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23rd September 2013, 15:39
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Bono Exposed as a Complete Fraud
Like most famous stars who claim to be helping third-world countries, Bono is a complete fraud.
Bono with his award from Queen Elizabeth II
‘‘Bono’s positioning of the west as the saviour of Africa while failing to *discuss the harm the G8 nations are doing has undermined campaigns for justice and accountability.’
It was bad enough in 2005. Then, at the G8 summit in Scotland, Bono and Bob Geldof heaped praise on Tony Blair and George Bush, who were still mired in the butchery they had initiated in Iraq. At one point Geldof appeared, literally and figuratively, to be sitting in Tony Blair’s lap. African activists accused them of drowning out a campaign for global justice with a campaign for charity.
But this is worse. As the UK chairs the G8 summit again, a campaign that Bono founded, with which Geldof works closely, appears to be whitewashing the G8′s policies in Africa.’
Read more: http://www.hangthebankers.com/bono-e...omplete-fraud/
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23rd September 2013, 15:43
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