The Pig Book
The Pig Book

Author: Citizens Against Government Waste

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-04-06

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780312343576

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A compendium of the most ridiculous examples of Congress's pork-barrel spending.

U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel
U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel

Author: Jeremy M. Sharp

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 1437927475

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Contents: (1) U.S.-Israeli Relations and the Role of Foreign Aid; (2) U.S. Bilateral Military Aid to Israel: A 10-Year Military Aid Agreement; Foreign Military Financing; Ongoing U.S.-Israeli Defense Procurement Negotiations; (3) Defense Budget Appropriations for U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Programs: Multi-Layered Missile Defense; High Altitude Missile Defense System; (4) Aid Restrictions and Possible Violations: Israeli Arms Sales to China; Israeli Settlements; (5) Other Ongoing Assistance and Cooperative Programs: Migration and Refugee Assistance; Loan Guarantees for Economic Recovery; American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program; U.S.-Israeli Scientific and Business Cooperation; (6) Historical Background. Illustrations.

Global Peace Operations Initiative
Global Peace Operations Initiative

Author: Nina M. Serafino

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 1437928064

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Contents: (1) Introduction: Purposes and Goal; Achievements to Date; Funding to Date; (2) Background; (3) Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) Purposes and Activities: GPOI Goals and Needs; Demand for Peacekeepers; Need for Gendarme-Constabulary Forces; U.S. Peacekeeping Training and Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa; The Transition to GPOI Training and Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa; Development of a ¿Beyond Africa¿ Program; Western Hemisphere; Asia/South Asia/Pacific Islands; Greater Europe (Europe and Eurasia); Middle East; Foreign Contributions to Peacekeeping Capacity Building; Italian Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units; (4) Administration Funding Requests and Congressional Action, Illus.