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blessed britons

When Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975, leading to the deaths of around 200,000 people in one of the bloodiest operations in post-war history, Britain in effect supported Jakarta at the UN. Declassified files show that the British planned before the invasion not to condemn the Indonesians and that 'If there is a row in the United Nations... we should keep our heads down and avoid taking sides'. Between 1975 and 1982 there were 2 Security Council Resolutions and 8 General Assembly resolutions condemning the invasion... London abstained on, or voted against, all the General Assembly resolutions, while it provided arms to Indonesia and deepened air, trade and diplomatic relations.

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

that definition fits genocide

Submitted by antarchi on June 12, 2007 - 01:00.

For me what is tragic, in addition to the tragedy of Iraq itself, is the fact that the United Nations Security Council member states ... are maintaining a program of economic sanctions deliberately, knowingly killing thousands of Iraqis each month. And that definition fits genocide.