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Title: Bill allots millions to Filipino vets abroad, Stimulus funds reward service to U.S. during WWII
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Washington Times
URL Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news ... millions-to-filipino-veterans/
Published: Jan 30, 2009
Author: Stephen Dinan
Post Date: 2009-01-30 15:59:06 by X-15
Keywords: None
Views: 108
Comments: 5
Senators say their goal is to stimulate the U.S. economy, but the Senate's economic recovery package spends up to $198 million in lump-sum payments to aging Filipino veterans of World War II -- two-thirds of whom don't live in the U.S. and are unlikely to be pumping much money into the economy. The money, long-sought by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, Hawaii Democrat, would go to about 15,000 living veterans who served in World War II as a part of U.S.-led forces and who were promised postwar benefits, including U.S. citizenship. Those promises were revoked by Congress soon after the war, and Filipino veterans have spent the years since pressing for compensation. Mr. Inouye said the payments are long overdue, and are urgent. "This episode is a blight upon the character of the United States, and it must be cleansed," he said in a statement, calling the revoked promises "a dark chapter" in U.S. history." "It should be noted that as you read this, many of the Filipinos who would qualify are on their deathbeds. Today, the average age of these men is about 90."
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Can slavery "reparations" be far behind??? Stupid question, I know. We just need to go pick a few more billion off the money tree. THen there are other "dark chapters" in US history. They need money too. Fork us, we're done.
Click for Privacy and Preparedness files Du got it, mank.
I understand the question of this, however, I am all for it. They will have EARNED it long ago. We are giving $330 million for STD prevention, thus weighing one against the other, at least those men earned their "stimulus" long ago.
I think that I read that the rubbers for rock-heads program was whacked.
Actually, good. These fuckers fought for us against the Japs only to be swindled by the purveyors of the very values they thought they were fighting for.
"This is a farewell kiss, you bitch!" shouted Mr Zaidi. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
#2. To: PSUSA (#1)
Fork us, we're done.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#3. To: X-15 (#0)
Senators say their goal is to stimulate the U.S. economy, but the Senate's economic recovery package spends up to $198 million in lump-sum payments to aging Filipino veterans of World War II -- two-thirds of whom don't live in the U.S. and are unlikely to be pumping much money into the economy.
#4. To: Cynicom (#3)
#5. To: X-15 (#0)
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