RHF wrote:
S&M,
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So why isn't everyone talking about the USofA
joining or building a "Broad Coalition of Givers" ? ? ?
[ Shades of John 'ff' Kerry and the Liberal Democrats ]
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Instead here we are talking about the USofA "Going-It-Alone"
and trying to be the Daddy-War-Bucks to the World ! ! !

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Where is Japan ? and their Money ?

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Where is the "EU" {EuroLand} ? and their Money ?

Daily Telegraph 1 JAN 05

Japan has pledged to give up to $500 million (=A3260 million) to the
tsunami disaster relief fund, making it the biggest donor to the global
aid effort.

The cash massively increases Japan's initial pledge of $30 million
(=A315 million) and comes a day after the United States increased its
aid by tenfold to $350 million (=A3182 million).

Junichiro Koizumi, the Japanese prime minister, also announced that he
would attend a summit in Jakarta next week which the Indonesian
government will host to co-ordinate the aid effort.

Japan has already sent two destroyers and a supply ship to Thailand, as
well as dozens of firefighters, doctors and relief workers to the
disasters zones.

Its latest move means that the global fund has now reached $1.86
billion (=A3964 billion), which comes close to the amount of aid the
United Nations estimated was needed earlier this week.

Among the donations are aid packages of =A3130 million from the World
Bank, =A350 million from Britain and =A321 million from the European
Union.

The appeal to the British public by the Disasters Emergency Committee,
an umbrella group of 12 charities, has now raised more than =A350
million, including =A313 million yesterday.

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Simon M.