Arafat Clinically Dead
You gotta love the Jerusalem Post, who will do just about anything to fan the flames and whip Israelis and Palestinians into a paranoid frenzy.
First the Post declares Arafat to be "clinically dead" in the headline. In the article it declares him "brain dead"... such tasteful words. In the U.S. news they have the decency to call it a coma.
No sooner is Arafat "clinically dead" and the JPost is already talking about the showdown over Arafat's burial. No doubt, both sides show the propensity to make this a political event, but as of now it is speculation.
JPost: Police brace for burial march to J'lm
I have no idea how this will play out. Maybe it will set off a bigger wave of violence, or maybe Israel will back down and allow Arafat to be buried as he wished. I mean, how much harm can it do to just let the guy be buried?
Posted by Eric on November 4, 2004 06:07 PM
