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| Middle East |
| Palestinians reject Bush threat on U.S. aid |
| 2002-06-28 |
| Palestinian officials brushed aside President Bush's threat to withhold financial aid and said Palestinians would defy U.S. pressure to replace their longtime leader, Yasser Arafat. "The call by Bush contradicts the principles of democracy claimed by the United States," Palestinian Telecommunications Minister Imad al-Falouji said. "No one has the right to intervene in the internal affairs of the Palestinian people." Calling for democracy in Paleostine contradicts the principles of democracy in what way...? Falouji scoffed at Bush's remarks, saying: "Bush is threatening something that does not exist, because the United States has never sent financial aid to the Palestinian people." The United States provides no direct funding to the Palestinian Authority but has funneled millions of dollars in aid to humanitarian and development projects. Grocieries and kicking in to help with the rent doesn't count. Arms and ammunition count. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |