blessed britons

The reality is that Britain had both the means and the obligation to stop the Turkish assault on Cyprus. After first ensuring Turkish hostility to the Greek majority, it had imposed a Treaty of Guarantee on the island, depriving it of true independence, for its own selfish ends: the retention of large military enclaves at its sovereign disposal. Now, when called on to abide by the treaty, it crossed its arms and gave free passage to the modern Attila, claiming that it was helpless – a nuclear power – to do otherwise.

— Perry Anderson

The Divisions of Cyprus

mad world

Our definition of phantom aid includes aid that is:
- not targeted for poverty reduction, estimated to be worth US$4.9 billion
- double counted as debt relief, totalling US$9.4 billion
- overpriced and ineffective Technical Assistance, estimated at US$13.8 billion
- tied to goods and services from the donor country, estimated at US$2.7 billion
- poorly coordinated and with high transaction costs, estimated at US$9 billion
- spent on excess administration costs; totalling US$0.4 billion.
In total, at least 61% of all donor assistance is phantom aid.

— Action Aid

Real Aid

genocide in one small town

mostly nuggets

blessed britons

mad world

genocide in one small town