NEWS: Quake Copters May Be Grounded

Due to a lack of funding, the U.N. may have to ground helicopters allocated to the quake relief operations, a move that could mean starvation and death for thousands of children in the effected areas.



The desperation of the people in need is extremely serious, and i don't take that lightly at all. However, on the very same page this story was posted, was a much larger story with the following headline:

"$1.8bn 'diverted' to Iraqi regime" (linked below)

It seems to me that if the U.N could insure that Saddam got his bribe money, they could certainly find the money to keep humanitarian aircraft flying over a devistated area of the world. Maybe if a few of the officials and their families members who, with the help of Saddam, pocketed millions of dollars from the mouths of hungry Iraqi children reached into their own pockets, the operation could continue, and the lives of countless other children could be saved. Seems like a good penance to me, anyway.



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Sure the UN could do that. Whats the upside of it for them?? They already proved that their nothing but greedy bastards interested only in areas that line their pockets.

does anyone know why does my submission not have my name by it? my first one....is this normal?

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Edit to add a hint on grammer, Intro-effected, affected

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Might wanna fix your title too.

How can the UN possibly run out of money for anything??? Take money from anywhere else and use it for emergency releif of this disaster.

depopulation in process...please be patient and wait in line while NWO terminates the poor, sick and helpless first

We as in the US really needs to step up to plate here. I know we've already donated fairly well IMO, but here is our big chance to show the Pakistani people who has a bad opinion of the US that we really care. Not to mention to help our friends in the Pakistani government who has by far been our most important ally in the war on terror. We need to do what it takes to save lives and spread as much goodwill as possible.