[radu]

I'm absolutely disgusted with the Red Cross!! Not surprised in the least, though. After what they did with the donations after 9/11, I've not trusted them. After this, I'll never give ANYthing to them again!! How dare they?!!!!!

You can bet your bottom dollar I'll spread the word about this! I'm furious! I hope enough people contact DoD about it that an investigation begins. Enough is enough! What a rip-off organization!! I have to wonder just what their plans are for all the things that have been sent to the hospital.

[VOA]

I'm absolutely disgusted with the Red Cross!! Not surprised in the least, though.

IIRC, after a large rural fire in the San Diego area took out a number of houses,
it was found that the local Red Cross chapter had spent about zippo on the victims
after the Red Cross solicited (and received) donations for the disaster.

I guess this finally made the light of day; it was also found the head of that chapter
was one of the highest paid charity executives in the country...and the chapter
hired a retired high-ranking Marine Corp officer to answer questions (just a shameful
CYA move).

I'll never give the Red Cross a cent.

Especially seeing how Dr. Bernadette Healy tried to do a course-correction of The Red Cross
and finally quit (and/or was pushed out). As I understood it, she was viewed as
a troublemaker when she challenged the International Red Cross about their balking
at recognizing a Red Cross-type organization in Israel...while the International
gave full recognition to The Red Crescent.
A curse on the lot of 'em.