Their Democracy or Ours?
With Bush and Blair bleating about democracy in the Middle East ie cutting aid from a democratically elected government in Palestine, condemning the Lebanese people for peacefully protesting against Siniora's bankrupt government, supporting Saudi Arabia etc. some interesting news comes to light.
The US uses its aid budget to bribe those countries which have a vote in the United Nations security council, giving them 59 per cent more cash in years when they have a seat, according to research by economists.
What price democracy?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1973770,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12
The US uses its aid budget to bribe those countries which have a vote in the United Nations security council, giving them 59 per cent more cash in years when they have a seat, according to research by economists.
What price democracy?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1973770,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12