Posted on 01/04/2005 12:00:37 PM PST by Bob J
My favorite blog at the moment!
Do you know how much the Hollywood celebrities and billionaires like Bill Gates and others have given?
Wow...this is EXCELLENT...thanks for posting it Meg!
ooops- sorry- I thought Meg3 posted it...thanks Bob:)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=corporations
List of articles..I heard one star Sandra Bullock? gave a million yesterday.
Mine too.
Thanks
I have posted the link at least 6 times...everytime I get on a thread that is on this subject..I link the blog, it seems..
Thank you. Michael Schumacher (Formula 1 world champion) has just announced to donate US $ 10 million.
I worry that Kofi will find out and pull strings to have him fired from foreign service ..or transferred to Siberia.
He gives good credit to the Aussies working with us.
Do according to the UN, only the UN has the moral authority to distribute humanitarian aid to people who've suffered a massive disaster.
Um ... sure
bttt
What? They don't want to be berated by the UN's "stingy" coordinator Jan Egeland?
Kofi couldn't find his own behind if a firecracker went off in it let alone tracking this person down!!!!
Heh heh.
I've always loved the Aussies.
I think Doctors Without Borders announced they had received all the money they needed!
Right now because of the devastation..helicopters are the main means of delivering aid to remote areas..Our aircraft carriers are making as much clean water as possible..sailors are giving up showers...There is much aid coming in..just the means to deliver it to the people who need it is limited...one navy pilot said he wished he could fly 24hrs a day..The need is great and time is short for the injured and hungry..We and others are picking up as many as possible to get them to medical care..
I saw TV video of Aussies delivering and setting up clean water filtration equipment. The rivers are filled with filth and dead bodies.
We and others are bringing in more ships and troops.
Well of course, it's not the actual action that's important, but showing how much you care, with your words is what's important.
While the US was saving lives, other countries were whining that the US wasn't saying enough. They cared less about what we were actually DOING.
Interesting bit at Powerline -
Most interesting to me was this memo written by Dutch diplomats and circulated at an EU meeting in Indonesia:
"The US military has arrived and is clearly establishing its presence everywhere in Banda Aceh. They completely have taken over the military hospital, which was a mess until yesterday but is now completely up and running. They brought big stocks of medicines, materials for the operation room, teams of doctors, water and food. Most of the patients who were lying in the hospital untreated for a week have undergone medical treatment by the US teams by this afternoon. US military have unloaded lots of heavy vehicles and organize the logistics with Indonesian military near the airport. A big camp is being set up at a major square in the town. Huge generators are ready to provide electricity. US helicopters fly to places which haven't been reached for the whole week and drop food. The impression it makes on the people is also highly positive; finally something happens in the city of Banda Aceh and finally it seems some people are in control and are doing something. No talking but action. European countries are until now invisible on the ground. IOM staff (note: this is a USAID-funded organization) is very busy briefing the incoming Americans and Australians about the situation."
http://powerlineblog.com/
Our armed forces are also involved. Our MEDEVAC Airbus is flying from Germany to Thailand since Dec 27th. I think everybody is doing what he/she/they can and this is a good thing. Therefore, it is unbelievable that affected countries still don´ t want the planets help - like Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
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