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| Israeli Troops Kill West Bank Militant ; Arafat gives on Direct Deposit |
| 2004-03-03 |
| EFL and News Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant in an arrest raid Wednesday, and a Palestinian demonstrator wounded by soldiers last week in a clash over Israel’s West Bank separation barrier died in a hospital. He was the third man to die from army shots fired at the fence confrontation. "riot"? In Wednesday’s raid, soldiers shot dead a member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, a violent group linked to Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement, in the Tulkarem refugee camp shortly after sunrise, residents said. The army said the man, armed with an assault rifle, was approaching troops, who opened fire and killed him. Cause=>Effect lesson? Paleos are congenitally incapable of getting this, it seems In Ramallah, doctors at the main hospital reported the death of a man shot and wounded in last Thursday’s protests at Bidou, northwest of Jerusalem. Amid growing fears of anarchy and the financial collapse of his administration, Arafat on Tuesday accepted a key administrative reform, removing an obstacle in the way of vital foreign aid, his prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, said. heh heh...prying his arthritic bloody hands off the payroll pursestrings After months of delay, Arafat agreed that members of security forces would be paid directly, replacing the system of handing bundles of cash to commanders for distribution — an invitation to corruption. Foreign donors were balking at additional aid unless the reform was implemented. Step right up then, and throw the rest of your euros down the rathole! Qureia was due to meet a key regional U.N. official Wednesday, but aides to the Palestinian premier said they did not expect substantive discussion on the funding issue. why? Israel and the United States have been pressing the Palestinians to consolidate more than a dozen overlapping and competing security forces and wrest control from Arafat, but to no avail. oh....that The 2004 Palestinian budget, approved in January, projected a 50 percent deficit of $800 million, underlining the critical role of foreign aid. The Palestinian economy has been decimated by more than three years of Mideast violence. jeez, what’s the problem? Suha has that much in her panty drawer! |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #4 What's all this ME financial dustup stuff about? Don't the Palestynyuns already have a piece of the West Bank? |
| Posted by: cosmic muffin 2004-3-3 4:27:54 PM |
| #3 BH - my apologies ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-3 3:37:49 PM |
| #2 Never. mention. Suha. Arafats. panties. again. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-3-3 1:29:42 PM |
| #1 After months of delay, Arafat agreed that members of security forces would be paid directly, replacing the system of handing bundles of cash to commanders for distribution — an invitation to corruption. Foreign donors were balking at additional aid unless the reform was implemented. When one's ears are twisted hard enough, the things that are possible are amazing. On the other hand, Arafart is still running the show, so... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-3 12:25:34 PM |