>Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 15:31:29 +0900
>To:Ryan Kinkaid kinkaid@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu 
>From:bernie@media.mit.edu (Bernie Krisher) 
>Subject:Re: (no subject)
>
>1/4/95
>
>To: Mr. Ryan Kinkaid
>
>        It is a fact that 500,000 persons lost homes, property and
>considerable stored rice in the flood affected areas. The whole population
>therefore is short of rice and that is a national problem. The World Food
>Program and UNDP have issued reports and appeals, some of which appear on
>our home page. I think we can trust those UN reports.
>
>        One WFP reppret has just appeared. It is not yet on our Home Page.
>If you call their New York office they can fax it to you
>
>        Our campaign is focused on the 500,000 flood victims and the
>donatiions we receive and the rice  I will purchase with such donations
>next month will be personally delivered by me to the victims with photo
>and videoed evidence. You can be sure that such rice will go directly into
>the mouth of those victims and their children, facing famine and
>malnutrition.  I have already completed such a campaign and the photos are
>also available for your view on our Home Page . I trust you have seen
>them. The same will be repeated next month.
>
>        This is a non-political, humanitarian campaign, just as  I have
>been helping Cambodia for the past three years. Please trust me and give
>us your support.
>
>Warmest regards,
>
>Bernard Krisher

You wrote:
>
>>I am just wondering. What if that food aid is used as the
>>military purpose? Could we afford one more war? Did you know
>>that about 15% (not so accurate)of the total rice in North
>>Korea is reserved as the military rice which is equivalent to
>>the amount that can feed whole North Koreans for three months.
>>
>>It looks bad. And, it sounds bad. But one thing we have to
>>know is that things have been bad for a long time in North
>>Korea.
>>
>>I wish we all do our best to seek out the truth. I believe
>>that information can be easily misled by various people
>>including North Korean officials.
>>
>>Why don't we try to find out the truth first. Let's get the
>>accurate figure before we do anything...
>