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2007-04-29 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Paleo plan to pay partial wages draws union fire

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-04-29 00:04|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 $55 million a month from Arab League members

Whoa, $55 million a month. What's that, about 15 seconds worth of oil pumping?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-29 01:24|| 2007-04-29 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 The plan hinges in large part on the Bush administration giving a green light for Arab donors and banks to transfer funds to a Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) account under Fayyad's control.

Yer doomed.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-04-29 17:52|| 2007-04-29 17:52|| Front Page Top

#3 "We are going to perform half work if they are going to give us only part of our salaries," Zakarneh told Reuters. "

What? Are the suicide bombers going to don explosive belts and just stand in the pizza parlor?

Posted by WTF 2007-04-29 19:55|| 2007-04-29 19:55|| Front Page Top

#4 No. They'll walk halfway there, then blow themselves up.

Posted by Pappy 2007-04-29 21:20|| 2007-04-29 21:20|| Front Page Top

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