« Mission Costs |
Main
| Old Media Becomes New »
"Effective" And "Successful"?
Diana West asks what we've got to show for all our handouts to the "Palestinians."
Posted by Rand Simberg at September 19, 2005 08:55 AM
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.transterrestrial.com/mt-diagnostics.cgi/4270
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference
this post from
Transterrestrial Musings.
Comments
Seems like the "aid" (or perhaps "bribe") isn't being used that well. But this statement from the story is wrong.
Since the Oslo "peace process" began in 1993, Palestinians have received more than $1.5 billion from the United States -- more aid, as the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out in August, than from any other single country.
Except for Israel, which as I understand receives US aid of around that much per year. Perhaps people more knowledgeable than me could explain what Mrs. West meant by this?
Posted by Karl Hallowell at September 20, 2005 11:55 AM
But this statement from the story is wrong.
No, it's not.
What she said is that the U.S. has been the largest source of "please make nice" money for the Palestinian Authority. The Europeans have given the PA money too, but not as much as we have.
What we're handing out to other countries is not relevant. The quoted statement speaks only of aid to the Palestinians.
Posted by Dick Eagleson at September 21, 2005 06:28 AM
Post a comment
