Voice from the Commonwealth
Commentary, World Views and Occasional Rants from a small 'l' libertarian in Massachussetts

"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams
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Friday, April 19, 2002

The G-7 is meeting in Washington right now, to discuss foreign aid and how to cut off terrorist funding. Interestingly, it appears that the Group of 24 developing countries has not gotten Bono's memo, and are actually taking a responsible stance to loans.

Nigerian Finance Minister Mallam Adamu Ciroma, the chairman of the Group of 24 developing countries, said at the conclusion of their session Friday that the poor nations believed it was in their "long-term interest" to maintain the present system of low-cost loans.

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