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2006-08-14 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why are we providing aid to a country that abets/tolerates honor killings (murders of women for real or perceived sexual behavior)? What century do you think it will be before an American politician puts up a fight about aid to such countries? Tom Tancredo, are you out there? You have the cajones-you are one of few who could lead such an important and virtuous legislative drive.

We should prohibit aid to ANY countries with honor killing histories unless they prove they are aggressively prosecuting and punishing such behavior. We should do the same for countries with histories of executing ex-Muslims. That'll end a lot of wasted money.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 00:57|| 2006-08-14 00:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Protection money.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-14 07:20|| 2006-08-14 07:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Possibly because Jordan is the only country in that part of the world other than is Israel that is worth a bucket of warm spit.

Posted by RWV 2006-08-14 07:44|| 2006-08-14 07:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Countries that religiously sanction MURDERING teenage daughters, mothers and wives because they are offended by their sexuality are no friends of America-only country in the region or not.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 08:51|| 2006-08-14 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 "There are no accurate statistics on the number of honour crimes committed in Jordan annually, but according to a report by the Christian Science Monitor in March 2005, honour crimes account for one-third of all violent deaths in Jordan.

This runs counter to the perception of Jordan as one of the most liberal countries in the Middle East, where gender discrimination is officially minimal; women have voting rights, are present in parliament and government and hold influential positions in other sections of society."

http://www.irinnews.org/S_report.asp?ReportID=46677&SelectRegion=Middle_East

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 09:06|| 2006-08-14 09:06|| Front Page Top

#6 Possibly because Jordan is the only country in that part of the world other than is Israel that is worth a bucket of warm spit.

Jordan is where GB (when G meant it) and later USA keep the alternative to the House of Saud.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-14 09:59|| 2006-08-14 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Cold, hard cash is a great way to keep friends around. Heck, the only reason Egypt stopped trying to kill Isreal is the billions in bribes that we give them every year. And the Isrealis gracefully allow us to bribe them, as well.

Posted by gromky 2006-08-14 10:14|| 2006-08-14 10:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Dangit, Israel. I always get that one wrong.

Posted by gromky 2006-08-14 10:17|| 2006-08-14 10:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Our leaders need to read history, specifically the Greek city state tribute flow.

Posted by ed 2006-08-14 10:21|| 2006-08-14 10:21|| Front Page Top

#10 Cold hard cash is exactly what Hezbollah and rogue nations use, too. We don't want to be in that same league, do we?

What is it that we hear from people all over the thrid world-their pet peeve? Corruption. Payoffs not only build expectations for future handouts to the ME from us (which I, for one American, have had enough of), they make our government less distinguishable from other corrupt governments.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 11:25|| 2006-08-14 11:25|| Front Page Top

#11 That's "third" world. Geesh.

Posted by Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 11:26|| 2006-08-14 11:26|| Front Page Top

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