Phony Polonium
9th November 2013
BLUF: No, Arafat wasn’t murdered with polonium.
The claim Arafat was poisoned with polonium ignores a very important detail, as Brian Thomas writes: if Arafat had ingested polonium in 2004, there simply wouldn’t be any trace of it in his remains by now. That’s science not speculation.
Swiss scientists say Arafat had symptoms commonly linked to radiation poisoning, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and liver and kidney failure — but not two other classic symptoms, hair loss and a weaker immune system.
November 9th, 2013 at 20:56
In the 21st century, facts are no longer important for decision making.
November 10th, 2013 at 03:08
If Arafat was murdered, who should we reward?