G8 "new initiatives"..."Numerous. Many. Many, many sub-initiatives."

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"Press Briefing by Jim Wilkinson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Communications and Barry Bennett, Director of Communications, G8 Summit Planning Organization"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040607-7.html

"As is G8 custom, food is gratis to the press, so please - we've spent the money; make sure you take advantage of it."

"We expect the leaders this week to agree to take new actions to do the following: Here are some key themes and then I'll go through some of the policies. First is promote freedom, democratic reform and prosperity in the broader Middle East, counter proliferation of WMD, strengthen international cooperation in the war on terror, expand global peacekeeping efforts, promote global economic growth and expand trade, harness private sector efforts to help alleviate poverty, dramatically increase efforts to combat HIV-AIDS, polio and famine and protect our environment. I'll go through some of the policies they will discuss and some of the agreements we expect this week, looking ahead."

Q Have you counted the number of new initiatives?

MR. WILKINSON: Numerous. Many. I haven't counted them. Again, there -- and with each of the pillars I went through with you - each of those will have many, many sub-initiatives. There will be sort of detailed sheets coming out on them. Gary Edson and the - so there'll be many more.

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1. harness private sector efforts to help alleviate poverty?!

Uh, from what I'm seeing, corporate america is doing their best to CREATE poverty. Especially in America, shoving broomsticks up their fellow men just to get ahead for their miserable own selves, wanting it all. Isn't greed a sin?