The Bush Administration has invested $2M in bolstering the image and campaign of Fatah for the Palestinian elections, according to the Jerusalem Post. The money has been channeled through USAid and is aimed `reportdly' at publicizing recognition of Fatah and the PA for a number of popular projects.Those numbers seem a bit high to the Freedom Fighter for the cost of buying ads and printing a few leaflets and signs.
Given the nature of what the Palestinian Authority has become and the impoverishment of most of the people there, I have a feeling that a piece of that $2M (the part that hasn't been skimmed off into various European bank accounts) went to purchase a few votes. In other words... bribe city, baby.
So much for the Bush Administration's committment to Arab democracy! Lovely idea, but not always applicable. And democracy takes more than just the abilty to cast a ballot, Dubbya.
Hamas is going to either be a significant part of the Palestinian Authority
(in conjunction with hardliners like al Aksa and Marwan Barghouti) or will actually BE the Palestinian Authority in less than a week.
IS THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION GOING TO CONTINUE TO GIVE AID TO A GROUP RECOGNIZED BY THE US GOVERNMENT AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION?
Inquiring minds really want to know.
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