Perhaps Yassir has done some sort of promotional thing with Proctor and Gamble. (I always wondered why the man was in a crescent moon.) Has anybody checked out the ads in al-arahm? I can see the ads now on al-jezeera, "Yassir that's my baby, no sir he's no Israeli...gentle on the skin but tough enough to survice a terrorists stubble"

What an incredible array. At first I thought it was the same picture shot at different angles around the table, but there are all new EUrocrats in each picture. We must unlock the mystery of the Baby Wipes.

That's just great stuff. I think that I like the one with the lantern on top of the baby wipe box the best.

It says "I'm rugged, reliable, outdoors-ey... but I've got my baby-soft side, too..."

Limbaugh ran an article a couple of months ago(?) with the headline, "Yasser, that's my babywipe." Didn't dawn on me 'til now though.

Damn. Now I think about Yassir everytime I change my baby son's diaper.

Maybe its the Palestinian version of "the football".

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - an apparent conspiracy of this potential magnitude calls for all the clarity and scrutiny to be Cynthia McKinney can muster!

Stefan,

You didn't before?

Those are to wipe his ass every time he passes another load of crap as truth.

There seem to be some fairly constant elements in his desk set: wipes, tissues, cough syrup (?), water (2), a stack of papers, and a red leather-bound Koran (?).

He just likes that newly bathed baby smell!

Actually, it is a pathetic attempt to cover up the fact that he hasn't bathed since 1970. It was then that Allah himself visited him, telling him that if he no longer bathed, and maintained a constant unsightly stubble, He (Allah) would grant all his wishes. We can now see just what he wished for.

here's another wipe-sighting:
[Link: www.al-ayyam.com...]

On one of the Yahoo pictures, they were close enough that the "Fresh Ones" logo on the baby wipes was barely legible.

According to this those baby wipes are Kosher for Makeup removal. I know many of the Kosher restrictions are very similar to what Muslims adhere to. (They may be identical, I'm not an really expert on the matter...)

I tried some other Google searches, but I couldn't find anything else relevant.

Anyway, maybe the brand name can help track down some more information.

There’s an Israeli company called “Fresh Wipes” that looks like a possibility, but their web site is under construction.

This website appears to also have a line of wipes called "Fresh ones" Unfortunately, I can't find a box of wipes that look the same as the ones in the pictures.

[Link: www.albaad.com...]

They also happen to market to Israel.

I think you’ve found the manufacturer, Tony. The logo looks like a match, even though there’s no exact match for Arafat’s blue dispenser.

Quiet, y'all... the babywipe boxes are where Mossad hides their evesdropping bugs. As soon as Arafat goes way too far, they're going to use one of them for the bomb that takes him out.

The wipes may have something to do with Moslem prayer ritual ablutions. A Moslem may pause periodically throughout the daily cycle to pray and may need to do some sort of ritual handwashing before prayer, but perhaps does not have indoor plumbing or a sink at hand, so that he would have to make a time-consuming trip to a plumbing outlet which could take up too much time away from his work schedule and other responsibilities. So, having the water-based (not alcohol) wipes nearby would be a time-saving convenience for a busy businessman or other professional. Why don't one of you college students at a large university pop over to some of the friendlier Moslem students and ask them about it, as they may have more details about this moeur which seems to have captivated youall so much.

The answer to the mystery is, I believe, to be found at this Town Talk story from April 2002.

there is arab manufacturer of wet wipe
also in Jordan but Arafat like made in USA or Israel to show he loves them product

He's 72 and you guys can't figure out why he might need baby wipes? I take it that you don't have any old relatives of your own. :)

The islamic equivalent of "Kosher" and "Treyf" is "Halal" and "Haram." While they share certain superficial similarities, they have completely different elaborations and religious rationales. Alcoholic beverages, for example, are haram but not treyf. Whale meat is treyf but not haram although *some* islamic authorities consider only those sea creatures with scales halal.