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?

Dinner with Friends

(currently playing: A:Xus, Soundtrack for Life) My friend, Liz, was born in Saudi Arabia. Ethnically, though, she’s about as Arabian as me (i.e. about as Arabian as your average horseshoe crab). Grew up speaking Arabian as much as she spoke English. So we had dinner tonight. Buck and Dwight (her husband) kindly accompanied us. And Continue reading Dinner with Friends

Ah the joys of indecision….

Poll Finds Kerry Assured Voters in Initial DebateBut Senator John Kerry failed to shake the perception that he panders to voters in search of support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll. [The New York Times > Home Page]

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The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the same place. — John George Diefenbaker To err is human. To blame someone else is politics. — Hubert H. Humphrey A week is a long time in politics. — Harold Continue reading qotd