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To: willcousa who wrote (401831)	5/2/2003 10:11:25 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 769670

<< If you look at the sorry job the UN did in handling the oil for food program in Iraq - where most of the money went to Saddam and his thugs - and possibly to Kofi Anan and his thugs - you would not want them involved any longer. >> The UN is also behind a lot of the Palestinian terrorism in Gaza. Isn't it strange that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) has been in Gaza for over 60 years, which includes controlling the schools, and Gaza has more terrorists than any other place on earth? Do we really want the corrupt UN to have authority over the United States? us-israel.org MYTH : “UNRWA is purely a humanitarian organization that bears no responsibility for the terror and incitement that originates in the refugee camps.” FACT : The chief of the UNRWA Public Information Office, Paul McCann, asserted that "UNRWA is scrupulous about protecting its installations against misuse by any person or group. Only once, in Lebanon in 1982, has there been credible evidence of such misuse by Palestinians, and it was promptly dealt with."71 The fact is the refugee camps have long been nests of terrorism, but the evidence was not publicized until after Israel's Operation Defensive Shield in early 2002. The UNRWA-administered camps in the West Bank were found to have small-arms factories, explosives laboratories, arms caches and large numbers of suicide bombers and other terrorists using the refugees as shields. UNRWA's failure to report on these activities or to prevent them violate the UN's own conventions. Security Council resolutions oblige UNRWA representatives to take "appropriate steps to help create a secure environment" in all "situations where refugees [are]…vulnerable to infiltration by armed elements." With regard to Africa, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said refugee camps should "be kept free of any military presence or equipment, including arms and ammunition."72 The same rule applies to the disputed territories. Schools under UNRWA's jurisdiction are also problematic. UNRWA takes credit for assisting the development of the Palestinian curricula, which, among other things, does not show Israel on any maps. The schools are also filled with posters and shrines to suicide bombers. In 1998, the State Department requested that UNRWA investigate allegations that Palestinian Authority curricular materials contained anti-Semitic references. One book taught that "Treachery and disloyalty are character traits of the Jews," but UNRWA said this was not offensive because it described actual "historical events." The State Department ultimately reported to Congress that "UNRWA's review did reveal instances of anti-Semitic characterizations and content" in the PA textbooks.73

To: willcousa who wrote (401831)	5/2/2003 10:12:54 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Willcousa, I'm looking at the sorry state of the U.S. military where most of the money goes to the Bush family, their bribers and the thugs that surround them. Making war for profit, and not even coming up with a single credible bit of proof of the initial justification, Iraq's WMDs, is highly indicative of a terrible corruption of the American democracy by a cabal of craven greedheads. For an indication of just how craven and anti-democratic the Bushies are, read this chilling report on how the Bushies want to keep you from learning about their complicity in intelligence and defense failures and decisions leading to the catastrophic events of 9/11. msnbc.com Not only are the Bushies trying to cover up their trail, they are ruthlessly exploiting the fear they've created among the American public in order to create even more profit for themselves. This is shameful in a democracy. Carlyle, where the corridors are paved with U.S. tax dollars and Iraqi blood: redherring.com