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Originally Posted by dreamongypsydkm
I think you need to re-read it, because you're the one who sounds naive...and a bit ignorant at that.
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Hey, whatever you say. Bono's the ignorant one. I doubt he even read the debt relief package that was announced in June before he jumped atop his high horse and proclaimed it a piece of history or some such **** along those lines. The next time he sits down for an interview, I'd love to see the interviewer ask him to explain the conditions for debt relief in detail. Maybe he'll be able to spin them as much as he spun the issue of Bush shoving abstinence down the throats of foreign countries in order to get relief in that awful Rolling Stone interview. His flat-out denial of the interviewer's comments in regard to Uganda was absurd. He also failed to make mention of the fact that Bush formed an alliance with Iraq and Iran in 2002 at the United Nations Special Session for Children that completely expunged any mention of the right to sex education and services. He failed to make mention of the fact that Cambodia was prevented by policies imposed by the US from using US aid dollars to purchase condoms. If he wants to get Bush and these other politicians to pony up the money, that's great, but don't be a ****ing apologist and kiss-ass in your attempts to do so. Don't whitewash all the things they're doing. But I suppose he's great PR for the politicians because he either doesn't know what he's talking about or he's too chicken **** to actually speak up on the issues that really matter. In the end, Bono as arbiter is not my cup of tea and never will be.