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From: gjk@talcott.UUCP (Greg Kuperberg)
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Subject: Re: Re: Milk in Sudan and Ethiopia
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Date: Sun, 10-Mar-85 11:28:15 EST
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> 	If you want to flame, however (this is net.politics, of course you
> want to flame), flame on the Russians. They sent:
> 	1. Rice - which traditionally Ethiopians don't eat.
> 	2. Canned meat - which is indigestible in people suffering malnutrition
> 	3. Military Hardware, of which some trucks were used for food.
> 	(Actually, give the Russians credit for the last one. They ensured
> that US and western grain would be traveling in vehicles emblazoned with
> the Hammer and Sickle.  Pretty good propaganda coup, if I say so myself.)
...
> 				Craig Werner

No, no, you forgot something.  The Russians also sent Cubans.  The Cubans
weren't very good for eating, especially since they also had guns to defend
themselves.  On the other hand, the Cubans brought with them ammunition,
which has lots of minerals and is in fact quite filling.
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			Greg Kuperberg
		     harvard!talcott!gjk

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