Monday, March 02, 2009

What 's The Money For?

The news:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday will propose an aid package of over $900 million for the Palestinians, but only $300 million will be earmarked to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to State Department spokesman Robert Wood.

The rest of the funds that Clinton will pledge—roughly $600 million—will go to support the Palestinian Authority, headquartered on the West Bank, in an effort to bypass Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza...


So, one-third of US charity will support, what?

Embezzlement?

Cronyism?

Nepotism?

Lack of government transparency?

Violations of human liberties and civil rights?

And I'm referring to the Fatah-dominated Pal. Authority recall.

Why not more for humanitarian concerns?

Or does Clinton and staff and advisors and State Dep't officials know that the "humanitarian card" is not all it's trumped up to be?

1 comment:

Kae Gregory said...

I think you may have overlooked one on your list:

Clinton library kickbacks?