See what happens when you put a pervert in charge of your charitable donations.

Unspent donations given to help victims of the Asian tsunami could be redirected to crises in Africa after rebuilding is complete, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, now a U.N. enoy, said on Tuesday.

But visiting communities living amid the ruins of Sri Lanka's east coast ahead of tsunami's one year anniversary, Clinton -- said much still had to be done in areas swamped by the waves before any aid could be passed on.
"There are still some...funds that have not been spent," he told Reuters in a destroyed hospital.

"In every country but the Maldives, the pledges exceed the estimated damages. Until all the work is done...the people who donated the money have to the right to expect it will be spent in the way they intended it."

Ha!

The December 26 tsunami sparked an unprecedented outpouring of donations and pledges from both governments and individuals -- some $12 billion -- but some aid workers trying to tackle food shortages, worsening poverty and the effect of AIDS in Africa say donations to them have fallen off as a direct result.

AIDS, of course. And by how much more has the Bush administration outspent you in African anti-AIDS programs, Goober? Go ahead and remove your shoes and socks if you think that will help you figure it out.

Clinton said surplus tsunami funds could be redirected to help fight crises in African countries such as Malawi and Lesotho, where AIDS is slashing agricultural production and the cost of sickness, funerals and lost labor drives already vulnerable families deeper into poverty.

"The real answer to this is the AIDS programs, the TB programs, the malaria programs, the clean water programs, putting all these kids in school," Clinton said. "They're cheap to do and they would do so much good for so much people."

Want to really help the poor in the rest of the world? Donate to Catholic Relief Services and leave Clinton to choke on his rubbers.