A Leauki's Writings
Published on January 18, 2010 By Leauki In International

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/14/world/main6097735.shtml

• The U.S. government is making an initial $100 million relief effort and is sending ships, helicopters, transport planes and 2,000 Marines.

Canada is sending $5 million Canadian (US$4.8 million) and matching contributions by individual Canadians to eligible charitable organizations up to a total of $50 million Canadian (US$47 million). Ottawa also is sending two navy ships, helicopters, transport planes and a disaster response team.

• The World Bank is providing a $100 million grant, and the U.N. is sending $10 million.

Britain is sending $10 million. A four-person government assessment team and 71 rescue specialists along with search dogs and heavy equipment arrived Thursday.

Australia has pledged $9.3 million; Norway, about 30 million kroner ($5.3 million); Japan, up to $5 million; Italy, euro1 million ($1.46 million); and the European Commission, euro3 million ($4.37 million).

• The Netherlands and the Italian bishops’ conference have each donated euro2 million. Denmark has donated 10 million kroner ($1.9 million) and Finland is giving euro1.25 million ($1.8 million). South Korea has pledged aid worth $1 million.

Irish telecommunications company Digicel said it would donate $5 million and help repair the phone network.

Spain has pledged euro3 million ($4.37 million), and sent rescue teams and 100 tons of equipment. Germany gave euro1.5 million ($2.17 million) and sent an immediate response team.

India and China will each donate $1 million and China is sending a 60-member relief team with sniffer dogs.

Sweden has offered 6 million kronor ($850,000), along with tents, water purification equipment and medical aid. It is also sending a team to build a new base to replace the U.N.’s destroyed headquarters.

Venezuela has sent doctors, firefighters and rescue workers. Mexico will send doctors, search-and-rescue dogs and infrastructure experts. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said 400 staff from the public security authority are being sent, as well a ship with two surgical operating units, 50 beds for injured and earth-moving equipment.

Iceland and Portugal are each sending more than 30 rescue workers. Taiwan has sent 23 rescue workers and two tons of aid and equipment.

Israel plans to open a field hospital and is sending 220 rescue workers.

• A Swiss rescue team is arriving overland from the Dominican Republic. A flight carrying 40-50 tons of aid goods is planned for Friday.

 

 

This reads like the list of countries who also came to the aid of Muslims when the Tsunami hit. And now they are helping black Christians in Haiti.

May I ask, maybe, why the Muslim countries are not doing anything? And where is the "Palestinian Cause" when people really are starving?

And why did Gaza get four billion dollars while Haiti, which has just lost two percent of her population and ALL its infrastructure, gets a measly 100 million dollars (and maybe a bit more)?

Would Haiti get more if Haitians pledged to exterminate the Jews, like the people of Gaza did when they voted for Hamas?

 



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on Jan 27, 2010

And the American Catholic Church is one of the biggest missionary organizations inthe courty.  most Churches in my area have adopted a "sister" arrangement with parts of haiti, and trips are common.

Wish the missionaries the best of luck.

Haiti needs them now.

 

Just as Voodoo is practiced a lot in Louisiana, the majority are still practicing Christians, much to the chagrin of Pat Robertson.

 

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