The lies behind Bush's African photo-op

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Spin of the week

The lies behind Bush's African photo-op.
PR Watch, July 11, 2003

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Spin of the Week
PR Watch, July 11, 2003
Bush's African Photo-Op

"President Bush's stance on Africa should be evaluated on the basis of his administration's policies, not stage-managed trips," Njoki Njoroge Njehu, director of 50 Years Is Enough Network -
http://www.50years.org/ said. As Bush travels through Africa, many have criticized his trip as nothing more than a photo-op. "For example: The administration's position in the WTO limits or denies the means to procure HIV/AIDS medications at a reasonable price; the administration includes South Africa in the list of 35 countries to be punished for not exempting the U.S. from prosecution in the International Criminal Court; ... the 'emergency' $15 billion announced to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa has been spread over several years with no money available so far," Njehu said. Source: Institute for Public Accuracy, July 10, 2003

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1. also

I thought I read an article saying that the locals were removed from their houses and relocated to the other side of town as Bush passed through for his photo-op. That is sick. Can anybody confirm this?

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2. I read it,

but I can't remember where. The people were definitely removed from their homes.