they accepted that $100,000 from Afghanistan? That's embarrassing. And again, they haven't turned down the water purification system, the rescue divers or the telecommunication system -- they just haven't bothered to use them....
On 9/7/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I heard on the news that the US has accepted all offers of relief. > Including > > $25,000 from Indonesia; > > The list I heard has several third world countries sending sums from > $25,000 - $100,000 each. > > It's amazing that many individuals in the US have donated $1 million or > more. Individuals being able to offer more than entire nations. I am not > complaining about the third world nations not having money to donate, > but rather am amazed at the wealth of some of the citizens of this > country. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Where Is The Leadership? > > the US would not accept relief? Why the hell not? Those people need > SOMETHING. Are you kidding me? The US turned down relief? > > On 9/2/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think that right now it looks like an utter failure of a relief > effort. > > > > I know the US wouldn't accept help from world aid organisations, but > > maybe they should ask for it. > > > > It's crazy what is going on, and how this situation has spiraled out > > of control. I would never expect this in the US. In some small third > > world country yes, but not the US. > > > > Looting in a disaster is a fact, as long as the area has poor people, > > and what city doesn't, there will be looting.As warring gang factions > > get together, there's going to be shooting. > > > > What surprises me too is the extent of the poverty that we see now > > existed in New Orleans. It's something that I've never seen evidence > > of, or heard spoken about before. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173159 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
