Posted on 07/04/2005 9:13:41 AM PDT by Clive
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And our own Paul Martin wants to increase our deficit in order to throw more of our money into this pit.
Marcos did this in the Philippines. We gave him billions for bases and didn't give a sh%$ what he did with the money. Now the countries corrupt and poverty rampant. Ripe for revolution.
"For decades, Africa's agony has been made worse by plundering politicians who have looted a continent that contains the richest concentration of precious metals and minerals on Earth.
Africa has 90% of the world's cobalt, 90% of its platinum, 50% of its gold, 98% of its chromium, 64% of its manganese and one- third of its uranium. It is rich in diamonds, has more oil reserves than North America, and has been estimated to hold 40% of the world's potential hydroelectric power.
Yet it is home to the world's poorest people and has a reputation for brutality and despair."
Here is an idea. Instead of forgiving their debts, let's take these leaders, hang them and their supporters and give the country over to people and politicians that truly care about their country rather than their bank accounts.
Geldorf and the Live8 crowd still don't get it.
I was telling my wife yesterday that nothing is going to change as long as these countries are led by corrupt politicians.
The only thing an African guy can keep in his pants is bribe money.
Eternal Africa.
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We should set up a US base, with foods and medicine handed out directly to the people by a non-profit US corporation. Never give them money directly, unless for purchases of oil and other commodities.
Poverty, as defined in the USA is vastly different than poverty as defined in Africa. Here in the US, there are people that are technically living in poverty that have cable TV, cell phones and automobiles. It really is unfair to make the comparison between the two - unless of course its a democratic politician trolling for campaign cash while the republicans are in charge. Remember, there were no homeless people and no poverty from 1993 through 2000.
Africa's problems are never going to be solved by some silly concert. Until its people rise above tribalism and embrace democracy it will remain the most backward of continents.
There is little point in forgiving debts, giving food aid or providing any other support as this only serves to enrich the already rich leaders and does nothing for the truly poor and needy.
Look at Zimbabwe...
Without the aid of the big international banks,,a lot of it couldn't happen. They know who gets the money and where it goes. This is really a bailout of the banks,, including the World Bank, who are just as currupt as the politicians.
They should hang along with them.
Someone needs to get this to Blair.
Hello!!!
and the crazy part is, these BananaDictators have all this stolen money in swiss banks, where it does nothing for them, AND THEY ALL STILL LIVE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SH!THOLES???i mean, please... this shows just how insane these chickenheads really are!!!
if it was me, after a hundred million or so... i'd blow that popstand and live like a REAL King some where in the Civilized World instead of just being some petty dictator abusing his "People" and let somebody else have a chance for awhile... but that's just me.
p.s. the same thing with all the super millionaire international narcotrafficconti that have nothing to look forward to in the end but being murdered by the competition, jail or being shot by DrugPolice.
come on... take the money and RUN!!!
it's GOT to be about the POWER and not just the money.
'Tis long past time for America to get together with England and bring back the British style colonialism. Would be "native population" butchers were simply shot very early in their careers.
Africa was far better off when managed by whites than any black government yet developed.
This sad fact of history is doubtlessly due not to melanin level, but to tribal versus nation state government.
Had American Liberals not destroyed South Africa, installed a known Communist government headed by the necklacing Mendelas, and then insisted that the proven British colonial system never be even discussed - maybe Africa would not be a festering sore on the butt end of the world.
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