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2005-01-04 Southeast Asia

Germany likely to increase tsunami aid up to 500m euros

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Posted by True German Ally 2005-01-04 7:18:16 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Schroeder is just a bit slow as they say I guess.
He had to wait until the "welfare" cuts came into effect to keep the natives from getting restless perhapp?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-01-04 10:02:07 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-01-04 10:02:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Probably not. We had a telethon tonight that generated 35 million euros of private donations in just a few hours.

But it's true that the original 20m looked a bit flimsy compared to what the UK, Norway or Japan had pledged.

Germans sometimes tend to assess and plan too much . But that phase seems over.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-01-04 10:12:09 PM|| 2005-01-04 10:12:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The money will probably come from the billions the Russians pay back ahead of time.

Posted by True German Ally 2005-01-04 10:13:14 PM|| 2005-01-04 10:13:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Don't wait on the Russians LOL. Good to see that ship on the way. Getting the hospital set up is good to go as well. Quality medical care.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-01-04 10:18:43 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-01-04 10:18:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 TGA - you're held to a higher standard, and you pass

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-04 10:31:01 PM|| 2005-01-04 10:31:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 The cynic in me worries that the West may later regret sending excessive amounts of cash to an area of the world that is known for corruption co-mingling with terrorism, all the while thinking the $ is only being used to help poor innocent disaster victims.

Posted by joeblow 2005-01-04 11:29:33 PM|| 2005-01-04 11:29:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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