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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (13940)	6/3/2002 2:08:35 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

I'd like to see a lot less attention paid to aid to poor countries and a lot more paid to dismantling the barriers they face when trying to sell their products in the US and other developed countries. Promoting trade is a much more effective way to encourage development than relying on aid. The money goes to productive people and productive companies, and ultimately encourages more responsible political leadership as well. It's insane that we spend billions on foreign aid and then turn around and spend trillions to prevent the same countries that we are sending aid to from selling the only things they can efficiently produce. I can't think of a better way to keep them poor, subject to dictators, and dependent on foreign aid.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (13940)	6/3/2002 6:26:55 AM
From: E	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21057

OMG, what are you going to say now? Has this appeared on the GWB thread? I fear for their mental health. I'm going back to bed but I felt I must let you know about this in a timely fashion. Is it possible that ClintonGoreClintonGore has hypnotized Bush? U-TURN: BUSH ADMIN OUTLINES 'GLOBAL WARMING' EFFECTS ON AMERICA; ACKNOWLEDGES DAMAGE In a stunning U-turn for the Bush administration, the United States has sent a climate report to the United Nations detailing "specific and far-reaching effects" that it says "global warming will inflict" on the American environment. MORE Also for the first time -- the White House places "most of the blame for recent global warming on human actions -- mainly the burning of fossil fuels that send heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere," the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report on Monday Page Ones, according to publishing sources. The United States will be substantially changed in the next few decades, claims the Bush report. The United States will "very likely" be seeing the "disruption of snow-fed water supplies, more stifling heat waves and the permanent disappearance of Rocky Mountain meadows and coastal marshes." MORE "The new report's predictions present a sharp contrast to the administration's previous statements on climate change, in which President Bush always spoke in generalities and stressed the need for much more research to resolve scientific questions." The move puts a substantial distance between the administration and the energy industry and automakers. Impacting Hard... drudgereport.com