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infrogmation) wrote2001-11-17 08:06 am
infrogmation) wrote2001-11-17 08:06 am
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1)Exactly, Mister Ashcroft. Exactly.
From an International Herald Tribune Article:
"We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside," Mr. Ashcroft said last month on ABC's "Nightline." "If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it."
2)Leading British Weekly Offers A Correction
From The Economist:
"An election correction
Nov 15th 2001
In the issues of December 16th 2000 to November 10th 2001, we may have given the impression that George Bush had been legally and duly elected president of the United States. We now understand that this may have been incorrect, and that the election result is still too close to call. The Economist apologises for any inconvenience."
3)How poor is Afganistan? Droping bombs on it increases its wealth.
From Gulf News Article "U.S. shelling a blessing in disguise for Kandahar poor" by Nissar Hoath:
"The aerial shelling by the Americans has proved to be a blessing in disguise for many poor people in Kandahar. Even if the bombs miss their target, American efforts are not going entirely to waste, with bomb scrap becoming a prized possession and a source of income in this ravaged land [...] A small fragment of an American bomb shell, due to its weight and gravity, is three times more valuable than normal metal scrap of the same size. Many residents, according to a Taliban official, have made the gathering of U.S. bomb scrap their business and earn a much-needed living out of this. [...]A kilo of the bomb metal is sold for about 500 afghani (about a Pakistani rupee). "The amount is worth a piece of bread. There is lot of money in the business.""
From an International Herald Tribune Article:
"We're going to protect and honor the Constitution, and I don't have the authority to set it aside," Mr. Ashcroft said last month on ABC's "Nightline." "If I had the authority to set it aside, this would be a dangerous government, and I wouldn't respect it."
2)Leading British Weekly Offers A Correction
From The Economist:
"An election correction
Nov 15th 2001
In the issues of December 16th 2000 to November 10th 2001, we may have given the impression that George Bush had been legally and duly elected president of the United States. We now understand that this may have been incorrect, and that the election result is still too close to call. The Economist apologises for any inconvenience."
3)How poor is Afganistan? Droping bombs on it increases its wealth.
From Gulf News Article "U.S. shelling a blessing in disguise for Kandahar poor" by Nissar Hoath:
"The aerial shelling by the Americans has proved to be a blessing in disguise for many poor people in Kandahar. Even if the bombs miss their target, American efforts are not going entirely to waste, with bomb scrap becoming a prized possession and a source of income in this ravaged land [...] A small fragment of an American bomb shell, due to its weight and gravity, is three times more valuable than normal metal scrap of the same size. Many residents, according to a Taliban official, have made the gathering of U.S. bomb scrap their business and earn a much-needed living out of this. [...]A kilo of the bomb metal is sold for about 500 afghani (about a Pakistani rupee). "The amount is worth a piece of bread. There is lot of money in the business.""
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Imagine how different the situation would be right now if, instead of coming up with $200bil to build the latest warplane, the US had spent that money on rebuilding Afghanistan after the end of the last major war there. How much could $200bil have done for those people, and how much of a chance would Bin Laden have had of finding a foothold in Afghanistan if there were universities, hospitals, clean water and some kind of sustainable industry to have brought the country to self-sufficiecy by the mid to late-1990's? I dare say the World Trade Center would probably still be standing.
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Dear Mr. Attorney General:
Enclosed article indicates our bombs may be feeding Afghanis rather than adding collateral damage as intended. Recommendation: replace conventional metal weapons with paper-wrapped fuel-air bombs. Nothing will be left for anyone to make use of except ash. If they can eat ash, more power to them. We will just drop mercury-poisoned ash on them.
Sincerely,
***********
Chairman, ******** Committee
Of. *****, Pentagon