~In stark contrast to the glowing news stories about the American government's response to the tragedy:
The Other Tsunami
"The west's crusaders, the United States and Britain, are giving less to help the tsunami victims than the cost of a Stealth bomber or a week's bloody occupation of Iraq. The bill for George Bush's coming inauguration party would rebuild much of the coastline of Sri Lanka. Bush and Blair increased their first driblets of "aid" only when it became clear that people all over the world were spontaneously giving millions and that a public relations problem beckoned....
article by John Pilger
Posted by Cieciel at January 9, 2005 01:54 AM