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2007-03-20 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Money is a bit short?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-20 00:32|| 2007-03-20 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 On Monday, the U.S. State Department said it would move forward with a proposed $86 million in security assistance to help train forces under Abbas control.

How is it possible for anyone in Washington DC to even consider something so insane? Their deluded notion of there being any moderate terrorist faction is on a par with how Political Correctness continues to labor under the delusion that it is possible to pick up a turd by its clean end.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-20 00:47|| 2007-03-20 00:47|| Front Page Top

#3 More money down the toilet. That $86 million will either end up siphoned off in that cesspool of corruption or it will assist in the Paleo aim of regaining control over all of Israel.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-03-20 01:34|| 2007-03-20 01:34|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd sure as heck like to sit in on a few of these "training" sessions and see how well our money ~~isn't~~ being spent.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-20 02:27|| 2007-03-20 02:27|| Front Page Top

#5 How about sitting in on the comittee meeting where this was planned with a big club, stop this shit at it's source.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-03-20 05:55|| 2007-03-20 05:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's see? Bail out Airbus or flush it down a Palestinian toilet?
Ummmmmmmmmm...

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-20 09:55|| 2007-03-20 09:55|| Front Page Top

#7 The main news here is that the the Mecca agreement is NOT enough for the EU to restore ties to the PA. Good news. Note, France as usual, is first in line to want to recognize them. Whos stopping it = probably UK and Germany mainly.

$86 mill is money for Fatah to use to be independent of Hamas. Of course it doesnt make sense to give it to them NOW. It wouldnt be a bad thing to TALK to Abbas about it, though.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-03-20 11:23|| 2007-03-20 11:23|| Front Page Top

#8 Regarding the $86 million for training.

What kind of training do people think is intended here.

Perhaps some motivational speakers (actually living in a van down by the river might sound pretty sweet to some Gazans).

A self esteem workshop.

A visit to the virtual museum of hate.

Lets redefine our vision, mission, goals and objectives.

Then learn about non violent means of patroling the streets.

Then learn about disarming factional militiamen with random acts of kindness.

Yes, quite a cirriculum

Posted by mhw 2007-03-20 12:58|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-03-20 12:58|| Front Page Top

#9 more like basic policing stuff Id imagine.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-03-20 13:32|| 2007-03-20 13:32|| Front Page Top

#10 LH, I trust that when you say "policing stuff", you actually mean "killing Jews". Who here has the even the slightest doubt that weapons sent to Abbas by both Israel and America have already been turned against the Jews? We've already seen Abbas himself divert Fatah's financial aid into the coffers of Hamas. Only a fool would hope to draw some sort of distinction between Fatah and Hamas.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-20 18:02|| 2007-03-20 18:02|| Front Page Top

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