Re: Bush accused of undermining the UN with aid coalition

From: James Beck (jim_at_reallykillersystems.com)
Date: 12/31/04 

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:53:29 GMT

In article <cr2bq9$1npr$1@news.iquest.net>, toor@iquest.net says...
> In article <YuSdna4Ut__vFkncRVn-pw@rcn.net>,
> Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> writes:
> > http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3944374
> >
> > United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to
> > undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to
> > coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.
> >
> The 'leadership' from the UN has been quite lacking wrt the disaster.
> Kofi was happily ski-ing... At least, GWB had been proactively
> handling the relief effort.
>
> Additionally, it wouldn't be surprising that most of the American
> aid isn't through the government anyway. On the other hand, early
> in the process, the <$200K (yes less than 200 thousand dollars) from
> France was ludicrous (but as expected.)
>
> John
>

I'm not really in the mood to jump into this debate, but my wife and I
made sure to make a donation to the Red Cross today. At least that way
we have a fairly good chance of it doing some good to the victims and
not just padding the pockets of some UN member or their family.

Food for oil, what a joke. More like food for grease, like who's palm
got greased.

               Jim

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