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Posted on 05/16/2008 3:55:49 AM PDT by fweingart

You know "Sean" and "David" a/k/a Pradeep and Srinivasan? They're the ones you get on the phone when you call to complain about problems with that new printer or fax machine or some other call center function outsourced to India.

Well, say good-bye to "Sean" and "David" a/k/a Pradeep and Srinivasan, and hello to "Sean" and "David" a/k/a Mohammed and Yasser.

As I told you previously, despite our worsening economy and $4 per gallon gas, President Bush decided to bail out the Palestinians with a $250 million business development investment arm to fund Palestinian small businesses and a $500 Palestinian mortgage funds giveaway corporation.

Today, Bush is in Israel, and he has an even better idea on how to separate Palestinians from their terrorist ideals (kinda like performing a lobotomy): call centers.

Meet "Judy," Phone Jockey & Magic "Solution" to Islamic Jihad I personally would rather call Pradeep and Srinivasan--hoping they are the non-Muslim variety of Islams--with my password, ID, and address than I would Mohammed and Yasser.

But President Bush and failed CNN chief and Bush-appointed U.S.-Palestinian Partnership chairman, Walter Isaacson, plan to push U.S. companies to move their call centers and technology start-up spin-offs to the Palestinian Authority. Not exactly a brilliant move, when it comes to national security or getting good service on the phone.

If you didn't like Pradeep's and Srinivasan's accents, multiply that by ten with Mohammed and Yasser. And add to it a little jihadi ethos:

"The more economic opportunities you have, the more likely you're going to have a foundation and a constituency for peace," said Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute and chairman of the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership, a [U.S.] government-backed development group. Efforts to build up the economy have been led by the Palestinian Authority, with support from the Bush administration . . . .

"With the relative stability you've had in the West Bank, it's a huge business opportunity," said Mr. Isaacson. "If war breaks out again it's going to be a mess. But at the moment people are realizing that there's double-digit growth, a highly educated population, and it's a good place to be doing business."

Mr. Bush likely will get an update on the economic situation when he meets on Thursday with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who now oversees the international peace effort. Mr. Blair has been touting high-profile industrial parks for the West Bank. Call centers and information-technology start-ups also are being considered, with housing and other infrastructure another big focus. U.S. consumer-products makers also are interested.

Sorry, but the presence or absence of call centers and high tech corridors won't change the Palestinians' desire to kill and maim. Don't forget that Al-Qaeda has many wealthy terrorists and they smartly use a lot of high tech gadgets and the latest in IED high tech. Letting 'em get a job as Judy, the Time-Life phone jockey for a few hours each day, won't change their devotion to jihad.

Palestinian Call Center, How May I Jihad You?

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