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News Briefs Rock Stars Geldof, Bono Urge More Action on AIDSMay 23, 2003 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Rock stars Bono and Bob Geldof Thursday urged world leaders to shelve their disagreements over Iraq and unite against AIDS. After the two stars met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss the AIDS epidemic in Africa, Bono said there was a chance that Blair could negotiate a new agreement on fighting AIDS at the upcoming Group of Eight summit in Evian, France. "The war against terrorism is bound up against the war on poverty. I did not say that, [U.S. Secretary of State] Colin Powell said that, that the greatest weapon of mass destruction is the AIDS virus and when a military man says something like that you know you have to start paying attention," said the U2 frontman. Bono also praised U.S. President George Bush for agreeing to allocate $3 billion this year to fund aid relief work in Africa. Associated Press 05.22.03 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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