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'Palestinian aid suspension will be a mistake'
2006-02-09
Suspending aid to the Palestinians following Hamas's electoral success would be a major error, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview which Spanish media published Wednesday. "It would be a big mistake to suspend aid to the Palestinians," said Putin, who was set to begin a two-day state visit to Spain on Wednesday. "When we talk about the causes and roots of terrorism we refer to social injustice, misery, unemployment. And if we stop helping simple Palestinian citizens, are we going to eradicate terrorism and criminality? Of course not," said Putin.

Both the United States and the European Union have warned that aid to the Palestinians may be cut unless Hamas dissolves its armed wing and recognises Israel. Putin noted that Hamas, "an organisation considered as terrorist by the whole European community, has assumed power in legitimate fashion."
Posted by:Fred

#10  Putty probably wants the aid money to keep going in so HE can get it after selling the paleos weapons.
Posted by: Charles   2006-02-09 23:23  

#9  'Palestinian aid suspension will be a mistake'

Incomplete headline, it should read:

'Palestinian aid suspension will be a mistake they should have to learn from'

Of course, the Palestinians have never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to learn from their mistakes. Electing a sworn terrorist government should be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Any nation willing to fund the Hamas government should draw international censure.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-02-09 21:02  

#8  .com is on to something. He's vying for the NPP! Only they (or the UN) could be stupid enough to actually believe a proposal like that. Heck, the Arabs should fund the Paleos, after all they're "bretheren."
Posted by: BA   2006-02-09 10:45  

#7  The photo nearly had me on the bloody floor. Excellent graphic!
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-02-09 07:44  

#6  OK Vlad, you pay our share of the aid, and we'll spend our share on the extra anti-terrorist measures needed to deal with the hellspawn that slither out of 'Palestine' into Europe.
Posted by: Whairong Slavigum6866   2006-02-09 04:00  

#5  It's seldom noted, but I belive that while under Israel control, the Palestinians have enjoyed the most benign and deferential "occupation" of any conquered people in history.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2006-02-09 02:34  

#4  There's nothing stoppin' ol' Pooty from stepping in and taking up the slack in the event that we cut the Paleos off.....
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2006-02-09 00:52  

#3  You know, it is just possible that, if the world had not been supporting these parasites for the last 58 years, they might have learned the relationship between work and the ability to feed one's family. They should be cut off cold turkey and watch them seethe when they have to choose between paying for celebratory gunfire and food.
Posted by: RWV   2006-02-09 00:34  

#2  any representative who votes to fund Hamas will have to answer for it come election time. I can see the commercials now.
Posted by: 2b   2006-02-09 00:33  

#1  ROFL! Of course we should listen to Bloefeld Puttyputz, he's been a beacon of responsible foreign policy, a bastion of constructive domestic policy, the very epitome of the international conscience, and an all-around spiffy role model of wisdom, sagacity, and democratic authority.

Come to think of it, why hasn't he gotten a Nobel Pieces Prize, yet? I detect a whiff of scandal, here.
Posted by: .com   2006-02-09 00:12  

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