Response to those who say other countries not helping

[prolesunited]

Here's a list, some of the poorest in the world, who are reaching out. It may not seem like much, but in terms of what they have, it's a lot.

Be sure to pass it on to counter the meme that no one helps in times of disaster but the U.S.


The poorest countries have pledged support to the victims of the hurricane. They include:
n Afghanistan: $100,000
n Albania: $300,000 pledged
n Armenia: $200,000 pledged
n Azerbaijan: $500,000
n Bahamas: $50,000 pledged
n Bangladesh: $1 million pledged
n Cyprus: $50,000
n Djibouti: $50,000 pledged
n Equatorial Guinea: $500,000 pledged
n Gabon: $500,000 pledged
n Georgia: $50,000
n Ireland: $1 million euro (about $1.24 million U.S.)
n Mauritania: $200,000 from the American Mauritania Business Council to the Red Cross
n Mexico: 45 truckloads of supplies, transport vehicles, two field kitchens, two helicopters
n Mongolia: $50,000 pledged
n Palau: $50,000 pledged, plus $50,000 donor drive
n Papua New Guinea: $10,000 to the Red Cross
n Sao Tome and Principe: $18,000 pledged
n Uganda: $200,000 pledged

SOURCE: State Department


Please kick this a couple times so people have the ammunition they need. Thanks!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. kicck

and taht does not even include Canada and the UK and others

[TallahasseeGrannie]

2. This is humbling.

The whole Super Power schtick is a burden.

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. At least 94 countires have offered assistance

And most are running into red tape at FEMA.

[babylonsister]

4. Don't forget Cuba, Venezuela and Iran. All offered help

and were ignored.

[Selatius]

16. I believe some amount of Venezuela's offer was indeed accepted

[sundancekid]

5. kick and recommended

[ismnotwasm]

6. Kick

:kick:
Damn.

[onecent]

7. Many have offered but HOW MANY has B** accepted? I hear

nothing about us taking any assistance as yet.

Some plane is sitting on a tarmac with a huge water purifier - I can't recall the country.....this is ludicrous.

[wishlist]

8. NBC news just said 700 million has been donated by other countries

Just heard this on the Sat evening news show

[Jade Fox]

9. There is a more complete list on the Boston Globe website....

http://www.boston.com

[neweurope]

10. Don't forget all the help that has been granted, sometimes even asked

for :sarcasm: and cannot be delivered because all of a sudden the Bushistas think that would not make good pictures - foreign aid being delivered to the wealthiest country on earth simply because the officials of said country are fucking up.

German help not used, returned, Swedish planes still in Sweden... because the US don't want it.

I'm German and I'm VERY fed up with how the US are treating us who want to help!

And - sadly - I must tell you: Other than my tax money I'm not giving a dime. Because nobody can assure me that my dimes really would assist a flood victim.

My money would more likely than not end up as a bomb killing a Iraqi child.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to Ther Hague!

[prolesunited]

14. Not if you donate to the Red Cross

That's a private, not federal agency, so there is no way they could get their hands on it.

[riverwalker]

11. even The Dalai Lama

gave $100,000 and most of his nation is in exile. Incidently he will be on Larry King tomorrow.

[texpatriot2004]

12. Ego and Pride before aid. How sick. I read something just today

about a German plane with supplies being turned away.

[prolesunited]

13. Do you have a link for that?

We really need to document this crap.

[texpatriot2004]

15. Link

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9280872/

[Selatius]

17. France and Germany, the heart of "Old Europe" offered us help as well

[Kellanved]

18. offered and delivered

The German disaster relief service, the THW, is on the ground in NO.

http://www.thw.bund.de/cln_006/nn_244766/SharedDocs/fotostrecken/wir__ueber__uns/englische__texte/meldung__06.html__nnn=true

http://www.thw.bund.de/cln_006/nn_244766/DE/content/meldungen/thw__im__ausland/pressemitteilungen/2005/09/meldung__009.html__nnn=true


http://www.thw.bund.de/cln_006/nn_244766/DE/content/meldungen/thw__im__ausland/einsaetze/2005/09/meldung__010.html__nnn=true

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