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International-UN-NGOs
UN begins delivery of tsunami relief supplies
2005-01-24
Rear Adm. William Crowder, commander of the USS Abraham Lincoln, dismissed fears that the U.S. military is ending its relief effort for tsunami victims too soon, as a U.N. agency delivered aid on its own for the first time Sunday - a sign of civilian groups preparing to fill the gap as militaries pull out. On Sunday, a 400-ton landing vessel carrying World Food Program aid was due to arrive in Sumatra's coastal Calang city, said program spokesman Gerald Bourke _ the first time the U.N. agency has used its own ship to deliver aid in the disaster.
Posted by:Seafarious

#15  ..except by the end of 2005 when they are doing all the 'year in review' shows Dan Rather and the MSM will be telling now the Koffi and the UN were so quick to respond to the disaster rushing tons and tons of ai to the areas within days of the disaster while..

Danny can put one hell of an artificial shine on the UN, but the blogosphere is more than a match for bullshit. The days of the MSM being largely unchallenged are over.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-24 6:29:23 PM  

#14  And what does their aid relief consists of? "I support the U.N." bumper stickers, pet rocks, cans of dehydrated water, ping pong balls, swizzle sticks, remaindered "We Are The World" music CDs, and 50,000 copies of the Kyoto Treaty on Global Warming.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2005-01-24 5:57:03 PM  

#13  After a "small" handling fee of say 50%.....
Posted by: Bill Nelson   2005-01-24 11:46:50 AM  

#12  Title that "UN delivers tsunami aid four weeks late".
Subtitle it "Has French aid ship left Mediterranian?".
Posted by: Tom   2005-01-24 11:28:50 AM  

#11  thanks for the set-up :-)
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-24 11:21:53 AM  

#10  gotcha
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-24 11:15:26 AM  

#9  By waiting a full month to deliver supplies to the desperate, it would have assured far fewer mouths to feed in the long run.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-24 11:09:06 AM  

#8  say what?
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-24 11:06:26 AM  

#7  People always complain about the US spending too much money on hotels and lunches, but the UN's stragegy would have been much more cost effective overall, in the long run.
Posted by: 2b   2005-01-24 11:01:08 AM  

#6  And the stingy Japanese.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-01-24 10:45:04 AM  

#5  So who has been delivering relief supplies for the last month? Could it have been those cheap ass Americans, Australians, and Indians?
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-01-24 10:22:06 AM  

#4  Title should read 'UN begins delivery of tsunami relief supplies to friends and family.'
Posted by: MacNails   2005-01-24 6:31:08 AM  

#3  BAR - except by the end of 2005 when they are doing all the 'year in review' shows Dan Rather and the MSM will be telling now the Koffi and the UN were so quick to respond to the disaster rushing tons and tons of ai to the areas within days of the disaster while the Lincoln made a mere 'showing of the flag'....

Mark my words they will start spinning it in that direction by March, April at the latest....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-01-24 12:31:35 AM  

#2  This is great! Now we can pull out our personnel, and allow the affected countries to make their own comparisons between the responses as to efficiency. Needless to say, the matter of timeliness has already been settled.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-24 12:20:37 AM  

#1  the first time the U.N. agency has used its own ship to deliver aid in the disaster.

Ok. So how long is it since the Disaster? Almost 4 weeks? And now they are fully prepared to take credit for what others have done....
Posted by: CrazyFool   2005-01-24 12:15:56 AM  

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