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EU to investigate money for terrorists claims | |
2004-02-02 | |
The EU’s anti-fraud office is to send a team of investigators to Jerusalem to look into reports that EU money is funding Palestinian terrorist organisations, according to German newspaper Die Welt. Their investigations follow months of allegations and counter-allegations that money meant for the Palestinian Authority finds its way into terrorist channels. If the Olaf team confirms the allegation then there will be "serious and personal consequences", said French Socialist MEP François Zimeray. French politics will be interesting this year ... see the next article re: the Juppe trial The German conservative MEP Markus Ferber said it was "very likely" that it would result in the resignation of External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten - who oversees the whereabouts of the money. Him, too. However, these claims about EU money funding terrorists have still to be backed up by hard evidence.
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Posted by:rkb |
#5 What bugs me is that the US supports a minimum of five very large crime families employing thousands with no direct subsidy from the US government and with a very small number of outright violent acts.... Hell if the government gives you the money it's not even crime. What's wrong with these wooly dirt devils. |
Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-2 6:53:23 PM |
#4 My belief is that any money given to the PLA supports terrorism at least indirectly. If the money is used to meet payroll,for instance, then payroll funds are available for bomb-vest and explosive labs. That's the chief problem I have with providing food aid to countries run by Sadaam types (Mugabe, Kim or Chuck Taylor.) If you don't make these guys feed their own people, than they have even more play money to misuse. |
Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-2 6:20:13 PM |
#3 I thought someone on another blog mentioned Patten might run the BBC. |
Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-2-2 2:27:48 PM |
#2 The IMF assertions were old news, but the EU action to actually check out the evidence is new. Did you notice the political affiliations of the people quoted here? Opposition parties in both France & Germany. Corruption and anti-semitic behavior are beginning to become issues. |
Posted by: rkb 2004-2-2 2:06:12 PM |
#1 I thought this investigation was old news. Chris Patten, the PA was skimming over 20% just from the currency exchange rate alone. You F#$king Moron. Here, let me hold that flashlight so you can free up another hand to find your ass. |
Posted by: Daniel King 2004-2-2 12:28:04 PM |