U.S. cuts off UNESCO funding after Palestinian vote

Published: November 1, 2011 GMT

The US shows no spirit of 'treats' this Halloween for Palestine or UNESCO, the heritage agency of the UN. Instead so soon after its long-promised but recent 'pull-out' confirmation from Iraq this December, the US in an out-and-out Halloween 'trick' withdraws armies of dollars-- to the tune of 60 million-- from the 'audacious' UNESCO, the cultural (foolhardy) agency.
U.S. cuts off UNESCO funding after Palestinian vote
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