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2004-11-09 Israel-Palestine

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Posted by Steve White 2004-11-09 12:04:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fayyad sharply curtailed Arafat's spending powers, cutting the budget for the ``president's office'' from $100 million in 2002 to $43 million this year.

A million here, a million there, pretty soon you're talking some serious money ...

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-09 12:30:27 AM|| 2004-11-09 12:30:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting exercise in reducing expectations. Only yesterday the numbers cited were in the billions.

Posted by trailing wife 2004-11-09 7:18:02 AM|| 2004-11-09 7:18:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Even if it's only three cents, I'd rather he take it to hell with him than have it finance more Paleo terrorism.

Posted by Tom 2004-11-09 8:40:58 AM|| 2004-11-09 8:40:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Seriously, I'm concerned about the damage an influx of that amount can do to support terror in the region. Terrorists are bad. Unrealistically Misguided Terrorists are worse. Rich Unrealistically Misguided Terrorists are the worst.

Posted by PlanetDan 2004-11-09 11:14:22 AM|| 2004-11-09 11:14:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 A HUNDRED GRAND A MONTH WON'T COVER MY SHOE MONEY!!! WAKE UP SO I CAN KILL YOU MYSELF, YOU DISGUSTING PIG!!!

Posted by Suha Arafat 2004-11-09 12:02:25 PM|| 2004-11-09 12:02:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Are we witnessing the reBirth of a new Immelda Marcos,
Maybe we can call her Suhelda ??

Posted by Elder of Zion 2004-11-09 12:07:21 PM|| 2004-11-09 12:07:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 My "follow the money" theory is that Fatass croaked and hit room temp early last week and many accounts have been looted in the interim by his favored croonieswho didn't want the assets tied up in various probates.
In the end the Paleos will have about as much money left as my wallet does when the daughters come home from college to visit.

Posted by Shinter Glains3589 2004-11-09 12:10:20 PM|| 2004-11-09 12:10:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I can see the spam now. "Dear Sir, this request for assistance comes to you from Suha Arafat, wife of the recently deceased leader of the Palestinian Authority. If you will send you bank account I will wire $20 million from a secret Swiss bank account. I am unable to retrieve the money directly......"

Posted by Anonymous4385 2004-11-09 6:49:59 PM|| 2004-11-09 6:49:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 But as 75-year-old Arafat fights for life in a hospital near Paris, Palestinians fear that what's left will disappear or be pocketed by Arafat cronies. ``It's the money of the Palestinian people,'' said Palestinian legislator Hassan Khreishe, adding that he would urge a parliamentary investigation.

Boys, that's YOUR damn problem. You suckers were dumb enough to put all your faith in a scumbag like Arafart, and this could quite possibly be your payback. Enjoy it. I can't think of a more deserving bunch.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-09 11:55:23 PM|| 2004-11-09 11:55:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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