These are the newsflashes posted in the last few hours at Ha'aretz. Arafat is not a well man, assuming he's even still alive. The conflicting reports over the succession suggest the post-Arafat power struggle may already be well underway.
00:36 Al-Jazeera: Arafat names three-man committee to take over in his absencePosted by Stefan Sharkansky at October 27, 2004 05:53 PM
00:53 Three-man team to run affairs in Arafat`s absence includes Abu Ala, Abu Mazen and parliament head Salim Zaanoun
01:00 Emergency medical team from Egypt to arrive in Ramallah in coming hours to treat Arafat
01:13 Israeli officials speculating that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat suffered a stroke
01:24 Arafat spokesman Nabil Abu-Rudeineh denies reports that Arafat appointed 3-man committee to act in his absence
01:37 Abu-Rudeineh: The situation is stable now, he [Arafat] is in stable condition, but he needs more rest, more medical care
01:41 White House spokesman Scott McClellan says U.S. officials monitoring Arafat`s situation
02:00 Saeb Erekat: Arafat`s situation has improved; his situation is stable
02:01 Some 150 people, mainly journalists, gathered outside Arafat`s compound in Ramallah
02:35 Palestinian cabinet minister Azzam al-Ahmad: Arafat is in stable condition, but there is no improvement
...and what does the above diatribe have to do with Arafat's ailing health?
Posted by: chunkstyle on October 28, 2004 09:06 AMOne interesting thing about these "life-long Republicans" and other folks claiming affiliations that one might expect to be in favor of Bush is that their personal story usually is a lie.
Sometimes they lie about the personal characteristic that they think lends them authority.
Other times, they're lying about whether they're "long-time Republicans" - they tend to be long-time wanna-bee Dem activists; the exceptions are usually first-time Dem activists.
In any event, do they really think that the Moby is novel?
WHat does it say about a candidate whose supporters feel the need to lie about themselves?
Posted by: Andy Freeman on October 28, 2004 09:35 AMarafat's time may be approaching, god willing. he has not served his people well.
andy, do you have to level accusations everytime you write, or is that just the way you think? what facts do you have to support you accusation that someone is lying? your posts are the least thought-provoking simply because of these wild accusations.
Posted by: dinesh on October 28, 2004 09:50 AM