Your tax dollars at work: Hamas agrees to accept US money
On Friday, I reported that Hamas had stopped the work of US NGO's that were providing it with money, because they refused to submit to a Hamas audit of their operations. Now, Hamas has decided to be satisfied with its lot in life. They have agreed to let the US salve its guilt over the terror group's plight by generously agreeing to accept American aid money without auditing the books. The United States on Sunday resumed the operations of the aid organizations it funds in the Gaza Strip after Hamas retracted its demand to scrutinize confidential documents about their work, a US official said.Only in the Age of Obama could the US find itself begging to allow it to assist the constituents of a terror organization.
On Friday, USAID partner organizations stopped work after Hamas closed one of the non-governmental organizations, the International Medical Corps (IMC), when officials there denied the terrorist group access to documents. It was allowed to reopen on Sunday.
"As of Aug. 14, USAID's implementing partners have resumed delivering assistance to the Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip," the official told Reuters.
The US official, who declined to be named, said allowing access to the records could revealed financial and administrative information and details of NGOs' staff and beneficiaries.
A senior Hamas official confirmed the group had allowed the IMC to reopen and added that it had suspended its demand to audit USAID-funded groups until a mechanism could be agreed.
How humiliating!
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Hamas, NGO's, USAID
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:43 AM
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