To: Hawkmoon who wrote (25249 ) 7/19/2003 10:19:01 PM From: Raymond Duray Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 25898 Please, consider rejoining us here on Planet Earth.... Hi Hawkmoon, I read some of your stuff and my eyes just about fall out the back of my head. Sheesh.... where do you come up with this stuff? Here's a prime time example of your guaranteed ability to fit right into any disinformation team you care to: You said, and I quote: Why does Israel have so many "best and brightest" minds, seemingly able to produce significant prosperity WITHOUT endless national resources, WHAT PROSPERITY? Oy Vey! There is no prosperity in Israel. Haven't you read the news? Israel is in a recession, tourism is nil, manufacturing is falling through the floor, the private sector is falling apart, aside from the insane military handouts from the U.S. and the equally insane government handout to the parasitic ultra-Orthodox, no one is prospering. And what do you mean that Israel has no "national resources". What, are you blind? Israel has the greatest national resource on the planet, the U.S. Treasury! Every year, $5-7 Billion gets transferred, some of it above board but most money by sleight-of-wallet off budget loan prestidigitation. Have you ever made a study of the phony loan guarantee scams? And are you getting the nervous feeling that the extraordinary $9 Billion in loan guarantees that the U.S. gave to Israel in April will be called in a few years? You ought to be. Since Israel has a fantastic record of loan defaults with the U.S., in the dark of night, bailing out the profligate spendthrifts of our pet colony and major league burr under the Arab camel's saddle. Yeah, Israel is prosperous. That's right up there with the tales of Area 51. Time for you to re-adjust the propeller of your tinfoil hat there Hawkmoon..... ********************** Here's a quiz for you. In two parts. (Answers below.) 1) How much does the U.S. give per capita to Israeli citizen in comparison to each resident of sub-Sahara Africa? 2) How much does the U.S. give in foreign aid per capita to Israelis compared to the citizens of Latin America? . . . . . . . . . . 1) Israelis get $250 for each $1 in U.S. foreign aid to a resident of sub-Saharan Africa. 2) Israel - $214 per capita compared to Latin America's $1 per person. ***** Bonus question: What's wrong with this picture?