[AnotherUnixGeek]

Another amazing American hero, ignored by the State-Run Media...

The Indians, who he did so much to help, didn't forget him:

Terming the death of agricultural scientist and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug as the end of an era, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday described him as one with a 'towering intellect' who 'helped millions of people escape from a life of hunger and deprivation'.

I sincerely hope our own president had something to say about Borlaug's life and contributions, but so far I've found nothing.

But then, Obama has surrounded himself with environmentalists like population-control advocate John Holdren, who argued that Borlaug's techniques would never stop worldwide famine. In the world of environmentalism, being proven right or wrong are nothing - what matter is conformance to environmentalism.

[swarthyguy]

He’s a villian to the enviros.

By his talents, many countries averted famine and a total deforestation of their lands to accomodate increased food production and population increases.

In the world of the Greenies, this was totally uncalled for.