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Brazil Says It Will Reject Millions in Amazon Aid Pledged at G7
Hours after leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries pledged more than $22 million to help combat fires in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's government angrily rejected the offer, in effect telling the other nations to mind their own business — only to later lay out potential terms for the aid's acceptance.
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil expressed his ire in a series of Twitter posts on Monday, and specifically criticized and taunted President Emmanuel Macron of France, who had announced the aid package at the Group of 7 summit meeting. Their comments extended a verbal feud between the two leaders.
But early the next day, Mr. Bolsonaro offered possible terms for the acceptance of the aid package when he spoke to reporters in the capital, Brasília.
He said that if Mr. Macron withdrew "insults made to my person," and what Mr. Bolsonaro interpreted as insinuations that Brazil does not have sovereignty over the Amazon, he would reconsider.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 28 2019, @06:12AM (2 children)
if it was the plot of an Alfred Hitchcock thing, or Vonnegut or PKD, yeah all the trees are gone then what happens? Could be cool right, that is to postulate, that would be fun. I mean not actually getting rid of trees - just thinking of what it would be like.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 28 2019, @06:15AM (1 child)
Just as an example you could have a cool hide out fort, but it would be on the ground, so a play house not a tree house - but actually, almost easier to have fun with because no ladder to get in etc, you could probably get a TV and Nintendo (tm) in there easier.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 28 2019, @06:53AM
Play cave. Cave world. Cave story.