Aid to Arafat's gang being cut

[Robert Harris]

Is it finally happening? Is EU waking up? Maybe

February 17, 2004 -- International aid to Yasser Arafat has been cut in half because of suspicions of corruption and a Palestinian failure to show the money is being spent properly, Western diplomats and officials in the West Bank said yesterday.

Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayyad said aid from the European Union, which used to run $120 million a year, had fallen to $80 million.

From: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/18145.htm


Imgine that. Suspected corruption.

[ditch]

Well, knock me over with a bag of aid money. Corruption in those circles? Wonders never cease.
What's really surprising is that Arafat has never been called to account before this.

[cdw]

I'm not sure why it's not in the article but there is an investigation going on in France of Arafat's wife and the huge sums of money that were transferred into her account. She of course is enraged that anyone would think such a thing, but so far has no explanation of where the funds came from.

[ethics]

They are still getting 80 Million too much.

[Robert Harris]

I'm not sure why it's not in the article but there is an investigation going on in France of Arafat's wife and the huge sums of money that were transferred into her account. She of course is enraged that anyone would think such a thing, but so far has no explanation of where the funds came from.

Must have fallen from Heaven. God is Good.