Bob Geldof Speaks Out At Scottish Parliament's Conference On Africa
By Arlene R. Weiss Copyright 5/17/2005
Yesterday, May 16, 2005, Irish Rocker, Social Activist, World Humanitarian Bob Geldof spoke at the Scottish Parliament's Conference On Africa, held in Edinburgh, Scotland. The always outspoken, forward thinking Geldof took on the Conference's 150 representatives, rightfully blasting the world's leaders for taking inadequate measures to resolve third world poverty, as well as to resolve poverty, starvation, and increase both education and AIDS awareness and prevention in Africa.
Geldof, who is a member of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Commission For Africa, frankly expressed his utter, complete dissapointment, frustration, consternation, and disgust at the leading western world's nations in their failure to effectively meet these intrinsic goals for the people of Africa and developing countries. He bluntly admonished the world's leaders while making an urgent plea to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to enforce holding United States President George Bush accountable for U.S. foreign aid to Africa. Geldof also bluntly stated that the leaders of the eight largest industrial nations proposed to attend the upcoming G8 Summit had better not attend at all, unless they had a concrete plan to readily enact regarding facilitating various progress and developments in forgiving third world debt and aiding global economic growth.
By Arlene R. Weiss Copyright 5/17/2005
For further details see both article sources below taken from www.contactmusic.com
dated 5/17/2005
"Geldof Blasts World Leaders Over Africa"
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http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/geldof%20blasts%20world%20leaders%20over%20africa
"Geldof Urges Blair To Pressure Bush Into Helping Africa"
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http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/geldof%20urges%20blair%20to%20pressurise%20bush%20into%20helping%20africa
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