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2007-02-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-02-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I say make it vest over a period of 10 years. They might end up with $100 of it lining their pockets.

Posted by gorb 2007-02-09 00:27|| 2007-02-09 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Are the odds that this promised donation will actually be paid as low as the odds that the promised Saudi donation to Iraq will be paid?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-09 06:53|| 2007-02-09 06:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "Pay us".
Wonder what the split was? 50/50? 60/40?

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-09 08:53|| 2007-02-09 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 As I said on numerous occasions. I, personally, cannot take any "war on terror" that doesn't start with the extermination of the Soody "royal family", seriously.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-09 08:58|| 2007-02-09 08:58|| Front Page Top

#5 So they will be returning the $450 million the US gov sends every year?

Posted by ed 2007-02-09 09:09|| 2007-02-09 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 The Saudis are not our allies. They are about duplicity.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-02-09 09:17|| 2007-02-09 09:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Saudi Arabia promised $1 billion in aid

Considering the circumstances, unless the Saudis fork over cold hard cash any money transfer would still be considered a breach of US banking laws. Should be interesting to see how the US DoS squirms over this one.

Posted by DepotGuy 2007-02-09 10:36|| 2007-02-09 10:36|| Front Page Top

#8 none of the reports indicate how the Saudi money will go to the PA

once the Saudis say the money tap has been opened and once the grunts see that none of the money gets to them....

Posted by mhw 2007-02-09 10:55|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-02-09 10:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Moreover, the Fatah-Hamas agreement does not require the unity government to explicitly recognize Israel's right to exist or Hamas to renounce violence, which was another of the Quartet's requirements.

So, it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss, eh? Only, with the potential of $1 billion in Sooodi petro-dollars? So, Abbas and Hamas each get $500 million?

Posted by BA 2007-02-09 11:25|| 2007-02-09 11:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Moreover, the Fatah-Hamas agreement does not require the unity government to explicitly recognize Israel's right to exist or Hamas to renounce violence, which was another of the Quartet's requirements.

So, it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss, eh? Only, with the potential of $1 billion in Sooodi petro-dollars? So, Abbas and Hamas each get $500 million?

Posted by BA 2007-02-09 11:25|| 2007-02-09 11:25|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by Angenter Crolugum3645 2007-02-09 15:09|| 2007-02-09 15:09|| Front Page Top

#12 WTF?

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-09 17:45|| 2007-02-09 17:45|| Front Page Top

#13 Toga! Toga! Toga!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-09 18:23|| 2007-02-09 18:23|| Front Page Top

#14 (alternate animal house ref)

"Relax Mo, it's not gonna be an orgy. It's a toga party"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-09 18:25|| 2007-02-09 18:25|| Front Page Top

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