allAfrica.com
31 July 2008
President George W. Bush at a White House ceremony Wednesday signed into law a bill to reauthorize and expand his HIV/Aids aid program, viewed by many as one of the major achievements of his presidency.
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CARPEPAX AND OTHERS..DON'T REJOICE TOO FAST ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT ...DON'T RUN AHEAD OF YOURSELVES...YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THIS MONEY GOES TO THE FATTEST CATS ...THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES. WHO WILL GET THE CRUMBS...THE PATIENTS INFECTED WITH THE HIV VIRUS. DO YOU CARE TO KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THE DRUGS DON'T NECESSARILY KEEP THEM ALIVE BECAUSE OF THE TOXICITY AND MAJOR SIDE EFFECTS...
HAVE YOU ASKED WHETHER THE FIRST LINE ARV'S ARE USED IN AFRICA? THIS IS THE TIME YOU PEOPLE NEED TO ASK QUESTIONS...I'M SORRY I HAVE TO BEAR SUCH TIDINGS...
Bravissimo, Bravissimo (!) to all involved in the passage of a bill to help heal our world!
Poor native! Poor clueless antelope singing the praises of the stalking lion.
It is said that while a rat gnaws at your toes at night it blows air on them so that you don't wake up.
I suppose that the following news item does NOT bother you:
"Britain's denials that its territories have been used for 'extraordinary rendition' were dramatically undermined last night after the United Nations claimed that Diego Garcia has been used as a detention centre to hold US suspects."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/02/ciarendition.unitednations
Many innocent Africans were spirited away by USA from their homes to that island for torture. Talk of human rights. Talk of the violation of the sovereignty of African countries.
And why is Diego Garcia (that is heavily-laden with nuclear bombs) just off the African coast still a UK colony? And why are Africans NOT concerned?
Do Africans think that there is safety in weakness? Weakness did not protect Iraq. Nor Panama. Nor is it helkping Zimbabwe. Nor Somalia.
This is a real breakthrough for Africa! Way to go!