I heard a blurb on the radio and can't find confirmation yet.
Dagonee
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
here looks like no one knows for sure.
Posted by CStroman (Member # 6872) on :
I heard on the radio this morning that he had slipped into a coma (unconfirmed report out of Israel however).
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I saw the reports on the coma this morning. Maybe I misheard because of that.
Dagonee
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Well, I know this morning they said he had taken a "turn for the worse" and his situation was "grave" so I expected it to happen shortly. But haven't heard for sure.
And something about an emergency meeting of the leaders under him to pick a successor.
Farmgirl
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
He was reported dead by Luxembourg's prime minister who later retracted it, claiming a misunderstanding.
Just saw a press conference -- sort of -- of a woman walking out from the French hospital, saying "Mr. Arafat is not dead. I thank you." Then she turned and walked back in. Has to be the best, most concise press conference, ever.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Cool - knowing where the rumor started helps judge things.
Sounds like he's alive, but not expected to last long. Or, Adam's right and they want to have a successor picked before his death is announced. I can see a hospital going along with that.
Dagonee
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
No, he's not dead yet. But he's definitely on the final stretch.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Is Israel expecting violence when he dies?
Dagonee
Posted by CStroman (Member # 6872) on :
I wonder what the Palestinian response will be to this and if we will actually see claims of "The Jews killed him", "The Doctor was a Jew and he poisoned him", etc. etc.
I hope none of that happens, but you can't control what someone else thinks or says.
Posted by CStroman (Member # 6872) on :
quote: Is Israel expecting violence when he dies?
The radio report I heard was that they were on "High Alert".
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
That was a woman?
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Adam gets bonus points for the best peice of spin deciphering of the day.
Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
Twinky - have to admit, not sure. The TV was on behind while I was getting ready to post the "Arafat dead at 75" story to our site.
Posted by adam613 (Member # 5522) on :
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