NP? starvation in Afghanistan

[Doug Millison]

Are you suggesting that the American attack on Afghanistan is not hindering
the delivery of humanitarian aid?
If so, borrowing a phrase from Malign, you are a fool.
The American attack hasn't had anything to do with the "breakdown in law
and order" that Kessler mentions? Rumsfeld and other US leaders have made
it clear  that this kind of breakdown is what the US is trying to achieve,
to make it impossible for the Taliban to govern.   What do you think
happens when you pound the crap out of a country that is already in ruins?
Many observers have also noted a major flaw in the U.S. strategy of
dropping those food packets along with the bombs -- it leads to the
distrust of all forms of humanitarian aid coming in.  That's one big reason
why so many aid officials have been arguing against this practice.

Interesting how those anonymous emailers -- olio the most recent -- show up
to argue along with you and the dogpack, isn't it, fq?

-Doug


At 11:11 AM -0600 11/9/01, "Morris" wrote:
>>From: Doug Millison Here's what, "The Food and Agriculture Organization of
>>the United Nations said recently. [...]
>>While the majority of Afghans are facing severe food supply difficulties,
>>some 7.5 million most affected people are in desperate need of food aid.
>>WFP plans to deliver 52,000 tonnes of food aid per month to feed the most
>>vulnerable people, both refugees (1.5 million) and resident population (6
>>million) in Afghanistan. However, transport and distribution difficulties
>>are hampering the delivery of the required volumes.
>
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,589143,00.html
>
>Time is not on the side of starving Afghans facing winter. Retorting sharply
>to a Taliban call for more UN help, UNHCR spokesman Peter Kessler said
>yesterday: "The UNHCR and our partner agencies have had our vehicles stolen,
>our offices taken over and our staff beaten. It has not been easy ... The
>breakdown in law and order has made it difficult to distribute aid. What we
>would like from the Taliban is the return of our offices and assets and a
>guarantee that our people on the ground won't be hassled by armed men."
>
>
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