PLO chief was 'not poisoned'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Yasser">Yasser</span> <span word="Arafat">Arafat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poisoning">poisoning</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="forensic">forensic</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="countering">countering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="radioactive">radioactive</span> <span word="polonium">polonium</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="conclusions">conclusions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="widow">widow</span>, <span word="Suha">Suha</span> <span word="Arafat">Arafat</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="assassination">assassination</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="politicized">politicized</span>."</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="shaken">shaken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contradictions">contradictions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="domain">domain</span>," <span word="Suha">Suha</span> <span word="Arafat">Arafat</span>, <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="requesting">requesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swiss">Swiss</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="magistrates">magistrates</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="filed">filed</span>.</p><p><span word="Separately">Separately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>.</p><p><span word="Arafat">Arafat</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1993 <span word="Oslo">Oslo</span> <span word="interim">interim</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="accords">accords</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 75 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2004. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>, <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="vomiting">vomiting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="pains">pains</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="stroke">stroke</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="autopsy">autopsy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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