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To: Dayuhan who wrote (115527)	9/23/2003 9:49:30 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 281500

I totally agree.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (115527)	9/23/2003 10:21:44 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"Commenting on the latest US pledge [of $10 billion], Julian Borger and Charlotte Denny of the Guardian (UK) say Washington is desperate to deflect attention in Monterrey from the size of its aid budget. But for more generous donors, says the story, Washington's conversion to the cause of effective aid spending is hard to swallow. Among the big donors, the US has the worst record for spending its aid budget on itself - 70 percent of its aid is spent on US goods and services. And more than half is spent in middle income countries in the Middle East. Only $3bn a year goes to South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. -- Monterrey: U.S. Will 'Seek Advice On Spending Aid', World Bank, March 21, 2002"