Suha Arafat calls the shots

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Ramallah - Palestinians used to dismiss Yasser Arafat's wife, Suha, as a spoilt socialite who chose life in Paris over standing by her husband's side in his besieged West Bank headquarters.

Now, Mrs Arafat - after rushing from Paris to Ramallah to be by her husband's side when it became apparent he was gravely ill - has suddenly emerged as a major player in the succession struggle.

In a one-minute-long telephone call to the Arab satellite television network, Al-Jazeera early on Monday, she set off a political storm and made public the behind-the-scenes power struggle that has been brewing since her husband fell ill last month.

Suha Arafat - who until now remained largely outside the political scene - forced Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and the PLO's number two, Mahmoud Abbas, to postpone their trip to Paris by accusing them of conspiring to "bury" her husband "alive."


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[drdon326]

1. Leave Suha alone.....dammit !!

The poor woman has to slave in her luxurious condo in Paris and attend
all those fashion shows.

And she still working on those Swiss bank account numbers that
yassir has.

A real winner there.

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2. Hey, this is important.

Can't let personal feelings interfere with getting the news out.
No doubt she will struggle to protect his "legacy".

[sushi]

3. This is ridiculous

Is he gone or isn't he? Maybe Suha wants his job!

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5. Who?

:/

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