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...members on the ground, Americans are hopeful that the scenes of sailors distributing water and food from the backs of helicopters will offset the more familiar images of soldiers breaking down doors in Baghdad. Most of all, the military wants to soften hearts and minds in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by the tsunami and the world's largest Muslim nation. "This is a great opportunity to show everyone that the military isn't only about war," says Lieut. Marcus Hinckley, the Marine officer in charge of air-traffic control at Meulaboh. "It's a chance to show that...
...Japan offered $500 million, Germany topped that with a $660 million pledge, and Australia weighed in with $810 million. Arab commentators engaged in some self-criticism, asking why Norwegians and Belgians offered so much more than Arabs to help Asia's suffering Muslims. During his visit to Indonesia, the hardest-hit country and the world's most populous Muslim nation, Secretary of State Colin Powell could not let pass an opportunity for self-congratulation. "I think it does give the Muslim world and the rest of the world an opportunity to see American generosity, American values in action," he said...
Fran??ois Gillet, MSF's logistics coordinator in Sigli, is desperately trying to find extra beds, plugs and lightbulbs, which no one seems to have. "It's the little things that often get overlooked and are hardest to find," he says. The group has relied on satellite phones for most of its communications, but even they have been less than reliable. "This is why we have to be as organized as possible," says Belgian Alexis Moens, the field coordinator. "You have to put up a structure that is strong enough on both the medical and logistical sides. Otherwise, things just...
Mridula S. Raman ’06, co-president of the South Asian Association, was still waiting to hear from relatives from Tamil Nadu until Dec. 31, the Indian state hit hardest by the tsunami. In India, over 8,000 have been reported missing...
Although many students hail from the areas of Asia hit hardest, only one undergraduate was studying in the affected countries during the fall semester, according to Jane Edwards, the director of the Office of International Programs (OIP). The student was in India on a program that ended in mid-December...