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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (113981)	9/5/2003 2:02:35 AM
From: Sultan	Respond to of 281500

OT Well-digging Canadians win Afghans' trust Small aid projects reap big rewards for Canadian troops stationed in Afghanistan Chris Wattie National Post Thursday, September 04, 2003 CREDIT: Tom Hanson, The Canadian Press An Afghan boy eyes a Canadian soldier in Kabul. Canadian aid projects are attempting to lower Afghanistan's high child mortality rate. National Post reporter Chris Wattie is embedded with the Canadian contingent of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul. For some Afghans, the Canadians -- particularly the battle group's Civilian Military Co-operation cell -- have become synonymous with clean water and other aid. nationalpost.com

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (113981)	9/5/2003 5:34:46 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

If we are going to defeat organizations like this, we have to recognize and learn ourselves, the successful techniques they use. So you were in favor of Reagan's creation of the Contras in Nicaragua? I'd like to see more of these activities myself, if only to empower the moderates to defend themselves from other radical groups. But small groups of all kinds tend to be very unstable, and tied to a charismatic leadership, often corrupt. And then there is international opinion, which tends to frown upon overt US subversion programs. Our passivity in the face of the Saudi's permanent virulent attack on the Enlightenment ideals, is due to our economic dependance. So long as the global economy uses oil as a energy source, Saudi Arabia will continue to profit by selling it. The US actually imports only a small percentage of it's oil from Saudi Arabia. But I concur with the overall perspective. I just don't find it reflective of the actual reality that exists. Hawk