tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post112065582397681031..comments2024-02-23T20:05:42.671-06:00Comments on Eyeteeth: Incisive ideas: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-1120746973512003472005-07-07T09:36:00.000-05:002005-07-07T09:36:00.000-05:00In some cases, even those "band-aids" from the Wes...In some cases, even those "band-aids" from the West help surprisingly little. <A HREF="http://theworld.org/worldfeature/ethiopia/070605.shtml" REL="nofollow">In Ethiopia,</A> billions have poured in since '85's Live Aid, but constant war and the flight of educated people has meant the biggest problems--hunger, poverty, illiteracy--persist, and most Ethiopians claim to have seen no improvement in their lives in the last 20 years. Are we accomplishing anything with these aid events or just patting ourselves on the back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com