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Tealeaf · 02-01-2005, 11:48

I shall donate nothing, other than offer a few observations:

1) Numerous institutions had predicted an earthquake/tsunami in this region; while the science is such that it's timing cannot have been calculated, recomendations were made for early warning and alarm systems. These would have been relatively inexpensive. What happened? Nothing.

2) There are alot of odd figures being bandied about. The Swedish government, for instance, is saying that about 3,500 of it's nationals are missing; the British government is saying a couple of hundred. Why the discrepency, given the fact that that there would have been far more Brits out there than Swedes? Are we better swimmers than the Swedes, or just less docile? Can anyone explain this discreprency?

3) Why are governments now involved in a bidding war, each trying to outdo the other in the amount of taxpayers money they are going to give in "aid"? Most of these funds will invariably end up in bureaucrats' pockets or alternatively supporting the charity industry. Well, there's not much I can do about my taxes ending up this way, but please don't stick the collecting pot in front of me.

4) Some years ago, about 1 million people were killed in Rwanda (thats in Africa for those of you that don't know), in an act of systematic genocide, over a period of 3 months. What was the response from the West? Buggar all until it was all over, and then a couple of paragraphs in the papers and the odd item on t'telly. Why this discreprency?

5) Anyway, we'll all be back at work next week and the TV schedules get back to normal...I wonder what the disaster next Christmas will be ..2003 was the Iraq eartquake, 2004 SE Asia, 2005.....Canary Islands Tsumami?

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Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	Re: Asian Disaster I shall donate nothing, other than offer a few observations: 1) Numerous institutions had predicted an earthquake/tsunami in this region; while the science is such that it's timing cannot have been calculated, recomendations were made for early warning and alarm systems. These would have been relatively inexpensive. What happened? Nothing. 2) There are alot of odd figures being bandied about. The Swedish government, for instance, is saying that about 3,500 of it's nationals are missing; the British government is saying a couple of hundred. Why the discrepency, given the fact that that there would have been far more Brits out there than Swedes? Are we better swimmers than the Swedes, or just less docile? Can anyone explain this discreprency? 3) Why are governments now involved in a bidding war, each trying to outdo the other in the amount of taxpayers money they are going to give in "aid"? Most of these funds will invariably end up in bureaucrats' pockets or alternatively supporting the charity industry. Well, there's not much I can do about my taxes ending up this way, but please don't stick the collecting pot in front of me. 4) Some years ago, about 1 million people were killed in Rwanda (thats in Africa for those of you that don't know), in an act of systematic genocide, over a period of 3 months. What was the response from the West? Buggar all until it was all over, and then a couple of paragraphs in the papers and the odd item on t'telly. Why this discreprency? 5) Anyway, we'll all be back at work next week and the TV schedules get back to normal...I wonder what the disaster next Christmas will be ..2003 was the Iraq eartquake, 2004 SE Asia, 2005.....Canary Islands Tsumami? Last edited by Tealeaf; 02-01-2005 at 11:50.