Be ashamed if you're from on of these countries:

Well said CDSmith!

I get lucky now and again.

:D

[QUOTE=CDSmith]I said "something in this thread is braindead"...... maybe it's the UN.

And yes, calling it the way it is reall does bode well for my image. Sometimes I use abbrasive lingo to nail that point home, but there are definitely those here who are a whole lot more abbrasive than I. QUOTE]

nah come on.. "Are you brain dead?" was what you posted.. was that meant at the un? but lets let that float...

I doubt that the the rich countries mention here would have any problems helping the UN with their fair share.. totally understand that some countries might have problems donating more, but not the richest countries mentioned here.. lets wait and see what kind of extra donations comes out of the meeting..

"While over 100 international organizations, including the UN search and rescue teams, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and bilateral partners immediately poured into the country, it is clear the response provided so far is inadequate, OCHA said."

georgeyw: read my last line about that australia did...

Yeah it does come from taxes....apart from government aid the people are
very generous aswell when it comes to sending money....after every dissaster
there are television shows....that urge people to send money....2 days ago
the one for pakistan was on the tele.....within a few hours there was 22 million
euro.....that's a lot considering there's only 16 Million people living in this country. I don't know where it's at now....but I wouldn't be suprised if it
has doubled by now.

Well are you?

I told you the "you should be ashamed" comment was uncalled for, you later admitted that it was.

As far as I'm concerned I made my point here. We're good in my mind.

Cheers.

have a nice weekend cdsmith

Denmark not on the list. Thats embarrasing

It is amazing that a country of 16 mill people can raise 22 Euromill ($26mill) personally - that is more than some countries offered to contribute to AID relief over a five year period (and are still fussing over that!).

My own home country can't to that with a population of about 60 mill, but there are moves to get the ball rolling - let's hope it's not all talk.

It's ironic the folks that give least are those who actually talk about it more than anyone and make claims of being the world's benefactors. :-)

Full cred to the people and govt of Denmark!

Osama Bin Laden

they are pretty selective about what is and what isn't the will of Allah huh? you would think they would have gotten the message in the last 500 years that Allah is not to keen on them.