What We’re Reading 1/14/09
New York Times: Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start
Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Senator Clinton showed a mastery of the issues that won praise from her fellow lawmakers, and outlined a muscular view of American foreign policy that she said would put diplomacy front and center in the Obama administration.
Reuters: UN agencies must adapt in tough times
U.N. agencies dedicated to fighting hunger must become more efficient during tough economic times to ensure aid gets to the world’s most needy, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to U.N. agencies in Rome said on Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal: Obama Should Make Doha a Priority (opinion)
Mr. Mandelson, the U.K. secretary of state for business and former EU trade commissioner, writes in the Wall Street Journal. He states that fresh U.S. leadership means a chance to re-engage with India after its own general elections in the spring and build the necessary trust and compromise on safeguards for farm trade that will unblock the negotiations. The U.S. will also be in a strong position to re-energize negotiations on industrial-goods trade in a way that meets the needs of U.S. manufacturers while keeping big players like China, Brazil and India at the table. Most importantly, President-elect Obama must make the Doha trade round a priority.
-Chandler Smith
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January 19, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I’m sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry.
I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work.
Thanx. www.nycamp.org