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One way of measuring any terrorist attack is to look at whether the killers accomplished everything they set out to. On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida set out to hijack four planes and succeeded in seizing every one. Had the killers attempted to take another 30 jets between 7:30 and 9 that morning, who can doubt that they'd have maintained their pristine 100 percent success rate? Throughout the IRA's long war against the British Crown, two generations of politicians pointed out that there would always be the odd ''crack in the system'' through which the determined terrorist would slip. But on...

Could last weekend’s “Live8” event, rock concerts worldwide raising the awareness of poverty in Africa, be considered a success? That depends on how you define success. Putting aside my misgivings about the self-congratulatory nature of the event, Sir Bob Geldof and company did indeed focus the world’s attention on the desperate needs of the African people. And the organizers were determined to put pressure on the G-8 nations meeting today in Scotland to pump billions into Africa. Now, I don’t want to rain on Geldof’s parade. But as good as his intentions are, I doubt that his approach would work....

Operation Murambatsvina and Operation Restore Order ("the Operations") were initiated by the Chairperson of the Harare Commission, which is currently running the affairs of the City of Harare. This Commission is an organ which has not been democratically elected by the people of Harare as is required by the Constitution, the Urban Councils Act, and various international and regional human rights treaties to which Zimbabwe is a State Party. Instead it was unilaterally appointed by the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development. The appointment of the Harare Commission has been legally challenged in a pending application in...

As everyone surely knows by now, the purpose of the Live 8 concerts that were held last Saturday was not to raise money for Africa. They had a twofold purpose; to raise awareness about the economic plight of Africans and to pressure the leaders of the G8 countries to increase foreign aid to the African continent. It is doubtful that either of these goals will be accomplished; at least to the extent that any starving African children will see any benefit. Many people who had little or no knowledge of Africa before Live 8 were likely to forget about it...

The only thing more disappointing than young people ignoring the important world events that are happening all around them is to know that what little they do hear about these issues comes from completely ignorant pop entertainment icons. Did someone say, "Live 8"? Read More... Craig DeLuzVisit The Home of Uncommon Sense www.craigdeluz.com

LONDON — As travelers go, I seem to have the worst luck of any since the late Christopher Columbus. He sets out for India and slams into the New World, wrecking his reputation as a navigator and assuring that by the late 20th century, he is blamed for every disorder on the American continents from racism to poison ivy.

The Live 8 concerts are now a pleasant memory – except for those who had to clean up the mess at the various venues the shows took place – but the lobbying has only just begun. Over the coming weeks and months governments will be under pressure by activists to increase aid to Africa to 0.7 percent of their GDPs and forgive past debts. Although most of the artists didn't let math get in the way of their calls for more aid, the cost to the developing world if this agenda is pursued isn't inconsiderable. The United States would have...

THE countdown to Europe's largest anti-racism festival has begun. More than 80,000 people are expected to enjoy the massive Rise Concert in Burgess Park, Southwark, on Saturday, July 16. Lemar, Terri Walker, Goldie, Lookin' Chain, and Horace Andy headline the free event, formally known as the Respect Festival. Singers, musicians and dancers from across the globe will perform on the festival's themed stages. On Friday the Mayor of London's office released details of the line-up for the Mela Stage - a celebration of contemporary and traditional Asian acts. Performers will include Sona Family, the UK's premier Asian hip-hop crew, and...

E-mail Author Author Archive Send to a Friend Version July 06, 2005, 8:09 a.m. "We Care!" Grace on the cheap. According to Bob Geldof, two billion people watched his snazzy Live8 concert thingamajig. Therefore, he declared, "It's now for the leaders to act." He also added, "Now feel the force of the gale that's hit you." At the top of Geldof's gale-force demands: debt relief for African nations. O.K., so here's what I'm confused about. People watched a concert, which was chockablock with acts supposedly popular with the young 'uns and old 'uns alike. From Snoop Dogg, Will Smith,...

There’s one absolute: Star Power is the answer when you want to bring attention to a world issue. Live 8 proved beyond a doubt that, if asked, the young people of the world would come together on an issue such as poverty in Africa. As a journalist, I have lived through two of Sir Geldof’s promises to have the greatest concerts ever. The first one, 25 years ago, Live Aid, realized $100 Million in aid to be spent in impoverished Africa. Countries delivered on their promises — some even cancelled debts owed to them by African countries. Now, Sir Geldof’s...

