Yasser Arafat poisoning: Light fuse, stand back par Richard Symons @ Spectator
"The wife of President Arafat, Suha, is understandably anxious. Next week, after nine years, she may finally learn whether her husband was assassinated. It will be hard to overestimate the consequences of that knowledge for the Middle East.
In 2004, whilst under siege in his Presidential compound, Arafat succumbed to a mysterious illness and was flown to a French military hospital where he died. Much to the frustration of his personal doctor, and despite allegations ranging from an HIV-related disease to Israeli poisoning, no autopsy was ever requested (under French law only Suha could give permission), and the cause of death remains unsolved. [...]
There is of course another reason why someone wouldn’t want an autopsy if they believed a murder had been committed. Guilt.
We filmed at Arafat’s Presidential compound, the Muqaata, and it quickly becomes obvious that the reality of logistics on the ground meant if Arafat was poisoned, irrespective of who was behind it, they could not have got to him without collaborators. The Muqaata was surrounded by the IDF who ran security checks on supplies going into the compound. Even if poison was introduced into food at the security checks, there is no way it could be given to Arafat without an accomplice on the inside. This is perhaps the one incontrovertible fact amongst the vast amount of speculation around Arafat’s death.
Something that clearly pains the head of the Palestinian commission on the investigation, Tawfiq Tirawi to say, even inside the same statement, ‘Some days we would get 100 chickens delivered. If someone put polonium or any sort of poison in his food, it must have been a Palestinian. Maybe – maybe – there was inside collaboration.’
Fingers have been pointed at even the highest echelons of the Palestinian leadership. Yet their speed in granting the required permission to exhume the body for further tests was not only impressive but also in distinct contradiction to the official line at the time of Arafat’s death.
Indeed, there’s far more at stake from next weeks results than the fallout from Palestinian collaboration or the media pointing fingers at Israel. ‘If it is proved that Arafat was poisoned, we will go to the International Criminal Court.’ said Tirawi. That was only a possibility since last year and the Palestinians elevated status as a non-member observer state of the UN. It’s not a foregone conclusion the court would be prepared to hear a case, but if they do, though the smoking gun may be in the hands of a Palestinian collaborator, it will be Israel on trial. Less than a handful of nations have access to Polonium 210, Israel is one of them and would be the first country to sit in the dock in a case like this. [...]"
Petit rappel 'last but not least':
Millionnaires célèbres (2004) João Miranda @ BlasfémiasPetit rappel 'last but not least':
- Auditing Arafat
- Arafat's Billions (Yasser Arafat diverted nearly $1 billion in public funds to insure his political survival, but a lot more is unaccounted for.)
- Who will get Arafat's millions? Wife is fighting Palestinian officials for assets, Arab TV reports
- Arafat, Hussein, Castro All Make Forbes Wealthiest List
- Arafat's Swiss Bank Account
- IMF audit reveals Arafat diverted $900 million to account under his personal control
- Allegations of misuse of EU funds
Aucun commentaire :
Enregistrer un commentaire