My Journal and Diary
2005
February
Saturday, February 26th, 2005
Bono Lead the World Bank?
U2's Bono Should Head World Bank, Paper Urges
"Don't be fooled by the wraparound sunglasses and the excess hipness," the Los Angeles Times said. "Bono is deeply versed in the issues afflicting the least-developed nations of the world."
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...Andres Martinez said the suggestion of Bono to head the World Bank was entirely serious, although he said the newspaper was also making an effort to "take chances" and be "less predictable" on its opinion page in recent months.
Bono, the rock star and celebrity, Martinez said, might be able to shame the rich nations into meeting their devlopment aid goals, he told Reuters.
Fascinating.
~Jason
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