Remember this scene:
Now try to wrap your head around this:
The Obama Administration plans to give $400,000 in funding to a Libyan charity run by the Gadhafi family, and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) wants the grant withdrawn.
The money would be divided between two foundations run by the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. A $200,000 share is set to go to the Gadhafi Development Foundation, which is run by Gadhafi’s son, Saif, and another $200,000 are to go to Wa Attassimou, an organization run by Muammar Gadhafi’s daughter, Aisha.
Maybe the charities are doing good things and deserve some love from America, right? Not really. According to the BBC, the “Gaddafi Foundation, a charity which tries to project a new and positive image of Libya.”
Sit back and soak that in for a second. $11 trillion in debt, massive budget deficits…and we are giving nearly half a million to the Libyian image consultants.
The other group, Wa Attassimou, gave an award to the Iraqi shoe thrower, Muntazer al-Zaidi:
“Waatassimou group has taken the decision to give Muntazer al-Zaidi the courage award … because what he did represents a victory for human rights across the world,” the group, headed by Aicha Gaddafi, said in a statement.
The group said the Iraqi authorities should honour the journalist for his actions.
How could this even be an option? What in the world is the thought process that makes this possible?
