"They should finally terminate this awful aid"

The comments of a cruel, callous, heartless right-winger?

Nope - a Kenyan economist:

SPIEGEL: Stop? The industrialized nations of the West want to eliminate hunger and poverty.

JAMES SHIKWATI: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. If the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid. The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape. Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor. [emphasis added]

Hey, he said it, I didn't.

But I hope nobody minds if I second the motion; it might be Africa's only hope.

[HT: Blogs for Bush]