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8. It's not exactly limited to a single country or anything. (nt)

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What Killed Arafat? Tests Hint At Possible Arafat Poisoning [View all] DeSwiss Jul 2012 OP

Interesting, but not surprising, if true. harmonicon Jul 2012 #1

Indeed. n/t DeSwiss Jul 2012 #2

He was frikkin' OLD!!! Archae Jul 2012 #3

He was only seventy-five Scootaloo Jul 2012 #4

Don't forget that Arafat couldn't get good medical help until the last few decades of his life. Archae Jul 2012 #6

Yep. It's mostly young people that die of poisoning. Wilms Jul 2012 #5

Old people are immune to murder! JackRiddler Jul 2012 #27

That's not "hateful." Archae Jul 2012 #28

"He was old therefore he wasn't poisoned" Marzupialis Jul 2012 #31

Indeed, most elderly people die with polonium in their systems NickB79 Jul 2012 #48

I wonder who has polonium? TomClash Jul 2012 #7

It's not exactly limited to a single country or anything. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #8

LOL TomClash Jul 2012 #23

You can legally buy the stuff on the web Mosby Jul 2012 #37

Except . . . TomClash Jul 2012 #42

polonium has a half life of four months Mosby Jul 2012 #43

sorry for intruding reorg Jul 2012 #44

You don't understand what "half-life" means TomClash Jul 2012 #45

Sure, test him Mosby Jul 2012 #46

that's all very interesting reorg Jul 2012 #47

Very roughly eyl Jul 2012 #53

what are you talking about? reorg Jul 2012 #54

Polonium is deadly in microgram quantities NickB79 Jul 2012 #49

Karmon knows it corresponds to what was found in Litvinenko's system TomClash Jul 2012 #50

Odd that it is the same method used in the poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. go west young man Jul 2012 #9

Another conspiracy theory that has nothing to it. Archae Jul 2012 #10

Except the tests conducted by Swiss scientists refute your claim. go west young man Jul 2012 #11

Now it's "Plutonium?" Archae Jul 2012 #13

Exactly where is plutonium mentioned ? dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #16

Look at reply #11, above. Archae Jul 2012 #19

Error on my part . Polonium 210 go west young man Jul 2012 #24

Call it a draw dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #25

Polonium. A dangerous overkill. aquart Jul 2012 #32

Double indemnity, maybe? hughee99 Jul 2012 #36

For the Israelis Arafat was an ideal leader for the Palestinians Turbineguy Jul 2012 #12

Exactly. Archae Jul 2012 #14

The Bush Administration considered him a threat Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #15

It is strange how Arafat died just weeks before the 2004 election. Alexander Jul 2012 #17

I think the Bush people were doing stuff that's been going on all along Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #18

What if the object is merely to desecrate his corpse? sofa king Jul 2012 #26

HIS WIFE wants to desecrate his corpse? aquart Jul 2012 #34

Well, if the polonium is a deception... sofa king Jul 2012 #41

His wife? Members of his party who thought he'd been in charge long enough? aquart Jul 2012 #33

+1 nashville_brook Jul 2012 #51

Your case vs. conspiracy is weak Marzupialis Jul 2012 #29

K&R. Very interestng investigation... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2012 #20

Not unless they audit the PLO's books. aquart Jul 2012 #35

This news is over seven years old may3rd Jul 2012 #21

And yet according to the story's link, it's dated.... today. DeSwiss Jul 2012 #22

Are you saying the test results were released 7 years ago? Marzupialis Jul 2012 #30

Interesting... KatyMan Jul 2012 #38

I've always felt he was assassinated, murdered or however you want to put it madokie Jul 2012 #39

Analyst: Polonium found on Arafat's clothing was planted oberliner Jul 2012 #40

Seems possible that it was a plant Bradical79 Jul 2012 #52