Sharon threatens action against Arafat

Scurrilous

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Fri Apr-02-04 01:56 AM
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Sharon threatens action against Arafat

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1184365,00.html

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"Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has threatened to take action against Yasser Arafat in a series of interviews with the Israeli media to mark the Passover holiday.

He said that Mr Arafat, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, could not remain in the same place for ever and that Israel might take action against him."

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"The interviews will be broadcast and published today. It is unclear what action Mr Sharon proposes to take.
He has said in the past that he regrets not killing Mr Arafat when he had the chance in Beirut in 1982. However, he has also given a guarantee to President Bush that he will not harm the Palestinian leader.

Some Palestinian commentators have seen the assasination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the leader of Hamas, by Israel as an exercise to judge possible reaction to the arrest or assasination of Mr Arafat."

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dudeness

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Fri Apr-02-04 02:06 AM
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1. exterminating arafat will make no difference..

Edited on Fri Apr-02-04 02:06 AM by dudeness

as we have seen the execution of yassin only opens the door for another to fill the breech..

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number6

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Fri Apr-02-04 06:42 PM
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2. maybe he'll drop a MOAB on him..

showing restraint of course..

...:eyes:

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sushi

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Sat Apr-03-04 12:13 AM
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3. I'm ignorant

What is a MOAB?

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Scurrilous

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Sat Apr-03-04 01:24 AM
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4. MOAB - Massive Ordnance Air Blast

aka: Mother Of All Bombs

http://www.globemaster.de/html/moab.html

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sushi

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Sat Apr-03-04 05:05 AM
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5. Thanks

One more thing. What does "op-ed" mean? I keep seeing this but have been too embarrassed to ask. Hope nobody is looking.:)

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Scurrilous

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Sat Apr-03-04 05:24 AM
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6. I think it's shorthand for...

... the term 'opinion-editorial.'

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Scurrilous

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Sat Apr-03-04 06:43 AM
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7. Arafat shrugs off assassination threats

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/411795.html

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"Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat on Saturday brushed aside threats by Israeli leaders that he might become a target for assassination.

"For me, I don't care," Arafat told reporters at his West Bank headquarters in Ramallah. "I care only for my people."

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made his most explicit threat yet against Arafat in an interview published in Haaretz on Friday, calling him a poor insurance risk.

Jordan said on Saturday any Israeli attempt to harm Arafat would be a crime with unpredictable consequences."

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