Tournament of Champions 2k8 Comprehensive Caselist

Disease K

link - images of an apocolyptic disease outbreak constructs africans as a diseased other to be destroyed

SSA K

the term 'sub-saharan africa is racist'

Shahadah PhD Student, Author, and Filmmaker 2k5 ("Linguistics for a New African Reality" http://www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/language%20new%20reality.htm)
Barndt, racism is bad
useing the term 'resolutionally designated areas' is just a euphemism that masks the underlying ideaology of the topic
Scott prof pol sci @ Yale 1989 (James, "Prestige as the Public Discourse of Domination" Cultural Critique, No. 12, Spring. Jstor)
The topic hails them and they respond, by advocating an aff plan and claim that they fit in the topic they respond to the idea and fit themselves under the ideaology of the topic

Louis Althusser, Prof. of Philosophy @ École Normale Supérieure, "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses," Jan-April 1969, http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1970/ideology.htm

Jennifer B. Gray, Univ. of Kentucky, "Althusser, Ideology, and Theoretical Foundations: Theory and Communication," The Journal of New Media and Culture, 3:1, 2k2 http://www.ibiblio.org/nmediac/winter2004/gray.html

Shahahdah PhD Student, Author, and Filmmaker 2k5 (Owen 'Alik, , "Linguistics for a New African Reality", December, http://www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/language%20new%20reality.htm)

contention 1 - the status quo

congress just passed a bill with 300 million for water assistance abroad.

the $555 billion omnibus spending bill passed this week by the House and Senate......Simon act appropriation in the bill.

however, funding is just a small problem with the Water for the poor Act - prioritizing and coordinating for Africa South of the Sahara is key.

The US Response to the African Water Crisis Tackling the constraints to the expansion of water.........a sector that has been sidelined for far too long.

 

thus the plan - The United States federal government should increase access to improved water sources in topically designated areas.

(we read terrorism/democracy + water wars as advantages)

advantage 1 - terrorism

america's current military approach in the War on Terror is bound to fail - increased emphasis on foreign aid is crucial to transform American strategy and prevent terrorism.

bremmer 05 http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/23/opinion/edbremmer.php

Like the cold war, the war on terror can't be won by military means alone........will be worthy of George Kennan's considerable legacy.

failure to change u.s. strategy makes an attack on American soil inevitable.

Al Qaeda is a more dangerous enemy today than it has ever been before.........before al Qaeda strikes the U.S. homeland again.

water assistance is a crucial form of foreign assistance that can help revitalize America's image and fight terrorism.

The extraordinary global challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.........humanitarian tradition and helps strengthen America's image abroad.

independently, water assistance is key to prevent terrorism.

Think of a baseball diamond. First base is life..............opportunities are primed for recruitment into terrorist cells.

africa is a unique front in the war on terror - failure there ensures possession of wmds by extremist groups.

Failed states offer attractive venues for terrorist groups........to threaten vital American national interests.

this will take the form of a bioterror attack - the u.s. is vulnerable and bioweapons are easy to manufacture.

Experts have been warning for some time that weapons...............easily identifiable signatures for BW production.

biological weapons use will cause extinction.

Of all the weapons of mass destruction, the geneticall engineered...........then patriotism is the highest of all crimes.

any terror attack will cause a u.s. lashout that escalates to global nuclear conflict.

The United States retaliates: 'End of the world' scenarios The combination...........while the country was still capable of exacting revenge.

 

advantage 1 - democracy

democracy is spreading - africa is a vital spot for the support of democratic reforms -they are making changes already - u.s. support in the form of unconditioned unattached assistance is vital to success globally.

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, thank you for asking me to testify......a more vigorous preventive effort.

providing water assistance is vital to establishing democracy - water management creates sustainability of governments, transparency in resource management, and regional and national coordination - all are vital to sustaining inevitable moves towards democratic norms.

failure to move towards democracy sacrifices billions of lives. authoritarian regimes are history's number one killer - this outweighs every impact in the round.

Today, billions of human beings.........absolute power kills absolutely.

sustainable democratization of the world solves every impact. allowing states to backslide results in global nuclear war. all the haters are wrong.

The greatest impetus for world peace...........may be still more remote.

 

advantage 2 - water wars/hegemony

water wars are the most likely form of conflict today - scarcity makes them inevitable.

Taken together, all of these factors........Senegal, Tumen and Zambezi.

working together on water creates frameworks for conflict resolution in other areas, decreasing the likelihood of wars.

Most of United States' water development aid is given to a handful.........program in the Middle East.

u.s. action in africa south of the sahara is vital to a successful and sustainable u.s. foreign policy - it allows us to remain involved in a key issue and improve our image.

As we scan the more distant time horizons..........political will to put a far-sighted strategy into place.

u.s. action on water is crucial – it is the only nation that can effectively coordinate action and expertise. Focus on water issues is crucial to the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy – all other efforts will fail absent water leadership.

Water can be a powerful and effective foreign policy.............campaign to elevate water as a foreign policy priority.

improving the u.s. image solves all of the reasons leadership would be bad - and sustains all forms of power - failure to do so risks collapse.

Soft power is the ability to get what you want through attraction.............more effectively to explain our common interests.

sustainable u.s. foreign policy prevents multiple scenarios for nuclear conflict - prefer it to all other alternatives.

This is a good thing, and it should continue to be a primary goal.............and global involvement will provide an easier path.

creating effective foreign policy solves balancing and interventionism.

Second, in conflating these alternatives, Posen misses.............This requires activism, of a certain sort.

water shortages in africa will spark a global nuclear escalation and human extinction.

Water is one of the prime essentials for life as we know....................which there will be no obvious answer.

 

contention 3 - solvency

u.s. action is vital - we are the only ones who can lead on the issue of water. the Water for the Poor act was a first step - but funding and implementing are vital to eliminating the water crisis.

keating 06 http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_progj/task,view/id,573/
It is only fitting that on this thirteenth World Water Day...........a clear set of policy guidelines.

a commitment to public health assistance through a water policy to africa south of the sahara is vital to ending water scarcity. only u.s. action can solve for global prioritization, transparency, equity, coordination, capacity building, and sustainability.

Access to safe water and sanitation is as fundamental to life...............has been sidelined for far too long.

inability to access safe drinking water kills 5 million a year.

Water-related illnesses claim the life of one child...........development or long-term security without it.