"This program is designed for mid-level professionals to meet their American counterparts and to exchange views on the latest developments in their fields," a Feb. 5, 1999, letter to Sheik Hamami explained. "Our office will provide the ticket for travel to the U.S. and per diem to cover hotel and meal costs."
Hmmm... we couldn't have 'God' in our pledge because of the so-called separation of church and state, and the libs resist school vouchers supposedly for the same reason, while the same people are compelled to fund with US tax dollars a bunch of silly religion seminars and teas. I'm beginning to see where all the missing funds from various federal departments have been siphoned off to...