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India-Pakistan
Village elders: 'No electricity, no polio vaccinations'
2013-06-12
Tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan are taking desperate measures in an effort to bring electricity to their area, saying that as long as they have no electricity they won't vaccinate their children against polio. Several hundred residents from villages in Lakki Marwat district staged a demonstration on June 10 and turned away polio-eradication teams.

Village elder Zaitullah Betanai said, "There is an electricity supply line but no electricity, and there is no electricity transformer in the area. We have no mosquito kits and no spray against mosquitoes is arranged so far. Also, there is no ambulance in the area. We want the government to address the four demands immediately."
Posted by:ryuge

#6  Tis a great film.

Between that scene and the phoney baloney jobs you have 90% of mankind.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-06-12 13:53  

#5  When I saw that headline I was going to post a quote from "Blazing Saddles" but the pic beat me to it.
Posted by: AlanC   2013-06-12 13:17  

#4  Village Elders might consider...

I know this might seem like a real off-the-wall idea...

buying those things for the village.

I know it's easier to let the government harvest those things from the state orchard of magic money trees but the econofrost has ruined the amounts of west-saps that can be harvested.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-06-12 11:06  

#3  Whaaaaa.

Pray to your moon got and keep your zeltos in charge and I'm suuuuure things will get better.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-06-12 09:57  

#2  Mo didn't have those things
Posted by: Beavis   2013-06-12 07:08  

#1  and in return for electricity, mosquito control and polio shots, the elders promise to continue stealing economic aid
Posted by: lord garth   2013-06-12 06:19  

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