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Middle East
Report: PA transfers $50,000 monthly to Martyrs’ Brigades
2003-11-08
Jpost Reg Req’d
The Palestinian Authority pays members of al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades up to $50,000 a month, the BBC reported.
surprise meter’s broken again....
Abdel Fattah Hamayel, Minister for Sports & Youth rockthrowing and booming brigade until Mahmoud Abbas resigned as prime minister in September defended the payments, saying, "Originally, some people in these groups had been chosen to work for the security services, so they were getting salaries and still are doing so."
riiiiggghhhtt. See? It’s severance pay.
A Fatah leader told the BBC that "Fatah has two sections: a military wing, led by the military and a political wing, led by politicians. But there is no difference between Fatah and the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades."
no shit?
Zakaria Zubaydi, al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades leader in Jenin, said that "when Arafat calls for a ceasefire, we will respect his decision and stop."

when he calls for it in Arabic, and means it, which has never happened, and never will
Posted by:Frank G

#5  We aren't still giving money to the PA, are we?
Posted by: Charles   2003-11-8 12:40:56 PM  

#4  Geez, how much clearer can it get?
WTF does it take?

Just what box on the Total Fucking Asshole List hasn't been publicy checked off?
Posted by: .com (RoPMA)   2003-11-8 11:52:39 AM  

#3  Then again he could call for it in arabic, but wink, wink, nod, nod!
Only the media would accept it as binding.
The skunk signed agreements under the gaze of the UN, EU and all the swooning media, on the front lawn of Willie's White House and then proceeded to break them.
Posted by: Barry   2003-11-8 11:07:21 AM  

#2  How many members of the brigade can be paid $600,000 per year. It must be hell trying to get a tee-time in teh West Bank with all those millionaires running around.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-11-8 10:40:29 AM  

#1  It's an abcess. We need a large needle. Let's keep it clean.
Posted by: Shipman   2003-11-8 10:40:23 AM  

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