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2004-10-28 3:24:35 PM |
| #14 All the more reason to hope for a blowout Bush win. At least some of these clowns will get their sense of humor back, and tone it down a bit. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-10-28 12:50:46 PM |
#13 The DU moonbats are speculating that the "Eeeeeeevil Bushitler/Rove/Halliburton Axis" had Arafat poisoned--by a Zionist Death Ray, no doubt! At least a few of them are starting to become self-aware of how over-the-top they're becoming; one writes:They've just gotten me on edge. In half an hour I'll be wondering what the heck those bush bastards did to the moon. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-10-28 12:49:01 PM |
| #12 We've got carriers in the Med, don't we? "Maverick, this is Quarterback. Your target is bearing zero-nine-zero at angels three-zero-zero. Weapons free. . . ." |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-10-28 11:55:29 AM |
| #11 Fidel (AKA "The Gimp") also.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-28 11:31:05 AM |
| #10 It'll be interesting to see who attends the funeral. Peanut Man and Not-So-Bright are locks. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-10-28 11:29:29 AM |
| #9 I originally misread the title : "Sharon allows Arafat to be flown a broad for treatment" figured it was about Suha's visit |
| Posted by: John Fn Kerry 2004-10-28 11:27:10 AM |
| #8 Hey! If he needs a transplant, let the donor be a pig! |
| Posted by: Steve from Relto 2004-10-28 11:23:50 AM |
| #7 "I'm bein' followed by a cruise missile, Cruise missile, cruise missile..." -- Yusif Islam |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-28 10:54:32 AM |
| #6 If I was a Ferengi, my ears would be itching like hell, practically screaming "OPPORTUNITY!!!" |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-10-28 10:20:40 AM |
| #5 Israel absolutely does not want to be blamed. Of course theyll be blamed anyway, ive already seen references to "conditions in the Mukata". If its cancer, that probably falls out of play, so lets hope for that, rather than an infection. Ive also seen speculation of a stroke. Haaretz says some Pals say he was continually unconscious since the vomiting, some that he was in and out of consciousness, some that he was delirious. Evidently he was awake this morning, and ate breakfast. Re burial - Israel seems to plan for it in Abu Dis, a Pal village near Jerusalem, which Israel has suggested as a Pal capital, eliding the "capital in Jerusalem" issue. Even if he doesnt die, a prolonged period where he is more or less out of it presents major political issues. |
| Posted by: Liberalhawk 2004-10-28 9:20:48 AM |
| #4 Oh shit, we seem to have lost cabin pressure... |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-10-28 8:32:20 AM |
| #3 and no burial in Jerusalem, bitch. Throw his ashes in the Dead Sea |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-28 8:30:03 AM |
| #2 Yea can come back as long as he is boxed or in an urn. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-28 7:23:36 AM |
| #1 . . . Israeli security officials said today that Arafat would be given permission to come back to the West Bank . . . Incurable optimist that I am, I think that's a leading indicator that they do not expect him to come back in a live and breathing condition. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-10-28 6:01:57 AM |