Posted on 06/04/2007 11:15:44 AM PDT by SJackson
President Bush bypassed Congress to release funds to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
In a memorandum sent Friday afternoon to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice authorizing the release of the funds, Bush cites national security to waive a number of laws that require him to vet such assistance with Congress. He does not cite a sum, but describes the money as designated "for the administrative and personal security costs of the Office of the President of the Palestinian Authority; for the activities of the President of the Palestinian Authority to promote democracy, peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the rule of law and to fulfill his duties as President, including, among other things, to maintain control of the management and security of border crossings and to foster the Middle East peace process."
The money is in addition to $59 million Congress already authorized earlier this year to bolster forces loyal to Abbas, a relative moderate who is struggling for power with the government led by Hamas, a terrorist group. Bush adds the caveat that the money is not to reach Hamas by any means.
In the same memorandum, Bush also authorizes assistance for non-governmental organizations assisting the Palestinians, again citing national security to waive laws requiring him to vet such funds with Congress.
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$1.32 billion per day since September 29, 2006
But at least it’s going to a good cause: people who hate us so much and find us so contemptible that they celebrated on 9/12/01 because they knew that, regardless of what they did, the aid from the Great Satan would keep on coming.
President Bush Announces Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/Aids Plan, The White House (Washington, DC) 30 May 2007
Posted to the web 30 May 2007 Washington, D.C.
United States President George W. Bush announced that he is asking Congress for U.S.$30 billion over five years to fight HIV/Aids in a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 30. The full text of the speech follows:
Thank you all for coming. Welcome to the Rose Garden. Today, I’m joined by some very determined people who are battling one of the worst epidemics of modern times: the spread of HIV/AIDS.
I want to thank you all for being here. I’m honored to be in your presence, and I want to thank others who are joining us in this important cause, as well, starting with Ambassador Mark Dybul, who is the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. He runs our PEPFAR initiative. Mark, thank you for being here, as well as Rajat Gupta, who is the Chairman of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Rajat, we’re proud you’re here.
God Almighty has a different view.
He will bless those who bless Israel
and
curse those who curse Israel.
Folks have no idea what it’s like to be cursed by Almighty God.
He’s getting worse, not better, at this job.
Perhaps we should send in a Foreign Aid request from an ally of the former United States of America/now North American Union in behalf of the
FREE REPUBLIC OF . . . CONSERVATIONDOM
We don’t have to tell him we’re trying valiantly to Conserve what’s left of our Constitution.
Should we start with a $7 Billion request just for kicks?
We certainly have a far greater claim on such funds than Abbas.
Sheesh.
Why?
= =
Because Soros and his puppet master globalist bosses ordered it.
They did.
Such groups are temporary front men for satan until the globalist world government is more overtly in power and satan can take position in public as well as under the table.
Bush is a TRAITOR........
Not just to us, but to Israel too.......
They will use that money to buy weapons that will be used to kill Israelis.......
Maybe some of it will find it's way here and be used to kill Americans......
I for one object to our tax dollars going to terrorist nations.......
Bush said "If you're not for us, you're against us."....
I'm beginning to feel that way about Bush too......
IF he's not for us, he's against us.......
As of late, I'm feeling like he's against us!!
He is doing all he can to destroy everything. Here and in Israel. My prayers for Israel and America.
Whomever said “King Jorge” said it best.
where are we? why is it so hot? and what are we doing in this handbasket????
He’s trying to pull the early Iranian hostilities more toward Israel. ...old European tactic.
Guess with Bush it could be worse, he could be pushing legislation to make them all legal US citizens. Thanks George!
bump
What a freakin waste of money.
Many Thanks for the info!
“They will use that money to buy weapons that will be used to kill Israelis...”
FYI... we gave Fatah about 7,000 rifles (and ammo) earlier this year. Some of these were stolen by Hamas.
The State Dept is always watching someones back... it just isn’t yours.
Perhaps we should send in a Foreign Aid request from an ally of the former United States of America/now North American Union in behalf of the.......
It’s soo crazy, it might just work.
I remember. I'm still shocked at the stupidity of our "leaders." Nothing like arming your enemies!
The State Dept is always watching someones back... it just isn’t yours.
I know. Everyone comes before Americans do!
True!
But it’s NOT
AS
crazy as what the Senate et al are doing.
Sigh . . . with more than enough complicity on all sides.
Moby was right, he’s gone “Hippy.”
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