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Tuesday, July 16, 2002

U.N., European, Russian leaders split sharply with Bush administration on future of Arafat, Palestinian aide [sic] Yep, it's the blogosphere that needs editing. Anyway, aside from the dangers of overreliance on spell-check, the story gives us this gem:

[...] President Bush, in demanding Arafat's ouster, has accused the Palestinian Authority of corruption, and U.S. aid is distributed to circumvent that body.

By contrast, European governments and other donors submit some of their assistance to the Palestinian leadership. Solana, angry over allegations that money is skimmed off, told a joint news conference that no international aid program functions more effectively. [...] [ital. mine]

Well, somehow I can believe that, given the reputation of international aid programs.

UPDATE: I have been called to task by Larry Anderson over at KudzuAcres:

Subject: Aide

Doggone it, Terry, they are obviously talking about one of Arafat's helpers.

Probably the guy whose job it is to keep him supplied with baby wipes.

Obviously something I had not thought of. And also raises the question of when some smart Palestinian entrepreneur will take the successful example of the Arafat Cheese Snack and apply it to the pre-moistened personal wipe market and plaster the Chairman's grizzled mug on a few boxes of wetnaps.

posted by Terry at 2:27:00 PM

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