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Thread ID: 3854 | Posts: 7 | Started: 2002-12-04
2002-12-04 19:37 | User Profile
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U.S. loans to Israel
The article "Israel seeks military aid increase" (Nation, Wednesday), which tells
of an Israeli request for loans and grants totaling $14 billion, mentions that Israel never has defaulted on a loan.
Friends of Israel never tire of saying that Israel has never defaulted on repayment
of a U.S. government loan, but it would be equally accurate to say Israel has never been required to repay a U.S. government loan.
The truth is complex, and designed to be so by those who seek to conceal it from
the U.S. taxpayer.
Most U.S. loans to Israel are forgiven, and many were made with the explicit
understanding that they would be forgiven before Israel was required to repay them. By disguising as loans what in fact were grants, cooperating members of Congress effectively exempted Israel from the U.S. oversight that would have accompanied the loans.
Initially, Israel was expected to pay the interest and eventually begin repaying
the principal on loans. But the so-called Cranston Amendment, which has been attached by Congress to every foreign-aid appropriation since 1983, provides that economic aid to Israel will never dip below the amount Israel is required to pay on its outstanding loans. In short, whether U.S. aid is extended as grants or loans to Israel, it never returns to the U.S. Treasury. The total since 1949 exceeds $84 billion.
Saying that Israel never has defaulted on a loan is a partial truth, but part of it
is quietly suppressed.
ED TONER
2002-12-04 20:51 | User Profile
Congratulations, Ed! Now your letter is being picked up by antiwar.com as well. Really making the rounds. I'm hoping it awakens yet more people and does some more good.
2002-12-04 21:19 | User Profile
**Congratulations, Ed! Now your letter is being picked up by antiwar.com as well. Really making the rounds. I'm hoping it awakens yet more people and does some more good. **
I wonder if Raimondo lurks here for some of his material
2002-12-04 21:45 | User Profile
"My passion in life is to derail the New World Order, to do whatever one man can do to fight the future they are planning for us." I ditto the above remarks... of PA's, if I may refer to him as that... and only to add... I'm coming after them PERSONALLY... well, unless like S. they shouldn't worry...
it's time for me to do a little eugenics... top/ down... no, don't look behind you... you... that's right... you... with the alleged memoirs and biography and chit... yeah, buddy, right... you...
2002-12-04 23:15 | User Profile
Originally posted by George@Dec 4 2002, 17:45 it's time for me to do a little eugenics... top/ down... no, don't look behind you... you... that's right... you... with the alleged memoirs and biography and chit... yeah, buddy, right... you...
You talking to me?
I'm just a simple pilot, that's all. You wanna make a thing out of it, meet me in Des Moines big fella.
2002-12-05 01:47 | User Profile
Originally posted by weisbrot@Dec 4 2002, 17:15 > Originally posted by George@Dec 4 2002, 17:45 it's time for me to do a little eugenics... top/ down... no, don't look behind you... you... that's right... you... with the alleged memoirs and biography and chit... yeah, buddy, right... you...**
You talking to me?
I'm just a simple pilot, that's all. You wanna make a thing out of it, meet me in Des Moines big fella.**
NO... my old friend and sports fan... I consider you my superior... as I wouldn't be surprised if George does too, right, you dopey bastard, ol'George... No, my guess is dopey ol'George with his slingShot... he goin after the big ones... not pilots, and blessed folk, like G-d bless, your own self... No, I sense George is pissthed... I fear him not only because I suspect he's a man; but also because I know he's, in my opinion, a bitchth... my bet IS... and I could be wrong, he's on Our side...
P.S. yeah, yeah... though, I'm always talking to you, (you-universal) man... who else is there? Just a lovely ride, and our mystery... man... I, personally speaking... like, stupid George, and (like him) I add... under G-d... it's my feeling... should I block it??? NO...
Man... I haven't lost THAT element of worship, worthy of me, man... have you???
But I hear George... is man worth it? I'm not really sure, are you-?-the jury's out...
2002-12-05 09:26 | User Profile
Attaboy, Ed. You can drink on my tab anytime.