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2008-01-04 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by Seafarious 2008-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Ha ha...it's pretty pathetic that the best that China can do is make friends with failed African kleptocracies.

China sending food aid to other countries brings to mind horrible thoughts from the Great Leap Forward.

Posted by gromky 2008-01-04 00:08|| 2008-01-04 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 So - was it GM food?

Posted by 3dc 2008-01-04 00:21|| 2008-01-04 00:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Chinese ambassador Ma Deyun. I hear a loud sucking sound, I think it's Zimbobwe on line three.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-04 01:06|| 2008-01-04 01:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Deputy Chinese ambassador Ma Deyun.

Posted by gromky 2008-01-04 02:16|| 2008-01-04 02:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Check for lead.

Posted by gorb 2008-01-04 02:51|| 2008-01-04 02:51|| Front Page Top

#6 "More than 3m Zimbabweans, 25% of the population, depend on UN food aid."

The former bread basket of Africa has fallen to this, with the UN's blessing.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-01-04 04:37|| 2008-01-04 04:37|| Front Page Top

#7 In a sense this is good, drain China for a while.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-04 07:40|| 2008-01-04 07:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Kin I get me some wings? N mebbe a pack a dem knockoff marlboros?

Posted by Farmin B. Hard 2008-01-04 08:51|| 2008-01-04 08:51|| Front Page Top

#9 Chavez said Venezuelans were not yet mature enough for socialism.

Oooooh, that's going to leave a mark.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-04 11:26|| 2008-01-04 11:26|| Front Page Top

#10 Sorry, wrong thread.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-04 11:29|| 2008-01-04 11:29|| Front Page Top

#11 "The Chinese people will be an equal, sincere and reliable friend... of the Zimbabwean regime people," Ms Deyun said. (
Wow! Good for them. About time someone else helps pick up the tab they all expect from us. Sounds like the Chinese are grasping the concept of equality and are demonstrating leadership that others at the UN have failed to do.

Posted by Danielle 2008-01-04 11:49|| 2008-01-04 11:49|| Front Page Top

#12 The breadbasket of Africa gets food from China? socialism is pathetic.

Posted by newc">newc 2008-01-04 12:54|| 2008-01-04 12:54|| Front Page Top

#13 this calls for a reading from the Soviet-era book of subversive jokes (the jewel of my collection)

Mao sent a telegram to Krushchev: China starves. Please send food.

Krushchev sent a telegram to Mao: Tighten your belts.

Mao sent a telegram to Krushchev: Please send belts.

Posted by Querent 2008-01-04 12:55|| 2008-01-04 12:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Ha ha...it's pretty pathetic that the best that China can do is make friends with failed African kleptocracies.

It's not the friendship China is interested in. It's this.

Posted by Pappy 2008-01-04 13:55|| 2008-01-04 13:55|| Front Page Top

#15 Let me see 5*10^8/1.2*10^7 = 41.66 gr

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-01-04 14:28|| 2008-01-04 14:28|| Front Page Top

#16 Wrong link.

Anyway...what China wants is the minerals under ZimBob, not their friendship.

Posted by Pappy 2008-01-04 18:35|| 2008-01-04 18:35|| Front Page Top

#17 Kimmie kept their trains, think ZimBob will take the hint?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-04 21:13|| 2008-01-04 21:13|| Front Page Top

#18 WAFF.com > THE NEXT GREAT GAME. World power blocs including Radical Islamism versus Africa.

Speaking of food, ISRAEL KILLS 4000 SUSPECTED CHICKENS. The Feathers/Season of Poultry Discontent???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-04 22:32|| 2008-01-04 22:32|| Front Page Top

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