More proof that President Bush- over there;rest of the world- here:
Emporor A.W.O.L. doesn't think it necessary to cut short his vacation, flips the U.N. a quarter-
Kofi Annan cut short hisholidays
Pakistan holds its nose and gives unprecedented humanitarian, monetary aid to sworn enemy India
The mainstream press, S.F. Gate, endorses,disseminates the same info as the Tsuanmihelpblog
Just three days of the war in Iraq would match the amount the U.S. had pledged in relief.
President Death-takes-a-holiday is in his own private Waterloo about Iraq too-
"We have completely lost our way with this fiasco. The president seems almost perversely out of touch. "The idea of democracy taking hold in what was a place of tyranny and hatred and destruction is such a hopeful moment in the history of the world," he said last week....."
...One of the things that President George W. Bush might consider while on his current vacation is whether there are any limits to the price our troops should be prepared to pay for his misadventure in Iraq, or whether the suffering and dying will simply go on indefinitely."
( How the Iraq Tragedy is Hitting Home from the New York Times online)
So, yeah, I have a point.
Does this sound like a guy you can count on to figure out the humanitarian relief situation during a made-for-PAX-type pseudo-bliblical disaster like the South Asian Tsunami?
No. No, we'll have to do this one ourselves. We, the people who give a shit.
And because I'm morbid, I like this-
"We severely need bodybag in large quantities. As a country with
predominantly muslim adherents, the religious law dictates that the
deceased be bathed, cleansed, clothed, prayed and then buried within
24 hours time after the time of death. Normally the deceased is
wrapped in long white burial cloth.
This will prove as a daunting task in the days ahead. Last 24 hours
I've received so many stories abound from Indonesian companies having
branch offices in the region, they need to bury their employees, yet
to enter their office compound volunteers have to walk through sea of
corpses. Even finding volunteers to carry the dead and prepare the
burial is already an arduous task.
Given the circumstances, to wrap the deceased in the ritual burial
cloth is both difficult and impractical. Problem is Indonesia do not
produce body bags, and we don't even normally use body bags for
non-natural deaths (e.g. accident, homicide etc) . Throughout Jakarta
for instance, it is difficult to find enough bodybag to fly to
Sumatra. So many relief workers from many organisation are now faced
with the fact that we have too much corpse, too little time, and very
few bodybags.
Imagine the backlog of burials in the following days or weeks. Picture
how a simple item like bodybag will help contain possible epidemic due
to the decomposition of corpses.
Similar situation will happen not only in Indonesia,but it will also
happen for other nations that are hit the worst - Sri Lanka, India,
Thailand come into miy mind.
Any international help to provide body bags to help bury the dead will
be highly appreciated - along with other help for the living such as
medication, ready-to-eat food, clothing, medication, etc.
Please info this to your country relief effort for South Asia disaster.
Thank you, God bless." From the Tsunamihelpneededblog (EDIT)
Maybe someone who's good at that sort of thing can ask these people to send a donation- they appear to have a monopoly.
BodyBags Direct, Inc.I'll do what I can too. Thanks.
