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State Department Backs Off Grants to Kaddafi’s Kids
The Gaggle ^
| September 24, 2009
| Michael Isikoff
Posted on 09/25/2009 2:00:07 PM PDT by opentalk
After getting complaints from Congress─and an inquiry from NEWSWEEK─the State Department backed away Thursday from awarding foreign-aid funds to two foundations headed by the children of Libyan dictator Muammar Kaddafi.
(Excerpt) Read more at blog.newsweek.com ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: africa; bhoafrica; bhostatedept; dictators; federalspending; foreignaid; kaddafi; libya; soshillary
A senior State Department official said that department officials were "reworking" a $2.5 million foreign-aid earmark for Libya that, according to a memo to Congress sent last week and reported by NEWSWEEK on Thursday afternoon, was to include $400,0000 for two foundations─one headed by Kaddafi's son Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, and another headed by his daughter. Ironically, one of the groups designated for $200,000 in State Department funds is the Kaddafi Development Foundation, headed by Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, the Libyan leaders son who personally arranged for Megrahis flight back to Tripoli last month after the convicted terrorist was released on humanitarian grounds from a Scottish jail. Another $200,000part of $2.5 million in State Department economic-support funds for Libyais slated to go to an organization headed by Kaddafis daughter Aisha, to promote womens economic opportunities. This waste of taxpayer dollars is particularly outrageous .
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:00:08 PM PDT
by
opentalk
To: opentalk
The state department needs to be cleaned out ... right down to the janitorial staff.
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:02:59 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(Democrats, the party of evil. Republicans, the party of stupid.)
To: opentalk
The mind boggles over insanity such as this.
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:05:38 PM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(Man the pitchforks and torches.......let the revolution begin)
To: opentalk
What is ‘reworking?’ Why not cancel the whole foreign-aid earmark for Libya?
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:06:23 PM PDT
by
PhiKapMom
(Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
To: RobinOfKingston
getting an inquiry from Newsweek---Why were these grants so small, you cheap rascist rednecks?
To: opentalk
Why give Libya any foreign aide?
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:08:41 PM PDT
by
Tai_Chung
To: opentalk
Just get Jimmy O’Keefe and Hanna Giles to dress up as Kadaffi and one of his wives and walk into an ACORN office and they’ll get the government funds.
To: Tai_Chung
Maybe this is why
Obama's Two Degrees of Separation from Farrakhan and Kaddafi"
It was no accident that terrorist President Gaddafi of Libya referred incessantly to Obama as his son or "our son". On June 11, 2008, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, in a speech broadcast on Al-Jazeera, spoke glowingly of Obama. According to a translation provided by MEMRI, Gaddafi said, "His name is Obama. All the people in the Arab and Islamic world and in Africa applauded this man article
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:17:49 PM PDT
by
opentalk
To: opentalk; cardinal4
Don’t know if it’s true or not, but I heard a rumor that Libya is considered to be “oil-rich.” Why indeed are we giving them one red cent? What’s next? Aid packages for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar?
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:21:06 PM PDT
by
Ax
(All roads lead back to Concord Bridge....)
To: RobinOfKingston
Every day it’s another despicable act by the people who are suppose to WORK FOR US! Thank God for either stupidity on thier part or unintentional transparencey, something
“The white man wrapped in brown paper” promised us. Wait until we see the icing on the cake! The muslim day of prayer in DC. The state run MEDIA will fall all over themselves to glorify and televise this event. But it will show us the magnitude of a problem we ignored. It shows us one thing “ we are here, we are strong,and we will dominate”
Anyone think I’m wrong? Attacked from all sides with the help of our own.
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:25:00 PM PDT
by
ronnie raygun
(We are governed now by educated idiots!)
To: Tai_Chung
"Why give Libya any foreign aide?" Good question. Why do they need my money...aren't they rich from oil extracted by Occidental Oil Company.
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:41:59 PM PDT
by
blam
To: opentalk
“”His name is Obama. All the people in the Arab and Islamic world and in Africa applauded this man”
and how much of his election you did guys fund???
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:44:24 PM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
To: opentalk
The State Dept. honors any terrorist who murders Americans.
A statue to Arafat for executing a handicapped American.
These awards to Kaddafi clan for blowing up a plane aloft
filled with Americans.
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posted on
09/25/2009 2:46:52 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
To: opentalk
Quid pro quo. After all their father is one of Obama's biggest supporters.
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posted on
09/25/2009 9:11:48 PM PDT
by
altair
("We are content and happy if Obama can stay forever as president of America." - Gadhafi)
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