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Larry J — 12/30/2004 1:49:48 AM (archived)

In 2004, the US donated 40% of all disaster relief funding. That's hardly stingly and it doesn't even begin to count private charitable donations. Pissing people off isn't exactly a smart way to win them over.

Given the UN's credibility problems, especially related to the massive corruption of the "Oil for Food" scandal, some people aren't too trusting to donate more money for corrupt UN bureaucrats to pilfer. Personally, I wouldn't give the UN the loose change that I have in my pocket (all 16 cents of it) but I did donate $250 to the Red Cross today.

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Red Cross donations through Amazon - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 7:32:09 AM
- Direct link and a challenge - Larry J - 12/29/2004 4:05:25 PM
  - Another note on donations... - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 11:01:25 PM
  - The U.N. guy took back the "stingy" remark. - Tom Brosz - 12/29/2004 7:44:30 PM
    - He said he was misintrepreted - Larry J - 12/29/2004 8:24:56 PM
      - He said that people are still living in tents in Bam, which is true. - Mary Anne - 12/29/2004 11:43:11 PM
        
        There can also be a backlash - Larry J - 12/30/2004 1:49:48 AM
        
        Suppose he doesn't care if it goes through the UN or the Red Cross... - Mary Anne - 12/30/2004 3:55:27 AM
        
        I don't give him that much credit - Larry J - 12/30/2004 8:21:01 PM
  - re: Direct link and a challenge - SteveS - 12/29/2004 5:36:50 PM
  - re: 6 o clock news - Raoul - 12/29/2004 5:23:42 PM
    - Glad to hear it - Larry J - 12/29/2004 7:37:00 PM
    - For a country the size of France, that is very generous - ebnelson - 12/29/2004 6:30:18 PM
- re: Red Cross donations through Amazon - p - 12/29/2004 2:36:57 PM

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