Author Topic: UN official slams U.S. tsunami aid as 'stingy'... (Read 5336 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2004, 10:54:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Too bad that Oil for Food program wasn't still up and running in Iraq, some of those UN officials could give alittle bit of the skimming profits to the relief agencies....

You acusing Jan Egeland of skimming? Give me a link.

lada · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2004, 10:54:56 AM »

i would like to see how much donated other countries, instead of *****ing someone that he didnt donate enough.

However there are many otherways, how to help.. provide human resources, rescue teams, army and so on..

http://news.google.com/news?q=rescue+team+to+asia&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=nn&oi=newsr

Stringer · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:07:13 AM »

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Originally posted by lada
i would like to see how much donated other countries, instead of *****ing someone that he didnt donate enough.

However there are many otherways, how to help.. provide human resources, rescue teams, army and so on..

http://news.google.com/news?q=rescue+team+to+asia&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=nn&oi=newsr

The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised to deliver $4 million. Japan, Portugal, China and Russia were sending teams of experts.

lada · « **Reply #18 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:19:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Stringer
The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised to deliver $4 million. Japan, Portugal, China and Russia were sending teams of experts.

some links will be appriciated

Ripsnort · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:20:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
You acusing Jan Egeland of skimming? Give me a link.

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Too bad that Oil for Food program wasn't still up and running in Iraq, some of those UN officials could give alittle bit of the skimming profits to the relief agencies....

Stringer · « **Reply #20 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:22:17 AM »

Taken from the Kansas City Star on the front page from an AP Wire article.

spitfiremkv · « **Reply #21 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:22:26 AM »

actually, compared to the 97milion Japan has pledged (foxnews.com), it is stingy.
Japan probably has an economic interest in the recovery of SE Asia but still, I think countries like the US can do better.

Furball · « **Reply #22 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:26:15 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
went away

wombatt · « **Reply #23 on:** December 28, 2004, 11:57:25 AM »

LOL It's the UN so like who cares what they say any way?

eagl · « **Reply #24 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:01:42 PM »

Some UN guy wants to raise our taxes... Didn't we give the finger and the boot to the last off-continent landlords who did that?

We always follow-up with long term aid programs after the initial assistance push, plus our tourism dollars helped build the region in the first place and will play a key role in rebuilding it after the disaster, so I think people at the UN are more interested in trying to make us look bad than they are in the welfare of those in the disaster area. Shame on them, but unsuprisingly it's what most Americans expect from the UN.

Nilsen · « **Reply #25 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:04:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball

Don't be sad. It's in a happy place were children are playing and eating candy all day.

spitfiremkv · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:25:11 PM »

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Originally posted by wombatt
LOL It's the UN so like who cares what they say any way?

yeah, let's do away with the UN. Let's make the world same as it was before WW2. Times were soooo much better then.

Jayclark · « **Reply #27 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:41:12 PM »

The U.N. is just waste imo. It needs to be "rebuilt" from the ground up. If we didn't help we would get critized for it. And when we do help we get critized. It has always been like this. Although 15 millon does seem a little low. I bet more will be giving over time.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:50:40 PM »

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Originally posted by spitfiremkv
yeah, let's do away with the UN. Let's make the world same as it was before WW2. Times were soooo much better then.

The UN has outlived its usefulness just like Unions...as Jay said above, it needs to be rebuilt bottom up. The UN is a joke.

wombatt · « **Reply #29 on:** December 28, 2004, 12:52:45 PM »

Heard on CNN we are sending a aircraft carrier and a couple other ships to them with some heavy lify helo's.

Hey America is doing it's fair part.