Brown urges US to join new 'Marshall Plan'

[Anarcho-Socialist]

Brown urges US to join new 'Marshall Plan'
By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
06 June 2005


Gordon Brown will say today that the world's richest nations are facing "decision week" on aid for Africa and climate change, the twin priorities for Britain's G8 conference.

Mr Brown will say that the "week of vital decisions" will begin today with Tony Blair flying to Washington for talks at the White House to persuade George Bush to agree to a package of increased aid to Africa.

President Bush said on Friday that a substantial increase in US spending on aid was "not in our budgetary plans" but Mr Brown insisted that the Americans were "on board" for a "new Marshall Plan" for Africa.

Mr Blair and MrBrown want to secure agreement on the package - including a doubling of international aid - at next month's G8 summit.

More at: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=644579

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Gordon Brown wants oil profits to go to Third World aid - we all know what * is going to say to that.

[Jack Rabbit]

1. Gordon Brown (London Observer): Spend now, save lives

From the London Observer (Sunday supplement of the Guardian Unlimited)
Dated Sunday June 5

Spend now, save lives
The Chancellor sets out his plan to help conquer deadly diseases in Africa
By Gordon Brown

This Friday, G8 finance ministers meeting in London will be asked to support a bold initiative aimed at helping to tackle the scourges of HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis. Six million people die each year from these dread diseases.

In advance of Gleneagles, finance ministers will seek agreements on debt relief, increased aid and trade justice. But this week, we will also discuss Aids, TB and malaria.

Our focus will be a plan to support a new international platform for research into vaccines and cures, public-private partnerships and advance purchase schemes for their development and, finance, to build the capacity of health-care systems.

So important are these initiatives that I believe that the generation that can combat, cure and eradicate the world's deadliest diseases - and the world's least curable diseases - will rightly be called a great generation.

Read more.

[SteppingRazor]

2. Why would Bush agree to that?

The first question he'll ask is, "What's in it for me?" What are they going to do? Appeal to his sense of mercy? I mean, come on.

[RPM]

3. fuck that... lets rebuild the US first

Our transportation, power and educational infrastructure is in awful condition....