It's G-8 time again — which means that President Bush is about to face concerted pressure... to see things their way on a host of issues. Not least of these is the question of financial aid to Africa — an issue buoyed by the recent publicity over the politically charged "Live 8" worldwide rock concerts (modestly praised by one performer as "the greatest thing that's ever been in the entire history of the world"), designed to "raise awareness" about Africa's desperate plight. Actually, it's not as if the G-8 leaders are unaware of the intense poverty and despair that has...

When they appeared at Live 8, they made an impassioned plea for the G8 leaders to 'fulfil their promises'. But last night, Razorlight declared they will not be donating any profits from increased album sales this week to Live8's charitable arm, despite a plea by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. They said they had already donated the proceeds of one song to charity, and felt they had done their bit for Live8. They were the only artists who played at the event to admit they will be pocketing any extra cash. Most have refused to say whether or not they...

<p>What a pile of crap Live 8 turned out to be. I tried to watch it, but I couldn't make it happen.</p> <p>My wretching began when Will Smith showed his stupid face onscreen. He begged us all to make a difference, because "every 3 seconds, someone dies from starvation in Africa." Bullshit!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone done the math on this lie? I have. That would amount to 10, 521,000 deaths PER YEAR from starvation. That's based on a continental population of 850 million. That's about 1 1/2% of the population dying from starvation. If this were the case, it would stop itself when it reached it's fulcrum, which it would do quickly.</p>

RUSH: Have you heard some of the quotes coming out of LIVE 8? Bob Geldof -- Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof – said, "Something must be done; anything must be done, whether it works or not." Something must be done whether it works or not? Sir Bono of U2 said that 3,000 Africans, mostly children, are dying every day from mosquito bites. I ran the numbers. You know, 3,000, that's 1.365 million a year. That's just children, mostly children from mosquito bites. If you add AIDS and genocide to it, there ought not be anybody left in Africa. So we shouldn't...

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AFP) - Britain lowered expectations for a summit of rich nations aimed at fighting poverty in Africa and combating global warming but activists kept up the heat on the eve of the gathering. Finance minister Gordon Brown said Britain's room for maneuver on fighting poverty at the Group of Eight summit that begins in Scotland on Wednesday was limited by leaders of the other G8 countries. "What Britain says is one thing, what we can persuade the rest of the world to do together is what we will get as the outcome of Gleneagles," the summit venue in...

It is always amusing when extremely wealthy entertainers stage a concert to eradicate poverty. They appear on stage, and do interviews, before and after the concert, criticizing other wealthy people and politicians. What is never mentioned is that they arrived at the venue by private jet or helicopter, lodging at five star hotel suites that cost several thousands of dollars per night. What is even more amusing is when the liberal mainstream media proclaim – as the Philadelphia Inquirer did the next day - that the concert did not communicate the message properly because they did not speak with moral...

Does anybody have the pictures of the trash left behind from the Philadelphia Live 8 concert? I saw on picture on Fox News but have not found one online.

Rush just a little while ago was talking about Africa and the effort to fix it. Talked about the live 8 concerts and how they got lobster and stake and got goodie bags with ipods etc. These kinds of things do nothing but help celebs feel better about them selves. There they are yelling at us to give money while they themselves are hording their money, why don't they give their money to Africa. Over the last 40 years the US has give over 500 billion dollars to Africa and what is there to show for that expenditure, nothing. Its...

What a weekend! What a holiday! Millions of Americans celebrating the very freedom they fear, and that nice man Bob Geldof telling us evil Americans what we should be doing with the money we work so hard for! Why, we should be sending it to Africa, that's what. Lets give thanks that Live 8 is over. What a bunch of sanctimonious, self-righteous, narcissistic jerk-offs. They top off their great multi-venue circle jerk Sunday with a demand that the United States cough up some more money for something they refer to as "aid and justice for Africa." These rock stars have...

This must be Tuesday, because poverty in Africa ended Monday. All it took were a few chords, a lot of screaming, several acres of dirty hair and a cloud cover of lethal body odor. When the last guitar strings snapped Saturday night at those Live 8 concerts across the world, promoter Bob Geldof's over-the-hill gang had the prescription: just stuff a few billion dollars down the bottomless holes on the Dark Continent.