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BOMB THEM WITH BUTTER; BRIBE THEM WITH HOPE.
A military response, particularly an attack on Afghanistan, is
exactly what
the terrorists want. It will strengthen and swell their small but
fanatical ranks.
Instead, bomb Afghanistan with butter, with rice, bread, clothing and
medicine. It will cost less than conventional arms, poses no threat
of US
casualties and just might get the populace thinking that maybe the
Taliban
don't have the answers. After three years of drought and with
starvation
looming, let's offer the Afghani people the vision of a new future.
One
that includes full stomachs.
Bomb them with information. Video players and cassettes of world
leaders,
particularly Islamic leaders, condemning terrorism. Carpet the
country
with magazines and newspapers showing the horror of terrorism
committed by
their "guest". Blitz them with laptop computers and DVD players
filled
with a perspective that is denied them by their government.
Saturation
bombing with hope will mean that some of it gets through. Send so
much
that the Taliban can't collect and hide it all.
The Taliban are telling their people to prepare for Jihad. Instead,
let's
give the Afghani people their first good meal in years. Seeing your
family
fully fed and the prospect of stability in terms of food and a future
is a
powerful deterrent to martyrdom. All we ask in return is that they,
as a
people, agree to enter the civilized world. That includes handing
over
terrorists in their midst.
In responding to terrorism we need to do something different.
Something
unexpected..something that addresses the root of the problem. We
need to
take away the well of despair, ignorance and brutality from which the
Osama
bin Laden's of the world water their gardens of terror.
Kent Madin
14543 Kelly Canyon Road
A military response, particularly an attack on Afghanistan, is
exactly what
the terrorists want. It will strengthen and swell their small but
fanatical ranks.
Instead, bomb Afghanistan with butter, with rice, bread, clothing and
medicine. It will cost less than conventional arms, poses no threat
of US
casualties and just might get the populace thinking that maybe the
Taliban
don't have the answers. After three years of drought and with
starvation
looming, let's offer the Afghani people the vision of a new future.
One
that includes full stomachs.
Bomb them with information. Video players and cassettes of world
leaders,
particularly Islamic leaders, condemning terrorism. Carpet the
country
with magazines and newspapers showing the horror of terrorism
committed by
their "guest". Blitz them with laptop computers and DVD players
filled
with a perspective that is denied them by their government.
Saturation
bombing with hope will mean that some of it gets through. Send so
much
that the Taliban can't collect and hide it all.
The Taliban are telling their people to prepare for Jihad. Instead,
let's
give the Afghani people their first good meal in years. Seeing your
family
fully fed and the prospect of stability in terms of food and a future
is a
powerful deterrent to martyrdom. All we ask in return is that they,
as a
people, agree to enter the civilized world. That includes handing
over
terrorists in their midst.
In responding to terrorism we need to do something different.
Something
unexpected..something that addresses the root of the problem. We
need to
take away the well of despair, ignorance and brutality from which the
Osama
bin Laden's of the world water their gardens of terror.
Kent Madin
14543 Kelly Canyon Road
Juliana Sarti de Andrade
Marketing Representative
American Tower do Brasil
Tels:
(55 11) 3489 7313
(55 11) 9126 7576
Marketing Representative
American Tower do Brasil
Tels:
(55 11) 3489 7313
(55 11) 9126 7576
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