today's Fisk

Chris Beggy news at kippona.com
Mon Sep 24 13:18:20 PDT 2001


Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> writes:


> Independent (London) - September 23, 2001
>
> How Can the US Bomb This Tragic People?
> by Robert Fisk
>
<--snipped-->
> Bush's threats have effectively forced the evacuation of every
> Western aid worker. Already, Afghans are dying because of their
> absence. Drought and starvation go on killing millions - I mean
> millions - and between 20 and 25 Afghans are blown up every day by
> the 10 million mines the Russians left behind. Of course, the

MSF is trying to continue with national (Afghan) staff and they confirm the above statements:

http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=52ADE15D-2A7D-4C39-875F2604862934D8

http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=CBDB59DB-998A-46F2-A4E653D0A3B3A8A9

http://www.msf.org/countries/page.cfm?articleid=40829C72-48B5-4EE3-9317EBEA0C723E95

Chris



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