Comments on: Lessons from Darfur – Why It’s Not All About the Money http://dannybrown.me/2008/11/11/lessons-from-darfur-why-its-not-all-about-the-money/ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Danny http://dannybrown.me/2008/11/11/lessons-from-darfur-why-its-not-all-about-the-money/#comment-328 Danny Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:53:12 +0000 http://dannybrown.me/?p=1261#comment-328 This is the major issue, Chris - the money is there but not being used. WE know it's there - WE put it there. Yet as you say, it's the companies working in defense that are benefiting - not the people that need it. It's no coincidence that the Bush administration was under review for the amount of questionable contracts it gave to private companies working to "rebuild" Iraq - seems to be a very slow process... I recall seeing that picture 20 years ago - I was just a teenager and the first Live Aid in the UK was about to take place. It broke my heart - why haven't the lessons been learned? Thank you for stopping by and sharing your view, it's very much appreciated. This is the major issue, Chris – the money is there but not being used. WE know it’s there – WE put it there. Yet as you say, it’s the companies working in defense that are benefiting – not the people that need it. It’s no coincidence that the Bush administration was under review for the amount of questionable contracts it gave to private companies working to “rebuild” Iraq – seems to be a very slow process…

I recall seeing that picture 20 years ago – I was just a teenager and the first Live Aid in the UK was about to take place. It broke my heart – why haven’t the lessons been learned?

Thank you for stopping by and sharing your view, it’s very much appreciated.

]]> By: chris d http://dannybrown.me/2008/11/11/lessons-from-darfur-why-its-not-all-about-the-money/#comment-327 chris d Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:45:05 +0000 http://dannybrown.me/?p=1261#comment-327 I couldn't agree more, the money wasted on lining the pockets of major corporations in the name of defense has only gotten us into the financial mess even deeper. FYI the top photo is of refugees in the Sahel Desert from 1985 taken by Sabastio Salgado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Salgado There was outrage then, there is outrage now, what there hasn't been is a concerted effort by those with capital to do anything about solving these problems. It's very sad Thanks for the post -cd I couldn’t agree more, the money wasted on lining the pockets of major corporations in the name of defense has only gotten us into the financial mess even deeper.
FYI the top photo is of refugees in the Sahel Desert from 1985 taken by Sabastio Salgado http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A3o_Salgado
There was outrage then, there is outrage now, what there hasn’t been is a concerted effort by those with capital to do anything about solving these problems.
It’s very sad
Thanks for the post
-cd

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