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Selling the people short

by Paul J. Balles January 31, 2011

In a report for the Carnegie Foundation on US aid to Egypt, Ahmad Al-Sayed El-Naggar asks “Why don’t Egyptians notice the role of American aid to their country? The simple answer is that U.S. economic aid to Egypt, which amounted to $455 million in 2007, translated to only $6 per capita.”

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David R. Henderson – War Makes Us Poor

by SR Editor June 26, 2010

Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OT5uw1Fb_0 By David R. Henderson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Many people who aren’t comfortable with the U.S. invading other countries reassure themselves with the belief that at least war creates jobs for Americans. But is military conflict really good for the economy of the country that engages in it? Basic economics answers [...]

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How Much Military Aid to Israel…Do You Provide?

by Haitham Sabbah February 9, 2010

Between 2009-2018, the United States is scheduled to give Israel–the largest recipient of U.S. aid–$30 billion in military aid. Through its illegal 42-year military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip, Israel misuses U.S. weapons in violation of U.S. law to kill and injure Palestinian civilians, destroy Palestinian civilian infrastructure, blockade [...]

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