keywords: arafat died fatal yasser failure
text: Arafat #39;s ultimate failure was that he never dared to let go of the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Yasser Arafat died as he lived: amid confusion, intrigue and farce. His fatal ailment was described first as a stomach flu, then an unknown blood disorder or liver condition and, finally, a brain haemorrhage.