If you really want something to worry about... by Geezer

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If you really want something to worry about...

POSTED BY: GEEZER
UPDATED: Thursday, November 4, 2004 12:29
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Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:38 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

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Arafat Fighting for His Life in Paris
Updated: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 - 3:06 PM

By LARA SUKHTIAN
Associated Press Writer

CLAMART, France (AP) - A gravely ill Yasser Arafat reportedly slipped into a coma and anxious Palestinian officials held an emergency meeting Thursday on how to prevent unrest while their 75-year-old leader was fighting for his life.

A swirl of reports that Arafat died were quashed by doctors at a French military hospital, who said he was alive. Arafat's aides, however, said his condition was very serious.

http://wtop.com/index.php?nid=255&sid=315111

The reaction chain of the Palestinians, the Israelis, and the Middle-east as a whole makes me worry. Things could really get ugly. I hope that cooler heads will prevail throughout.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Thursday, November 4, 2004 10:41 AM

RADHIL

Damnit. We really didn't need this right now on top of everything else.

Not many cool heads over there. But I hope also.

Radhil Trebors
Persona Under Construction

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Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:42 AM

CONNORFLYNN

Well, maybe this will cause the world to REALLY get involved over there. The Palestinians who are not in the extremist pockets are in deep shit right now. The power struggle is about to get ugly real fast. It's a shame that Yasser was so terrified of his own political machine, that he didn't dare name a successor.

I have a feeling Israel is going to sit back and let the bloodshed begin.

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Thursday, November 4, 2004 12:21 PM

MRSKBORG

Odd, I've just been on the bbc news site bbc.co.uk/news and apparently they're saying that an Isreali News station is reporting that Arafat is dead. However, the Paris hospital has not confirmed this. His own doctor is saying he's not "clinically dead". Don't know what to think about it, but it is very worrying indeed.

"This movie may be a beautiful butterfly, but I loved that damn caterpillar." Joss Whedon.

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Thursday, November 4, 2004 12:29 PM

CAPNRAHN

... whotta beauty of a capper. The Red Sox winning WAS a sign of the impending Apocalypse.

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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