Arafat diverted $900 million says the IMF

[Vesayen]

From correspondents in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 21, 2003

AN audit of the Palestinian Authority revealed that President Yasser Arafat had diverted $US900 million ($A1.35 billion) in public funds to a special bank account he controlled and most of the money was later invested in Palestinian assets, an International Monetary Fund official said today.

http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7329691%255E1702,00.html

Before you scream this is the international Jewish conspiracy or "biased media/organization" etc-as EVERY pro-palestinian person seems to scream, THE IMF IS AN ORGANIZATION RUN BY THE U.N. ITSELF(who always seems to side with the arab world in regards to Israel) so dont scream bias and that the article is invented.

[Vesayen]

This is an enormeous news story with tremendous implications.... how has it NOT gotten a response by now?

[chequita guevara]

Israel's been saying this all along and I don't think anyone's really disputed them.

[Vesayen]

[Sarcasm] Well the grand zionist conspiracy controlls the media so they were all untrue,[/Sarcasm] but now the U.N. says it is true so........

[Sirotnikov]

Hmm...

So you all just ignore this, and still think that Israel is wrong to want Arafat removed?

[chequita guevara]

Until the Palestinian people want him gone, your meddling will only make things worse.

[Zulu Elephant]

most of the money was later invested in Palestinian assets

Im not sure I understand this. What is a "Palestinian asset"

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by Sirotnikov
Hmm...

So you all just ignore this, and still think that Israel is wrong to want Arafat removed?

Which was my point exactly.

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Until the Palestinian people want him gone, your meddling will only make things worse.

No one knows what the hell the Palestinian people want because they are ruled by corrupt despots and anyone who shows any desent is threatened or killed.

How many dozen CNN articles do you want me to drum up on threatening, beating or killing of political descenters from amoung the palestinians?

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Vesayen
How many dozen CNN articles do you want me to drum up on threatening, beating or killing of political descenters from amoung the palestinians?

And yet there is plenty of dissent reported. Stop sucking Israel's ****.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Really? Who in any position of authority or influence (I mean after all, in the US, if we want a quaint and politically relevant opinion from the "man on the street" we can even find a token communist or two ) has been allowed to suggest that the Palestinian Authority has to take real action to stop Hamas or Islamic Jihad or Hesbollah?

What real dissent is allowed from the Palestinian (i.e. Arafat) version of events?

[Zevico]

Chegitz, when Abu Mazen said things against Arafat a while a go (couple of years I think), warning shots were fired outside of his home. People are killed during their trial by "Al Aqsa Brigades" (ie. Fatah) gunman for 'collabarating with the Israeli enemy'.
Explain to me how these are examples of freedom of dissent allowed by the PA/Arafat.
(I could bring up other examples, but these are off the top of my head).

[Vesayen]

Originally posted by Zevico
Chegitz, when Abu Mazen said things against Arafat a while a go (couple of years I think), warning shots were fired outside of his home. People are killed during their trial by "Al Aqsa Brigades" (ie. Fatah) gunman for 'collabarating with the Israeli enemy'.
Explain to me how these are examples of freedom of dissent allowed by the PA/Arafat.
(I could bring up other examples, but these are off the top of my head).

Abu Mazen also got death threats from Hammas, i.e. Yassir Arafat as well.

There is no allowance for political descent amoung the palestinians-the PLO leadership is a worse enemy for the palestinian people then israel.

[Agathon]

Well, all I can say is that he obviously didn't spend it on clothes.

Actually, does anyone have a pic of him without that thing on his head? I'm sure he must have some horrible growth underneath it.

[Whaleboy]

He probably looks like Blair...

Come to think of it, have you ever seen a picture of Arafat and Blair together?

[Edan]

I thought Israel said Araft funneled about a billion dollars, not $900 million. Obviously, it's all a Zionist Lie(tm)



I dunno, they don't look like twins to me...