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...missile deal poses further problems because it not only covers the physical installation of the missile defense system, but also sets up a pact of “mutual commitment” between Poland and the U.S. to aid each other “in case of military or other threats” with greater speed than NATO would provide. This assurance of mutual aid is backed up by the Patriot missiles, which, while they are defensive, would allow Poland to respond to a Russian attack without needing outside assistance. The U.S. still claims that this missile deal...
While this additional money is certainly going to aid student groups and boost house life, it should not be considered a complete remedy to the debilitated state of social life in the houses. The UC should resume the fight for bringing back party grants. A formal cannot replace an inclusive room party: a vital social commodity on a campus dominated by private events. Diverting more funding toward student groups and HoCos is one step in the right direction, but the UC should resume its push toward regaining lost social ground...
...soil (the U.S., in another case of conflicting maps, said the drone had crashed in Afghanistan); militants blew up the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, killing 53; and the independent Army Times newspaper quoted a U.S. Marine alleging that last year the Pakistani military flew repeated helicopter resupply missions to aid Taliban fighters in Afghanistan...
...blame. U.S. laws state that the $1.5 billion or so in food donated yearly by the United States - the world's biggest food donor - must be grown by American farmers and shipped on U.S.-flagged vessels, despite costing billions of dollars. "Congress has been very protectionist about its food-aid program," says Gawain Kripke, policy director of Oxfam America, which has pushed hard for changes in the U.S. laws. "The U.S. is a massive contributor of food aid, but a very inefficient...
...While the U.S. government has long dominated American aid, organizations like the Gates Foundation, which has nearly $36 billion in endowments, have become serious players in international programs. It will provide $66 million to the project, while the Howard G. Buffett Foundation will give $9 million; another $750,000 will come from the Belgian government for aid programs only in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "It sets a very important example," says von Braun. It could also change the WFP itself from a purely humanitarian organization into one which helps poor farmers - and so ultimately weans millions off food aid...