When you ask Bianca Jagger how she's doing, her reply is somber: "Well, I could be better but . . . I'm coming along." Maybe her Eeyorish demeanor could be because she's tired of writing letters to everyone, from Peru's president, Alejandro Toledo, to Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique V. Iglesias to President Bush, urging them to halt drilling in "one of the planet's most prized rain forests." It's all connected to the $1.6 billion Camisea Gas Project.
The 58-year-old human rights activist, who was born in Nicaragua, has been a strong supporter of Toledo: "I support his efforts to bring democracy to Peru," she says. "But I am hoping and trusting that he will have the well-being of his people in mind."
"The Amazon rain forests are the lungs of the Earth, and this project will put the progress of Peru and our common future in jeopardy," she writes in her letter to Toledo.
Jagger also has a message for Bush: "Please leave Latin America alone." WashPost
So let me get this straight - she wants Pres. Bush to leave Latin America alone, but she wants him to intervene in this gas drilling matter. Oh, okay, it makes perfect sense to me, somehow.