Publicity Hound Cries Crocodile Tears?
Let's see now... The Hyperion mini-reactor isn't even a functional prototype yet. And a normal-sized reactor takes, at best, 5-6 years to construct after all necessary permits and financing are obtained. These people need help now. By the time a nuclear desalination plant got up and running, it might well be operated by the Taliban (or maybe the Indian occcupation forces).
Always tell the truth. Then you'll never have to remember what you said the last time.