New York Times :: Origin of Species [Tom Friedman]
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> India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan each
> spontaneously generated centers for their young people's
> energies. In India they're called "call centers," where
> young men and women get their first jobs and technical
> skills servicing the global economy and calling the world.
> In Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia they're called
> "madrassas," where young men, and only young men, spend
> their days memorizing the Koran and calling only God.
> Ironically, U.S. consumers help to finance both. We finance
> the madrassas by driving big cars and sending the money to
> Saudi Arabia, which uses it to build the madrassas that are
> central to Al Qaeda's global supply chain. And we finance
> the call centers by consuming modern technologies that need
> backup support, which is the role Infosys plays in the
> global supply chain. posted by Tomohiro Idokoro @ 9:55 PM

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