Word: tsunamis
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...light of “horrors” like the spread of AIDS in Africa and the recent tsunami in Asia, Dershowitz called blood donation “a very important both symbolic and material contribution...
...government was criticized for not anticipating the lengths terrorists would go to in their efforts to hurt us. Since then, the Bush Administration seems unable to appreciate how simple words or careless acts can tip the balance of world opinion. The President's flatfooted response to the tsunami disaster is an example. Handed the perfect p.r. opportunity to demonstrate compassion for Muslims and other non-Christians in the developing world, Bush took his time before personally responding to the disaster. And when he finally spoke out, he was petulant about criticism of the U.S. for being "stingy." Once again...
...years we have chosen to put our resources into military spending and most recently into a war that has become an enormous money pit. Perhaps if we had used our resources more wisely over the years, we could have helped reduce the death and destruction caused by the tsunami. Laura Geisel Redondo Beach, California...
...SENTENCED. CHRISTOPHER PIERSON, 40, for emailing fake death notices to people whose relatives went missing in the Dec. 26 tsunami; to six months in jail; in London. Pierson, who pleaded guilty to charges of sending malicious communication and causing a public nuisance, obtained the e-mail addresses from a news website and claimed to represent the U.K.'s Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Thailand. Presiding Judge Daphne Wickham said the hoax caused "indescribable" pain. Pierson's lawyer claimed the father of three was attempting to give families closure...
...only hope the disaster has opened their eyes to how little this conflict means compared to the devastation and sorrow of the people." FACHRY ALI, Jakarta-based political analyst, on the effect of the Dec. 26 tsunami on talks last week between the Indonesian government and Acehnese separatists...