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05/14/2003 Archived Entry: "And we wonder why people don't take us seriously..."
And we wonder why people don't take us seriously...
Talk about your hare-brained schemes:
The cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck will be used in public service messages educating Cambodians about land mines, the State Department said Wednesday. The State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs and the U.S. Agency for International Development are developing the messages, which will be delivered in Khmer, the country's official language...
The State Department said Bugs Bunny was purposely chosen because "the rabbit is considered a kind and intelligent creature in Cambodian culture."
Now, far be it from me to tell the State Department their business. But since the rabbit is considered kind and intelligent in Cambodia, wouldn't introducing a cartoon rabbit be seen as mocking their culture?
Replies: somebody speaks up.
The real messed up thing is what they don't tell you in the article. A lot of those "land mines" are actually bomblets from US cluster bombs that have been there for 30 years. 30 years!
Posted by madprophet @ 05/14/2003 09:28 PM NY
