Now this is the kind of positive thinking I like to see...
Envision political and military leaders responding in an
enlightened way and leading humanity into a better future,
rather than sustaining the inequities of the present.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Greacen
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:28 AM
To: Junk
Subject: Butter Bombs



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 doesn'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. Carpet the country with magazines
and newspapers showing the horror of terrorism committed by their "guest".

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
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.

Please pass this along. It is important that we learn to think in NEW
ways. If we continue attacking in the old ways we will get the same old
results. Look at what has been happening the middle east for thousands of
years to see what we can expect if we attack with bombs and military
force. Do we want to live a life of fear as people in the middle east
do?

You think the Dairy farmers came up with this one?

CG

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