UN official slams U.S. tsunami aid as 'stingy'...

[Torque]

you're kidding, per-capita the Euros are more generous?

Can't be...

[Furball]

Originally posted by GreenCloud
Schlumpz and Gixer..

both of you are scum...

You post that we are cheap..with out knwoing wtf u are talking about..

truly scum.....I hope you have a rotten year

GET OFF OUR JOCKS

Die and go to hell if we didnt meet your instant expectations ...We..sent military over and have now seen how crappy it is over there..we provide when we find the rigth thing to do..which was skip the disgusting UN "admin fees"..i love it..die scum ..die..there are many other humans that deserve bettr then what you have.

i love the MAWs on these boards

[straffo]

Originally posted by Crumpp
How many Countries in the EU???
 

25 but I guess at the time the stat were done it was only 15.
 
 

How many countries in the United States??

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0 (what else do you expected from an Eurotrash like me ? )

Btw why do you have "Hohun (Henning)" in your signature ?
It's a bit misleading.

[Crumpp]

Correct, he did not. Chalk one up for that sensationalist media of yours.

AFAIK, That is what he claimed AFTER the heat came down on him.  Apparently when his job was on the line he "clarified" his statement to mean all "Western" nations.  Which is even more silly since the vast majority of humanitarian aid given out in the world comes from Western Nations.  

In a few words he moved from a slightly retarded status to full blown village idiot with that statement.  

Crumpp

[lazs2]

didn't he originaly say "the United States and other rich western countries"?

lazs

[Nash]

WSJ, Washington Times capitalize on tsunami tragedy.
Joshua Holland (2:48PM) link

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"As jaded as I am, it's still surprising to catch an American newspaper--even an ideological rag like the Washington Times--blatantly fabricating a story out of whole cloth.

But that's just what Bill Sammon did in today's edition.

His headline reads: 'U.N. official slams U.S. as 'stingy' [ed. note: Holy smokes! That's the exact title of this thread.] over aid.' But if you think somewhere in the piece there'd be a comment criticizing the U.S. for being, I dunno, 'stingy over aid,' you'd be wrong. Sammon couldn't pull a quote because the 'slam' simply never occured.

Here's the jist of the Times story:

U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland suggested that the United States and other Western nations were being "stingy" with relief funds, saying there would be more available if taxes were raised.

"It is beyond me why are we so stingy, really," the Norwegian-born U.N. official told reporters. "Christmastime should remind many Western countries at least, [of] how rich we have become."

Note how 'stingy' is in quotes in the first graph and 'the United States and other Western nations' is not. That's because Egeland referred to 'wealthy states' and 'donor states,' but at no time did he single out the United States. In fact, when a reporter asked Egeland to name the countries he believed to be "stingy," he pointedly declined to do so (you can stream the 48-minute press conference with RealPlayer and see for yourself).



Sammon finishes his fabrication by quoting White House spokesman Trent Duffy saying that the U.S. leads the world in humanitarian assistance, a statement which Sammon characterizes as a "response to Mr. Egeland's comments."

So how do you get from a Norwegian asking "why are we so stingy?" to a UN official 'slamming' the U.S.? You work for the Washington Times, the leading UN-basher and a publication that's not unduly burdened by those pesky facts. I've written elsewhere about the slant in their broad-brush reporting on the UN's oil-for-food scandal, and this is just more of the same."

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[patrone]

Better slow down a little in this tread.

Its easy to sling stuff around. I am very sure both the countries of UN, EU and USA will give all that is needed to help the victims and to rebuild what is destroyed.

The reason why many countries didīnt give that much to start with was simply because the first reports mentioned something like 1200-1500 dead.


It is very typical Amerikkans to bang their chest and yell about money given. STFU, please.

Lets talk about per capita, if you please, USA is 50 states=50 countries.

Crabofix
bork

[lazs2]

ok patrone... lets talk about per capita... let's not get all sentimental about this particular charitable act.... let's take em as a whole.... the U.S. with 10% of the worlds population gives 40% of the worlds aid.    Hardly stingy.

Raise taxes to give more?   that is what rankles...  He is telling us how to govern our own country.   This to me is proof that the UN is a socialist threat.    They damn well better dissarm us (as they wish to do) before they try to take over our tax base and form of government.

I have absolutely no use for the UN or any of it's liberal socialist aholes.

If this squarehead liberal didn't say the U.S. in his "stingy" speech then he is only guilty of pandering for money.... bad enough given the record the UN has for abusing it's powers and lining it's own pockets with phony programs.... any money given directly to the UN and this guy will undoubtably end up being skimmed for personal profit by the corrupt UN officials.

lazs

[Nash]

In other words: "Okay he might not be guilty, but he's guilty gawdammit!"

[patrone]

I can only agree with you, Laz2.

Un is not the best solution, but right now its the only solution we have. It was constructed to prevent another ww.

USA has choosen to be a part of it. And it is like a marridge, for better or for worth. You might want to get a divorce, but you will not gain anything on it, cause, whether you like it or not, even USA are highly dependent on other countries, both for economy and security.

Still 10% of population paying 40% of the aid?
(I have to admit my math was never good.)

Still if 1/3 is rich and 2/3 are poor on earth, it would give the figures 30% of the "rich", giving like 120% of the aid?
Or would it put 30% giving 13% of the aid?

Please, give me help with theese numbers.

Crabofix
Bork

[Torque]

Typical, just like the girl being ceremoniously discharged from an iraqi hospital.

[lazs2]

crabofix.... I can't hit your target cause it just keeps moving around... you claimed per capita.... I gave you per capita.

now, since that ruined your notion of our stingyness... you want to change it to the "rich"  whatever that means... help me with your figures...  are you now saying that you want to base it on.... on what?   number of rich people?   average income?   GNP  what?

so far as marriage goes... most of us want a divorce..  I do not want the UN to have any control over the U.S.

lazs

[NUKE]

Originally posted by GScholz
That's great Lazs, I too want the US out of the UN.

why do you want the US out of the UN? Are there any other countries you would like out of the UN?

[NUKE]

If every single UN member carried an equal share of all operating costs and the same military force, and had exactly the same voice, would that be an ideal UN?

[Torque]

Someone left this link on a similar thread, dunno how accurate it is.

http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph-T/eco_eco_aid_don_cap&int=50