“The war on AIDS can be won, and we, the people, can be the ones who win it,” writes Robert Bilheimer, director and producer of the film “A Closer Walk,” at the film’s official web site (www.acloserwalk.org), which launched today. The film documents the wide variety of people affected by the AIDS tragedy throughout the world, offering portraits of the sick and dying, and of the people who care for them. The film includes interviews with the Dalai Lama, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Bono.
You may view a trailer and request a copy of the film at the web site.
Bless Bono who got billions of new money from Bush but Nelson still trashes the U.S.? I’m convinced there’s nothing substantive the U.S. can do to affect the crisis in Africa until Africans accept the #1 preventative measure against AIDS is behavioral change.
Bless Bono who got billions of new money from Bush but Nelson still trashes the U.S.? I’m convinced there’s nothing substantive the U.S. can do to affect the crisis in Africa until Africans accept the #1 preventative measure against AIDS is behavioral change.
It’s hard for Africans to educate themselves when they’re more immediately concerned with feeding themselves. That’s where the US comes in. Solve their problems of survival, then turn to changing minds. That’s what Bono is trying to stress with his debt relief platform (and why, Mr Rollins, AIDS and debt relief ARE the same issue! moron.).
It’s hard for Africans to educate themselves when they’re more immediately concerned with feeding themselves. That’s where the US comes in. Solve their problems of survival, then turn to changing minds. That’s what Bono is trying to stress with his debt relief platform (and why, Mr Rollins, AIDS and debt relief ARE the same issue! moron.).
No one has gotten new money from anyone yet. Bush has promised a lot and hasn’t delivered, let’s wait for delivery till we praise him. Until then, I hate to say it, but Mandela is pretty much right on with his words against Bush. I may of not liked the way he played the race card, but everything else is pretty much on. Let’s hope and pray Bush makes him swallow his words. If so it may be the best thing his adminisration has done.
No one has gotten new money from anyone yet. Bush has promised a lot and hasn’t delivered, let’s wait for delivery till we praise him. Until then, I hate to say it, but Mandela is pretty much right on with his words against Bush. I may of not liked the way he played the race card, but everything else is pretty much on. Let’s hope and pray Bush makes him swallow his words. If so it may be the best thing his adminisration has done.
trust is earned… God bless Bono for his role in world issues…data.com
trust is earned… God bless Bono for his role in world issues…data.com
I agree with Crimson Sky and Andrew needs to remember that no one has gotten “billions” for anything from Bush yet. All he did is talk about it in a speech. Between that and it actually coming out at the other end of the budget is a lot of politics (see Washington Post article of several days ago about the actual focus of the budget – military spending). Starting writing the White House and your congresspersons.
I agree with Crimson Sky and Andrew needs to remember that no one has gotten “billions” for anything from Bush yet. All he did is talk about it in a speech. Between that and it actually coming out at the other end of the budget is a lot of politics (see Washington Post article of several days ago about the actual focus of the budget – military spending). Starting writing the White House and your congresspersons.
I guess I’m going to be in the minority, but I have totally opposite view. Mandela does not and has never supported the US. His speech can be found at http://www.nzherald.co.nz. Do a search on Mandela and read the story under Arrogance and Oil. You shouldn’t be surprised at his vehemance. Remember his supporters and friends are Ghadify of Libya (PanAm Flight 103) and yes, Saddam. This speech is exactly what Saddam says as we give him food aid. Also, you might want to do a search on “+mandela+mk” and see why Mandela was a prisoner and why Amnesty International wouldn’t give him the coveted “prisoner of consciouness” status. Mandela was not imprisoned for passive resistence. All I’m saying is know both sides of the story.
I think before we give away 15 billion, we need to see where and how this money will be spent. I saw a very interesting interview with Clinton, who says he plans on builing a national health care system for Africa. On 15 billion? I don’t think so. You are looking at trillions and trillions of dollars. I know one of the current political lines is “there are 15 potential Afganistans.” I’m more worried that we will create 30 Afganistans and several more Iraqs.
I totally support the money to be given for Aids in Africa, but the letter to my congressmen will also include that an accurate accounting of how we spend these billions, be given to the American people. See, I remember the last time we gave hundreds of millions to Africa, and all we did was make some very bad people very wealthy. And, I am absolutely going to demand this this money be used for the Aids crisis. No more millionaire dictators.
