[Clive]

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[Clive]

"Legend says Kananaskis was named for a Cree Indian who survived an ax blow to the head."

Actually, it was 'ti Jean who survived an ax blow to the head.

;-)

[sarcasm]

Just send more money - I'm sure that they won't waste it this time.

[neutrino]

"But although some nations may go along, that proposal isn't going anywhere with the Bush administration."

Good! I'm glad I voted for him!

[albee]

I saw this rant somewhere and thought enough of it to keep a file copy. I now post it for your consideration.

Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money!

Sorry folks, we've done enough throwing money down these third world rat holes. The last dollar sent should be exactly that the last dollar sent.

Let's see, most of these nations produce nothing of any value, are controlled by dictators or communists (or both), the people will not do anything about their circumstances other than beg for more money that they will never repay, and on top of all that they despise us.

Nope, not one dollar more to the global welfare state run by the UN or other "Feel Good" Organizations!

[xJones]

"I am not known as someone of idle dreams and empty ideals," Chretien recently promised a gathering of Ethiopians...

Somebody ought to tell the Ethiopians what the *cretin* is known as to his American neighbors.

[self_evident]

I am not known as someone of idle dreams and empty ideals," Chretien recently promised..

Nope. It's empty dreams and idle ideals for him.

[JoeSchem]

This aid money will end up in the pockets of the corrupt African politicians administering the programs. Proof of that is the fact that we've been pouring billions of dollars of such aid into Africa for generations now, and there is no effect.

What Africa needs is capitalist investment, which will only come when investors feel confident that their investments won't get embroiled in Yet Another Civil War.

[Eternal_Bear]

Send the Africans all our liberal weenies. They can eat them for all i care! That will be enough aid for all time.

[usadave]

Give a man a fish and you've fed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish and you've fed him for a lifetime.

So why do we continue to give to starving Africans? The giving never seems to come to an end. We deperately need to try a different approach to ending famine in Africa.