Crap ... Now This...

well, the World Wildlife Fund's 2006 Living Planet Report names Cuba as the only country in the world with "sustainable development."

(yes, it's true ... i checked the report; it's on page 19, in the middle colum, towards the bottom).

two things come to mind: the evaluation is based on "information Cuba provided to the U.N.," so the result is only as good as the information Cuba provided ... and we know that Cuba ain't exactly "honest reporting" capital of the world.

second, i wonder what "sustainable development" means when Cuba is "it."

let's see... a country were the Government owns everything, mis-manages the crap out of the economy, people have to steal from the government to survive, where free oil from Venezuela is needed to keep the country going, and where the price of education, health care, and free housing is dissidents in jail, no way to get medication after the doctor prescribes it, and crumbling houses ...

you know, if that is "sustainable growth," i'm not too sure that's a good thing

surely there must be a better role model in the entire world?