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UN Secures More Aid for Flood-Ravaged Pakistan
Voice of America ^ | August 18, 2010

Posted on 08/18/2010 8:16:17 AM PDT by La Lydia

The United Nations says it has received more than half of the $460 million it appealed for last week to provide emergency relief in flood-ravaged Pakistan. After days of urging foreign donors to provide more aid, U.N. humanitarian spokesman Maurizio Giuliano said Wednesday that the funding is an improvement, with 54 percent of the target goal reached...

On Wednesday, the European Union announced it would provide an additional $39 million in humanitarian assistance to Pakistan, bringing its total aid to $90 million.

Three weeks of monsoon rains have triggered massive floods in Pakistan's Khyber-Paktunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces, affecting 20 million people. An estimated 1,600 people have been killed and U.N. officials say more than 650,000 people are still without basic shelter...

(Excerpt) Read more at 1.voanews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: islam; middleeast; oilwealth
Why are their wealthy Islamic brethren not coming to their rescue? Why is this left entirely up to the West? Why do Saudi Arabia and the emirates and Dubai not step up to the plate? For shame.
1 posted on 08/18/2010 8:16:21 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia

Since they think Islam is so great, let Muslim countries support each other.


2 posted on 08/18/2010 8:19:14 AM PDT by Islaminaction
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To: La Lydia

Nice rhetorical question, but I think you know the answer: for the same reason that libtards who scream the loudest about compassion and caring are the least likely to open their own wallets and the most likely to reach into yours.


3 posted on 08/18/2010 8:20:16 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: La Lydia
Sure to secure lots of goodwill among muslim nations, as the 2005 tsunami aid for Indonesia did.

Is the sarcasm tag really necessary.....?

4 posted on 08/18/2010 8:23:23 AM PDT by edpc (Ruck Famadan)
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To: La Lydia

No problem with private donations...but not my tax dollars. Sorry, we can’t afford it.


5 posted on 08/18/2010 8:30:55 AM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: edpc

Yes,Yes,all”moderate” muslims!


6 posted on 08/18/2010 8:32:19 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: La Lydia
Some of them seem to think we are responsible for the floods, and other disasters:


Pakistan Flood: HAARP Used in Pakistan? – Urgent Posted on Pakalert on August 6, 2010 // 144 Comments [Translate]

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2010/08/06/pakistan-flood-photos-haarp-fingerprints-found-allover/

All started suddenly and thousands died, millions displaced, hundreds of villages vanished in the matter of just 4 days!!…strangely there were no weather warnings, no alarms..none of the global met offices was able to predict torrential downpours that precipitated the worst floods in Pakistan’s history. Was HAARP involved?

We have investigated this matter and concluded that HAARP is being used in Pakistan and of course how can we ignore India’s Baglihar & Kabul’s Sarobi Dams contribution in this perfect plan! This Flood Disaster is More Manmade than Natural‏. The choice of starting point was perfect.. all the flood is going in downstream i.e. Khyber (Hills) to Karachi (Sea)… it is designed to submerge entire Pakistan and bring up the worst crises and chaos ever happened.. they know they cant win a war with Nuclear armed Pakistan – it would be a mutual destruction, so they have other ways to do it!


Andrei Areshev a renowned Russian Scholar and the deputy head of the Strategic Culture Foundation warns that the current devastating fires raging throughout Russia could have been triggered by American weather weapons what is now becoming the infamous HAARP Technology.

“It isn’t just conspiracy theorists who are concerned about HAARP. The European Union called the project a global concern and passed a resolution calling for more information on its health and environmental risks. Despite those concerns, officials at HAARP insist the project is nothing more sinister than a radio science research facility.”
– Quote from a TV-documentary on HAARP by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) is a little-known, yet critically important U.S. military defense program which has generated quite a bit of controversy over the years in certain circles. Though denied by HAARP officials, some respected researchers allege that secret electromagnetic warfare capabilities of HAARP are designed to forward the US military’s stated goal of achieving full-spectrum dominance by the year 2020. Others go so far as to claim that HAARP can and has been used for weather modification, to cause earthquakes and tsunamis, to disrupt global communications systems, and more.
7 posted on 08/18/2010 8:43:23 AM PDT by struwwelpeter
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Why are their wealthy Islamic brethren not coming to their rescue?

You think building the Victory Mosque for the Nineteen Martyrs is going to be free?

Come on, they have their priorities. Much more important to poke the infidels in the eye than to save Islamic flood victims.

8 posted on 08/18/2010 8:44:52 AM PDT by southernnorthcarolina ("Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own." -- Aesop)
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