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Conflicting reports on Arafats health

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  • 04-11-2004 2:45pm
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    billy the squid
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3980903.stm

    It looks likeYessar Arrafat's number could be up soon

    BBCwebsite is saying that his health is in decline. was just wondering what people's views were on whether or not there will be a power struggle in the Palestinian authority or will israel take advantage of it and roll the tanks in permenently in to palestine.

    Some reports say that he is even gone into a coma!

    so what do you think


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    Blub2k4
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    It will be interesting to see if anything changes if he goes. He has always commanded popular support because the Palestinians trust him that he is negotiating with their interests at heart when it comes to dialogue and wont sell them out.
    There are reports of large scale corruption on his part and that he has lined his nest etc, considering the sources of these reports I would take that with a large grain of salt but not count it out.
    Dahlan does not have their trust.
    I personally would like to see Barghouti taking over when Arafat is gone, but it'llo be kinda hard for him working from an Israeli jail. He would also get the Palestinian trust.


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