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Aug 11, 2008 Africa: Trade Talks Spin
The collapse of world trade talks in Geneva in late July was
accompanied by U.S. accusations that large developing countries
India, China, and Brazil had sabotaged the talks with their failure
to compromise. Others countered that it was the United States and
Europe that refused to meet the fundamental demands of developing
countries. Some commentators portrayed Africa as the passive victim
of the failure to conclude this supposed "development" round. But
leading trade analyst Martin Khor, of the Third World Network, says
in fact it was African countries' refusal to be victimized that
blocked an agreement biased towards the interests of the rich
countries.
Aug 2, 2008 USA: AIDS & Black America
"U.S. policy treats AIDS as a foreign policy priority, but
virtually ignores the epidemic among Black citizens here at home,
U.S. policy makers seem to be much more interested in the epidemic
in Botswana than the epidemic in Louisiana. This is an unnecessary
and deadly choice. Both need urgent attention." - Rev. Al Sharpton
Aug 2, 2008 Africa: AIDS Updates & Analysis
"The scale up of antiretroviral therapy in the developing world is
the most ambitious public health undertaking of our lifetimes,
...We were told it couldn't be done, and shouldn't be done, but we
persevered, set ambitious goals and targets, and now 3 million
people are on antiretroviral treatment." - Gregg Gonsalves,
International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC)
Jul 28, 2008 Guinea-Bissau: In Need of a State
"Drugs arrive by boat or by air from Venezulea, Colombia, or Brazil
to be stored in Guinea-Bissau before being redistributed in smaller
lots to Europe. The process is relatively easy for the
traffickers. The state of Guinea-Bissau has no logistical capacity
to control its territory, particularly some 90 coastal islands." -
International Crisis Group
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