Feeding Them

[Kay Lindahl]

As a follow up to feeding them:

The headline for an article in the Sept.27th edition of the Orange County
Register reads:

U.S. Might Airlift Food.

Direct quote:  The Defense Department has abeen quietly putting together a
parallel plan alongside its war scenario that calls for a massive airdrop of
food and other humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, hoping it will win the
"hearts and minds of the people," a Pentagon official said.

The initiative arises after the administration received numerous requests
from humanitarian groups to come to the aid of possibly millions of people -
both refugees feeling the country and those displaced inside Afghanistan.

The Pentagon is considering several ways to provide assistance, including
dropping supplies by air and using military bases in the region as airlift
staging areas for humanitarian relief.  Russian this week gave permission for
the United States to use its airspace for humanitarian missions.  Japan also
offered help.

Blessings,
Kay Lindahl
The Listening Center
Laguna Niguel, CA

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