Why?

Aug 8, 2005

Money spent by governments around the world on military this year: US$ 427,761 million (source : WorldMeters)

Money needed to feed, clothe and educate one starving child is less than US$1 a day

Picture Credits: http://www.7th-day-arm.org/images/hungry_child1.jpg

Interesting Note: I was asked to remove the picture of a soldier that I displayed here from http://druid.takeover.nl/thesis/uploads/soldier-scr2.jpg - see the comment posted about this by the creator of the image. (6:34AM Aug 16, 2005)

10 comments

mallik reddy wrote on Aug 09, 2005:

If you dig as far as into history, there has been wars. They are inevitable. Necessary evils. So provery and war can not be put one over the other..
Check if wastage of food in the well of world can give a solution ?

Anonymous wrote on Aug 09, 2005:

Why because, to run air shows and entertain people like you..

Just kidding. Never mind !!!!

Kirubakaran wrote on Aug 09, 2005:

@mallik
I agree that we always had them. But does it mean that it is necessary? Does it have to be either anarchy or mass destruction?

@Anonymous
Thats a good one! :-))

Anonymous wrote on Aug 11, 2005:

Hey...When did u become a pacifist?
Joined Arundati Roy club???? :))

Thiruppu

Kirubakaran wrote on Aug 11, 2005:

Dei Thiruppu...

When the WTC was hit, innocent people died. When the US hit back, innocent people died.

Thats my stand.

http://mallikreddy.blogspot.com/ wrote on Aug 14, 2005:

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When the WTC was hit, innocent people died. When the US hit back, innocent people died.
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Regarding the comment above , I didn't get your stand. One of the events triggered the other. So, you can only condemn one, but not the both. Your stand sounds more of a rhyme than the fact.

Kirubakaran wrote on Aug 14, 2005:

@mallik
By that, I meant that the use of force, for whatever reason, IS BAD - even if it is done under the pretext of retaliation. It is not even in the best interest of America to do that - as it only creates more hatred in the minds of people being hit, which in turn creates more extremists.

Michiel wrote on Aug 16, 2005:

Hi, I'm not sure I gave you permission to use one of my thesis demonstration images to make your political point. Please remove the image.

Regards,

Michiel (druid.takeover.nl/thesis/)

Kirubakaran wrote on Aug 16, 2005:

Hi Michiel, I removed the image as soon as I saw your comment. Sorry about the hassle and thanks for letting me know.

michiel wrote on Aug 25, 2005:

Hi Kirubakaran,

thanks for the quick response.

Regards,

Michiel