Sa'ib `Uraykat categorically denies that he is a buffoon

This is official now.  All rumors and statements to the contrary notwithstanding, Sa'ib `Uraykat has officially and categorically denied that he is a buffoon.  He said that he may look like a buffoon and that he even sounds like a buffoon and that he thinks like a buffoon and that he acts like a buffoon but that he is now buffoon.  He said that his credibility is one on the line. He said that if you believe the contents of the Palestine Papers you may believe that he is a buffoon.