Decius wrote:
] Of the $1.1 billion in boxed chocolates that Americans are
] expected to buy on Valentine's Day, very little will be
] untainted by the scourge of child labor. Although some who buy
] those bonbons will do so without knowing the sinister history
] of their purchases, others, like the chocolate makers, will
] have known for at least two years, if not longer, that cocoa
] beans imported from the Ivory Coast -- used to make nearly
] half the chocolate consumed in this country -- are harvested
] in large part by children, some as young as 9, and many of
] whom are considered slaves, trafficked from desperately poor
] countries like Mali and Burkina Faso.
]
] Great, not only am I contributing to terrorism and endangering
] fellow drivers with my SUV, but I'm also supporting child
] slavery with my Chocolate Ice Cream. Everytime you try to try
] to have fun, God kills a domo-kun... Think of the domo-kuns.

I would say "Decius, you are the Anti-Christ", but it's starting to look like we all are, in one way or another...

RE: Bittersweet chocolate