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Like last year's tsunami, the Himalayan disaster presented a political opportunity for the Bush Administration, which hopes that by providing assistance to a Muslim country in need like Pakistan, it can help improve its image in the Islamic world. Washington has promised $50 million in emergency aid, and already C-130 cargo planes are parachuting an airlift of blankets, plastic sheets, medical supplies and disaster-survival kits to victims. But U.S. officials say the military can't afford to make an open-ended commitment to the relief effort without hampering antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, relief groups trying...
...This article contains a table -- Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.] Date Location Magnitude Death toll Dec. 26, 2004 Indonesia 9 283, 106 The undersea earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that ravaged coastlines from Indonesia to Somalia Oct. 8, 2005 Pakistan/India 7.6 50, 000 (proj.) Dec. 26, 2003 Iran 6.6 26, 200 Jan. 26, 2001 India 7.7 20, 023 Aug. 17, 1999 Turkey 7.6 17, 118 Jan. 16, 1995 Japan...
...This is not the University’s first attempt to play the role of freelance philanthropist. In September 2001, Harvard pledged $1 million to fund scholarships for the children of terror victims. It matched $245,877 in donations by Harvard affiliates after last December’s massive tsunami. But if Harvard wants to get the biggest bang for its charitable buck, the University should focus its philanthropic efforts on the oft-ignored humanitarian crises that pass in and out of the headlines, where donors’ dollars are needed the most. Harvard’s Katrina matching-funds...
...myth that any aid is helpful." JONATHAN WALTER, editor of a report released last week by the Red Cross, criticizing global relief agencies in the wake of Asia's Dec. 26 tsunami. The report said competition between aid organizations to spend huge donations made it difficult to coordinate relief efforts...
...When the Indian Ocean tsunami struck Southeast Asia last December, private citizens went into action without waiting for instruction. We organized medical teams and obtained relief supplies for victims. New Orleans was left in a mess for so long because of a lack of proper and timely leadership. Vichit Phanumphai Bangkok...