Water: April 2005 Archives

Libya is a relatively unknown country to the world. The US has branded it as 'terrorist.' But, leader Col. Muammad Qadhafi has created something wonderful. It is the Great Man-Made River, which brings 200 million cubic feet of water each day from underneath the southern desert sands to the northern regions where Libyan people reside. More than water, it brings Libya the potential for economic independence, so they will no longer be subjected to cruel economic sanctions and food embargoes. With water, they can develop their own economy and gain glorious self-sufficiency! Please Click here to read the complete article, Eighth Wonder of the World, by Garda Ghista

“Big dams are to a nation’s ‘development’ what nuclear bombs are to its military arsenal. They’re both weapons of mass destruction. They’re both weapons governments use to control their own people. Both 20th century emblems that mark a point in time when human intelligence has outstripped its own instinct for survival. They’re both malignant indications of civilization turning upon itself. They represent the severing of the link, not just the link – the understanding – between human beings and the planet they live on. They scramble the intelligence that connects eggs to hens, milk to cows, food to forests, water to rivers, air to life and the earth to human existence.” ~Arundhati Roy