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DelawareValleyDem

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:49 AM
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AP is reporting arafat dead

Edited on Thu Nov-04-04 12:12 PM by DelawareValleyDem

will post link when possible

On edit: Link from (ugh) Fox: Conflicting reports

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137554,00.html

From Reuters via Yahoo Doctors denying reports

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041104/wl_nm/mideast_arafat_dc

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Occulus

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:50 AM
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1. Oh fuck.

More destabilization. Great. And it touches an issue near and dear to Wolfy et al.

Fuck.

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TrustingDog

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:51 AM
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4. yep, Wolfie in the shadows of a lot of this mayhem and mess.

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greatauntoftriplets

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:51 AM
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2. Heard it on NPR as well.

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frankly_fedup2

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:51 AM
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3. Here is a link from German News.

<http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1385027,00.html>

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democratreformed

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:53 AM
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5. I was afraid of that when they reported he was doing badly this

morning.

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Newsjock

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:53 AM
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6. NO, the AP is reporting Bush's comment.

AP-NA GENAPNEWSALERT

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush says of death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat: "God bless his soul."

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MallRat

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:56 AM
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8. Link to that quote?

You have got to be kidding me. Bush said "God bless his soul?"

-MR

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wicket

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:59 AM
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9. he really said that?!?!

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shoelace414

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Thu Nov-04-04 11:55 AM
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7. Peace in the mideast at last

</sarcasm>

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pelagius

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Thu Nov-04-04 12:03 PM
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10. CNN report states his condition is unknown, but not "dead"

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/11/04/arafat.health/index.html

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PunkinPi

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Thu Nov-04-04 12:12 PM
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11. msnbc just said arafat has been moved to intensive care.

Edited on Thu Nov-04-04 12:15 PM by PunkinPi

edit: they also just said he is NOT dead!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6402008/

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Connie_Corleone

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Thu Nov-04-04 12:23 PM
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12. News of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

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