Wait a minute....

At the Madrid donors' beg-a-thon:

Moufawak al-Rabii, a member of Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council, stepped up pressure for a big cash injection by describing the deprivation in Iraq to delegates from 77 nations. Mr Rabii said more than two-thirds of Iraqis depend on food rations, less than half have access to clean drinking water and one in five children under the age of five is malnourished. Health conditions are deteriorating with maternal mortality quadrupling and diseases such as malaria returning to Iraq.

"We are thinking now of the basic needs, such as providing food and health services and fighting unemployment, which creates the environment for terrorism and which feeds terrorism," he said.

This is coming from the US-appointed Council. It's touching. But, what I want to know is, if this emotional appeal for funds for food brings in money, where is that money going? Because, Bremer has already announced that the U.S. is going to cut off the food supply system - that "dangerous socialist anachronism" - in January. (And not only that, but we've bulldozed farms and orchards so at least some of the people won't even be able to feed themselves.)

Bring more wool to cover our eyes - they are getting cold.

....but do what you want....you will anyway....