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We all learned in high school science that “correlation does not equal causation.” But that doesn’t mean that correlations, especially strong ones, can simply be waved away.
So consider this:
“… as foreign aid to the Palestinians increases, so do Palestinian acts of murder. When foreign aid to Palestinians decreases, Palestinian acts of murder correspondingly decrease.
In fact, the more money they receive, the more murders the Palestinians commit, the less money they receive, the less murders they commit – it is practically a 100% correlation.
The graphs and more information are here.
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November 1st, 2007 at 11:40 pm
More stats: In 1991 Israel ranked # 2 in the number of unpaid parking fines incurred by diplomats in Britain. Iran ranked # 59.
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:49 am
Wow! That’s relevant! And only 16-year-old info, too!
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:50 pm
On the other hand my post has the advantage of being provable and it has used no exclamation points.
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:52 pm
But! sometimes! I! like! to! use! exlamation! points!
November 4th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
But we NEED to send money to the good leaders of Arafatistan because it makes us feel better, and that’s what’s important. What they do with the money is none of our business…