[marron]

My prediction is that private aid goes directly into work that helps real people, whereas government to government aid buys apartments in the south of France.

[oolatec]

I wonder how many bombs the donation $ from mosques is paying for...

Ok now, seriously... yup, we are the greatest country on the planet!

[pepsionice]

In general...out of every $100 you give toward Africa...at least $40 goes to corruption. The charities say that its the only way to do business in most of these countries. Its like giving money to a drunk...you know that they will buy breakfast...but after they've had a great hand-over.

[GSlob]

"My prediction is that private aid goes directly into work that helps real people, whereas government to government aid buys apartments in the south of France."
Permit me to doubt. Private aid (US) surpasses the governmental foreign aid. If the same relationship between the aid numbers obtained in the prior years, then the sums involved in private aid would be sufficient for the serious results on the ground, comparable to or exceeding what was officially expected from the governmental aid. And what does one see but continuous demands for reparations... er... more aid?