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2005/1/5 [Politics/Foreign/Europe, Politics/Foreign/Asia/Japan] UID:35547 Activity:high |
1/4 Updated govt. aid figures: Australia: $765m Germany: $680m Japan: $500m US: $350m \_ Politicizing disaster relief is sickening. \_ http://www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=20050105 \_ How much has been given privately? How much does it cost for our carrier group and soldiers to be over there helping? \_ ssshhhh! \_ Sorry, didn't mean to feed the trolls. \_ Yeah, but do the Indonesian people think that way? \_ Who cares? |
www.filibustercartoons.com/archive.php?id=20050105 Nations from all over the world have been quick to offer their assistance to the many countries devastated by last week's tsunami. The Israelis, as you might expect, have a lot of people who are quite skilled in rapid crisis response and have offered their help to Asia. Apparently allowing Israelis into t heir country would violate some sort of abstract political point they ar e trying to prove. Snubbing Israeli offers of assistance is a fairly common way in which Mus lim nations can grandstand within the international community. When Iran had that big earthquake last year their government did the exact same r outine. gif Filibuster Cartoons version 30 - Design copyright 2003 Jaco Joubert - Al l original images copyright 2001-2003 JJ McCullough - Non-original image s copyright their respective owner. |