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 having AIDS.

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 [...]