Comments on: Aid Watch goes Lite for August http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/ just asking that aid benefit the poor Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:49:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Saundra http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/comment-page-1/#comment-6133 Saundra Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:52:20 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/#comment-6133 Andrea, I believe the parachuting cow is an urban myth. I've heard someone else say it was USAID, I've also heard about cats being dropped by parachute to help with a rat infestation, that too was attributed to USAID. Andrea,

I believe the parachuting cow is an urban myth. I’ve heard someone else say it was USAID, I’ve also heard about cats being dropped by parachute to help with a rat infestation, that too was attributed to USAID.

]]> By: Andrea Bohnstedt http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/comment-page-1/#comment-6132 Andrea Bohnstedt Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:14:34 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/#comment-6132 I, for one, look forward to the weirdest aid stories. I'd also like to find out whether it's true that Heifer Project once parachuted cows into former Yugoslavia who then had to be shot because they were, unsurprisingly, not expert parachuters and broke their legs. Or is this an urban (aid industry) myth? Can anyone help? I, for one, look forward to the weirdest aid stories.

I’d also like to find out whether it’s true that Heifer Project once parachuted cows into former Yugoslavia who then had to be shot because they were, unsurprisingly, not expert parachuters and broke their legs. Or is this an urban (aid industry) myth? Can anyone help?

]]> By: SS http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/comment-page-1/#comment-6131 SS Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:39:54 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/#comment-6131 Weirdest? I would prefer that we be able to submit meaningful aid stories. Hopefully that can happen in the fall; this is not comedy central after all. Happy vacation. SS Weirdest?

I would prefer that we be able to submit meaningful aid stories. Hopefully that can happen in the fall; this is not comedy central after all. Happy vacation.

SS

]]> By: Codrin Arsene http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/comment-page-1/#comment-6130 Codrin Arsene Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:25:04 +0000 http://aidwatchers.com/2009/08/aid-watch-goes-lite-for-august/#comment-6130 Professor Easterly, Where can people send the articles about the weirdest aid stories? any email address or something similar? Professor Easterly,

Where can people send the articles about the weirdest aid stories? any email address or something similar?

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