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2007-06-17 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Looters raid Arafat's home, steal his Nobel Peace Prize

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Posted by Steve White 2007-06-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I found myself wondering...what will happen to the kefiyyeh as a status symbol, now that Fatah has been vanquished so thoroughly?

Will all the cool kids still want to be seen in Arafat black-and-white?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-17 00:42|| 2007-06-17 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 What's it worth, anyway?

According to this, post-1980 Nobel Prize medals weigh about 175 grams and consist of 18 karat (75%) gold plated with 23 karat gold. So, roughly, about 131 grams = 4.2 troy ounces of gold = ~$2750 at today's prices. Nice little score for one of the looters. Except he's still in Gaza, and, hopefully, will have to trade it for a crust of moldy bread soon.

Posted by PBMcL 2007-06-17 01:04|| 2007-06-17 01:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I've got a nice haunch of rat I could let you have for, say, 2 Nobel medals.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-17 01:14|| 2007-06-17 01:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Mmmmmm ... haunch of rat!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-17 02:23|| 2007-06-17 02:23|| Front Page Top

#5 "They stole almost everything inside the house, including Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize medal,"

Looters desecrating the defile of our world's most reviled terrorist asshole. Go figure. Somewhere, the fates are giggling through their after-dinner Martinis.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-17 02:26|| 2007-06-17 02:26|| Front Page Top

#6 It would sure be cool if they had the looting of the Arafish's house on YouTube. That would make my day.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-06-17 02:48|| 2007-06-17 02:48|| Front Page Top

#7 The last few weeks have been great, what with one strain of vermin eliminating another strain. And then this ;) - great stuff!

Posted by Tony (UK) 2007-06-17 05:36|| 2007-06-17 05:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Can't wait for some NGO to issue a Letter of Deep Concern ^TM over this latest development.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-06-17 07:19|| 2007-06-17 07:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, but for the love of God, what happened to the RED BINDER? It's like, iconic, you know. I have invested much into it, emotionally speaking.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-06-17 11:31|| 2007-06-17 11:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Yeah, but for the love of God, what happened to the RED BINDER?

You mean the one that originally belonged to the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred.

Posted by DMFD 2007-06-17 11:46|| 2007-06-17 11:46|| Front Page Top

#11 Snicker

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-06-17 12:16|| 2007-06-17 12:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Jimmah Cawter, here is your Palistine, dude. Rats eating rats.

Posted by Dopey Clating8616 2007-06-17 14:16|| 2007-06-17 14:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Thought this was a Scrappleface. Anyway LOL over the irony, i.e. Arafat stole the Piece prize and now it gets stolen from him.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-06-17 16:50|| 2007-06-17 16:50|| Front Page Top

#14 Can't believe we haven't heard from Suha.

Posted by Shipman 2007-06-17 19:04|| 2007-06-17 19:04|| Front Page Top

#15 I wonder who is going to pay Suha now that Hamas rules? I'm really surprised we haven't herd that sow squeeling by now.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-06-17 19:24|| 2007-06-17 19:24|| Front Page Top

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