*Ally*
New Yorker
Bono isn't even taking a break after winning 4 Grammys- he was in DC today to talk to politicians about Drop the Debt. he's so amazing!!
here's a picture and a story:
http://www.reuters.com
March 1, 2002
From Reuters:
U2's Bono Talks African Debt, Terror War at W.House
March 01, 2002 02:58 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from the Grammy awards, U2 singer Bono pressed
his case for African debt relief with U.S. national security adviser Condoleezza Rice
on Friday, and said "she sees the linkage" between fighting poverty and the war on
terrorism.
Bono told Reuters he had lunch with Rice at the White House as part of his effort to
fight third world debt and poverty. He is due to visit Africa next month on a fact-finding
tour.
"She spoke very passionately herself about the subjects and knows an extraordinary
amount about them for somebody so busy with the war against terrorism, and oddly
enough, she sees the linkage," he said.
The anti-terror war has raised the profile of his campaign rather than distracted from it,
he said.
"It's got center stage," he said. "In Africa, there are 10 potential Afghanistans, so it (the
issue) is now strategic. It's not philanthropy, it's strategic."
The White House has been sympathetic to expanding debt relief, but its proposals are
caught up in a dispute with Europe over World Bank aid to poor countries.
Bono and the rest of the Irish rock band U2 opened the Grammy recording industry
awards ceremony on Wednesday night, winning four awards including record of the
year.
Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, was in Washington on Friday to meet
African-American leaders, religious groups and debt-relief campaigners to rally support
for his cause.
Bono said that with White House encouragement, he was seeking to enlist the
"faith-based" community in the debt relief campaign. "Our movement is an unusual
combination of church and street," he said.
here's a picture and a story:
http://www.reuters.com
March 1, 2002
From Reuters:
U2's Bono Talks African Debt, Terror War at W.House
March 01, 2002 02:58 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from the Grammy awards, U2 singer Bono pressed
his case for African debt relief with U.S. national security adviser Condoleezza Rice
on Friday, and said "she sees the linkage" between fighting poverty and the war on
terrorism.
Bono told Reuters he had lunch with Rice at the White House as part of his effort to
fight third world debt and poverty. He is due to visit Africa next month on a fact-finding
tour.
"She spoke very passionately herself about the subjects and knows an extraordinary
amount about them for somebody so busy with the war against terrorism, and oddly
enough, she sees the linkage," he said.
The anti-terror war has raised the profile of his campaign rather than distracted from it,
he said.
"It's got center stage," he said. "In Africa, there are 10 potential Afghanistans, so it (the
issue) is now strategic. It's not philanthropy, it's strategic."
The White House has been sympathetic to expanding debt relief, but its proposals are
caught up in a dispute with Europe over World Bank aid to poor countries.
Bono and the rest of the Irish rock band U2 opened the Grammy recording industry
awards ceremony on Wednesday night, winning four awards including record of the
year.
Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, was in Washington on Friday to meet
African-American leaders, religious groups and debt-relief campaigners to rally support
for his cause.
Bono said that with White House encouragement, he was seeking to enlist the
"faith-based" community in the debt relief campaign. "Our movement is an unusual
combination of church and street," he said.
