Thursday, October 28, 2004, 2:33:45 AM, JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote: Jac> Yeah -- Arafat aides are denying U.S. reports that he's in "critical" Jac> condition. a Palestinian talking head told the BBC he is -- and the BBC now say his aides say so. It's just a matter of time, Julie. Jac> Any idea what kind of all hell is gonna break loose when he goes? Talk Jac> about a power-war..... this -- from bbconline -- was what Newsnight (with the Palestinian) was saying: >There were unconfirmed reports that Mr Arafat had appointed a >three-man committee to take over while he recovers. >They were said to be Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, former premier >Mahmoud Abbas and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Zaanoun. The first two >have both visited Mr Arafat in recent hours. -- 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