Celebrity carnival.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)

World Affairs | January 1, 2009| | Copyright

Humanitarian Carnival

Dear Sir:

Alex de Waal raised some interesting points for discussion in his article ("The Humanitarian Carnival," Fall 2008). Unfortunately, he based a few of these points on inaccuracies about (RED). Specifically, he cited a factually incorrect article from 2007 to suggest that (RED) did not yield a return in its first year because it had raised only $18 million from the sale of products, while spending $100 million on advertising. This information is simply wrong. One hundred percent of the profit from the sale of (RED) products is ...

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