I heard on the news this AM that John Grisham donated $5 mil. In camparison to Japan, who gave us $1 mil.
Ken Ketsdever wrote: > I heard on the news that the US has accepted all offers of relief. > Including > > $25,000 from Indonesia; > > The list I heard has several third world countries sending sums from > $25,000 - $100,000 each. > > It's amazing that many individuals in the US have donated $1 million or > more. Individuals being able to offer more than entire nations. I am not > complaining about the third world nations not having money to donate, > but rather am amazed at the wealth of some of the citizens of this > country. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 11:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Where Is The Leadership? > > the US would not accept relief? Why the hell not? Those people need > SOMETHING. Are you kidding me? The US turned down relief? > > On 9/2/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I think that right now it looks like an utter failure of a relief > > effort. > >>I know the US wouldn't accept help from world aid organisations, but >>maybe they should ask for it. >> >>It's crazy what is going on, and how this situation has spiraled out >>of control. I would never expect this in the US. In some small third >>world country yes, but not the US. >> >>Looting in a disaster is a fact, as long as the area has poor people, >>and what city doesn't, there will be looting.As warring gang factions >>get together, there's going to be shooting. >> >>What surprises me too is the extent of the poverty that we see now >>existed in New Orleans. It's something that I've never seen evidence >>of, or heard spoken about before. >> >> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now thereâs a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173118 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
