Bush attacked over £370m Africa cash (Independent)

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Bush attacked over £370m Africa cash
By Caroline Gammell and Jon Smith, PA
07 June 2005


Aid agencies today panned US President George Bush's expected £370 million boost for famine relief in Africa, claiming it did not go nearly far enough.

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But there was deep disappointment from the aid sector that the US was not willing to make a greater commitment.

Jonathan Glennie, a senior policy analyst from Christian Aid, said: "If this is President Bush's only response to the crisis in Africa, we think he cannot be serious about alleviating poverty.

"The sum of £370 million is a drop in the ocean compared to what Africa really needs - to reach the UN millennium development goals requires an extra £15 billion to £20 billion per year in aid

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[Deja Q]

1. * won't even help US citizens; why does he even bother with this tokenism?

[saltpoint]

2. What's scary is that this is apparently Mr. Glennie's first clue that Bush

might not be fully committed to alleviating poverty.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. This is just Bu$h's way

of saying fuck you to the world. He does this on purpose.

[ClintonTyree]

4. That good old "compassionate conservatism" in action....

along with his "hot line to god" and Jesus being his personal hero. God must have told him that these people deserve to starve and to not waste the money. He needs that money for his war machine to wipe out the "evil doers" that have OUR oil under THEIR earth. god works in mysterious ways. Either that or bush is just full of shit? :shrug: You be the judge.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. kick