Arafat Dead...

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Who said I was talking about killing natives?

Well it's a part of looting and pillaging and all that, I'd guess. Yeah, I'd figure it was mostly with ordinary civilians, but they natives were targeted in that as well.

[The Mad Monk]

I have to agree with Imran on the tar-and-feathering (Only!). The point was to kill, and in as humiliating a fashion as possible. Mark Twain wrote about the practice in pre-civil war America.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Well it's a part of looting and pillaging and all that, I'd guess. Yeah, I'd figure it was mostly with ordinary civilians, but they natives were targeted in that as well.

But they have casinos now. I don't see the PA offering to build casinos for Israel. Probably because Arafats wife will get most of the money ment for poor palistinians but being a founding father and all is hard work.

[PLATO]

It is ridiculous to compare how warfare or insurgentcy was conducted nearly 2 1/2 centuries ago to today. The world has different standards today. Unless you are trying to make a point that the world sees human life no differently today than it did then, then your American revolutionary "terrorist" is a moot point.

We live in the world of today...and today Arafat's thugs are beyond comprehension to the modern way of thought about human life. They follow his example well...they kill men women and children to advance a hopeless cause (Does anybody believe that Israel will be destroyed?), they steal money from their own people, and when peace stared them in the face they started another intifada. Arafat held power only because of conflict. He did not try to end the conflict because it alone kept him in power. What a pig...I hope he is roasting.

[Winston]

Why haven't they gone public with the cause of death? Seems highly unusual in a case like this. Maybe the Palestinians aren't considered ready for the whole truth about his illness.

Even more mysterious is why this question hasn't been raised in Western media.

Was it AIDS, or another venereal disease?

[MrFun]

Originally posted by PLATO
Arafat held power only because of conflict. He did not try to end the conflict because it alone kept him in power. What a pig...I hope he is roasting.

someone who understands

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Arafat's organization, Al Fatah, was created and backed by Nasser, President of the United Arab Repubic (Egypt), in the 1960s.

You of course mean the PLO establishment in the 50s, and not Fatah which was created waaay in Kuwait in 1959.

[Pax]

Originally posted by PLATO
It is ridiculous to compare how warfare or insurgentcy was conducted nearly 2 1/2 centuries ago to today. The world has different standards today. Unless you are trying to make a point that the world sees human life no differently today than it did then, then your American revolutionary "terrorist" is a moot point.

We live in the world of today...and today Arafat's thugs are beyond comprehension to the modern way of thought about human life. They follow his example well...they kill men women and children to advance a hopeless cause (Does anybody believe that Israel will be destroyed?), they steal money from their own people, and when peace stared them in the face they started another intifada. Arafat held power only because of conflict. He did not try to end the conflict because it alone kept him in power. What a pig...I hope he is roasting.

This is blaming the indians who fought against the americans for taking their land. I don't understand why so many people have so much contempt for Arafat for not accepting the reservation lifestyle.

[MrFun]

I for one, would never want Palestinians to live a reservation lifestyle. Palestinians ought to have their own sovreign nation but I deplore their means.

[Drake Tungsten]

I have to agree with Imran on the tar-and-feathering (Only!). The point was to kill, and in as humiliating a fashion as possible.

Got a source on that? I've never heard this, so I'd be interested to see something on it.

[Docfeelgood]

Sure took a lloooonnggg time for him to die.


Hell must have been on driveby



Hope it is warm where you are Arafat

[Ned]

Originally posted by Pax
This is blaming the indians who fought against the americans for taking their land. I don't understand why so many people have so much contempt for Arafat for not accepting the reservation lifestyle.

Interesting way of ignoring why people do not accept Arafat.

[Pax]

Originally posted by Ned


Interesting way of ignoring why people do not accept Arafat.

People did not accept Arafat because he wanted for his people what he thought was rightfully theirs and would not sell out enough to suit the Isreali's.
Plantation owners used to complain about uppity ungrateful ******s as well..

[Ned]

PAX, are you serious?

[Pax]

Originally posted by Ned
PAX, are you serious?

VERY.