Everyone has a right to their opinion, but I am amazed that you agree with this speech. There’s a great book called “A War to be Won” about WWII. So, as Mandela spouts off about a holocast. I think we should all remember there was a real holocost. 12 million were killed in the German concentration camps and slave labor and close to 40 million were killed in this war. And as more and more countries are releasing civilian counts, some historians estiamte you’re looking at more like 60 million. Don’t ever forget that a bomb was dropped, but don’t forget the reasons and the other casualties of this war. It had to be stopped.
And as people talk about the morality of this action and every other atrocious action of this war, and there were so, so many, consider this from these historians point of iew. “These advocates for moral equivalence are wrong. In considering the war’s human cost, those of us privileged to live at the dawn of a new millennium should renew our effort to remember why the war was fought and why so many were called to pay the ultimate price for victory. The wars unleased by the Japanese in 1937 ande by the Germans in 1939 came close to destroying the two great centers of world civilization and to imposing in their stead imperial regimes founded on racial superiority, slavery, and genocide. They did not succeed because of the extrodinary efforts and scrifices made by Allied soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from around the world-Americans, Australians, Britons, Chinese, French, Indians, Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, and innumerable other nationalities.”
Please don’t flame. Just one voice amoung a multitude of different voices.
I guess I’m going to be in the minority, but I have totally opposite view. Mandela does not and has never supported the US. His speech can be found at http://www.nzherald.co.nz. Do a search on Mandela and read the story under Arrogance and Oil. You shouldn’t be surprised at his vehemance. Remember his supporters and friends are Ghadify of Libya (PanAm Flight 103) and yes, Saddam. This speech is exactly what Saddam says as we give him food aid. Also, you might want to do a search on “+mandela+mk” and see why Mandela was a prisoner and why Amnesty International wouldn’t give him the coveted “prisoner of consciouness” status. Mandela was not imprisoned for passive resistence. All I’m saying is know both sides of the story.
I think before we give away 15 billion, we need to see where and how this money will be spent. I saw a very interesting interview with Clinton, who says he plans on builing a national health care system for Africa. On 15 billion? I don’t think so. You are looking at trillions and trillions of dollars. I know one of the current political lines is “there are 15 potential Afganistans.” I’m more worried that we will create 30 Afganistans and several more Iraqs.
I totally support the money to be given for Aids in Africa, but the letter to my congressmen will also include that an accurate accounting of how we spend these billions, be given to the American people. See, I remember the last time we gave hundreds of millions to Africa, and all we did was make some very bad people very wealthy. And, I am absolutely going to demand this this money be used for the Aids crisis. No more millionaire dictators.
Everyone has a right to their opinion, but I am amazed that you agree with this speech. There’s a great book called “A War to be Won” about WWII. So, as Mandela spouts off about a holocast. I think we should all remember there was a real holocost. 12 million were killed in the German concentration camps and slave labor and close to 40 million were killed in this war. And as more and more countries are releasing civilian counts, some historians estiamte you’re looking at more like 60 million. Don’t ever forget that a bomb was dropped, but don’t forget the reasons and the other casualties of this war. It had to be stopped.
And as people talk about the morality of this action and every other atrocious action of this war, and there were so, so many, consider this from these historians point of iew. “These advocates for moral equivalence are wrong. In considering the war’s human cost, those of us privileged to live at the dawn of a new millennium should renew our effort to remember why the war was fought and why so many were called to pay the ultimate price for victory. The wars unleased by the Japanese in 1937 ande by the Germans in 1939 came close to destroying the two great centers of world civilization and to imposing in their stead imperial regimes founded on racial superiority, slavery, and genocide. They did not succeed because of the extrodinary efforts and scrifices made by Allied soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from around the world-Americans, Australians, Britons, Chinese, French, Indians, Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, and innumerable other nationalities.”
Please don’t flame. Just one voice amoung a multitude of different voices.
Bono got Bush to give billions? Laughable. Bono has about as much influence on Bush as Larry has on the sound of the next U2 album. I know U2 fans are anxious to bestow ‘messiah’ upon Bono, but Bush doesn’t take cue from Bono. His decision comes from what his administration feels is the right thing to do… and the right thing to to do to steal the casue right from under Democrats. Webmorph, amen to your post. I think Bono and the fans that follow his words have really oversimplified the problems in Africa.
Bono got Bush to give billions? Laughable. Bono has about as much influence on Bush as Larry has on the sound of the next U2 album. I know U2 fans are anxious to bestow ‘messiah’ upon Bono, but Bush doesn’t take cue from Bono. His decision comes from what his administration feels is the right thing to do… and the right thing to to do to steal the casue right from under Democrats. Webmorph, amen to your post. I think Bono and the fans that follow his words have really oversimplified the problems in Africa.