[Time is now]

On Thursday, the Indian Red Cross Society said relief supplies it had in Port Blair, the territory's capital, had disappeared from the docks and were later found to have been taken by government workers.

"They hijacked our relief material. They robbed it," said Basudev Dass, joint secretary of the Indian Cross Society. "They want to take all the relief material and distribute it. We are very clear that we will go and distribute it to the real beneficiaries."

Lt. Gov. Ram Kapse, the territory's head of government and the head of the Red Cross Society in the Andamans, declined to comment on his organization's complaint.

"Not only us, but all NGOs are facing this," said Dass. He also said that 12,000 liters (3,170 U.S. gallons) of mineral water intended for tsunami victims had been used as bath water by a district official.

[rip033]

Somalia all over again. I say pull out now. I thought those units were intended for operations against Iran anyway. That's where the next fight is.

[hinckley buzzard]

"He also said that 12,000 liters (3,170 U.S. gallons) of mineral water intended for tsunami victims had been used as bath water by a district official."

Well, before we blow this hell-hole of a popstand, here's a guy who needs killing-- in public.