"Shortly after Sept. 11, Gordon Brown, the British finance minister,
recommended that the developed world double its level of assistance, to
$100 billion a year. But the idea was shot down by
Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill, who said as recently as last month he believes "there
is precious little to show" for past U.S. aid programs."
washingtonpost.com
Excerpt from the article, Europe, U.S. Diverging on Key Policy Approaches
For full story see: Message 17150973
By Keith B. Richburg
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, March 4, 2002; Page A13
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TP, O'Neil is a rich old fool who is a puppet for the banking lobby and rich Americans. Last summer,
O'Neill refused to investigate offshore tax havens that the wealthy use. Yet, he would rather
start a war than offer a solution for peace or money for aid. JMOP |
