Letters posted here are associated with the following article:

1
Letters
Monday, July 28, 2008 12:00 AM

Big Think: "Access to water is a human right"

Michael Klare, author of "Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum," discusses the world population's strain on natural resources.

The letters thread is now closed.

View:
Monday, July 28, 2008 04:32 PM

Klare is a fearmongering publicity seeker who doesn't understand what a "right" is

Water is not a basic human right. It's a resource, albeit a very important one.

—Doppelganger Read Doppelganger's other letters

Flag

Most Active Letters Threads

614

Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation

The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
Glenn Greenwald Read article
543

The crazy, irrational beliefs of Muslims

Tom Friedman explains the real problem: stupid Muslims think the U.S. is about war and aggression.
Glenn Greenwald Read article
437

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
Glenn Greenwald Read article
206

Bigotry wins in Switzerland

By voting to ban the construction of minarets, Switzerland apes the most extreme intolerance in the Muslim world
By Juan Cole Read article
148

Mike Huckabee's fatally bad judgment

Brutality by another Huck-pardoned criminal suggests the 2012 GOP hopeful listened more to pastors than prosecutors
By Joe Conason Read article

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon