Swiss Pathologists: Arafat Glowed in the Dark

[douger]

Murder? "Inconclusive."

Swiss scientists exhumed Arafat’s body last November and tested his skeleton and grave for telltale evidence of the isotope. The verdict, a full year later: “The results moderately support the proposition that the death was the consequence of poisoning with polonium 210.”

Whodunit? It doesn't appear it was the evil Joos.

But suspicion also clings to Arafat’s inner circle. It’s a logical suspicion given the crucial question of access to his food — and the Swiss study assumes the polonium was ingested (which the report says might explain why, while he displayed other symptoms consistent with radiation poisoning, his hair did not fall out). Some analysts say the “insider” scenario is supported by the dire political situation at the time — the Palestinian cause was being held hostage with Arafat unbending at its helm, leading his people — many believed — nowhere.

[Evil Yoda]

Killing people with radioactive toxins is more a Russian thing these days, although why Putin would want the old wretch dead now is unclear. It could be Mossad, using the method to throw suspicion on the Russians who bankroll a number of their enemies. But most likely? He'd outlived his welcome among his own people.

[drjohnnyfever]

It was probably the nobel committe trying to get their medal back.....barry should be very, very careful.

[aponderer]

It was Ziva David.  That's why she left NCIS (to go hide)...

[zenwalk]

Polonium 210 is only available to nation states and it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out which nation is suspect A.

[drjohnnyfever]

Nov 7, 2013 17:36:08 GMT -5 zenwalk said:

Polonium 210 is only available to nation states and it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out which nation is suspect A.

It was the russians black flagging the jews.....or the jews black flagging the russians.

[Moses]

Who cares,? Shouldn't be in the Middle East in the first place.

[zenwalk]

The political assassinations still matter. It's important that you know who your allies are because if they've done something like this once they could do it again to you.

[Evil Yoda]

Nov 7, 2013 17:36:08 GMT -5 zenwalk said:

Polonium 210 is only available to nation states and it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to figure out which nation is suspect A.

There are weapons dealers who can get that kind of thing to private individuals who have enough money.

[Deleted]

Nothing stopping any side from giving the poison to Arafat's internal opponents, either. If Israel wanted him dead, they were many better ways within their reach. Unless they wanted to implicate Russians--but that's unlikely, still better ways to do that, too.