A Look at the Drug Black Ops Intel Says ‘Most Likely’ Killed Yasser Arafat
- Posted on July 7, 2012 at 6:44am by
Liz Klimas
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The discovery of traces of Polonium-210 — a radioactive agent — on clothing reportedly worn by Yasser Arafat in his final days reignited a slew of conspiracies Wednesday about his mysterious death that occurred in 2004.
Francois Bochud, who heads the Institute of Radiation Physics in Lausanne, Switzerland, which was commissioned by Arafat’s widow to conduct tests, told the Associated Press on Wednesday that his lab had discovered “very small” quantities of polonium-210, which is naturally present in the environment. But levels found in blood and urine samples taken from the clothing were well above normal.
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Bochud said an “elevated” level of more than 100 millibecquerel, a measurement of radioactivity, was found on Arafat’s belongings. That’s compared with levels of some 10 millibecquerel in some control samples.
He said Arafat‘s wife told him she had stored the items in her lawyer’s office after her husband died. It was not clear why she waited so long to test them. NPR too has voiced its opinion on some questionable, or at least unclear, facts from Al Jeezera’s original report on the investigation:
[...] two things stand out to us in the al-Jazeera report:
— The clothing and other effects, according to Arafat’s widow, had been stored at her lawyer’s office since shortly after his death nearly eight years ago. That raises questions about who had access to them.
— Al-Jazeera writes that “polonium-210, the isotope found on Arafat’s belongings, has a half-life of 138 days, meaning that half of the substance decays roughly every four-and-a-half months. ‘Even in case of a poisoning similar to the Litvinenko case, only traces of the order of a few (millibecquerels) were expected to be found in (the) year 2012,’ the [Institut de Radiophysique in Lausanne, Switzerland] noted in its report to Al Jazeera. But Arafat’s personal effects, particularly those with bodily fluids on them, registered much higher levels of the element. His toothbrushes had polonium levels of 54mBq; the urine stain on his underwear, 180mBq.”
Here‘s what we don’t get:
Why would the polonium-210 levels still be so high if Arafat had been poisoned with the radioactive element so long ago?
Bochud stressed that the discovery did not provide proof that Arafat had been poisoned. That would require further testing.
Still, what do U.S. military experts think? The Special Operations Forces Report (SOFREP) reports a source with black side intel saying it is “most likely” the case that Arafat was assassinated. The source doesn’t expound upon whether he or she thinks Polonium-210 was the cause though.
Just what is Polonium-210 and what does it do? Polonium-210 is one of the world’s rarest elements, discovered in 1898 by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie and named in honor of her country of origin, Poland. It occurs naturally in very low concentrations in the Earth’s crust and also is produced artificially in nuclear reactors. In small amounts, it has legitimate industrial uses, mainly in devices to eliminate static electricity.
If ingested, it is lethal in extremely small doses. Less than 1 gram (0.04 ounces) of the silver powder is sufficient to kill. A 2007 study by radiation experts from Britain’s Health Protection Agency concluded that once polonium-210 is deposited in the bloodstream, its potent effects are nearly impossible to stop. A poisoning victim would experience multiple organ failure as alpha radiation particles bombard the liver, kidneys and bone marrow from within.
(Image via SOFREP)
Scientists caution that traces on Arafat‘s clothing aren’t sufficient proof of poisoning. Exhuming his body would a surer method. Derek Hill, a radiological science expert at University College London, said eight years after Arafat’s death in 2004, any polonium would have decayed and would be far less radioactive than it was at the time. But he says it would still be much higher than normal background levels, and with an autopsy it should be possible to tell “with a pretty high confidence” whether Arafat had polonium in his body when he died.
In terms of next steps after testing, if Arafat’s death is confirmed an assassination by polonium-210, the world will be asking “who did it?” SOFREP has some speculation on this topic:
[...] who would have access to this element? Even though this type of assassination was a signature KGB move, you don’t have to look to far to see who else has nuclear capability and would be motivated most to kill Arafat. The Mossad is very good at this, just look at the Dubai assassination and the Mossad’s mission.
Watch Al Jazeera’s report on the investigation to learn more of the details (Note: It’s about 50 minutes long):
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (70)
killdozerd11
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:29pmWho would want him dead and Israel blamed
HAMAS
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 2:25pmDo you remember the story of the spy that died from radiation in England and they claimed it was Russia? may it was Russia again via Putin. Anyway he is gone and judgement is passed .
Report Post »The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:28pmRemember when a swimmer in Egypt was eaten by a shark and they blamed it on Israel?
Awww the blaze blocked my comments! BLAME ISRAEL!
Report Post »Crazy-Horse
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:40pmOne would think that with the death of an important person some blood samples would be saved.
Report Post »wdittgasn
Posted on July 8, 2012 at 2:15amWHO CARES??? o
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on July 8, 2012 at 2:44amI can’t figure out why this matters to anyone. Arab Islamists will invent reasons to hate Israel. Big deal.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on July 8, 2012 at 3:49amThroughout Islamic History… Poison… is most often used against their Leaders (and Enemy Leaders too)!
