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Ban Landmines!
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Emcee:  Proud_Infidel Type:  Unmoderated
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51Lifetime care for all victims is estimated to be $3 billion. Yet annual spendingProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
50In a September 2000 study of landmine victims in Afghanistan, most (69%) said thProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
49A majority of the 71 countries that suffered landmine casualties in 1999-2000 weProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
48There are more than 250 million antipersonnel mines stored in the arsenals of 10Proud_Infidel-1/9/2001
47One type of landmine is called the "butterfly" mine, commonly found inProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
46I must admit that I am a Republican, although there are many instances where I dProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
45Thank you. But help those who are voiceless or powerless; I have all of the heProud_Infidel-1/9/2001
44Brian, great thread idea ... when i think of the US Republican party i think of marcos-1/9/2001
43hi brian, i signed it--let me know how i can help you, peacethecatwoman_-1/8/2001
42landmines.orgProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
41The presence of mines in a country receiving humanitarian aid, or with peacekeeProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
40Those who survive usually require surgery which often involves amputating a legProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
39Most demining is done on roads -its quick, can be done mechanical quite well- bProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
38Landmines, incidentally, are the second leading cause of operational death for Proud_Infidel-1/8/2001
37Rural and agricultural societies in developing countries suffer most from the eProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
36Uncleared landmines hinder a country's ability to rebuild a post-war economProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
35The presence of thousands of amputees within a country places a heavy and contiProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
34The indiscriminate nature of mine laying in many countries has ensured that kilProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
33Civilian mine victims often die from loss of blood. Children, in particular, arProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
32A key problem involved in treatment of mine victims is that the majority of theProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
31Perhaps the impact of landmines seems obvious. But the impact of landmines is fProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
30Since the landmine problem has achieved such a high profile and proposals have Proud_Infidel-1/8/2001
29Scatterable anti-personnel mines can be dropped from aircraft or special artillProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
28Another refinement is to construct the mine using little or no metal. If no metProud_Infidel-1/8/2001
27Tragically, the majority of victims of landmines are civilians (from 80% to 90%Proud_Infidel-1/8/2001
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