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November 10, 2004
It's official - Arafat Dead [Updated]

Multiple reports: Yasser Arafat is finally dead for the last time.

CBS, Fox News, Al-Jazeera...

Fox News:

Tayeb Abdel Rahim, a top Arafat aide, confirmed that Arafat died at 4:30 am Paris time. He spoke to reporters at Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

CNN:

Arafat's body will be taken from France to Cairo, where the Egyptian government will host a state funeral for him, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said. He will be buried outside the Palestinian Authority headquarters compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah -- a resting place Erakat called temporary.

Posted by Laurence Simon at November 10, 2004 10:59 PM | TrackBack
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Now I can stop checking Haaretz news alerts, we beat them on this one too - time zone difference.
06:09 Yasser Arafat dies in Paris hospital
06:05 Sa`eb Arekat says in Ramallah Yasser Arafat`s death has been officialy determined

06:02 Al Jazeera and Fox News say Palestinian officials have announced Arafat`s death in Paris hospital
Bout time too.

Posted by: mog [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2004 11:21 PM

I only hoped the Egyptian creepizoid suffered horribly before he died.

:::spit:::

Posted by: Darleen [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2004 01:48 AM

i doubt he felt anything but buzzed. did you see the last video of him, getting on the plane. blowing kisses and looking like courtney love with a serious buzz. figure they upped the morphine drip based on the almost comical show he put on.
i don't typically say bad things about dead people, because they are gone. but in this case, i agree with darleen. maybe that restaurant can get it's tablecloth back now.

Posted by: bothenook [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 11, 2004 08:17 AM

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