Arafat is no more

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I thought he looked just like a SPIDER MONKEY when I got out of the plane in France. Maybe Israel was up to something……

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He in fact lead the PLO terrorist group. That is a fact in World History not an opinion. He was proud of his work. He was proud of killing Olympians in Munich in 1972. He was proud of being a terrorist.
That is FACT not fiction.
p.s. "Good Moring, I didn't mean to wake you up".

Menachem Begin and Golda Meir led terrorist groups too, and were proud of it. (They both became Prime Ministers of Israel).

So did Ethan Allen, and they named furniture galleries after him.

So did Jomo Kenyatta, and he became President of Kenya.

So did Nelson Mandela, and he became President of South Africa.

What you really mean is that Arafat led a terrorist group that YOU don't approve of.

Prof

IMO your 100% correct but your in SC so when you get tired you know what to do. No One is going to change their mind I mean their educated opinion. You know what I'm trying to say.

R.I.P.

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Ahhh...the terrorist is dead. Good riddance. Perhaps the families of the US charge d'affairs and ambassador to Sudan that Arafat had beaten to death will rest easier. The families of the Israeli Olympians from '72 that Arafat's goons slaughtered might sleep better as well. Pehaps the parents of the many school children Al Aqsa slaughtered at his behest will rest a bit easier as well.

Then again, perhaps not. The terrorist's likely successors are little better than he. His indoctrination programs have inculcated entire generations with his brand of hatred and violence. I seriously doubt that the situation will improve drastically. Though with his passing the world is certainly a far better place.

A fitting memorial would be broadcasting to the entire West Bank the deal that Ehud Barak offered him at Camp David and he turned down outright. Broadcast it repeatedly and in every language spoken in the region.

A terrorist has passed from this light into the fiery depths of Hell. Give Herr Hitler my worst and most unkind regards, Mr. Arafat.

Vinny the Anvil
Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL
JACKASS POWER!!!!!!

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Exactly! Our good buddy in France, Jacques Chirac, called him a "brave statesman" after his death.

...and your other good buddy residing on 10 Downing Street was quite elogious as well. So were may other state leader. But thanks for playing the French card. If you keep trying that hard, we may, one day, start disliking Americans...

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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Exactly! Our good buddy in France, Jacques Chirac, called him a "brave statesman" after his death.

...and your other good buddy residing on 10 Downing Street was quite elogious as well. So were may other state leader. But thanks for playing the French card. If you keep trying that hard, we may, one day, start disliking Americans...

May? Try to speak english in France with an american accent.....It seems you haven't been in your home land for quite a while

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

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It seems you haven't been in your home land for quite a while

Been there with 12 Americans in June, back there with 3 Americans a month ago. Never had any problems...
Actually planning on living on the edge and heading back there in 2 weeks.

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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Yassir Arafat has compiled a record of atrocities which would be the envy of past war criminals.
From the blowing-up of planes, through thousands of terrorist attacks, ordering the execution of American Ambassador to Sudan, Cleo Noél, charges des affaires George Moore and the Belgium aid, Guy Eid in Khartoum - and much more.
Arafat compiled a well documented record of war crimes and/or crimes against humanity in Lebanon. During the 12 year Civil War , his terrorists committed mass murder. Whole villages of Christians like Damour were massacred, chopped into pieces with machetes. Out of the 30,000 Christians, 10,000 were slaughtered by Arafat’s PLO.
In any hospital controlled by Arafat’s terrorists, captured Christians became live blood banks for wounded Palestinians. Israeli soldiers who captured these hospitals found bodies drained of all their blood and stacked, like cordwood, in the hallways.
Arafat’s Terrorists set up their offensive positions and weapons’ depots on the tops of hospitals, schools, nurseries, inside of churches, etc. They recruited 10-12 year old kids, armed them with RPGs and used them to stop the Israeli soldiers. This is again being done today as Arafat provides free terrorist training in children’s summer camps.
tzemach.org/fyi/docs/winston/july05-01.htm

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[juanesky 0]

You are not living on the edge if you are not speaking English with an american accent. You missed to quote-acknowledge that portion of my prior post.

If you don't think they hate americans, then all I have seen, heard and listened must be a figment of my imagination.

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

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...and your other good buddy residing on 10 Downing Street was quite elogious as well. So were may other state leader. But thanks for playing the French card. If you keep trying that hard, we may, one day, start disliking Americans...

The French can kiss my derriere. Well...not mine exactly but I kind of liked this one.

