1. Much of the spending was for in kind‘‘ aid – anything from snacks to airfare, rather than cash.

2. Much of the spending was for "in kind" aid _ anything from snacks to airfare, rather than cash.

3. The WFP has already reduced its share of food donations –– known as "in–kind" aid –– to 50 percent of its overall giving, Roman said.

4. MCCORMACK: A few things. One, what you‘re –– the items to which you refer are a very small subset of the overall aid that was provided by a hundred–plus countries, whether that‘s in–kind aid or cash donations. Even under the most difficult circumstances, there are agencies of the U.S.

5. Also pushing USAID to take action, according to its Tuesday presentation, was a recent report by Palestinian Media Watch, an Israel–based organization, that Al–Quds Open University –– a U.S. aid recipient –– "hosts branches of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror organizations." The organization said the university had received in $100,000 in 2006 in "in–kind" aid from USAID, and it also complained that USAID planned to provide $2.4 million in scholarships for about 2,000 Palestinian students without a guarantee that recipients are not "members of the Hamas or Islamic Jihad student unions, have participated in their events, or have given any support to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, including voting for them in the council elections." Post a Comment Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.