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  • Tsunami Relief: U.N. answers the call (Bush's Fault: Part XXXXVIII)

    12/31/2004 4:31:50 PM PST · by Fintan · 40 replies · 997+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 12.31.04 | Editorial
        The huge scale of destruction from the tsunami centered in Southeast Asia gives testimony to the worth of an organization that hasn't gotten much love lately from Washington: the United Nations.Especially at this moment of urgency, President Bush should not ignore the singular capacity of the United Nations to coordinate the massive relief effort under way.Help, thank goodness, is making its way to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other nations devastated by Sunday's killer waves. The emergency response can't move fast enough. Televised images now give us a real-time window on victims' suffering more quickly than it is...