As for more international aid going to Zimbabwe and just about any country in Africa, great concept, but the reality of the situation is that the aid won't get to the people that need it. Just as this article points out, Mugabe diverted aid towards his cronies to gain favor and to line his own pockets. Africa is rife with corruption and it will not end anytime soon unfortunately. We went into somalia to try and prevent famine. We tried to ensure that food was delivered to those who needed it. We were prevented, and many died. A recent article in some newspaper recently claimed that the rulers in nigeria have stolen over 300 billion dollars in aid from its citizens, equal to over 300 years of british aid. Going along with this..the recent Live 8 concert plans on donating the proceeds to help aid poverty in Africa..bravo...but I ask, who will take delivery of this so called Aid? Will the truly desperate? Somehow I doubt it.
Not this BS again. The UN does NOTHING to help any poor nations. The only thing they do is blame the US for everything and try do do everything they can to hurt the US.