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:22pmThe world is a better place with out this idoit.
Report Post »FedUpWithLibs
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:42pmYou are right. They are like weeds though and another weed will pop up after you kill the first. Yet, I still kill the weeds knowing I’m going to have to do it again soon.
Report Post »psadie
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 12:17pmHamas took him out. There will NEVER be peace in the Middle East and Arafat was being pressured by Bill Clinton to sign a peace accord. Arafat stole hundreds of millions of dollars meant for the Palestinian people and stashed it in Swiss bank accounts. His widow lives in Paris on the Left Bank. Whether it was polonium or not doesn’t matter, he was poisoned with something. Arafat outlived his usefulness and it was time to go.
Report Post »rsanchez1
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:46amOf course, liberals here will be screaming that this is Israel oppressing the Palestinians by assasinating their leader. It just as likely could have been more extreme elements in Palestinian leadership assassinating Arafat for being too liberal with Israel-Palestinian affairs. They would‘ve viewed Arafat’s failure to get Israel to recognize Palestine, especially after Camp David in 2000, as a weakness, and eliminated him to silence elements in Palestinian leadership that were unwilling to resort to extremist tactics.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:44amMaybe they are bringing attention to this now because the EU wants to take the world‘s attention off why they halted the honorable General Ratko Mladic’s trial because they have now found out that NATO is tied to the Muslim slaughter at Srebrenica.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2012/07/02/nato-tied-to-muslim-slaughter-at-srebrenica/
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What we have are a number of iconic episodes.
1.Serbs were demonstrated to be beasts
2.NATO was seen to be the savior of mankind
3.The Netherlands was blamed for standing aside during a massacre, a nation of cowards
4.The “Scorpions” was a “sexed up” CIA/DRM/MI6 front group that could be used to conveniently victimize potential Serbian war criminals.
In truth, the Balkan wars after the fall of communism were among the most vicious in history. For every Kosovan killed by a Serb, a Serb was killed by a Kosovan.
In fact, Kosovo and Albania have long been the home of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world. They are now full partners with the CIA and NATO though the current president of Kosovo is an accused war criminal himself. In an article from Global Research:
Albright bottom fishing with Thaci
Report Post »…A diagram from a NATO intelligence report detailing alleged links between the current prime minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, and other people alleged to be involved in organized crime in Kosovo.
littleQueenie
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 1:28pmGood information, the more I read about the Bosnian War the more I realize that America was deceived by NATO, Bill Clinton and the Media, (which controlled the narrative), into supporting the wrong side.
Report Post »As for Arafat, I find this poisoning story very suspect.
I heard that Arafat died of AIDS, which was covered up, (officially they said he died of a stroke).
A myth of Arafat being some Muslim hero does not side well with dying of AIDS. What better way for him to die than be poisoned by his enemies, just like Muhammad was.
That way he can go down like a good Muslim terrorist, emulating his prophet.
JustJason
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:41amIn the middle east conspiracies and rumors spread faster than tv reports.
Remember when they flew Arafat’s body into that soccer stadium? I was watching it live thinking man one MOAB and we could have peace for 7 years or so. Anyways, how could you motivate those animals to march into Israel or those crowds in Egypt. You know the ones knighted as all hamas now. The one million martyrs. What if they say Israel did it? Pretty sure they are telling that lie now.
Report Post »antrancher
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:17amRead Dr. Mary’s Monkey if you think any of this is impossible. The evil in the world is astounding!
Report Post »PAPPY72
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:38amNote to blaze staff: Polonium is not a drug, it’s a radioactive metal. With a half-life of 138 days, there would be far lower levels of it on his clothing than what they are finding, in fact, they shouldn’t find much of it at all. Also, it takes FAR less than a gram to kill you – try millionths of a gram.
Report Post »Slipstick
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:37am@Historyguy48: I think NASA tried that in the sixties. Back then the ‘Al Gores’ of the world were saying we would all be buried under a glacier by now. The world was going to die by “global cooling.”
Report Post »65Plus
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:22amHow about: AIDS. Polonium can be added to clothing long after death. Test for AIDS.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on July 8, 2012 at 9:41amI agree, 65. If there is that much polonium still in the clothing, then the lawyer’s office should be shut down simply as a hazardous waste site. My vote goes for AIDS.
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:13amThere real reason this story, unlike the Dark Lord Sith, Arafat, has been resurrected now, is that they are trying to frame the Israelis for his death to create a false indignation among the Arab Islamic world. Those people have no doubt already concluded that the Unholy Terror King was murdered, despite any facts to the contrary. They are using this as a pretext to create a war!
Report Post »paulusmaximus
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:59amYes!
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:09amWho cares what happened to a terrorist? He is now carefully roasting over a spit in the darkest depths of Hades’ own kingdom, and that’s where he belongs!
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 11:29amYeah, really too bad they did kill him off 40 years ago!!
