I do not doubt this.
See #42
What do you or others propose? These are 3rd world unedumakated natives that have been under the auspices of the un for decades. What the hell is anyone supposed to do about it? What? Send more money to their freakin'* (*word replaced) leaders to build more palaces and caviar for there "state" dinners? What in the hell do you propose? Do you want me to go over there and live with them and tell them not to crap in their own water? Tell them to stop believing in "the goddess of the holy mountain of goat's heads"?
What do you propose?
FMCDH(BITS)
BRAVO. Standing ovation to you, nothingnew! You give $$$ to the situation and the leaders get rich. You send food and medicine and the leaders get richer. How many years has this vicious circle been turning and they are no better off today than the first day we decided we could save them. Until they want to change their leaders and have the passion and wherewithall to see it through, nothing will change. Maybe this is what W. was talking about in his SOTU speech. We'll be there to help when democracy is the cry of the people. Regards, SVITW
Actually, I'm working with an organization that's got a good way of approaching things. It's a charitable organization that's trying to work around the UN, in a discreet way. They've assembled extremely low-cost medications, some preventative meds and some treatment drugs, to deal with the most common causes of childhood disease, plus some cheap first-aid supplies. They offer simple training to people in the village about how to treat ordinary illnesses and when to try to transport a very sick child to civilization for treatment. The important thing is that (a) they're avoiding the UN and the usual mercenary delivery systems, and (b) they're making sure that the drugs aren't the kind that are desirable for the use of soldiers, so they won't be as likely to be stolen by the corrupt military. It's a great system.