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Letter: Money meant for Arabs should stay in the U.S.

Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002 | 8:56 a.m.

Haven't President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell ever heard of "you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"?

The Bush administration wants the United States to contribute $29 million to the Arab countries in an effort to make them literate, improve their lives and care for their fellow man. It is unrealistic. Centuries of being illiterate and cruel cannot be erased.

We need the funds here for our seniors and our homeless. Let the oil-rich Arabs take their fellow men under their wings. Not us. The money is needed here! Now!

DIANE ADLER

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