how the UNRWA defines a "large operation" :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by myth (Germany), Jul 14, 2012 at 17:49

David, great quote. The UNRWA defines itself as "the largest UN operation in the Middle East". What do they mean by "large"? The UNRWA measures itself not by the 5000000 beneficiaries. Nor does "largest operation" follow from achieved large results. Large translates merely into "30000 staff". What a bureaucratic world view.

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	unrwa [56 words]	jean	Sep 8, 2012 18:44	198464
3	A new approach [1133 words]	SarahSue	Jul 14, 2012 20:29	197241
1	Elephant in the room [120 words]	Ugri	Jul 15, 2012 14:59	197241
2	The epitome of corruption and thievery [99 words]	Stas	Jul 13, 2012 03:04	197215
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4	UNRWA IS the problem [171 words]	Jake in Jerusalem	Jul 12, 2012 05:37	197169
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	how the UNRWA defines a "large operation" [51 words]	myth	Jul 14, 2012 17:49	197142
1	Lessening UNRWA's Damage [171 words]	Judith	Jul 10, 2012 20:30	197138
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	Excellent backgrounder, but perhaps begs the question [118 words]	Ted Gruen	Jul 10, 2012 16:23	197128
	THE ROLE OF UNRWA AND ITS REFUGEES [115 words]	JACQUES HADIDA	Jul 10, 2012 13:20	197126
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2	radical Islam the source of Palestinian suffering [164 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Richard Stoecker	Jul 10, 2012 11:11	197123
6	Jordan IS Palestine [213 words]	Jake in Jerusalem	Jul 12, 2012 05:49	197123
	apology, addendum to remarks about Palestinian refugees [160 words]	Richard Stoecker	Jul 13, 2012 09:54	197123
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4	Pie in the sky, Mr. Pipes [139 words]	Perry Birman	Jul 10, 2012 06:57	197116
	painting the wall, not all black and white [86 words]	myth	Jul 10, 2012 06:56	197115
1	split the roles [121 words]	myth	Jul 10, 2012 06:47	197114
2	The UN does very little good and a lot of bad [114 words]	Ken Besig	Jul 10, 2012 05:29	197112
	UNWRA [128 words]	Paul Winter	Jul 25, 2012 08:36	197112

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