Sharon has major stroke.... breaking on CNN

[Viva_La_Revolution]

This is in LBN, but what I want to know, is this good or bad?

Will this de-rail the Neo-cons plans to bomb Iran? or

Are they taking Sharon out because he wouldn't go along with the plan?

Educate me please.

[soothsayer]

1. Could just be an evil war criminal having a stroke

[terrya]

2. That would be my thought

Sharon is an old man. Not in the best of health.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Ok, I took the tinfoil off, but still...

What will this do to *Co's plans to bomb Iran?

[sui generis]

6. occams razor will probably prevail here, yet again

plus nothing will derail the neocons from bombing whatever the hell they want, not lack of budget, not lack of military, not lack of public support, nor lack of a withdrawal plan.

They've probably already got their Mission Accomplished banners all printed up and ready to go too.

[leveymg]

12. That plan was vetoed last summer by the Joint Chiefs

What we've been hearing since is just a covering operation -- a deception campaign -- to keep Iran off-balance until our withdrawal from Iraq is complete.

Then, Iran can have their new western province. That's the predictable outcome of the failed plan that Sharon and the neocons forced down America's throat. Someone has to be held accountable, and pay they are. 1-2-3. See below.

[malaise]

10. cerebral hemorrhage

- one less criminal to be sent to the Hague. The Sharon era is over.

[InsultComicDog]

3. Could just be that he had a stroke...

I was kind of hoping that Amir Peretz and his Labor party, combined with Sharon moving towards the center, would move Israel to the left overall.

[sabra]

5. same here. Now I see more potential for Netanyahu gaining

power. And that scares the bejezzus out of me.

[AlCzervik]

13. i think it was just a stroke as well, he's not in great shape

he's older, it wouldn't really be an anomaly for him to have one. My Nana has had 3, one major and 2 small ones.

[arcos]

7. The most important thing is that elections are just around a corner...

And he just founded a new party... Who will Kadima nominate? How will this affect both Labour and Likud's position in the polls?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. CNN is saying maybe they will delay the elections.

"Kadima could fall apart"

[leveymg]

8. Cheney's next. Then, * will suddenly be diagnosed with something.

I've been saying for months that 1-2-3, all those who are implicated in the Iraq WMD-OSP-AIPAC Spy Scandal, and Plamegate are going to be early retired. Most for "health reasons."

Just like they used to do it in the old Politburo.

[malaise]

11. Damn I had the same thought

Bet the Palestinians are sharing out sweets about now.
Edit -add.

[bpilgrim]

14. One Terrorist down, plenty to take his place...

probably BIBI (Binyamin Netanyahu)

peace

[i have issues]

15. Haaretz has a running ticker with updates...

Running ticker! Hey that's funny! I personally won't mourn the loss of the Butcher of Beirut, but Bibi scares the hell out of me too.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/