Hello Joe Thanks, but...
>Hi Keith; > >If you thought that was a film worth seeing I didn't see it. >you should also check out >the film Darwin's Nightmare which documents the story of the >introduction of the Nile Perch to Lake Victoria and how remote slavery >works for europeans while they enjoy cheap fish and try not to know >about how weapons trickle in to Africa in the bargain. Not exactly a trickle. The main flood seems to have shifted to Southeast Asia now, but there's plenty left for Africa's "needs". In short supply for some apparently: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article314944.ece Independent Online Edition > Americas US forced to import bullets from Israel as troops use 250,000 for every rebel killed By Andrew Buncombe in Washington Published: 25 September 2005 The mind boggles. "Bullets can't stop it, rockets can't stop it, we might have to use NUKULAR FORZ!" Aarghh! This is how our leaders and their institutions see the priorities, as opposed to how people and their communities see them: 1998 Global priorities in spending in 1998 Global Priority $U.S. Billions Basic education for everyone in the world 6 Cosmetics in the United States 8 Water and sanitation for everyone in the world 9 Ice cream in Europe 11 Reproductive health for all women in the world 12 Perfumes in Europe and the United States 12 Basic health and nutrition for everyone in the world 13 Pet foods in Europe and the United States 17 Business entertainmentin Japan 35 Cigarettes in Europe 50 Alcoholic drinks in Europe 105 Narcotics drugs in the world 400 Military spending in the world 780 Number of children in the world 2.2 billion Number in poverty 1 billion (every second child) http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg51848.html [Biofuel] Inequality in wealth Inequality in wealth: Just 0.13% of the world population controlled nearly 25% of world financial assets in 2004 :-( Dinosaurs. Mammoths. How to kill a mammoth: http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg30628.html [biofuel] Mammoth corporations >In a parallel >thread the human flesh trade is exposed and how the catholic church >turns a blind eye and encourages the spread of HIV. A hard film to >watch but again one everyone should see. > >Joe > >Keith Addison wrote: I didn't, Thomas Mountain did. I have not seen the film and have not commented on it. I posted a news item on a similar subject, that's all. PLEASE be more careful in attributing posts to those who posted them! Thanks Keith > >>My wife and I saw the film Constant Gardener last night and would highly > >>recommend it to all citizens of the world. The film, starring Ralph > >>Fiennes, is based on the Le Carre book of the same name, and is about how > >>the western drug companies use Africa as a testing ground for their > >>experimental drugs, and cause death and suffering in the process when toxic > >>side effects to their imperfect formulas start killing people. > >>The best part of the whole film is that it showed just how ruthless and > >>murderous the drug companies were in protecting their multi million dollar > >>investments and didnt try to have a happy ending. The film showed how the > >>highest levels of western government know of these crimes and are complicit > >>in the cover up. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
