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Choosing a Portentous Time to Die


(Toronto Globe and Mail) There is a growing sense in the territories, affirmed by senior Palestinian figures, that Arafat suffered brain death late last week, and is being kept clinically alive until a leadership transition is sorted out. Tuesday night is Lailat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, the night on which Muslims believe God delivered the Koran to the Prophet Mohammed. It is the holiest night of Ramadan, a portentous time for the Palestinian leader to die.
2004-11-09 00:00:00
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