The administration was certainly willing to starve many people in Afghanistan to death, as the UN recognized. Part of the reason it didn't happen was the world-wide outcry against the vicious plans of the US.
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Luke Weiger wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C. G. Estabrook" <galliher at alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>
>
>
> > An attack, contrary to international law, on a sovereign country that had
> > been destroyed by the most expensive CIA operation in history -- hiring
> > and supporting the most murderous and fanatical thugs the US secret police
> > could find (with significant blowback results)--after a US refusal of
> > that country's offer to negotiate the extradition of those responsible for
> > the 9/11 attacks,
>
> Surely a sincere offer, given that they _knew_ Al Qaeda was responsible.
>
> > long with US willingness to see millions starve in its attack --
>
> You mean the "silent genocide" that remained silent due to its
> non-existenence?
>
> -- Luke
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