U.S. to Begin New Approach on Foreign Aid

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Sat, Jan. 03, 2004

U.S. to Begin New Approach on Foreign Aid
GEORGE GEDDA
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A revolution in U.S. foreign aid, rewarding countries for how they govern, is finally ready to get under way, almost two years after first promised by the Bush administration.

The program will favor countries whose governments are judged to be just rulers, welcoming hosts for foreign investment and promoters of projects to meet their people's basic health and education needs.

Corrupt police states need not apply.

Administration officials expect this year to inaugurate President Bush's plan, known as the Millennium Challenge Account, which he outlined in March 2002.
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http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/world/7627011.htm

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[La_Serpiente]

1. you mean

if you don't listen to the IMF or if you don't support our "war on terra" then you won't get any money. I see. :eyes:

[JasonDeter]

2. I could tend to agree with Lantos on this policy.

I'm tired of my tax dollars going to corrupt dictators. The republicans are good at giving our money away to them. If *stupid follows through with this it will be the second thing I have agreed with him on in this nightmare called his pResidency.

[lostnfound]

9. Your tax dollars are used to INSTALL corrupt dictators..

I wish I could avoid being cynical about this, but there is no way that Bush will stop sending money to Colombia's Uribe etc. It's a joke for him to suggest otherwise.

[madrchsod]

3. time to get the boots on

and start shoveling shit, cause that new policy sure is a load of it

[Moderator]

4. Kick

:dem:

[kysrsoze]

5. What, rewards just like those for African AIDS assistance?

'nuff said.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. "Corrupt police states need not apply"

so Miami has been cut off from federal funding, after the trade protest fiasco?

[0007]

7. *

[0007]

8. I'm aghast at such an utter piece of nonsense.

We may give a pork chop away to expect a pig in return.

[underpants]

10. Odd isn't it that W&Co. might not pass the test

The irony of this is unavoidable.

[Dirty Hippie]

11. Liars - What about Uzbekistan?

Horrible human rights record. Some say Karimov is as bad as Saddam. See the quote below from Amnesty International's 2003 report. What do we do? We TRIPLED foreign aid to Uzbekistan to $500 million last year. Why? We want to maintain military bases in the country.


From AI...

However, the human rights situation remained dire, and human rights defenders were themselves harassed and imprisoned. Several thousand political prisoners remained in jail and the crack-down on political and religious dissent continued, increasingly extended to include women. Unfair trials, torture and ill-treatment were routinely associated with these cases. Relatives of political prisoners continued to face harassment and ill-treatment because of their family relationship with the prisoners. The Special Rapporteur on torture concluded that torture was "systematic" in Uzbekistan after a visit to the country. At least five men died in custody or shortly after their release, reportedly as a result of torture. The death penalty continued to be used widely and families of death row prisoners were subjected to a form of mental cruelty. Freedom of expression continued to be stifled as newspaper editors reportedly inherited censorship functions from the press censor's office.