"Sixty-five hundred Africans are dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease,' he says. 'And it is not a priority for the West: two 9/11's a day, eighteen jumbo jets of fathers, mothers, families falling out of the sky. No tears, no letters of condolence, no fifty-one gun salutes. Why? Because we don't put the same value on an African life, as we put on a European or an American life. God will not let us get away with this, history certainly won't let us get away with our excuses.'"
Monday, April 11, 2005
He moves in mysterious ways
As probably most people reading this blog know, I am a huge fan of U2, not only for their music, but also for their concern over Third World Poverty, esp. as it relates to Africa...This is from a review of "Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas" Please check out the entire interview by clicking on the link... http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/entertainment/arts_entertainment/epaper/2005/04/10/a1j_bonorev_0410.html
"Sixty-five hundred Africans are dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease,' he says. 'And it is not a priority for the West: two 9/11's a day, eighteen jumbo jets of fathers, mothers, families falling out of the sky. No tears, no letters of condolence, no fifty-one gun salutes. Why? Because we don't put the same value on an African life, as we put on a European or an American life. God will not let us get away with this, history certainly won't let us get away with our excuses.'"
"Sixty-five hundred Africans are dying every day of a preventable, treatable disease,' he says. 'And it is not a priority for the West: two 9/11's a day, eighteen jumbo jets of fathers, mothers, families falling out of the sky. No tears, no letters of condolence, no fifty-one gun salutes. Why? Because we don't put the same value on an African life, as we put on a European or an American life. God will not let us get away with this, history certainly won't let us get away with our excuses.'"
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