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Yassa Arafat to be exhumed: he was probably murdered by radiation poisoning

That debate was reignited after a Swiss lab said Wednesday it had discovered traces of polonium-210 in clothing and other belongings

Polonium-210 is best known for causing the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a one-time KGB agent turned critic of the Russian government, 

Call to exhume Arafat after radiation find fuels ‘assassination’ theory SMH, July 5, 2012 The discovery of traces of a radioactive agent on a pair of underwear reportedly worn by Yasser Arafat in his final days reignited a cauldron of conspiracy theories Wednesday about the mysterious death of the long-time Palestinian leader.
Arafat’s widow, who ordered the tests by a Swiss lab, called for her
husband’s body to be exhumed, and Arafat’s successor gave tentative
approval for an autopsy. But experts warned that even after the
detection of polonium-210, getting answers on the cause of death will
be tough.
Arafat was 75 when he died November 11, 2004, in a French military
hospital. He had been airlifted to the facility just weeks earlier
with a mysterious illness, after being confined by Israel for three
years to his West Bank headquarters.
At the time, French doctors said Arafat died of a massive brain
haemorrhage. According to French medical records, he had suffered
inflammation, jaundice and a blood condition known as disseminated
intravascular coagulation, or DIC.
But the records were inconclusive about what brought about the DIC,
which has numerous causes including infections, colitis and liver
disease. Outside experts who reviewed the records on behalf of The
Associated Press were also unable to pinpoint the underlying cause.
That debate was reignited after a Swiss lab said Wednesday it had discovered traces of polonium-210 in clothing and other belongings
provided by Arafat’s wife, Suha. She told the lab that Arafat had used
the items in his final days. The development was first reported by the
Al-Jazeera satellite channel.
Polonium-210 is best known for causing the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a one-time KGB agent turned critic of the Russian government, in London in 2006. Litvinenko drank tea laced with the
substance.
In the West Bank, Arafat’s successor, President Mahmoud Abbas, cleared
the way for an autopsy……
it was unclear what other steps were needed for the body to be exhumed
from his mausoleum-style burial site in the West Bank town of
Ramallah.
Palestinian officials have long argued that Israel had the means and
motive to kill Arafat, whom it accused of encouraging suicide bombings
and shootings that claimed hundreds of Israeli lives during the
uprising. While confining Arafat to his West Bank headquarters, Israel
tightly controlled everything going in and out of the compound.
In Israel, officials dismissed the renewed speculation.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/call-to-exhume-arafat-after-radiation-find-fuels-assassination-theory-20120705-21i7s.html#ixzz1zmmEpBZM

July 5, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized