Billions of pounds of aid spent in postwar reconstruction across the globe creates political instability and violence, according to a controversial new study.

The controversy follows the disastrous outcomes of a series of major reconstruction programmes: in Iraq and Afghanistan, where ineffective rebuilding plans have been beset by problems with corruption; in Sri Lanka following the tsunami, where the distribution of aid has contributed to the restarting of the civil war; and in the reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, where over $1bn in aid has already been wasted.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1990041,00.html

[At least they can die free and democratic.]