Thread: Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund

How about a "technology fund" that helps unemployed American tech workers (and I mean citizens, not foreign temp workers) get company startup and funding dollars? But, no, somewhere along the line we really lost our own country, and while Obama insincerely says he will do anything to generate jobs for Americans, "poof", more money magically goes into foreigners' pockets.


Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... article=1#

Oct 23 05:06 PM US/Eastern

The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in his landmark speech to the Islamic world.

The White House said the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) had issued a call for proposals for the fund, which will provide financing of between 25 and 150 million dollars for selected projects and funds.

The Global Technology and Innovation Fund will "catalyze and facilitate private sector investments" throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa, the White House said in a statement. [how about "catalyzing" investments in areas of the country where Americans need jobs?]

Eligible projects would advance economic opportunity and create jobs in areas like technology, education, telecoms, media, business services and clean technology, the White House said.

OPIC said sample projects could help foster the development of new computer technology or telecommunications businesses, or widen access to broadband Internet services.

Proposals must be submitted by the end of November, and managers of funds that make a final short list will make presentations in Washington in January.

Final selections will be announced next June.

In his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo last June, Obama argued that "education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century" and that under-investment was rife in many Muslim nations.

As well as the fund, Obama also said he will host a summit on entrepreneurship this year to deepen ties between business leaders in the United States and Muslim communities around the world.

In his speech on June 4, Obama vowed to forge a "new beginning" for Islam and America, promising to purge years of "suspicion and discord."

In what may be one of the defining moments of his presidency, Obama laid out a new blueprint for US Middle East policy, pledged to end mistrust, forge a state for Palestinians and defuse a nuclear showdown with Iran.

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two thoughts, anti-christian,anti-american....

Originally Posted by oldguy

two thoughts, anti-christian,anti-american....

And IMO he isnt fond of Jews.

Why isn't obama being impeached?

Given his Kenyan ancestry I would think that Obama should press the point of the 1000 years of slavery that the growth of Islam brought to Africa. And then ask the Muslim countries to begin their reparation payments. Oh...they also spread smallpox, too.

Originally Posted by Captainron

Given his Kenyan ancestry I would think that Obama should press the point of the 1000 years of slavery that the growth of Islam brought to Africa. And then ask the Muslim countries to begin their reparation payments. Oh...they also spread smallpox, too.

You think too much. Don't you know that has been outlawed in the "new" United States?