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Official: G8 steps up plans to aid Arab Spring economies
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Published: 22.05.12, 07:43
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1. What "Arab spring" ?
Shlomo Dan   (05.22.12)
What "Arab spring" ? All secular leaders replaced by Muslim Brotherhood & Al Queda fanatics. Its better Hadji Hussein Obama marries ugly Begum Catherine Ashton as his 2nd wife and settles down in Tehran as a little apprentice Ayatollah. His aim of establishing an is clear now by toppling secular rulers like Mubarak and installing fundamentalists in their place.
2. Hilarious...the G8 are bankruot themselves
Al   (05.22.12)
The goyim will eat their own so long as they can feed Israels enemies. Goes to show how dumb they truly are.
3. Why doesn't the G8 facilitate StAR for "palestine?"
Devorah   (05.22.12)
After all, Abbas, Haniyeh & Mashaal alone have ripped off billions. Oh, that's right, "palestine" is not a country. Never was. Never will be.
4. aid to arabs
moron ,   galut   (05.22.12)
with what will west aid arabs?..do we not pay them enough for oil?...it reminds me of the joke about the syrians who robbed the bank of israel and stole all the pledges...arabs are beyond help but do accept bribes
5. G-8 cannot aid itself let alone arabs
moron ,   galut   (05.22.12)
why dont arabs help eachother like the jews
6. EU: Clean up your own house first
A ,   Belgium   (05.22.12)
before Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy collapse financially, dragging all of Europe along. There are plenty of oil rich arab countries who have enough money to help their "bretheren". Europe, save thyself!
7. Struggling countries give generously so OPEC Arabs can buy
Alan ,   SA   (05.22.12)
Airbusses A380 and build Dubais and buy whole blocks of London and European and British Conglomerates.Also US Ports and and and.....
8. the euro is going down the toilet but they worry about arabs
zionist forever   (05.22.12)
The euro is on the verge of collapse here, Germany is has just given Greece a second bailout worth hundreds of billions of euros and its looking like they might even default on that. Italy, Spain and Portugal are on the verge of going under and America has a $15 trillion debt. The G8 though have though decided they should spend more money and help out the arabs because they decided to get rid of their dictators which in most cases has made the situation even worse. Egypt was once a western puppet and today its run by the Muslim Brotherhood. It used to sell billions of dollars of gas to Israel now not only are the gas pipelines being blown up every other week but they have flat refused to sell the stuff. How exactly do they intend to help Syria in a post Assad world? May end up with a civil war and even if it doesn't Assad is selling off all the countries assets like the gold cheap so he can buy weapons. Reconstruction will be in the tens if not hundreds of billions and unlike the Egyptian market the Syrian economy has always been closed an not open to the outside world meaning its just not ready to start borrowing money and pay it back. Egypt & Syria can rebuild their economies alone and the rest of the world is not going to be affected if these countries have economic problems.
9. Flawed Strategy
Tim ,   Brighton   (05.22.12)
Yes immediate aid is necessary but the KEY is to promote trade So often the enlightened thinkers in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Jordan, PA, Lebanon, Israel..promoting a vibrant Free Trade Zone in the Near and Middle East have been drowned out by the extremist voices in the region Perhaps its time they dusted these plans again..and if you look at some of the optimistic benefits for Regional Economies..its truly amazing And remeber Trade Unites not Divides
10. Assistance to Arab Plunderers
Moshe of Rockville ,   Rockville,MD USA   (05.22.12)
Arab countries who actually need financial help should look to the wealthy oil producing countries of the Middle East,which have accumulated enormous sums of cash. But, then, it would require a little imagination - in short supply in the Arab world. If these countries would only seek economic development, expanded educational oppotunities for their peoples,and peace with their neighbors much of their problems would go away.Hatred by the Arab world against others is much easier for them than building their own open and democratic societies.
11. G8 give money they dont have to wealthy Arab states
rebecca ,   Modiin   (05.22.12)
Where did logic go?
12. G (galut) 8
arab   (05.22.12)
13. G-8 nations better start aiding themselves.
Chaim ,   Israel   (05.23.12)
Most G-8 nations are flirting with national bankrupcy themselves. I'm sure their taxpayers will be thrilled at this latest grandiose scheme. NOT. The G-8 nations had better start aiding their own economies.
14. If they have enough money to give away
jason white ,   afula, israel   (05.23.12)
to the arabs, then how about giving Israel some? They did persecute, kill, rape, forcibly convert, burn Jews and sacred books, put into ghettos, torture and humiliate us for 2,000 years. All that should be worth something or do they want to pay their proxy Jew killers (the arabs) to continue to try to exterminate us?
15. Please Help!
Amichai ,   Huntsville, US   (05.23.12)
Please help the Arabs! All the petro-dollars from the West and Far East aren't enough! They can't effectively suppress their populations while arming their proxy armies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad & Fatah for the destruction of Israel! Much less fund all the mosques and Islamic "outreach" organizations to subvert Western society from within. /sarc What will the Arabs do when the oil fields finally dry up?
16. Many Arab countries,1 Israel. Fund NONVIOLENT TRANSFER,peace
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (05.24.12)
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