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ARAFAT'S personal doctor demands 'official inquiry' and autopsy
CAIRO, Nov 11 (AFP) - The personal physician of Yasser Arafat called for an inquiry into the cause of the veteran Palestinian leader's death on Thursday. "I demand an official inquiry and an autopsy ... so the Palestinian people can learn in all transparency what caused the death" of their leader, Dr Ashraf al-Kurdi said on Al-Jazeera television only hours before Arafat was due to be buried... Kurdi, who was Arafat's personal physician for more than 20 years, said he had been surprised by the actions of some members of the veteran leader's office...
ARAFAT 'WIFE' TO RECEIVE $22 MILLION YEARLY!
Italy, Corriere De La Serra, Nov 11: Yasser Arafat's widow, Suha, is expected to receive a sum of $22 million a year out of the Palestinian Authority budget. [MER] Abu Mazen is said to have personally approved this extraordinary arrangement, and it appears to have silenced Suha Tawil from the 'conspiracy' charges she publicly made Monday.
YASSER ARAFAT DEAD


Last Saturday MER first reported that Yasser Arafat was all but legally dead, that he had in effect been 'Stealth Assassinated'. Click here for MER articles published from 4 to 11 November about the killing of Yasser Arafat. Below are links to corporate media articles published today about Arafat's death.

Selection of Articles Published yesterday:
- Egypt Prepares for Arafat's Funeral - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinian leader was in coma - at USATODAY.com (Nov 11, 2004)
- Presidents, Dignitaries at Arafat Funeral in Cairo - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Body of Arafat arrives in Egypt - at BBC (Nov 11, 2004)
- Blair, Bush Consult on Peace in Mideast - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Burial site prepared as Arafat clings on - at The Guardian (UK). (Nov 11, 2004)
- Bush offers condolences, avoids praise of PLO head - at Baltimore Sun (reg. req'd) (Nov 11, 2004)
- Yasser Arafat dies - at The Chicago Tribune (reg. req'd) (Nov 11, 2004)
- Plane Carrying Arafat's Coffin Arrives in Cairo - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Arafat's Body Arrives in Cairo for Funeral - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- French plane carrying Arafat's body travels to Cairo - at Jerusalem Post (registration req'd) (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinian leader Arafat dies at 75. - at Boston Globe (Nov 11, 2004)
- Yasser Arafat Dies In Paris Hospital - at Jerusalem Post (registration req'd) (Nov 11, 2004)
- US urges Palestinians to move toward post-Arafat peace - AFP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Israel Rules Out Release of Barghouti - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinians Across Arab World Mourn - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Israel plans posthumous anti-Arafat campaign - at Haaretz (Nov 11, 2004)
- Uncertainty in near term for Mideast - at International Herald Tribune (Nov 11, 2004)
- Former US President Jimmy Carter calls Arafat a "powerful human symbol" - AFP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Sharon: Arafat death could be 'historic turning point' - at Haaretz (Nov 11, 2004)
- Fattouh sworn in as interim PA leader - at Jerusalem Post (registration req'd) (Nov 11, 2004)
- Ram Allah burial for President Arafat - at Al Jazeera (Nov 11, 2004)
- Clinton Says Arafat Missed the Chance for Peace - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dead - at MSNBC (Nov 11, 2004)
- Arafat pushed Palestinian cause into the global spotlight - USATODAY.com News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Blair seeks Bush's help on Mideast - Chicago Tribune News (Nov 11, 2004)
- World leaders see Arafat as symbol, but divided over legacy - AFP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- U.S. Sees Chance of Peace Hinging on Arafat Successor - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Arafat, Icon of Palestinian Cause, Dead at 75 - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Passing of Arafat Draws Mixed Reactions - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinians Mourn Death of Arafat - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Mahmoud Abbas Elected Chairman of PLO - AP News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Top Legislator Named Interim Palestinian President - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Powell Urges Middle East Calm After Arafat Death - Reuters News (Nov 11, 2004)
- Palestinians Prepare Arafat's Burial Site - AP News (Nov 10, 2004)
- Palestinian Speaker Fattouh to Be Sworn In - AP News (Nov 10, 2004)
- Palestinians Mourn Death of Yasser Arafat - AP News (Nov 10, 2004)
- Veteran leader Yasser Arafat dies - at BBC (Nov 10, 2004)



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