Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute, eh? Not any more. In a story entitled “Rice: $100 A Month To Terrorists ‘on Pension,'” Israel National News (thanks to Marsha) is reporting that Condoleeza Rice is pursuing a proposal to raise money for danegeld, er, that is, a pension fund for jihad terrorists who promise to stop murdering people:
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has proposed a $100 monthly allowance to terrorists who agree to lay down their arms and retire or find another profession.
The money would be part of a $350 million package deal announced by U.S. President George Bush this past week. The Bush administration suggested that Congress consent to send $41 million immediately for an “immediate impact in support of democratic transition.” Under Congressional rules, the money would go for specific projects, and not directly to the Palestinian Administration (PA).
Rice, about to pay her first visit to the Middle East in her new position as successor to Colin Powell, wants part of the money to go directly to “retired” terrorists. Speaking between visits to European countries, she proposed a pension fund for at least 1,000 terrorists.
This is so breathtakingly absurd, and such a clear sign of moral and spiritual exhaustion, that I could scarcely believe it was true. Surely INN was exaggerating! So I searched around and found this in a story called “Rice tells Israelis to make ‘hard decisions'” from the International Herald Tribune:
American officials say that $400 million pledged by Kuwait, Qatar and other Gulf countries has not come through, and that this money could help pay for such vital steps as retirement benefits for members of Palestinian militias and welfare payments of $100 a month to poor Palestinians.