NY Times Calls U.S. Aid for Tsunami 'Miserly'
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The promised U.S. relief for South  Asia's tsunami crisis is "miserly," and a U.N. official who  criticized Western nations for not giving enough aid to the  needy was "right on target," The New York Times said in an  editorial on Thursday.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars in  private U.S. donations are pouring in to help victims of Asia's  tsunami, from children donating pocket money to big spenders  giving seven-figure sums, said aid groups on Monday.
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The New York Times Co. lost more than $600 million in the last quarter of 2006, largely because of the diminished value of the Boston Globe, which it owns.
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A UN official who branded the United States &quot;stingy&quot; with aid backed down yesterday as the Bush administration more than doubled its contribution to nations devastated by Sunday&#39;s tsunamis.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. aid helicopters  stepped up missions on Tuesday to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh  province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave  that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
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Many U.S. companies dig deep to help tsunami victims in Southeast Asia.
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Well said...   "These powerful and well-funded political Christian fundamentalist organizations appear to be suffering from a compassion deficit. Organizations which are amazingly quick to organize to fight against same-sex marriage, a woman's right to choose, and embryonic stem cell research are missing in action when it comes to responding to the disaster in southern Asia. None of their web sites are actively soliciting aid for the victims of the earthquake/tsunami."  "In fact, there is no mention of the giant earthquake and tsunami that devastated southern Asia. There are no headlines about the dead, injured or the tremendous damage; there are no urgent appeals for donations; there are  ...
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At New York Times, the bad news just keeps coming.
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The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and said it and the international community  would have to provide much more.
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WASHINGTON : Two days after being criticised for not doing enough to aid in the Asian tsunami disaster relief effort, US President George Bush has announced a major American contribution.
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The United States upped its tsunami relief aid tenfold Friday as the world's ships and planes converged on devastated shores. Bottlenecks of supplies built up, fears of epidemics grew, and in an echo of 9/11's aftermath, people at a Thai resort scoured a bulletin board of 4,000 photos in search of the dead and missing.
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The billions in international aid pledged towards the post-tsunami cleanup could polish America's poor image in the world's most populous Muslim nation and overhaul economic ties between big donors and ...
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US aid to victims of an earthquake that sent deadly waves crashing onto shores in Asia and Africa has been doubled to $35 million and is likely to be much more in an international
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The United States will provide $350  million in aid for victims of southern Asia's devastating  tsunami, a government official said on Friday.
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When a new Congress convenes next week, lawmakers will call on the Bush administration to do all it can to help victims of the tsunamis in Asia and Africa. Questions of how much aid will be needed &#151; and how to pay for it &#151; will come later.
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The U.S. government is offering to help Asian nations struck by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis. At least three Americans were among the more than 13,000 people killed.
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WASHINGTON/JAKARTA  - U.S. presidents past and  present appealed to all Americans Monday to aid victims of the  Asian tsunami, as rescuers struggled to get food and water to  those clinging to life on shattered coastlines.