US signs over 50 million dollar direct aid to Palestinians

[DemsUnite]

US officials signed over 50 million dollars in aid to Palestinian finance minister Salam Fayad, in Washington's third direct grant to the Palestinian Authority.

The agreement for the payout was signed three months after US President George W. Bush promised to grant the 50 million dollars in direct aid after meeting Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House.

"What is important is that it is the third time that the Americans have dealt with us directly ... It's a sign of confidence that the American administration has with us," Fayad told AFP.

The Americans were formerly reluctant to channel money directly to the Palestinian Authority, over fears that it was plagued by corruption under the leadership of the late Yasser Arafat.

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[Turbineguy]

1. Let's see just how

much of that Israel will get from border fees and other taxes they charge.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

As if that's not a drop in the bucket anyway.

Especially when you consider we've spent 6,000 times that on Iraq. And that we give 60 times that to Israel every year.

[mom cat]

11. It beats she standard $50,000 we offer Cuba after each hurricane,

but it is still chump change in comparison to what we give Isreal.

[Coastie for Truth]

6. Most of it was skim to Yassir's personal acount.

All aid payments and investments had to go via the PA - not direct to the recipients.

[H5N1]

14. Correct, this money will never see Palestine

It will get cheneyed away.
Every dirty trick in the book
will be used to funnel this money
away

[demosincebirth]

2. Why don't the oil Sheikdoms help?

[Hobarticus]

3. They haven't helped the Palestinians yet, why start now? n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. Why don't the rich in our country help the poor?

[Megahurtz]

12. Yeah, it really amazes me how this

Administration refuses to help it's own poor, but yet gives billion dollar giveaways to other countries.

:wtf:

And, the answer to your question?:
Because they're greedy and selfish thanks to the Bush&Corp. influence.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

13. My point in asking is this

Even us Democrats sometimes ask "Well, why don't the other wealthy Arabs help feed their own people?" My response to that is that we don't do it here - why should we expect them to be any different than we are?

[Megahurtz]

15. Interesting...

it's amazing that others don't really see this.:(

[Coastie for Truth]

5. That's the real question.

When you get past Talal -- nothing from the Saudis except for Hamas madrassas.

[cornfedyank]

7. we are sending money to rebuild houses the israelis bulldozed.

wonder who will get the contracts?

[Javaman]

8. Will they actually get the money or...

will one of morons* or dickhead chaneys old buddy's get it as a "contractor" before it actually gets to the people who really need it?

[bribri16]

9. 50 million? Haliburton defrauds that much daily. Give me a break! n/t

[leftchick]

10. how many BILLIONs does the US give to Israel?

not including the military freebies?

[Jim Sagle]

16. Money well spent.

:beer: