[lit-ideas] Re: Priorities
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:02:39 +0000
Thank you again, Veronica. This is a terrible disaster and it has shaken me --
as it has our TV reporters -- I am distressed and on edge.
Most of the people in many of these countries are Muslims. What an
VC> opportunity to open his heart to them in their sorrow and grief, wasted.
I don't think he sees that -- unfortunately. To be fair to Blair, he
usually does.
VC> Judy, I did not think you were being pushy at all. And what I am hearing
VC> here from analysts is that our illustrious president let yet another
VC> opportunity slip by to give a different image of us and himself to the
VC> world. Most of the people in many of these countries are Muslims. What an
VC> opportunity to open his heart to them in their sorrow and grief, wasted.
VC> Veronica
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: 12/29/2004 5:29:40 PM
>> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Priorities
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 10:02:43 PM, Veronica Caley wrote:
>>
>> VC> Thank you.
>>
>> Thank you for taking it that way, Veronica. I felt I was being a bit
>> pushy... also I should have said the reason dec can raise so much
>> money here so fast is that we have everything set up: tonight the BBC
>> cancelled a programme to give half-an-hour to the issue then broadcast
>> The Appeal, which will be on all major channels. It is so much easier
>> to do that here. But the US is organising, I should have checked the
>> NYt before posting
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> VC> Veronica
>>
>>
>> >> [Original Message]
>> >> From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Date: 12/29/2004 2:35:51 PM
>> >> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Priorities
>> >>
>> >> Donations -- I see the NYT has a list, with links
>> >>
>> >> Judy
>> >>
>> >> Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 7:14:57 PM, you wrote:
>> >>
>> >> JE> Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 6:29:36 PM, Veronica Caley wrote:
>> >>
>> >> VC>> I read several of these articles including the one you cite. This
>> VC> news
>> >> VC>> source does not seem to be anything like an objective news outlet,
>> VC> but
>> >> VC>> rather another arm of right wing propaganda machine, therefore I
>> VC> give i=
>> >> JE> t no
>> >> VC>> credence.
>> >>
>> >> JE> Thank you, Veronica; I have now looked at the site more closely --
VC> yes
>> >> JE> -- at first very sleepy glance I thought I was looking at a
VC> standard
>> >> JE> news site...
>> >>
>> >> VC>> Re the UN comment, out of order and undiplomatic.
>> >>
>> >> JE> I think it's worth looking at what Jan Egeland actually said:
>> >>
>> >> >>The second stage is for medium and long term help. The UN is holding
>> >> >> a conference next month to discuss the next steps following
>> >> >> this disaster. Already the UN's emergency co-coordinator
>> >> >> Jan Egeland has said this might be the worst natural disaster ever.
>> >> >> That implies the need for unusually large contributions.
>> >>
>> >> >>He is also complaining that rich countries are not giving enough to
VC> the
>> >> >> poor anyway. "It is beyond me why we are so stingy. Really.
VC> Christmas
>> >> >> time should remind many Western countries at least, how rich we have
>> VC> beco=
>> >> JE> me," he said.
>> >>
>> >> >>"There are several donors who are less generous than before in a
>> VC> growing w=
>> >> JE> orld economy."
>> >>
>> >> >>He suggested that governments "believe that they are really burdening
>> >> >>the taxpayers too much, and the taxpayers want to give less.
>> >> >> It's not true. They want to give more."
>> >>
>> >> JE> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4130127.stm
>> >>
>> >> VC>> Concerning how much US
>> >> VC>> government will contribute to Asian relief? Who knows? Mr.
VC> Bush's
>> VC> tac=
>> >> JE> tic
>> >> VC>> for several years is to mandate programs, offer money to pay for
VC> it
>> VC> and
>> >> VC>> then greatly reduce it. =20
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> JE> I think perhaps I'd best be no comment... -- I do have a plea. Both
>> >> JE> the US and the UK rely on citizens giving money (of course Bush has
>> >> JE> actually admitted this) but that shouldn;t stop peopke who feel
VC> they
>> >> JE> can give something, doing so. Our Disasters' Emergency Committee,
>> >> JE> having raised more than =A340 million for the Sudan, has now
VC> launched
>> VC> a
>> >> JE> Tsunami Appeal. They already have $5 million - since yesterday and
VC> the
>> >> JE> appeal hasn't really started -- but, well, the more the better.
>> >> JE> Their web page is a bit shaky at the moment (they've had to change
VC> it
>> VC> fast)
>> >> JE> and I think a lot of people are trying to access it -- still, here
VC> it
>> VC> is:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> JE> http://www.dec.org.uk/
>> >>
>> >> JE> or people might prefer to give to Medecins Sans Frontieres --
>> >> JE> particularly people outside the UK -- they are
>> >> JE> already there and will be sending more teams
>> >>
>> >> JE> www.msf.org/
>> >>
>> >> JE> and
>> >>
>> >> JE> www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
>> >>
>> >> JE> NB their web pages are also shaky, too many people are trying to
>> >> JE> access them
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> JE> Judy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> JE> --=20
>> >>
>> >> JE>
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> JE>
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