Bush won't visit Yasser Arafat's tomb

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[Sub-Driver]

Bush won't visit Yasser Arafat's tomb Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST Jan. 1, 2008

Palestinian Authority officials on Monday expressed deep disappointment after learning that US President George W. Bush, who is expected to visit Ramallah soon, does not intend to lay a wreath at Yasser Arafat's tomb.

Bush, who is also expected to visit Jericho and Bethlehem, does not even plan to pass near the tomb.

On the eve of Bush's visit, the PA announced that its security forces in the West Bank had thwarted a suicide bombing in Israel.

PA Information Minister Riad al-Malki said a Hamas would-be suicide bomber was arrested shortly before he was due to set out on his mission. The PA security forces also seized a videotape featuring the would-be bomber that was supposed to have been released after the attack, he said.

Malki reiterated claims that last Friday's shooting attack in the Hebron Hills, in which two Israelis were killed, was "criminally motivated." He said the PA security forces had arrested the perpetrators and seized the rifles they took from their victims, two off-duty soldiers.

"A group of young men carried out the attack in order to take the weapons of the two settlers," Malki said. "Our forces pursued them, arrested them and returned the weapons to the Israelis."

Bush would not stop by Arafat's newly-built mausoleum during his visit to Ramallah, a source in the US Consulate in Jerusalem told The Jerusalem Post. The PA has invested millions of dollars in building the mausoleum in the Mukata "presidential" compound.

[wastedyears]

Aw, well that’s too freakin’ bad. I’d rather leave some C4 with a timer.

[Candor7]

What, they won't let Bush attend the tomb of Arrafat, so he can urinate on it?

Shame!

[krb]

And risk spreading the corpse’s AIDS around?

[vladimir998]

Why is he putting his life in the hands of Palestinians?

[martin_fierro]

[Right Wing Assault]

Not even to spit on it?

[Doogle]

Bush won't visit Yasser Arafat's tomb

..he should, this way he can bring back evidence of hildabeast lipstick DNA, especially if he's entombed face down

[sure_fine]

you know Reid and Pelosi would

[SolidWood]

How that? Who claims this. His life will be as always in the hands of the Security Service.

[SolidWood]

Secret Service

[mkjessup]

Why is he putting his life in the hands of Palestinians?

That my FRiend, is the $64,000 question.

Were he still alive, Jeffrey Dahmer armed with a complete set of Mr. Goodwrench tools and knives from Bob Vila, would be a safer dinner guest for the President than to be trusting the Palestinians for ANYTHING.

If a Palestinian tells you the time, check your watch not once, but twice:

Once to see if you still have it on your wrist, Twice because you can't trust those lyin' lil SOBs.

[GregoTX]

This story is silly. Why would the President of the United States want to honor a terrorist leader like Araft? No US President would ever.... oh ya... I forgot...

[Vigilanteman]

I wouldn't mind visiting Arafat's tomb and leaving an appropriate offering.

[tet68]

Bush won’t visit Yasser Arafat’s tomb

They have landfills in Ramallah.
I did not know that.

[Farmer Dean]

Clinton and Arafat look like speed-daters at a gay bar.

[Jackknife]

Well, BOO - FREAKIN' - HOO !!!!!!

[Cinnamon Girl]

Was there some question about this?

[do the dhue]

HEAR HEAR!!

[cotton1706]

Why the hell would any American want to do that??