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2004-03-31 Europe
EU admits it may have funded Bad Guys™
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Posted by Korora 2004-03-31 17:14|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Note to EUniks: Money is fungible. Therefore, if you don't want your money going to terrorism, don't give it to terrorists. Period. End of story.
Posted by wuzzalib  2004-03-31 7:01:15 PM||   2004-03-31 7:01:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Que sorpresa!
Posted by Scott  2004-03-31 7:04:24 PM|| [http://tacoflavoredkisses.com/tfkblog/]  2004-03-31 7:04:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh yeah, this is a "f**kin Duh!" moment.
Posted by .com 2004-03-31 7:04:51 PM||   2004-03-31 7:04:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 as I noted on LGF: apparently the EU doesn't read LGF or Rantburg, or they would've known a couple yrs ago
Posted by Frank G  2004-03-31 7:10:35 PM||   2004-03-31 7:10:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 And these morons think Americans aren't very bright?
Helloooooooo!
You Paella-eating surrender monkeys are dumber than a box of hammers!
The EU is Arafish's last source of moolah (except for whatever the Sods can sneak to him).
Posted by Jen  2004-03-31 7:12:43 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com]  2004-03-31 7:12:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm not amused... but wait:

"The EU paid around 10 million euro a month directly into the Palestinian Authority's budget during between June 2001 and December 2002 to help avert its financial collapse after Israel withheld tax transfers.

The retention of the tax left the authority unable to pay staff and pay for basic public services, promoting the EU and other international donors to step in.
The EU withdrew its direct assistance shortly after Israel resumed payments in June 2002."

How much of THAT money goes to terrorists? Or do (I really don't know how this is handled) the way Israel pays out money exclude the transfer of money to terrorists?
Posted by True German Ally 2004-03-31 7:21:39 PM||   2004-03-31 7:21:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 TGA--Well, don't know about the terrorist supporting percentage, that is true. But it is just another example of the Israelis attempting to live up to their promises at Oslo while Arafart & Co ignored their promises.
Kinda sad to think that they would be paying for their own murder, but hey, Americans have been doing that for a while, too.
Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-03-31 7:25:23 PM||   2004-03-31 7:25:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 What I want to know is how much of it went into Suha's Twinkie Fund?
Posted by tu3031 2004-03-31 7:33:01 PM||   2004-03-31 7:33:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I will ask over at LGF, somebody should know there.
Posted by True German Ally 2004-03-31 7:34:45 PM||   2004-03-31 7:34:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 TGA - that money, while fungible, was required to be released to the Paleos for their PA structure's administrative duties. The fact that a % was diverted, was a known issue, but insignificant in value compared to the EU funds in that it was withheld at significant PR cost to Israel, but WAS wittheld during periods of attacks, something the EU didn't do
Posted by Frank G  2004-03-31 8:09:41 PM||   2004-03-31 8:09:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Jones, and this is interesting because why...?
If you ADL TROLLS had such a compelling message, you wouldn't have to TRAWL someone else's site!
Posted by Jen  2004-03-31 8:32:51 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com]  2004-03-31 8:32:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Attention editors:
Troll cleanup in aisle #11 please.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-03-31 8:40:39 PM||   2004-03-31 8:40:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Frank G, if I'm not mistaken the EU sent that money for exactly the same purpose.

And when haven't there been periods of attacks? Weren't there any after 2002?

I'm a bit puzzled by this. The EU obviously wanted to avoid the total breakdown of PA authority in order to avoid chaos and a total collapse of the peace plan (which, if I'm not mistaken, the U.S. fully supported).

Now maybe that's too naive but I think if Israel still sends money to the PA, a percentage of it probably ends up in terror funds as well.

Obviously it's still in the interest of Israel to avoid the total breakdown of the PA or it would not have resumed the transfers.

What am I missing here? Sounds like 1 or 2 percent has been diverted (at least if we believe that report.) Don't think that shekels are any safer from ending up in the wrong hands?
Posted by True German Ally 2004-03-31 9:07:49 PM||   2004-03-31 9:07:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 I understand that commingling funds leads to abuses, and there's no difference in the EU and Israeli-delivered tax funds in tehir possibility of end-use. When, however, has the EU taken th initiative in NOT delivering those funds in response to attacks. The Israelis did, and suffered EU/UN condemnation for "halting the peace process" - that's the difference. The EU has felt that delivering those funds while the attacks still proceed, will further the process...logic tossed aside
Posted by Frank G  2004-03-31 9:33:35 PM||   2004-03-31 9:33:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 
EU funds may have been diverted to people linked with Palestinian terrorism
In other news, water is wet.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2004-03-31 10:30:34 PM||   2004-03-31 10:30:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 EU funds may have been diverted to people linked with Palestinian terrorism

Whoa Nellie! Now there's a BGO.*


*Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-02 11:30:00 PM||   2004-04-02 11:30:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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