Cyclone Death Toll Soars Past 22,000 »
Posted By TimALoftis 5 months, 1 week ago in NewsThe death toll from the cyclone that battered Myanmar last weekend has risen above 22,000, state radio has reported.
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HMMace5 months, 1 week ago
METHINKS---OUR GOVERNMENT CAN NOT WAIT TO SEND OUR MONEY OVER THERE..OF COURSE THOSE SAME POLS WHO SEND IT--RECIEVE A HEALTHY CHUNK BACK IN KICKBACKS..NOW THEY HAVE MRS.BUSH SHILLING FOR THEM..CAN OUR GOV GET ANY WORSE???
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quackpot5 months, 1 week ago
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HMMace5 months, 1 week ago
We saved France twice in one century--then they undercut us in iraq...all the lives that we lost --to no axail..
Have the Brits, and French sent any of thier peoples money ??? How about the Ruskies> ???
Our pockets are just so deep, and we have reached the bottom..
Charity begins at home..
Maybe you have a few dollars to spare???
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flyonthewallzz5 months, 1 week ago
"The White House said the U.S. will send more than $3 million to help cyclone victims, up from an initial emergency contribution of $250,000."
FTA
"Instead of firing two missiles in an almost simultaneous salvo, a brief delay (between 3 and 4 second) was added in order to allow the second missile fired to discriminate a ballistic missile warhead in the aftermath of the explosion of the first.PAC-2 was first tested in 1987 and reached Army units in 1990, just in time for deployment to the Middle East for the Persian Gulf War. Although no evidence of actual hits was ever recorded[3"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-104_Patriot
"Outsiders estimate the more advanced versions of the Patriot's missile cost $2 million apiece."
http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2003/030...
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CRYMTYPHON5 months, 1 week ago
Better to send a few hundredths of a percent of our money to help cyclone victims, and thus gain some points with the rest of the world, (which can translate into diplomatic and trade leverage),
- than to drop it as bombs on neighborhoods in Iraq.
Of course, even better would be to spend it on something like health or housing or education or roads in the US.
You offered no links or source to your statement that the politicos who do this, get kickbacks.
And government, like any illness, can ALWAYS get worse.
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thoughtforsale5 months, 1 week ago
Myanmar is one of the most difficult places for journalists to work in. The country is totally closed up from the rest of the world by its government and I hope, that this terrible cyclone will be the start of an opening-process. We regarded in North Korea, how financial or material help can slightly change a political strategy of closure and isolation. At first, everything must be done for the surviving victims. This has to be independent from an amelioration of the political system. In a second step, changes might follow!
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blinkers5 months, 1 week ago
True, BB.
Seems like a dreadful combination of coastal mangrove-swamp depletion and woeful lack of early warning systems contributed to the scale of destruction.
Against this background it IS possible to argue that this disaster was not entirely a "natural" one.
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flyonthewallzz5 months, 1 week ago
There is a bit of a twist to this story.
"Bush spoke at a ceremony where he signed legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Burmese democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi."
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest in Burma for the last 18 years. She has earned the Noble Peace Prize and gobs of other awards for her nonviolent stance for democracy.
She basically has been Ticking off the military junta in power for a while.
http://uscampaignforburma.org/blog/2008-sen-fei...
She won the election for Prime Minister in 1990.
Her dad Aung San, negotiated Burma's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, and was assassinated by his rivals in the same year.
I believe she would have forgiven us if we had sat on the medal until her countrymen had a chance to bury their dead and figure out the basics.
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flyonthewallzz5 months, 1 week ago
Spammer?
In my mind the thoughts I put forth where related.
A single Salvo of patriot Missiles costs more than the aid offered. And they have no proof that they can hit there targets.
Mixing the aid with a political agenda, in my mind, is wrong.
The links are there for folks that either wish to read more or do not believe my words.
Personally I like to see where other folks are getting their information.
Is it your desire for me to consider your thoughts insignificant?
Provide me with an argument, instead of ticking me off. The man I run from ain't been born and his mothers long gone dead.
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slate5 months, 1 week ago
It's amazing how humans are that get together on political blogs. No matter what the topic, even a tragedy such as this one, they can't seem to help but take any circumstance or situation and interject a shot at their personal pet project, pet peeve, hated politician/religion or social issue.
It makes me wonder why people don't have the ability to understand there are times that those things are inappropriate or the ability to have the wisdom to turn it off, because the time and place is elsewhere and not in the moment at hand or the topic at hand.
Is it just me? Can anyone shed a little light for the confused and saddened lil monkey?
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libsRfunny5 months, 1 week ago
Hoo Boy! Al Gore just said on NPR that Global Warming caused the cyclone! What an idiot! That slimo won't stop at anything to push his BS. A CNN meteorologist in October and many, many others in the scientific community say hurricanes and cyclones have nothing to do with "global warming."
Check out the story here ...
http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/2...
Maybe he's trying to drum up more business for his Carbon Credits enterprise scam.
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Ritz_master5 months, 1 week ago
This is Sad another natural disaster, ------- Around the world problems are rising... Food Crises, Infaltion, Dollar Value is decreasing, Oil prices are rising, Stock exchanges are falling,health care companies are making Billios, Country on war with AFGANISTAN, IRAQ now bush is planning to invade Iran without any evidence again fooling americans and rest of the world like he did before invading iraq about WMD, at the end of the day we as people are doing nothing------ Just think about it.
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nikkibabe5 months, 1 week ago
Is there a more hypocrite President in this world than George Bush?
On the one hand, he is bombing houses, hospitals and schools in Baghdad killing thousands of innocent civilians.
On the other hand, he is offering aid to cyclone victims in Burma.
Mr. President, in case you don't know, all lives are precious whether it is Iraq or Burma.
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libsRfunny5 months, 1 week ago
I don't know about Bush, but you sure are a hypocrite. How will you tie it in to Israel and your anti-Semitic rants?
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crghss5 months, 1 week ago
Tell that to the Iraqi's, or Muslims in general. It would seem it matters more whether your a Sunni or Shia then if your human.
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crghss5 months, 1 week ago
It became a subject because you made it one. You want hypocrisy. You demanding the death of every jew and then demanding the we help Burma. Now thats hypocrisy. By the way where is the money from your terrorist brothers? Why aren't you demanding their help? Oh, thats right. They need the money to put bombs on their children so they can kill each other.
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libsRfunny5 months, 1 week ago
To say Nikkibabe and Dionys are morons for their continually inane, baseless rants about Bush, America and Iraq is 100% dead-on right.
Why don't you two just go join the terrorists you love so much and see how long you last? I offered to join the military, but age and education and metal in my body worked against that. Put your actions where your mouths are -- go join the terrorists you love so much. Go ahead and take up arms against the coalition forces. See who comes out on top and who gets buried in a mound of sand.
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Ritz_master5 months, 1 week ago
Hey All,
I think you all need to watch
"Loose Change" on Google Videos then you will realize that 9 1 1 was inside job, that U.S Gov did to endorse war on IRaq, Afgan etc.. I mean just imagine if someone comes in your house and arrest you because they think you are bad and have some weapons without any evidence. IS that good or Bad?? The Government controls the media they want you to see what they want to show you, There are many things which are not reported, have you ever thought why?? I hope after watching that video you think again with open mind about 9 1 1 and our Government.
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