Posted on 01/30/2009 10:10:37 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
A U.S. official says President Barack Obama has authorized more aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to help them recover from damage caused during a recent Israeli offensive.
U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell said Friday in Jerusalem that Mr. Obama has approved $20 million in emergency food and medical assistance for Gaza.
Fighting may cause more setbacks
Mitchell says it is important to consolidate a durable and sustainable cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers while immediately addressing Gaza's humanitarian needs. He also says fighting in the region may cause more setbacks to peace efforts.
Mitchell says Washington remains committed to, "actively and aggressively seeking a lasting peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors."
US envoy meets with Israeli opposition leader
The U.S. envoy continued his first official tour of the region Friday by meeting with Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Mr. Netanyahu is a front-runner in the race to become Israel's next prime minister after elections next month.
(Excerpt) Read more at voanews.com ...
Things seem to be moving way to fast for politics as usual.
Send money to Hamas.
Write letter to Iran.
Give interview to Al-Al(whatever the heck it is).
Close Gitmo.
No more waterboarding, etc,
Cease existing trials in progress.
Ask for 10 per cent reduction in military spending.
Huge government spending bill in progress.
It’s only been a week and a half, for crying out loud.
I’m beginning to get scared...and I don’t scare easily.
And the aid for Israel is ?????????
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Obama wants to save Muslims but will let a WW2 Veteran freeze to death in the US?
Thats sick.
Didn't find anything on Google under "downsize", but found this on Fox;
"The Obama administration has asked the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 percent -- about $55 billion -- a senior U.S. defense official tells FOX News.
Last year's defense budget was $512 billion. Service chiefs and planners will be spending the weekend "burning the midnight oil" looking at ways to cut the budget -- looking especially at weapons programs, the defense official said.
Some overall budget figures are expected to be announced Monday.
Obama met Friday at the White House with a small group of military advisers, including Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman, and Gen. Jim Jones, National Security Council chairman.
FOX News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
If you google Fox's headline, you will find little more than tumbleweeds and a few scorpions. The rest of the press has lowered the cone of silence on this one.
Sorry I didn't have a chance to look into this before citing it, been a very busy day.
I see the rage on right wing sites, but I am not sure I see it anywhere with the libtards (yet). If someone can point it out to me, I’d love to see it. Most libtards I come in contact with are still gushing with love and admiration and it’s making me sick to my stomach, so much ignorance.
It would save time if the U.S. just sent Hamas $20 million worth of rockets.
WTF???
That's why 0bama is moving fast on all this crud. It's the same technique used by the magician who pulls a coin out of your ear. Make the subject concentrate on the left hand while the real work is being done by the right hand. Mis-direction. Second oldest trick in the book. (First oldest is "Hey look...your shoe's untied")
And to think, Saddam only paid them 20k, Obama must be taking inflation into account.
OBOMBA buys more weapons for the killers of Israeli children.
if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck ....
IT’s A DUCK.
well well well
so phony reduces spending to the military but increase funding for food stamps and WIC along with building more houses for those who cannot afford it or who are just too plain lazy to get a job
Since this idiot got in I’m eve stunned by his neglect for this country and all within two weeks
I talked to my mam back in the UK and she said they had not heard half of what has been going on and that she was disgusted that phony calls a Palestinian first and gives his first media address to the Arabs
Surely this madness has to stop
it’s all been about homo’s and their agenda, being nice to terrorists and sending money to Hamas along with sucking up to Muslims around the world
So cut military spending and give terrorists i.e. Hamas our money and the media have been blocking much of this out
THAT IS ALL straight from the far left anti semitic handbook.
and now you come on here spouting that crap, disgusting
yes all of that and then include his other agenda of homo’s, throwing out state laws and this piggy bill
well he truly has even stunned me with the speed he is destroying this country
I swear this sounds radical but I do believe this man was groomed for this at an early age and with the backing of our enemies has made it into the top position.
They knew they could never win militarily , ask Ayers about it, Hitler proved it and the rest of history so they got this phony in on the inside to destroy us and we are being destroyed right now
The whole social fabric by homo’s, overturning state law and crippling our military along with the bill which my kids will pay for during their entire lives
Given the fact that his background is murky (an understatement) and largely created by his books. Given the fact that the media carried him to election with no criticism. Given the fact that his supporters were whipped into a blind frenzy like none I've ever seen (well, not since the Beatles, anyway,lol.) Given the fact too much is being done too quickly..I'm worried.
On one hand, I ask myself if my dismay extends from the fact that I agree with none of his ideology.
On the other hand, I wonder if people in other countries that had their principles and freedoms compromised also were in doubt that such a thing could happen.
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