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Israel approves Palestinian plans to bury Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, as he lies in a deep coma in a French hospital."I'm not dead!" "Ere, he say's he's not dead!" "Yes he is" "I'm not!" "He isn't" "Well, he will be soon, he's very ill" (Monty Python, of course)
The French hospital treating Yasser Arafat says there is no change in his condition, which is stable.is making me think of Top Secret; misquoting from memory:
*phone rings*
East German Officer: Yes... yes... yes... let me know if there is any change in his condition.
*hangs up phone, turns to Nick*
East German Officer: He's dead.
yes yes I'm going to hell.
Nov. 5th, 2004 02:49 pmA senior official said last night some of the Palestinian president's powers had been transferred to his prime minister.And I am giggling because
What powers, you ask? How about the power of flight! That's levitation, homes! How about the power ... to kill a yak ... from two hundred yards ... with MIND BULLETS! That's telekinesis, Kyle! (Tenacious D, Wonderboy)
let's go hunting WABBITS!
Sep. 17th, 2003 10:23 amI'm rather surprised I had to go to source for this: gung-ho talk about Syria (search for "Syria") specifically the same charges that are being trotted out all over, viz. WMD programs and sheltering terrorists. Whoopee. All I can say is I'm looking forward to seeing yet another pointless war that leaves the US sufficiently overstretched that, heck, Jim Bob's Two-Bit Terrorist Agency can waltz into 1600 Penn. and have tea with Barb.
The other choice news item this morning is the US' veto of a draft UNSC resolution forbidding Israel from removing Yasser Arafat. You will note it starts out by referencing no less than 7 resolutions which Israel is already disregarding. There are four items on the resolution: stop the violence (undirected, or, directed at both sides of the argument), don't touch Arafat (directed at Israel), and two more-or-less pointless statements that the UNSC supports the ongoing peace efforts and remains "seized of the matter" which I take to mean that they're maintaining an interest. The US' stated reason for vetoing this resolution is that it doesn't condemn terror. What the hell has that got to do with forbidding one nation from attempting to remove the head of another nation?
The other choice news item this morning is the US' veto of a draft UNSC resolution forbidding Israel from removing Yasser Arafat. You will note it starts out by referencing no less than 7 resolutions which Israel is already disregarding. There are four items on the resolution: stop the violence (undirected, or, directed at both sides of the argument), don't touch Arafat (directed at Israel), and two more-or-less pointless statements that the UNSC supports the ongoing peace efforts and remains "seized of the matter" which I take to mean that they're maintaining an interest. The US' stated reason for vetoing this resolution is that it doesn't condemn terror. What the hell has that got to do with forbidding one nation from attempting to remove the head of another nation?
