slate agrees with me!!

about the united nations, at least. good god. show a little spine, UN. to quote egregiously from the article:

"In fact, the root of Burma's humanitarian crisis is a political crisis. The root of Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis is a political crisis, too. But because the United Nations was never set up to deal with political crises, it can't really address either humanitarian crisis. Officially, the United Nations has to respect the decision of the Burmese government not to feed its people. Officially, the United Nations feels it has to invite Mugabe to Rome, despite the E.U. ban. Indeed, one U.N. official justified his presence on the grounds that the United Nations is "about inclusiveness, not exclusivity."

Sure. I mean, how could we not invite an iron-fisted despot who reserves food aid for his supporters and who has condemned his constituency to living on less than a dollar per day to a conference on the international food crisis?

Hey, help keep This American Life alive!

Yeah, but where did the lighter fluid come from?

EDIT: Mugabe has banned CARE from acting in Zimbabwe. Lets just let the article speak for itself:

“Funds are being channeled through nongovernmental organizations to opposition political parties, which are a creation of the West,” Mr. Mugabe said. “These Western-funded NGOs also use food as a political weapon with which to campaign against government, especially in the rural areas.”

Clearly, giving food to starving people in rural areas: assholes. If you happen to disagree, go to www.care.org to donate or help this cause.