US set to review all aid to Palestinians

Reuters ^ | 01/27/06

[ARealMothersSonForever]

"To be very clear, we do not provide money to terrorist organizations,". Bullsh!t. Arafat was the leader of a terrorist org.

[notes2005]

yea I don't see a difference between Fatah and Hamas

[dead]

The main difference is simply Arafat denied it. Hamas brags about it.

Diplomatically, it's just alot easier to pull the plug now.

[Minnesocold]

All your base are belong to us.
Sincerely,
Hamas

All your funding are belong to us.
Sincerely,
USA

[veronica]

A start, but now the horse has left the barn. Unfortunately the Bush administration will have to correct it's grievous ME policy errors, but it's better than nothing, I suppose.

[The_Republican]

Does any one know any actual figures in Dollar amounts?

What percentage of total aid for Palestine is American?

[Califelephant]

According to this document, about $85 million per year since 1993: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/45198.pdf

[Califelephant]

That's about $233,000 per day.

[notes2005]

"The U.S. gave the Palestinian Authority $400 million in direct aid last year and several million more through various U.N. charities.."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060127/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_us_aid_1

[penelopesire]

"Diplomatically, it's just alot easier to pull the plug now."

Exactly. While the MSM will focus on the momentary 'downside', as usual, they and their left winged cohorts will fail to see the big picture(of which this is a part)!

[The_Republican]

Wow!

Savings!

[EGPWS]

The United States will review "all aspects" of its aid programs to the Palestinians if the militant group Hamas is in government after its victory in this week's elections, the State Department said on Friday.

When is Jimma' Carter slated to visit and welcome the new government into power?

[Willie Green]

Unfortunately the Bush administration will have to correct it's grievous ME policy errors, but it's better than nothing, I suppose.

Don't worry... Dubya will send in the heavy hitters...
1000 quatloos says Zoellick will offer 'em a Free Trade agreement...
THAT'll whoop those suicide bombers back in line!!!

[RS]

"To be very clear, we do not provide money to terrorist organizations," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack. Hamas is classified by the United States as a terrorist group."

Seems like this one sentence review is all that's needed ...

[SQUID]

Nah, they will spend it on something else.

[HardStarboard]

Review - how about halt dead!

[Toidylop]

I can't imagine how our tax dollar spent to support these known terrorist thugs and criminals with blood from innocent children and women strewn down their hands!!! We need to stop all funding now.

[DustyMoment]

The United States will review "all aspects" of its aid programs to the Palestinians

And, we're providing aid to TERRORIST "Palestinians" because . . . . . . . ?????



I want my money back!

[Flavius Josephus]

because we're "workin' hard" for peace in the region. Peace in our time.