WHY TOILETS MATTER A child dies every 15 seconds from diarrhoeal disease, attributable mainly to poor water supply and/or sanitation 443 million schooldays are lost each year from diarrhoeal disease Failure to meet the MDG on water and sanitation is costing poor countries US$84bn per year 36% of Africans have access to an adequate toilet…
Category: Politics
Bill Clinton wheels and deals at his summit
(I love the man more every day…) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton wheeled and dealed on Friday at his Clinton Global Initiative summit, yielding promises from global leaders to do things to make the world a better place and bringing the value of aid commitments over two days to nearly $500 million….
Hurricanes Jova and Kenneth in the Pacific
(Just a thought as we deal with Ophelia and Katrina, Jove and Kenneth are bearing down on the Hawaiian Islands…for those of you who don’t know, Hurricane Iniki smashed the island of Kauai on Sept 11, 1992. They say we are overdue here in Hawaii for hurricane, earthquake, and tsunami. Not to mention the fact…
How Should a President Respond
(Thanks for sending this my way Lena!) Subject: How SHOULD A President Respond? In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd — a category 3 — was bearing down on the Carolinas and Virginia. President Clinton was in Christchurch, New Zealand – meeting with President Jiang of China (you know, actually working). He made the proclamation that only…
Google's Political statement?
Type failure into Google and whaddya get? A list starting with a leader most inept. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=DVXB,DVXB:2005-31,DVXB:en&q=failure
Imelda Marcos vows to stop sale of her jewelry – Yahoo! News
( I love Imelda! She is totally insane….Watch the documentary Imelda…you have to love her…that ego! Wow! cd) ATAC, Philippines (Reuters) – Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, vowed Monday to go to court to stop the government’s plan to sell millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry confiscated from her family in…
Meet the Fakers – New York Times
The biggest gathering of leaders in history unfolds this week at the United Nations, as they preen and boast about how much they’re helping the world’s poor. In short, it may be the greatest assembly in history – of hypocrites. The fact is that with just a few exceptions, the presidents and prime ministers coming…
Lil Kim wants to Party with GWB
(I’ve heard about Kim Jong Il’s parties. Great booze, hot bitches, and everything you could possibly want…hell, KJI is missing the boat, he should invite the Bush twins instead…cd) Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea Kim Jong-il Offers to Meet Bush North Korean leader Kim Jong-il offered to meet with…
George Bush Don't Like Black People
“FWMJ presents “Rappers I Know” Month, August 2005 listen to the remix
It Runs in the Family…..
Barbara Bush Calls Evacuees Better Off WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 – As President Bush battled criticism over the response to Hurricane Katrina, his mother declared it a success for evacuees who “were underprivileged anyway,” saying on Monday that many of the poor people she had seen while touring a Houston relocation site were faring better than…