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| Sharon rushed to hospital - another stroke |
| 2006-01-04 |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to a hospital late Wednesday, his office said, after feeling unwell. Israeli media reported that he apparently suffered another stroke. The announcement said he was taken to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital, where he was scheduled to undergo a heart procedure on Thursday. Israeli media and the Israeli rescue service said Sharon was taken to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, not far from his ranch, where he was resting before the Thursday procedure. |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #8 Addressing reporters in English, Mor-Yosef said Sharon had "massive bleeding and was being transferred to an operating theater." While this is very serious, I couldn't help but wonder if this "operating theater" comes with targetting screens and is underground. Look out MM's....we're comin to get ya! |
| Posted by: BA 2006-01-04 21:05 |
| #7 true .com, but elections are coming. Sharon, not Ohlmert was the figurehead and reason for voting for Kadima... Bibi won't let Israel be snookered or destroyed (alone heh heh), but I don't know that he has the ability to see any long view, nor the credibility of Sharon. I pray for the "bulldozer" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-01-04 20:42 |
| #6 According to a Brit Hume interview with Dennis Ross, Ehoud Olmert (sp?) will take Sharon's spot if he doesn't pull through. According to Ross, they are of exactly the same mind, politically - so Ross says to expect no changes in policy from Olmert. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-04 20:37 |
| #5 dammit. I liked his politics. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-01-04 17:34 |
| #4 Uh oh. Netanyahu? Ahmedjihadi had better buy into asbestos, methinks. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-04 17:26 |
| #3 Cerebral hemmorhage, doesn't sound good: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday and was receiving breathing assistance while under general anesthetic, a hospital official said. Power was transferred to his deputy. ADVERTISEMENT Sharon, 77, suffered a "significant" stroke and was brought to Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital from his ranch in the Negev desert, an official said. Channel 2 TV said Sharon was suffering from paralysis in his lower body and was taken into the hospital on a stretcher. Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, the hospital's director general, said Sharon was under general anesthetic and was receiving breathing assistance while doctors assessed his condition. A few minutes later, Mor-Yosef emerged to say that initial tests showed Sharon had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding in his brain. Addressing reporters in English, Mor-Yosef said Sharon had "massive bleeding and was being transferred to an operating theater." Cabinet Secretary Yisrael Maimon said Sharon's authority had been transferred to Vice Premier Ehud Olmert. The latest health crisis came hours before Sharon was to undergo a procedure to seal a hole in his heart that contributed to a mild stroke on Dec. 18. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-04 17:06 |
| #2 In my heart of hearts I wish that this is a ploy and Sharon is off to his bunker before the Iran decapitation begins. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-01-04 16:11 |
| #1 Single track mind today, but if the mullahs weren't already crapping themselves about Bush's conflab with the ex-secs, then they will be if it seems Likud will win the Israeli election. |
| Posted by: Jake-the-Peg 2006-01-04 15:41 |