This must be a sudden deterioration. (Thank you for posting the news, Andreas.) Wednesday, October 27, 2004, 10:31:43 PM, Andreas Ramos wrote: AR> The BBC reports that Arafat is seriously ill. AR> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3960237.stm -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html