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Yassir Arafat has compiled a record of atrocities which would be the envy of past war criminals.
From the blowing-up of planes, through thousands of terrorist attacks, ordering the execution of American Ambassador to Sudan, Cleo Noél, charges des affaires George Moore and the Belgium aid, Guy Eid in Khartoum - and much more.
Arafat compiled a well documented record of war crimes and/or crimes against humanity in Lebanon. During the 12 year Civil War , his terrorists committed mass murder. Whole villages of Christians like Damour were massacred, chopped into pieces with machetes. Out of the 30,000 Christians, 10,000 were slaughtered by Arafat’s PLO.
In any hospital controlled by Arafat’s terrorists, captured Christians became live blood banks for wounded Palestinians. Israeli soldiers who captured these hospitals found bodies drained of all their blood and stacked, like cordwood, in the hallways.
Arafat’s Terrorists set up their offensive positions and weapons’ depots on the tops of hospitals, schools, nurseries, inside of churches, etc. They recruited 10-12 year old kids, armed them with RPGs and used them to stop the Israeli soldiers. This is again being done today as Arafat provides free terrorist training in children’s summer camps.
tzemach.org/fyi/docs/winston/july05-01.htm

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In regards to Lebannon, it is sad that you can't find any outrage from the arab world for the slaughter of their brothers....

"According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon

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You are not living on the edge if you are not speaking English with an american accent. You missed to quote-acknowledge that portion of my prior post

The American friends I travel with have the bad habit of speaking English with an American accent. When I communicate with them, I tend to therefore speak English, and do so with an American accent.

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If you don't think they hate americans, then all I have seen, heard and listened must be a figment of my imagination.

No, it's your own experience. There are assholes everywhere. I got beaten up once and had my car totalled with baseball bats by a bunch of drunk college kids in LA. I certainly did not assume that they were a reflection of the totallity of the US population. Some people seem to confuse a strong dislike for the US administration (which is reel) and hatred for the people (which is, in general, not the case). My Grand Mother, who states that she will be grateful to the US until she dies for seeing the Army tanks liberate her village in 1944, is strongly opposed to the US administration foreign policies. Nevertheless, she does love the US, and is actually planning on visiting in a couple of months...

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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The French can kiss my derriere. Well...not mine exactly but I kind of liked this one.

I'd do a lot more to that derriere than kissing it!

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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After americans started to travel around the world as tourists some people coined the term "The ugly American".

IMO There's a reunion or revivial sp? of the Ugly Americans in Speakers circle. Lucky for the rst of us thats your doing your thing (free speech) in cyber space rather doing you thing in the real world.

Please resume. The jury thread was very good

R.I.P.

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[thinking how we can link this to bush]

You can't so don't try. link it to the Israiel's so we can pin s medal on them

Gone fishing

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[thinking how we can link this to bush]

You can't so don't try. link it to the Israiel's so we can pin s medal on them

Who's them? medals for what? According to the news once Mr arafat rec'd the nobel peace prize, could be wrong could be right could be left.

R.i.P.

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One more time before burial.

[Frenchy68 0]

There is an amazing article being published in the French newspaper Le Monde today, authored by Shimon Peres. A great analysis of what Arafat stood for in the past 40 years, and what needs to be done going forward. I'm too lazy to translate it. But essentially, it doesn't look at Arafat solely as a terrorist, but also as his meaning to the Palestinian people and the Israeli people. And does recognize that besides the fact that he was a terrorist, he also accomplished meaningful things for the Palestinian people and their struggle towards independent statehood status. Very good analytic piece, which demonstrate that there is no such thing as the good old "all black or all white" theory.
Maybe Piisfish will translate it, he likes doing that stuff... Or maybe it will be published in some English publication soon. Very enlightning.

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

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There is an amazing article being published in the French newspaper Le Monde today, authored by Shimon Peres. A great analysis of what Arafat stood for in the past 40 years, and what needs to be done going forward. I'm too lazy to translate it. But essentially, it doesn't look at Arafat solely as a terrorist, but also as his meaning to the Palestinian people and the Israeli people. And does recognize that besides the fact that he was a terrorist, he also accomplished meaningful things for the Palestinian people and their struggle towards independent statehood status. Very good analytic piece, which demonstrate that there is no such thing as the good old "all black or all white" theory.
Maybe Piisfish will translate it, he likes doing that stuff... Or maybe it will be published in some English publication soon. Very enlightning.

i agree, there were poositive steps he took such as allowing the peace process to begin and providing a "head of state" figure to represent the palestinians.
my problem with him is for using the peace process as one of many tools to get ALL he wanted.
and sadly, by going back to violence and allowing others to do the same, he also lost control of his people (although we dont know that since he never tried to stop them...)

O

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero."

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"Arafat is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!"

Speed Racer
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