The trauma and awe of war is already having an economic impact on egypt where poverty levels are of concern. the devaluation of 15% in anticipation of the war raised the price level by about 15% and cut real wages. the IMF welcomed that. the impact of that on the poor in this period of transition is but a daunting event.war kills by all means even before it actually happen.
The reports I read indicated that it was anti-army, but that may just beBS to cover up impending war crimes.On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 01:31:28PM -0800, joanna bujes wrote: It's not an anti army thing; it's an anti population thing. It is meant to traumatize to the point of unfeeling/unreaction. Joanna At 01:30 PM 02/03/2003 -0800, you wrote: Shock and awe would work if the Iraqis had their troops lined up in batallions or whatever. Supposedly, they are dispersing the troops, so the effort to isolate the army would not work. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Michael PerelmanEconomics DepartmentCalifornia State UniversityChi!
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