Where Is The Arab Tsunami Help In $

[Bunnings]

Western Nations Give And Send Aid, Many Including Israel Responded Quickly With Money People Machinery And Aid But Where Is All Of The Arab Money, Some Of The Worlds Richest Nations Yet No Reports Of Any Significant Aid In Goods People Or Money. Does This Mean They Do Not Care Who Is Killed Or Dyeing Of Disease Or Starvation Where Is All Of The So Called Good Islam Money. Buying Real Estate In Unaffected Areas No Doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bigsky770]

. . .First off, you may have missed this, but:

http://www.islamic-relief.com/

. . .Second, no need to type all in caps. We hear you, and in typewritten terms it's the equivalent of shouting. People may be more attentive to that which you have to say when you do so in a more normal way.
. . .Third, since this post appears political in nature, I am moving this to the "Politics and Current Events" section.

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Joe (Bigsky770) :vbroll:

[Rynotek]

Thats a pretty narrow minded view, where the hell are you from and how were you educated ?

Do you honestly believe that there is any nation, creed or colour thats heart does not go out to those people
"buying real estate" punk ass bitch, that well offside. Do you honestly believe that the entire Muslim world is Burka clad, fundementalists.

(from the Sunday Telegraph)
Other leading government contributors were Japan at $US40 million ($51.4 million), the Netherlands at $US36 million ($46.2 million), Canada at $US32.8 million ($42.1 million), Germany at $US27 million ($34.67 million), Australia at $A35 million, Portugal at $US11 million ($14.1 million), Saudi Arabia at $US10 million ($12.8 million), and Arab Gulf neighbour of Qatar at $US10 million ($12.8 million).

Smaller contributions from 15 other countries, most of them European nations but also China, Iran and Kuwait amounted to more than $US25 million ($32.1 million), according to figures compiled by AFP.



http://sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,9353,11818747-1702,00.html for a breakdown (as of last Sunday)

[MetalMilitia]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&u=/afp/20050104/wl_mideast_afp/asiaquakeaidsaudi&printer=1

[substand]

Are you paying attention Bunnings?

The media is already portraying this whole aid thing as a pissing contest between who can give the most. Good you've done your part.

[VegasRonin]

The media is already portraying this whole aid thing as a pissing contest between who can give the most. Good you've done your part. Yeah they are Subs. I was just thinking. In most of these affected areas, was there that much (Monetarily) damage? These are poor areas right? They could put all the aid money into one bank account. Issue all the survivors an ATM card with an equal set amount, and then just leave the country. They would have created an overnight middle class. They could then hire the poor people in their own country, the ones that weren't affected, to initiate/finish the clean-up. Why not?

[dutchie]

That's a bit cynical, isn't it?!?

[substand]

Yeah they are Subs. I was just thinking. In most of these affected areas, was there that much (Monetarily) damage?

First figures I heard for monetary damage was in fact MUCH less than what has been given so far in cash from various governments. As far as I know, it is still much less. But I must admit, the last figures I've heard are sort of old. You still have a major point, and I still wonder what monetary dmgs have been sustained. As skippy pointed out, even Doctors Without Borders is saying they have enough already to deal with the crisis.

[stewey]

What I do not get is that Bin Laden and Zarqawi aren't sending over their cronies to help their Muslim brothers in the Tsunami areas.

[lotrfan55345]

What I do not get is that Bin Laden and Zarqawi aren't sending over their cronies to help their Muslim brothers in the Tsunami areas.

You never know. I don't think the media is too keen on reporting Bin Laden's freinds are going over to "help" the Tsunami victims.

[WasteLandWa|2rior]

Western Nations Give And Send Aid, Many Including Israel Responded Quickly With Money People Machinery And Aid But Where Is All Of The Arab Money, Some Of The Worlds Richest Nations Yet No Reports Of Any Significant Aid In Goods People Or Money. Does This Mean They Do Not Care Who Is Killed Or Dyeing Of Disease Or Starvation Where Is All Of The So Called Good Islam Money. Buying Real Estate In Unaffected Areas No Doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well if it wasnt obvious enough b4 this tsunami, arabs dont care about humans....
(not all of them but it seems in general they dont care...)
the arab nations obviusly have no compation for the human race whatsoever...
infact... it almost seems like they are trying to destroy humans
(so is bush)
hehehe

[stewey]

You never know. I don't think the media is too keen on reporting Bin Laden's freinds are going over to "help" the Tsunami victims.

Well I don't see them calling for it either. I have visited their websites quite often, too.

[substand]

Well, there was the terrorist "decision" that they made public not to attack Americans or aid workers in the tsunami affected areas.

Does that count?

[substand]

Interesting things ...

Tsunami: Little aid from Arab countries (http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=2290)



A telethon held in oil-rich Saudi Arabia raised more than 308 million riyals ($82.13 million) for victims of the Asian tsunami, state media said on Friday.

from http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L07533287.htm



Weeden estimates corporate tsunami donations could eventually reach as high as $750 million -- based on an assumption that companies will earmark roughly 5 percent of their total charitable gifts for the year to the cause. That would far exceed donations after Sept. 11.
...
By the end of last week, at least 142 U.S. companies had publicly announced $182.7 million in donations or pledges to assist tsunami victims, according to a tally compiled by The Associated Press. The donations include $89.9 million in cash, $25.8 million in matching funds and at least $55 million in products and services.

The list does not include gifts by smaller companies that have likely gone unnoticed, as well as some very large contributions reportedly made by firms that would not publicly confirm them....

from http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/01/08/business/local/1397ba5bb21b198886256f830004eb81.txt



The earthquake that caused tidal waves to slam into the coast of Southeast Asia, killing at least 145,000 people, could have been the result of joint American, Israeli and Indian underwater weapons testing, an Egyptian weekly and other Arab media charged.
from http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archiv e\200501\FOR20050107b.html

some islamists helping out: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/08/wtsun108.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/01/08/ixnewstop.html

[stewey]

Well, there was the terrorist "decision" that they made public not to attack Americans or aid workers in the tsunami affected areas.

Does that count?


I have read just the opposite. Let me try to find the link.