<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body> You got it Michael. It's not a gift; it's blackmail. Of course, that's not the play it gets in the press. Joanna Michael Perelman wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid20050612203338.A25645@ecst.csuchico.edu"> <pre wrap="">What problem? Isn't that the purpose of he whole thing? On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 07:50:11PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">One problem, as I understand it, with this is that countries have to follow G8 dictates (i.e., free market economics) in order to get their debt written off. Is that a valid understanding? JD On 6/12/05, Doug Henwood <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dhenwood@panix.com"><dhenwood@panix.com></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">FT.com - June 12, 2005 Caution over G8 debt plan for poor countries By Chris Giles and Friederike Tiesenhausen Cave While the Group of Eight finance ministers were hailing a "historic breakthrough" at the weekend after they agreed to cancel the debts of 18 poor but well-governed countries, doubts were already being raised about how great an impact the deal would have. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">___________________________________ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk">http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</a> </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>