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...Bono's Call to Action
...Bono's good intentions for aiding Africa are admirable, but he appears to believe that government-to-government aid will help Africans [April 2]. This is wishful thinking. Liberal Western democracies have poured billions into Africa to relieve suffering, but the money has disappeared, with no benefits for the people. The only hope is people-to-people aid, like what was recently provided by Oprah Winfrey at her Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. She funded and supervised the school's construction and approved the curriculum, instructors and the selection of the most outstanding students. If we could find...
...Bono didn't point fingers at anyone or accuse the U.S. of not sending enough money to Africa. What a rarity from a celebrity! Bono recognizes that the U.S. isn't the only country with Africa's fate resting on its shoulders...
...aware that convincing people he's serious won't be easy. The path from regularly playing a character called Liam the Loose-Boweled Leprechaun to voting on whether to send people to war is longer than most political journeys--even those, like the candidacies of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sonny Bono, that also started on the screen...
...Bono knighted; as Irishman, can't be called...