Reading Between the Lines
As you may or may not be aware, the results are in on the recent election in the Palestinian Authority and Hamas came away as the big winner. That's right! A people who are largely dependent on the largesse of the rest of the civilized world have elected a group of terrorists to represent them. In retaliation, some of the countries of the world are threatening to withhold the moolah. So what happens? Hamas starts whining (from MSNBC):
Hamas asked the international community on Monday not to cut aid to the
Palestinian Authority."We call on you to transfer all aid to the Palestinian treasury," Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader in Gaza, told a news conference.
Addressing international concerns that aid would be used to fund violence, Haniyeh said: "We assure you that all the revenues will be spent on salaries, daily life and infrastructure."
(Emphasis mine.) Shall I decode that last part for you?
"Salaries" - payments to suicide bombers
"Daily Life" - incidental expenditures for daily ration of bullets, suicide bombing belts, and the like.
"Infrastructure" - guns and rocket launchers
I am happy to provide this Reading Between the Lines Service for you, my gentle readers.
