Our tax dollars at work

[Yahoshua]

Hamas lists seized U.S. weapons

Your tax dollars at work. By Aaron Klein for WorldNetDaily.com (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56262)(thanks to Sr. Soph):
JAFFA, Israel – Hamas members today provided WND a preliminary list of what they claimed were hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. weaponry and equipment seized during last week's coup against the U.S.-backed Fatah security organizations of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas vowed to obtain emergency U.S. aid slated for Fatah.
Last week, Hamas took complete control of all Fatah positions and U.S.-backed security compounds in the Gaza Strip, including Fatah's major Ansar complex – where American-provided weapons were delivered and stored – and Abbas' presidential guard complex.
The U.S. in recent years reportedly transferred large quantities of weaponry to build up Fatah forces against rival Hamas. Hamas officials told WND in multiple interviews they would seize the American weapons.


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Wonderful, just wonderful knowing that our tax dollars have been put to good use funding terrorism.:down:

[Reaves]

Wait, so supplying weapons to a group backfired on the US? Deja vu?

[CCIP]

Wait, so supplying weapons to a group backfired on the US? Deja vu?

:yep:

[Iceman]

Kick em while they're up, Kick em while they're down...people love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry.

http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/images/pic_laundry_basket.gif

Glad we could amuse you...

Don't make a move, you may make a mistake.

[CCIP]

Uh, this isn't about making moves, this is about making obviously stupid moves and assuming that the enemy of your enemy is always your friend. You'd think there's been enough precedents to learn a lesson by now...

[Iceman]

CCIP do you know what they say about opinions here in America?

[CCIP]

Yep. (They're like ______, everyone has one).

But does anyone (besides Fatah) actually believe giving Fatah weapons is a good idea? :hmm:

[Skybird]

That some cents of the taxes I pay end up with "aid funds" for Palestinians makes me angry. American finances may expect to be used for weapons, and may even hope to be used for fighting Hamas. European funds are seriously expecting that they are being spend on paying wages, schools, hospitals, food... so who is the greater fool, america or Europe? Truth is both are acting insane, and without link to reality.

Since it is Shia Iran versus Sunni Arab world, let the Arab League come up for the support of the Palestinians, they can EASILY afford it, and their interst in preventing Shia dominance is at least as great as ours. Every dollar we pay in their place - is one dollar they pump into mosques and missionary centres in Europe instead of helping their beloved brothers and sisters.

Oh wait, i forgot that Palestinians due to their bad behavior in Jordan are disliked throughout the Arab world... too bad for them.

No EU funds for Palestine anymore, please.

[Skybird]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,489898,00.html

Take this only as a reminder, a factual description, no need to have a politcal debate about this.

Maybe you want to think twice before supporting a group/president who obviously does not act any betteer than those the EU and Washington consider to be the bad guys. There are no "good" factions the West should wish to join with. We owe not being associated with these people to the ideals and values for which we claim to stand by our history and cultural identity.

If dogs with rabies start to bite and fight - stay out of their way.

[The Avon Lady]

people love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry.
NEVER! :nope: :doh:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...489898,00.html
Abu Mazen in his own words (http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2007/06/mahmoud-abbas-abu-mazen-in-his-own.html).

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[bradclark1]

If you can't kill um, try and buy um.:doh:

[tycho102]

Wait, so supplying weapons to a group backfired on the US? Deja vu?

Obviously not for the politicans involved with the sale. They're like goldfish.

[Heibges]

Kick em while they're up, Kick em while they're down...people love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry.

http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/images/pic_laundry_basket.gif

Glad we could amuse you...

Don't make a move, you may make a mistake.

I make my living off the evening news
Just give me something-something I can use
People love it when you lose,
They love dirty laundry

Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry

Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em all around

We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam
In her eye
Its interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry

Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
Running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry

You dont really need to find out whats going on
You dont really want to know just how far its gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry

Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down

Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre stiff
Kick em all around

Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry

We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When its said and done we havent told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!

[Heibges]

CCIP do you know what they say about opinions here in America?

I think the saying you guys are looking for is "Hindsight is 20/20."

[Takeda Shingen]

CCIP do you know what they say about opinions here in America?

I think the saying you guys are looking for is "Hindsight is 20/20."

No, I'm pretty sure that's not the one.

[Heibges]

people love it when you lose, they love dirty laundry.
NEVER! :nope: :doh:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/...489898,00.html
Abu Mazen in his own words (http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2007/06/mahmoud-abbas-abu-mazen-in-his-own.html).

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4466/coxgk3.gif

Aren't those AK-47's? The employees at Colt or Sturm Ruger aren't seeing a dime from those.

[Yahoshua]

*cough cough*

"....originally produced by Russian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia) manufacturer Izhevsk Mechanical Works (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izhevsk_Mechanical_Works).[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak47#_note-poyer) ...."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak47

No U.S. company can claim dollars for it's production, but the Russians can (and should in the matter of corporate license).

[P_Funk]

Its such funny news really all this. I mean why is it that almost every major conflict in the world somehow involves American money on one side? The real irony is that the battlegrounds for our much beloved "war on terror" were created by the US and other Western nations. Saddam was an American friend rightup until Kuwait and the Taliban was the American funded result of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Yet now we find ourselves fighting them.

Everyone keeps saying the Palestinians need to stop being such animals but... look we just gave them sharper claws.

They should revise that old saying.
"The enemy of my enemy will soon be my enemy too"

[mbthegreat]

Well it's all in the name of balance, goes someway to leveling off the difference in aid recieved by Israel / Palestine.