At 02:54 18/01/2009, David J. Littleboy wrote: >As far as I know, the US has provided nearly > > the same amount of foreign aid to both sides and has tried to remain a > > position as a neutral broker to the conflict. > >Wrong, again. You really should look things up before putting your foot in >your mouthe. By now, I'd think you would have learned what an incredibly >poor grasp of the facts you have. This one is particularly eggregious. >Anyone who has been paying even the slightest attention over the last 40 >years should be aware that Israel has always been one of, if not the, >largest recipients of US aid.
Yes, awesomely ignorant. But pointing towards the fact that aid is far from the end of the story: US media is solidly behind Israel, therefore Alan can be so taken in. Of course the US is behind Israel all the way, regardless of administration. Take voting in the UN, as one example. john g --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
