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Bono Tries to Extort Money from Italy | ||||||||||||
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| Lisa Rogers, 04.05.2006, 09:36 AM | ||||||||||||
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| (EZ-Tracks) - With upcoming Italian elections (April 9th and 10th) many feel that Bono, the ultra-charitable do-no-wrong front man of U2 has been slighted by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi used Bono’s photo in an electioneering magazine along with the caption “The Irish Star is grateful to the Prime Minister for the actions promoted by the Italian government towards poor countries.” When Bono learned of this, he stated that as flattered as he was about appearing in the brochure, he also happened to feel a bit exploited, but that didn’t stop him from scheming to extort more donation money to poor countries. Bono said that he “recalled” a conversation with the Italian prime minster whom pledged to deliver on promises made at the G8 summit in Scotland. Bono thumbed his nose at world leaders, letting them know that he’ll make them look bad if they don’t meet his demands. Bono stated “If your commitment is real and your signature is trustworthy, then the world wants to know how Italy intends to reach this target.” Bono demands that Italy more than double its handouts by 2010. | ||||||||||||
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