Posted on 08/16/2006 5:49:00 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Former US President Bill Clinton called for the world to prepare to tackle the cultural taboos surrounding circumcision Tuesday if, as many expect, trials show that it protects men and the women they sleep with from AIDS.
In a speech to the International Aids conference in Toronto, Canada, Clinton said:
"Should this be shown to be effective, we will have another means to prevent the spread of the disease and to save lives, and we will have a big job to do. It is important that as we leave here we all be prepared for a green light that could have a staggering impact on the male population but that will be frankly a lot of trouble to get done."
Surprise support
Clinton also leaped to the defense of the Bush administration's AIDS efforts on Tuesday, saying the United States is spending more to fight HIV than any other government.
Clinton joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in praising President George W. Bush's President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, saying it has done more good than harm.
Such support for the conservative Bush government was unexpected at the 16th International Conference on AIDS, a meeting held every two years where activists join researchers, funding agencies and aid groups to discuss the pandemic and, usually, denounce most governments for doing too little.
Clinton, whose foundation negotiates cheaper prices for drugs and HIV tests in developing nations, said PEPFAR has done a lot of good, despite a requirement that 33 percent of prevention funding be spent on abstinence-only programs.
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Let him step right up and show the way.
Complete bullsh*t. Whoah Clinton. You're a hot mess. Whevever you go in Africa you spread your BS around. I wonder if Rwanda is your tour itinerary.
Complete bullsh*t. Whoah Clinton. You're a hot mess. Whevever you go in Africa you spread your BS around. I wonder if Rwanda is your tour itinerary.
hee hee. why do they call it "ole krusty"...
In most of the countries where AIDS is prevalent, the medical profession, if you can call it that, don't adequately sterilize their surgical instruments, and we now have these "experts" advocating that all male children undergo surgery.
Chelsea has had plastic surgery so it's hard to tell for sure but I always thought she was the image of Vince Foster.
Clinton also leaped to the defense of the Bush administration's AIDS efforts
Clinton talking about foreskin, well atleast for once he isn't out of his depth.
Somehow, I knew this would be a hot topic, among my FRiends.
;-0
The best way to avoid AIDS is to not sleep around. I guess Clinton couldn't endorse that idea!
Yup! :o)
is that what i *think* it is????
Talk about ignorance... or senility.
Clinton is now the spokesman for prepuces everywhere!
Clinton says there are no drawbacks to his plan!
So Clinton is giving us a tip?
But it's better today then when the ancient Jews sharpened a knife on a rock!
And.....I wash my hands, when appropriate and have not had a cold or the flu in at least 10 years.
(Third World Bird Flu Hint)
Gee, awfully small aren't they?
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