Bush Gives $20 Million Directly to Palestinians

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Wednesday resumed direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority as part of a renewed push for peace following the death of long-time leader Yasser Arafat.

But the White House imposed restrictions on the $20 million in direct aid approved by Bush: the authority will use it to pay Palestinian utility bills owed to Israeli companies.

Under pressure from key U.S. lawmakers, the Bush administration backed away from plans to provide the money directly in support of the Jan. 9 presidential election to replace Arafat.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20041208/ts_nm/mideast_bush_dc

[ElectroPrincess]

1. Nope, it's still money to Israeli businesses (payola?) ... read fine print

"the authority will use it to pay Palestinian utility bills owed to Israeli companies "

[bushisanidiot]

2. What a pussy! He could have done this before Nov. 2nd. Chickenshit

asshole!

[phantom power]

3. How many billions in aide have we given to Israel?

(recalling that a billion is one thousand times larger than a million)

[flordehinojos]

4. IT HAD TO BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE...THE HEADLINE MIGHT HAVE AS WELL SAID,

BUSH GIVES 20 MILLIONS TO THE ISRAELIS.

DARN IF THIS MAN DOES NOT HAVE THE NEED TO CONTROL EVERYTHING, EVEN DOWN TO THE LAST GAS BAG!

[DS1]

5. Here, give them OUR money so they don't kick your ass with

OUR subsized weaponry.

*bites tongue*

[Just Me]

6. Isn't that, like,...giving to those who won't give?

Isn't that, like,...advancing money-changers.

Jesus must be thinking this is the most bizarre "born again" (in Jesus'name), exchange,...ever.

Yeah,...I gotta' admit that these Busholinis are as close to being Anti-Christ as any humans can possibly arrive.

[Megahurtz]

7. That's really whole-hearted of the guy

I'm sure that there those of us right here in the U.S. that could use 20 million in "direct aid".......don't you think?

[lesterhalfjr]

8. direct aid?

not really the palestinian authority is notoriously corrupt.


You guys should form a band called Knee Jerk and the Reactors.

It was a shrewd political move. It would be impossible to give money directly to the palestinians. and the Palestinians now have no excuse not to have elections. I'm not a neo-con, but if there's one thing I've learned about this particular conflict it's this: there are two sides to the story.

[Bono71]

9. "Knee Jerk and the Reactors" Classic. Post of the day!

[cornfedyank]

10. if yassar had a billion............why? n/t