U.S. finally admits Arafat murdered American officials.

WND ^ | December 27, 2006 | Joseph Farah

[IrishMike]

WASHINGTON – After 33 years of secrecy, the U.S. State Department has finally declassified a document admitting it knew the late Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, plotted and supervised the murders of two U.S. diplomats in Sudan in 1973, a cover-up first exposed by WND in January 2001.

The document, released earlier this year, with no fanfare, makes it clear the Khartoum operation "was planned and carried out with the full knowledge and personal approval" of Arafat, a frequent visitor to the White House throughout the 1990s who died in 2004.

In the attack March 1, 1973, eight members of the Black September terrorist organization, part of Arafat's Fatah faction of the PLO, stormed the Saudi embassy in Khartoum on Arafat's orders, taking U.S. Ambassador Cleo Noel, diplomat Charge d'Affaires George Curtis Moore and others hostage, and one day later, killing Noel, Moore and Belgian diplomat Guy Eid.

The admission comes 33 years after James J. Welsh, then the National Security Agency's Palestinian analyst, saw a communication intercepted from Arafat to his terrorist commandos in Sudan.

Within minutes, Welsh told WND, the director of the NSA was notified and the decision was made to send a rare "FLASH" message – the highest priority – to the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum via the State Department.

But the message didn't reach the embassy in time. Somewhere between the NSA and the State Department, someone decided the warning was too vague. The alert was downgraded in urgency.

The next day, eight members of Black September, part of Arafat's Fatah organization, stormed the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, took Noel, Moore and others hostage. A day later, on March 2, 1973, Noel, Moore and Eid were machine-gunned to death – all, Welsh had insisted for years, on the direct orders of Arafat.

[IrishMike]

After the deadly attack in Khartoum, Arafat ordered the eight gunmen to surrender peacefully to the Sudanese authorities. Two were released for "lack of evidence." Later, in June 1973, the other six were found guilty of murdering the three diplomats. They were sentenced to life imprisonment and released 24 hours later to the PLO.

[DustyMoment]

Gee, this is such a surprise.

The real question I have is why the US was covering for a murderous thug like Arafathead? Were they (laughing up my sleeve) "hoping to reform him" into a decent human being!!??

[PGalt]

Very interesting article. Thanks for posting. BTTT!

[Red Badger]

Somewhere between the NSA and the State Department, someone decided the warning was too vague

Henry K was SOS, who was head of NSA?............

[ricks_place]

...six were found guilty of murdering the three diplomats.

Jimma Karter's dear friend.

Rather than eliminating this turd, Jimma gave him standing and set the Mideast on its present course.

[IrishMike]

Have to do a little research on that.

[IrishMike]

Jimma Karter's dear friend.
Rather than eliminating this turd, Jimma gave him standing and set the Mideast on its present course.
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He had frequent flier privileges at the White House during the ClinTOON years.

[mewzilla]

These the guys?

Former Directors

[PGalt]

Another great article here by Scott W. Johnson (powerline blog)...
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10855

[IrishMike]

See post #8,

Thanks mewzilla

[Diogenesis]

[Red Badger]

Lt Gen Samuel C. Phillips, USAF......Served ONE year.....hmmmm.....and was canned............

[mewzilla]

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

[Red Badger]

I have a Jewish friend who looks just like him..........

[mewzilla]

GENERAL SAMUEL C. PHILLIPS

[mewzilla]

Samuel C. Phillips A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

[MelonFarmerJ]

But the message didn't reach the embassy in time. Somewhere between the NSA and the State Department, someone decided the warning was too vague. The alert was downgraded in urgency.

Goes to show that the timeliest intel is usless when it gets passed thru the hands of leftocrats with agendas.....I'd vote for the State Department as the guilty party, not the NSA.

[Obie Wan]

Arafat plotted and supervised the murders of two U.S. diplomats in Sudan in 1973. It's a shame he's not still alive,I'm sure Time magazine would love to make him "Man of the Year" for this little action !!!

[Delta 21]

Jimmy Carter = Accesory to murder?

[Ben Hecks]

Rather than eliminating this turd, Jimma gave him standing and set the Mideast on its present course.

That just abut sizes it up.