[duckbutt]

"Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi raised Japan's offer to $500 million from $30 million, topping President Bush (news - web sites)'s pledge Friday of $350 million."

Yup - -quite the dig by AP. My guess is that the $350M given by the US doesn't include the cost of the ships, helicopters, and our brave men and women in the military.....

[Ginifer]

Your guess is correct. It also does not include the private donations from American's or the Corporate donations. AP is just such a liberal paper that they always have to find a way to cause dissension...they thrive on creating controversy.