December 11, 2004

Stockwell Day cites Arafat AIDS rumour in email CTV, Canada - Stockwell Day is pointing to a published report that includes the suggestion that Yasser Arafat had AIDS in explaining why he didn't send a statement of condolence or sympathy. Day told The Globe and Mail that his decision not to send condolences was not related to whether Arafat had AIDS or not. "No. I was just saying there are two schools of thought about Yasser Arafat: one that he was a great statesman and a help to the Palestinian people, and one that reflects on his terrorist background and that he wasn't a help," he said. "It was reference to two schools of thought."  11:02:52 PM