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I received this very important information from a very alert friend and I'm passing it on. When you finish the letter, I suggest that you go to http://www.usaid.gov/wbg/faq.htm#aa1 (where the excerpt is from) and read the rest of the information there. It's extremely enlightening. Dafna I know I sent you part of this, but I checked the dates on the transfer of money to the PA from the US. I just couldn't believe it. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site has a page listing terror attacks that have occurred since the Declararation of Principals in September, 1993: http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0i5d0. According to this Iist, there were five attacks from May 17, 2003 to May 22, one on June 11, one on June 19, and one on July 7th. This is from the faq page from the USAID/WBG (U.S. Agency for International Development/West Bank and Gaza) web site, http://www.usaid.gov/wbg/faq.htm#aa1: <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--> Does USAID/WBG provide funds to the Palestinian Authority? Until recently, the U.S. provided no cash to the Palestinian Authority (PA), or to any officials, ministries, agencies or instrumentalities of the PA. U.S. law specifically prohibits cash assistance to the PA. However, on July 16, 2003, the United States, by invoking special Presidential waiver authority, for the first time ever and in recognition of important progress in the reform of Palestinian institutions, signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority authorizing a $20 million cash transfer for the purpose of maintaining municipal water, sewage and electrical services and providing for PA directed municipal infrastructure development. All other assistance to the PA takes the form of in-kind assistance (training, technical assistance, equipment, etc.) rather than cash. "In-kind Assistance?" If you don't understand GovSpeak, an anti-Semitic, pro-Palestinian web site uses plainer language - http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/usaid.html: <!--[endif]--> According to USAID, in 2003, the United States gave an additional $20 million dollars directly to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Although U.S. law prohibits providing aid directly to the PA, the law was waived this once, in recognition of recent reforms undertaken by the PA. Actually, according to the State Department web site, http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2003&m=November&x=20031111192326at tocnich0.253338&t=xarchives/xarchitem.html, more than $249 million was given to the PA through the USAID/WBG. Technically, $229 million of that amount doesn't count as it was patterned after the oil-for-food program in Iraq. (Heads, indoor plumbing, tails, kill Jews.) I quote this site because of the importance of the dates: <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> The remaining $20 million was provided directly to the Palestinian Authority -- a first (announced July 9). This decision was made because of the credibility that Palestinian Finance Minister Fayyad brought to the Palestinian Authority budget process, (GovSpeak, GovSpeak, GovSpeak.) (They didn't mention the cash transfer was specifically prohibited by U.S. law.) Notice the dates: the American government awarded Arafat, I mean the PA, $20 million on July 16; however it was announced on July 9, just two days after the July 7th suicide bombing. The next bombing occurred on Aug. 12, followed by one on Aug. 19, killing 23 people. There was such a tiny window of opportunity between suicide bombings in which the U.S. could act - President "We will not distinguish between terrorists and the nations harboring terrorists" Bush had to figure out a way around the law without rousing Congress, have some lackey (probably Colin "We will never negotiate with terrorists" Powell) jet to Arafat's compound, and get back just in time to threaten Israel for building a fence to protect herself from terrorist attacks paid for with U.S. tax dollars. Who would have thought the State Department could act with such alacrity, such military precision and split second timing? The State Department site leads to the USAID site, which leads to a UN site, UNISPAL (UN In Support of Palestinians?) - http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/22f431edb91c6f548525678a0051be1d/3e513f3f88cfcc9185256e2a0065bb42!OpenDocument, which had this to say about that pesky wall that Israel insists it needs to protect itself: <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> Annan, European officials agree on need to re-energize Middle East peace process 28 January 2004 â United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and European Union (EU) officials discussed in Brussels today the urgent need to support the Middle East peace process and assist the Palestinian Authority. Responding to press questions following a meeting with Brian Cowen, the Foreign Minister of Ireland, which currently holds the rotating EU presidency, Mr. Annan said the two had agreed on the importance of re-energizing the peace process. "We shared our concern about the economic, social and humanitarian situation of the Palestinians and I appealed for additional support for them because I am afraid if this situation continues, we will see real despair and perhaps even partial collapse of the Palestinian Authority," he said. Stressing the need to break the impasse and move forward, the Secretary-General said, "Everybody agrees that the solution is land-for-peace and we need to really find a way of bringing the parties to the table so that in the end we can have two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in security." He pledged to continue efforts aimed at encouraging the parties to move forward. Echoing this view, Foreign Minister Cowen said, "We have responsibilities; we need to discharge them and we will work proactively, diplomatically and politically in the coming weeks and months to try and devise a way forward, consistent with the Road Map because of course that is the only means by which a just and comprehensive peace can be obtained." Notice the date, 28 January 2004. On January 29, 2004, eleven people were killed and over 50 wounded in a suicide bombing of an Egged bus no. 19. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> Why the urgency? Annan said â. . . I am afraid if this situation continues, we will see real despair and perhaps even partial collapse of the Palestinian Authority," he said. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> Kofi, you pious puke, we donât wish to see the partial collapse of the PA. We want to see the total annihilation of the PA. Throw in the total collapse of the UN, and Iâd be one happy camper. 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