Reuters reports that
The European Commission on Friday brushed off pressure from U.S. President George W. Bush for the European Union to put the Palestinian militant group Hamas on its list of outlawed terrorist organisations.because even though Hamas has killed dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings,
''You can't say that the whole of Hamas is a terrorist organisation and certainly that is not our position,'' said Reijo Kemppinen, chief spokesman of the executive Commission ... Kemppinen cited the organisation's social welfare activities, such as running clinics and schools, for which he suggested funding was legitimate.Yes, but the clinics are used to repair wounded terrorists and the "schools" are little more than factories of Jew-hatred and training camps for aspiring suicide-bombers.
France has voiced the strongest opposition to completely outlawing Hamas, arguing that its political wing was a necessary player in the Middle East peace process.Although the EU, which is the biggest donor to the Palestinian authority, does not fund any Hamas institutions with taxpayers' money, it has not barred private fundraising for Hamas-linked charities. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 27, 2003 08:22 AM
Isn't there a game called "Charade" played in Cultured circles at Private Parties?
Well it seems to me that this is being played at the expense of Israel and Bush.
The French are "killing" two birds with one stone.
Hamas and the others are just a proxy the EU uses against Israel ; and what better way to hit Bushe's policies in the region.
Then again in my opinion it was absolutely stupid to include the EU and the UN in any political dealings in this part of the world, then again "diversity" is the name of the game!
The proper grammar when quoting Reuters is,
I believe, something like
Reuters "reports" ...
They are not a legitimate news service anymore.
Posted by: Boris A.Kupershmidt on July 1, 2003 01:18 AM