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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Firms run by AbbasŽ sons get lucrative US contracts
2009-04-23
[Beirut Daily Star: Region] Firms run by sons of ineffectual President Mahmoud Abbas won US government aid contracts to repair roads - and America's image - in the Palestinian territories, previously undisclosed documents show. A review by Reuters of internal US government records about aid programs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip found that construction and public relations firms managed by Tarek Abbas and Yasser Mahmoud Abbas received over $2 million in contracts and subcontracts since 2005, when their father became president.

Other ventures backed by President Abbas' allies have received loan guarantees, grants and agricultural assistance, the review showed. But US agencies would not disclose the identities of all of the Palestinian firms which have been awarded contracts, grants or guarantees.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said Yasser Abbas' Falcon Electro Mechanical Contracting Company and Sky Advertising Company, where Tarek Abbas is general manager, won the contracts through "full and open" competitive bidding. Family ties were not a consideration, the US agency said.
Posted by:Fred

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Watchdog groups questioned USAID's level of transparency. "When we're supposed to be promoting democratic ideals and restoring trust and faith in the Chicago and Cook County American system of government, it's ridiculous

There, the FIX is in.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-04-23 12:52  

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