There has been a horrible human tragedy over the weekend. Over 6,000 people have been killed as a result of a combination earthquake and torrential rains in Indonesia. Many Muslims are suffering or dead.
Now, the beautiful dream. The United Nations will take a holiday from Israel and America bashing in order to cooperate with the relief efforts. Kofi Annan’s son will cough up money he innocently and mistakingly impounded for the benefit of the survivors. Because many of the victims are presumably Muslim, the Arab countries of Saudi Arabia will divert their “charitable” collections from finding ways to plunge planes into buildings and slaughter infidels into to funding relief for the victims.
While as usual the Western countries will help, the nations of the world will send their unemployed people to help, and the leaders of these countries will empty their Swiss bank accounts and open their hearts. This includes moneys that have been given to victim nations such as Sri Lanka and Indonesia for disaster preparedness, that has been stored for safekeeping in numbered accounts in Lucerne, Geneva, and Luxemburg. Maybe Indonesia will even welcome humanitarian help from Israel.
May 28, 2006 A Look at Relief Efforts in Indonesia
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 12:41 p.m. ET
A look at some of the international aid efforts to Indonesia after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake left thousands dead or homeless:
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS: Appealed for $9.8 million in aid
UNITED STATES: Pledged $2.5 million
EUROPEAN UNION: Pledged $3.8 million
AUSTRALIA: Pledged at least $2.7 million
SOUTH KOREA: Sent 19 doctors and rescuers, $100,000 in medical gear
MALAYSIA: Sent more than 300 disaster relief experts, doctors, paramedics; sent a ton of food, blankets, and supplies
CHINA: Offered $2 million cash, rescue personnel and materials
JAPAN: Government sending relief goods and financial aid; sent seven doctors and nurses. Japanese Red Cross pledged $896,000
SINGAPORE: Sending 78 medical, disaster and rescue workers, search dogs; pledged $50,000 in supplies
NEW ZEALAND: Pledged at least $316,500
INDONESIAN RED CROSS and INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES: Mobilized more than 400 volunteers and staff
U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: Sent plane with medicine and medical personnel, eight truckloads of fortified noodles and biscuits
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Emergency grant of $50,000
UNICEF: Prepared to send tents, hygiene kits, health kits, school supplies
ITALY: Government sending 27 tons of tents, blankets, cooking kits, plastic sheeting, generators, pumps and water purification equipment. Italian Bishops Conference of the Catholic Church donating $2.5 million
SWITZERLAND: Sending two experts, pledged $100,000 to Indonesian Red Cross
BRITAIN: Pledged $5.6 million to be channeled through United Nations, $1.85 million through Red Cross
BELGIUM: Pledged $832,000
