Suha and Arafat's death

Although Suha Arafat is acting out the role of the proverbial "selfish
bitch," we should thank her for her contribution to bringing the current
political situation of the Palestinians out into the open. There is no
doubt that her outburst on Al Jazeera the other day was deliberately
calculated for two reasons, first to get revenge on the political
establishment surrounding Arafat that hold her in low esteem and essentially
exiled her to Paris, and second to establish her legitimate rights as the
heir to the billions of dollars that Arafat stole from the Palestinian
people.
In doing this she essentially set herself up as the symbol of resistance to
the establishment, including PM Querei and acting PLO Chairman Abbas, who
she accused of wanting to "bury my husband alive." By preventing all
Palestinian political access to her dead/dying husband, she has in effect
got even with them for her previous (in her eyes) shabby treatment.
Particularly because they exposed the payments of $100,000 per month that
she was getting to cover her expenses in Paris, that they then halved. There
is no indication that Suha wants to play a political role herself in the
PA, rather she is seeking to undermine her political enemies, and at the
same time make the claim on Arafat's many accounts.
This has far-reaching implications, not least in that she is supported in
her actions by some Palestinians, including the PLO FM Farouk Kaddoumi, who
lives in Paris. Also, many young Palestinians, of the Fatah al Aksa Martyr's
Brigades and Tanzim, oppose the "old-timers" who have been Arafat's cronies
and would like to replace them. They and the Islamic resistance may both
not have much time for Suha herself, but may appreciate her attacks on the
current leadership. Israel and the US, and probably even the EU, would
prefer to see Querei/Abbas taking over the PA, and they are likely to give
them preference over any rivals for power.
Meanwhile Querei and Abbas flew to Paris to appeal to Pres. Chirac to help
them in dealing with Suha and gaining access to the dying "rais"
(President). By doing so they established "the truth" about his current
condition, and have taken charge of the impending funeral arrangements.
Cairo has been chosen for the funeral ceremony and Ramallah for the burial
site, since Jerusalem is definitely out.
Arafat is almost certainly dying (or has died) of AIDS. According to two
independent evaluations by doctors that I have seen, this is the
only disease that fits the very varied symptoms that have been described,
namely a stomach infection, a blood disease, mental confusion, a coma, and a
brain hemorrhage. Arafat was a very active homosexual in his years living
in Lebanon, as described in a biography that I read many years ago written
by a British journalist, whose life was threatened and he had to escape from
Lebanon. He described how Arafat had his pick of the young recruits to
Fatah. If the boy resisted or threatened exposure he was killed, either by
Arafat, but usually on his orders by his personal bodyguards of Force 17.
The parents were told that the boy died heroically fighting the Zionist
enemy.
Arafat and his thugs also extorted money from the Palestinian and Lebanese
inhabitants of S. Lebanon. That's why at first they greeted the IDF as
liberators when they swept into Lebanon in 1982. It was the ascendance of
the Islamist parties, particularly Hizbollah, that reversed this attitude,
as happened in Iraq with the US forces.
When the Islamist forces grew stronger and Arafat had to compete with them
it became necessary to cover up his homosexuality because it would have been
unacceptable to Muslims. He did this effectively through the use of
intimidation. This may explain why no news media have "outed" him now, they
have probably been warned by the PA that if they do, their news access will
be denied and their reporters lives may be in jeopardy. So Arafat the
homosexual, criminal, thief and terrorist will be buried with full honors in
Ramallah.