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Monday, February 06, 2006 

Good Bible

Look, I'm not much of a fan of Bono's music (especially recently), or his interviews, but anyone willing to stand up in front of George Bush et al at the National freakin' Prayer Breakfast and say that "It's not about charity, it’s about justice" in terms of giving good aid to Africa (i.e. not handouts, not money that winds up in the hands of tyrants) before carrying on to mention that while America is pretty good at charity, it kind of sucks at justice, deserves a listen. Full transcription here; it's actually a pretty excellent speach, one that deserves to be distributed widely.



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