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2004-02-21

Americans Flee Haiti As Rebellion Spreads

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-02-21 00:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Haiti's worse than a failed state, it's a hopeless state. That half of the island needs about 150 years to recover. And while I'm on the subject, is there a more destructive fuel that charcoal?

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-21 8:04:53 AM|| 2004-2-21 8:04:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Shipman- what do you mean by "a more destructive fuel"?

Posted by Craig 2004-2-21 11:09:46 AM|| 2004-2-21 11:09:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I think he means destructive to the environment. Charcoal production involves stripping the land of its forests and cooking the wood down to charcoal -- very labor intense, lots of fumes, no more trees, etc. And then you use charcoal and that's more fumes and smoke in the environment.

Posted by Steve White 2004-2-21 12:29:57 PM|| 2004-2-21 12:29:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 What Steve W. said.
In the tropics it's even worse it lays bare the soil for 80 - 90 inches of rain barrelling down the mountains....
Temporarily.....1/3 to France, 1/3 to Quebec, 1/3 to Louisiana, 1/3 to Australia, 1/3 to Nambibia.

Posted by Shipman 2004-2-21 3:18:12 PM|| 2004-2-21 3:18:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Temporarily.....1/3 to France, 1/3 to Quebec, 1/3 to Louisiana, 1/3 to Australia, 1/3 to Nambibia.
Let's leave Louisiana out of it. I'd also recommending sending the entire population to Darfur. IF they like to fight so much, let's give them something interesting to fight about.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-2-21 10:41:38 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-2-21 10:41:38 PM|| Front Page Top

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