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[ Converted text/html to text/plain ] ok, thanks for this website. The Middle East Times recently published an article on the brain-washing USAID intends to do to Iraqi school children. See: http://www.metimes.com/2K3/issue2003-15/methaus.htm Regards, Salwa de Vree, Leiden, The Netherlands. US to teach Iraqi children WASHINGTON The United States Agency for International Development is currently reviewing bids for a contract, reported to be worth some $65 million, to revamp Iraq's educational system, from printing new textbooks to handing out chalkboards, pencils and book bags. In its request for bids, USAID said the educational system in a post-war Iraq must "lay a foundation for democratic practices and attitudes among children and educators". Contractors are also encouraged to "take the issue of ethnic balance in its program into consideration". The winning contractor will be charged with providing school supplies, including textbooks, to all "permissive" areas by the start of the school year, although the exact date is yet to be set. By the end of the first year, the contractor should have distributed student kits to 4.2 million children in 25,000 schools that have enough equipment and supplies to provide "a standard level of quality". For starters, USAID awarded a $1 million one-year grant to UNICEF for basic education in Iraq, reiterating that the US has made revamping education there a priority. "The children of Iraq are the country's future," USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios said. In Afghanistan, USAID funded a $16.5 million program to revamp education, which provided 50 tons of primary textbooks being distributed in that country last month. A consortium led by the Washington-based Creative Associates International will have printed and handed out more than 10 million rewritten textbooks by late May, according to a company statement. Reuters * -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com[1] ===References:=== 1. http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk