US Ebola patient died

[Drama Queen]

Are you suggesting that he didn't get the same care as the Doctor who went to Emory for care?

Or are you going to accuse me of suggesting that now? You better watch for filthy Ebola mouth.

[KenfromCanada]

How many have been infected so far, 4 or 5? Fatality rate is 50% or higher

He wasn't American. He was from Liberia and was visiting family here. A few other health care workers were infected but were quarrantined before getting to the US.

[Eagle Road]

Here T.D bag, educate yourself,

African leaders steal $ 148 billion a year

NEW YORK/KAMPALA

A QUARTER of the gross domestic product of African States - or $148 billion is lost to corruption annually, the United Nations has said.

Most of this money is stolen by African leaders and kept in banks overseas. The UN and the World Bank estimate that the value of criminal businesses is between $1 to 2 trillion. The revelations were made during a press conference by the UN Secretary general, Mr Ban ki Moon, and the World Bank President, Mr Robert Zoelick in New York on Monday.

To check this practice, the two bodies announced a partnership to recover billions of dollars stolen by corrupt leaders from the developing world and which monies are lying in foreign banks while the countries from which it originated wallow in poverty. A partner in the recovery effort will be the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

The launch of Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (STAR) in New York is a warning shot especially in Africa- where leaders like the late Congolese (Zairean) President Mobutu Sese Seko and Gen Sani Abacha of Nigeria- built obscene fortunes abroad.

However, neither Mr Ban nor Mr Zoelick mentioned the culpability of the banks that accept deposits from corrupt African leaders -and the support given to some of these leaders by powerful western governments.

"The theft of public assets from developing countries is a grave and growing concern, said Mr Ban, adding that stolen assets amounted to US$ 1 trillion every year. Mr Zoellick on his part said the money being stolen was at the expense of social programmes that would target the poor in society.

"There should be no haven for those who steal from the poor," Mr Zoellick added. STAR is also intended to tighten the noose on illegal money used by criminal groups including international terrorists.

Corruption
The Bank also says officials in developing countries pocket between US$ 20 to 40 billion in bribes- equivalent to almost 40 percent of the money they receive from development partners. The new initiative intends to re-invest recovered money in social programmes.

"Every 100 million recovered could fund full immunisations for 4 million children, provide water connections for some 250,000 households or fund treatment for over 600,000 people with HIV/Aids for a full year," Mr Zoellick said.

The World Bank president was optimistic that assets could be recovered citing cases from three countries - Phillipines, Peru, Nigeria. In 2004, the Phillipines was able to repatriate $624 million of former President Ferdinand Marcos' money held in Swiss Bank accounts.

Marcos, a staunch ally of America, was President from 1965 to 1986, and was reported to have stolen billions of dollars while his wife Imelda lived a lavish lifestyle- filling her house with thousands of pairs of expensive shoes.

Nigeria also recovered $505 million of the Sani Abacha money from Swiss banks but this is just a small slice of the money he is reported to have stolen. The chairperson of Transparency International Huguette Labelle described the initiative as "a wake up call to those who steal and to those who facilitate or harbour stolen assets" but little pressure has come to bear on western banks and governments who are complicit in the thefts.

In May 2004 for example, Christian Aid, a United Kingdom-based charity organisation, accused the Uganda government of "wrongly" diverting aid money with the knowledge of the British government. Uganda, an aid-dependant country, is also notoriously corrupt.

This year the government has said fighting corruption is a priority but a 2004 report for the World Bank, which gives millions of dollars worth of aid and loans to the country, noted that corruption was key to the survival of the regime in Kampala.

Source: The Monitor: http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news09212.php

[T.D-Bag]

Do you realize your argument is that people steal money so, ignore a global health threat that can land on our shores from anywhere in 12 hours. While your party fights against insuring all citizens healthcare?

[Eagle Road]

Do you realize your argument is that people steal money so, ignore a global health threat that can land on our shores from anywhere in 12 hours. While your party fights against insuring all citizens healthcare?

And your point is just throwing huge sums of money at any and everything that is wrong in the world, regardless of what it does to the future generations of this county is just what doctor ordered?


How about YOUR party, secures our borders, and THEN take care of everything else?


Don't get me started on HC as I pay 100% of my own.

[T.D-Bag]

Who controls congress?

Libertarian utopia.or Ignore threats abroad unless the MIC can profit. That is the choice with the GOP TODAY

[Eagle Road]

Who controls congress?

Libertarian utopia.or Ignore threats abroad unless the MIC can profit. That is the choice with the GOP TODAY

You do understand how Congress works, right?

[Riccardo]

meant being treated in the US

He wasn't American. He was from Liberia and was visiting family here. A few other health care workers were infected but were quarrantined before getting to the US.

nm

[IronEagle]

Infectious diseases don't care about politics, but political assholes sure care about infectious diseases.

This is a health issue, not a political one. It's my opinion that nothing good can come from interjecting politics into things here.

[Eagle In Ohio]

Secure our borders, huh ?

And your point is just throwing huge sums of money at any and everything that is wrong in the world, regardless of what it does to the future generations of this county is just what doctor ordered?


How about YOUR party, secures our borders, and THEN take care of everything else?


Don't get me started on HC as I pay 100% of my own.

Just like that ? Nobody gets in and nobody gets out. Sorry Ken, but you, Derek, and Chickenman are ass out. No gayte for you foreigners, we don't like your kind around these here parts.

[PackWest]

Infectious diseases don't care about politics, but political assholes sure care about infectious diseases.

This is a health issue, not a political one. It's my opinion that nothing good can come from interjecting politics into things here.

Level of agreement = 100 %

[Riccardo]

yep

Infectious diseases don't care about politics, but political assholes sure care about infectious diseases.

This is a health issue, not a political one. It's my opinion that nothing good can come from interjecting politics into things here.

There are many issues I can criticise Obama on but this isn't one of them.

[Eagle Road]

Just like that ? Nobody gets in and nobody gets out. Sorry Ken, but you, Derek, and Chickenman are ass out. No gayte for you foreigners, we don't like your kind around these here parts.

Securing borders and isolationism are two totally different items, but if that is how you see it, you're welcome to your opinion.

[T.D-Bag]

"secure the borders".....

What is net immigration under this adminstration?
When those in a certain party realize that this world is shrinking due to technology, that there is no answer like isolationism to secure us from the likes of Ebola the world will be a safer more secure place.

[T.D-Bag]

Why didnt the GOP controlled 109th congress and Senate under GWB

build a GIGANTIC unjumpable FENCE??
as far as HC so do I pay 100% of mine but I welcome the ACA