Bush working to stifle NGO's

[link|http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,982977,00.html|Guardian UK]

Before launching any new foreign adventures, the Bush gang has some homeland housekeeping to take care of: it is going to sweep up those pesky non-governmental organisations that are helping to turn world opinion against US bombs and brands.

On May 21 in Washington, Andrew Natsios, the head of USaid, gave a speech blasting US NGOs for failing to play a role many of them didn't realise they had been assigned: doing public relations for the US government. According to InterAction, the network of 160 relief and development NGOs, Natsios was "irritated" that starving and sick Iraqi and Afghan children didn't realise that their food and vaccines were coming to them courtesy of George Bush. From now on, NGOs had to do a better job of link ing their humanitarian assistance to US foreign policy and making it clear that they are "an arm of the US government". If they didn't, InterAction reported, "Natsios threatened to personally tear up their contracts and find new partners".

You know, there are actually some NGO's that could use some capping. But trying to force humanitarian NGO's to act as public relations units for the US government is miserable. It's highly indicitive of how the Bush White House can not accept any complaints or critisisms, either you back the White House 100% or you are part of the problem.

Jay

Post #106,944 by JayMehaffey 6/22/03 11:43:33 PM Reply	Bush working to stifle NGO's [link\|http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,982977,00.html\|Guardian UK] Before launching any new foreign adventures, the Bush gang has some homeland housekeeping to take care of: it is going to sweep up those pesky non-governmental organisations that are helping to turn world opinion against US bombs and brands. On May 21 in Washington, Andrew Natsios, the head of USaid, gave a speech blasting US NGOs for failing to play a role many of them didn't realise they had been assigned: doing public relations for the US government. According to InterAction, the network of 160 relief and development NGOs, Natsios was "irritated" that starving and sick Iraqi and Afghan children didn't realise that their food and vaccines were coming to them courtesy of George Bush. From now on, NGOs had to do a better job of link ing their humanitarian assistance to US foreign policy and making it clear that they are "an arm of the US government". If they didn't, InterAction reported, "Natsios threatened to personally tear up their contracts and find new partners". You know, there are actually some NGO's that could use some capping. But trying to force humanitarian NGO's to act as public relations units for the US government is miserable. It's highly indicitive of how the Bush White House can not accept any complaints or critisisms, either you back the White House 100% or you are part of the problem. Jay
Post #106,995 by jb4 6/23/03 1:23:26 PM Reply	Just part of the " jb4 "We continue to live in a world where all our know-how is locked into binary files in an unknown format. If our documents are our corporate memory, Microsoft still has us all condemned to Alzheimer's." Simon Phipps, SUN Microsystems
Post #106,996 by jb4 6/23/03 1:24:50 PM Reply	Just part of the "Faith based Initiative" To make one "believe" (read: have failth in) that NGOs are, indeed, "an arm of the US government". How low can we sink? We ain't seen bottom yet.... jb4 "We continue to live in a world where all our know-how is locked into binary files in an unknown format. If our documents are our corporate memory, Microsoft still has us all condemned to Alzheimer's." Simon Phipps, SUN Microsystems
Post #106,998 by drewk 6/23/03 1:36:07 PM Reply	Sure... for people who don't know what NGO is an acronym for === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #107,001 by Simon_Jester 6/23/03 1:41:11 PM Reply	Google search - NGO This site is the home page for our global NGO community (Non-governmental organizations associated with the United Nations). [link\|http://www.ngo.org/index2.htm\| NGO ] (Because, believe it or not, I didn't know what NGO stood for. :-)
Post #107,005 by boxley 6/23/03 1:56:12 PM Reply	Partial List Medecin Sans Frontiers is a good one. Peta is a bad one. An NGO (non governmental organization) does not have to be affiliated with the UN to apply for grant money. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] As the Poets have mournfully sung. Death takes the innocent young, The rolling in money, the screamingly funny, And those who are very well hung. W.H. Auden
Post #107,000 by boxley 6/23/03 1:38:34 PM Reply	some of those NGO's need to be swept up some are good, others are groups dedicated to ideals that I despise. thanx, bill will work for cash and other incentives [link\|http://home.tampabay.rr.com/boxley/resume/Resume.html\|skill set] questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org] As the Poets have mournfully sung. Death takes the innocent young, The rolling in money, the screamingly funny, And those who are very well hung. W.H. Auden

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