That's why we should oversee (at the very least) every penny we as Americans donate. None of this "trusting" corrupt third-world governments who thrive on natural disasters because it allows them to skim a "little" off the top.
Where will the UN be on this one?
"Foreign aid is the process of taking money from poor people in rich countries giving it to rich people in poor countries."
Among other low life attributes stealing is one of Bill Clinton's traits of shame.
It would be far better for the people to fly over the area and drop the money out of airplanes. Then they could pick up the money from the ground and buy what they need. If the money is concentrated and distributed, there is no way to keep the well-connected from stealing it.
Wait, Aid money goes to business and land owners, those that had assets destroyed, so they could rebuild the ecomony. The people that were living in tin shacks before the tsunami are living in tents now. What's wrong with that?
Once again I am vindicated in my not having donated a penny.
So will the African aid
I had actually heard something about this earlier...that those who suffered the most have received little or nothing.
I gave a nominal amount to a fund drive at the office. But that was it. No more donations for overseas relief. We have people in this country still trying to rebuild after last year's hurricane season. I'd rather give to them.
Now really, who didn't see this coming?
Yes, but Indonesia is the Islamic world and how they have dealt with the disaster is plain to see.
The Hindus are just as bad discriminating against the dalits, it means "broken people", even in the midst of this disaster. The Hindus treat them as nothing more than slaves. It is central to their religion.
"The survey points to the marginalisation of dalits - outcasts in India"
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look to mexico, run by white or light-skinned euros, who yell "racism" at the united states.
they dump the poor, dark-skinned, that they have only contempt for, on the united states.
I gave through established Christian aid agencies, and all we can do is give with the hope that the money will be distributed fairly.
And this is why I refused to give a nickle for "Tsunami Aid".