U2 leader slams Canadian leader

U2 leader Bono lit into Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday (Wednesday, July 6th) at the G8 Summit in Scotland. Bono and Live 8 leader Bob Geldof have been pressuring all the G8 leaders to forgive their Third World debt and to increase aid, but Martin hasn't been as forthcoming as the musicians would like. While standing next to Martin, Bono said the Prime Minister is "very difficult to deal with because he won't agree to things that he doesn't believe he can deliver, although that is very frustrating and annoying and infuriating," according to Reuters. Martin generally supports the plan, but he won't commit until he's sure it can all work. He said, "We will ultimately (reach the funding goal), but we're not going to do it...until we can basically say to Canadians, 'Here's how we're doing it, and here's when we're going to do it, and there are no caveats and conditions.'"

The next stop for U2 on their Vertigo world tour is on Thursday, July 7 in Berlin.