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I think we have to wait until the billion dollars are disbursed and actually
used in Africa before we say otherwise. Talking about it and actually
releasing the money are two different things. Ask Afghanistan, two years or
so hence.
Ann Marie
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From: "Vera Crowell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: A billion dollars = no care?
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> This is not related to the discussion about Liberia. That was ended. No
> one wanted to answer my question. This was in reply to Wilmot's statement
> that America cares little about Africa. I am not ignoring what America
> has done in Africa. I have an open mind, but, when a billion dollars of
> American taxpayer money is dismissed and called "little," I have to take
> exception to that. Many working, taxpaying families in this country exist
> at a level barely above the poverty level and programs are cut that could
> help them. America is not the only country that has executed "rape" in
> Africa. All of the former world powers have work to do. If a billion
> dollars is not enough, if time, troops, provisions, and money are not
> enough, what is enough? Just for the record, I would not stoop to making
> this a "African-Americans vs. Africans" discussion. It is as if, on this
> forum, if someone doesn't see things the way that the majority of the
forum
> does, they are automatically seen as against Africa, Africans,
> collaborators with the "rapists," ignorant, divisive, and 'gasp'
> conservative. None of this applies. Africans (in Africa) and
> African-Americans have a lot of the same problems caused by a lot of the
> same people.
>
> At 08:11 PM 7/29/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Vera, precisely what has this got to do with the debate of America
getting
> >involved in Liberia. Is this letting your cynicism show? You know,
there
> >was a black American journalist who took the time to travel in Africa,
> >came back and wrote a book. On the old Jean Faraca show, he stated that
> >he is glad his ancestors were brought here as slaves for him to be born
in
> >this country. I wish you'd approach these debates with more open mind.
> >
> >Stay well. Cheers.
>
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