Posted on 09/03/2005 12:38:15 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
Qatar gives 100 million dollars for US hurricane relief 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
DOHA (AFP) - The Gulf emirate of Qatar announced it will donate 100 million dollars to relief efforts for the US victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The aid was granted by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani "in the name of the government and the Qatari people," the official news agency QNA said.
Quoting a foreign ministry spokesman, QNA said: "Qatar expresses its sympathy and its solidarity to the US people and government in these painful circumstances and sends its condolences to the families of the victims in this humanitarian catastrophe."
Three other Arab countries -- Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates -- have also offered aid to the United States.
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Thank you, Qatar! Thank you, Sri Lanka!
I can imagine that we might refuse those particular offers from the Russians. They'd be in danger of being shot by the crazies. I actually read about the offer at some Russian-related site, but it didn't say that the offer had been refused.
Thanks to the others mentioned as well: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE.
Turning down the special forces team I can see. That would be a match in a powder barrel with the gangbangers down there. That article (nor any other) didn't say the rest of the Russian offers were turned down, though.
I did note that Sri Lanka isn't the only low-GDP nation that offered. Honduras, El Salvador, Jamaica, Hungary, Colombia, Dominican Republic -- none of those are what you'd call economic powerhouses.
My especial gratitude to all of them.
Thank you, Qatar.
On behalf of the American people, we thank Qatar and the other countries for their concern and generosity.
~Scott~
They are not the only game in town. Fortunately.
I used to watch him, now about the only guy I will watch is Lou Dobbs.
I don't care about motivations.....I will only say, on behalf of America....whether we ultimately need the money or not........thank you.
Thank you. This is what friends do for each other.
Agreed, but I look at it like this. Suppose well-off parents hit some trouble. They need to spend quite a bit of money to get back on their feet. Do they take money from the child just out of college, barely setting himself up in the world? Even though they have sacrificed to get him there? No, they use their resources to solve their problem, perhaps with help from wealthy friends, and allow their child to use his meager assets to build his own life. Not only is it better for the child, but it makes him independent faster.
I'm impressed. You can tell your friends by what they do when you actually need their help.
Thank you for pointing out the Sri Lanka donation. That is akin to a child putting a quarter in the collection plate.
I don't mean that to be patronizing. Just that sometimes the smallest donations mean the most.
When I see it, then I'll believe it! Didnt these same muslim scum promise tsunami victims relief and then welched?
They pronounced it cutter.
No easy translation there, pronounced with a "KH" sound that is natural in Arabic, but not in English. I work with an Arab owner and employees, I am trying to get the hang of this. Same reason for the Quaddafi, gaddafi Khadafi thing
The country's name is derived from Arabic, thereis no "Q" either
Thanks a lot, Kuwait! oh wait....
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