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why not just give them the Olympics? (was Re: From a mailing list)
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Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:54:41 GMT
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I have to agree with the general emphasis of the text below. If the richer
nations of the world could share a little of their wealth then perhaps the
world would be slightly better. Feeding the starving inside Afghanistan lets
the Afghans see that all the world is not against them... and will make
oppressing them a little harder. Already, western aid agencies have pulled
out of Afghanistan. Aid agencies expect that the resultant effect on the
starving populace will lead to more deaths than those caused by events on
the 11th.
However, talk of feeding the starving is not attractive to chat-show hosts,
news networks are barroom strategists. Nor is it attractive to those seeking
revenge before justice.
Anyhow, if the world really is serious about improving human rights in
Afghanistan, why not just give them the Olympics?
Scott A
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GK0pzq.7uE@lugnet.com...
> I can't attribute the source because I don't know. I am on a mailing list
> of IBMers and exIBMers, all of who used to hang out on IBMTEXT (and
> especially the NITPICK FORUM) and one of them got this in HER email and
> reposted it.
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> Flame me if you want but I thought it an interesting perspective.
>
> - start -
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> I got this from a friend and found it a bit warm and fuzzy, but it is a
> somewhat novel alternative. I admit to having my first smirk since 9AM on
> 11 September from a mental image of Rumsfeld doing our defense department
> shopping at Stew Leonard's and Winn-Dixie. I bet most of us have coupons • we
> could chip in.
> ... Cat.
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> > Received from New Zealand.
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> > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:01 PM
> > Subject: Fw: Bomb them with butter
> >
> > Subject: Bomb them with butter, bribe them with hope.
> >
> > A military response, particularly an attack on Afghanistan, is exactly • what
> > the terrorists want. It will strengthen and swell their small but • fanatical
> > ranks. Instead, bomb Afghanistan with butter, with rice, bread, clothing
> > and medicine. It will cost less than conventional arms, poses no threat • of
> > US casualties and just might get the populace thinking that maybe the
> > Taliban don't have the answers. After three years of drought and with
> > starvation looming, let's offer the Afghani people the vision of a new
> > future.
> > One that includes full stomachs.
> >
> > Bomb them with information. Video players and cassettes of world • leaders,
> > particularly Islamic leaders, condemning terrorism.
> > Carpet the country with magazines and newspapers showing the horror of
> > terrorism committed by their "guest". Blitz them with laptop computers
> > and DVD players filled with a perspective that is denied them by their
> > government. Saturation bombing with hope will mean that some of it gets
> > through. Send so much that the Taliban can't collect and hide it all.
> >
> > The Taliban are telling their people to prepare for Jihad.
> > Instead, let's give the Afghani people their first good meal in years.
> > Seeing your family fully fed and the prospect of stability in terms of
> > food and a future is a powerful deterrent to martyrdom. All we ask
> > in return is that they, as a people, agree to enter the civilized world.
> > That includes handing over terrorists in their midst. In responding to
> > terrorism we need to do something different. Something unexpected..
> > something that addresses the root of the problem. We need to take
> > away the well of despair, ignorance and brutality from which the
> > Osama bin Laden's of the world water their gardens of terror.
> >
> > It is important that we learn to think in NEW ways. If we continue
> > attacking in the old ways we will get the same old results. Look
> > at what has been happening the middle east for thousands of years to see
> > what we can expect if we attack with bombs and military force.
> >
> > Do we want to live a life of fear as people in the middle east do?
>
> If someone wants to reply directly I probably could manage to forward it
to Cat.
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