Posted on 11/09/2004 3:49:53 PM PST by ambrose
Last update - 01:34 10/11/2004
Sources: Suha Arafat rejects $2 million settlement from Palestinian Authority
By Arnon Regular
Suha Arafat has rejected a $2 million financial settlement from Palestinian figures acting on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, according to French sources, who are becoming increasingly impatient with the wife of the deeply comatose Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
The settlement was aimed at persuading Suha Arafat to allow completion of the tests that would finally determine the chairman's death. Contacts between Suha Arafat and the Palestinian financiers began as soon as it became clear that Arafat would have to be flown to France for emergency medical treatment.
The French have been exasperated by Suha Arafat's refusal, permissible under French law, to allow others access to he husband's room in the Percy Military Hospital near Paris.
According to the sources, contacts between Suha Arafat and the Palestinian Authority were renewed on Monday night, with the arrival in Paris of Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas, and Nabil Sha'ath. After exhaustive negotiations, Suha Arafat agreed to allow Qureia, accompanied by the head of the chairman's personal guard, to enter his room. The visit went ahead yesterday afternoon.
French officials who have been following Yasser Arafat's treatment were astonished to discover that Suha Arafat's constant companion and financial adviser was none other than Pierre Rizk, who headed the intelligence service of the Phalanga during the Lebanese civil war and was in close personal contact with the guerrilla group responsible for the massacre at the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camp in 1982.
Rizk has been spotted in or near Percy Hospital in recent days. Since Rizk holds power of attorney for Suha Arafat, French and Palestinian officials have been in constant contact with him over Suha Arafat's financial demands, which she says are designed to ensure the financial future of her and her daughter. The outcome of these contacts is still not clear.
Rizk, a Maronite Lebanese, is well known to Israeli officials, and has spent long periods in Israel where he met with government officials and private business figures. Israelis who have met with him in person describe him as a colorful figure, and say that he is something of a womanizer.
Because of his position within the Phalangas, he has extensive contacts with several international intelligence agencies. Living in Paris since his exile from Lebanon, Rizk is an international businessman with operations in Europe and the United States.
In 1999, Rizk won a legal suit he filed in the U.S. courts against the PA. The suit, which created quite a stir in financial circles in the PA, was based on a promise made to Rizk by Yasser Arafat just before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, that he would be granted the license to develop the communications infrastructure in the West Bank.
Rizk obtained a note, signed by Arafat, in which he undertook to award the contract to International Technology Integrated (ITI), a company incorporated in the U.S. At the same time, it now appears that Arafat was handing out similar notes to many other people and companies, promising them jobs, tenders and contracts in his future government.
In practice, none of these promises were ever fulfilled. Unlike other disappointed parties, Rizk decided to sue Arafat for violating his word, and was awarded $18 million. As a result, American banks froze $80 million of the PA's money, threatening its stability. The crisis was eventually ended when the PA sent envoys Paris to negotiate a settlement.
Don't folks usually wait till after the body is cold to start this?
The settlement was aimed at persuading Suha Arafat to allow completion of the tests that would finally determine the chairman's death
So he is dead
Gotta be a nasty odor coming from his hospital room.
I wonder how long Suha will keep her head. She is directly violating the Koranic ban on women having authority over or thwarting the desires of men. This should prove interesting.
When thieves fall out...
2m divided by 50k per month (her current allowance) would provide her with only 40 months support in the stylel to which she has become accustomed. I'm not surprised that she said no.
I did a spit-take on that line!!!
This story is unfolding like a well-crafted spy novel.
i smell lawyers (who didn't get anything from the election)running to france
Oh, is it $50K? I thought I heard that it was $100K per month. I might be wrong.
if she only gets 2 mil, then she'll have to find another murderer to marry.
Rizk has been spotted in or near Percy Hospital in recent days. Since Rizk holds power of attorney for Suha Arafat, French and Palestinian officials have been in constant contact with him over Suha Arafat's financial demands, which she says are designed to ensure the financial future of her and her daughter. The outcome of these contacts is still not clear.
Rizk, a Maronite Lebanese, is well known to Israeli officials, and has spent long periods in Israel where he met with government officials and private business figures. Israelis who have met with him in person describe him as a colorful figure, and say that he is something of a womanizer.
Because of his position within the Phalangas, he has extensive contacts with several international intelligence agencies. Living in Paris since his exile from Lebanon, Rizk is an international businessman with operations in Europe and the United States.
In 1999, Rizk won a legal suit he filed in the U.S. courts against the PA. The suit, which created quite a stir in financial circles in the PA, was based on a promise made to Rizk by Yasser Arafat just before the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993, that he would be granted the license to develop the communications infrastructure in the West Bank.
This is going to get good....Suha is having the bloody shirt at them.
Pierre Rizk, who headed the intelligence service of the Phalanga during the Lebanese civil war and was in close personal contact with the guerrilla group responsible for the massacre at the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camp in 1982.
Uh oh..
Weekend at Bernies..
Greedy, Gold Digging W*****!
Shermy ....this is going to real good....this Rizak guy....is connected.
I wonder if that Suha skank is a double agent?
He's probably on ice or packed in ice. ;o)
"The settlement was aimed at persuading Suha Arafat to allow completion of the tests that would finally determine the chairman's death."
Difficult language, but I think it means she won't pull the plug until she gets enough money.
Interesting from a gaming perspective. How far she push it. They want to bury their leader badly...but he could die even being on the machines.
I don't blame her. This will not last her through Christmas!
I don't know.....but she is playing with the big boys ...those two massacres I high lighted were the ones the Arabs blamed on Sharon back in the 80's....they go totally nuts at even the mention of their names......Suha is getting right up to the line here.....she better be very careful....or they will bury her with her husband.
What a classy dame.
Yep. Certainly nothing I could have imagined. I suggested long Parisian court battles over his money and life. Still could happen.
This is headed to a bloody civil war.
"The settlement was aimed at persuading Suha Arafat to allow completion of the tests that would finally determine the chairman's death"
What was that old movie... Charade ? Where they stuck a mirror under the corpse''s nose..
On the other hand, Yassir can't sign the monthly checks anymore, so her bargaining position is somewhat weakened. Plus, he's going to begin to rot in the bed and then her bargaining position pretty much goes to zero.
Yes...and No.
This sounds like a variation on Saddam's "oil-for-food" scam. People who support Arafat get promises of lucrative contracts? Hmmm.
"Two Million Lousy Dollars?
Have you taken a look at what I had to sleep with?
Don't insult me!"
Thanks for linking that article! Very informative.
Why was €1m a month sent to Arafat's wife?
"Alberto Pinto" also redecorated Chirac's digs, which there was some scandal about.
Yeah, I guess it won't... at least, not in Paris. Shoot, it costs that much to park....
The spectre of 16 palestinian militia groups killing eachother rather than innocent Israeli citizens appalls me!
It's pretty chintzy. I don't know how much Arafat squirreled away, but it was probably in the billions. They should at least offer her the usual 5%.
Something tells me the french are playing both ends against the middle, looking to secure their cut before the long knives come out.
This is hillarious. This fat bitch thinks she can hold up a terrorist organization singlehandedly. She probably thinks she has the key to the vault. Whatayawanna bet the PLO knows where every dollar is and can sieze it all at will. Really a laugh. Wonder which method they will use to kill her?
"Wonder which method they will use to kill her?"
I wouldn't place any bets on her long-term survival.... imagine trying to extort millions from some of the world's most savage terrorists! She may be signing her own 'hit' warrant....
Well John EdWeirds has no jobs at this time. Maybe he should fly to Paris and talk the widow er soon to be widow, Suha.
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