Did Arafat die of aids?

Here is a thred on the IRA topic

http://www.baptistboard.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/18/2488.html?

To impugne Irish Catholics in general because of the supposed actions of one member of a rogue group of criminal thugs is a racist generalisation.

I don't have a clue about "homosexual practices being widespread" among Arabs. It would not surprise me and it would be typical of the sins of the lost if it it true.

Islam is bad enough on its own. Millions are ensnared in its vile trap. We need not base our criticism on rumours and inuendos. If LE is accusing me of defending Arafat she is sadly mistaken. At this time there is NO hard evidence of AIDS. A few rumours propegated by Israel Insider and National Review are all that we have. These are both pro-Isreal publications and are hardly unbiased.

I still contend that Arafat is the Father of Modern Terrorism. I was chilled to the bone when he made his infamous "Olive Branch or Guns" speech to the UN in 1972 (I think it was 72). That set the stage for Khadafi, bin Laden, Hussein, and others. I stand by that contention. But I don't have any evidence that he died of AIDS.

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[ November 22, 2004, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: C4K ]

 

You trust David Frum to inform you? I know the man, I met him in London (where he spends a great deal of time) and I'd rather trust Mickey Mouse.

Corinne

 

Your last assumption is truly ridiculous if the reason you give is what generated it. Arafat went to France because no other country with civilised medicine could welcome him and ensure his safety. France's laws forbid doctors to talk about private details, that is all.

Whether he died of Aids or not, why does that matter to you? When Sharon is going to die, as much as I dislike the man, I would not approve of his enemies trying to bring discredit using sexual innuendos.

Both men are murderers. Ariel Sharon as much as Arafat. Remember Sabra and Chatila, the palestinian refugee camps, infamous as the site of an horrendous massacre carried out by an Israeli allied militia during the period of 16-18 September 1982 which resulted in the death and mutilation of over 1000 Palestinian refugees, the victims were mainly children and women as all their men had been forced to leave Beirut during the evacuation of the PLO over the previous two months. Sharon was then Defense Minister.

1000 dead in two days !

I think that when both sides start murdering civilians, there is something terribly wrong going on.

Arafat might have been a terrorist, but a terrorist can be some other person's hero, depending on which side of the fence you are. ASk the palestinians whose wives and kids were slaughtered by Sharon. How can they trust Israel's prime minister today, whose name is Ariel Sharon?

You can ask the impossible sometimes, but you cannot expect people to comply. Ask the mothers of those who have died in Iraq. I bet most of them who voted for Bush before their son died are now seriously reviewing their political orientation.

And so they should.

Corinne

[ November 23, 2004, 11:14 AM: Message edited by: Gina L ]

 

Well, Morocco is reputed for providing young boys to rich homosexual tourists. But so are Greece and Turkey and almost all poor countries.

Homosexual practices are widespread everywhere anyway. I don't know about the US but I bet the percentage is close to 10% of the population. I don't think it is as much as that in Arab countries.

Corinne

 

I think this is a little hypocritical. Homosexuality is also rampant among republican political appointments in the last presidential term.

Arafat was a muderous, vile, contemptable terrorist. Is that not enough to earn him absolute contempt. Why dredge up rumours and inuendos?

 

I think this is a little hypocritical. Homosexuality is also rampant among republican political appointments in the last presidential term.

Arafat was a muderous, vile, contemptable terrorist. Is that not enough to earn him absolute contempt. Why dredge up rumours and inuendos? </font>[/QUOTE]Arafat is dead and because he was not a Christian, he will not be saved.

Ariel Sharon is jewish and is not a believer in Christ either, so he will not be saved either unless he converts (which might happen but which I doubt will happen).

I find it ironically fitting that they both could spend eternal life together in hell.

Whether they were murderers, terrorists or just heroes to their people does not matter.

Corinne

 

Sorry. CMG, I missed this completely. Unless it is just to point out something I misspelled .

I also missed the "freedom fighter" comment. Did I say something that led you to beleive that I supported any so called "freedom fighter?"

