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To: steve harris who wrote (210728)	12/17/2006 3:53:19 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Take 10% of the world's 5 largest military budgets and put it into agricultural development and the hunger problems go away. Cut agricultural subsidies so that developing countries can compete in western markets and the poverty problems start to go away. Yes, it is our fault(western world).

To: steve harris who wrote (210728)	12/17/2006 3:59:55 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

As an example: Afghanistan's opium. If the west bought it legally(there is a shortage for medicinal purposes)we would create a viable agricultural base. Then the Taleban could be short circuited, the mob could be short circuited, and the war lords could be short circuited. We could supply addicts with a controlled product and reduce crime in western countries. We win, the Afghanis win, Osama looses, Taleban looses, the mob looses, the war lords loose.

To: steve harris who wrote (210728)	12/17/2006 11:14:59 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

another elitist viewpoint: "it's all our fault" I hope that someday you'll be brighter than a stump. But I won't hold my breadth. jttmab

To: steve harris who wrote (210728)	12/18/2006 3:01:13 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Today, more than 1 billion people in the world are chronically starving and malnurished. By contrast, the United States throws away 100 billion tons of food a year. another elitist viewpoint: "it's all our fault" It doesn't say its our fault. Correlation does not equal causation. I would interpret the above as saying that freedom loving, capitalistic, human rights following, rule of law abiding democratic countries get lots of food. Countries which don't follow those ideals may not. :-)