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 9:09amDon t be fooled by this liberal love story ,
Report Post »he was a terrorist and a murdering dog and you can bet he s burning in hell today ,
aids or poison does nt matter to me as long as it was a slow and painful death he deserves
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 8:42amFirst comment: Did not the Russians modern KGB assassinate a defector that way not too many years ago in London? Poisoned him to shut him up due to commentary being made about Putin?
Personally, with Arafat gone I have no regrets at all; considering that the guy was the nephew of the founder (Hassan al-Banna) of the Muslim Brotherhood. Good riddence to bad rubbish.
Report Post »FFPanama
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 3:34pmBut…But…But…didn’t he WIN the Nobel Peace Prize, Just like the “One”?
Hey Snow, at least you have been around long enough to understand my sicko sarcasm.
Report Post »PRINZ KARL
Posted on July 8, 2012 at 12:59amArafat like most muslim men preferred young boys over women, an STD perhaps. The polonium is a red herring to destabilize the region. I had been told that Arafat was the nephew of Haj Amin al Husseni the mufti of Jerusalem,butcher of the Jews in Palestine and as Hitler’s muslim bitch raised the muslim SS Handschar Div. to kill Christian Serbs and Croats. Husseini was exiled to Egypt and at different times gave sanctuary to both Saddam Hussein al Tikriti and his uncle before him after failed Iraqi coups.
Report Post »OpenCarry
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:56amJust glas he is dead — whether it be old age – aids – or radiation. Burn in Hell….
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:47amBeing that Arafat reputedly was gay, I figured he died of AIDS.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 8:44amI heard his camel infected him with aids,apparently the camel didn’t use a condom.
Report Post »setoguro
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:45amShould of used an ax instead.
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:30amEver notice how much he & Al Sharpton favor?
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:21amComrades the FSU, you’d probably think of them as the KGB, has used this before and will do so again. It’s not fast acting so the agent that makes the delivery can easily escape, but is always fatal.
Report Post »Isn’t it nice to know that our brothers in World Communism are taking care of things?
Remember, Dear Leader loves you and if you don’t believe that you will probably develop a sight rash and need to be planted next to other “victims” of our nuclear disaster!
What nuclear disaster you ask? Why Three Mile Island of course! It didn’t blow up you say. Well, have you seen it lately, when was the last time you saw it. See, you are assuming it didn’t blow up. Do you know the meaning of assume?
Now a word about global warming. It is just so easy to fix! Just shoot a large black blanket into space into a geo-synchronous orbit to block all that light from reaching Earth. Think about it, without that evil sun heating things up we’ll become suitably cool quickly and after just a few months the entire planet will no longer have a fever! Al Gore will be soooo happy!
Of course as the planet freezes it might present another small challenge, but the Earth won’t have a fever, and our socialist masters will be pleased (as they freeze to death also).
Mohawk77
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:13amArafats widow should put on all his clothes and test them. Remove them from her corpse and send them to Putin as a gift. How hot is HELL Yasser? No 72 virgins you say? Sorry pal. Pretty hot down there ain’t it Yassi! The virgins would be of no use now as your genatalia were burned off by now *****. See ya!-NOT.
Report Post »fande3rls
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:11amI don’t Care if he was killed by isreal or aids , the good thing is this Terrorist is dead . How many innocent people did This terrorist murder before he died .
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:48amExactly. Well said.
Report Post »Mohawk77
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:05amAdd your comments
Report Post »dublinthewagons
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:17amI thought he died from taking a bath with soap & water. Grubby little worm
Report Post »Gregb
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:03amConfirmed: Arafat Died of AIDS
Arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat’s doctor has confirmed the long-circulating rumors that the PLO chairman had AIDS.
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/123347
Arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat’s doctor has confirmed the long-circulating rumors that the PLO chairman had AIDS – though the doctor insists Israel poisoned Arafat as well, causing his death.
Rumors have long circulated in both Israel and the Palestinian Authority that Arafat’s symptoms prior to his death were caused by AIDS. Within the PA, Israel has always been accused of poisoning the PLO chairman.
Now, Arafat’s private doctor has joined other PLO officials in acknowledging that Arafat had the HIV virus, but is holding on to the claim that Israel was responsible for his ultimate demise, in a French hospital.
Report Post »CatherineAnn
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:01amOf course they want you to think the Jews did it, oh I mean Bush did it. The real killer is old age and the P210 was added recently to make the Jews look bad. Funny how it has been how many years?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:17amMy thoughts exactly.
Report Post »OpenCarry
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:53amAgreed
Report Post »Gregb
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 6:51amYasser Arafat died of aids
Report Post »Mohawk77
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 7:05amI suggest his widow put on all his garments and test them! Remove them from her corpse and send them to AJad or Putin as a “gift”. How hot is HELL Arafat? Sorry, no “hot” 73 virgins-just dam hot *****.
Report Post »db321
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:22amHis Widow must be about 11 or 12 years of age by now.
Report Post »Welcome Black Carter
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 10:47amThe widow just learned the democrat party mantra : Never let a good crisis go to waste.
Report Post »Time to hang this around the neck of Israel…
That is one evil man. No doubt sitting at the right hand of satan with hitler and muhamad…