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Arafat had AIDS

For anyone who cares, here’s a clue as to the mysterious disease that’s killing the little rat. I hope they just slide his body into the sewer and get on with it.

I think this was a story about Arafat [...]

Kamikaze’s Dis Suicide Bombers

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-kamikaze25sep25,1,7246073.story?coll=la-headlines-world

COLUMN ONE
They’ve Outlived the Stigma
Once pariahs in Japan, ‘kamikaze survivors’ are now honored for their spirit of sacrifice. They resent being lumped in with suicide bombers.

By Bruce Wallace
Times Staff Writer

September 25, 2004

CHIRAN, Japan — These are the dusky days of old age that kamikaze pilots like Shigeyoshi Hamazono were not supposed to see.

Three times during the [...]