Re: Bush accused of undermining the UN with aid coalition

From: Franz Heymann (notfranz.heymann_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:43:35 +0000 (UTC)

<jmfbahciv@aol.com> wrote in message
news:Bvmdnb3tMbN62UjcRVn-uA@rcn.net...
> In article <cr32s5$96m$6@titan.btinternet.com>,
> "Franz Heymann" <notfranz.heymann@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >
> >"keith" <krw@att.bizzzz> wrote in message
> >news:pan.2004.12.31.04.01.13.157284@att.bizzzz...
> >> On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:07:47 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
> >
> >Instead oif ranting, you might consider the shaming fact that even
a
> >small country like Holland has so far contributed more generously
to
> >the disaster fund than your much vaunted USA.
>
> I see no reason to pledge money into a pot of a group that
> is known to fill their pockets first,

Which group?
Evidence?

> then maybe buy stuff
> from relatives that may be delivered to people who need help.
>
> As a Dutchman, I'm surprised that the Netherlands threw money
> into a pot without knowing what it's going to buy.

In a human catastrophe like this, one gives freely as much as one can
afford, even if it is certain that there will be the odd vulture in
the vicinity.

> The US
> is already delivering stuff rather than announcing how much
> money we'll donate.

The US is lagging behind very badly. Apparently it has not yet been
shamed publicly to a sufficient exrent to make it and its inhabitants
get off their arses.

> When the UN idiot spouted his ***, nobody
> knew what was needed, how much was needed, where it was needed,
> and who would deliver it to those who needed it.

You don't ask stupid questions in a crisis like this. You just pour
in anything that comes to hand, as quickly as you can. Efficiency is
of secondary importance. It is NOW that they need help. BEFORE
TONIGHT.

> The Netherlands has a colonial history with a few of the nations
> that are in trouble. Thus, they already have some form of
> infrastructure that knows the details about goods and services
> that will be needed. IOW, they know who to talk to and do
> business with.

Would you like me to publish the full quantified list of donors as
given in the Times this morning? Now that really would shame ths us.

> As far as I'm concerned the UN, as an organization, can go
> *** themselves.

It has been good knowing you, BAH.
Goodbye, and hope that tsunami due to arise from that cracking island
i the Canaries does not hit you.

Franz
>
> /BAH
>
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