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==The United States federal government should establish public health infrastructure and programs in the Republic of Liberia that facilitate and conduct the indoor spraying of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane.== INHERENCY The Failure Of The United States To Embrace DDT Spraying Has Functioned To Make It Virtually Unavailable Throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

Washington Times 2007 (5/19, proquest/e-library) ncp We’re talking about..in the public mind Agencies opposed to DDT spraying are quietly block its use. Bate November 2k7 (Dr. Roger-, Resident fellow at AEI, Wall Street Journal November 5 pg A19)ncp Meanwhile, vast swathes…shouldn’t be used USAID is not getting behind DDT—as a result, it si not presently being used Bate November 2k7 (Dr. Roger-, Resident fellow at AEI, “The rise, Fall, Rise, and imminent fall of DDT,” November 5, __Health Policy Outlook__) ncp The voices arguing against DDT…on the ground LIBERIAN MALARIA Liberia Is In The Midst Of A Horrifying Malaria Hyperendemic – It Simply Does Not Have The Resources To Confront The Massive Scale Of The Problem Kinder 2007 (Molly-, MA/ID pending at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, June 22,accessed 11/12/07, http://mollyinliberia.blogspot.com/2007/06/magic-bullet-for-liberias-children.html) ncp Above all, just one disease…..success if possible. Malaria Funding Has Been Cut And Relief Agencies Are Leaving Liberia, Pushing The Country Toward A Meltdown. Doyle 2007 (Leonard-, The Independent of London, January 3, p.22, lexis) ncp Beyond the veneer….under the Gleneagles deal. Failure to Utilize DDt is the moral equivalent of allowing the worst disasters we have ever witnessed to happen unfettered—failure ot act would be a profound act of racism which would doom Liberia’s post-civil war recovery Somah 2006 (Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, January 7th, http://www.liberianforum.com/articles/somah0022.htm ) ncp I have argued that…have peace in such a place? Western eco-imperialism which denies Liberians necessary preventive measures such as DDT should be evaluated as the equivalent of Genocide, Apartheid, 9/11, the Asian tsunami, slavery, and holocaust. Somah 2k6 (Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, speech given in Monrovia, “The Galvanizing Role of Liberian Women in National Reconstruction, http://www.grandgedeh.com/gg-lihede16.htm ) ncp The main concern here…malaria regions in Africa We would never tolerate the level of death and suffering occurring form malaria in Africa if it were happening in the United States—are you really all right with what’s happening in your name? Spencer k26 (Roy, Huamn Events, 08-14, proquest/elibrary) ncp The united states…DDT would be used to combat it. SOLVENCY DDT use in Liberia would result in a 90% reduction in malaria deaths Somah 2005 (Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, “Combating Malaria in the Next Liberian Republic,” The Perspective, January 24, http://www.theperspective.org/2005/jan/malaria.html) ncp Reversing US Opposition to DDT spraying is essential to saving thousands of lives, reversing poverty, and achieving peace in Liberia. Liberian Observer 2k5 (“Symposium aims to bring malaria to the forefront” [|allafrica.com] thru elibrary)ncp Malaria is a preventable disease…capable of reducing malaria The US has a unique obligation to assist Liberia in a time of humanitarian crisis Woods and Burrowes 2k3 (Emira co-director of FPIF and Carl Patrick-chairperson of communications department at Morgan State University, FPIF Policy Report, http://www.fpif.org/papers/liberia2003.html) The nation’s eagerness…dramatic and militaristic U.S. Action Has A Unique Multiplier Effect Which Uniquely Turbocharges The Effects Of It’s Foreign Aid Bate 2005 (Roger-, US Director – Africa Fighting Malaria, Congressional Testimony, 5/12, proquest/e-library) ncp Before examining…Congressional earmark United States Aid Is Necessary To Facilitate Liberia’s Recovery And Attract Vital International Donors Pierson 2006 (Lloyd-, Assistant Administrator – USAID, Congressional Testimony, February 8, e-library) ncp With the commitment….critical juncture Expertise And Resources Make The United States The Most Important Nation To Support Liberia’s Fight Against Malaria – We Must Provide More Support Campbell 2005 (Carlos-, Program Director – MACEPA, Congressional Testimony, 5/12, proquest/e-library) ncp The US government….bilateral assistance program Only DDT can both kill and repel mosquitoes-no other pesticide has a fraction of the effectiveness. Roberts 2007 (Dr. Donald-, emeritus professor of tropical medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Maryland, __International Herald Tribune__, 8/22, proquest/e-library) ncp But DDt has other mechanisms….fighter we have Millions of lives depend upon supporting the spraying of DDT Dreissen 2k4 (Paul, director of economic human rights project, congressional testimony 2/4, proquest/elibrary) ncp Hundres of thousands…lives are at stake Partnering with Africa on a DDT based public health infrastructure is essential to effectively fighting malaria Zaramba 2k7 (sam, director general of health services for Uganda, National Post 6/23 proquest/elibrary) ncp Though Africa’s sad experience…means of fighting malaria



ADD ON—CIVIL WAR
Liberia Is Starting Down The Road Back From Civil War, Which Is Great News For Them And For Regional Stability Frazer 2006 (Jendayi-, Testimony on behalf of State Department before House International Relations Subcommittee On Africa, February 8, accessed from [|allafrica.com] via e-library) ncp We are living in a period….their neighbors Malaria Is Obstructing Liberia’s Attempts At Post Civil War Reconstruction

Somah 2005 (Syrulwa-, PhD and Professor of of Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health at NC A&T State University, “Combating Malaria in the Next Liberian Republic,” The Perspective, January 24, http://www.theperspective.org/2005/jan/malaria.html) ncp In addition to these….due to bad publicity Liberian Stability Is Essential To Regional Stability

Frazer 2006 (Jendayi-, Testimony on behalf of State Department before House International Relations Subcommittee On Africa, February 8, accessed from [|allafrica.com] via proquest/e-library) ncp The president understands…..regional stability Liberian Instability Risks Disaster For All Of West Africa AllAfrica 2004 (e-library, December 9) ncp “institutions are focused…..president Lansana Conte  The Regional Destabilization Resulting From State Failure And Civil Wars Could Ripple Dangerously Throughout Africa Singer 2005 P.W. Singer, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. 2005. Children at War. Pg. 95-96. It is important that…..and strategic minerals Civil Wars Are Really, Really Bad Kalyvas 2006 (Dr. Stathis-, Professor of Political Science – Yale University, __The Logic Of Violence In Civil War__, p.54) ncp Civil wars vary….grassroots level African Regional Conflicts Risk Going Nuclear Deutsch 2002 (Dr. Jeffrey Deutsch, founder of the Rabid Tiger Project, a political risk consulting and related research firm, 11-18-02, http://www.rabidtigers.com/rtn/newsletterv2n9.html) The rabid tiger project….love to go fishing