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Subject: Re: Re: politics of Oxfam America
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 13:39:00 EST
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> I don't know what the newsletter said about Ethiopia, but the governments
> of Nicaragua and Mozambique HAVE done much to eliminate hunger in those
> countries.  Remembering the goal of Oxfam (elmination of hunger), it is 
> perfectly reasonable for its newsletter to praise a government that
> has worked towards that end.  This doesn't mean that Oxfam supports the
> political structure in the country, it isn't even its place to make such a
> judgement.

One wonders if they also praised South Africa for their high standard of
living ... Or did they find any kind words for El-Salvador?...

Alex Zatsman.