Post by Sailor on Nov 27, 2012 8:53:12 GMT -8
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Yasser Arafat's political heirs on Tuesday opened his grave and foreign experts took samples of the iconic Palestinian leader's remains as part of a long-shot attempt - eight years after his mysterious death - to determine whether he was poisoned.
Arafat died in November 2004 at a French military hospital, a month after suddenly falling ill at his West Bank compound, at the time besieged by Israeli troops.
The immediate cause of death was a stroke, but the underlying reasons were unclear, leading to widespread belief in the Arab world that Israel poisoned the 75-year-old symbol of Palestinian nationalism.
Israel has denied involvement in Arafat's death.
More here:
apnews.myway.com/article/20121127/DA2QBAA82.html
Polonium has a half-life measured in days or weeks. Likely any that might have been there has decayed away. However, I'm betting that these experts find huge amounts.
Remember who requested these tests, people with an ax to grind against Israel in particular and Jews in general.
Arafat died in November 2004 at a French military hospital, a month after suddenly falling ill at his West Bank compound, at the time besieged by Israeli troops.
The immediate cause of death was a stroke, but the underlying reasons were unclear, leading to widespread belief in the Arab world that Israel poisoned the 75-year-old symbol of Palestinian nationalism.
Israel has denied involvement in Arafat's death.
More here:
apnews.myway.com/article/20121127/DA2QBAA82.html
Polonium has a half-life measured in days or weeks. Likely any that might have been there has decayed away. However, I'm betting that these experts find huge amounts.
Remember who requested these tests, people with an ax to grind against Israel in particular and Jews in general.