 

I wasn't. I was referring to corrine's post. Then I realized she is French. She also assumes France is the only country where medical records are protected by privacy laws. She is mistaken. The US has very stringent privacy laws regarding medical records, so to make the statement that France is the ONLY country blah, blah, is simply not true.

 

Whew - at least there is somebody you guys disagree with more than you do me .

 

I wasn't. I was referring to corrine's post. Then I realized she is French. She also assumes France is the only country where medical records are protected by privacy laws. She is mistaken. The US has very stringent privacy laws regarding medical records, so to make the statement that France is the ONLY country blah, blah, is simply not true. </font>[/QUOTE]ER... I do not recall saying that France was the ONLY country to not release private medical files to people other than family. Show me where I said that, please.

Corinne

 

"France is now on the line with the fall of Spain", you write....Er... beg your pardon but France has suffered in the hands of arab terrorists for a very long time. France, especially Paris, has had several terrorist bomb attacks, the islamic threat is nothing new to the French.

France has 5 million arabs on its soil, a big chunk of them wants to islamize France. I am not that worried, I know my people (I am a French citizen) enough to know that they will not allow the invasion to go too far. We are a Christian country (even if the majority of people are catholics).

I don't know why you talk about a French empire, our last emperor was Napoleon, that was a long time ago. What France wants is a United States of Europe, which would be an ally of the United States of America, and a counter power to the Middle-Eastern, Asian and African-Arab threats (they are different cultures from ours, sometimes barbaric ones as well, not at all our cup of tea). The interests of America and Europe coincide, believe me.

Corinne

[ November 23, 2004, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: Gina L ]

 

ER... do I understand well what you wrote, Churchmouse? Democrats are sodomites, and blacks, jews and muslims, as well??? Could you please clarify this sentence for me? I want to make sure I understood you right before letting off steam.
Thanks

Corinne

[ November 23, 2004, 11:11 AM: Message edited by: Gina L ]

 

I wasn't. I was referring to corrine's post. Then I realized she is French. She also assumes France is the only country where medical records are protected by privacy laws. She is mistaken. The US has very stringent privacy laws regarding medical records, so to make the statement that France is the ONLY country blah, blah, is simply not true. </font>[/QUOTE]ER... I do not recall saying that France was the ONLY country to not release private medical files to people other than family. Show me where I said that, please.

Corinne </font>[/QUOTE]Okay, I misread what you wrote. Here is what you wrote:

"Arafat went to France because no other country with civilised medicine could welcome him and ensure his safety. France's laws forbid doctors to talk about private details, that is all. "

So, you are saying Egypt and Saudi Arabia and Jordan don't have civilized medicine and would not welcome Arafat, protect his privacy, cover up that he was possibly homosexual, or ensure his safety? That's strange.

Don't you think it is more reasonable to assume that Arafat went to France because his wife lives in Paris?

 

I wasn't. I was referring to corrine's post. Then I realized she is French. She also assumes France is the only country where medical records are protected by privacy laws. She is mistaken. The US has very stringent privacy laws regarding medical records, so to make the statement that France is the ONLY country blah, blah, is simply not true. </font>[/QUOTE]ER... I do not recall saying that France was the ONLY country to not release private medical files to people other than family. Show me where I said that, please.

Corinne </font>[/QUOTE]Okay, I misread what you wrote. Here is what you wrote:

"Arafat went to France because no other country with civilised medicine could welcome him and ensure his safety. France's laws forbid doctors to talk about private details, that is all. "

So, you are saying Egypt and Saudi Arabia and Jordan don't have civilized medicine and would not welcome Arafat, protect his privacy, cover up that he was possibly homosexual, or ensure his safety? That's strange.

Don't you think it is more reasonable to assume that Arafat went to France because his wife lives in Paris? </font>[/QUOTE]No. Suha Arafat now lives in Tunis, from what I heard.

To welcome Arafat, a country had to satisfy tweo conditions: have one of the best medical facilities available AND be able to ensure his safey. Only France was judged suitable, or he'd have been flown somewhere else.

Corinne

 

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