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OF FOOD AND BOMBS

Humanitarian aid has become a weapon of war

By G. Pascal Zachary

The images on the first few days of air attacks by the United States on Afghanistan’s Taliban regime were a strange juxtaposition of bombing—and food drops. Guns and planes are playing a decisive role, but there is another weapon in this war on terrorism: humanitarian aid. And while desperately needy refugees hopefully benefit from the assistance, they are also being used… return to article

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