[Marxism] The good news from Iraq!?

["Jurriaan Bendien" <andromeda246@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall
he also reap." Galatians, 6:7.

The U.S. Army's 256th Brigade Combat Team "Tigers" are helping distribute
high-quality wheat seed as part of Operation Amber Waves, a program to
revitalize agriculture in the predominately rural sector just west of
Baghdad. Maj. Carrie Acree of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion attached to
2nd Battalion, 156th Regiment, 256th BCT has been building a relationship
with the Agur Quf Najia council.

"Iraq's wheat seed has been degraded tremendously because the farmers
harvest their grain and then use the same wheat to replant," Acree said.
"What they have right now is fit for livestock. We're trying to bring that
wheat grade back up to where it's good for human consumption. Thus they can
get a better price on the market and can start selling it internationally.
This will help the economy tremendously."

So far, the operation has brought in 434 tons of very high grade wheat seed.
(...) The Ministry of Agriculture has guaranteed to purchase all of the
grain produced after the harvest at a set price. That price is slightly
lower than what they could get at the world market. It's an incentive for
the farmers to sell their harvest internationally because they can make a
slightly higher profit than what the Ministry of Agriculture would pay them
for it, according to the U.S. Army.
Full: http://www.portaliraq.com/shownews.php?id=719

Iraq's child malnutrition rate now roughly equals that of Burundi, a central
African nation torn by more than a decade of war. It is far higher than
rates in Uganda and Haiti.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A809-2004Nov20.html

Jurriaan



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