Saving the Afghans from starvation is going to be the big issue in a few weeks when emaciated babies show up on Al Jazeera. The Paki border isn't really closed, arms & goods go in at night, but food aid is another matter. The rains have started and next month at the latest there won't be any roads left for aid trucks.
Hakki Alacakaptan
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|| From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
|| [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Ian Murray (...)
|| >
|| > 1) Complete US back-off, opening of borders, emergancy agreements
|| with the Taliban, the massive shipment of food aid, clothes and
|| shelter across the border.
|| >
|| > 2) the movement of troops across the border bringing aid in its
|| wake.
|| >
|| > 3) Ignore the problem and let the starve.
|| >
|| > Number 1 would be best by far but also the most unlikely. NUmber 3
|| is what is happening. So I would say again number 2 has to be brought
|| up and brought up in no uncertain terms.
|| >
|| > I cannot see how saying this is anymore than saying the truth. What
|| we have got to start doing is being truthful and steer away from what
|| is just comfortable.
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|| For $3billion tops, the international community could get Afghanistan
|| through to next May-June. We need to start drawing the humanitarian
|| parallels to Rwanda if we're to get our point across and put # 1 on
|| the public's radar screen. Anthrax is now a foil that's being
|| manipulated to distract the US citizenry....................
||
|| Ian
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