Posted AT 1:33 AM EDT on 06/07/05
The education of Bob Geldof
When Bob Geldof began his crusade for Africa more than 20 years ago, he had a simple idea: He was going to save lives. Disgusted by the apathy and global inattention to the famine in Ethiopia, he criticized what he regarded as an overfed, sluggish, bureaucratic aid establishment. He rallied his friends and colleagues and they made music. Mr. Geldof raised millions of dollars, promising that he would get the money directly to those who needed it most.
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