Some countries offers are shocking and pretty much a slap to the face. And I'm talking about the some of the riches countries in the world and what little their offering.

As of September 6, the official list of donor countries includes:

Afghanistan - $100,000
Armenia - $100,000
Australia - $7.6 million
Azerbaijan - $500,000
Bahamas - $50,000
Bahrain - $5 million
Bangladesh - $1 million
Belgium - Med/logistics teams to Red Cross
Canada - 2 helos, 32-person rescue team, Air Canada evacuation flights, medical supplies
China - $5.1 million cash and relief supplies
Djibouti - $50,000
Finland - 3 logisticians to Red Cross
France - tents, tarps, MREs, water treatment supplies
Gabon - $500,000
Georgia - $50,000
Germany - MREs and high speed pumps
Greece - cruise ships, private offer
ICRC - web-based tracing system
India - $5 million
Israel - tents, first aid kits, baby formula
Italy - generators, water pumps/purifiers, tents, med supplies
Japan - $1,000,000 cash, generators, tents, blankets, bottled water
Kuwait - $400 million in oil, $100 million cash
Maldives - $25,00 cash
Mexico - bedding, MREs, baby care items, personalhygiene kits
NATO - coordinating European assistance offers
Norway - $1.54 million in relief supplies
Organization of American States - $25,000 cash
Qatar -$100 million cash
Republic of Korea - $30 million cash and in-kind donations
Saudi Arabia - $255 million from Aramco
Singapore - 3 helos
Sri Lanka - $25,000 cash
Taiwan - $2 million cash, medical supplies
Thailand - Large amounts of food
UAE - $100 million cash
UK - MRE's
UN OCHA - UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team and Logisitics support
UN WHO - Public health officers and logisticians
Venezuela - Up to $1 million to Red Cross

http://usinfo.state.gov/gi/Archive/2005 ... 11544.html

Hooray! Another thing to bitch about!

It's not possible that we told the UK, "even if we had money, we couldn't make MREs fast enough ... do you have MREs?"

... for example?

but some of those are really impressive....Kuwait and Qatar jump out at me.

I ordered my own high speed german pump already

dude, i coulda told you, they dont really make your dick bigger, woulda saved you $100 and some embarassment on your honeymoon


i dont see anything wrong at all with that list, im glad to see some countries finally offering a hand, instead of taking one

...the amount of lame comments you've posted lately ending in a 'wink' is astounding. you're my favz poster.

coming from a loser like yourself, im proud of this

POTD.

run your ass.

well, im not the one whos pussy gets soaking wet waiting for others to make comments so i can look like a tough guy

could this be a reaction to the "slap in the face" support given by the US to the tsunami victims?

from what i can see, only three countries gave more to us, than we did to the tsunami relief, i dont think anything is a slap, countries give what they can afford, instead of going further in debt, ie US of A

Yes, dept is clearly an issue when figuring how much a country can afford to give, but a 2 minute search yielded these articles that the other one seemed to have missed (which were both dated the same day, Sept 6th). Also Canadians have donated 1.5 million to the Red Cross alone.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/06/canadian_aid_20050906.html

Canadian ships sail to aid hurricane victims
Last Updated Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:29:57 EDT
CBC News
Prime Minister Paul Martin and David Wilkins, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, were dockside in Halifax Tuesday as four ships loaded with emergency supplies prepared to head for the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Three navy ships and a Canadian Coast Guard vessel are expected to reach Louisiana in about five days. They are being joined by several Sea King helicopters.

One thousand Canadian Forces and coast guard personnel are aboard. They're are bringing provisions including clean water, massive tents, cots, body bags, assault boats, lumber, pollution cleanup equipment, bug spray, and even diapers and baby wipes.

Navy officials were not sure how long the mission will last. Planes will continue to replenish supplies once the ships are in waters off Louisiana.

Canadian navy divers have also been dispatched from Halifax and Esquimalt, B.C. They will help their U.S. counterparts clear navigational hazards such as loose barges and inspect New Orleans' damaged levees.

Although the current emphasis is on basic supplies, Canada could consider sending more sophisticated equipment, such as mobile hospitals.

The aid is coming from stockpiles set aside as part of the Canadian military's own disaster preparedness plans.

Some of the Canadian crew said they were anxious about the assignment, since the mayor of New Orleans has predicted as many as 10,000 people may have died in the hurricane and flooding.





http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/09/07/cots_hurricane_relief_20050907.html

20,000 Canadian cots sent for hurricane relief
Last Updated Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:39:42 EDT
CBC News
A convoy of 20 trucks left Montreal for Texas Tuesday, carrying 20,000 cots and blankets destined for the American Red Cross hurricane relief effort.

The Red Cross expects them to be dispatched to some of its 485 emergency shelters set up to accept more than 140,000 hurricane evacuees.

The president of the Quebec Red Cross watched as the last crate of cots was loaded onto the back of a truck at an east end depot yesterday

Conrad Sauvé had nothing but praise for all involved - especially for Hydro-Québec workers. They were able to put together the shipment as soon as the call from the American Red Cross came in - particularly impressive since the trucks and the people to fill them came together on a long weekend.

The cots are the property of Quebec's public security department. It bought 55,000 of them after the 1998 ice storm.

Sauvé said the province agreed to loan them for as long as they're needed. And Ottawa stepped in to pay the shipping costs.

The federal minister for intergovernmental affairs, Lucienne Robillard, said cooperation is key.

"We are answering every day with our colleagues, the provincial governments, with the volunteer sector and the private sector - to try to have a coordinated approach to the catastrophe that we're having," said Robillard.

So far the Canadian Red Cross has collected $1.5 million to help in the relief effort. Sauvé said financial donations are still welcome.

these are little thank you gift for us taking care of their little neighbor problem

Tis true in money donations. If ye looks to logistical support and flying machine use, ye will see the greedy pig-dog US gave far more than other foreign lands.

I think these donations are amazing considering how Bush has shunned making friends in the world commuinity. Thanks foreigners!

We've spent $192 billion in Iraq as of today.

*$300 billion

http://www.theskyiscrape.com/phpBB2/viewt ... 774#597774

Muh bad..my calculator broke.