Asia: our thoughts are whit you guys

[Tako]

Well since no-one would startthis thread I thought

[SurlyPIG]

Indeed.  :( Tsunamis are perhaps the most destructive force on the planet.

[ordos45]

44,000 and climbing, even 122 casualties reported in Africa now.  I guess, like you said, we can only pray.  After all, the intense amount of international aid should help some, but not enough.

[Davidu]

55000 dead and 30000 missing.

Romania send humanitarian aid worth of 32000 euros consisting in tents, food, clothes, etc.

[styx]

Even in this time of need, religion still manages to get in the way

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4130599.stm

[Tako]

mostly about milletary aid given they don't want the isreal army

deattoll now: 82.000 and climbing (officials say it will go up to 100.000)

also many toerists are hit so to them also out thoughts are whit you if you have reletives ot friends them

[TMA_1]

man... one of the worst catastrophies to ever meet all of our generations, probably the worst single catastrophy of our century. I am praying for all of you out there, and God bless you and keep you all. Especially to our fellow believing brothers and sisters out there in need. I will try and send money to the relief funds.

lets just hope that hte prayers help to protect from disease and plague.

[nemafakei]

I've had this reply window open for ages, and I simply can't think of anything to say besides the blindingly obvious. So I'll give you a link with links, so to speak.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm

[Andrew]

Watching those home videos was frightening. Watching people die. People holding on to something in the water, only to be swept away.

Was in the newspaper that my economics professor, who was from Sri Lanka, might have lost family members. Affecting many around the globe.

The thing I don't get is why you never hear of companies that make 300+ million dollars in profit a year donating any money towards disasters. I'm sure McDonalds could match any donation any government in the world provides. Oh wait, the investors must not want that. Greed. Profit, ROI, ROE. Wow.

http://www.blogsnow.com/dotmov.html

[Tako]

how about Bill(f###in) gates? he has so much money he does not know what to do whith it, let him something good with it!

He 's givin it away anyhow

[EWS]

Well the great David Attenborough has lost his grand daugther and his daughter is missing.  Further, Jet Li was missing for a while, thankfully he has turned up safe and sound.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

in my country all the largest companies donate substantial amounts of funds to help those affected by the disaster.

[Andrew]

how about Bill(f###in) gates? he has so much money he does not know what to do whith it, let him something good with it!

He 's givin it away anyhow

Bill gates donates all his money towards research for malaria. I think he has donated almost 1/2 of all his money towards charity.

EDIT - Bill gates donated 3 million dollars.

PepsiCo donated 1 million. Guess some companies are getting involved.

[Tako]

and the y should too, but also goverments are donating and a lot of nomal people too ;)

In holland tonight is a special on t.v. to get money for asia, celebraties etc.

good job, going to donate myself also..

[Wolf]

116,000

[exatreide]

Two vietnam wars....

[alchemi2]

British gov donate 50 million pound and British public donates 25 million pound astounding response. :)

Football clubs get together to donate 1 million pounds.

0870 60 60 900 Tel for Tsunami Earthquake Appeal in the UK or www.dec.org.uk

[styx]

done my donation.

money is good for the medium to long term. But what is really needed now and fast is man power to clear all the dead bodies (to stop desease spread, 100,000 is alot) and also in trying to organise shelter and ditribution

The US is being critised for only donating $35million, with the UK now donating $98million BUT the US has redirected USS Abraham Lincoln and troops to help with such a task

[Anathema]

I'll donate some too.

35 million dollars?!? The Netherlands are going to donate 25 million euro's, and with the current exchange rate that's almost as much, while our country is almost 20 times smaller then the US!

[GhostHunter]

It's not out duty to donate any funding at all. We're being nice as is, plus we have our own issues to worry about without spending it on yet more countries.

And pay attention, please: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/index.html

[ordos45]

Put something together tonight...

[Tako]

It's not out duty to donate any funding at all. We're being nice as is, plus we have our own issues to worry about without spending it on yet more countries.

And pay attention, please: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/index.html

its not our duty? thats the reason why this world is so fucked up! We don't care anymore >:(

We have a moral dury to help those people as we would expect that they would do for us!!! :-[

[exatreide]

Actully it would be a good dision militarily as well being that indonesia and the african nations that were hit are heavily muslim, whats a better way to stop terrorists then show them how much america cares for the poor and the hurt? America should donate 350 million not only to be nice, but it will increase that portions of the worlds opiion of aamerica.

[Caid Ivik]

You yell at your governments, but how many of you really thought about getting there and helping with more than just an impersonal finance?

[Anathema]

That sounds like something people would say to justify not donating anything. Money is no less important to the victims then the care workers.