Annan was speaking on the sidelines of an international AIDS conference in
Bangkok where Washington's low-key presence, moral agenda and funding policies
on AIDS have come under attack. But a top U.S. government scientist defended
President George W. Bush's $15 billion (8 billion pounds) plan to fight the AIDS
epidemic that has killed 20 million people worldwide and infected 38 million.
"There is absolutely no diminished commitment in interacting internationally.
Look at the president's programmes. It's $15 billion," Dr. Tony Fauci, head of
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told reporters. The
conference -- the biggest gathering of scientists, activists, drug company
bosses and AIDS sufferers -- has seen daily protests by activists shouting
"Shame, Shame" against Bush and other rich country leaders accused of failing to
support a U.N.-backed global AIDS fund….The Bush plan pledges $15 billion over
five years for care, prevention and treatment in 15 countries, mostly in Africa
and the Caribbean, which account for 70 percent of all infections. Critics say
Washington's bilateral effort undermines the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
tuberculosis and malaria that faces a funding shortfall. The United States is
already the biggest donor.Reuters
See the real problem isn’t the fact that the US isn’t doing enough. It’s the fact that Kofi wants US money in his pockets. If the US gives the UN “Global Fund” $15 billion, how easy would it be to skim millions? The US and American citizens want better control over their money. Kofi and UN doesn’t really care about AIDS in Africa, otherwise we would be satisfied with $15 billion in treatment. What he really wants is personal control over US money. Kofi was on Britian's Channel 4 last night saying how much better the UN could use the money. I can see through you Mr. Annan!
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