Had the U.S not gone ahead with its plan to liberate Iraq, we would have never discovered the extent of the corruption in the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food program. But while Oil-for-Food is the biggest, scope-wise, of any known corruption in an international … [Read more...] about Where Corruption Rules – The U.N. Is Thoroughly Tainted
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A Premature Peace – Bush Should Withstand The Pressure To Twist Israel's Arm
President Bush is right: Yasser Arafat’s death presents the ideal opportunity for the Bush administration to help establish a democratic, viable Palestinian state. This opening has a chance to succeed only when the Palestinian leadership no longer … [Read more...] about A Premature Peace – Bush Should Withstand The Pressure To Twist Israel's Arm
Eurocash – What Does The Palestinian Authority Do With European Money?
When the international donors’ conference convenes in Rome next week to consider a new contribution of $1 billion to the Palestinian Authority, it is likely to continue to ignore the PA’s ongoing funding of terrorist activities. According to Hannes … [Read more...] about Eurocash – What Does The Palestinian Authority Do With European Money?
U.S. Vs. Arafat – A Necessary Policy
If “failure is not an option” in the war on terror, and if we are determined to win this war “to make our kids and grandkids…and our nation safer,” as Vice President Dick Cheney stated on Face the Nation last Sunday, then the U.S. should support … [Read more...] about U.S. Vs. Arafat – A Necessary Policy
Trail Of Funds – Getting At The Terror Paymasters
We knew that the Saudis were funding bin Laden, that the Pakistanis had helped bin Laden and facilitated al Qaeda’s training camps; that the European community had — and continues to this day — funneled money to Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic … [Read more...] about Trail Of Funds – Getting At The Terror Paymasters
Security Failure – We Should Be Profiling
Al Qaeda’s new threats to conduct a series of homicide hijackings should have encouraged the Department of Homeland Security to establish procedures that would provide the highest degree of security possible to the flying public in a cost-effective … [Read more...] about Security Failure – We Should Be Profiling
Arafat's Purse: What It Funds
"Palestinians deserve a government that serves their interests and listens to their voices," said President George W. Bush in his address to the U.N. Thursday. But Palestinian reform, thus far, is a case of déjà vu all over again. Arafat is still … [Read more...] about Arafat's Purse: What It Funds
Arafat's Stash – The Guy's A Billionaire. Where Does His Money Come From?
Yesterday's news that Yasser Arafat has a $1.3 billion personal slush fund is no surprise. The information disclosed by Israel's military-intelligence chief emphasized that the stash was not skimmed from aid intended for the Palestinian people … [Read more...] about Arafat's Stash – The Guy's A Billionaire. Where Does His Money Come From?
No Partner: Arafat Cannot Be Negotiated With.
Yasser Arafat should not be given "another chance." He already had too many. The strategy of Arafat and the Palestinian Authority entails the continuous manipulation of "peace talks" through deliberate use of terrorism, most recently through a … [Read more...] about No Partner: Arafat Cannot Be Negotiated With.