Did Arafat have AIDS?

Just watched a TV-debate where it was noted how much the signs of Arafat's "mystic disease" reminded of the "mystic diseases" of other famous men... like Rock Hudson and Freddie Mercury.

Thoughts?

from Gay365.com

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Thanks for the info, Albion. This was news to me.

OK, exactly how old was he?

75 YOA

AIDS or Age?

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IT'S A PHOTO FINISH

I'm watching the funeral now - I have to say the band is dreadful - they sound woefully out of tune and just played a screechy, "bosanova meets New Orleans jazz" version of the Death March about three times too fast.

Regardless of what you think of the man, wouldn't it have been better for the Egyptians to have provided professional musicians?

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OR AN OIL PAINTING.


I listen to too much Spike Jones.
what am I doing on CE boards.
shit

I was wondering this exact thing...

I am familiar with Ion Pacepa from his book "Red Horizons" (which is about the Ceausescu's). He has taken severe criticism for some liberal stretching of the truth upon occaison. I would write off his claim about the orgies with bodyguards.

The HIV/AIDS is still a possibility, as is bisexuality. However, I wouldn't base my conclusion on Pacepa's claim without some other body of evidence.

Well, we know he spoke Arabic AND English, so the rumor about him being bisexual is actually true.

I bet on his way to France, he was thinking "Shit, I wish the hospitals in my country didn't suck so bad. Maybe I should have done something about that during the five thousand years I was in office. Meh, what're you gonna do?"

I also believe that according to French Law that a casuse of Death is not required on Death Ceritificates...that is rumored to be one of the reasons that he went to France...

Yeah, when you spend most of your time in the spotlight of the Arab world's war on Israel, supposedly brokering peace but actually doing the opposite (tangent: remind you of any leaders closer to home?), standing out in the Mideast sun, wind, sand, dust, breathing all of that Third World air, drinking that Third World water, dodging bullets, bombs, and bulldozers...

As Indian Jones said, "It's not the years, it's the mileage." I think Mileage got him in the end.

A low platelet count can be indicative of many different disorders. The presence of DIC in a patient could be determined by investigation of the components of the coagulation cascade.

If he had DIC, or myelodysplasia (or ANLL, if it had transformed), I don't see what would be gained by keeping that information private. Especially now that he's dead.

I have a theory other than AIDS to put forward. He was an old man and old men die all the time. Often from some biochemical pathway imbalance.

but...
Everybody's got AIDS AIDS AIDS AIDS!

AIDS AIDS AIDS!

Even porcelain faced Asian tranny hookers who drive themselves?

Say it ain't so!

i thought we got over villianizing those with aids years ago...

Yes! Exactly what I was thinking.

so arafat was a good guy?





ps. i do understand what you're getting at

Hey, you're that actor in that Broadway musical. Do that scene where everyone dies of AIDS again.

the report was from gay365.com - I really don't think they are villainizing anyone for having AIDS

Besides - Arafat was a villain whatever he died of.

This thread is hateful and disrespectful for seropositive humans.