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Middle East
US remains mum on Saudi help to PA
2002-04-08
  • The United States has remained mum on whether Saudi Arabia finances the Palestinian suicide bombing campaign against Israel. The U.S. policy comes as Palestinian sources acknowledge that Saudi Arabia has provided money to the families of suicide bombers. They said charities from such Gulf Cooperation Council countries as Qatar and Saudi Arabia have relayed thousands of dollars for the survivors of so-called martyrs.

    U.S. officials said the Bush administration has been careful to avoid any connection between the Saudi kingdom and the Palestinian campaign to send suicide bombers to Israel. They said the administration has established that Riyad is cooperating with efforts to block financing to those groups deemed as terrorists by the State Department. Saudi Arabia has provided the Palestinian Authority and Islamic groups about $500 million over the last 18 months, officials said. The officials said most of the money has gone to PA Chairman Yasser Arafat and the Hamas movement.
    "Oh, they're makin' a list
    And checkin' it twice.
    Gonna find out who's naughty and nice.
    US Army's comin' to town..."

    If it mattered, they'd make a deal of it. Since they're not, it doesn't. Since it doesn't, that means the plans are already in place, and maybe even under way.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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