Pubdate: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA) Copyright: 2002 San Francisco Examiner Contact: http://www.examiner.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/389 Author: Minnie Hanover HUMANITARIAN AID MICHAEL Moore, (Q&A, The Examiner, March 18) the obviously self- loathing author of the book "Stupid White Men," wants to know why President Bush gave $43 million to the Taliban last year. The money did not go to the Taliban, it went to the World Food Program and other NGOs as aid for Afghan farmers, to encourage them to stop growing opium poppies. This information is easily found, and one has to wonder why this lie continues to be disseminated. Maybe it has something to do with an agenda. Minnie Hanover The City - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom