Give Me Expediency or Give Me Death--Whichever Comes First

Rice: $100 A Month To Terrorists "on Pension" , Arutz Sheva - IsraelNationalNews.com, Friday, February 4, 2005.

If this article is true, this is Bush Administration moral terpitude at its extreme. Tribute to Islamic barbarians is beyond bearability. If this is true, Dr. Rice loses moral standing she struggled so hard and successfully to obtain.

This kind of thing is why I never call myself a "conservative" or Rightist. Nor am I a "liberal" or "moderate." Not one of these labels carries any moral stature. This proposal, however, fits right in with conservative thinking which has descended to the same depths as liberal thinking.

The Bushies refuse to see Islam for what it is. They twist and turn to evade and deny the total evil of Islam, all of it, not just part of it. Like Islam, they accept altruistic self-sacrifice as their ethics. Like liberalism, they accept relativism in thinking which permits even considering tribute even for a nanosecond.

The step from there to moral relativism, to anything goes, is a short step. It makes moral men and women want to barf.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has proposed a $100 monthly allowance to terrorists who agree to lay down their arms and retire or find another profession.

The money would be part of a $350 million package deal announced by U.S. President George Bush this past week. The Bush administration suggested that Congress consent to send $41 million immediately for an “immediate impact in support of democratic transition.” Under Congressional rules, the money would go for specific projects, and not directly to the Palestinian Administration (PA).

Rice, about to pay her first visit to the Middle East in her new position as successor to Colin Powell, wants part of the money to go directly to “retired” terrorists. Speaking between visits to European countries, she proposed a pension fund for at least 1,000 terrorists.

President Bush's offer of $350 million came after American disappointment at assistance that Arab states have offered. The American aid is to be earmarked for new and modern border crossings, road and water infrastructure, and education and health programs.