(Vanity) What percentage of tsunami money promised ever saw the light of day?

Dec 26, 2005 | Yankeedame

[yankeedame]

Hey gang,

This may have been brought up here before and some how I missed it, but can anyone tell me %wise of how much of the promised tsunami relief aid -- esp. the cash money --was actually delivered? A ballpark figure is all I'm looking for.

Regards,
--YD

[xrp]

Less than 2/3 from the figures I've seen.

[Owl_Eagle]

By light of day, do you mean the Mercedes dealership in Banda Aceh ?

An Imam gots to ride in style don'cha know.

Owl_Eagle

"You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in.  I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being"

-Hillary Clinton

(Yes, she really said that

Peggy Noonan

The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)

[Dallas59]

Not to mention new missiles, explosives, cell phones, laptops for the struggle against Satanic America and the Zionist...

[PetroniusMaximus]

I read an article recently in which the British aid workers in Indonesia were complaining that the siphoning off of funds by Indonesian bureaucrats was scandalous. There were indications that little if any money was making it to ground zero and people were still living in plastic tents.


(PS Canaletto is cool!)

[Baynative]

Money actually getting to the recipients?
Clue #1 - The tsunami relief was an international effort and the UN was involved along with the International Red Cross.
Clue #2. Bill Clinton was one of the highly publicized chief fund raisers.
Clue #3 Some news is "leaking out" saying less than 2/3 may actually have gotten to the victims.

Reality = If the media is saying 2/3, then you can bet they are aware it is being reported at around 50% which means the chances are good that more like 40% (or even less) was applied to actual relief and recovery.

I recently saw a news piece with aid workers tossing boxes of dehydrated food stuff to hoards of people. The voice over said that thanks to the fund raising efforts of Bill Clinton the storm raveged region has received OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS in aid.

$100K ? Give me a break. You can damn well bet Clinton's first junket to survey the scene, press the flesh and have young girls dance for him set the effort back at least 1/4 million before his pals started taking commissions.

What does a chartered 747 cost?
Food...
Liquor...
Cigars...
Entertainment
Hawaii on the way, Hong Kong on the way back...
Accommodations for 50 to 10 close friends, media, groupies, hangers-on and wannabe cool people, photographers, publicists, media ...
Gifts, souvenirs...

[BADROTOFINGER]

From the Canadian Govt. as I understand, the amount delivered was $0. Thats even less in US dollars I think...JFK

[DustyMoment]

According to an article on Drudge, The UN had something in the neighborhood of $590 million for tsunami relief. In the same article, it states that approximately 1/3rd of the money went to "administrative" costs.

[OldFriend]

The victims got the same amount they received from the CBC. They collected $400,000 and have not dispersed one dime.

[BenLurkin]

"Thai hostesses dressed in Santa Claus stocking hats, wait for customers at a Patong Beach nightclub in Phuket, Thailand, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. year ago on Dec. 26th, 2004, much the area around Patong Beach was heavily damaged following a massive Tsunami that struck the area." (AP Photo/David Longstreath) Email Photo Print Photo

[Leisler]

"Ah, Switzerland. And look! Yonder is thus my bank!"