Depleted Disaster Aid: Rejecting International Donations and the Using Of Resources in Iraq
September 8th, 2005
Democracy Now
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International donations have been pouring in for victims of hurricane Katrina. Countries across the political and economic spectrum have responded. Germany and Italy have sent food, Canada and Singapore have provided planes and helicopters, and Greece is sending two cruise ships to house evacuees.
Afghanistan and Armenia both offered $100,000 {Armenia donated $200,000 according to the US Embassy in Armenia here}. Sri Lanka, a recipient of U.S. aid, is offering $25,000 cash. [...]
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Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Democracy Now
[...]
International donations have been pouring in for victims of hurricane Katrina. Countries across the political and economic spectrum have responded. Germany and Italy have sent food, Canada and Singapore have provided planes and helicopters, and Greece is sending two cruise ships to house evacuees.
Afghanistan and Armenia both offered $100,000 {Armenia donated $200,000 according to the US Embassy in Armenia here}. Sri Lanka, a recipient of U.S. aid, is offering $25,000 cash. [...]
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Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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