Arafat dead. Definitely.

*happydance* Except I feel sorry for the palestinians still. Hamas is only going to screw them over, too. Maybe, as regards to the ability to govern themselves, perhaps they’ll drag themselves into the twentieth century before the twenty-first is over.

Arafat dying of… AIDS?

OK, you heard it here first. Or second or third or whatever. But if you think about it, the AIDS theory makes sense. Mysterious wasting disease, reluctance of officials/family to discuss details…. Found this bit in Israel Insider thanks to Resplendent Mango. israelinsider: diplomacy: Suspicions grow that Arafat is dying of AIDS By israelinsider staff Continue reading Arafat dying of… AIDS?