Linda Mann asked: > What is an occupation forces supply drive? Are these care packages for > soldiers? While this is a worthy project, I would rather donate to he Iraqis > who are going to be further victimized and suffer greater deprivation due to > this unjust war.
Well I read this article in the Strib right before the war started (it must have been a slow news day waiting for the war to start) where General Mills (the local connection, Mr Moderator) had been graciously supplying cereal to the men and women stationed in the Middle East. They had found that these people (remember many of the people serving are still in their teens and early twenties) preferred name brand cereals like Fruit Loops, Coco Puffs and the like. But to meet military specifications, the cereal had to meet two specifications 1) be able to be stored for three years at 80 degrees and 2) survive a drop of 100 feet. So instead of manufacturing it in little boxes, General Mills manufactured it in foil pouches. This of course, led me to two thoughts. The first being whose job is it to chuck things out of a helcopter to see if it survives the 100 foot drop (yes Corporal Bob, the Fruit Loops made it but I hate to tell you about those cans of Spam....) and 2) what an interesting concept for both supplying our troops and any other victims of the war. If we could only chuck the cows out of the helcopters too so they could have milk with their cereal.... Carol Becker Longfellow PS - Don't let books go homeless - Build the Central Library! E-mail me on what you can do to help! TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
